A few weeks ago.
"What? You're saying the Bible must be protected at all costs?"
Yi Geon, who had been making a horse-head mask, furrowed his brow.
It was because of the Scorching Heat Master.
"What, are you saying if the Bible is damaged, I die too?"
[Yes. To gods, the Bible—that is, the divine origin—is extremely important.]
"Why?"
[Because all gods' souls are born from the Bible.]
"!"
[For example, let's say the god Lahar, master of the full moon, dies. Then even though that god is dead, a new soul is reborn based on Lahar's origin. It's essentially a succession of the lineage.]
Simply put, it was a continuation of the identity known as Lahar.
[Of course, if a suitable soul isn't born, another appropriate god may inherit that divinity.]
The god they had seen in the memories Yi Geon’s group viewed—the divinity taken by the 13th master of the original constellation—was such a case.
[Anyway, as long as the Bible remains, a god can achieve immortality. In some cases, memories can even be passed down, so powerful gods can literally become immortal.]
But at those words, Yi Geon had merely curled his lips upward.
"Then conversely, it means if the Bible disappears, that god dies. Ah, hold your head still. Let me measure the size."
[No... if you're going to do this, just get treatment...! Anyway, the origin is the god itself, so even distorting the origin affects that god. That's why preserving the penned origin is crucial.]
Because it was, in essence, the life of a constellation god.
[Well, you're a bit of a special case, so even if the Bible is destroyed, you probably won't die.]
"A special case?"
[You are the creator who made the throne and the Bible...]
"Creator... what?"
[Never mind. Anyway, guard the Bible well. If it gets damaged or distorted, even you can't avoid a fatal wound. Especially, you must protect the first page that announces the birth of a god. That is your life.]
"Well, my tsundere scribe is managing it well. I'll know right away if anything happens."
Well, that wasn't important anyway.
What mattered was that the Bible was akin to the life of a constellation god.
Using that, one could deal with a constellation god.
Of course, it wasn't an easy method.
Each god's Bible had a different form, and no one knew where it was hidden.
But now, it was different.
[A piece of the Bible has been obtained from the Gemini Constellation]
In the case of the Scorching Heat Master, it was in the soul of a saint. In the case of the Full Moon Master, it was in the sanctuary building.
And in the case of the Gemini Constellation, it seemed they had hidden their Bible among the fairy kings.
After all, from the perspective of a constellation god, it was a much safer and more trustworthy place than with humans.
'So that's why when Seongjae ran off with the fairy king, they tried so desperately to get it back?'
The fairy king's abilities were powerful, so it was definitely a tempting target.
And now, at this moment.
As Yi Geon touched the fountain pen to the stone slab, something astonishing happened.
Flash!
[Entering edit mode]
With the power of the Scribe, the stone slab transformed into a notebook.
And Yi Geon, grinning at the text that floated up, edited and inserted new phrases.
It was roughly like drawing an X over something and adding new text beneath it.
Soon, as light burst from the notebook, Hugo was shocked.
"You can even use the Scribe's power now?"
"Well, it's thanks to this tool. It's single-use, and I can't fix anything major."
No, that wasn't the important part.
"Wait! What did you change it to?!"
Those around him who saw what Yi Geon had edited were horrified.
They couldn't help but be.
[My magic shone, and the world brightened. That light shall be so great as to illuminate the world. (Increased magic creativity)]
↓
[My magic shone, and my head brightened. That light shall be so great as to illuminate the world. (Luminescence effect)]
Hugo was dumbfounded looking at the content.
"No... if you're going to fix it, why write something proper... why this, of all things!"
"Why? This way we can pinpoint the location, can't we?"
"What? Pinpoint the location? With just a glowing head, what..."
But it was right at that moment.
Flash!
A flash of light surged up from somewhere.
Hugo's eyes, and the eyes of the Cheon siblings, went wide.
"Th-That's..."
"Well, there they are."
"!"
It was unmistakable.
It had to be the magic constellation god who had vanished earlier while fighting the Scorching Heat Master.
"I wondered where they went...!"
Of course, since they'd tried to kill the Scorching Heat Master, they probably hadn't gone far.
"Wow, incredible. They really pinpointed the location."
At the Cheon siblings' admiration, Hugo was flabbergasted.
"Ah, no, wait! If that really is the constellation god, then that must be the Bible...!"
At the same time, Yi Geon grinned viciously.
"It'll be more useful than I thought."
Of course, this fountain pen mimicking the Scribe's power had major limitations.
First, it couldn't directly affect anything related to life, and could only change one word within a sentence.
Thus, he was forced to alter it into this crude form, but.
'With this...'
Yi Geon began to modify the text again.
Flash!
Of course, since it was only a part of the Bible, there were fewer than ten phrases written. There were no root phrases that could shake the origin of the Gemini Constellation god, but this was enough.
