Volume 4 Chapter 609: Crazy Dark Day
Facing the hopeful eyes of Tyr and the others, Berroni Truesilver shook her head with great regret: "I'm sorry, Your Highness Tyr, I can't cure Your Highness Varenna's abnormality."
As soon as these words came out, Tyr, Torm and the others felt their hearts sink. If even the other party with an honest priesthood was unable to do anything about it, who else could they count on?
At this time, Levi also received feedback from other gods one after another. As expected, the victim was not only Valena herself, and the scope was so large that even many beings who had no intersection with Xirik became victims.
Levi can fully assert that having offended so many beings, after this incident, unless the Four Chaos Gods suddenly wake up and collectively declare to protect Xirek, he will surely die!
First, a lieutenant of Zhulong Lijiao of the Zhendan pantheon, the demigod Panda Lord, was abducted by a jar of wine.
The weak divine power of the Egyptian pantheon - the scarab god - Khepri, suddenly disappeared three days ago. Now it is speculated that it was Cyric's doing.
The bear god of Kislev, Ersun, and the healing goddess, Saliah, have not responded to the prayers of their believers for some time.
Just now, perhaps Xirik knew that he was exposed, so these two gods destroyed their own kingdoms together.
Next came the weaker divine power of the elves - the Twilight Knight - Alares Leslani, and the faint divine power - the god of fate and history - Labelas Ennoreth. They both destroyed their own kingdoms half a quarter of an hour ago and disappeared.
At that time, Lilith had already begun to remind the entire elven pantheon, but unfortunately it was too late and she was unable to save them.
Currently, Corellon is ready to convene all the gods of the elven pantheon for an emergency meeting to seek ways to find and rescue these two gods, as well as revenge on Cyric.
Previously, the elven god of thieves was killed by Lolth, and Corellon didn't know what to do with him, but now it's Cyric, and he decided to retaliate!
Then the goddess of peace with weak divine power - Aidas, the goddess of nobility - Siamorphe, and the natural demigod who followed Mielikki - the goddess of stone goat - Shiallia, were all deceived.
There was no way out. They were originally simple goddesses and had always been protected by more powerful gods such as Mielikki. They lacked vigilance and were collectively tricked after Cyric sent people to give them some flowers and gorgeous clothes.
Next is the God of Literature - Denier. He received an ancient book from a mysterious person a few days ago and then disappeared.
The God of Literature himself is a weak divine power, which is fine, but the key is that he has a main god with powerful divine power - the God of Knowledge - Oghma.
Oghma and Cyric had a grudge against each other. One recorded true knowledge, and the other spread lies wantonly. Now, Dinir, who is now in an unknown place, has taken the initiative to destroy his own kingdom of God. Given Cyric's hatred for Oghma, it is still unknown whether this god of literature can survive.
Finally, there is the God of Prophecy with weak divine power - Savras. He is a subordinate god of the God of Mages, and the God of Mages is a subordinate god of the Mother of Magic - Mystra. Considering the grudges between Cyric and Mystra, it is estimated that the end of this God of Prophecy will not be good either.
In addition, the two demigods, Unicorn Goddess Lurue and Firemane Lord Noban Nien, were also chosen as targets by Cyric, but because Levi's message was delivered in a timely manner, Mielikki and other related gods arrived in time and successfully stopped Cyric's conspiracy.
After Levi finished speaking in one breath, Tyr and the others felt more and more the seriousness of the situation.
Right now, there are a total of more than ten gods that they know of. Even if each god only provides Xirik with one or two fragments of the godhood, even if it is still far from enough for him to return to the peak, it can at least greatly alleviate his current predicament.
Moreover, among so many gods, even if most of them are not combat-type, the bear god - Ersun and the Twilight Knight of the elven pantheon are still very capable.
The former is the leader of the Four Gods of Kislev, and the latter once fought in person and defeated an incarnation of Rose in a one-on-one duel. His courage and strength are unquestionable.
With the support of Saliah, the goddess of healing, and Xirik, who prefers agility, they alone can form a very good combat team.
But at the same time, Tyr and the others suddenly noticed a problem.
It seems that all the gods bewitched by Xirik are neutral and kind, and there is not even a single god in the evil camp?
Levi thought this was natural. Neutral and kind gods were accustomed to fighting in groups when encountering enemies. The abilities of many gods could complement each other to a considerable extent, so there was no need to consider certain gods too much.
But over time, their vigilance will inevitably decrease.
But the gods on the evil side generally have no real allies they can rely on. Not only do they have to be wary of the gods on the good side, but they also have to be careful of backstabbing from other evil gods. It can be said that they have enemies all over the world.
Since they have to consider everything on their own, they naturally have to be vigilant about anything that may cause harm to them.
