The Adventures of Rose Hood

Chapter 47: The Deal to Purify

"We were never the evil god. It was a lie the rest of the gods made, so the world would never support us."

"You expect us to believe that?"

Wrath was annoyed.

"Should I provide proof?"

"Please do, I am interested in this."

I released my aura. The castle that was dead and ruined by Wrath's evil aura started to bloom beautifully. Flowers, vines, and wildlife began to appear. The always cloudy sky began to clear and expose a vibrant sun. I hid my aura, and the others were in combat poses.

"Can you see the purity of my power? That is our true selves. I can fix us."

"Innocence, this is insanity."

"My name is not Innocence."

"Then what is it."

"I am the Core Truth, Purity."

"Core Truth?"

"We are the good god. Not this amalgamation that the other gods imbued into this world. You want revenge. I do too, but if we fight as the evil god, then they win. Even if we destroy them and this world. They win if we fight like you are right now. Let me help."

Peace and Benevolence seemed open to the idea.

"How long would it take?"

"It will take 4 days straight per shard. If I take regular breaks, it will take 10 days.

"I see, then let's test this theory."

"Peace?"

"Wrath, I understand your skepticism, but if we come back as these... Core Truths as well, then you will know that it is real."

"But I get the feeling that I need to destroy her."

"As do I."

"Evil has the natural instinct to destroy good."

Then Lust had a question.

"Inn- ah Purity, what happened to Zath."

"I purified him. Now he is Silas, Archangel of Piety."

"I see, I shall visit and verify it is still him. He is my servant after all."

"Good idea."

"And I can kill you if you try something."

"I understand."

Wrath shook her head in annoyance.

"You have one month. If you can't give proof of your success in that time, I will wipe your little nation off the map. Even the entire guild wouldn't be able to defend you."

The other shards all nodded,

"By the way, Purity, why is Sloth sleeping."

"She evolved me to an evil being. That's how I was able to locate my core and purify it."

"I see, so, without realizing it, she paved the way for this discovery."

"Yes."

"Why haven't you purified her?"

"So, I wouldn't hurt her by purifying her while asleep. If I accidentally cut into the core while cleaning it can cause a lot of pain, but if the person is asleep, I won't have any indication that I accidentally cut into the core, so I could accidentally break it."

"I see, so it's so she will be safe."

Wrath seemed thoughtful.

"One month. It will take a week for Peace and Benevolence to show up, so you have 3 weeks to purify them."