Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 473 - 265 Mad King_2

"Mad, simply mad... No wonder Slaanesh directly descended, truly going all out for success!"

Indeed.

The issue lies with Slaanesh.

The greatest problem with the descent of saints is that if a deity dies in battle on the Star Continent, part of its power is permanently stripped away.

This means if a deity is repeatedly killed during the descent of saints, it’s like a game in which a great boss keeps dropping equipment.

Moreover, this equipment is the most crucial source of the deity’s power.

Divine Fire, Godhead, Divine Power, even Divine Authority.

In history, those who achieved deification as mortals mostly ascended in this manner.

Occasionally, a deity might even split itself into two different deities.

Clearly, though the dark side of the Love God was shaped as part of its other half, its essence originates from the self-splitting of Slaanesh’s authority.

But even among Evil Gods, few would do such a thing.

Because the part of power that splits off doesn’t form one’s doppelganger.

Like in Greek mythology, when Cronus severed the treasure of Celestial God Uranus with a sickle, and the treasure fell into the sea, forming the goddess Aphrodite.

Could it be that Aphrodite and Cronus are the same entity?

They have become entirely different individuals.

Even though the dark side of the Love God is now just a vague fictional deity, when Slaanesh partitioned some power from its essence, infusing it into her.

At this moment, the dark side of the Love God and Slaanesh have already become two entities.

As for why to use the teachings of the Love God...

Clearly, this is an erosion aimed at the authority of the deity.

The enmity between Slaanesh and the Love God has a long history.

But there is no doubt they are mortal enemies.

It’s not simply a matter of righteousness and evil.

Slaanesh is like an abyssal ultimate corrupted version of the Love God.

However, she is completely twisted in nature.

A Love God follower calling it "heresy" is not out of place at all.

But Slaanesh cannot directly partition the authority of the Love God.

They are ultimately from different domains.

Thus, it needs a blade sharp enough.

A blade that can wound gods.

So it cleaved a part of its authority, shaping the fictional deity [Dark Side of the Love God], and drafted a complete set of [Dark Side of the Love God] teachings...

Even at first glance, these teachings don’t seem that evil.

This is equivalent to actively handing over its authority to the Love God.

Such a plan devoid of any malice is hard even for a god to detect.

Moreover, it might be the handiwork of Jianqi.

Make no mistake, even though the four gods of the abyss are always referred to collectively, there is absolutely no camaraderie among them.

The wars among the four gods in the abyss are at least as common as those with any other deity.

But sometimes, for greater plots, Jianqi would choose to compromise.

—Although it appears to be a compromise, in the end, it always profits abundantly.

Just like now, it has successfully executed an elaborate murder.

If everything goes well on the Slaaneshi cultist’s side, then Xilin and her little maid will become the sacrifices for the birth of the dark side of the Love God.

Yet unfortunately, this war has simply become too crazy.

Louis looked at Pope Tut, whose aura was growing weaker by the moment.

He laughed ruefully.

So many died in this war, yet in the end, a third party reaped the rewards of victory.

The beauty he swore to protect, his teacher, his friends, his companions...

What a painful lesson.

"We haven’t completely lost yet."

He glanced at Xilin and her maid, who had fallen asleep, then looked up at the fading blaze of the pocket dimension.

He laughed ruefully:

"Slaanesh, I curse you, for you’ve defiled the sanctity of love."

"You and your followers have crafted an era both foolish and overflowing with love."

"In this era, deep emotions seem to have become a mistake."

"But it’s okay..."

He lifted his head and said:

"One day you will suffer, for the sword you crafted is not only aimed at us but also at you."

"Even though you have sent power to the dark side of the Love God through the descent of saints."

He laughed sardonically.

"People merely think that love isn’t easy to come by, not that it doesn’t exist..."

He whispered this and turned back into the pocket dimension.

That day.

The God of Love Church lost three popes in succession and faced three sunsets.

In the direct confrontation with the Slaanesh Church, the God of Love Church achieved a major victory.

Yet, in the hidden corners, the belief in the dark side began to sprout.

The Slaanesh Church successfully polluted the largest fragment of the Goddess of Beauty, interfering in the authority of the Love God, under the name of the fictional deity [Dark Side of the Love God], at the cost of partitioning authority and descending divinity.

Louis watched as Xilin’s eyes gradually turned pink as she approached Rudelson’s bed.

She quietly observed her lover’s recovered body.

Possessing some traits of Slaanesh, she blankly stared at Rudelson, briefly extending her hand towards him.

Desire and love are hard to understand.

Now she felt, it was time to walk her own path.

"But why do I feel a strange sense when I look at you?"

Xilin blinked her pink eyes.

After a moment, she foolishly smiled and said:

"Oh well, as long as I like it."

She leaned down.

She really disliked this feeling, as if she was being controlled.

Thus, she planned to do something excessive.

She slowly bent over, and a feast of pleasure was about to begin.

A curtain of black was drawn across.

Louis sighed.

He suddenly recalled a long time ago when Teacher Jino told him about the origin of the dark side of the Love God.

It is said that a succubus seduced a wife, causing her to completely drain her husband.

Upon realizing and seeing her dead husband lying on the bed, the wife finally went insane.

Though the story significantly diverges from reality, it shares an eerie similarity.

He left the room.

Before long, he heard crying from within.

Indeed.

He had long suspected that as the dark side of the Love God, Xilin would eventually remember everything.

Because...

"A Lifetime Love" was still in the room.

Even if Xilin, who inherited the largest fragment of the Goddess of Beauty, can’t initially recall things, touching that painting would bring all memories rushing back.

If only for that moment of contact.

In the darkness, he heard footsteps.

Louis lifted his head, looking towards the depths of darkness within the castle.

"Who are you?"

A young man stepped out of the darkness with graceful steps.

He gazed quietly at Louis, revealing a face all too familiar to Louis.

It was a young mage with the appearance of Rudelson.

"Greetings, Prince of Ense."

"You’re not Rudelson?"

Louis said with certainty: "At least not entirely."

The young mage smiled and said:

"In fact, shouldn’t you have guessed already?"

"The real Rudelson already died on this day."

"But the power of "A Lifetime Love", combining the might of the Goddess of Beauty and the dark side of the Love God, refused Rudelson’s complete demise."

"Thus emerged from that corpse, merely myself."

He smiled as he looked at Louis.

Louis gave no reply.

This could very likely be true.

"Are you the Mad King?" Louis asked, "No, you are the Mad King."

He was certain of his judgment.

Rudelson showed a hint of sorrow:

"Yes, I am the Mad King."

"Before the dark side of the Love God’s power was fully digested, it contained much of Slaanesh’s essence."

"I will never allow her to be like that." "Therefore, I extracted most of the corruption."

"Unexpectedly, in the end, I couldn’t resist the corruption, becoming the Mad King you know."

Louis asked, "So what do you intend to do appearing here now?"

The Mad King, smiling as he looked at him, said:

"I made a promise to the Emperor; he helps me restrain the dark side of the Love God, and I, in turn, hope he grants Xilin and me a peaceful death."

"Hence, you have come here now."