But seeing that Valena was struggling frantically again, Tom couldn't help but shout, "Your Highness Levi, do you have any other solution?"
Levi pondered for a moment, actually communicating with Lilith. After a few seconds, he said decisively: "Why don't we gather all the relevant gods together to discuss a solution, and also let them try to save the goddess of justice, how about it?"
Just now, Lilith has taken the initiative to undertake the task of rescuing the two elven gods. Coincidentally, Tyr and the others are also here. Levi feels that this may be an opportunity to show his appeal to other gods, and at the same time, he can unite many forces to jointly deal with possible crises.
Tyr and the others thought that it was Cyric's doing, but Levi and Lilith felt that no matter how powerful the Priesthood of Lies was, its master, Cyric, had now become a weak divine power. Where did he get so much power?
There must be other evil entities involved behind this.
In order to avoid being defeated one by one, it is necessary to unite our forces and jointly deal with this crisis.
Tyr agreed, and soon launched a joint appeal to the relevant gods in the name of Levi, Lilith and himself.
Except for the Zhendan pantheon who replied to Levi and said that they would try their own methods first, the other relevant gods were either their own people such as Illidan, or had dealt with Levi before, or were reminded in this incident and needed to express their gratitude, so they soon sent their incarnations to Mount Paradise.
The God of Knowledge - Oghma, the Mother of Magic - Mystra, the Ranger Goddess - Mielikki and other powerful people who are rarely seen in normal days also arrived.
The Crimson Knight also sent out an avatar. Although the fighting pantheon to which Tempus belonged did not suffer any victims in this incident, this could be considered a form of support for Levi.
At the same time, she also came with the will of the God of War Tempus. Tempus's priesthood was completely opposite to the philosophy of the Goddess of Peace. Normally, Tempus would completely ignore the other party's existence, but in fact he still had some respect for the Goddess of Peace, even though he could kill the other party in seconds with an axe.
Seeing the Crimson Knight coming, Tom took the initiative to greet him.
However, Levi originally heard that there was some ambiguity between the Crimson Knight and Tom, but after actually seeing it, he felt that the relationship between them should be purely comradeship.
Next came the goddess of love, Suni, who was known as the most beautiful woman in all the worlds. She was friends with the goddess of peace and the goddess of nobility. She was also dissatisfied with many of Cyric's behaviors, so she came to join in the fun.
After seeing her, Levi had to admit that this goddess with red hair and golden skin was indeed worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the world. Her beauty was truly flawless.
The only one who can be compared with her is probably Bastet, the cat goddess of the Egyptian pantheon. Although Lilith and Chandler can also be considered rare beauties, they are still inferior in comparison.
Moreover, Levi always felt that there was too much curiosity in the look in her eyes when she looked at him, which made him a little puzzled because he had never dealt with her before.
Little did people know that Shu Ni came to Heaven Hill partly because of her two friends, but more because her ministry was implicated.
Love, beauty and passion, whenever these three priesthoods exist or corresponding events occur, her power will be strengthened, even gods are no exception.
Now she could feel very clearly that there was more than one goddess on Mount Paradise, and there was love between Levi and her, and there were several other goddesses with similar tendencies.
A goddess stepped into her realm, which could provide more power than a thousand or ten thousand mortals. She couldn't help but notice it.
So she was really curious, what kind of charm did Levi, who only had weak divine power, have that could attract so many goddesses and even make them willing to share him with other goddesses?
Donna and the others are fine, they have been with Levi since they were mortals, so it is understandable that they fell in love with him over time, but the other goddesses are a bit interesting...
If it were usual, Suni's appearance would definitely surprise many gods. Her beauty is indiscriminate and extremely attractive to both men and women.
But this time, the gods did not pay too much attention to her, but looked at Lilith, who was smiling and acting as the receptionist.
The combat incarnation of Godhead 7 meant that her true body was at least level 14. This was a huge gap from the weak divine power she had previously displayed, and no one could judge whether this was really Lilith's limit.
The upper limit of the combat incarnation's divinity level is half of the god's original divinity level, but if you want to adjust it downward, you will have more freedom.
Within the elven pantheon, since faith had long been divided up, it was impossible for Lilith to grow to this point. It was only possible that Lilith had created aliases in other races and countries.
All the gods present realized that there would probably be big news soon.
Even the smarter gods among them have roughly guessed the truth. After all, unless Lilith is masquerading as a male god, there are not many kingdoms in the entire main world that are big enough to support such a goddess.
The most likely one is probably the Lady of the Lake of Bretonnia.
In that case, as a goddess who almost completely monopolizes a country's faith, it is entirely possible for her to grow into a powerful deity.
They also had to change their original views and attitudes towards Lilith, because the entire Knight Kingdom was created from scratch by the Lady of the Lake.
