Goddess Kaleidoscope

"elder sister……"

"You're awake! Here's some freshly cooked meat soup. I'll feed you."

"Okay! Thank you, sister."

"Silly girl, why are you being so polite with me?"

As Minnie spoke, she affectionately patted Romian's head, then scooped up a spoonful of meat broth and pretended to feed it to her. But just as the spoon was about to enter Romian's open mouth, Minnie suddenly feigned a movement, as if intentionally teasing her, and withdrew the spoon.

"My dear sister, I suddenly have a question for you: Do you like me being your older sister?"

"I love it! My sister is so good to me."

Romian's answer came without hesitation, and Mina couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, though her eyes were full of mockery. She put the spoon to her mouth and made a very contented sound.

"Mmm~! As expected of my cooking, it's really delicious. It would be such a waste to just feed it to you, you stupid and clumsy bastard."

In front of Romian, Miner devoured the entire bowl of meat soup, then smiled and waved the empty bowl in her hand at Romian.

Seeing the girl's puzzled expression, Minnie suddenly burst into maniacal laughter, laughing so hard he was doubled over and couldn't stop for a long time.

"Sister! What's wrong with you?"

"Oh my, oh my! I'm laughing so hard my stomach is about to burst. I've been pretending for so long, I'm even impressed with my acting skills."

"Sister, don't scare me!"

"Shut up! Stop calling me 'sister'! I'm a pure-blooded ratman noble, while you're just a little bastard with filthy blood. I've allowed you to call me 'sister' for almost half a year. Do you know how much of a favor that is? You can't repay it even with your worthless life!"

Without any warning, Miner suddenly tore off the mask of hypocrisy that had been maintained for months, leaving Romian stunned and bewildered, as if she still didn't understand what had happened.

Seeing this, Miner couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile on his face. Then, as if changing his expression, he suddenly switched back to his previous amiable demeanor, stepped forward, took Romian's hand, and spoke in an exceptionally gentle tone.

"How were you? My silly little sister, were you scared just now?"

"Sister, you...you really scared me just now."

"Hehe! You're already scared? What will you do when the ceremony takes place tonight? You'll be scared to death! Silly girl! You're so stupid, it's both endearing and disgusting! I should really thank the great Dragon God for bringing such an interesting toy like you to me."

Like a seasoned actor showing off his acting skills, Minnie's smile was kind and his tone gentle, but what he said was unusually harsh and vicious.

She told Romian that the Skaven had been using her from the beginning, worshipping her as the Dragon God Priestess, only to use her as a living sacrifice in the final ritual, paving the way for the restoration of the Skaven Empire with her soul and the flesh and blood of those inferior races outside.

Tonight is the final ceremony, and out of "mercy," Miner decides to let Romian die knowing why. She explains the entire ceremony in detail to Romian, step by step, especially the crucial final sacrifice of the soul. To fully evoke the deepest despair, they will use many ancient techniques inherited from the Ratman Empire to let Romian experience the wonderful taste of a fate worse than death.

"How about it? My silly sister, don't you feel honored? To be able to dedicate your humble life entirely to the Ratman Empire."

"Sister, Sister Mina, this isn't real, it's not..."

Under Minnie's verbal attack, Romian's already weak face turned even paler, large tears kept sliding down her cheeks, and her eyes were full of struggle and sorrow as she looked at Minnie, as if she was still unwilling to accept reality.

Miner smiled, stood up, and said as he walked out.

"You'll find out tonight whether it's true or not."

Ignoring Romian's heartbroken cries behind her, Minnie went outside the room, only to find Midi standing there. The old mouse glanced behind her and chuckled with interest.

"Weren't we supposed to wait until the last minute?"

"Grandpa, I can't wait any longer!"

"You!"

"whee."

The grandfather and grandson, who shared similar temperaments, smiled at each other. At that moment, the captain of the guard came over to report to Miner that, as instructed by the high priest, the prepared poisoned wine had been distributed to the powerful races, who had no suspicions and were now drinking it heartily.

The old rat nodded in satisfaction. Tonight was the most crucial moment of the entire god-making plan, and there was no room for error. Although, in theory, those demi-humans who had been secretly implanted with the "blood pact" would be forced to sacrifice themselves in the second step of the ritual, it was still an extra layer of insurance.

The thought that after tonight the ratmen would possess a super weapon made Midi smile with a touch of smugness.

"Grandpa, once we have a god, what will we do next?"

"Of course, we'll march on the human kingdoms! Our race has been hiding in this virtual forest long enough. We are not like those ignorant humans; they are servants of the gods, while we ratmen are masters of the gods! With gods in our hands, the human army will be no threat, and other ratmen descendants will join us. We can even break the curses of those evil gods and restore our race's birth rate to its original state. At that time, rebuilding the ratman empire, and even ruling the world will be no problem!"

