Law Of The Devil

16. Intractable Problem

"The celestial bodies in the night sky, the positions of the stars, the boundless mysteries. Their positions will change bizarrely along with the passage of time, and these changes have always been considered some kind of message bestowed on humanity by God. People often believe that astrologers are only people specializing in interpreting these riddles that God set aside for humanity.

But all this, is wrong!

The stars contain boundless power. This power, compared to what we can see, compared to an immense storm, a rushing deluge, a blaze overflowing the sky, it's even more formidable than this! Even so formidable that in the end it made me doubt.

Could such a vast power really be created by God?

In addition, these stars seem to have been suspended in the sky since ancient times! Since long, long ago, even further back than we know about, even to the extent that it might be further back than the creation of our world!

Then were these stars still truly created by God? According to all the books I've been able to find as well as religious records, wherever stars are mentioned, the ruling theory is: "When God created this world, the stars were put in place as decorations to make the night beautiful, and so that God could change their positions whenever there was a message for the world, so that these changes could enlighten humanity."

Yes, according to these theories the stars were created along with our world as accessories for the night sky but, is this really true?

Six years ago, when I was thirty four, there was a change in the pattern of the stars, one night a star fell below the horizon. All the astrologers did their utmost to determine just what hint God intended for us with this phenomenon, but I began to choose another path.

According to the direction the star fell in that night, and consulting all possible materials, I decided to search for that fallen star! I spent more than three years, tracking all over the north of the continent, until at last I found it!

While speaking, Saimel raised her hand, extending her hand from within her red gown and opening her palm, lightly raising a fist sized piece of dark stone.

"This is the 'fallen star' I found. Look, on the surface it seems to basically be a chunk of rock! Of course, this piece in my hand is only a small chunk. What I found was as big as a house. Moreover, the terrain, when it fell it smashed a huge hole in the ground, and I could see where there had been an immense wildfire, the forest was burnt to ashes, and a ravine had been cut in level ground! Such destructive force, perhaps only the most powerful forbidden spells could rival it."

Duwei sighed in admiration.

With Duwei's insight, this female master astrologer called Saimel was truly extraordinary!

At least she had the courage to raise questions about the lofty words that God created everything and in some respects she even came close to the facts!