If Lilith is the Lady of the Lake, then her thoughts are extremely deep, as she has been hiding for thousands of years!
In comparison, although the incarnation of Moon Bow on the other side is also level 5, which means that her original body is at least a weaker level 10 divine power, it is not that shocking.
As the daughter of Corellon, the main god of the night elves, it is completely understandable that she has such power.
But now is not the time to study this matter. The most urgent task is to save the gods who were deceived by Xirik.
The gods quickly exchanged relevant information with each other, and saw the goddess of justice who was still clamoring wildly, and even used their own powers to participate in saving the goddess of justice.
None of them could be sure that Xirik's conspiracy would only happen this time. In order to be able to solve the problem as soon as possible when encountering a similar situation next time, they all brought out their true abilities. Levi and Berroni Truesilver also participated very actively.
After several attempts, they actually got some results. With the cooperation of Levi, Berrona Truesilver and Oghma, they successfully restored Varenna to normal for a short period of time.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. After just a few seconds, she lost control again.
But it was not completely in vain. Within a very limited time, Valena provided crucial information.
Under the influence of the Cyric Sutra, her mind was filled with false history about Cyric, who greatly embellished his image.
In his lies, Valencia was his most loyal subordinate, while Tyr and others were all a group of despicable and cowardly false gods.
At the same time, in Varenna's memory, there are glorious stories about Tyr and others, and all the protagonists have been replaced by Cyric.
Verena was not under Cyric's mental control, but her memories were implanted and modified. She was spontaneous and had absolute loyalty to Cyric from the bottom of her heart and hatred for other gods.
Because of this, Levi's purification priesthood and the many powers exerted by gods such as Mystra have little effect on her.
But what is fake can never be real. A castle built on lies, no matter how solid it appears to be, will essentially break at the slightest touch.
Tyr was originally a god who represented justice and was good at head-on combat. In Varenna's memory, he was replaced by Cyric, who was agile and accustomed to sneak attacks, so there were inevitably many inconsistencies.
What Levi and the others need to do now is to make Valena face the true facts.
If Xirik can implant false memories, then Levi and the others can also implant real memories again, allowing Verena to see Xirik's true face for herself, and all problems will naturally be solved.
When Levi proposed this idea, Ogma nodded repeatedly: "That's right, since Xirik can create the Xirik Scripture, then we can also create a book of truth, a true biography of Xirik!"
Tyr also said excitedly: "Valena is my daughter. In her memory, there must be the good times we had together as father and daughter. No matter whether Xirik concealed or modified this part of the memory, there must be flaws."
Xirik has no wife and no offspring. Judging from Valena's performance just now, he doesn't seem to treat her as a daughter. This may be the key to breaking the deadlock.
Berronar Truesilver immediately patted her chest and said, "If you want to make an artifact, our dwarven pantheon is willing to go all out. I will ask Moradin to come and help!"
She now roughly understood why Levi had specifically called her over. For the entire dwarf pantheon, this was a rare opportunity to make friends.
Mistra followed suit, "I can help, too."
Mielikki, the Crimson Knight and others nearby also spoke up, saying that if they could be of any use to them, they could just let them know.
Lilith thought of another question: "The power of lies of Xirik is too strong this time. Is there another evil god supporting him, or does he actually master the power of the origin of lies?"
Upon hearing this, the gods looked at each other in bewilderment, unable to give a definite answer for a moment.
Theoretically, everything in the world has its own original power, but in reality, there are only a handful of things that can be truly controlled by the gods.
Earth, fire, water, wind, war, death, magic, nature, light and darkness, etc. These are basically the more common areas.
As for the realm of lies, they really don't know the specific situation, because apart from Xirik, no other god has the priesthood of lies.
Yue Gong next to him also continued: "Or, is it the power of Tzeentch, one of the Four Chaos Gods?"
Tzeentch is the most cunning evil god among the four Chaos Gods. In addition to magic and wisdom, conspiracy, deception and trickery are also his labels.
Although the Four Chaos Gods are still dormant, their tentacles have spread to every corner of the main world. Recently, more and more Tzeentch believers and high-level Tzeentch Lords of Change have appeared.
There are more than one or two legendary ones among them. Even Lilith and Illidan have killed several famous beings in succession recently.
If one of the Tzeentch demons reached out to Cyric in despair, Cyric might accept the other party.
For most gods, the Four Chaos Gods are terrifying existences that they shudder at the mention of. However, for the evil god Cyric, who has fallen into madness and is at the end of his rope, joining them may not be something that is completely unacceptable.
Levi then added: "The worst case scenario is that both of them happen at the same time."
The gods were silent for a moment. This was related to the original power, and even someone as strong as Oghma or Mystra could not fully master it.