End of this chapter

To be fair, Midi's creation of a god was also a first for him, mainly relying on that half of the "Black Sun Bible". Therefore, he did not know that gods are not strong from birth, but need further cultivation.

After several hours of busy work, the ratmen finally completed the last step of the ritual. Midi and the other eleven priests arrived in front of the boiling blood pool, where a huge magic circle had already been drawn on the ground, with twelve array eyes around it. Midi and the priests each stood in one of the eyes.

The purpose of this magic circle is not to awaken the gods, but to take the opportunity to plant a mark of enslavement in the consciousness of the gods after they awaken in the blood pool, so that the newly born gods can obey Midi's commands.

This branch of the ratmen under Midi were originally court mages of the ratman empire and had participated in the development of this divine summoning array.

The evil god created by the Ratman Empire was initially very obedient and extremely powerful, almost invincible in one-on-one combat. In the end, he was defeated only after being besieged by almost all the gods.

However, in the research notes left by his ancestors, Midi did see records about "out of control". It seems that some unexpected accidents occurred during the final battle. Midi's ancestors escaped the calamity because they fled in time.

Midi believed he had studied this magic circle for most of his life. His family had been researching and improving this magic circle for generations, and the current version was the most perfect form. He was confident that the magic circle was foolproof.

Once everything was ready, Midi immediately announced the start of the ceremony.

Accompanied by the drumbeats of the sacrificial drums, three hundred fully armed rat-man guards stood ready. Mina, accompanied by a group of rat-man maids dressed in black robes, carried trays of specially treated "living organs" to the blood pool and poured them directly into it.

As soon as these organs entered the blood pool, they immediately calmed the previously boiling water and emitted a very eerie red light.

Led by Midi, the ratman priests began chanting. They first activated the innermost magic circle, and the blood pool immediately shone brightly with red light, forming a blood-red pillar of light that shot into the sky.

Just then, a commotion erupted outside the ceremony grounds. Midi glanced in the direction of the sound and saw that the leader of the orcs and ogres had arrived. Zak and Gao, who had previously been mortal enemies, now stood side by side, their faces showing both pain and hatred.

Zach pointed at Midi, who was not far away, and started cursing.

"Midi! You old bastard, we treated you like a leader, and you're trying to poison us!"

Seeing the enraged Zaka, Midi ignored him and continued chanting the spell. Zaka, seeing this, immediately charged forward, brandishing his weapon, but was blocked by the well-equipped ratman guard. Normally, these powerful races were indeed stronger than the ratmen individually, but they were all poisoned, greatly diminishing their strength.

As the red light emanating from the blood pool became almost tangible, the demi-humans who were fighting suddenly felt a strange discomfort. Their hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably. Then, to their horror, they saw their flesh being torn apart by an invisible force, and the forcibly ripped-off flesh flew towards the blood pool in the center of the altar.

With a heart-wrenching scream of pain, thousands of powerful races on the inner side of the camp were reduced to shredded flesh within minutes, all absorbed by the blood pool.

While the weaker races on the outskirts were unaffected, many witnessed the horrific scene firsthand. Terrified, they either turned and ran or prostrated themselves on the ground, begging for the Dragon God's forgiveness.

After absorbing thousands of subhumans, the blood pool was filled with a large mass of writhing flesh. Midi looked at the indescribable thing and thought that the first step in creating a god had finally been successfully completed. So he looked up and gave Mine a wink, who immediately had someone drag Romian up.

At this moment, Romian's face was ashen, her eyes devoid of joy or sorrow, seemingly filled only with unfathomable despair. Miner, looking at Romian in this state, couldn't help but laugh out loud once more.

"Hehe! My silly little sister, cheer up! You're witnessing a real miracle right now!"

Faced with Minnie's mockery, Romian lay on the ground with her head down, while on the other side, Midi was performing the second part of the ritual, fusing the energy of faith into the flesh and blood she had just absorbed to form the body of a god.

The priests began their second round of chanting, and gradually, multicolored rays of light appeared above the blood pool—the forcibly manifested faith. Midi looked up and knew that was the source of the gods' power. This was the first time he had seen faith with his own eyes, but he vaguely sensed something was amiss.

"Why do those colors seem a bit out of sync?"

The ceremony was halfway through and there was no possibility of stopping. The multicolored light of faith grew brighter and brighter, deeply attracting the attention of every ratman present. These lights gradually merged into the flesh, causing this large mass, which resembled a giant tumor, to change once again.

