"Your parents, I killed them with my own hands."
When his grandfather said he was going to tell him the secret, Karun was prepared, even though he was still lying in bed. He had already reserved a space in his mind for this.
But he didn't expect his grandfather to start with such a bombshell without any preamble.
Perhaps, as he had said before, it was time to hurry and say what needed to be said.
"Your parents, like me, were judges of the Order of the Gods."
Karun noticed that Dis said "judge" instead of "priest."
According to Puerh, the names might be different in the orthodox church, but they followed a specific sequence:
"Purifiers - God's servants;
Questioners - God's revelation;
Reflectors - God's shepherds.
The fourth level is the judge.
The first three levels are like grassroots civil servants, and when you become a judge, it's similar to being a leader in traditional terms. Judging by his grandfather's position, a judge is similar to a leader in a locality.
So Karun's parents really held a high position.
The Inmores family produced three "judges." In the system of the Order of the Gods, they could be considered a "noble" existence, at least not to be underestimated.
"They were contaminated during a mission to suppress the demons. This contamination is irreversible and cannot be saved or recovered. At their request, I chose to help them to be released."
Karun wasn't surprised to hear this.
Even Puerh had said that Dis was a man who valued his family, and he didn't kill Karun because he was his grandson.
Even though Karun's notebook had drawn a picture of his grandfather killing his parents, Dis must have had his reasons.
Although Dis spoke calmly about this matter, Karun could feel how painful it must have been for this man who valued his family to kill his own two family members.
But contamination... irreversible?
When the "source of sin" copper coin contaminated Ron earlier, it should have been reversible and removable. Dis did a "purification" for Ron, and then Ron returned to normal.
But Karun's parents were irreversible.
The difference is like Ron getting diarrhea from eating something unclean, taking medicine to cure it, and Karun's parents drinking paraquat, which is fatal.
"Since then, you have become a child without parents. Since then, I have regretted why I brought your father and mother into the church, and I regret how many members of the Inmores family have been lost because of the Order of the Gods and devotion.
Almost every generation of the Inmores family has suffered the pain of sudden loss of loved ones.
What's even more ridiculous is that although our family runs a funeral home, we don't even have the qualifications to hold a real funeral for our own departed family members."
Karun remembered that Puerh had said that the bodies of priests would be "reclaimed."
"So, I made a decision. After I leave, the Inmores family will forever withdraw from the Order of the Gods.
I hope Mason, Winnie, their children, you, and my family can avoid stepping into the vortex of the dark side of this world and live a normal life as ordinary people.
Even though ordinary people are destined to age, get sick, and die, and there will always be unexpected events, it's still much happier than witnessing those distortions and cruelties, even to the point where the soul is contaminated and cannot find peace until the end."
At this point, Dis smiled a bit self-deprecatingly.
"In the end, I am a selfish person. My gaze can only reach the entrance of my home."Perhaps, when I was young, I also held the doctrine, shouted slogans that I could sacrifice everything for the light of order, and hoped to defend the glory of the Inmores family in the Order of God;
But now, all I hope is that my family can be healthy, stable, and preferably a little happier."
Dis's gaze began to look out the window;
Karun knew that at this moment, Dis was not just "telling" him, but more importantly, he was expressing his own thoughts.
There are some things that he cannot say to other people in the family, and can only keep them in his heart.
"I, Dis Inmores, am such a person without any prospects."
This is the most sincere confession of a serious old man's heart.
"Then, you got sick, very seriously ill. I did my best to protect you, hoping to keep you safe, but I failed, and you still left."
Karun fell silent,
This sentence,
It is equivalent to clarifying everyone's relationship.
"I lied to Mason and Mary and said that I would take you to the hospital in Bellwin City. That hospital is very good at treating difficult diseases like yours. But in fact, when I took you away, you had already lost your breath and died.
I lost my son, my daughter-in-law, and also made you lose your parents;
Then,
I'm going to lose you again.
