The Record of Unusual Creatures
chapter-693

HaoRenvaguelyrememberedRaven12345 oncegiving him a lessoninthisrespect. However, everyone knew that hesleptthroughthelesson.Hewaspatheticwhenitcameto studymotivation.

So, heputonanact."Didyou?"

"Iremember telling you this before, or did I mess up? Fortunately, Raven 12345's memory did not serve her well and she had given up on treatment. She wondered for a while and said, "Anyway, a true god doesn't need help from believers. Whether it's the Galacticus Lords, Xi Ling Celestials, or the distant Xylonic Pantheon and fellows opposite the void, external help is not needed. That's we are the origins ourselves. We are the origin of all evolution, we control everything in the universe and we create things out of nothing. If you were a money-printing machine yourself, would you still need your salary?"

Raven12345pausedforasecondandthencontinued."Onemorereason;the'power'weuseisverydifferentfromwhattheordinaryracesthink.Forexample,thesecondarypsionicenergythatIletyouuse,youfinditunrealbecauseitworksonallthingsinalldimensionsatthesametime,anditunconditionallyaffectseverythingintheuniverse.Butthepowerthecelestialsuseisatanotherlevel.Theprayerofthebelieversismeremortalpower.Theycouldn'trechargetheirpowersource."

HaoRenscratchedhisjaw."Soit'slikelightingupanuclearreactorwithatorch."

"TheGoddessofthePlaneofDreamspossessedthecharacteristicsofatrueGod,butsheneededtheprayersofthebelieverstogiveherstrength..."Raven12345'sbrowsknittogether."Thereseemstobeonlytwopossibilities;eitherher "true-god" characteristics were fake and we were all wrong from the beginning, or she was a true god but she did not know how to control her power. She had the divinity of a god, but she did not know how to use it. She was running in the lower power cycle all this while... so much so that she needed help from believers."

HaoRenlookedatRaven 12345expectantly."Whatdoyouthink?"

Raven12345beatonthechest."Iswearonmydignity,Iwouldsayit'sthesecondscenario."

"...Youserious?"

"Trustme.Youdon'thaveanyoneelsetotrust,doyou?"Raven12345raisedafingerandwaveditinfrontofHaoRen'seyes."Itmusthavebeenthesecondscenario.Afterlosinghermemoryandforgettingherownskills,shehadtofumblethroughthebasicsandlearnfromscratch…"

HaoRen'sfacesuddenlybecamesolemn."Thishappenedinthecelestialworldtoo?"

Thegoddess'answerwasratheranticlimax."NoneI'veheardof.ButIhaveseenitonTV."

HaoRencouldnolongerstandit."Dangyou!Can'tyoubemoreserious—"

"Bang!"

HaoRenlookedatthe goddesswithhislightning-fried hair. The goddess shrugged. "Don't look at me. It was the will of the universe to punish you."

HaoRenhadgivenuparguing.HeenduredthenonsensicalityoftheGoddessandbegantoconsiderseriouslythepossibilitythattheGoddessofCreationhadlostherpowerbecauseshelosthermemory.Afterall,accordingtoRaven,trueGodsalwaysknewhowtoreplenishtheirpowersinamoreadvancedway.WhiletheGoddessofthePlaneofDreamspossessedatrue god'scharacteristics,shewasstilldependentonthebeliever'sprayerforhelp.Thatonlyreinforcedtheviewthatshewasahalf-bakedGoddess.

Afterall,HaoRen,too,didnotwanttobelievethathisandRaven12345'sanalyseswerewrong.

Thematterwassoconcluded,fornow.HaoRenfoldedhisarmsacrosshischest."I'veanotherquestion.It'saboutthesilencefromalltheracesonthedistresscalloftheGoddessofthePlaneofDreams.TheguardianclaimsthatthetreacherouschildrenhadincitedrebellionamongthemortalracessothattheycouldgainthepowerofeternallifeaftertheGoddessdied.ButI'veponderedthatpointforquiteawhile…"

"Therearealwayssomebadappleineverybunch,andbythesametoken,notallchildreninthefamilyarescoundrels,"saidRaven12345.SheknewexactlywhatwasvexingHaoRen."ThePlaneofDreamsisaverybroaduniverse.Accordingtomyanalysisaboutthegoddess'ability,ifshewerereallyobsessedwithexploringtheuniverse,shewouldhaveatleastsownhundredsofthousand,ifnotmillionsofcivilisations.Andthosewhostillrememberedtheirmotherwasstillbythetensofthousands.It'simpossiblethatnochildrenhaveeverrememberedhername."

"Althoughhowyouputthatacrossisabitweird...butbasicallythat'showitis."

