Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 308 The Past of the Eternal Sun

To Oscythus, what kind of being was the sun god?

Osekus himself couldn't quite explain it.

Originally, the sun god was the one who saved him.

In an era when ancient gods reigned supreme and humans were reduced to slaves and food, the sun god, who brought light to the world, appeared when Osekus's tribe was facing annihilation. He stopped the terrible monsters from destroying the tribe and saved him from the brink of death.

At that time, the young Oscythus regarded the sun god as the only savior and his spiritual pillar. He chose to follow him and embarked on the path to the sun with a secret expectation of getting closer to him.

Ocycus was exceptional from a young age, so after embarking on the path to the sun, he progressed very quickly and soon became the sun god's right-hand man.

It was during this process that Oscythus's attitude toward the sun god changed slightly. This did not mean that his faith wavered. Oscythus simply witnessed the sun god's benevolence beneath his majesty through their daily interactions. And because he was young when he first followed the sun god, Oscythus inevitably regarded the sun god as his father.

But Ocycus never dared to tell anyone about his secret thoughts. After all, the Lord was such a great being, what right did He have to become the other's child?
As the number of people around the sun god gradually increased, so did the number of people he disliked. Osekus disliked Leodorus, finding him too rude and seemingly lacking in common sense.

He also disliked the old dragon who came to the Lord's side last but also became the Lord's closest angel, and did not understand why the Lord would give him such mercy.

As for Medici, although his words were unpleasant, Osekus could barely tolerate him because of his loyalty to the Lord.

Later, the sun god had his own real child, which inevitably made Oscythus feel somewhat complicated, but he didn't feel jealous. He just couldn't help but become curious about the children of the gods.

Osekus was a very proactive person. Since he was curious, he naturally came into close contact with the two divine children, but the result was not satisfactory.

Ocycus had a strange feeling about God’s firstborn son Adam, while his youngest son Ammon was a thoroughly wicked man, giving Ocycus a premonition that His existence would bring shame upon the Lord.

Unfortunately, the children of the gods were entrusted to Medici and Ullolius for care, leaving Ocycus little room to intervene. Otherwise, He would have certainly corrected Amun's various shameful behaviors.

But putting aside these unpleasant aspects, Ocycus was quite satisfied with his life. He followed his Lord, his Father, and together they ended the dark and chaotic era that once belonged to the ancient gods, becoming the savior of mankind. He became a pure white angel and one of the Lord's most trusted beings.

What could be a better life than this?
But fate seems to be unkind.

Osekus couldn't remember exactly when it started, but he began to find it difficult to suppress the primal will resurfacing within him. He began to do things that even he himself couldn't understand after regaining his senses, and even his lifestyle began to change.

Another consciousness seems to have awakened within Osekus. It has not directly taken over his body, but it is influencing his every move.

This went on for a long time, until one day Ocycus opened his eyes and found that he had no memory of yesterday at all.

God suppressed His will and completely controlled His body yesterday.

It's hard to say whether Ocycus felt fear at that moment; He just felt a little cold, and then Ocycus seemed to hear a soft laugh.

Who is laughing?

Ocycus instinctively searched for the source of the laughter and finally saw himself in the mirror. The person in the mirror was laughing, not arrogantly, but with a calm confidence that seemed to indicate he had everything under control, or perhaps he had seen something amusing.

After that, his memory became very vague. Osekus sometimes didn't even know why God didn't fully revive within him. Was it because he couldn't or didn't want to?
One day, Oscythus awoke in an unfamiliar hall. Somewhat bewildered, he looked around at the angels sitting around a table, his gaze falling on the head of the long table where two people sat.

One was a being very familiar to Osekus, the incarnation of the Lord, the Lord's second-in-command, the dark angel Sasriel.

Another being that Osekus was very familiar with was Amanisis, the goddess of night, who had cooperated with the Lord early on but had not submitted to him.

Besides them, Oscythus saw many familiar faces, such as Medici, who was lounging with his legs crossed; Urolius, who was sitting there silently, seemingly lost in thought; Leodorus and Helabogen; it seemed that all the other angelic lords, except for the two divine sons, were present.

Besides them, Ocycus also saw some familiar beings, such as the former god of dawn and the former goddess of harvest.

What are they doing?
Ocycus was puzzled, but he did not ask aloud, not because he did not want to ask, but because he could not ask.

He could only remain a quiet listener.

Then Ocycus learned that God had not only revived within Him, but also awakened within the Lord. Now, led by Sasliel and the Goddess of Night, an organization called the Rose of Redemption had been formed. Their goal was to save the Lord—they would kill the Lord and then resurrect Him, thus helping the Lord to escape God's torment.

But... then why am I here?
I shouldn't be here!

Ocycus felt a rare sense of dread, but there was nothing He could do.

He only heard laughter again.

The laughter was tinged with disdain, as if they were waiting to see a good show.

At that moment, Ocycus felt as if he were falling into an abyss; he knew that the plan could no longer continue.

But there was nothing He could do.

Ocycus is like a puppet, manipulated onto the stage, knowing the story will inevitably end in tragedy, yet unable to change anything.

He couldn't even maintain a long period of lucidity; he could only sink into madness and chaos.

Until tragedy struck, until the Lord's blood was spilled across the land, and the immense destructive power of the fallen god nearly destroyed the Eastern Continent, Osekus finally regained his senses amidst the chaos of the battlefield. The first thing he saw was the incredulous gazes of the others.

What are they looking at?
Ocycus was confused for a second, then realized that they were looking at him, and then Ocycus discovered that there seemed to be something extra inside him.

That is the last Sequence 1 characteristic of the solar pathway, and the uniqueness of the solar pathway.

He became a god.

(End of this chapter)