[The most beautiful goddess of love and beauty in the world, because of her heart that grew without rest, she could not sleep at night (Mind-control magic effect)]
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[The most beautiful goddess of love and beauty in the world, because of her hair that grew without rest, she could not sleep at night (Hair growth effect)]
At the same time, the earth shook.
[One of the twin sibling gods erupts in fury]
[One of the sibling gods reveals hostility towards the Serpent Master]
It was the Gemini Constellation god, who had left dealing with Yi Geon to the power of the Scorching Heat Master.
It seemed that, in the meantime, they had been scheming some other magic.
Perhaps they had intended to eliminate the Scorching Heat Master, the Full Moon Master, and even Lee Ah-so, who had gone to the Aquarius Constellation god—all of whom had interfered with them.
They planned to kill the others using the same method they had used to kill the original master and the 13th constellation god.
But the moment Yi Geon started tampering with the Bible.
[Warning. The magic constellation god is closing in, targeting the Serpent Master]
They seemed quite enraged.
As evidence, the ground began to tremble violently.
Boom! Boom!
It was a reverberation as if a giant was approaching.
Boom!
With each quake, power lines on utility poles snapped and the ground split.
Boom!
"U-Uncle!"
It was hard just to stand and keep one's balance against that overwhelming force.
And in that moment!
Crash!!!
A massive blue flame descended before them.
Kugugung!
The flame was thick enough to swallow the city.
The blue flame coiled around the city like a whirlwind.
Yi Geon watched this and curled his lips upward.
Because even though the flame shrouded the body, it was clearly visible to his vision.
A glowing head and hideous hair covering the body.
It looked like a werewolf or a Yeti, its entire body covered in fur.
Perhaps that’s why.
"Oh my? The goddess of love and beauty is looking a bit rough?"
At Yi Geon’s taunt, the constellation god seemed furious.
Unsurprisingly.
[Constellation God Descent]
The enraged constellation god did not simply possess a saint, but used Constellation God Descent, revealing their form directly.
Crash!!!
Simultaneously, the asphalt ground and buildings were shattered into pieces, as if swept by a nuclear explosion.
"Urgh!"
Immense energy wrecked the city.
They could barely stand on their feet.
And as the city debris flew at them, Yi Geon, laughing, unleashed his Divine Presence.
[Divine Presence Unleashed 100%]
The ring on Yi Geon's finger screamed and flew off.
Crash!
Black light and green light enveloped him, and Yi Geon unleashed his power.
[Nest of Serpents (SSS)]
It was a defensive skill, a dome skill, evolved from a Taurus skill.
Finally, a giant hemispherical sphere centered on him covered the city.
Then, the destructive energy of the gods emitted by the Gemini Constellation god's descent was trapped within the dome.
"Don't mindlessly destroy things. The Earth is showing a rejection reaction, telling you to get lost."
[This damned Serpent God.]
At last, the goddess of beauty, who had been an incarnation body, fully revealed herself.
And the goddess, the magic constellation god, felt her blood boil at the sight of the surroundings being restored by the power of the Serpent Master constellation.
It was unmistakably the power of the Bull Constellation.
After swallowing the Taurus constellation, they must have gained enough power to restore the city.
Of course, in this situation, that wasn't important to her.
[I was going to stuff you into the star, but I'll deal with you directly.]
"!"
Hearing this, Yi Geon immediately threw the notebook to Cheon Seongjae.
Hugo's family was surprised.
"Uncle?!"
Cheon Seongjae, receiving the notebook, was the most horrified.
That was understandable. The magic constellation god was the main culprit who had contributed significantly to killing the original master and the previous Serpent Master in the past.
A god who knew how to neutralize the Serpent Master constellation.
Thus, a direct confrontation was dangerous. Without using the Bible, they would be defeated!
But.
"Seongjae, send that to Gwisoon."
"!"
Cheon Seongjae immediately grasped Yi Geon's intent.
So far, Yi Geon had succeeded in drawing out the constellation god through provocative edits, but from now on, such tricks wouldn't work.
However.
'With real Scribe power, he could make even more severe edits than what Uncle did.'
Depending on the edited phrase, it could even claim a life.
Well, using such power would naturally carry great risk, but Gwisoon was of the Serpent Master constellation.
Risks like bodily destruction were practically non-existent for the regeneration constellation!
And perhaps reading that move.
The magic constellation god tried to attack Cheon Seongjae.
But.
"How dare you, you brat!"
With his Divine Presence unleashed at 100%, Yi Geon's eyes blazed as he leapt out.
Finally, a tremendous clash of magical power swept away humans and buildings.
Boom!
The small-statured Cheon Seongjae was nearly blown away by the shock, but he quickly wrote down the instructions and teleported the Bible to Gwisoon.
Yet even as he did, his expression was troubled.