"Thegoddessdidcallforhelp,andaccordingtorecord,theHollettansdidindeedreceivethedistresscall.Afterthedeicidalincident,theywillfullyalteredthehistorybyhidingtheirsinsagainstthecreator,"Raven12345tappedherfingerontheroundtableasifshewasknockingoutthekeypoints."ThesepointsareallconsistentwiththeGuardian'sstatement.Butthere'saproblemthatyoucan'tverifyjustastheguardiancouldn't—there's no way to confirm that the other planets have heard the distress call."

HaoRen'sfaceturnedsomber."Youmean…"

"Withoutadequateinformation,givethemthebenefitofthedoubt.Aslongasitislogical,itispossible,"Raven12345said,lecturingherimmatureassistant,"Thedistresscallcouldhavebeenintercepted,orthepowerofthegoddesswassoweakthathermessagehadonlyreachedtoalimitedrangeoftheuniverse,orthemortalraceshadheardthedistresscallandrespondedbuttheirprayerswereintercepted.Sotheguardianmistakenlythoughtthatallraceshadbetrayedthe goddess.Therecouldhaveevenmoreridiculouspossibilitiesoutthere,aslongasyoudaredtothink.Afterall,timehasscrapedawaythetruth."

TheGoddesswordshadopenedHaoRen'seyes.Hefinallyknewwhatwasgoingoninhisf*ckedupmindalldaylongyesterday.Heknockedonhishead."Whatiswrongwithmyimagination…"

Raven12345lookedatHaoRen,giggling."You'vestressedyourselftoomuch.Youcan'tbecreativeandmakesoundjudgmentwhenyou'restressedout."

HaoRenwassurprised."Howdoyouknow?TheintuitionofGod?"

"Intuitionmyfoot!Byjustlookingatyourface,I'vealreadyknownyouhadasleeplessnightlastnight.Trytopraywhenyoucan'tsleep,Idon'texpectyoutohavefaithinme…"

HaoRenwasverytouched.HedidnotexpecttheGoddesswassoconcernedforhim.ButRavencontinued."ButIhopeyoucantrustmylullaby.Itwasmymistaketohavesungitoutoftunelasttime.Let'stryagainnexttime..."

"Oh,God,shallwesticktobusiness,please"HaoRenwipedthecoldsweatoffhisforeheadandsteeredawayfromtheconversation."Whatyousaidispossible.Buthowcouldhavetheguardianneverthoughtofthat?Hadhedonealittleinvestigationinhishead,heshouldhaverealiseditwasimpossibleforallmortalstobeinbetrayaloftheGoddessatthesametime..."

Raven12345staredstraightintoHaoRen'seyesuntilachillranuphisspine."Youmeanheshouldbecalmwhenhismotherwasblownupbeforehim?"

"…"

"Theguardiangiantsyoumentionedmightbestrongerinpowerthantheordinarymortals,butIknowthem.Theyareonlymortals,albeitstronger,inmyeyes,"Raven12345exhaled."Sensual,fragile,capableofemotionsandhumanity,haveweakconceptsofgoodandevilandattitudes,and moreimportantly,noneoftheabovearecontrollable...exceptforthedivinenature,theyarenotmuchdifferentfrommortals."

Raven12345pausedagainbeforeshesighedasiftalkingtoherselfthistime."Anyway,thesituationatthattimemusthavebeensochaoticthatinvestigationwasimpossible.TheentirekingdomofGodwasblownaway,theFirstBorn'snetworkcollapsed,everymortalspecieswasdevastatedbynaturaldisasters,andtheheartoftheuniversewasinamess...Theguardianswhosurvivedcouldhavedonenothingtoinvestigate.Eventoday,eventheslightestcluesmusthavebeenscrapedcleanbythepassingoftime."

Afterafewsecondsofsilence,HaoRennodded."Nomatterwhat,heshouldcalmdownnow.Afterall,tenthousandyearshavepassed,andIhavetalkedwithhimalot...I'lltellhimaboutthiswhenwemeetnext.Well,Ihopehewouldlisten."

"Youhaveotherquestions,don'tyou?"Raven12345asked,lookingintoHaoRen'seyes,smiling."Youlookshesitant.It'sokay,youcanaskanythingyoulike.Worsecomestoworst,therewouldbeonlylightningstrike,butyouwillsurvive."

"Youaresucha..."HaoRenshookhisheadhelplessly,unsureofhisGoddess'intention."Infact,yes,IhaveaquestionthatIdon'tknowwhetherIshouldask.ButIwillstillask—whatwouldyoudoifyourcreationdecidestoforsakeyouoneday?"