Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 52 The Serpent Worship Cult

But in the endless depths of the ocean, the giant serpent had no interest in any of this.

To him, Mona, his daughter who possessed his power, was merely a pawn with potential, and not even the only one he could play.

In fact, although the "Dark Year" has long since passed, the enormous impact it caused has led to Orochi having a large number of supporters and believers in the human world.

These believers often hoped to gain the serpent's favor and power through sacrifices, but the serpent, fearing the gods watching over him from the heavens, never responded to them.

Even after hundreds of years, as the great serpent's fame gradually faded from memory, it was still remembered by witches, prophets, seers, sorcerers, scholars, and others, and recorded on parchment as a powerful evil god in the universe.

Although there are no longer groups that specifically worship the Great Serpent, and it is now more common to worship and sacrifice the Great Serpent together with other evil creatures, there are still plenty of people who can be used if one simply wants to find a few people to establish a sect that worships the Great Serpent and expand its influence, so that it can act as the Great Serpent's tentacles and claws in the human world while it is currently trapped in the depths of the sea.

However, Orochi chose Mona for another reason...

“Norn…”

The girl possessed a mixture of Norn's power.

What is Norn?
It's hard to say for sure; even the gods who created this world couldn't explain it.

Norn is not inherited based on bloodline, but rather seems to be some kind of mysterious power. The objects it possesses are often women. After these women awaken the Norn power within them, they gradually gain various prophecies, and even the power to interfere with fate and curse others.

Therefore, Norn is often regarded as a female prophet or seer.

However, even the most intelligent prophetess, who has devoted her entire life to learning all sorts of magic and spells, appears as childish and ridiculous as a naughty child in front of a newly awakened Norn.

Once this talent is awakened, destiny becomes crystal clear in the eyes of these Norns; neither time nor space can obstruct their vision.

The more powerful Norns can even make prophecies, divine predictions, and provide revelations for the gods, and the Norns at the pinnacle are the Three Fates.

Their power is so great that they can even twist the fate of gods and arbitrarily create the destiny of all mankind. Even Odin, the king of gods, would have some respect for them.

And within this former mute girl is a Norn whose talent has yet to be awakened.

That is why, while the entire tribe went mad and lost their rationality, she remained completely unaffected and clear-headed until she faced the serpent's appearance. Under the immense mental shock, she finally became the serpent's servant.

That is why she possesses such powerful prophetic abilities. Although she believes that this is a gift from the Great Serpent, the Great Serpent will not correct her misconception, because it would be too troublesome and unnecessary.

That's why Mona was valued so much by the serpent, who even entered her dream to guide her. Otherwise, given the serpent's personality, why would it talk so much nonsense? These specks of dust are hardly worthy of conversing with it; giving it a revelation and a decree would have been enough.

The only thing that surprised the serpent was that Mona did not accept his blood, but instead tried to exchange it for the name that the serpent had given her.

What does it mean to give someone a name?
People give names to their mounts, pets, weapons, and even children, and those who are given names invariably signify a very close relationship with them. The girl did not crave power; on the contrary, having devoted herself entirely to the serpent, her greatest desire was to be closer and closer to him... even if it meant being swallowed whole and becoming one with his flesh and blood.

This boundless worship and faith in the giant serpent, along with its extreme, insane, and perverse pursuit and desire, is the entire meaning of her life.

The astonished serpent, though somewhat angered by her small probing, also admired her immense courage and bestowed upon her the name Mona.

Mona means loneliness or desire.

This name was not chosen randomly; it has a specific meaning.

Norn can foresee destiny and fulfill the desires of others, but he is also feared and rejected as a result. Norn, who can guide others, cannot guide himself.

The Norn are often rejected by both humans and gods. Because they can see the end of the story, they don't like to interact with humans and often live in seclusion until they die alone.

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And after Mona went east to that swampy world, every day her tracks and actions, along with her devout prayers, reached the serpent's ears.

Where did she subdue some three-headed or nine-headed serpent race, or where did she slay some ferocious beast that refused to obey her?

Whether it was painstakingly luring those indigenous tribes into becoming serpent worshippers in the swamp, or healing some believer...

No matter how small the matter, Mona would pour out everything she could say, whether joyful or sorrowful, to her father in prayer.

The serpent would usually just listen coldly, rarely responding, and only occasionally offering her some guidance.

Although Mona did indeed worship the serpent wholeheartedly, she was not without her own will. On the contrary, she had her own likes and dislikes, was not as cruel as the serpent, had her own beliefs, and was very tolerant of her believers.

They would often go to great lengths to find magical herbs in the swamps to make potions, drive away the poisonous miasma and plagues that permeated the swamps, sweep away those venomous snakes and beasts, and command them not to invade the territory of the believers. They would even use those venomous snakes and beasts that were feared by the natives as helpers to help the development of the sect.

Those indigenous tribes who often suffered greatly from the torment of venomous snakes and ferocious beasts would quickly turn to the sect and become followers of the giant serpent after coming into contact with it.

Simply put, with her talent, Mona could often easily find safe and clean water sources to drive away the poisonous gas. To these natives, Mona's figure was as magnificent as a goddess, which made them yearn for her.

And so, a cult that worshipped the great serpent, known as the Serpent Cult, began to slowly expand in this swamp world, rife with poisonous miasma and fraught with danger, all bearing the name of the serpent daughter Mona.

As the Serpent Worship Cult expanded, this small sect gradually began to attract the attention of certain individuals and forces...

(End of this chapter)