Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

In the stone plaza floating in the void, towering black stone pillars support a magnificent and sacred church.

A hundred-meter-high cross stands in front of the church, and rows of black chairs with backrests are placed in front of the cross.

Adam stands at the foot of the cross, facing the rows of seats, like a pastor preparing to preach to believers.

His gaze fell upon the church entrance, where a priest in a simple white robe, with a pale blond beard and a silver cross pendant, was approaching him. Adam recognized the priest, for it was truly himself.

The priest stopped a meter away from Adam and slowly said:

Ash gave me humanity.

Adam nodded slightly:

"I know."

The priest looked at Adam with a complicated expression and asked softly:

"I thought you would just kill me, but you didn't."

"So, was this also part of your calculations?"

Yes and no.

Adam remained calm as always. He took the initiative to sit on the bench, allowing the priest to stand in his original spot.

"When I separated you, I knew what your fate would be."

"Either be completely annihilated, or appear before me as I become a god, just like now."

Adam slowly said:

"God once resurrected within me, and I am more aware than anyone of the primordial terror. Any existence that attempts to contain multiple sources of matter, or to replace the Creator, will ultimately be replaced by the Creator."

"The First Flame has always been wary of me; it has always suspected that I, like the Ember, am trying to replace it."

"This is a perfectly valid conclusion regarding the First Flame. Because, like Ammon, He cannot truly understand human nature."

The priest reminded him:

"You have no humanity."

"I used to have it," Adam said calmly, looking up.

The priest remained silent, then gestured for the priest to proceed.

"You continue."

Adam narrated in a calm tone:

"Whether it's me or Him, our goal has never changed: to become 'God' and complete ourselves."

"Whether it's the First Flame or the Embers, they are beings of another dimension, on the same level as the Creator. Even at my peak, I dared not hope to become the Creator; the will of 'God' brought me to the brink of collapse."

"I can't be the creator, nor can I be the First Flame. I only need to support one of them in returning to wholeness."

"At first I chose the First Flame, but I soon realized that He could never win; even the night could deceive Him."

"When I realized that, I knew what choice I had to make."

"As expected of me," the priest murmured with emotion.

Adam is now betraying all those who trust Him.

He raised a banner, a banner of resistance, but no one knew that he was actually a surrenderist at both the front and back of the train.

Adam stared at him for a long time, then slowly said:

"Your humanity seems a little too rich."

The priest helplessly shrugged:

"This is not something I can control."

"In fact, human nature often troubles me as well."

"But you are about to become a god, this is my best chance, and my last chance."

"only."

The priest paused for a moment, then asked:

"It seems that it won't make any difference even without me."

"Yes."

Adam said calmly, "This won't have any effect."

"But to him, your existence is crucial to ensuring that I retain my humanity."

"This is a pledge of allegiance."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's begin."

The priest extended his hand to Adam, and Adam calmly took his hand in return.

The next moment, the priest's body began to contort in an abstract way, eventually transforming into a burning flame that entered Adam's body.

Adam stood up, his expression gentle, his eyes clear.

But compared to before, there seemed to be something different in his eyes, something called humanity.