What are these six terrible Gods?
Man-man knows that they're far too big and incomprehensible. They're world or even bigger than a world.
These six terrible Gods are indescribable. If we only focus on the whole picture. But a God can't be captured in a single picture. Or not even in million pictures. Nobody can understand them or their actions.
They exist for the sake of existing and then die for no reason. Then born again for the of the fun of it.
Even if they're indescribable. Humans know they exists. Or came to know they existence from the writings found in hell.
Hell is the only way that Humans or Chosen have come to understand what are these creatures, things or beings. How did ancient humans or creatures come to know about these six terrible beings? Well, that isn't known. Hell is too big and unpredictable to find all the knowledge present in it.
Man-man has read many books. But he didn't found much information on these six Gods. They came to existence and made worlds but then abandoned them cause…. Why not?
That doesn't make sense.
Man-man isn't sure about any of this. He shouldn't really even trust these second-hand copies. If he wants to find out what are these Gods. Then he has to find out himself.
That is the reason he is here, in hell. To find the knowledge of ancient beings and uncover some secrets. Also, to find that frozen blessing. The frozen blessing of the Queen.
These six Gods are a strange bunch. They're incomprehensive beings, far too powerful and indescribable. Acknowledging them is like breaking your own mind into pieces and then putting it back together.
However, in that strangeness something sticks out as even more bizarre. Who gave them these names? Or if not gave them, then how did anyone find out these names?
Restless, Listless, Guideless, shapeless, fortuneless and soulless.
Why these specific names? Man-man always question these words that is given to them. A Chosen can comprehend that they're chosen by a specific god. Like if one is listless like Man-man. That Chosen is compelled to understand that he is Chosen by that God.
However, they don't know the name of the God. There is no stat screen provided to Chosen unfortunately.
Someone has to find these names out. With some research He found it easily. It wasn't a grand mystery. Again, some books that were written by a Chosen and so other Chosen started calling Gods with these names. Who is this Chosen? Her name is Hella.
Nothing is known about her or her blessing. Now it is said that she is dead because she dared to search for Heaven. An impossible task to do.
What did these books say about the Gods though?
Restless God, a God who made emotions, will and desire for all that are ever found their path into existence. These desires are wild and will one day consume the world that it is born within. The ground itself will take shape and show its desire to consume what it has given.
Listless God, this God wrote the existence all alone. It stole meaning and made a different meaning for it. It gave meaning to non-sense and pulled all that can be named. Soon, the existence could be born and nobody existed just to not-exist in the next moment. A law is made. Nobody will die without leaving a little part of itself. Even if it is just a corpse. It existed once and then made into another.
Guideless God, it gave freedom to all who seek it or who doesn't seek. It gave them to all even if nobody desired it. There is no purpose to be born into the world. All can be done and all can not be done if not Willed. This God left all of them alone in their own search for meaning.
Shapeless God, it gave shape to time and space. It made all of it with its own infinite limbs. It shaped all so all can work within all dimensions. It was a playful game for it. This God enjoyed all and everything that it shaped.
Fortuneless God, it made fate, possibilities, impossibilities, luck, misfortune, and destiny. It made it possible for the future to exist. It made everything that can be made or unmade with one choice. Such a God's work is so complex that one human can spend eternity. But still will fail to understand even one thing.
Soulless God, it gave soul. What is a soul? A shape that isn't in the realm of sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste. Every object or non-object with a will or not-will must have a soul. If it doesn't then the will or not-will has no meaning being there and so it will just be an empty husk. A void in all.
Man-man understood these God's role and what did they do. But why is he thinking about these thoughts when he is about to die?
His body has been pierced by the sinned soul that came out of Mob's corpse. He is only alive because of Skin's blessing. But she can't heal a wound that he has acquired just now. It is far too big and he is bleeding. Soon, he will start to losing consciousness. Or has he already started?
He is so close to death.
Death.
No God made Death or Life. They made their own things around it. Or fully ignored it. But nobody dared to do much with it. Maybe listless God did. It made it so nobody will disappear after its death. Or soulless who talked about give soul to all that is an object or non-object.
So, it makes Man-man think if the Listless God made the concept of- Nothing can be created nor can be destroyed? The words do make it sound like it. Probably.
But Man-man can't help but still wonder about these things. Even if these books are just wrong. Afterall, it was written by a Chosen. Who knows, maybe that Chosen was also a madman. A crazy lunatic who wrote these books and then other Chosen just started calling Gods that cause it got popular. That would be a perfect joke on Man-man who wants to find the truth of death.
As his soul is being corrupted by sin. He is doing the sin of death. A sin that all of us do and it cannot be stopped.
If you are born then death will be there and with it the sin too.
Man-man always wonder why Sin? Which of these six made it so that death means a sin. But when he tried to find an answer. He found nothing but some fun facts about these terrible Gods.
