Who hid my body?

Chapter 1 It seems that you crave power
The door was gently closed, and the candlelight swayed gently in the wind that came in through the window, just like the heart of a little boy.

"Well, that..." The dirty boy looked at the smiling middle-aged man in front of him nervously and asked stutteringly, "Father Uru, can you really give me food?"

"Of course." The priest named Uru smiled slightly. "The God of the Rhine loves His believers. As His servant, how can I bear to see you starving and freezing?"

"That, that..."

"Leave it to me." Ulu slowly approached the little boy and opened his arms as if to embrace him. "Leave it to me. Come, come to me, take off your clothes, and let me wash your dirt for the great Rhine God. I will make you a believer of my Lord, and from now on you can stay by my Lord's side like me, and you will never have to suffer from hunger and cold again."

Father Ulu's figure gradually grew larger in the little boy's eyes, but he did not become more kind. Instead, it made him feel scared, especially that smile.

The little boy subconsciously wanted to retreat, but after entering the room, he had no way to retreat. He could only watch Uru standing in front of him with a devilish smile on his face.

Ulu was very satisfied with the little boy's reaction.

Although in a trance, he could see his former self, also standing in the position of the little boy, looking at the priest who was approaching.

That memory had tormented him for years, but today it would end.

Because the offense and defense have changed, and now he is the master.

"You want to get food so that your family can survive, right?" Ulu said to the little boy with a smile, "God said that if you want something, you must pay for it first... You don't want your family to starve to death, do you?"

This sentence instantly broke through the little boy's last defense and made him close his eyes.

Ulu also stretched out his hand and moved closer to the little boy little by little.

then,

"Dong dong dong".

A series of sounds like knocking on the table suddenly rang out, causing Ulu to stop what he was doing and to put away the smile on his face.

He immediately turned his head, looking for the source of the sound.

Soon, Ulu's eyes fell on the closet. He was sure that the knocking sound came from the closet.

"Who?" Ulu snapped. "Who's there?!"

No one answered, and the sound just now seemed to be just an illusion.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became weird, and the little boy also began to dare not breathe, because he also heard the noise just now.

Ulu frowned tightly and reached for the staff on the table.

Although I don’t know who is bold enough to hide in his closet... huh?

Uru suddenly thought of something.

Could it be...

He immediately turned around and said to the little boy expressionlessly: "You go out first."

The little boy was slightly stunned: "Huh?"

"I'll let you go first." Wulu's face no longer had the worldly desires from before, but was replaced by a vicious look. "Get out of here now, and don't tell anyone about what happened tonight, otherwise... you know the consequences."

The little boy swallowed the saliva stuck in his throat, didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly trotted out of the room.

After the little boy left, Ulu immediately walked to the door, confirmed that there was no one else outside, closed the door, and then returned to the closet.

"No...it's that one."

He took several deep breaths before slowly opening the wardrobe.

In the middle of the wardrobe, there is a small box.

And the moment he opened the wardrobe, a crisp "dong" sound came from the box again.

The "bang" seemed to hit Ulu's heart, almost stopping his heartbeat.

It really is!
Ulu immediately took out the box and put it on the table.

After taking several deep breaths, he slowly opened the small box.

I saw what was in the box.
It's a finger.

The moment he saw the finger, Ulu felt his heart skip a beat.

There is no doubt that the sound just now could only have been made by this finger.

Ulu immediately stood up, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the room.

Obviously, he knew the origin of this finger.

It belonged to a very dangerous ancient figure named Visas. Uru was not very clear about what he had done, but he only knew that the gods were extremely afraid of him and even joined forces to strangle him and destroy his soul.

But even if his soul was annihilated, his body could not be destroyed, no matter what method was used.

In the end, the gods used all means, but they could only break his body into pieces, and sealed it up. Later, as the gods fought, many of his body parts were scattered on earth. Although the four main gods had been collecting Visas' body parts after the war, they had not found all of them.

According to legend, if you get a piece of Visas' body, you can get the power that Visas had when he was alive.

And now, such a finger appeared in front of Ulu.

Ulu bought this finger from a black market merchant... to be more precise, he extorted it from him by using his status as a priest.

Of course, he had never thought that this would be true before he blackmailed him, but the black market merchant really didn't have any valuable goods in his hands, so he took the one that looked the most valuable.

The same went for the black market merchant. Before giving it to Ulu, he never thought that this would be true.

But I didn't expect it to be true.

What should I do if I accidentally buy a genuine product?
Ulu's heart began to become restless.

There were two choices before him.

First, hand over this finger. As one of the four major orthodox religions, the Rhine Theocracy is also collecting Visas' body parts. As long as this is handed over, it will definitely be a great achievement. His position will be greatly promoted, and he may even become a bishop directly. At the very least, he can leave this remote place.

But... that's all there is to it.

He did not have much extraordinary talent and was not someone who would be valued by the church. Going to an equally remote place to serve as a bishop seemed to be the best outcome for him.

So, what if we don’t choose this?
Ulu stopped, then slowly turned his head and looked at the severed finger lying quietly in the box.

What if he keeps this finger for himself?

That is... Visas' power.

Ulu felt as if something was about to burst out of his heart, and his ambition continued to grow and expand like bamboo shoots after the rain.

Over the years, he has tried to leave here, tried to climb up, and get more power and strength. But unfortunately, he has neither talent nor connections. After guarding this church for twenty years, he is still a small priest, and it is even possible that he will have to guard here for another twenty years.

and……

He closed his eyes, and a sneer came out of his memory: "You dirty old asshole, you want to be a bishop? The Rhine Church does not need a rotten excretory organ like you, get out of here."

This memory stung Ulu's heart deeply.

When Ulu opened his eyes again, he had the answer in his heart.

And there is only one answer.

If he gave up this opportunity, Ulu felt that he would regret it for the rest of his life.

After confirming that the severed finger of Visas was his middle finger, Uru covered his mouth with gauze, then pointed the knife at his middle finger and chopped it off.

"Well!!!!"

The severe pain almost made him faint.

But he endured the pain, threw his severed finger aside, then picked up the severed finger in the box and attached it to his own wound.

Then, the incredible happened.

Visas' finger was like a baby looking for a feeding hole. When it touched Uru's wound, it sucked on it naturally.

Then there was another sharp pain.

This time Ulu almost couldn't hold back.

But the pain came and went quickly.

After just a few seconds, Ulu no longer felt any pain.

He lowered his head and found that his left hand was intact, and the middle finger was quietly connected to his hand, as natural as if it were his own.

If it weren't for the blood on the table and the other severed finger, Ulu would have doubted whether his finger-cutting behavior was an illusion.

"I, I succeeded." Uru raised his left hand, and his whole body trembled with excitement. "I succeeded! I, I got it, I got the power of Visas!"

Then, he heard a teasing male voice in his mind: "Oh? It seems that you really desire my power."

Ulu was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)