Only God
Chapter 445 - 390: Are You Going to Judge Me?_2

Chapter 445: Chapter 390: Are You Going to Judge Me?_2

Mira made a shushing gesture,

"This is what God wanted me to do."

After a while, Phibinu said softly,

"The things God wants you to do... are truly terrifying. Do you know what you’re supposed to do next?"

Mira shook her head.

Phibinu’s face turned pale.

Mira spread her hands and said,

"Before that day in Xilan, even he didn’t know what mission God had bestowed upon him, let alone whether God had bestowed any mission at all."

Although Phibinu was a heathen, he knew the story. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the cell.

Mira looked over.

It was Anos.

Phibinu paused, and when Anos arrived outside the cell, she quickly retreated to the farthest corner, not daring to utter a word.

The Empress’s gaze did not touch the maid; from the moment she walked in, her eyes were fixed on Mira.

"You’ve come to see me again."

Mira said with a smile.

Anos was expressionless and spoke slowly,

"Before long, you will be brought before the Elders, and my mother will personally judge your various crimes and then offer you as a sacrifice.

Tell me, Mira, do you find it ironic?

Your end will be like Maisy’s."

There was not a trace of fear on Mira’s face. Unexpectedly, she asked,

"Anos, would you try to defend me?"

The co-ruling Emperor coldly said,

"No, Mira, you’re too naïve."

Mira frowned.

Only to hear Anos say with a hint of sarcasm,

"Enjoy it, this is the arrangement your God has given you.

The grace should suffice for you to squander."

"’Book of Kings and Prophets’."

Mira suddenly said.

"What?"

The co-ruling Emperor said.

"’Do not say, I have no grace to give, my love is already enough for you to squander.’"

Through the bars, Mira moved closer to Anos, seizing the silver plaque at her waist,

"Anos, you have your grace."

The co-ruling Emperor shook off Mira’s hand.

The Scripture engraved on that silver plaque was indeed from the "Book of Kings and Prophets."

"Grace?"

Mira said nothing but smiled,

"Everyone has grace, you may accept it or reject it, but God is witnessing it all, and so am I."

Anos fell silent.

After a long time, she articulated,

"You do not understand what I’ve been through; you can’t possibly know my fate."

The Envoy said gently,

"But I understand your pain."

The co-ruling Emperor stared at her and after a moment, said coldly,

"Do you still want to unnerve me? You lost that chance long ago.

You’re right, everyone has grace,

and I choose not to accept it, I have my own grace."

.........

.........

Repentance is facing the part of oneself that is most unwilling to accept.

In this process, everyone must examine their own faith.

Anos, of course, knew this.

As a co-ruling Emperor of the Empire, she understood far more clearly than many blindly devout Believers, even more than Priests who had studied theology for decades.

She knew that Mira was advising her to repent.

Anos found it laughable; she, who stood with the Six Gods and had already opposed the God that others believed in, was now supposed to repent to her own enemy?

This is impossible.

And most importantly,

why should I repent?

In the "Book of Thousand-Year-Old Prophets," there is a story about an old True Believer who had never witnessed a miracle hesitated in his faith, doubted God, and ultimately repented in the face of Heaven when the great rebirth came.

That story is so straightforward and simple, its moral so clear and easily understood, explained by countless people.

Miracles occur, one should repent.

Such logic, Anos could only sneer at,

"Miracles are not enough to make me repent."

Why should I repent?

Anos could find no reason compelling enough for repentance, her unbelief simply meant she would not tread the Heavenly Road that others spoke of.

Her future was clear, the path to Ascension was within arm’s reach; she would get everything she desired without the need to grovel in repentance.

Anos sat in her study, the candlelight flickering before her, her thoughts slowly calming down.

She went to see Mira on a whim, which was neither wise nor necessary, even her mother Flora worried for her, fearful of her lingering attachment to the past.

But what she hadn’t anticipated was that after the encounter, she became even more resolute, it was evident that with the influence of the Golden Heart, she would no longer waver.

"This should be... our last conversation."

Anos muttered to herself, under the effect of the Golden Heart, she couldn’t even feel a hint of regret.

She shook her head and chuckled, she should have understood that whatever had transpired between her and Mira had become an insignificant part of the past, and even in remembrance, she had to recognize it was nothing more than elusive smoke.

Just as she had told Mira before.

"I will not repent, I have my own grace."

After this, the Co-Emperor never went to see Mira again.

The Co-Emperor fell into complete calm, following the instructions of Pastor Flora to bathe and cleanse herself, consuming various exotic and strange herbs, preparing for the imminent ritual.

Anos I learned from her mother that the Primordial Church’s Elders and hundreds of Priests and Believers had already arrived at the Bone Church.

Later on, at the Ascension ritual, the false Envoy would be brought before the congregation, to be revealed and judged for his crimes and then offered up as the first sacrifice.

Anos calmly accepted her mother’s plans.

She would not pray for Mira, just as she would not repent.

Even when Mother Flora asked if she wanted to see her again, Anos I gave an unequivocal refusal.

"There’s no need, Mother."

Anos said casually.

"Oh... may God bless you, Anos."

Flora paused for a second, a trace of panic in her voice, then said:

"Leo and I will love you forever, Anos."

The Co-Emperor simply nodded.

In the Golden Heart, there was no room left for emotions.

Three days later.

The Bone Church was somber, Believers holding torches, breaths held, a sacred atmosphere permeating all corners of the tomb, the air growing heavy, as if weighed down by the gravity of faith.

Hundreds of Primordial believers had come to the Bone Church, united by a common identity—sacrifices.

To them, being the sacrificed was not a pain, but an unprecedented honor and an unavoidable duty.

All around the Bone Church, sincere recitations of Scripture echoed.

Guards escorted Mira step by step towards the very center of the Bone Church, the main hall of the Underground Tomb Group, a place she had visited six years earlier.

Unlike the deathly silence of six years ago, today the hall was filled with people, bustling, cramming together, gathering in the hall around an underground dark lake, where the space suddenly widened and the darkness grew just as vast.

Aside from the scattered firelight, there was no other light.

The lake water rippled, at its center, a small Lake Heart Island, and Mira knew that Anos stood there.

As Mira stepped inside, the Primordial believers turned their gazes upon her, their eyes a complex mix of hatred, resentment, doubt, interrogation... All sorts of things were wrapped within those gazes.

Mira, like a displayed trophy of war, was pushed and prodded by the guards to stand in front of the underground dark lake.

The Primordial Church elders watched this God’s Messenger.

Flora, dressed in the Pastor’s robe, holding the Pastor’s scepter, looked just as she did six years ago, except this time, Mira was no longer seen as their Primordial Messenger.

"My fellows, you have been in doubt, mistaking her as truly sent by God to convey a new will, which is truly unfortunate."

Flora faced the congregation, speaking in an indomitable tone:

"Now I tell you, she is nothing but a false Envoy who wrongfully claims divine revelation, just like Solamus celebrated by that harlot.

Only we are God’s truth, only our actions are the true divine revelations.

She dared to oppose us, to oppose the Primordial Church!

False Envoy, now that your desires are exposed, what say you?"

Following her words, all eyes turned to Mira at the center.

They awaited Mira’s response, to hear her defense.

Then the false Envoy spoke up:

"Do you really intend to judge me?"

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