chapter 77 Origin of the Abyss
Seeing Igter’s embarrassed expression, Verafia slyly blinked her big eyes, covered her mouth, and laughed triumphantly like a silver bell.
However, turning into a man… at most, it was just to scare Igter on purpose. Now, she considered herself completely a girl. How could she turn back into a man to get revenge on Igter?
Verafia herself was the first to accept this.
Verafia slightly raised her gold eyes again, looking at the Goddess of Light, who was like a stunningly beautiful young girl.
Although for a deity, choosing a male or female form for an avatar was easy, it was still influenced by personal will. The Goddess of Light, as she appeared before her eyes, was indeed a woman.
She couldn’t help but recall the fallen angel Sariel. The chief angel who admired the deity and wanted to possess the Goddess of Light, his final sigh, “Avia,” was also a very feminine name.
Obviously, this Goddess of Light, in her present form, was more so a goddess.
“Excluding the Dark God King, Herafir’s sister, Siriselice, and the Goddess of Light, most of the Four God Kings back then were women. Is this just a coincidence?”
Verafia thought to herself, “Or, is it because gods are born to nurture laws and authority, so the primordial deities were all in the form of goddesses?”
After thinking it over, Verafia felt her guess was not unreasonable.
“This must be Siriselice’s heir, the current God of Life, right?”
A clear and melodious voice came, the Goddess of Light, with her gorgeous golden hair, shifted her gaze from Herafir, her lips curved into a moving arc, and she smiled at the girl, “However, I wonder, should I call you a Hero, or the current Goddess?”
“Avrilia, Veer is my sister.” Herafir frowned, standing in front of Verafia, her voice carrying a subtle hint of threat.
“I know. Hera, don’t worry, I mean no harm to her.” The Goddess of Light said gently.
“Goddess of Light…”
“No need to be formal. Like Hera, you can call me Avrilia or Light.”
Verafia nodded, “Alright. Avrilia, I want to ask, have you always been watching everything in the world?”
“Yes. I have witnessed everything in the world… including you. I saw you become a Hero, and then ignite flames in betrayal, and then betray your own destiny for a human boy.”
The Goddess of Light did not deny it, and a slight smile appeared on her face, “However, you don’t need to worry. I have never interfered in your life—at least, not me. After the Mythic Era ended, as a deity, I no longer touched this world. I merely witnessed the sorrow and joy of the human realm.”
No longer touched this world…?
Verafia thought of the Goddess’s two saintesses. Among them, Iris, due to Moon’s betrayal, fell into the abyss under circumstances she could not guess, and Siya was also controlled by Moon, and even used by her to steal Holy Light Power. And all of this, as Avrilia said, she merely witnessed.
“Avrilia, you know, you are just avoiding it.” Herafir said coldly.
“I still remember the last time Hera saw me. You asked me how to face it, and I had already given the answer then.”
The Goddess of Light shook her head, her voice tinged with sadness, “It’s not just that I cannot bear to see the oppression suffered by mortals. You and I have both seen that the age of gods will eventually end, and no matter what, you and I will eventually give way. It’s just that you cannot bear to see those who were loyal to you, the gods.”
Herafir stopped speaking, her fingertips clenched slightly.
Face it… could it be that at the end of the Mythic Era, the Goddess of Light helped humans forge the “God Slayer Sword,” and finally ended the rule of gods?
Verafia’s long eyelashes fluttered slightly, she raised her face, “I have seen Siriselice’s avatar before, she said that the more powerful a deity is, the more they can witness destiny. Including you, Herafir’s sister, Avrilia, are you saying that…”
The Goddess of Light turned her face, and smiled gently, “Destiny… yes. However, I prefer to call it the ‘Supreme Will’.”
“Supreme Will?”
Verafia’s heart skipped a beat, she raised her face, “Then, do you also believe that this world, our lives, and even our thoughts and feelings, are merely playthings of this will?”
“It seems you care a lot about such things. However, this might just be my ramblings?”
The Goddess of Light looked at her little face, “Little Goddess, whether this will is truly supreme, or if it has already arranged our destiny, please rest assured, perhaps fate is predetermined, but not immutable. Every action you take is your own choice.”
“Mhm. I see…”
Verafia breathed a sigh of relief. But she soon felt ashamed of her recent thoughts.
Everything she had done, her experiences with Igter, how could they be false?
“Alright. However, Goddess of Life, I think you and Hera have come to me not just to ask about the ephemeral matter of ‘destiny’, right?”
Hearing Avrilia’s voice, Verafia calmed herself, raised her face, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, “Goddess of Light, I want to ask… what exactly is the Abyss?”
The Abyss, a name she hadn’t encountered much, but which had always entangled her.
From Hodelja and Iris at first, to Siriselice buried in the Abyss, and Aluxia who intended to plunge the world into the “deep sea” before the Abyss submerged the world… even not long ago, Iris threatened to make Herafir ignite the Abyss with twilight.
In fact, Verafia already had a vague answer in her heart, but still wanted to get a definitive answer from the Goddess of Light.
“Little Goddess, you already have the answer in your heart.”
The Goddess of Light smiled slightly, her beautiful eyelashes slightly covering her luminous eyes, “The essence of the Abyss is chaos.”
“Chaos?”
“Or rather, it is not pure chaos. It now reflects everything that is born or perishes in this world. But, it will eventually turn into chaos, and finally submerge the aging world, thereby destroying it, thereby giving birth anew.”
The Goddess of Light moved her fingertips, her silk robes rustled, and a gentle arc appeared on her face, “However, Little Goddess, perhaps you feel something is not quite right.”
“Your Highness, are you saying that the Abyss is the essence of the world?”
A voice suddenly spoke, but it was not Verafia, it was Igter beside her.
