Chapter 6 - You, Born from Light Amidst Darkness
Pain was really subsiding. The warmth from the palm of her hand was very
comfortable.
"In the past, my mother would always do this where I was hurt. Even
though she was a normal person who did not know any spells, the pain
always receded gradually. So I know that it will work for Kusanagi-san."
"Ah ah, yes. Perhaps it really is like that..."
But of course, the pain in his heart was still there.
However, compared to enduring the pain just now, he found it easier to
endure. Godou finally relaxed his body a little... and then, noticed.
Without noticing when, he had started engaging in intimate contact with
Yuri.
The two of them had their clothes drenched by rain—Godou was wearing
his school uniform, while Yuri was wearing the miko outfit. Having
absorbed massive amounts of water, the fabric clung closely to the skin,
and mercilessly absorbed body warmth.
However, the parts in bodily contact felt warm instead.
Unlike Erica, Yuri did not use perfume or anything like that. But leaning so
closely together, a sweet fragrance could be picked up.
This was bad. Godou felt embarrassed from the bottom of his heart.
"Umm, umm Mariya, could you stay back a little? I think I'm much better
now."
"N-no Kusanagi-san. If there is still an effect, then it would be better to
maintain this. Also, if we do this our bodies can feel warmth... Umm, the
two of us can..."
Yuri also seemed to have noticed the same thing, and they avoided each
other's gaze.
The part which the miko's white outfit did not cover—the face turned bright
red as autumn leaves. Was it imagination? But body warmth also felt like it
was rising.
—Ten minutes later.
Most of the pain had gone away. However, it was still difficult to move the
limbs.
After experiencing a certain period of intense pain, the body became
powerless and could not move temporarily. This was the price of using the
[Raptor] form.
However, since one obtained unparalleled speed in return, perhaps it
couldn't be helped.
Maybe due to the lack of conversation, Godou tried his hardest to think of
other things.
In the tens of minutes leaning close together without a word being said, it
was like being tortured or interrogated. At least, if there was something to
chat about...
"A-anyway, about that old gramps. Mariya once mentioned it, right? The
usurped authority which allowed the manipulation of corpses. That one,
what was the god called?"
"...Osiris. The ancient Egyptian deity of agricultural fertility, and the god
ruling the underworld."
"...A god of harvest as well as the underworld? Why do I feel like I've heard
of this guy before?"
The goddess Athena was the dark deity of the underworld as well as the
great mother earth goddess.
Then wasn't it exactly the same as the battle that ended a month ago?
Godou felt doubtful.
"Perhaps it is just as Kusanagi-san thought. A fertility deity, who can turn
the earth into swaths of lush greenery, turns into a god of the underworld
when winter or night time arrives. Like Athena, there are two sides to
Osiris. However, he was a male god and not a mother earth goddess."
The mother goddess in Egypt was named Isis. The goddess of the earth
who was also the wife of Osiris.
Killed by one of the younger brothers of a desert god, Osiris' corpse was
torn to pieces and thrown into the Nile. The one who gathered the pieces
together was his wife Isis.
The pieces of the body were sewn back together by the god Anubis, and
revived.
Thus resurrected, Osiris became the king of the underworld, judging the
dead based on sins committed during their lifetime—
"And that is to say, the Egyptian version of Yamaraja[3]? Which is why
Voban can make the people he killed crawl out from their graves to
become zombies or mummies and bind them to the living world."
"T-that description is a bit crude, but categorizing it that way should be
correct."
After listening to the myths told by Yuri, Godou looked at his right hand.
...Still no good.
The god-killing golden sword. It was still uncertain whether the [Warrior]
form's power could be used.
"Can you tell me more about Osiris? I want to gather more intelligence as
preparation for the [Warrior]."
"I am really sorry. I do not know any more details... However, Marquis
Voban is not a god, right? So I do not think that the power to seal a god
can be used?"
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Yuri wondered, surprised.
Godou had originally thought the same, but shook his head.
