"The sky has changed." No one seemed to hear the murmur of the mad god Sheogorath, but in fact every demon god in Annihilation heard it clearly.
There are so many Daedra in the Abyss that no one knows the exact number. There are many demon gods among them who are more powerful than the "famous" demon gods, but only those sixteen are the demon gods recognized by the world and represent part of the Ring of Order. This also gave them supreme authority. In Annihilation, no demon god dared to challenge their dignity. That's why they are specifically called "Daedra Princes".
Only when a Daedra prince falls do the demons have a chance to take his place. In fact, even if such an opportunity arises, the possibility of the Demon God becoming the new prince is still very slim. Certain "seats" have been vacant for thousands of years and no one can take them. But they are still looking forward to it with great enthusiasm... Anyway, Daedra's time is unlimited. Now they appear near the Kingdom of Hircine one after another, just because they saw such an opportunity again...
Hircine's announcement has already begun to cause changes in the world - above the clouds in the main world, a phantom of a rotating gear that encompasses the entire universe appears vaguely - the sight of mortals is blocked by the gush of red clouds. But all the demon gods can see it clearly, because it is the Wheel of the World.
The nine holy spirits represent the inner ring, and the sixteen demon gods represent the outer teeth. Two moons are inlaid on them, and the constellations shine during the period.
I don't know how many demon gods were taking deep breaths, but when they saw the Wheel of the World appearing, Dagon's eyes became wild and flickered.
He seemed to be saying to himself, "It's so beautiful, I've never seen it before..."
Just like the whispers of the mad god, Dagon's words will also reach the ears of every demon god. Every demon god knows that he cannot believe anything the demon god Dagon says - every word he says is a lie and conspiracy! But Dagon's words still triggered the association of countless demon gods - when Talos unified the continent and was granted the title of Holy Spirit, it seemed that the Wheel of the World did not appear... Now there are still eight constellations in the inner ring. But there are nine Holy Spirits!
But Talos still exists, and ever since he was canonized, his divine power has been shining like the blazing sun.
Just a demon god in the outer ring adjusting his priesthood can trigger changes in the ring of the world. And a mortal became a new Holy Spirit, but quietly, Talos's identity was indeed very problematic... There were rumors that Talos was the fallen Holy Spirit Lockhan who resurrected from the dead, which means that he is actually the vest of Holy Spirit Lockhan... …Now it seems that it is not just a rumor.
Dagon's words triggered countless associations. Countless demon gods were thoughtful, but only the Mad God Sheogorath glanced sideways and sneered.
By the way, although they look like they are gathering together and chatting at the bar, in fact they are at least as far apart from each other as the South Pole to the North Pole. And they all hide their kingdoms around them to prevent any unexpected events - there will never be trust between the Daedra demons, not even pretend trust.
"I have a suggestion," Dagon rolled his eyes and suddenly said loudly. "How about we help dear Hircine?"
"How can I help?" Amidst the jealous and doubtful looks of many demon gods, it was the Mad God Sheogorath who asked first.
"Of course, hehe~" Dagon showed a funny smile like a clown, "Of course it is to mobilize our believers and let them believe in Hircine~ I believe that more people will pray to Hircine for food. The great Hircine will definitely I’ll be very, very happy!”
Then I was completely overwhelmed by the surge in prayers...
The shallow believers who suddenly come to believe may not provide much faith, but they consume the same amount of divine power as other believers. This is an absolutely insidious black trick! Although the demon gods will lose some believers, being able to kick Hircine from the throne... sounds good? !
"Why do you want to help Hircine?" Sheogorath asked directly. When he is not controlled by his crazy will, he is still a powerful and logical demon, and he is simply not like a demon.
Yes, if Hircine cannot hold on as Dagon described, she will naturally be overwhelmed by the crazy influx of demands. But if Hircine really survives, then everyone will support their own believers to Hircine for free - every ordinary person who gets bread will be crazy about Hircine and become his devout believer!
This is obvious!
"Because he found my artifact and gave it back to me, and asked me to agree to do him a favor, haha~" A strange-looking knife appeared on Dagon's tentacles, with Dagon's talisman on it. His flesh tongue licked the razor blade, smiling sinisterly.
"Hircine, please give him followers?" He said in a very puzzled tone. If you are so confident that you don't hesitate to increase your chips, Hircine must be crazy; but if you give followers to others for free, then the demon gods are crazy...
"No, he asked me to stop you at the critical moment...don't interfere with his ritual, hehehe~~"
"..."
