The warden who guards the witches

This is a space shrouded in darkness, like an endless dungeon.

Aiden stood in this space, holding up a lantern and letting it float in mid-air. In this space, simple physical rules only depended on his thoughts.

This is the "punishment" space derived from the authority of "order". The punishments of "imprisonment" and "exile" used to execute the authority of "punishment" are essentially the same as the "psychic" underworld derived from the authority of "death".

Aiden can divide this space into any number of small spaces that are not connected to each other and use them as independent cells. Space continues to exist along with authority. When using the "punishment" power, it actually just opens the door to this space.

The light of the lantern spread out a halo in this darkness, shrouded in boundless darkness, this illuminated place was like an isolated island in the vast ocean.

Now there are two people on this isolated island, Aiden, and Melifilia who is nailed to the execution rack.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time." Melifilia smiled.

"Let's get started." Aiden sat back directly. Although there was no chair behind him, he still sat firmly.

He took out the chessboard, let the chessboard pieces float in mid-air, and quickly arranged them neatly.

"Is it chess again?" Melifilia looked at the chessboard with interest, "You actually let me go first again?"

"I must beat you." Aiden said.

"Do you really believe that you have a chance to win if you let me move first?" Melifilia raised an eyebrow.

"So far I have discovered that you who have been sealed with power cannot actually exhaust all possibilities like a computer. You are just good at deduction because you are integrated with power." Aiden said calmly, "In this game, You are not invincible."

"Have you finally realized it after reaching this height? But with you now, you still can't beat me." Melifilia used the magic of telekinesis to move the chess pieces.

This spiritual magic allows her to move small and light objects, but she cannot pull out the holy nails. The concept of the Holy Nail fused her with the Holy Nail. In principle, her telekinesis could not work on herself, just like a person who pulls out her own hair cannot leave the ground.

And now, Aiden has added several rules to this space. It is absolutely impossible for Melifilia to use the divine words here. This place is indeed safer than the dungeon built by the Inquisition.

Aiden began to focus on playing chess with Melifilia. After combining the authority of "Order", he found that he seemed to have a logical deduction ability that was beyond ordinary people, which greatly improved his chess ability.

Now when playing chess, he plays first and can basically force Melifilia to a draw.

Now his goal is to win against Melifilia when she plays chess first.

He felt that when he played chess with Melifilia, he was able to sort out the other party's way of thinking, which was very helpful for him to understand the goddess of conspiracy.

"You must be studying me through the chessboard." Melifilia suddenly laughed.

"After all, the other half of your body is still full of bad ideas somewhere and is ready to cause trouble for me? I have to make some preparations." Aiden admitted generously.

"That's why you forced me to reveal the promotion conditions for 'wisdom' before? Are you so afraid?" Melifilia said in a teasing tone.

"I have said that killing you and taking away the power of 'wisdom' is only the last resort. I will not kill my prisoners casually unless necessary. The principle will still be there." Aiden replied.

"Principles...remember what you told me before about God's original sin theory? Now that you have become a member of the gods, what do you think?" Melifilia narrowed her eyes and spoke in a tone of voice. A little irony.

"I still consider myself a mortal. I just absorb the power of the gods into myself, bind it with my will, and use it to maintain the order of civilization. I think there is nothing wrong with this." Aiden played with what he had just said. Pick up the chess piece and put it down.

"Still as sharp-tongued as before." Melifilia also moved the chess pieces, "Time will change a person, authority allows you to live forever easily, you will gradually become an alien in the eyes of mortals, and you will also realize You will gradually discover that you don’t need to be bound by mortal rules, and eventually you will become just like us.”

"Then please come back and ridicule me when you get to that future." Aiden was unmoved.

"Your resistance is meaningless in my eyes. Give up your original memory and choose your own life. What is the difference between doing this and personally erasing the meaning of your own existence?" Melifilia said, "Why refuse? What? From the beginning to the end, 'we' have never harmed you."

"For the last time, don't try to sway me with such clumsy sophistry. Do you think I really care that much about who I am?" Aiden sneered, "'Who am I' is a question that even a philosopher can't answer. An accurate answer, why should I struggle? It is true that I am derived from the clone that was assimilated by you, but what is the difference between that and a person's origin? In the end, origin does not determine a person's will. After discarding those memories, can I still be considered the same as 'you'? If you insist on straightening out the logic, your clone died at that time, and the current 'me' was reborn at that time. Existence. I decided to go against you because I wanted to, because I wanted to, and most importantly, I could do it.”