I once doubted that this was the punishment of the Order God for my disloyalty to the light of order. He knew about my deviation from the light of order, so he deliberately brought disaster and took you away from me.
When you were rescued, I repented. I even vowed that if the Order God could make my little Karun recover, I would continue to devote my life to the Order of God without reservation and guard the light of order.
And the Inmores family will continue to inherit the glory of the Order of God and become its most loyal defender. I will take you into the religion, and I will pass everything on to you.
Because of our dedication, we have at least received something in return.
But,
You still left.
The Order God did not promise my prayers, and even, he may not have heard them."
Dis's voice became lower and lower;
Finally,
He slowly raised his head,
Continued to say calmly:
"When I faced your body, I said a word to you and the sky."
Pause,
Dis opened his hands,
As if recalling,
It's like brewing,
No,
It's like savoring;
He said:
"The Order God raised by a whore!"
When this sentence was spoken, Karun felt a little dizzy, as if the light and shadow in front of him had deviated slightly;
Karun knew that this was his own psychological effect.
Even if he didn't trust any religion in his previous life, and didn't like to bow down and pray when he saw the image of God, he would not do anything insulting to God, let alone curse loudly. He dared not curse, always feeling taboo.
And in front of him,
In a world where a religion is obviously extraordinary,
As a judge of the Order of God,
He blasphemed and insulted God in front of himself.
"He made you leave me, but I don't agree, because you are still young, and you haven't even had a chance to unfold your life. There are still too many things you haven't seen or heard.
You shouldn't have left like this, it's unfair to you.
Unfair to your father, your mother,
To me,
To the entire Inmores family!
So, I found Mr. Hofen.
Mr. Hofen is a retired god shepherd of the Principle Church, but his knowledge and abilities are not just as simple as a god shepherd. He knows too many secrets and knows how to manipulate and implement these secrets.I once saved him, and I was so despicable that I used his life-saving grace as a threat, and he finally agreed to my request.
With his help, I completed a high-level god-summoning ceremony in an abandoned factory in the suburbs of Bellwin City.
Do you know, Karun, after the ceremony was completed, I didn't rush to escape, even though I knew that the noise here could attract the attention of the government and many major churches, but I still spent three full minutes.
I put my ear against your chest and heard the sound of your heartbeat.
That joy made me addicted.
This is not me using "Resurrection" on your body, it's just an empty shell, and it's self-deception.
But in my grandson's body, the soul was once again filled, and my grandson regained his vitality.
My grandson, he came back to life."
Karun took a deep breath. He knew that what came back was not "Karun", but himself.
So, his soul was summoned into Karun's body by Dis after his accidental death, and finally achieved "resurrection".
His revival in this world was not random, nor was it luck. All of this was Dis's purposeful plan.
For a moment, Karun felt a little guilty because Dis's plan to revive his grandson "Karun" did not actually succeed because of him.
"I believe that Alfred is willing to be 'respectful' to you because he has guessed something, such as linking you and the god-summoning ceremony in Bellwin City.
Hoffen and Puerh helped me a lot when I was preparing for the god-summoning ceremony, but maybe they didn't think I could complete such a high-level ceremony at that time, so they held the attitude of satisfying the last wish of an old man who was grieving for losing his grandson.
But unexpectedly, the god-summoning ceremony was successful.
Then, they started persuading me to kill the evil god that descended while he was still weak."
Karun pursed his lips. He wasn't worried that Dis would kill him when he said this.
Because if Dis really wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago.
The old man was not an indecisive person; he was a person who dared to greet the god of order as a prostitute. How could he do those indecisive things?
But Karun still asked curiously:
"Grandpa, why didn't you kill me?"
Karun knew that his way of asking was a bit perverse.
But facing Dis, he dared to ask like this.
Dis asked, "What do you call me?"
"Grandpa."
"Then you are my grandson."
Karun suddenly laughed, lying on the bed, not looking at Dis, but turning his head back and asking again:
"Why?"
Dis stood up and looked at Karun lying on the bed:
"What why?"
