Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 336 The Eternal Sun was left with a psychological trauma.
“The human soul is still too fragile. It’s a good thing we didn’t experiment directly on Bethel…” Rolin sighed inwardly, his gaze still fixed on Osekus, not for any other reason than to worry about whether there might be any undiscovered side effects.

Osekus naturally didn't notice Roland's guilty conscience. Firstly, he wasn't actually familiar with Roland, and secondly, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to Roland's expression.

Osekus was feeling strange; it wasn't good, it could even be described as terrible, but there was also an unprecedented sense of ease.

He could vaguely sense that His soul had just undergone a long "torture," and that the distortion and chaos that left only a vague impression was more terrifying than any madness or pollution He had ever encountered before.

But Osekus could also confirm that He had not been truly corrupted by this madness; He was still Himself, not some strange psychic hybrid, nor anything else.

Osekus knew that this was not because the distortion was not dangerous, but because the person before him had suppressed the power's corruption of him.

Even so, a lingering madness gave Ocycus a very bad feeling, as if He had one foot on a certain boundary and would fall if He wavered even slightly.

But apart from that, Ocytus also felt a sense of relief. This was not because he had gone mad, but because he discovered that the influence of God had faded in his soul, and his humanity had finally been freed from the torment of God, allowing him to regain his true self.

This gave Osekus a feeling of lightness; he still couldn't remember the last time he felt so relaxed. It seemed like a very, very long time ago, long before he became an angel.

"It seems you're feeling pretty good." Although he didn't get a reply from Osekus, Rolin wasn't blind. After observing him carefully for a while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that Osekus should be fine and that his previous treatment had obviously been successful.

"...God's will seems to be asleep? I'm not sure, but He certainly no longer interferes with me," Osekus said, his voice not loud, his eyes somewhat unfocused, as if afraid of shattering some beautiful dream.

"This is not your illusion. The will of God... at least the will of God within you, has indeed fallen into a temporary slumber. Until He can adapt to or analyze the remaining power belonging to me within you, He will not awaken from you again," Roland said with a smile. He paused, then added:
"Of course, considering your capacity to withstand it, I didn't leave you with too much power, so He won't be asleep for too long, maybe three years? By then, if you want Him to continue sleeping, you'll need to undergo new treatment. Of course, by then I'll probably have more mature treatment experience, and your experience should be much better than this time, and the effect will be better as well."

While Nyarlathotep's power could certainly suppress God's will, just as Rowling couldn't remove the corruption from Mr. Men and others all at once, otherwise he would turn them into idiots, Rowling naturally couldn't really use Nyarlathotep's power to suppress God without restraint. If he did, the first person to be unable to bear it would definitely be Osekus.

There's nothing we can do about it. Nyarlathotep's power is too strong and dangerous. Even Rolin, the owner of this power, can't completely suppress its danger. If Osekus were more resilient than God, or had the same capacity to withstand pressure, then there might be some possibility of maneuvering—after all, Rolin could at least slightly reduce the danger. Otherwise, Osekus would have already exploded.

Unfortunately, Ocycus's soul was not as resilient as God's. As the original creator and the pillar of this world, God's soul may not be as strong as Rolin's, but it was definitely much stronger than Ocycus's. This has nothing to do with willpower; it is a difference that exists in the essence of their souls.

“Three years…” Osekus seemed to have thought of something, his expression complex. His face twitched slightly. He suddenly took a deep breath and said, “I will try my best to obtain enough anchors within these three years and suppress God with my own power.” Roland glanced at him, not surprised by the answer. He simply blinked and abruptly asked, “Was the treatment experience really that bad?”

Rowling could certainly see that Osekus was resistant to the next possible treatment, clearly indicating that the previous treatment had left a deep psychological scar on him.

Osekus fell silent upon hearing this. His face twitched again, as if he were trying to suppress some kind of instinctive fear. His eyes were somewhat unfocused, as if he had been gone for a while.

“Lord Lucifer,” Osekus’s voice was dry, and his tone even had a hint of pleading at this moment, “I am very grateful for everything you have done for me, but… can we skip this topic?”

It seems he's really resistant... Rowling stroked his chin, observing Osekus, whose every detail spoke of resistance, and said thoughtfully, "Well, it seems this treatment has really left you with a deep psychological scar. Hmm, I guess I still need to improve the treatment plan."

Luo Lin thought about it and admitted that he hadn't done very well this time because of his lack of experience, and he almost messed things up.

This is probably why Osekus was left with a deep psychological scar. Even though he no longer remembered what happened during the treatment, his soul still remembered that he was almost corrupted into Nyarlathotep.

However, Rowling has always been someone who is good at summarizing experiences and making improvements based on them, just like his increasingly skilled methods of removing the pollution from the Outer Gods.

Therefore, with this experience, Luo Lin can still guarantee that next time he takes action, he can at least make the whole process safer and less harmful, and it won't be as terrible as this time.

Unfortunately, Osekus was not fortunate enough to enjoy it. Hmm, so who should be used as a guinea pig next time? Why not ask Lilith? Her situation seems to be similar to Osekus's in some ways... Roland's expression was eager to try. He was actually a person with a great desire to explore, and right now Roland's interest was obviously in how to use Nyarlathotep's power to suppress the will of the ancient gods.

However, Lilith might not agree. I still need Him as an ally, and I can't force Him to perform the surgery. Are there any other guinea pigs...?

Luo Lin mentally recalled a long list of potential guinea pigs, considering suitable candidates, when suddenly something occurred to him, and his eyes lit up.

Wait a minute, isn't there one right here?
(End of this chapter)