These fleshy creatures wriggled and stretched, first growing numerous hands and feet, some humanoid and some like dragons, then wings, mouths, and eyes of all sizes, distributed haphazardly, making the already disgusting mass of flesh even more indescribable.

Looking at the monstrous, fleshy growth that was groaning incessantly, Minnie instinctively took a half-step back, nervously swallowing hard.

As the glow of the sunset continued to blend in, the monster's body became increasingly ferocious and terrifying, revealing a highly manic side, making it seem nothing like a creature with intelligence and reason.

Soon, the second chant ended, and Midi and the priests were already sweating profusely from exhaustion. This was because it wasn't just about reciting lines; it also consumed a lot of mental and magical energy, but thankfully they managed to pull through.

The monster in the blood pool had now taken shape; it was something that looked nothing like a dragon, and it was extremely ferocious. Fortunately, there was a pre-set barrier around the blood pool, which temporarily trapped it. The next step of the ritual was to proceed to the third step: to awaken the monster's consciousness with a pure soul born of despair, transforming it into a complete deity.

However, at that moment, Midi suddenly saw three humans appear directly in front of the altar. The old man in the lead was dressed in white robes and carried a scepter. On either side of him stood a man and a woman. The man seemed to be a mercenary, while the woman was a nun.

The three men strolled towards them as if taking a leisurely walk, giving the old mouse a vague sense of unease.

End of this chapter

Choosing the perfect moment, Lud made a dazzling appearance before the ratmen, accompanied by Fallen Leaf and Shanis as his two protectors.

The appearance of humans caused Midi's expression to darken.

Despite Midi's usual disdain for humans, viewing them as an inferior race that rose to power by imitating the Skaven Empire, in this world, humans are undoubtedly the darlings of the gods and the masters of the continent, while the Skaven can only endure the curse of the gods and hide away to eke out a living.

Three hundred years have passed, and the difference in strength between the two sides has become vast. Therefore, when Midi discovered that humans had come uninvited, he immediately became nervous.

"Guards, stop them! Miner, where is that...person!?"

Midi was in a hurry to complete the final step of the ceremony, but when he turned to look at his granddaughter Minnie, he was shocked to find that Romian, who had been lying on the ground, was nowhere to be seen. Hearing Midi calling her, Minnie, who had come to her senses, was also startled by Romian's sudden disappearance.

"Where is my offering? Where is that huge offering I put here?"

Miner looked around frantically, searching for Romian. Just then, Romian's familiar voice suddenly came from very close behind her.

"My silly sister, who are you looking for?"

Minnie turned around abruptly and saw Romian standing behind her, a sweet and charming smile on her face, like that of a girl next door. But that smile immediately began to change, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into someone else entirely.

"Who...who are you?"

"Would you believe me if I said I'm the god of pranks?"

Seeing Minnie's astonished expression, Hume's figure, which had returned to its original form, suddenly became blurry, and then, as if by teleportation, appeared directly next to the human priest outside the guard formation.

The ideal sacrificial offering had slipped away right before their eyes. The ratmen looked at each other in dismay, and Midi was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Without a living sacrifice to complete the final step, the god they created was merely a living lump of flesh, devoid of self-awareness and uncontrollable, and still maintaining a strong desire for flesh and blood, constantly attacking the barrier.

On Lude's side, he was also startled when he first saw the god created by the old rat, because this thing had such a strong "Killer" vibe! Fortunately, this thing is not a complete god yet, so although it looks powerful and terrifying, it can be killed.

So Lud didn't bother with any self-introduction to the ratmen and just unleashed a brand new divine spell he had created.

"Holy Sound Waves!"

Lud swung his scepter forward with a sudden burst of holy light, accompanied by a sharp noise like ten thousand fingernails scratching glass. This directional noise caused a large number of the unsuspecting ratman guards to fall instantly, all covering their ears and howling in agony.

But what was truly terrifying about this move wasn't that it made the ratman guards dizzy and temporarily incapacitated, but rather that it directly disrupted the ratman priests who were casting spells to maintain the barrier's operation. The terrifying noise instantly threw them off balance, interfering with their magic as well.

As Midi faced the tumour monster, he suddenly saw the barrier in front of him crack like fragile glass, and then, without giving him any chance to react, it shattered and disappeared in an instant.

The monster, now freed from its restraints, immediately extended its claws towards the living creatures closest to it! Poor Midi, too old to run and unable to cast a spell in time, was pierced through the body by a thick, twisted claw of flesh and blood, and skewered like a meat skewer.

"Ahhhh!!!"

In the blink of an eye, all twelve ratman priests, including Midi, were wiped out. But the monster's attack did not end there. Instead, it continued to attack all living things within its reach, devouring them alive.