Chapter 279: "Child of the Stars"

Chapter 279: "Child of the Stars"

The overlord of the stars had some impression of the suddenly appearing indescribable entity but did not care much.

As a top-tier Outer God beyond the stars, He did not care about so-called prophecies, only those from the stars would make Him wary, and even then, it was just a slight wariness.

What He cared about was that the stars specifically mentioned this prophecy, indicating their recognition of it, thus reminding Him.

The Eternal Sun, which He had planned to deal with slowly, now seemed to need to be dethroned sooner to prevent any unforeseen changes.

The Lamp God clicked His tongue, slightly disdainful, "Prophecies are just excuses for the powerless to justify their inability to change the outcome."

"Don't you think this statement suits you well?"

The Mother Tree of Desire and the overlord of the stars looked over, and Hastur leaned back slightly, becoming a qualified spectator.

"Hmph, I prophesy that the overlord of the stars will eventually be devoured by the Eternal Sun, and the Mother Tree of Desire will fall at the hands of the Fallen Mother Goddess. Do you acknowledge this prophecy?"

"It seems you can't distinguish between prophecy and nonsense."

"Why should I? I don't believe in prophecies anyway."

The Lamp God chuckled lightly, with a look that said, "What can you do about me?"

The Mother Tree of Desire and the overlord of the stars ignored Him and began discussing their next actions on the Southern Continent.

This time, the Rose School was targeted by the Seven Gods Church, and although not completely annihilated, they suffered heavy losses. The golden egg left by the overlord of the stars was forcibly cracked by the Eternal Sun and needed time to recover.

They decided to make their next stop in the Republic of Intis, under the Eternal Sun's influence, to erode His authority and affect His followers.

"That is Bernadette's homeland. She will return to Intis if necessary," the Lamp God kindly reminded them, also distancing Himself from Hastur.

The Mother Tree of Desire stated that the Rose School needed to lie low this time and would not cause a big mess to attract Bernadette.

On this point, Hastur had no opinion. He would not restrict Bernadette's freedom, only remind her at critical moments.

Soon, the Star Council ended, and Hastur saw off the Mother Tree of Desire and others, then turned His gaze to the High-Dimensional Overseer .

This time, He did not deliberately avoid but actively met theHigh-Dimensional Overseer 's gaze for a few seconds before looking away and leaving His star.

This was to tell theHigh-Dimensional Overseer that His goodwill had been received but more effort was needed.

If theHigh-Dimensional Overseer showed goodwill again, Hastur would let Him participate in the next Star Council.

Currently, among the Outer Gods, only theHigh-Dimensional Overseer was the most active, and His authority was well-suited for walking in the real world.

With His participation, the Star Council would be more lively.

Hastur scanned the starry sky as usual and discovered a black star with some light spots.

Upon closer inspection, the brightest spot was Lady Lisa!

Could this black star represent the King in Yellow?

Hastur was excited. He often observed the starry sky but had never found the star corresponding to the King in Yellow.

Now, it finally appeared!

But after searching the black star several times, He could not find the King in Yellow.

Could the King in Yellow have fallen?

Hastur tapped His fingers on the table, deep in thought.

Perhaps the King in Yellow never existed?

Or was this a deliberate illusion left behind?

If so, it meant the King in Yellow had some understanding of the Star Hall and used special methods to avoid the stars' gaze.

After some thought, Hastur turned His gaze to the light spot where Lady Lisa was and used divine revelation to understand her life.

As she said, she had always been a devout follower.

Should He try a divine revelation on her?

If He helped her ascend to Sequence 2, He would have another ground angel under His command.

With the Star Container and Bernadette, He would have three ground angels.

This was close to the top combat power of each orthodox god's church.

The reason it was close was that Hastur did not know the number of angels in each orthodox god's church. With a true god present, the number of Sequence 2s varied depending on the extraordinary path.

"Now, as the Star Reclaimer, I truly have the confidence not to lose to the orthodox god's churches."

Thinking of this, Hastur decided to perform a divine revelation and give Lady Lisa a chance to ascend.

...

