Chapter 11: A God


    [Start of Volume 2]


    1 Year Later


    002 and 001 had been living inside the abandoned small house in the woods near an unnamed village for the past year and now had lived under the disguise as Nyx and Raizel.


    A month had now already passed since they''ve bought food, it was obvious that their small supplies would eventually ran out, and today is that day.


    001, now known as Raizel, wore a rugged plain white t-shirt and black trousers they found left in the closet. He then put on a brown robe made out of the old unused curtains and finally prepared to head out.


    He then turns around as he heard the sound of small footsteps and sees 002, now known as Nyx, coming out from her room. She was wearing a plain beige coloured dress that has its skirt almost reaching the knees. Her used-to-be long brown hair was now short but her bangs remained the same as it reaches past her chin, remaining intact on the right side of her face.


    She was holding a basket she sewed herself from woods and she smiled at Raizel as she ran up to him.


    Raizel just smiled as he made a sign language, saying "Don''t go too far, I''ll be back at the very least before dawn."


    Nyx''s eyebrows twitched as she pouted her lips and said in a sardonic voice, "I''m not that young anymore, I''m 9 years old already!"


    Raizel just grinned and made another sign language. "And I am 10 years old now, so that makes me older and the one to be followed, right?"


    Nyx just scoffed and rolled her eyes before she just hummed softly.


    With that, they both left in the opposite direction of each other. Raizel headed towards the village whilst Nyx headed deeper towards the woods.


    This was what they came to agree to, the two of them would swap their roles after each week so that they would be remembered yet not that much as to avoid the scientists in-case they are searching for them, which most likely is the case.


    As Nyx headed in the deeper woods, she had come to be familiar with the place as she now often come here to collect berries and medical herbs.


    There were many types of wild berries but not that much of medical herbs as it only grows in specific dates.


    Just as she was picking up the berries, she suddenly heard a rustle, making her turn vigilant.


    As she turned her head to the side with alertness, her pupils instantly contracted as her entire body turned stiff.


    There was a dark silhouette standing behind the bushes and trees, it was the figure of a deer, albeit the strange thing about it that made Nyx''s scalp turn numb is because its body is literally just black, like a shadow itself!


    Its eyes shone brightly with the colour white and it stared at Nyx for an unknown amount of time.


    Nyx had indeed heard before that there are strange creatures living in this world, she could still remember vaguely the descriptions of the history books about this world, about- Chaos.


    Yes, the name of this world is Chaos, which is said to have been named by the Goddess of Chaos herself.


    It''s ironic, isn''t it?


    It is said that the deity who rescued this world from the Outer Gods and had named it, was viewed as a ''savior'' by the people of the Nirvanna Era despite being known as an Evil God as well.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it


    An Evil God whose prowess is only destruction and curse, can also be viewed as a Savior, isn''t that funny?


    And because it was an Evil God who claimed this world as their own, naturally, beings from the underworld were also brought to this place.


    For Nyx, this is the first time she would see a being that resembled something from the underworld.


    Before, in the slums she would often encounter ''people'' with animal tails, ears, and other part of their body that became hybrid.


    They were called The Wretched Ones- naturally, beings that were unfortunate enough to be born with such physical traits of an animal and had no more than 20 years of lifespan.


    However, this was the first time Nyx encountered another being other than they humans and the wretched ones.


    Nyx, unable to control her excitement and fear, trembled underneath its gaze. She did not know what type of creature it is, nor if it is even written in any of the history books she had read. Because of this, she is unable to tell of what actions she should take, whether she needs to be cautious and fear this creature, or whether this is just an ordinary one that has such unique appearance.


    Just as she was pondering, she watched as the deer turn its head before running away deeper into the woods, leaving a trail of dark shadow-like smokes.


    Seeing the deer disappearing into the shadows, Nyx was left dumbfounded. Shaking off her thoughts, she stood up as she held the basket of berries.


    ''That was an odd encounter I should say, but I guess it is for the better that it was not a harmful one.'' Nyx thought and just as she let out a sigh, she suddenly felt a change in her body as she unconsciously dropped the basket.


    Her vision suddenly turned into a familiar crimson embrace, which she had not seen for some time now.


    Just as she thought she was in danger and would see the same blue lines as before, she was surprised to see a foreign white lines, forming into an outline of the same deer she just saw.


