assistirfilmes Chapter 203:
Chapter 203:
Chapter 203:
Meriel is referring to the self-indulgence of the humans who built Earth's civilization and the nonsensical beliefs they hold.
Unlike the omniscient gods of the story, the gods of the pantheon are not omniscient but merciful, not omnipotent but acting.
So the proper subjects of faith would have to be themselves.
"America thinks that before long, King Leon will take over Korea and Asia, but I'm thinking bigger."
TTG Temple will soon take over the world.
"I don't mean all of it, because there are a lot of fanatics in this world who have the wrong faith, and we're going to have to clear some traffic, but we're not going to get rid of them all."
"Conversion by force is not part of the Lionheart's agenda."
"But you're someone that makes sure to fight back if you're attacked, aren't you? You seem to have a strong aversion to having your authority eroded."
He was right.
The Lionhearts are tolerant of their fellow humans, to the point of sanctioning the existence of the Empire.
Distrust is also a human choice. As long as they don't insult the actual gods, they don't force them to believe.
However,
Go beyond disbelief and show aggression, and the Knights of the Lionheart will gladly draw their swords.
"Times will change, and in the course of that change, you will surely be challenged by the vested interests, as you might have guessed from your decision to accept the deity of the God of Gold and Contracts into the pantheon."
Dragonia, God of Gold and Contracts.
Leon was not unaware of Dragonia's intentions to overrun modern capitalism with dragon greed and flaying, but the gods were.
Meriel had already guessed that Leon was determined to take over the world.
I guess you can't fool divine wisdom after all.
[Yes, but this goddess would not tell her ally.]
I could guess why.
"Goddess of Fate, if you desire a place in the pantheon, the gods are said to be willing."
At that, Meriel laughed wordlessly.
She might have business dealings with mortals, but she was a goddess. To a being of eons, the transactions of a moment are unclear.
Meriel answered with a bright smile.
"I see I've kept you busy long enough, so I'll leave you to it."
Leon followed her to her feet and placed a respectful kiss on the back of her hand.
"I look forward to the day when the Goddess of Destiny returns to the Pantheon."
"Hee hee hee I'm looking forward to the day when I get a good representative like King Leon."
-Poof! Pow! Pow!
Outside, a fireworks display was in full bloom.
The fireworks were spreading in all their splendor as if to hide the tacit agreement that had been made here.
* * * *
After the fireworks display, the finale of the Christmas celebration, the TTG Temple naturally gathered together.
Magician Queen Beatrice, Yakt Spinner the Holy Knight of Iron and Blacksmithing, Vulcanus the Holy Knight of War and Flame, and the Flaming Sword Knights.
The Knights of Naju, including Knight Commander Chun So-yeon and Han Ha-ri, the Priestess of two gods.
And the curious who naturally followed the TTG Temple.
-Kiruk. Finalizing the process. Finalizing the process.
As Yappy approached and reported, Leon saw the piles of rice and stones being piled up in the center of the circle surrounding the temple.
Blessed rice was flown in from Naju, South Korea, and blessed corn and wheat grown in the Great Plains of the Midwest of North America.
The amount must have been dozens of tons, and this was not the only offering piled up like a tribute.
Stardust, enough to forge hundreds of armaments, pearls and coral from the sea, brought by the Kikiruks. Mountains of gold.
They were the riches of the world, to be sure, but all the more precious because the gods had blessed them and allowed them to be harvested.
For this moment, it was as if the land had returned to the glory days of Lionheart, as if it were trying to recreate them.
Leon went to the center of it and saw stones surrounded by all sorts of precious things.
The responsibility that Karina, Archduke of Dragonia, had carried for two hundred years, for those who had followed her.
For their souls, Karina surrendered herself, soul and body, to the dragon.
In the end, he prevailed.
She didn't trust him and left his side to seek her own revenge.
When the prodigal son returns, you greet him with no anger, no scorn, only joy and gratitude.
But
Even though you consider it unforgivable, I
"Take it."
The words rolled around in her mouth as Leon pulled a candy out of his hand.
"Suddenly"
"It's your favorite candy since you were a kid. I chewed a lot of candies looking for a similar flavor."
As Karina casually popped the candy into her mouth, she realized that it was indeed the flavor she remembered.
Not the flamboyant sweetness of modern times, but something plain and blandmore like a nibble than a candy, something that might have been a staple food in the Northern Grand Duchy.
Far from the fancy desserts of the royal court, it was a flavor commonly consumed in the northern provinces.
"Did you find it yourself?"
"The sweetness lingers on my tongue, but it wasn't too hard to find."
"Hoo-hoo"
Karina laughed, remembering her father popping dozens of candies in and out of his mouth to find the taste of old memories.
It was so good to hear that laugh, and it made Leon feel like his hard work was worth it.
"It's delicious."
"I'm glad you like it. Is there anything else you want?"
"Of course not. It would be greedy to ask for more."
"You are my daughter. What a daughter asks of her father is not greedy."
"Im also an unfaithful daughter who deserted her father in his hour of need."
""
Leon knew what Karina's words meant.
The Northern army that had left the Alliance before the final battle and the Archduke who had led them away from the Lionheart King.
The Lionheart King knew what Karina was guilty of.
"I still remember what I said to you then."
I don't want to see you again. Disappear from my sight, were Leon's last words to her.
"I regret it even now. Knowing that I would not see you for so long, knowing that it would be the last time, I said such a rash thing."
"It's not your fault."
"It is also this father's fault."
""
Leon stroked Karina's dark hair. She had her mother's coloring, and he could see much of it in her dark hair.
The upright posture, the strong air, the blue eyes, the natural strength.
The proof of his love for his wife is so clear that he can recognize her blood at a glance.
It's a love so precious that a mistake doesn't matter.
Parents can never give enough love to their children.
"This father's love will never change, no matter when or what happens. You may abandon me, but I will never abandon you."
There's not a bit of that anger left in Leon. The only feelings he has left from two hundred years ago are remorse and regret.
"My daughter. My dear child, the one I thought I would never see again. What parent in the world can feel anything but joy?"
To the returned prodigal, the father offers no rebuke.
For a parent's unconditional love is always infinite.
""
Karina leaned her head against Leon's shoulder without a word, recalling happy memories from the distant past, now only a memory.
"Thank you, Dad."
That was enough for all the fathers in the world.