Chapter 84: Revelations (Rewritten)
’At daybreak, the guardian shall be a glittering star, illuminating the people’s path. At nightfall, the guardian shall be a flickering flame, comforting the people’s soul... So many years... Have I been following lies this whole time?’
Bronya wasn’t sure how she was supposed to feel after learning that everything was simply a hoax. If someone had told her that the source of the Eternal Freeze — Belobog’s everlasting struggle — was brought about by the first Supreme Guardian, she would have brushed it off as blasphemy.
However, the evidence was right in front of her. Svarog was a robot created to serve humanity, so she doubted that he would have fabricated the transmissions. In the end, the most ridiculous scenario was proven true.
She turned her head as she heard footsteps trudge through the snow. She found Seele, seeming awkward as she was most likely going to attempt to comfort her.
"Hey... maybe you should find someone to talk to... uh, but not me! I’m suggesting, not offering!"
Seeing that Bronya was simply going to stay silent, Seele sighed.
"Don’t let it get you down — you can share your feelings with others y’know? Do you think keeping it all to yourself is doing you any good? You let that status of yours go to your head, huh? Afraid to show weakness? That’s why you’re keeping so much bottled up inside, right?"
She scoffed.
"This isn’t the Overworld. We don’t do envy and etiquette down here. Whatever’s on your mind, you can say it."
Bronya found her words to be slightly ironic. From what she had seen, Seele was the kind of individual who would act straightforward until embarrassment comes into play.
"...I just want to be clear with myself, first. These fragments of history, the teachings I studied... It’s all muddled together in my mind... I just... I don’t know what I should believe."