"The [Warrior]'s [Sword] can destroy a Campione's authority. If Osiris'
authority is sealed, then Voban will not be able to manipulate the dead as
his puppets. That guy will also weaken, and those people can return to
their graves... Ah, but perhaps the harder one to handle is the [Wolf]? If he
took on that monstrous form, I am out of options."
In the duel against Salvatore Doni, Godou had found out by accident.
However, thinking of the previous battle, Godou felt depressed.
The form capable of dueling Voban's giant wolf avatar would be the [Boar].
However, if those kinds of monsters were to battle in the middle of the city,
who knew how many innocent victims there would be?
"What kind of god was the [Wolf] authority usurped from? The first god that
the old gramps defeated... Even Mariya doesn't know, right?"
"Yes, I am sorry I cannot be of any help. Even I was surprised by that
[Wolf]—"
Suddenly, Yuri stopped talking.
Staring into empty space, murmuring in a soft voice.
"As the sun possessing the strongest light... The beast which swallowed
and assimilated it... Definitely cannot have attributes of darkness... If that
was the case, the existence of the god that brings eternal night will..."
"Mariya what is going on with you?"
Seeing her acting a bit strange, Godou yelled out.
However, Yuri still did not respond. If his hand could move, Godou would
definitely shake her by the shoulder.
"The god that can devour light, that definitely implies the presence of the
same light within him... However, this is not enough... The wolf is a symbol
of the earth and greenery... Not only the god of the earth but light as
well—Kusanagi-san!"
Yuri's eyes regained feeling.
Grabbing Godou's immobile body, Yuri said.
"Got it! I got it! The first god Voban fought—the identity of the god from
which the authority of wolves was usurped from, I saw it!"
Mariya possessed top notch power in spirit vision.
Godou thought of this fact. Very likely, in witnessing Voban's use of the
authority, the secret was leaked out.
"How amazing, Mariya. So which god is it after all? Name? Do you know
his myth?"
"Like the god Osiris, he is also a god of the earth and greenery. No, rather
than the earth, it is more accurate to say he is a god of birth. Darkness and
the earth are synonyms. The world dominated by darkness—which is to
say the underground is an existence combining darkness with the earth
together. However, he is made of the light born from darkness and the
earth!"
"He? So what is his name? Is it a god I should already know?"
"His oldest name was called light. The god of rats and wolves. The deity of
gold and silver!"
At this point, Yuri's shoulders slumped over.
As if she discovered her words were too fragmented.
"I am really sorry, even though it is completely clear in my mind, I cannot
express it in words easy to understand. Same for the name, it was
originally at the tip of my tongue..."
In other words, what she sensed could not be visualized easily into
understandable language.
Looking at Yuri who bowed her head, Godou understood.
Just like a mathematical prodigy who cannot explain how a formula can be
solved by instincts, Yuri who understood a god's true nature by direct sight
could not relay the information to mortals by words.
What should be done? She finally found a way to help, but it became
meaningless.
"I-I am sorry, Kusanagi-san. Even though you have done so much for me, I
cannot help at all... Even though I have this power, but it has not been
helpful at such a critical moment..."
Yuri looked like she was about to cry, and lowered her head.
She must be feeling deeply ashamed of the current situation.
This situation is actually not something she should be so concerned about.
If his body could move freely, Godou really wanted to pat her shoulder and
caress her head to comfort her.
At least say something. Godou did not show any signs of despair, and said
clearly.
"Don't think too much of it. When my body recovers, let's go find Erica. If
it's her, then the current hints should be enough to figure out which god it
is. So, don't lose hope."
"Ok... As a mage, Erica-san should be beyond first rate—wait a minute,
magic?"
Yuri nodded as she renewed her spirit.
And then she felt confused.
"So as mentioned, Kusanagi-san and Erica-san were using that... u-using
mouths, umm, to transmit knowledge, right? Up to now, you have done it
many many times, right?"
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