Beatrice was sitting next to Lasha, watching Elise as she explained everything, silent as always.
Elise seemed to have noticed Beatrice’s gaze and glanced at her several times, but quickly looked away.
It was as if she was wary and afraid of something.
Shien could understand the fox-girl saintess’s behavior.
Because Beatrice clearly had a deep connection with the sealed evil god.
Elise told Shien,
“It is said that among all the evil gods and wicked gods, Goddess Lilith is the most powerful.”
“Since she is the goddess who governs evil and chaos, naturally, there is no one among the evil gods and wicked gods who can compare to her.”
“Therefore, although Goddess Lilith is only a Superior God, her power is extremely formidable even within the Divine Race.”
After all, unlike demons, whose ranks and power were clearly defined, the status of gods was determined by the importance of their domains, not their strength.
Some gods, although Superior Gods, had power inferior to even Inferior Gods.
Some gods, although Inferior Gods, possessed power that even Superior Demons wouldn’t underestimate.
Like the Three Goddesses, although they were of the same level, only one of them had overwhelmingly powerful strength, surpassing even Demon Lords. The other two, although much stronger than ordinary beings, were far inferior to Demon Lords, and also far inferior to their strongest sister.
Therefore, within the Divine Race, there were also some gods who were valued by demons and humans because of their power.
Once, Lucy had mentioned to Shien a goddess she was close to.
“That goddess is the Goddess of Judgment, who governs justice and order. Her duty is to maintain peace and order in the world, eliminate evil, and dispel chaos.”
“Thanks to this, she is very powerful, second only to the Three Goddesses in the Divine Race. Once she uses her power, her threat to demons even surpasses two of the Three Goddesses.”
“Therefore, although the Goddess of Justice is only a Superior God, she is considered an enemy on par with, or even stronger than, the Three Goddesses in war. She once confronted the Ghost Demon, one of the Six Demon Lords, forcing him to fight with his full strength.”
It was because of this that the Divine Race was able to join forces with the human race and fight against the demons in the war a thousand years ago.
Otherwise, relying solely on the Three Goddesses to hold back the Six Demon Lords would have been very difficult.
And then…
“The Goddess of Evil, Lilith, is the opposite of the Goddess of Justice, Artemis.”
Elise explained.
“These two goddesses were born at the same time and are considered by the demons to be the only two figures in the Divine Race who are not inferior to the Three Goddesses, especially Artemis, the Goddess of Justice. Due to her domain, she is like a natural enemy to demons. In terms of compatibility, her power’s restraint on demons is second only to the Hero’s Holy Sword.”
The fact that Lilith, the evil god, could rival such a figure showed how terrifying she was.
“The Divine Race once hoped to use Goddess Lilith’s power to fight against the demons.” Elise said in a low voice. “If they had Lilith, whose power rivaled Artemis and the Three Goddesses, I believe the Divine Race wouldn’t have been at such a disadvantage against the demons.”
Unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking.
“As a being who governs not only evil, but also chaos, Goddess Lilith has been in a state of losing control from the moment she was born.”
Elise revealed a crucial secret.
“Due to her nature, upon birth, this evil god instinctively stripped away her own rationality and expelled it, completely losing control and bringing many disasters to the world.”
The Divine Race naturally couldn’t ignore such a being.
Therefore…
“A long, long time ago, so long ago that humans hadn’t even been born yet, the Three Goddesses joined forces to seal Lilith and exile her temple to the world’s gap, a place where no one could reach, eternally imprisoning her.”
Elise’s voice suddenly became heavy.
“However, a thousand years ago, this situation changed.”
Why?
The reason was simple.
“Because the war a thousand years ago divided the world into three parts?”
Shien stated the reason.
“That’s right.” Elise nodded, confirming Shien’s words. “Because the world was divided into three parts, the world’s gap was opened, and the dark temple where Lilith was sealed escaped from the gap, eventually landing in the human world.”
Then, the answer to where this dark temple landed was obvious.
“It’s here, Cosmos.”