Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 339 That's why he never fell

Therefore, the Sun God's wariness of Rolin was necessary, because no matter what kind of senses Rolin had regarding humanity and human beings, the part of him that belonged to Nyarlathotep was still pulling him back, hoping to turn him back into Him.

Such an existence possesses the power to destroy the world. If Rolin chooses to fall, the world will inevitably fall with him.

The sun god saw this, so He chose to hold the other party back as much as possible, help the other party fight against that instinct, and prepare for the worst.

……

When Sasriel saw Rolin again, his expression became somewhat complicated.

"What's wrong, Sasriel? Are you angry?" Rolin asked curiously, looking at Sasriel's complicated expression. "Or did my sudden cancellation of the summoning disrupt your work schedule?"

“No.” Sasriel shook his head. He looked at the young man before him, thought for a moment, and then said, “I just suddenly realized that I probably don’t know you as well as the Lord does.”

Hearing this, Rowling raised an eyebrow. He looked at Sasriel and suddenly laughed, as if he understood something. He said, "I have never hidden my personality. Sasriel, you shouldn't think too highly of me. I do like good people like you, but that's why I will respect your choices."

“Even if that choice was wrong?” Sasriel looked at him and asked.

“Even if it’s wrong.” Rowling didn’t deny it, nodded, looked at Sasriel and suddenly smiled, saying in a joking tone, “So I really am a very, very evil cat, be careful, Sasriel.”

Upon hearing this, Sasriel paused for a moment, then seemed to understand something, smiled, and said, "That is indeed very, very evil."

“But…” Sasriel changed the subject, looking at Roland, and said, “If we make the right choice, you will also be a very, very good cat, won’t you?”

"Ah, of course, after all, I personally prefer a happy ending." Rowling did not deny it.

If Sasriel and the others fell into the trap, he certainly wouldn't mind watching a tragedy of "the dragon slayer becoming the dragon," but since they avoided the trap, Rowling really wouldn't mind helping them make the world a better place.

For Rowling, a beautiful story is always more anticipated than a tragedy.

“I understand.” Sasriel nodded, took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up his mind.

Looking at Him like this, Roland couldn't help but smile.

It is precisely because of the existence of such humans that he has never truly fallen into depravity!
Sometimes Rowling felt very lucky. Many times, he entrusted his future to such people, and they all gave him an answer that satisfied him.

These answers collectively shaped Rowling into who he is today, making him more willing to choose the happy ending when given a choice, rather than blindly leading everyone to their doom.

Sometimes, Rowling would think that if he had encountered those humans who had chosen to fall, he might have become one of the millions of Nyarlathotep, choosing to create countless tragedies and enjoying seeing others fall.

"That's why I like good people!" Rowling couldn't help but sigh to himself.

He should have fallen, but these people held him back.

So even though Rowling still can't become the god who loves the world, he doesn't mind helping these people when they need it.

"Is this the Astral Plane?" Having made up his mind, Sasriel came to his senses and realized that he seemed to be out of reality.

“Well, because Osekus wants to see you. Although I’ve already had Him prepare an avatar, after thinking about it, meeting in person would definitely be more meaningful,” Roland said with a smile. Hearing this familiar name, Saslilton paused, his expression becoming slightly complicated.

He naturally knew everything that would happen in the future, and he also knew what kind of situation Oscythus was in.

But Sasliel did not blame Osekus; He never thought it was Osekus's fault, only feeling somewhat regretful.

“It seems you’re not opposed to seeing Him. Shall we go see Him now?” Roland asked, looking at Sasriel.

Sasriel did not object and nodded.

So the two of them quickly arrived near the divine kingdom of the Eternal Sun. Before they even entered the kingdom, Rolin discovered that a fierce battle was taking place inside.

This made Rolin raise an eyebrow, and he led Sasriel to take a look inside. They found that the fighting was indeed between Ocycus and Roselle, while the God of Steam and Machines was taking sides—meaning he was helping Roselle fight Ocycus.

Besides the three of them, Rowling also saw an Amon nearby. The little raven didn't seem to be on the scene, but from his monocle that kept flashing from time to time, and Osekus's occasional pauses while he was fighting Roselle, it was clear that he was constantly fidgeting.

It could be said that what appeared to be a 1v1 situation was actually a 3v1.

Of course, Luo Lin could tell that none of them were really serious; it was more like a game or a way to vent than a real fight.

However, given the current situation, it's hard to say whether continuing the fight will escalate into a full-blown conflict.

"That's it? Osekus, have you not eaten? Or have you not only failed to improve your strength over the years, but actually regressed?" Roselle mocked loudly while dodging Osekus's attacks.

"Get out!" Osekus spat out a single word with a grim expression, his hand almost conjuring a miniature sun to smear Roselle's face.

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a familiar but long-unheard voice rang out beside him. Osekus paused, his powerful attack about to be unleashed was immediately halted, and he looked stiffly toward the direction from which the voice came.

Sure enough, Ocycus saw a familiar figure: the former vice-ruler of Heaven, the dark angel Sasriel.

As is well known, the sun god does not raise children, so the children that the sun god took in were almost all raised by Sasriel, including Oscythus.

For this reason, Oscythus held Sasriel in high esteem. If the sun god was like a father to Oscythus, then Sasriel was more like an elder brother to him.

So at this moment, Osekus truly felt guilty, like he had been caught doing something wrong.

After all, back then, when the eight archangel kings fought, it was usually Sasriel who mediated. Unlike the sun god, who was indifferent to fighting, Sasriel, while not opposing fighting either, would smile and deal with the series of follow-up matters caused by your fight, while piling up a mountain of documents in front of you, forbidding you from leaving until you finished dealing with them.

In Sasriel's words, "Since you all have so much energy that you need to vent it through fighting, why don't you help me do something worthwhile!"

Thinking of the work hell he had experienced, Osekus shuddered and his expression toward Sasriel became more docile.

(End of this chapter)