It was a very cold night, I was carrying the firewood into the church's storage and I saw a white horse waiting at the gate of the church, the church's door was wide open. I was surprised to see somebody come into the church at night but this was normal for people who didn't want to give their identity, I put the firewood next to the horse and went inside, one of the chamber's doors were closed so I went into the other one.
"What might you need?" I asked the person that was in the other chamber.
"I wish to confess my sins." A familiar voice responded to me but I couldn't figure who that voice belonged to.
"Very well."
"I visited every church in this empire and this is the last one."
"Oh, getting here must have been tough. After all, this area is the area where the sun doesn't rise."
"What if I told you I could make the sun rise?"
"Only our God Helcrim can do that.
"What if I told you I am a God?"
"It is sin to treat yourself equal to God."
"Is it a sin to give up your duke title. Just to become a priest of a small village?"
"You know me?"
"I know everything about you. I know you loved a demon. I know that demon killed your father. That demon usurped your duke title and put her own relatives as nobles. I know that demon is currently forcing you to stay in this village. I know you can't escape or revolt against her because she will kill everyone in this village. I know that she is currently having a feast while her people are suffering from famine. I know that-" I got out of the chamber.
"Who are you!" I opened the door to the other chamber with all of my might, I was outraged at this person but when I opened the door I saw a very familiar person. This person had short black hair, bright red eyes, a handsome face and this person was also wearing a white robe just like I did, this person was me and this person had a wide smile across his face.
"W-What?! Me?!"
"I am not done yet. Please get in the chamber Priest Charles." I was horrified by this person because he had told me he was a God and he looked just like me. I didn't want to anger a god, I got into the chamber and he started to talk again.
"I am not The God, I am a god. As a god I have many sins that I want to confess but I ain't confessing to Helcrim's Priest. I want to confess to somebody I trust and I only trust one person. Me."
"W-What do you want with me?"
"Like I said before, I visited every church in this empire but all of them were filled with corrupt people. Well, I can't really blame them, their emperor is a five-year-old kid. You were special, you could have just sacrificed these people and revolted against that demon. But you didn't because you love humans just like I do. So, I want to create a world where everyone worships me, no matter the race, status, nationality. I want all of them to worship me and so I can confess in peace."
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"What does that have to do with me?"
"I think you don't even know about the succession of the empire. What were your father's number and yours?"
"My father was 40th and I was 51th."
"Royal family was killed, two years ago. Get rid of the people who have died and tell me your number."
"F-Fifth."
"Yup! You are very smart unlike the other priests and I assume you understand what I am about to say."
"You want me to conquer the empire?"
"Close, I want you to conquer the world for me. But of course, you will be the leader of this new world."
"That's impossible, I don't even have a soldier."
"Of course I don't want you to declare a war against the empire itself. You will have to rise from the bottom. Our first target will be the sick baron."
"No! Baron Yolen is a very kind man." I yelled I couldn't kill the man that was like a second father to me. He was the one who saved me from getting executed.
"He still betrayed you and your father."
"I won't kill him and even if I did I don't believe you are a god, you might be a high-class demon that is using a high-level illusion spell. And how am I going to explain to people to worship you? Do you think they are just going to start worshipping you without a reason?"
"You are right. Tell everyone that the sun will rise tomorrow."
"What if the sun doesn't rise tomorrow? I will look like a madman."
"You are starting to annoy me. Whatever just go to sleep and I will use this body." A mist started to fill the chambers,
"What are you….I am getting….Sleepy…"
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When I opened my eyes again, I was standing inside the church and front of two hundred villagers armed with pitchforks, bows, hoes, and knives were all looking at me. I started to panic.
They must be after me!
One man from the crowd spoke.
"O! Prophet, show us the way of The Goddess of Sun. Read the Holy Book Sunlight to us!" I was surprised for a second, I thought they were about to kill me. I noticed I was holding a thick book, the title was "Holy Sunlight" I opened the book and started to read the first page, It was a note from the God.
[While you were sleeping, I told the villagers about the sun rising tomorrow. Of course, they weren't going to believe me like that so I made up a fake Goddess of Sun. Female deities are more popular than male deities that's why I chose a female deity over a male deity. And about this fake God, I created. I decided to give her the name "Ophelianna" She's a very beautiful Goddess. Her religious policies are simple, love and peace. The religion's name is "Sunophalin" The religious ranks is the same with the rest of the religions but you are the prophet aka the highest ranked person. Have fun with your new religion, Prophet Charles.]
[By the way, if you get killed or hurt. Ophelianna will take care of it. I may call her a fake goddess but shes damn real to you, mortals. I don't want her revolting against me so I put up a spell that can kill her easily. To keep track of Ophelianna's power I will grant you a status page of her. And don't forget the more the followers the more the power Ophelianna has.]
[Ophelianna, The Goddess of Sun] [Followers: 212] [Head Follower: Charles von Monkenburin] [Deity Power: 212(Small Army)] [Goddess Loyalty to Head Follower:100(Slave)] [Head Follower Loyalty to Goddess: 1(Pitiful Creature)] [Goddess Alignment: Lawful Good]
Damn him! I don't even know that God's name but I hate him! I can't go back now, I will look like a maniac and they will probably kill me. So Charles put up a smile and appease them.
"The enlightened ones! We will spread our word to the poor ones and we shall begin with Baron Yolen! If he rejects our words we will have his head!"
"Yeah!" The villagers yelled, they put up a rope around the stone statue of God Helcrim and brought it down. This was the point of no-return and so a new religious conquest started.