Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 185: The Past of Amon in the Sun God Realm
The ancient sun god and Amon who were left behind did not reminisce about the past immediately. The father and son who had reunited after a long separation, or were dislocated in time, fell into silence almost immediately after Rowling left. An awkward and complicated atmosphere enveloped the area, and no one spoke.

After several seconds, the ancient sun god sighed and took the initiative to say, "Do you mind walking around here with me, Amon?"

Hearing this, Amon raised his hand and pinched the monocle on his face, nodded, and said, "Okay."

So the two of them began to stroll through the ruins not far from Silver City. After walking for a while, the Ancient Sun God suddenly said:

"In my time and space, not long ago, I brought you here. I don't know if you still remember this."

Amon paused, his gaze sweeping across the surroundings, landing on the dilapidated buildings. At this moment, a crack finally opened in his long-forgotten memories.

Amon suddenly remembered that He had indeed been here, a long, long time ago.

It was a sunny afternoon. He, who was still a cub, rarely saw the sun god, who could hardly be found in person on ordinary days. So, despite Medici's dissuasion, he hugged the sun god's thigh.

Amon remembered that he seemed to have said something at that time. What was it - "Dad, don't go?"

It seems to be this sentence. Amon didn’t remember it very well. After all, he was really too young at that time, but for some reason he still clearly remembered the reaction of the Sun God at that time.

The Sun God, who had never personally cared for a child, always leaving them to Medici or Sasriel, seemed to freeze in the face of Amon's "surprise attack." After several seconds, he regained control of his limbs, bent down, and "ripped" Him off his legs. He said in a gentle voice, "Amon, Father has something else to do..."

"Wow--"

Although it was embarrassing to say, Amon remembered that he did burst into tears when he was still young. His memory after that was very vague. He only remembered that the Sun God seemed to coax him for a long time, and Medici's annoying voice could be heard from time to time.

Later, the Sun God seemed to have promised him something. When the young Amon came to his senses, he had been brought to this area by his father. The Sun God came here for something important to do, and Amon, a little kid who was only as tall as his legs, was led by his father like a little tail, following him.

Later... Amon looked at the ruins around him and suddenly said, "I remember this was a garden. After you finished what you needed to do, father, you took me to sit on the stone bench in the center of the garden and made a wreath for me with those flowers..."

"So you still remember..." The Ancient Sun God also looked in that direction, his eyes both gentle and sad, and said, "To you, that must have happened a long time ago, but to me, it was just a short time ago."

The Ancient Sun God tilted his head to look at Amon and said, "Amon, I'm not the father you knew. I haven't participated in your future life yet. I don't know what we experienced together in the future before I died, nor do I know what happened to you after I died."

"To me, you were just a tiny kid yesterday, barely reaching my waist, a naughty yet adorable child. But in the blink of an eye, you've grown up, becoming a stranger to me." The Ancient Sun God lowered his eyes, his expression a little lost.
"Fate played a joke on me, revealing a cruel future. This made me very painful for a while, but I was also very grateful..."

The Ancient Sun God looked up at Amon and said seriously, "I'm glad that at least when I open my eyes in the future, I'll receive the news of my own death. I'm glad that the first person I see is you, now grown up. I'm glad that my child will eventually grow up." Faced with the Ancient Sun God's serious expression, Amon almost froze in place. After a long while, he curled his lips and said, "That's not like you to say anything. I thought you would be disappointed in me..."

"I am indeed disappointed, but I am also glad that you are still alive." The Ancient Sun God did not deny it. He looked at Amon and smiled, saying:
"So I'm not a good savior, nor a good father. I'm not fair enough, nor can I devote enough selfishness to you. This sounds really disappointing, right?"

"...No!" Amon, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

He looked up at the ancient sun god, and finally met those golden eyes.

"I've never been disappointed in you, Father."

……

"Every family has its own problems. The parent-child relationship is indeed one of the most difficult problems in the world. Fortunately, I have neither a father nor a mother. I was born an orphan." After leaving the ancient sun god and Amon, Luo Lin sighed in his heart and told a joke about his own hell.

Having successfully amused himself with his hellish joke, Luo Lin shook his head and looked up at the nearby Silver City. He saw that a certain training team had obviously noticed his presence. Some of them were heading towards him, while others were running towards a certain building, presumably to inform the higher-ups of Silver City.

A moment later, Silver City Chief Colin Iliad hurried to Rowling and saluted him.
"Good day, His Majesty Lucifer!"

It can be seen that Colin Iliad was running very fast, and he looked relieved.

Rowling knew why. After all, he had told Colin Iliad that he would be back soon. However, man proposes, God disposes. Rowling had too much fun in the subsequent Operation Blindsided and forgot about the Silver City. Later, due to lack of spirituality and being extremely sleepy, it was even more impossible for him to spare time to come to the Silver City.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Chief of Silver City, this is like an angel saying he would be back in a while but actually being gone for several days without any news during that time. Although this is normal from the perspective of an angel's time, Silver City has a "precedent" of being abandoned by the Lord, so naturally some PTSD is inevitable.

"I had to deal with something temporarily. Sorry for the long wait." Luo Lin explained with a smile, looking at Colin Iliad and said slowly: "I will lead my men out of the God-Forsaken Land today. I hope you are ready."

"All those on the list who will follow His Highness out of the City of Silver are ready." Colin Iliad lowered his head and answered respectfully. Although his voice was generally calm, there was still a hint of excitement in the details.

Silver City had waited for this day for far too long. Although only a few people left this time, it was still a big step for Silver City to escape its predicament and head towards the outside world.

(End of this chapter)