In the castle, Lady Lisa was alone in her room, sitting at her desk, writing new church scriptures.

To expand the influence of the Yellow Robe Monks, she often wrote one or two books to guide the followers.

In this process, she felt she was getting closer to the deity step by step.

The book she was writing now started with the Twin Sons of Light and Darkness, gradually leading the followers to accept that the deity might manifest in two completely different forms to walk the earth.

This sounded like blasphemy, but as she understood, the Seven Gods Church did the same, with dedicated personnel to compile or modify historical events to show the greatness of their deities.

As long as the stories did not negatively impact the deity's great image, the church hoped for widespread dissemination.

"The Twin Sons of Destiny, different from birth, light and dark, movement and stillness, they brought day and night to the world together."

"The Child of Light led the followers across the vast land during the day, guiding them step by step to the eternal divine kingdom."

"The Child of Darkness roamed the night, appearing under the starry sky, by lakes, and in mountains, sometimes blessing those who encountered Him with good luck, sometimes cursing them with misfortune..."

Lady Lisa wrote while thinking, and suddenly found herself under a starry sky, with a familiar black star among the brilliant stars.

The deity was watching her!

Lady Lisa knelt on the ground, devoutly worshiping, her heart filled with indescribable emotions, trembling with excitement, trying hard to control herself to avoid offending the deity.

After over a hundred years of preaching, she finally received a divine revelation.

"Your story is well written."

Just a simple compliment brought tears to Lady Lisa's eyes.

The deity had always been watching her, seeing all her devout efforts.

But that was all. The black star dimmed, the starry sky faded, and she was back in front of her unfinished story.

She still held the feather pen wrapped in a red thread, and the ink on the paper was not yet dry.

"It felt like a dream, making it hard to distinguish reality from illusion."

Lady Lisa whispered, her wrinkles smoothing out with joy, looking at the starry night sky outside the window, feeling she could write until dawn.

...

The next morning, shortly after Hastur woke up, Lady Lisa brought the story of the Twin Sons of Light and Darkness for Him to review and asked Him to name the book.

Hastur silently read the entire story, initially thinking of naming it "Twin Sons of Destiny" based on the content.

But on second thought, that seemed too straightforward and boring. After some consideration, He gave another name: "Child of the Stars."

Lady Lisa repeated the name several times, understanding the "stars" as the rising black star.

Hastur did not explain, not wanting the story based on Himself to end up as the offspring of the King in Yellow.

Child of the Stars, Child of the Stars, Child of the Stars.

Hastur remembered 008's request and said, "I need a book called the Book of Prophecy."

"Alright, I'll bring it to you."

Lady Lisa left with the book named "Child of the Stars," and soon, Caius brought the Book of Prophecy.

The entire book was in a bronze box, wrapped with two silver chains, surrounded by black stars, with a slightly blurred image carved in the lower right corner.

The image depicted a person kneeling in devout worship, with a black book above their head.

Hastur took the bronze box, feeling its weight, not just from the box itself but also the Book of Prophecy inside.

Caius reminded, "Just write on the blank pages of this book to reasonably arrange a person's fate or forcibly change future events. It also has the ability to resist divination and occasionally predict the future, but it has three negative effects."

"First, the more greedy the holder, the more easily they are bewitched, eventually arranging their own death."

"Second, it is heavy, representing the weight of life. Each time a death is arranged, the holder must pay with blood. If the change is significant or involves high levels, the holder must pay with their lifespan."

"Third, it carries misfortune. The longer the holder keeps it, the more unfortunate they become, eventually dying from misfortune."

Hastur listened quietly, weighing the bronze box. He felt the three negative effects were not a big problem.

Except for the second point being a bit troublesome, He was not worried about the first and third points. As the favored child of fate, He could easily avoid a certain degree of misfortune.

With a maximum luck value of 100, He had 90 points. Equipping the Book of Prophecy would reduce it to 80 points, still much luckier than many with single-digit luck values.

Hastur returned to His room, and before opening the bronze box, 008's pen case jumped to His side.

This unique way of moving made Hastur sigh: Is this the power of love?

(End of Chapter)