Chapter 338: The Dog May Bark, but the Train Goes On (3)
... A distant past rose like mist, beyond a year, ten years, one hundred years, or one thousand years—a time that could not be expressed by the concept of time. In the memory of that Holy Era, God remained alive, and Quay was a faithful follower. In that world, only one God existed, and therefore everyone except Him was a follower.
“How do you think today’s revelation will be?”
“Haha. We merely transcribe whatever it is, and, with grace, receive it.”
During the Holy Era, followers received and interpreted God’s revelation, dedicating their days and filling their beings solely with it. Human life, harmonizing with God, was entirely that of a creature offering itself to Him, their creator. In that magnificent era, Quay found happiness; every moment was vibrant, and every fragment held worth.
“Quay, this revelation seems weighty with its meaning.”
In that moment of continuous, endless grace, a revelation arrived without any warning, and it was a sentence especially alien and direct across countless ages. To Quay, that revelation was interpreted as follows.
Your indulgence shall lead to My death.
It was about the followers’ indulgence, and God’s death.
At that moment, Quay was shocked, having belatedly surveyed the village and examined the followers’ faces with doubt. Only then did he realize their fundamental difference from him.
The faces of the followers, once filled with grace, now seemed weary and somehow bored, as if something other than God had settled in their hearts. Time had, in turn, corrupted their faith.
“We must reclaim our faith! See this revelation! Otherwise, God Himself will be in danger!” Quay said, his voice urgent as he tried to persuade them.
However, the only thing that came back was a bland reply.