Green Skin

“What is death? Mr. Marinel.”

“In the arms of God. ”

“However, in the Bible, only those who come to salvation can be held in God's arms. If we die fighting an enemy, what happens to us? ”

“You seem to have a lot on your mind. Umiel. Perhaps...”

“Ah! No, that's not it. Mr. Marinel.”

Yumiel, who was quietly praying, was surprised. It's because I thought I made a mistake. In recent years, questions about God were almost forbidden within Agape. It's because the city is not doing so well these days.

It's been a while since rumors of a group of demons attacking the sanctuary in Agape have spread into the city. Enemies crossed the sea using what they called ships and won the amphibious war using magic to leap space.

The angels in chapter 14, powered by God, fell so easily that those who were in front of the city were aiming as if they had swallowed Agape. This crisis unites us all. However, the current crisis faced by the city was a completely different kind of threat.

New ideas, religions, and books were being discovered everywhere. Those who carry books were immediately executed by heretics, and it was dangerous to question what they just did. When Marinel reports to the above angels, he will die without salvation.

“Well, that's not what I meant. Marinel, I just...”

I urgently opened my mouth, but the look of suspicion had already not subsided. You hear Marinel's voice as he trembles with thoughts in his mind.

“Umiel.”

“Oh, what a misunderstanding! Marinel, I'm sorry! ”

“No, I didn't say that to speculate. Yumiel.”

“Ah…”

I couldn't have known what it meant, but I could see Marinel disappearing as I was silently folding his wings and looking at him.

“M-Marinel? ”

[If you have any questions, please come to my house after sundown.]

I feel like I'm speechless. I started to think about everything in my head. I heard from the archangels who were guarding the sanctuary that the forces that disobeyed God spread everywhere in the unseen. The fact that Marinel left a note like this is nothing compared to his own mistake.

They actually said they were in doubt and even held meetings that were not hosted in the temple.

‘Er... What should I do? ’

I immediately started putting the note in my pocket. It was the only thing I could do. My heart starts pounding like I committed a crime. Someone saw Sarah hurrying back home.

"Oh no..."

If you report it, you will definitely receive a reward. No, it's right to report it. What Marinel is doing is betraying God, and insulting God who made us and made us live on this earth.

But for some reason, my feet didn't move.

If I could just hear the story...

It's because I didn't think it was bad enough to listen to the story. I wanted to confirm the identity of the strange emotions I felt watching Michael die before the war began. I want to know more fundamental reasons why we are here and why we need to open up a rite of salvation.

I also want to know if God really sleeps in Sanctuary. But my hands and feet are shaking. I kept shaking my head back and forth because I felt betrayed by God.

But...

But, um...

I closed my eyes quietly and started to feel drowsy because of the fatigue. I don't know if it's because I'm afraid to think complicated or not, but I thought closing my eyes was the answer. Instead of choosing either, he chose to just run away.

It was at that moment that I felt something was strange. The landscape was completely different. The red light makes me feel like I'm in the middle of a strange room. This is definitely not your room right now. The bed was insanely soft, and the strange aroma and light felt dangerous somewhere.

That was when the ominous shadow fell.

‘What's your name? ’

‘Yu, this is Yumiel. You...’

‘Quiet.'

"Ah!"

The existence of a giant horn and a version that is different from its wings began to come slowly, perhaps a dream.

‘This is a dream. Dream... dream? No, it's definitely a dream. ’

‘If you think it's a dream, you don't think it's a dream. ’

Wh-what?

The user silently kisses his older brother and pushes him away, but the opposing team does not back down but rather digs harder.

I am... a noble body. No... no more...

‘You were the one who wanted it. You called me here, tempted me, and found me. ’

Dang... you... ah! ’

I don't know what's going on. They clearly realize that it is a dream. However, it was hard to move my body for some reason. No, I can't stand the feeling of being hot, even though I know I shouldn't, I can't help but leave my body.

‘Who are you? Why did you give me this ordeal... in my dreams? ’

‘I am not a crucible. I didn't come here to make you suffer. You are the one who chooses. ’

Choosing...

‘Yes, it is up to you to choose. Whatever choice you make, it is your will, Orloth. Your responsibility for the consequences, what you have to endure, what happens after you die, and what happens now, is your responsibility and your will. I'll say it again. You are the one who chooses. ’

‘Ah... God. ’

I don't know what god you're talking about. ’

‘Of course... water, of course... of course! ’

As soon as I wake up from my bed, everything disappears. The one in front of me, the fluffy bed, the red light, everything disappears. However, there is a subtle fragrance. The lip and body sensations were clearly still in the body.