Suni couldn't help but feel a little worried. "That madman Cyric may indeed accept Tzeentch's power. If so, the longer we delay, the more dangerous those gods who are being manipulated will be."
She was particularly worried that the goddesses such as the goddess of peace and the goddess of nobility had outstanding figures and looks. After being bewitched by Xirik, would they encounter any special experiences...
Although for gods, the body can be replaced at will, the two goddesses are not pure girls. After all, they are goddesses who are hundreds or thousands of years old and have needs. But this kind of humiliation is not easily endured.
Back then, the goddess of wealth, Waukin, had signed a contract with the dark lord, Grazzt, but the latter tore up the contract at the critical moment, causing Waukin to be imprisoned by the other party for more than ten years and suffer countless terrible humiliations.
Even now, Wakin is still tirelessly seeking opportunities for revenge. She spends a huge amount of money almost every year to recruit warriors from various planes and kill their way to the plane where Lord Dark is.
This has become an obsession for her, and has even begun to have a profound impact on her. After experiencing that incident, the style of her church and believers has changed significantly. They have begun to use any means necessary to achieve their own interests, which has led to changes in their camps.
If the two goddesses were humiliated by Cyric, they might not have the strong psychological quality of Woking and persist in revenge, and the possibility of their collapse would be higher.
Mielikki next to her also had a face full of worry. Of course, she could think of what Shu Ni was thinking, and she was even more worried.
Because she is as close as a sister to the goddess of peace, Eldath, this is even recognized by her father, the powerful god of nature, Silvanus, who also regards Eldath as his daughter.
However, Mystra, who was standing next to them, saw what they were thinking. She couldn't help but comfort them softly and revealed some secrets between her, Kelemvor and Xirik.
Ever since his initial courtship failed and his love turned into hate, Xirik has had no interest in women. Apart from scheming and lying all day long, his favorite thing is to use the power of his lies to break up couples.
Hearing this, Suni couldn't help but be speechless. In this case, the hatred between her, the Goddess of Love, and Xirik seemed to be even greater than she had imagined.
Mielikki breathed a sigh of relief, but only a sigh of relief.
Even if those who were abducted are not in danger of losing their virginity, their kingdom of God has now been destroyed by themselves, along with the souls of the believers who have followed them for many years. I wonder how sad they will be after they wake up completely.
Levi also continued: "If it is the origin of lies, then after Xirik deceived so many gods, would his understanding of the priesthood of lies and his share in the origin of lies improve as a result?"
After this experience, Levi had a general understanding that it was really not easy to kill a god who held a core priesthood and was quite powerful.
If Jergal and Kelemvor had not organized the ceremony and deprived Cyric of his power of death, even the powerful Mystra would have been restrained, and gods such as Oghma and Mielikki would definitely not have been as enthusiastic as they are now.
Because once this madman Xirik is completely enraged, he might really take action personally and use the power of death to kill the other party's believers in the main world.
However, although Xirik is still very difficult to deal with, his combat effectiveness and lethality have already decreased many times.
All the gods were silent for a moment, because the answer was almost affirmative.
And let's think about the worst. What if Xirik got a brief respite because of this, and he no longer targeted the gods, but instead set his sights on the gods' high-level priests, chosen ones, and other mortal believers in the main world?
Even if they finally joined forces to kill Xirik, the chaos and destruction caused by it would obviously not be so easy to eliminate.
Tyr nodded seriously and said, "No matter what, this time, we, the Three Saints of Justice, will ensure the complete demise of Xirik."
Mystra also nodded. The feud between her and Xirik had lasted too long, and it was time to resolve this issue.
Finally, Oghma made the decision and said, "Okay, it's settled. I will immediately start preparing to create the True Legacy of Cyric. I hope that His Highness Levi and Her Highness Berronne Truesilver can work with me. Meanwhile, everyone should continue to search for Cyric's whereabouts."
As a powerful god of knowledge, he might not be the smartest among all gods, but he must have the most knowledge. Even making artifacts is a very simple and quick task for him.
As for letting Levi and others join, it was just in case.
Levi naturally agreed readily. Not to mention that if he did this well, he would definitely win the gratitude of other gods. The experience of working with Oghma to create artifacts alone was already invaluable!
Mistara reached out and took out a space ring, and said with great generosity: "I have prepared some godhead fragments and other materials. If it's not enough, tell me again!"
With her taking the lead, Tyr, Mielikki and others naturally could not just stand by and watch anymore. They all took out some materials, and the total amount far exceeded the amount needed to forge a divine weapon. The excess part was considered as a reward for Oghma, Levi and others.
At this moment, Levi suddenly received a new message, and he immediately showed joy: "The Zhendan God System has discovered Xirik. He is actually in the Abyss, and the gods who were deceived by him are also there!"