Aiden was not entangled in the philosophical question of who he was. After all, he could completely abandon all identities. He could not be a wandering traverser, nor could he be the heretic inquisitor Aiden, nor could he be the incarnation of the goddess of conspiracy. When he abandoned those memories and promoted to the ruler, he could also identify himself as a newly born existence.

Identity was not important in his eyes. What was important was to implement his own will. At that time, he thought he should continue to be a watcher and get rid of the control of the goddess of conspiracy, so he did so.

He did not need to be entangled in the philosophical question of who he was and regret his decision.

"No matter what you think, my destiny is now my own." Aiden looked into Melifilia's eyes and said.

"Well, if we completely separate you and me, I have to admit... you did win." Melifilia turned her attention to the chessboard, "You achieved your goal. You won your freedom, got rid of my script and chess game, jumped out of the chessboard as a chess piece, and became a chess player on equal footing with 'me'. And I only harvested a soul, but lost the authority that I was bound to win."

"No, it's a draw." Aiden looked up at Melifilia and retorted, "My goal is not just to win my freedom. I also want to catch you completely and imprison you, but Melissa escaped. Although I jumped out of the chessboard and became a chess player, the game is not over yet."

He looked at the chessboard and reached out to move the chess piece.

For a moment, his mind replaced reality on the chessboard.

Now he has become a chess player playing against the Goddess of Conspiracy. After obtaining the power of the ruler, he has the ability to manipulate the existence of the chess game.

The Goddess of Conspiracy has the help of the Dreamer, and he has the Goddess of Vengeance. He has Abigail and Chichimora, who are close to the authority, and Lamia is not without a chance.

There is also the Death God in the cursed land, who has the power of the goddess of vengeance, and may be able to win him over on the condition of returning him to normal, and the goddess of conspiracy is his mortal enemy. However, the Death God is not an existence that can be easily controlled, and this choice must be made carefully.

But he must pay attention to the movements of the Death God. It can be seen from the "Wordless Code" that the goddess of conspiracy seems to have contact with the ancestor of the blood clan. It is possible that the goddess of conspiracy will create an opportunity for the ancestor to seize the authority of "death" and increase reinforcements for himself.

Of course, the most powerful trump card in Aiden's hand is Melifilia, one of the goddesses of conspiracy. He has used his power to learn about the promotion ceremony of "wisdom" from Melifilia. If necessary, he can destroy Melifilia's body, strip her divinity, divine words and the only authority from her spirit, and promote himself to the ruler of "wisdom".

However, it is also necessary to consider the possibility that Melifilia tampered with his memory. Melissa must have expected that he might do so, but Aiden can also set another trap on this basis.

In addition, he has another way, which is to seize other powers on the throne of "Order" with his own hands...

In the distant or near future, the goddess of conspiracy will make a comeback, and he will be ready to welcome this game, but this game does not have such formal rules. Both he and the goddess of conspiracy can interfere with the other party's plan at any time.

But no matter what, he is no longer the powerless chess piece. His fate in this world is finally in his own hands.

He will continue his happiness as a mortal, serve as the warden of the Rose Iron Prison, and implement his consciousness as a guard. At the same time, he will also meet the challenges of other rulers with the power of the ruler-although the latter is not entirely what he wants.

It seems that whether he likes it or not, he will not be bored in the future. Aiden thought.

"You seem to have thought about it a lot." Melifilia suddenly smiled, "Don't you think that your way of thinking is becoming more and more like mine?"

"In this regard, you are indeed a good teacher." Aiden said, "To be honest, I am still a little grateful to you for being able to get to this point."

This is his true words. Without the arrangement of the goddess of conspiracy, he would not have the opportunity to get to this point now.

"Again, a draw." Melifilia sighed after moving the chess piece.

"Yes." Aiden also foresaw the end of the chess game, "Let's play another game next time."

"Okay." Melifilia smiled and slowly closed her eyes, ready to fall asleep, "I am looking forward to the unforeseen future."

"Sleep, Prisoner 4001." Aiden picked up the chess piece for the last time, but did not place it. Instead, he threw the chess piece to the chessboard casually, "I will always watch over you."

His chess piece bounced on the chessboard and fell off the chessboard.

The light of the lantern disappeared, and only the sleeping Melifilia was left in the space.

(The whole book is finished)

Pray for the end, and I will post a closing comment later.