From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 8 The Temptation of Feathers

“Your Majesty, since you have invested half of your divine power in that raven feather, Father Angus now possesses two special items…”

Alvin asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why would you do that?"

"Alvin, do you know what the most unfathomable thing in this world is?" Bai Yang asked in return.

Alvin shook his head. "I don't know."

“The most unpredictable thing is human nature!” Bai Yang said. “What happened yesterday has spread throughout the town of Vespuchi after just one day!”

"But apart from these four hundred people, did the rest of the people not bring us much spiritual power?"

Alvin nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty! There are still many people who are unwilling to believe these things, so deception is ineffective."

Bai Yang said with a smile, "That's it. They don't believe what their neighbors or friends say, and even if they do, they're mostly skeptical."

"And of course, we can't use the same method twice, so this feather is my next step!"

Hearing his words, Alvin nodded as if he understood, "So what should we do?"

"Nothing needs to be done; greed and human nature will make the choice for us!"

"I've already made my move; these people will provide the best answer!"

Bai Yang snapped his fingers and slowly sipped his coffee on the deserted beach—with the power of deception, even without any extraordinary modifications, he could easily obtain necessities.

And this acquisition will not even be recorded.

……

The sun rises, the church opens, and a new day begins.

Apart from the still-broken glass windows and the trees that haven't been straightened, it's hard to see any trace of yesterday around the church.

However, there were more people at the church today than yesterday.

Because they had all heard from their friends about what happened yesterday.

Those people confidently told them two things about yesterday, and some people are still talking about it now, such as the young man Jameson.

“You have to believe me, Martin!” Jameson said. “Yesterday, right here in this church, we saw a demon and an angel! My God, that was a true divine intervention!”

Listening to his rambling, Martin waved his hand. "There's no such thing as a divine intervention. I didn't feel any cloudiness yesterday. The sun was shining all day! Where was this cross in the sky under the dark clouds you're talking about?"

He certainly didn't believe it; he wasn't in town yesterday, but in San Diego.

However, the two sides are not far apart, so if there are dark clouds here, there are most likely dark clouds in San Diego as well.

He spent a day lying on the beach in San Diego, basking in the sun. The sky was clear and there wasn't a single cloud in sight.
"I think you guys are just obsessed with developing tourism, because there aren't any tourist attractions in Vespuchi Town, so you're trying to make the church one!"

Seeing the townspeople carrying the glass into the church only strengthened Martin's resolve.

On the contrary, he was very happy. "Father Angus has finally come to his senses. Now our town can develop!"

Hearing his words, Jameson became anxious, "This really is a sight after the angels descended! If you don't believe me, then you can't go in!"

"Why?" Martin was stunned. "People aren't allowed in the church anymore?"

“You are disrespecting the angels!” Jameson said. “This will cause trouble!”

"What could possibly go wrong?" Martin said, annoyed. He shoved Jameson aside and headed toward the church.

He really didn't believe in this nonsense. What crow demon god, what angel descent? Does anyone actually believe that?
He didn't believe it anyway, so Martin walked straight up to Father Angus and said loudly, "Father, I heard you found a large black raven feather yesterday. Can I see it?"

“No, little Martin!” Angus refused. “Lamer is a demon god, and his feathers must be tainted with the power of the demon god. Such power is not something mortals can touch!” Of course, he wasn’t making this up. Catholic doctrine clearly states that ordinary people cannot come into contact with these things.

Otherwise, there wouldn't have been such a massive witch-extermination campaign in the Middle Ages.

Angus reported the matter to the diocese bishop in Los Angeles yesterday via telephone from the church.

He naturally assumed that since he was able to obtain this power, there should also be such figures among bishops, archbishops, and cardinals.

This feather, which belongs to the demon god, should naturally be handed over to those in higher positions.

Therefore, he needed to carefully protect this feather before the church came.

Martin was not surprised at all by Father Angus's refusal. He believed it was fake and that the other party would not present it for him to expose.

But soon, Jameson arrived with Sheriff Franz. "Sheriff, Martin didn't believe me and forced his way into the church!"

"Sheriff Franz?" Martin was somewhat surprised to see the town's sheriff. "You were involved in this story too?"

“This is not a story, Martin!” Franz knew from the boy’s shifty eyes that he was up to no good. He knew Martin’s reckless nature all too well. “Maintain reverence for the Lord and respect for the angels, or I will have your father come and take you back!”

Upon hearing this, Martin immediately deflated. His father was a cowboy whose favorite thing to do was drink and then whip him with a horsewhip.

Out of this fear, he decided to behave for a few minutes first.

However, this honesty only lasted until Father Angus went out of the church and started talking to each believer.

Seeing that Father Angus and Inspector Franz, the two people who could keep him in check, had left, Martin immediately began to act.

He walked into the church and went up the narrow wooden stairs to the church's attic.

"I don't believe it. It's just a toy, can't I take it out and take a look?" Martin thought to himself as he found the door to the room.

Father Angus has been at the church for twenty years, and Martin, who often played there as a child, knows where he keeps his things.

He had come here secretly to eat candy and read those thick scriptures that he couldn't understand. He guessed that the priest would put the feather here too!
He heard about the feather from his mother. It was a black feather as long as an arm. Doesn't that sound really cool?

So he came to see for himself. A young man's curiosity is not something that can be quelled by anything else, so he came.

When Martin entered, he was smiling and looking around, but when he saw the dim light at the far end of the room, he suddenly couldn't speak.

At the edge of his vision, a black feather appeared.

That dim light just now came from the feather!

At that moment, the materialistic worldview that Martin had learned shattered in his mind.

In his eyes, there was only this feather, a "feather" that could glow and even had a special allure!
“Jameson, you’re right, it really is!” Martin muttered to himself, and without any hesitation, he walked over step by step!

In front of the church, Father Angus was comforting the townspeople who were somewhat panicked by yesterday's events. "Don't worry, all evil will be exposed under the Lord's watchful eye!"

"Come, pray with me..."

Just then, a very clear voice rang out above them, causing the people who had been talking quietly to suddenly look up.

A streak of dark light, accompanied by a shadowy figure, burst out of the church's attic!
With a loud "boom," it crashed into the mountainside not far away, creating a huge crater!

"Oh my God!" Father Angus clutched his heart immediately.

Looking at the location from which the dark light emanated, the only thing he could think of was the feather he had kept in the attic!

Those newlyweds who were initially unwilling to believe in the so-called "extraordinary" had their resolve shattered at this moment after witnessing this scene!

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(End of this chapter)