Only God
Chapter 217 - 186: Sudden Solar Eclipse

Chapter 217: Chapter 186: Sudden Solar Eclipse

One day, a solar eclipse burst forth in the sky.

The entire sky suddenly fell into darkness, although it was supposed to be daytime, it was now nearly pitch black.

The solar eclipse did not happen suddenly.

At first, people sharply noticed that the celestial body, created by God, was slowly being obscured, like a slightly flawed full moon.

Slowly, the sky darkened.

The sun was increasingly obscured, one third, one half... the most terrifying moment was about to arrive.

Finally, the entire sun was covered by darkness, and people began to scream in fear on the ground,

The originally dazzling sun disappeared, and around the darkness, a halo glowed,

People shouted, they knelt on the ground, the vision before their eyes spreading fear like a plague.

The gloomy heavens appeared ominously silent, the abrupt change made all living beings on the earth momentarily unable to adapt.

Noen looked at the scene before him, his heart churning with turmoil.

According to the predictions of the Logos Priests, God’s arrival had created light, and thereby extended to the sun and moon.

Now, with the outbreak of the solar eclipse, the light of the sun was obscured.

The sun, covered by darkness, could only emit a mere sliver of light, sinking the surroundings into deeper darkness.

Darkness is a lack of light.

At this moment,

the light that should fill the world was missing.

The sun was reduced to nothing more than a thin thread, the eclipse reaching its peak.

Shortly thereafter, the darkness obscuring the sun gradually receded, and people watched with wide eyes as the sun slowly enlarged, the brightness reappearing on the earth, the previously dim vistas gradually returning to their proper brightness.

However, the solar eclipse brought lingering aftershocks to the spirit, reverberating across the land.

In Ajia City, throughout the streets and alleys, all one could see were the Three-eyed Ape People kneeling in prayer, their faces streaked with tears of fear, their voices trembling as they chanted prayers.

And the Palace was in complete disarray, Queen Isis’s face was pale not just from the incense, but also from panic.

Queen Isis hastily ordered the Priests of the Great Temple to thoroughly investigate the truth behind the solar eclipse.

Beside the throne, the Queen’s hands trembled.

She had governed for many years, the Kingdom flourishing, and she was immensely proud of this.

But now, the sudden outbreak of the solar eclipse brought darkness to the world.

This terrifying solar eclipse made Queen Isis uncontrollably fearful.

She could not help but recall the deceased Oton.

Despite her husband’s death having lost all impact over time, the emergence of the solar eclipse caused Queen Isis to start doubting.

She feared the solar eclipse was divine punishment for having plotted against her husband.

The Priests of the Great Temple were also frantic and anxious, initially suspecting their service to Kagawus lacked piety, provoking the Divine’s displeasure, but upon repetitive inspection, they found no negligence in their rituals.

"We haven’t been lacking in our offerings at the Great Temple."

The Priests exchanged looks, their anxiety slowly dissipating, replaced by an inexplicable confusion.

"High Priest... what... what is happening?"

The Priests gathered around High Priest Ora, imploring him with their eyes, requesting that he prophesize once more as their High Priest.

"You are our High Priest, the strongest in prophetic power, only you... can take on such a great responsibility."

"Prophesy..."

That word, when it reached High Priest Ora’s ears, made the Queen’s favorite High Priest shudder.

The terrible consequences of the last prophecy was still vivid in his mind.

That time, upon the Queen’s orders, High Priest Ora prophesized about the future of Prophet Noen, resulting in blowback, needing to recover for two full months.

Clearly, the solar eclipse was no ordinary event, under other circumstances, he would naturally have taken on this great responsibility, but now, High Priest Ora dared not make such a prophesy again.

Nevertheless, the Priests pressed him insistently, and clearly, none dared to prophesy about the solar eclipse, their only option was to shift their fears onto Ora.

High Priest Ora was caught in a dilemma—unable to dismiss the matter, yet also terrified to make another such dire prophecy.

"I... will think of a solution."

Eventually, unable to resist the priests’ strong demands, High Priest Ora looked around at the assembled crowd and slowly said,

"However, I must tell you, I lack the power to make this prophecy."

"So... who does, High Priest?"

The priests were momentarily filled with confusion—who besides the High Priest had the ability to predict an eclipse?

High Priest Ora turned around and pointed towards the distant Great Temple.

"I remember...

there is a Stone Slave,

whom people often refer to as the Prophet.

Only he possesses the great power to prophesy the eclipse."

.........

.........

The eruption of the eclipse not only caused panic among the mortals on Earth.

It also alarmed the thousands of Gods of the Celestial Kingdom.

The sun is a light body that evolved from the arrival of the God,

Both revolving around the world, separated from the Celestial Kingdom by Ancient Chaos.

Only when the moon obscures the sun does an eclipse burst forth.

The Gods of the Celestial Kingdom had naturally observed this natural phenomenon over the long stretches of time, but... this eclipse was not ordinary.

The Gods discovered that during this eclipse, the moon did not at all obscure the sun.

That is to say... suddenly, a darkness came from nowhere, born of nothing, suddenly obscuring the sunlight.

This darkness had no form, and after a brief moment of eclipse, it disappeared without a trace, no Divine being able to trace its footsteps.

The Gods were utterly terrified by this strange phenomenon.

And Divine King Shan En, His expression grew even more grave.

That formless darkness made Him think of the Primordial Will.

Kagawus had once prophesied the awakening of the Primordial Will, and not long ago He had been troubled by the whereabouts of the latter, but now, it had appeared silently,

And, inconceivably, no Divine being had been able to perceive it.

Though the manifestation of the Primordial Will lasted only for a brief moment, it still brought immense shock to Divine King Shan En.

It was the first time He realized the terrible nature of the Primordial Will.

Kagawus stood before Shan En, terror etching the face of the Prophetic God.

"Shan En, what should we do?"

In the face of Kagawus’s panicked voice, Shan En’s face, though grave, remained composed.

He spoke solemnly,

"Kagawus...

we can no longer keep this hidden."

"You, you mean?"

Kagawus hesitated.

At first, to prevent panic among the thousands of Gods, to avoid unsettling the minds of the Divine beings, Shan En had temporarily concealed the prophecy of the awakening of the Primordial Will.

However, now, the manifestation of the Primordial Will made the concealment by Him and the Prophetic God lose its purpose.

"Call together the Gods, Kagawus."

Divine King Shan En raised his hand, thunder encircling,

"A battle unprecedented awaits us."