The Holy Man of Another Century Gospel

Chapter 53 Creation Myth
The next morning, Eric was awakened by a maid sent by the saint.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to go to class."

Eric's scalp tightened instantly, all sleepiness disappeared, he sat up with his eyes wide open, his mind quickly recalling what yesterday's homework was and whether he had completed it.

No.

Without homework, graduation would be a thing of the past life.

Startled by his own instinctive reaction, Eric came to his senses and was almost awake.

"……I see."

Eric rubbed his face. It was true that she had just become a quasi-saint yesterday and started classes today. Was yesterday's ceremony considered registration for the start of school?

He got up and went to see the saint. The old man looked at him for a while and asked: "How are you? Are you used to living here?"

"Not bad," Eric replied. Apart from anything else, the living conditions were impeccable.

"It's okay if you're not used to it. You'll get used to it after living here for fifty or sixty years," said the saint.

Eric could only laugh dryly.

After breakfast, the Saint personally accompanied him to the first class of the quasi-Saint training.

"Your Highness the Saint, Your Highness the Quasi-Saint."

The class was held in the seminary of the monastery, a huge hall with many seats. It was probably also where other nuns usually listened to sermons. The nun who was going to teach Eric had arrived early and saluted the two highnesses.

Eric was asked to sit at the front, facing the stern nun teacher, while the saint watched from the back.

"I am Ymir, a nun who teaches at the seminary. From today on, I will be the one to lecture His Highness Eric on the history of the continent and the church."

After introducing herself, Ymir started the class directly.

And in the church, the beginning of all history points to myth.

The first lesson in continental history: the creation of Yela.

"In the beginning of time, the world was in chaos. Nothing existed except a sea of ​​energy.

"Countless years passed, and on either side of the energy ocean, two spiral sea eyes, one black and one white, were born.

"As time passed, the two sea eyes gradually expanded and finally merged. In the fierce collision of energy, the first few gods were born.

"They are..."

Of course Eric had heard of the creation myth. It would be more accurate to say that the first lesson his tutor taught him when he was a child was also about the creation myth, but the lesson was not as detailed as Ymir's. The tutor also listed the names of the primitive gods who only appeared once.

...The Saint shouldn't use this as part of the assessment, right?

Eric turned his head to look at the back of the classroom, only to see a ball of white light coming towards him and exploding directly in his face.

Eric was startled, then found himself unharmed.

...Is it the light ball of illumination magic?

"Focus, concentrate, and don't be distracted by irrelevant things." The Saint's voice came from the back of the classroom. "Ymir, if he is distracted again, you can give him a slight punishment."

"Yes, Your Highness the Saint."

Eric had no choice but to stand up and apologize. Ymir asked him to sit down and continued the class.

"These gods intertwined and multiplied with each other, giving birth to more gods. The sea eye after the fusion continued to expand, gradually swallowing up everything, including the energy ocean and the gods.

“The gods tried to stop this devouring, but were powerless, and more and more gods died in the process.

"Until the serpent god Asara and the winged goddess Nokuto gave birth to the goddess Yela, born with all wisdom and power. Under her leadership, the remaining gods worked together to sever the Eye of the Sea, lifting the upper half to form the sky and crushing the lower half to form the earth, thus forming the world's original form. "Almost all the gods lost their power and died in this process. Yela channeled some of her own strength to help some gods regain their power, earning their gratitude and obedience, such as the god of nature, Eloven, and the god of truth, Albert. From then on, all gods' power came from Yela."

Eric's intuition told him that this passage was added later in order to incorporate other influential beliefs on the continent.

Ymir was unaware of his fleeting thought and continued with the last part of the creation myth:

Yela then collected the flesh and blood of the dead gods, mixed it with clay, and created humanity and countless other races. She stipulated that humanity's duty was to serve the gods. Anyone who could do this would ascend to the kingdom of the gods above after death and enjoy eternal happiness.

"The energy and resentment that escaped from the severed sea eye fell upon the earth, forming the first demons. They did not believe in gods and hated humans.

"After completing the creation of the world, Yela led the gods to ascend to the kingdom of God and became the king of the gods, the only true god, and was honored by the gods as the 'Goddess of Creation'."

This is the Gaia continent version of Genesis.

Looking back at this creation myth many years later, Eric can see many settings with obvious intentions.

The Yela faith was not the earliest religious worship on the Gaia continent, but it eventually became the main belief of almost all races on the entire continent. This was not accidental, but a necessity carefully designed by Raphael, the founder of the church known as the Holy Prophet.

After recounting the creation myth, Ymir paused and inquired about Eric's absorption. "Your Highness, is there anything you don't understand about the creation myth of Yela?"

"No, go ahead."

So what follows is the story of how the earliest group of ancestors created by Yela settled on the continent and multiplied.

This part still has a mythological color, but the main content is the real history that has been passed down and recorded thousands of years ago. In short, the human tribe was born.

"...In the Qifeng Mountains, on the border between the present-day province of Gradia and the Kingdom of Varane, a group of highland ancestors united to form the region's earliest tribe. They were brave and skilled in battle, courageous and united. Their strong bodies undaunted the harsh cold of the high mountains, and their unwavering will enabled the tribe to continuously expand and prosper. One of these brave individuals was the ancestor of His Highness Eric."

Eric was stunned, and then felt like laughing. It turned out that there was a section in this course that was specially tailored for him.

"Eric, what was the name of your ancient ancestor?" asked the saint who was listening in the back.

"I don't know, Your Highness. It's not recorded in the family history." Eric replied.

"Really? I'll write to Edgar and ask him."

"…I'm sorry, I forgot, Your Highness."

The development of the highland tribes was only a part of the lives of our ancestors. Generally speaking, our ancestors adapted quickly to the continent, multiplied, and small tribes became large tribes, and large tribes gradually evolved into small cities, creating a scene of vibrant life and flourishing development.

but!

Eric was waiting for the inevitable turning point, but Ymir stopped at this moment, bowed to him, and turned to leave.

Only then did he realize that half the morning had already passed - get out of class was over.

Eric treated this kind of class, where there was basically no interaction and only listening required, as listening to a story. The class was quite relaxing, but the saint sitting in the back seemed a little tired.

"After we've covered that stage of continental history, we'll start on church history. Next up is the interpretation of the sacred texts, so you need to pay close attention."

It looked like the Saint wasn't going to sit in any longer, so Eric stood up and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

"Besides—" He thought about what happened last night, "I want Alena to stay at the convent and take some classes for me, and then she can teach me and be my teacher."

The saint glanced at him.

"I don't want to say much, I just want to remind you: closeness breeds intimacy, and proximity breeds disrespect. Don't forget your status."

Eric bowed his head, "I understand."

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