"You know what I'm asking, don't you?"
"Well, what's the difference between you now and when you were in your mother's womb?"
"There is a big difference." Karun said, "A big difference."
I am not that "Karun",
No,
To be precise,
I am nothing like "Karun".
He was autistic, cowardly, and timid, while he was his opposite.
Dis shook his head and said:
"What I asked was, what's the difference for me?"
"For you..."
"When my grandson was still in his mother's womb and had not yet been born, where did my feelings for this child come from?""Do I know what kind of personality he has?
Do I know what kind of person he is?
Do I know what faith he will have when he grows up?
Even...
I don't even know if he is a boy or a girl.
But I still love him, I look forward to his birth, and I even fantasize about his awakening and crying in the cradle after being born."
"Is it because of bloodline..."
Karun asked, "Is it because of the bloodline that flows through this body, just like yours, belonging to the Inmorales family?"
"No."
"Not?"
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"The reason why I am looking forward to the fetus in the womb is because I know that when he comes, when he learns to speak, he will call me... Grandpa."
Karun fell silent,
He finally realized that he misunderstood Dis, and has been misunderstanding him.
He always used Dis's mentality as a norm, but Dis is Dis, his way of seeing the world is different from ordinary people. Although he looks serious on the surface, he is actually very peaceful.
"After the God Summoning Ceremony is completed, I will put my ear on your chest. When I hear the renewed heartbeat in your body, I feel like I am back when your mother was carrying you, and I stood solemnly on the side, full of hope that you could come to this world safely and healthily.
I have a hunch,
When you wake up,
You will call me Grandpa,
But I am not sure, in fact, I am a little uneasy in my heart.
Therefore, when we brought you back home and you woke up for the first time, our whole family surrounded you.
You looked around in confusion, looked at everyone's faces, but didn't call anyone. I felt uncomfortable in my heart.
But I can also understand,
After all, you just 'born',
Facing this world is still so unfamiliar,
How could you wake up and speak and call people immediately?"
It was not until now that Karun recalled Dis's expression when he woke up for the first time. It was calm, solemn, calm, and solemn.
Before, when he recalled this scene, he thought that Dis had realized that he was not "Karun" and was struggling whether to kill him or not.
But in fact, he knew from the beginning that the "Karun" could not come back.
He was just worried about why he didn't call anyone at the first time.
"Hehehe..."
Dis suddenly laughed,
"After two days of waking up, you started calling people, calling them very enthusiastically. Your cousins, uncles, aunts, and even me, your grandpa.
Do you know,
Your flattering tone of calling me 'Grandpa' made me uncomfortable at first."
"Hahahaha..."
Hearing this, Karun also laughed.
At that time, he was very cowardly. He came to a strange world and could only rely on "family members" to provide him with protection and survival needs.
Just like a human cub just born, he actually belongs to a world that has been reborn into another strange world.
Dis stretched out his hand,
Helped Karun tuck in the corner of the blanket,
"The high and mighty God took away my grandson, and I, Dis, have to snatch him back.
From the moment you called me Grandpa,
It doesn't matter whether you are a true god or an evil god."
Dis bent down,
Gently kissed Karun's forehead,
"I lost a family member, but I gained a family member, right?"
Karun nodded sincerely,
Said:
"Yes, Grandpa."
I like this family, I really like this family.
I like my sensible cousins Mina and Lunt, I like the obedient Kris;
I like Uncle Mason, who is a little playful and unscrupulous but has always been responsible as an elder, I like Aunt Mary, who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, and I like Aunt Winnie, who looks rigorous but is actually kind-hearted;
I also like you, Dis."You don't know how cool it was when you just blasphemed the gods."
"Rest well and heal."
Dis turned around and opened the bedroom door.
At this moment, Karun forced himself to sit up, facing Dis's back and said, "Grandfather, I will make sure that everyone in our family lives a peaceful and happy life in the future, I promise."
Dis didn't look back but waved his hand and said, "You don't need to do that."
Then he added, "Before I leave."