The witch thought I am a Demon God-Chapter 50 - The Declaration of War from the Sons of
Chapter 50: Chapter 50: The Declaration of War from the Sons of the Forest, The Tale of the Millennium Fire_1
Chapter 50 -50: The Declaration of War from the Sons of the Forest, The Tale of the Millennium Fire_1
In the study, the old witch said, “I think the information I’m about to relay is not known even by Branton.”
“Generally, the people of Ambros are unaware of the origin of the Thousand-Year Fire.”
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Startled, Branton laughed. “Madam, your words do amuse me. Am I not an Ambrosian? Would I know less about the customs of Ambros than you do?”
“Isn’t the Thousand-Year Fire just a distinct local belief?”
Branton explained to Ivita: “Your Highness, we Ambrosians have a particular fetish for fire; we believe it can bring us good fortune.”
“Therefore, almost every castle is adorned with items inspired by fire.”
“We call this the Thousand-Year Fire.”
“The Church turns a blind eye to this, likely because they deem a mere flame insufficient to overthrow the faith in the God of All Things.”
Ivita noticed a red flame insignia, still aflame, hanging at the center of the study’s wall.
The old witch paid no attention to Branton’s interruption and told Ivita, “In fact, it’s the opposite.”
“The Church willingly accepted the existence of the Thousand-Year Fire.”
“Your Highness, when the Church first entered this region, they adopted the local tradition of the Thousand-Year Fire, making it part of their own customs to ease the spread of their doctrines in Ambros.”
“This is a tradition of the Church.”
“Every time they enter a distinct region, they actively adopt the local beliefs and customs so the locals can more easily welcome their faith.”
Branton’s face reddened a little.
He glared at the old witch in indignation, her words conflicting with the knight’s education he had received since childhood.
Isn’t the God of All Things the only true God, and why would the Church of All Things need to make efforts to spread belief in the God of All Things?
Isn’t it that wherever the Church goes, everyone voluntarily accepts the correct faith?
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However, since the Moro family met its terrible fate, Branton’s faith in the God of All Things had begun to waver which was why he remained silent.
Ivita glanced at Branton. In some sense, the old witch could be considered a partial atheist.
After all, witches don’t have a particular belief.
The old witch said, “All this knowledge I acquired from the library of my old teacher. The library has fallen into disrepair, its content no longer current, but it still holds many books chronicling these ancient incidents.”
“The Forbidden Books primarily record the affairs of the Sons of the Forest, without so much as a mention of the humans of the same era. I speculate that our human ancestors, out of fear that the Sons of the Forest might uncover humanity’s secrets, deliberately concealed a lot of things.”
“That’s why I’m saying that even the average Ambrosian would be oblivious to these matters.”
“As to the origin of the Thousand-Year Fire, it involves a story.”
Ivita said, “I would like to know more. We must understand what matters most to our enemies.”
The Old Witch nodded and walked over to the window. She looked down at the courtyard, and her pupils suddenly contracted. “What is the matter with those two redwoods in the courtyard, one tall, the other not so much?”
Branton walked over and gave the redwoods outside the window a once-over. “Oh, they sprouted out of the courtyard in the most mysterious way.”
“But my father…he kind of liked them, so he let them be.”
“They’re only two trees, one of which is even only as thick as my pinky. What about them caught your attention?”
“Tree!” The old witch spun around abruptly, glaring at Branton, her eyes filled with uncontrolled rage.
Branton drew back, frightened.
He didn’t know why the old witch had suddenly acted that way.
Impassively, Ivan gently rapped on the table and said, “Get to the matter.”
The strong emotion in the old witch’s eyes vanished instantly, and she forced a smile. “Certainly.”
“Your Highness, it’s been over two thousand years since a redwood sapling last sprouted on the plains of Ambros.”
“This involves the ‘Law’!”
“More than two thousand years ago, the Ambros Plains were originally a vast redwood forest where all the Sons of Forest lived.”
“The law that governed the Ambros Plains at that time was the redwood forest. Until humans arrived, our ancestors cleared the forest, and used the felled redwood to light fires, driving away beasts, providing warmth, and roasting food…”
“Who knows when or why, the Thousand-Year Fire suddenly ignited from the felled trees.”
“This is the human ‘Law’ in Ambros.”
“Its appearance marked the arrival of the human golden age in Ambros.”
“From the day the Thousand-Year Fire began to burn, this land never grew a single redwood sprout.”
“Because no new redwood sprouts appeared, and with humans deliberately felling, the vast redwood forest quickly disappeared without a trace.”
“The Ambros Forest turned into the Ambros Plains.”
“This represents that human ‘Law’ now governs here.”
“And later, the Law of the Dark Magic Forest suddenly expanded to the northern part of Ambros, while the God of All Things also descended his prophet in the City of Ten Thousand Cities – the location of the Papal Seat, the divine light reached the southern part of Ambros.”
“Thus, the law of the ‘Holy Mountain Desert’ was set upon the Ambros Plains.”
Upon hearing this, Ivita nodded.
So, the land of Ambros is primarily governed by two Laws.
And, right now because the Thousand-Year Fire is about to extinguish, the Sons of the Forest have appeared, and the Viscount Ambrose Country has fallen into chaos.
Ivita looked at the two redwood trees in the courtyard. “So, if redwood trees are appearing on this land now, it means that the Thousand-Year Fire has weakened to a certain extent?”
“What if the Thousand-Year Fire completely extinguishes?”
The old witch shook her head. “I don’t know, maybe the long lost redwood forest will appear again, and the Law of the Sons of the Forest that had faded away may come back.”
“The history of ‘Law’ seems particularly ancient, so ancient that it appeared before the ancient civilization.”
“No one can fully comprehend the things about ‘Law’.”
Ivita gently tapped on the table, deep in thought.
The waning of the Thousand-Year Fire has such a broad impact that it’s beyond my need to think about it.
High shoulders could support the falling sky.
After all, the Papal Country is right to the south.
If it really came to it, if this place were really ruled by foreigners, would the Papal Country tolerate a foreigner to occupy their land?
Thus, I’ll temporarily not consider this.
Even if the sky really falls down, presumably everyone can ask for help from the Papal Country, let them eliminate the evil and kill the wicked ‘Law’.”
All I need to do is to think about how to hold onto my initial property, and find a reliable status in this world.”
It seems that the redwood is a primitive plant, a kind of gymnosperm, while the trees on the Ambros Plains now are angiosperms.
This indicates that the human ‘Law’ is more advanced than the ‘Law’ of the Sons of the Forest.”
The Sons of the Forest attempting a restoration is actually a violation of the law of nature.”
However, I don’t know why the Thousand-Year Fire is about to extinguish suddenly, isn’t it because the time has come?”
The old witch said: “Your Excellency, I have one more thing to tell you. The damage spell you previously cast had a problem, it…”
At this time, the door of the study was suddenly pushed opened.
The butler, Akaranda, entered and said nervously to Ivita: “My lord, the Sons of Forest have issued a declaration of war.”
“You are now in charge here.”
“Please take a look.”