“W-what happened? ”

Circumstances you don't fully understand. I couldn't understand what I had just done, what had happened there, what the dream was, and the identity of a trembling body.

One thing's for sure. I just needed to confirm the identity of this tremor myself.

Time is...

It might be a little late. But I have to take a step. I felt like my heart was going to burst.

“Ha... ha...”

I grabbed the note in my pocket tightly. Of course you know you can't be seen. I know I shouldn't do this, but I can't stop. I'm moving through the subway if I try to flap my wings, and it's not enough, so I'm moving very quietly. The distance that was so close seemed so far that I had to rest for the first time, arriving in front of the Marinel's house at the end of the Feast of Weeks.

“Marinel.”

I can't hear you. But I opened my mouth again. I know I'm here.

“Marinel.”

It was then that Marinel's face appeared through the cracks of the door with a thumping sound.

“Umiel?”

“Yes, this is Yumiel. ”

“I thought you weren't coming...”

“I came to the other angels undetected. Marinel. I'm not sure, but in a dream, in a dream...”

“Let's calm the excitement down and come inside. ”

“Yes... yes. ”

Carefully, the door opens and Uriel rushes inside. It was because I was anxious to continue to see myself outside.

“You've met.”

“Yes?! ”

“You've met Yumiel, too. ”

“Oh... no, you too...”

“Yes. I met him by accident, too. We'll take you inside to discuss the details. ”

“Yes.”

The house was very quiet. It is not the sacred power that illuminates the dark room, but the candle. Even the light was so small that it looked as dark as a whole. With a strange silence, you can hear the voice clearly, whether it is thanks to Marinell's silence.

“Yumiel, do you know about another Bible that's been floating around lately? ”

“Yes! Yes! I know, Mr. Marinell. I've only heard the stories exactly... but that's why the archangels guarding Sanctuary have been so agitated lately. ”

“Yes. Yumiel is right. The Bible, which is floating around, is not about a god who is sleeping in a temple. ”

“Well, then...”

“Today, it's about a man whom you've seen in your dreams. ”

“Ah…”

“It's also about the Savior who will save this wretched city. ”

“Well...”

“I've seen him, but I don't think I can understand him. But why don't you read what we have? ”

“Water, of course. Well, that's what I'm here to do. Mr. Marinel.”

We're still going underground as we talk to each other. It is natural to think that there is a secret place somewhere. When they opened the door in the basement, all they could see was an angel reading a huge unknown book, leaning on a small candle.

It was not only angels who had two wings that were visible.

The archangels, even the archangels, are reading together. Some were talking to each other and some were praying silently. In the center of the basement is a piece of the neck of a creature with horns and tails that I clearly saw in my dreams. I was definitely looking at him.

“Is that...”

“Yes, that's him. Would you like to read it? ”

“Yes... yes...”

The scripture depicting the existence of the dream, the sacred power, is flowing out. This must be the original. I felt unexplained when I quietly handed over the bookshelf and read the first paragraph aloud.

“There was no light in the beginning. ”

This book is not just about God.

I was shocked immediately after I started reading a few paragraphs with a palpitation.

It didn't take that long before I realized that there was something about equality and thought, politics and philosophy, theology and science, sharing and morality.

Why do you think everyone is equal? Forgiveness for those who have sinned. about what repentance is. Purification rituals, salvation, why there really is a God, why I live on the ground now, and why we can use the sacred power now. Why all beliefs come together as one.

“Ah…”

It is tears that flow from the eyes.

The book describes the kingdom of heaven. It's not just salvation that cries out over ideals. It also describes how happy we should be, not just after death. He explains about choosing for himself, accepting for himself, and ultimately accepting God. It says that the place where he is is the kingdom of heaven, and the place where we tread on the earth can also be the kingdom of heaven.

“Heaven...”

“Yes, there is. ”

The kingdom of heaven actually exists. As Yumiel wipes the tears from his eyes, he hears his voice again.

“If you want to go. ”

“Yes... if you can go, if you can really go, if you can get out of here, I want to go to heaven. ”

“I have a broker. Umiel. It's right to wait a little longer, but... seeing him in your dreams is something you can never show him. ”

“Ah…”

“We'll be in touch. ”

Of course, he couldn't answer anything, but he felt his heart pounding for some reason.

“Heaven... to heaven...”

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Thank you! Thank you!

The Celestial Gang!