At this moment, all the demon gods who heard it wanted to say "fuck" to Dagon!
You rode on horseback to accept Hircine's gift, but then you turned around and tricked Hircine into death! You are a scumbag when you step on a horse!
Dagon was very proud of this.
"Perhaps Hircine wants you to think so..." Sheogorath, who is not crazy, has clearer thoughts than a normal demon. But he stopped mid-sentence. He could imagine that Dagon, who liked to play tricks and conspiracies, would certainly not miss this level - but according to Dagon's logic, if there could be a thousand conspiracies hidden in something, he would definitely choose the one that is most harmful to others and not self-interested...
Therefore, no matter what Hircine asked him, Dagon's choice remained unchanged - but Dagon acted openly and ordered the believers to convert in order to set an example to the demon gods - he had the opportunity to deceive everyone. How could he choose to trick only one of the demons?
"Dagon," the mad god said wistfully, "you always make such a disgusting look, I really want to beat you up!"
The oracles of Hircine continue.
He said a lot this time, mixed with a lot of new words, such as "competition first, friendship second", "winner takes all, loser is finished"... In short, it can be seen that Hircine This time it really wasn't child's play. He must have thought it over carefully and had a perfect plan.
At this time, some believers have begun to try to use the magical zero-ring magic. As expected, Hircine's divine kingdom began to contract and expand greatly, as if its heart was beating. In fact, it implies that Hircine's Kingdom of God is in an extremely unstable state at the moment. So Dagon became more and more fanatical. Not only did he whip his believers to convert, he also madly tempted the demons to join in...
For unknown reasons, the mad god Sheogorath actually supported Dagon's approach - so Hircine's chariot finally lost control and started running wildly on the rocky road!
They could not see that what was happening in the kingdom of Hircine was completely different from what they imagined - all the souls living in the kingdom of God were evenly distributed on the inner surface of the outer wall of the god. They are following the chants of the priests shouting, "Push~!!" "Release~~!" "Push~~ again!", rhythmically stretching the outer wall of the God and shrinking it back, creating instability in the Kingdom of God. the illusion...
Under Hircine's throne, there are now piles of crystal-like "divine power batteries", just like the Mani piles in Tibet. The power of faith that was pouring in crazily was all converted by Lu Yuan into batteries that could be crystallized and stored, and only a small amount was backfilled to the part consumed by the Kingdom of God!
In fact, the reality is not at all like what the demon gods predicted. Only when people actually create edible bread can they believe in Hircine's promise and then enshrine their own beliefs. Maybe the demon gods have never heard of a sentence called "example". The power of "is infinite"... When the thousands of people surrounding the altar of Hircine saw someone making bread with their own eyes, they already believed it and began to believe in Hircine crazily. !
At this time, even if their prayers failed to produce bread, they would only think that they were not "pious" enough and would not doubt Hircine!
This is where the problem lies--
The critical point is actually not as difficult to reach as imagined.
... Hircine gave up the priesthoods of "beast", "mutation", and "predator", and completely focused on the concept of "natural selection, survival of the fittest" as its core, with "competition" and "combat" as its forms of expression. Completely rebuilt his own clergy system!
It wasn't until the "gear tooth" representing Hircine broke away from the outer ring and squeezed into the inner ring that the demon gods understood the significance of Hircine's adjustment to his priesthood this time - he gave up his original priesthood and thus lost his eternity. ; He then gave up the emotional part of the priesthood, causing himself to lose the immortality of Prince Daedra; finally, he tore off the combat part from the priesthood of Talos and made it his own!
The "Fighting" priesthood is an extremely important priesthood in any world - and this priesthood and Hircine's core concept of "evolution" are simply two sides of the same coin! Therefore, when Universal merges, it becomes an inseparable whole of Hircine! And Talos, the god of "war and rule" who had been robbed of his priesthood, actually chose to remain silent...
Lu Yuan's series of adjustments dazzled the demon gods! It wasn't until his throne broke away from the outer ring with courage and broke into the middle palace that the demon gods suddenly realized it!
But it was too late...
The sky roared, and endless thunder exploded from one end of the world to the other! The dense clouds rolling like waves expose even the most profound rings in the world to the eyes of the world! But all this is no longer important. With the loud bang, Hircine's statues on the mainland collapsed one after another, and his altar turned into fire! However, a new golden light emerged from the ashes...
The ninth constellation, shaped like a wheel, holds high in the sky——
The real ninth Holy Spirit is eternal!