"I sent it! But are you okay?! That Scribe is still in the fog, so she won't remember you, Uncle! She won't follow the order...!"
"It's fine. Even if she doesn't remember me, our pen does."
"???"
Cheon Seongjae tilted his head, but soon seemed to realize something and offered a Gunmen prayer.
It was a gesture of mourning.
Unsurprisingly.
[The Scribe's memories has been injured by the fountain pen.]
[The fountain pen is furious, asking if the Master hasn't given an order. It demands she work quickly.]
[It says if she won't listen to the Master, she might as well die with it!]
[The memory-amnesiac Scribe's memories is covered in blood and wails.]
[Without knowing why, she modifies the Bible.]
Surely, Yi Geon's sacred items would never forget him.
And the effect was definitely good.
[Cough!]
Whether it was because Gwisoon, bullied by the fountain pen, had worked diligently.
[The Two-Faced Master's body splits]
[The Two-Faced Master's hair is torn out]
[The Two-Faced Master's magic power is sealed]
Perhaps because a fairly severe distortion was being applied.
The constellation god vomited blood and was in extreme agony.
Seeing this as an opportunity, Yi Geon tried to approach the magic constellation god.
[You think you can do anything to me with just this?!]
This one was originally a god greedy enough to bring down original masters.
A god strong enough to actually find and execute that method.
Thus, even as she vomited blood, the Gemini Constellation god, with a crazed face, tried to grab Yi Geon's arm.
[Know this! The Bible piece you took is the most useless part!]
And feeling an unidentified power from that arm, Yi Geon flinched.
'That magic...'
He could feel his Serpent Master's magic being erased by that suspicious power.
'Getting caught directly is dangerous.'
Then, a bombardment flew from the sky. It was an attack from Hugo's family.
Boom!! Boom!
Failing to attack Yi Geon due to that strike, the magic constellation god's eyes blazed.
And then.
[Elysion! What on earth are you doing!]
"!"
The magic constellation god called out to Mímir, who was with Cheon Seongjae.
[Did you not lend your wisdom to kill the original masters too?!]
"?!"
[Stop pretending you can't come out, and quickly use that past wisdom to kill the Serpent Master!]
At those words, the first fairy king within Cheon Seongjae seemed very flustered.
But regardless, the magic constellation god, as if disgusted, raged.
[Who do you think resurrected you as a skill, you ungrateful wretch!]
Mímir was originally the highest god of wisdom.
A high-ranking god who served as someone's vassal—not a mere lesser being.
To use that power, the Gemini Constellation resurrected him in the form of a fairy.
And as a library who knew everything, he naturally knew how to kill the original masters too.
And also.
[Do you think I don't know that you, noticing the original master's aura from Yi Geon, attached yourself to him?! You traitor!]
At this, Cheon Seongjae's eyes widened, and Yi Geon laughed.
"Oh? Is that so?"
At Yi Geon's words, Cheon Seongjae flinched.
To be precise, it wasn't Cheon Seongjae, but the first fairy king possessing his body.
"No wonder I thought he easily betrayed the Gemini Constellation to attach himself to the Serpent Master."
Of course, it was also true that Seongjae had earned the ability to summon him.
But regardless, the magic constellation god cried out urgently.
[I know everything! That you were watching for a chance to hand it over to the Serpent Master! If you don't want to be annihilated, come at once!]
At that reaction, Yi Geon laughed.
Well, he hadn't planned to go this far, but seeing the Gemini Constellation god's response, it was almost certain.
"Seongjae, bring out the fairy."
"!"
Cheon Seongjae immediately summoned the first fairy king.
The fairy king, forcibly pulled out, seemed flustered, but Yi Geon immediately exerted the power of death.
Crunch!
[Cough!]
Yi Geon's hand pierced the fairy king's body. And Yi Geon pulled something out of the fairy king.
It was none other than the Gemini Constellation's Bible.
And it wasn't just any page.
[Gemini Constellation Bible]
- First Origin Page
Indeed. It was the most crucial page of the Bible, linked to the god's origin.
The very first page, so to speak, related to their genesis.
Perhaps it was because he was the first fairy king that he held the first page.
That was likely why, even though there were other fairy kings, they had specifically tried to get the first fairy king back.
And, unsurprisingly.
When the most crucial page appeared, the Gemini Constellation god's eyes changed.
Eyes like a monster.
[Hand it over right now!]
The Gemini Constellation god's attack came flying.
"Geon-ah!"
But Yi Geon didn't even think of blocking the attack.
He just laughed, holding up the Bible.
The Gemini Constellation god was flustered.
[Huh?]
And in that moment.
Crash!!!
The Gemini Constellation god's attack struck the Bible directly.
The constellation god froze.
The most important origin page.
The page that could be called the god's life had been shattered to pieces.
(Continued in the next chapter)