The Sun - Lord of Mysteries (fanfiction)

Salinger...

Gods focused first on the god of death and then looked at Amanines and Badhiel, as they might the only ones to have more knowledge about death!.

Aucuces also recalled everything he knew about Salinger.

To become a sequence 0 for the death pathway, one must first construct an underworld and become the sole ruler of all spirits and the dead.

Even though death pathway rituals for advancement eventually lay the foundation for the underworld, it is still not an easy to completely this apotheosis ritual.

The ancient goddess of death, who built the underworld, was only able to complete it because she had some authority over the door, which aided her immensely.

Then, Ancient Sun God invaded the underworld at the end of the second epoch, he let the light shine on the dark underworld, destroying almost the entire underworld and leaving only the Calderon city and ruins behind.

During the war, the ancient Goddess of Death also died under the light of the ancient sun god, and the one who inherited her characteristics and uniqueness was Salinger, as he was her subsidiary god at that time.

Salinger used these characteristics to rise to the position of king of angels at the end of the third epoch. He also joined Rose Redemption and took part in the final war.

After the fall of the Ancient Sun God, he conquered the southern continent and established the Balam Empire.

For the sake of balance at the time, Solomon also did not attack or conquer the southern continent. This alone ensured that Salinger faced no opposition to his rule over the Southern Continent.

After knowing all of the future events, Aucuces had some ideas about how Salinger managed to ascend to godhood.

Not long after him, at the start of the fourth epoch, Salinger ascended to become death. Before that, Amanines and Badhiel both declared open war on Salinger.

After all, it's much easier for them to kill a king of angels than to face each other. Under their combined pressure and assault, Salinger was forced to ascend because it was the only way he could survive.

Aucuces guessed that, Salinger should have used the ruins of the underworld as a foundation for his own. Other than this, he didn't have many options to speak off.

Aucuces also knew things couldn't be that simple.

The ancient goddess of death must have left behind plans for her resurrection in her underworld, which Salinger should have foiled.

But, this didn't really matter much in the end.

Salinger ascended to become death. He completely changed after that.

As wars continued to erupt between them, unlike Badhiel and Amanines, who personally went to the battlefield, Salinger was never seen again.

Through his spies in Bayam, Aucuces had some knowledge of Salinger's situation.

Salinger was said to rarely leave the underworld. He even recently appointed his son, Azik Eggers, as his ruler of his kingdom and retreated to the underworld completely.

Others may find this situation perplexing, but Aucuces finds it to be otherwise. He is certain that this entire Salinger situation involves the river of eternal darkness!

If it involves that, even he can't pry any further.

Aucuces will also never allow Salinger to live past the war of four emperors because he knows what exactly happen in the future.

He will ensure that death itself dies!

Aucuces put his jumbled thoughts aside when he heard Badhiel speak up.

Badhiel reflected. "There's not much news about Salinger after he became a god. Despite the fact that we had conflicts, he never came to the battlefield. Given the presence of Amanines in the war, I also did not invade his kingdom after his absence..."

Despite the presence of Amanines here, he did not hesitate to state the facts clearly.

"The most recent thing I heard about him was that he appointed his son as emperor of Bayam and even gave him complete control over the Bayam Empire itself."

"Salinger has an eccentric personality, that for sure." Leodero mused. "However, I think it's unlikely that he would dare to involve himself in matters of northern continent,"

He dismissed death with a casual wave of his hand, as if Salinger was nothing.

'Oh, if only he knew.' Aucuces found it amusing, as he thought of the future.

Herabergan and Lilith remained silent about death, them they turned to look at Amanises, hoping for her to speak.

After some silence, Amanines said slowly. "We don't have to be that concerned about his participation in the upcoming war."

"Despite the fact that Salinger's situation is unclear in general, I am fairly certain that Salinger has fallen asleep."

Despite having more wild assumptions, she did not elaborate further.

She also very much hopes that her speculations will turn out to be false!

"Sleep?!" Leodero inquired, perplexed. "What could have pushed him into that?"

Aucuces intervened just in time to prevent this conversation from continuing.

"It's no longer relevant, Leodero. But, at the very least, we can be somewhat certain that Salinger will not intervene in the upcoming war."

He concluded, as Leodero fixed his angry gaze on him. While Badhiel was heavy, Herabergan's starry eyes twinkled and his expression was thoughtful, and Lilith remained calm.

"Now let's move onto Cheek." Aucuces continued, ignoring Leodero once more, much to his chagrin.

"I think it's safe to say..." Lilith stated. "After the war, there will be another god..."

"The conditions for the apotheosis ritual for the demoness arrive completely with the war..." Herabergan said calmly. "Cheek will not pass up this opportunity..."

"Indeed," Aucuces nodded. "As a result, we'll keep an eye out for her. If the circumstances permit, we can interfere with her ritual, as ascension of cheek will undoubtedly result in calamity second only to cataclysm."

"However, if things don't improve, let her ascend to godhood, because we already have a lot on our plates. We can deal with the cheek later, as well as the aftermath of her ascension."

Other than that, there was nothing else they could do.

To be honest, Aucuces wants Cheek to ascend to godhood; if he can get her on his side during the War of the Four Emperors, it will help him a lot.

As for Cheek becoming an evil god among the world in the future, he couldn't care less. There is no such thing as good and evil for gods.

There was only silence among the gods, after he said that.

And, Aucuces took their silence for agreement and then waved his hand, and a golden parchment appeared before him.

The golden parchment emitted a terrifying aura, that even archangels may not be able to bear.

"Alliance of Six Gods."

The heading was boldly written at the top of the golden parchment. It also contained a number of articles.

Aucuces took out a golden quill and poured his authority into it before signing his name on the end of parchment.

"Pass it on."

The gods also signed their names after carefully reading and observing it.

However, Leodero was dissatisfied after reading some articles that imposed many restrictions, but he still signed it reluctantly, after seeing everyone else do so.

Aucuces finally obtained the golden parchment bearing the signatures and authorities of six gods and gazed at it for a while.

Finally, he declared, in the light of the sun.

"Let the angels blow the horns of war..."

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The next day....

As the northern continent descended into complete chaos, a handsome man appeared out of thin air in front of antal mountains, with prim facial features and hair which exerts a blackness that rivals the void, with a small amount of white hairs mixed in.

His eyes are cerulean blue, with irises that resemble layers upon layers of rippling cerulean waves stacked on top of one another.

The man took out his pocket watch and checked the time. He then spoke with a smile.

"Aucuces, Eternal Blazing Sun..."

"Amanises, Evernight Goddess..."

Then he proceeded to recite all six gods' honorific names, and most importantly, he did not forget to call out the gods' names as well.