    It looked at her before it hopped into the forest, with the same path that the shadow-like deer also ran towards to.


    Nyx couldn''t understand what it wanted to say to her- no, to be more precise, she already knew what it was saying, she is just not certain if she should follow it.


    Nyx first turned to look towards the direction of their house and after some contemplation, decided to follow the deer, leaving the basket of berries on the ground scattered.


    --


    As Nyx carefully followed the trail, she found from time to time that the deeper she goes, the more the appearance of the wood changes.


    It kept getting darker and darker until she only saw withered plants.


    Just as she was thinking of whether she should turn back now, she paused as she saw the shadow-like deer once again, this time, her crimson vision fading as the white lines became one with the deer.


    As the deer stared at her once more, this time, Nyx did not back down and also stared back at the creature.


    The longer Nyx stares into the creature''s eyes, the more she felt drowsiness washing over her.


    Then, the deer suddenly pounced on the ground, letting out an angry neigh, starting Nyx. After that, she watched as the deer turned and ran once again, but this time, it ran directly towards a well and jumped inside of it.


    Nyx was stupefied for a moment before she rushed and looked down inside the wall, whereas she found that it was no more than 3 feet and that there was a strange tunnel inside at the corner.


    Nyx furrowed her eyebrows and after some contemplation, decided to follow her curiosity and jumped down the well knowing that she will still be able to get out either way.


    --


    Crawling, she followed the light at the end of the tunnel and after a minute had passed, she finally arrived at the end and stood up, only to be met with a surprising sight.


    It was a large room, and there were torches all over the place, casting a vague light in the room because it was not enough.


    And at the center of it, was a giant statue of a woman. Her face is covered with a thin veil and her arms are placed above each other on her chest while wearing a long robe.


    Suddenly, a strong wind blew past her, causing for her to tremble slightly from the cold.


    Fear instantly swept over her as a bead of sweat dripped from her forehead.


    She may not know who this statue symbolizes, but she does know one thing about it.


    ''This is a statue of a God.''


    Realizing this, her heart thumped wildly, it was intense, so much that she felt it painful as if it is being crushed.


    ''This is dangerous-...i- I could die here!'' This though made her scalp go numb.


    She trembled greatly, this was like no other! The fear of death! So much more horrifying than what her parents or the scientists had done to her, maybe even scarier than he''ll itself!


    Just as she wanted to escape from this place, she suddenly saw the shadow-like deer come out from behind the statue as it stood before her.


    Then, she did not know if it was her illusion, but she thought she saw both the deer and the statue''s eyes shone bright at the same time.


    "Kneel"


    The word spoken was simple, but the impact was greater than an earthquake and louder than a drum. Nyx choked, feeling as if her entire body was out of her control. It was heavy and unbearable as she knelt down without knowing it.


    Then, she felt something wet and sticky, but she couldn''t raise her hands that was supporting herself whilst kneeling.


    Crimson blood kept pouring down from her ears and nose, not long after, she cried out blood from her eyes.


    A mortal can never withstand something done by a deity, whether if they just hear their voice, see their true appearance, or just stared into their eyes, if any mortal does any of those, the consequences all lead to one thing only- death.


    Nyx struggled to maintain her consciousness and more importantly- her sanity.


    The voices in her head kept screaming that she could hardly hear her breathing.


    As her head droop down, the pool of blood that she unconsciously created suddenly started to wriggle like worms before forming into unknown words.


    She didn''t know how she knew it was a sentence, but she knew that this is not the alphabet she had learned about.


    Then, she felt her mouth opening and closing on its own without her consent, and without her realizing it, she was already reading out loud the text written on the floor.


    "Worship me, mortal."


    "Make me your God, I can give you everything you desire."


    "In return, shall you follow my four commands."


    "Shall you be my substitute and most faithful believer.


    "Shall you gather your followers and believers."


    "Shall you seek the truth."


    "And shall you eradicate all of ''His'' most faithful servants."


    Nyx continued to speak as if possessed by someone else as she spoke in a complete unfamiliar language.


    "Once you have your answer, come find me, I shall be waiting."


    With that, the weight on Nyx suddenly disappeared completely and as it did, so did she as Nyx felt her vision turn blur before falling to the side with a thud, unconscious.


    The last thing she saw was the shadow-like deer that remained throughout that entire event staring at her.