Chapter 228
Chapter 228 of "Chaotic Craftsman Worships The Cube" kicks off with thrilling moments: Ben acted fast, jumping away and putting his barrier up again, only to immediately turn... Read more!
Ben acted fast, jumping away and putting his barrier up again, only to immediately turn to see just what happened. Behind him was the apostle Felth, broken spear in hand and a look of confusion on his face as he struggled to understand why his attack failed.Ben did though and couldnāt be more grateful to his past self for adding all of the defensive enchantments he could to his jacket. He couldnāt be sure if it would have stopped the demigod, but against a warrior of normal strength it seemed to do its job perfectly, keeping the spear from skewering him in the surprise attack.
āSurround him!ā The apostle called out, moving past his first failure in favour of another attempt. āWe canāt let this act go unpunished!ā
The priests nearby shook themselves free of their shock, ready to attack him the moment his barrier went down. They were all assuming he was powering it through his own mana, not relying on a tool powered by a mana crystal, and with barrier magic being rather mana intense they wouldnāt need to wait long as two others went to Atherās side to begin healing him.
Felth knew he couldnāt allow something so disgraceful to be revealed to the world and was willing to act to ensure it stayed hidden. The boy had come to them alone and challenged a demigod to a fight, it would be no surprise for him to end up dead doing such a thing, and the shame of killing someone so much weaker would be better for Ather than the shame that would come to losing to a complete nobody, but as he stared at the boys face, spears pressed against the barrier, waiting for it to go down, he couldn't help but feel his stomach sink as he watched him break into a deep, wide grin.
He thought as he began laughing. He couldnāt help it, things couldnāt have worked better for him if heād tried.
āSilence!ā Felth yelled. āEnough of that disgusting look, do you not see your situation? Face your death with some dignity!ā
āOh Felth, buddy, the best part of this is you donāt know how badly you just fucked up,ā He told him, continuing to laugh as he pulled out his card, hiding everything on it but one very important title and holding it out for him to see. āYou just decided to murder a fellow apostle, and while I donāt know about your god, mineās been watching this whole time.ā
The words were small but clear and in an instant the fire left the man's eyes, the broken spear fell from his hands as he understood the gravity of just what heād done. āWait, everyone back off, I didnāt know-ā
āYou think I care?ā He said, cutting him off as joy sparkled in his eyes. āWould it have been okay to murder me if I wasnāt an apostle? Iāll remind you that your idiot over there challenged me first, I just decided to give my own a bit later on. I didnāt do anything to break the rules of your peopleās duel, but you still decided to kill me. Donāt you all worship a warrior god? Is this an approved way to act? Honestly, I can only imagine what the fallout of this is going to be.ā
ā...What do you want?ā He asked, defeat plain in his voice. He knew he was in the other apostle's hand, he needed to act while doing his best to mitigate as much damage as he could.
Surprisingly though, Ben's request seemed mostly reasonable, at least it sounded so to him.
āA statue. Specifically, Iām going to bring one of my god to the church to be displayed. Thereās going to be a few rules obviously, you lot are in charge of taking care of it and ensuring itās in peak condition at all times, itās to be treated with as much dignity and respect as if it was your actual god in front of you instead of just the figure of mine. If anyone asks about it you and the other priests of the church are to explain who it is and share the good word. You will only talk about him in a positive light, Iāll have some notes brought over when the statue is ready but Myriad will be keeping an eye on you all so if any of you are talking shit heāll know and act on it. Finally, if anything happens to damage it, your church will be on the line to pay five times its cost to the church of Myriad. The remains of the statue will be gathered and returned to the church and the statue will be replaced at our earliest convenience, with the same rules in place for the new one. Iām going to be very clear about this too. We wonāt be keeping what happened here a secret, but we won't demand any sort of punishment for you or Eneth from the other gods, understood?ā
As they were at the first church of their god in the world, the location was a major source of faith for Eneth. To let a statue of a foreign god be present was a lot to ask considering such a thing could cost his god some faith, but given the situation heād created he didnāt have much choice. His thoughts were only broken by the screams of the two healers.
āWhy is nothing working!ā
āWe canāt close the wounds!ā
āI just need some time to talk about this with my god,ā He begged, getting to his knees. āPlease wait until Ather is healed.ā
He looked down on the apostle before him, seeing nothing but a cornered man. āNo, but as a service I know why your healers arenāt having much luck. Swear to Eneth as the head of his faith, you will agree to my terms and you might just be able to save him.ā
ā...Fine, I Felth, apostle of the great god Eneth, swear to you that your statue will be displayed following your terms. Now please help him.ā
Sure,ā He took down his barrier, walking past the horrified priests who had so confidently pointed their spears to him just moments before and reached down to pull out the knife.
āWhat are you doing!ā One of the priests screamed as he saw it, a fact Ben brushed off.
āWell first, this is my knife Iām not leaving it behind; but second, I get that you guys left it in to not have to worry about any more blood loss, but by now everything it touched should be thoroughly cooked and it has a healing suppression effect on it which is why you all arenāt having any luck, Iād grab a few more healers if I were you but for the time being try again.ā
With that done he gave a halfhearted wave as he went on his way, not looking back as they dealt with the fallout as Myriad spoke in his mind.
He asked as he felt his apostleās plans explode across his mind.