Crimson and Furs

Chapter Twenty Three: Lying Again

The Church? Daniel raised his brown eyebrows. The name sounded cool and powerful. Was it an organization comprised of Witches and Wizards? If that was the case then Evil Buddha wasn't lying when he said that he was a Wizard. But then if this organization was called the Church, does that mean they believe in God or a god?

Daniel readied himself to type but soon discovered that Sexy Peacock had beat him to it again. He couldn't help but do a facepalm in embarrassment, Caroline narrowing her eyes after seeing him doing this.

"It's just an expression," Daniel explained to the cat.

"Yeah, considering the fact that your habit of murmuring has also become an expression," Caroline shook her head sharply.

"..."

What's this? When did Caroline become conversant with my behaviour? Daniel couldn't help but narrow his eyes. So this is how animals think. I wonder how many things humans have neglected because of lack of understanding and skill. Imagine if humans could understand animals talking, the world would have been a bit safe.

"Why is it called the Church?" Sexy Peacock asked. "Is it because it has a buildup similar to churches? Does it have an orthodox deity the members believe in? Are there Witches and Wizards or even priests?"

"Hehe😂" Evil Buddha replied to Sexy Peacock. "Take it easy, you don't wanna kill me with questions. I'm not an encyclopedia 👀"

"But you've been acting like one lately 🐈" Crying God typed.

Seeing this Daniel couldn't help but laugh loudly. This was why he liked Crying God. He knew where to hit someone and how to do so. He even wanted to cry from laughter.

"A fool would call a sheet of blank paper an encyclopedia," Evil Buddha typed. "I hope you understand?"

"..."

What kind of comeback is this? Daniel's facial muscles twitched in embarrassment for Crying God. He didn't know whether Evil Buddha was insulting himself by making that statement or insulting Crying God. What he knew was that the comeback was highly devastating. Crying God's fragile mind would be shattered instantly.

"Well, the Church doesn't have a particular deity members worship," Evil Buddha typed. "Everyone is entitled to his own belief but we are all joined together by a common goal. So irrespective of the beliefs, we're bound by the goal of protecting the human world from Cursed. In other words, we kinda worship this great ambition, goal, code or whatever you wanna call it down there. Hence the name, Church because it's a place where we worship the goal setup."

Reading all this Daniel couldn't help but feel his head throb slightly. What was Evil Buddha talking right now? He knew the others also shared the same fate as him because they did not reply to his message. This signified that they were still pondering over his words.

"Who created the Church?" Unknown asked. "If it's confidential don't tell me."

"The Founder created the Church," Evil Buddha typed.

"The Founder created the Church? What's that supposed to mean? Is that his name or was that his name?" Crying God asked.

"Well, we call him Founder," Evil Buddha typed. "🤷"

"So that's it," Crying God typed. "@Crimson Wolf, you've been quiet all this while."

Not now Crying God, Daniel mumbled inwardly. I'm busy contemplating something down here.

"Well I've been quiet because I've got nothing to ask or say," Daniel replied after some seconds.

"Hehe," Evil Buddha typed again, causing everyone to pay attention. Wasn't he done with the talk about the Church?