He can only curse while he dies and realize its sin. A sin of a God who is elusive.
A sin of who?
Is there another God? A seventh God? If these six gods have nothing to do with it then. It has to be the because of another God, right? Man-man can't make sense of it. He is so close to dying. Which is making him witness something but his will is being destroyed. His consciousness is fading which is causing him to not understand whatever he is witnessing.
The truth is so close. If he keeps himself at the edge of life and death a little more. Then maybe he will die after understand the truth of this world. If he can't find the truth of death while being alive then maybe he can do it after dying.
However, that doesn't happen because his body feels warm. A new type of strength within his body makes him heal form his injuries.
His body heals and crushes the appendage of the sinned soul. The body that was damaged beyond repair makes itself anew. Man-man isn't sure what is happening but is has to do with Skin.
Because of her, he managed to live. But because of that, whatever he was witnessing during his near-death experience. He forgets it. He can't even remember what even was it. Did he saw something or say something or felt something? He can't remember.
But if he doesn't know what to remember. Then he can't remember it. So, he forgets about it and starts worrying about the sinned soul in front of him.
Man-man still hadn't recovered form the pain, mentally. So, he makes mistake of letting his opponent recover first and attack. He gets hit by another appendage that grows out of its body.
He experiences the full hit of that attack. However, his wounds that he received from it aren't being restored like before. Not even slow heal. It is like that healing was the greatest burst of healing he got and now it is at a cooldown. Or something.
Even if the healing is stopped. He still feels a strange emotion. An emotion that he never felt before he has experienced it from someone else.
"Skin's bloodlust…"
He can feel her desire for violence and so he attacks.
The sinned soul uses another attack. But Man-man dodges towards the weapons, one battle axe and another that was re-shaped by him.
He has weapons now so he re-shapes that into makeshift swords for his use. His re-shape blessing works faster and different.
'Is this also because of her?'
He isn't sure but what he is sure about right now is that he wants to tear his enemy apart. He runs towards it. His mind is filled with bloodlust but he still manages to keep his sanity and make proper precautions. He dodges and blocks his enemy's attack.
The sinned soul has become wild and it looks quite mad. The blessing that made Man-man feel fatigue has gone away or suppressed by Skin's own blessing. He can only feel bloodlust.
He attacks the enemy with full force. He doesn't fight like that. But the bloodlust has altered his perception a little. He feels powerful and feels uncontrollable rage.
His fighting strategy is to just strike his opponent again and again. Until it is dead. There is no future planning or calculation of his opponent's attack. His fighting style has become brutal and violent.
But it won't work for him. He isn't Skin. He doesn't have strength like her. He still would have to make some plan to kill it and he has one.
He fights the sinned soul. Both attack each other as violent monsters without any care for their own lives. Man-man has received many hits but he has given as many in return.
But now he will end it. He shoves the makeshift swords with the flesh of the sinned soul.
He then uses his blessing. Now just like how he made the river of boiling blood flow from the walls of blood valley. He made the swords extend and the sword cuts through the sinned soul's body. Then with one last force he slices the creature in half and the sinned soul died.
At the end of its life, the sinned soul stares at Man-man as it dies. Mob dies the second time but he fails to kill that pathetic Chosen again.
Man-man finally gets to rest and feel this deep connection he is feeling with Skin. He isn't sure why or how. But he can feel that their hearts are linked in some way. Is this because of her blessing too? He isn't sure.
But right now. He needs to get something.
"Queen's frozen blessing…"
***
Re-purr had killed her former companions. Her battle with them was a tough one. She didn't think that she would be able to survive it.
Her body is littered with wounds and it hurt everywhere. Her cat ears are destroyed too which just ruins her mood even more. But she at least killed them and prove that she won't just give up and die.
She wanted to celebrate or just rest. She still hasn't recovered emotionally from that incident.
However, her luck had different plans.
As she was trying to get away from the violence. A spear suddenly came out of nowhere and pierced her chest. She feels pain again.
Her body can't body as the spear is stuck to the ground. She is losing her precious blood and she can't break the spear to save her life.
'I am going to die. I am definitely going to die.'
She curses herself. If she knew that killing her companion could also just lead to her own death. Then she would've let them kill her instead.
'No…'
No. She is happy that she didn't. She is happy that she can fight for herself and try to survive without anyone's help. She isn't worthless and a failure. She is glad that she survived. She lived a good life but now that she is going to die. At least, she has one less regret.
However, suddenly she feels warmth.
A warmth that heals her wounds and breaks the spear that almost killed her. Her body is recovered and she is free to run away. But she feels something strange. It is pure bloodlust.
She can't help but want to go and kill. She will prove that she isn't a coward and she is a Chosen from the heart.
She isn't the only one who is experiencing Skin's blessing. All Chosen of the blood valley are feeling the bloodlust.
The king's blessing.