Survival Guide After Accidentally Kissing a Demon - Chapter 354

Chapter 354

“Cassius-”

Someone was calling him.

At the sound, the little blond-haired, blue-eyed boy sitting on the jade steps lifted his young, fair face from his book.

“God is back!”

The Children stopped playing for a moment and looked expectantly toward the entrance to the square.

Maintaining the appearance of a child and remaining as innocent as one was the one thing every Divine Attendant in the Divine Temple had to do each day-and the only thing required of them.

Everything else depended on God’s mood.

“Cassius-”

The voice drew closer. Cassius detected an unprecedented note of panic in that beautiful voice.

He set his book aside and rose. In that instant, a small pair of Light Wings emerged from his back.

Just as he was about to fly out of the Divine Temple, a gray figure flashed into view. Six wings beat frantically as the figure barreled straight into him.

His face pressed against a beautiful, graceful body covered in lustrous feathers as Cassius was caught in a full embrace.

A medley of floral fragrances flooded his nose. One moment, he smelled roses; the next, daffodils.

But Cassius went rigid, not daring to move a muscle.

God hated physical contact.

Yet no punishment came.

God merely glanced down at him. The next moment, Cassius felt a hand seize the Light Wings on his back.

God lifted him by them, and in the blink of an eye, they vanished from the entrance of the Divine Temple and reappeared at the top of the stone steps.

God let go, tossing him into a jade chair cushioned with white feathers.

Cassius rolled across the broad seat before coming to a stop. Yet tumbling over the hard jade did not hurt at all. It felt as soft as feathers.

“Cassius, it’s over. Everything’s going to fall apart! My heart was stolen!”

God spoke rapidly, voice thick with panic.

The Children in the square carried on playing, putting on carefree expressions while secretly watching the two figures high above them from the corners of their eyes.

They could see God pacing back and forth and the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy kneeling respectfully on the stone chair.

But they could hear nothing, nor could they see the agitation on God’s face.

Most of the time, all they could see were God’s snow-white legs and the enormous gray wings hanging loosely behind them.

Even if they seized the right moment and worked up the courage to look up, God’s appearance would quickly vanish from their minds.

Perhaps, in God’s mind, Cassius’s duties fell under the category of providing an outlet for emotional distress.

Indeed, out of all the Divine Attendants, Cassius was the only one God was willing to speak to about such things.

That was why Cassius always knew more than the others.

“…Was it the Demon?”

Cassius did not dare remain in God’s seat for long. As he climbed down from the stone chair, he considered the matter and asked his question, still unaware of how serious the situation was.

The Demon.

Yes, the Demon.

Ever since the God of Destiny had paid a visit to the Divine Temple, Cassius had often heard God use that name.

Clearly, the Demon was a troublesome existence-one that caused his God no end of frustration.

Perhaps his question reminded God of something. Beneath the covering of gray feathers, Cassius saw the corner of those beautifully curved lips twitch.

“You might not believe me when I tell you this, but even now, I’m still baffled…” God paused briefly, then declared with certainty, “It was a feather!”

“What am I supposed to do, Cassius? All I did was find a way to trap that Demon, and my heart ended up being stolen!”
Furious and alarmed, the six gray wings behind her trembled.

God’s chest heaved violently.

“Could this be… the backlash for attempting to defy fate?”

God muttered to herself.

“I’m not actually going to end up as the Demon’s wife, am I? If that really happens, I’ll $#!…%@! This is terrifying!”

“…”

Perhaps the meaning behind the garbled words God had let slip was beyond the understanding of a Divine Attendant like him. Whatever the case, Cassius hadn’t caught them clearly.

“Cassius,” God murmured, “we have to think of something…”

“All right.”

That was the only answer Cassius could give.

With a thud, God collapsed dejectedly into the stone chair. She even forgot to retract the three enormous pairs of gray feathered wings on her back. Several crushed feathers drifted free, turning a deeper shade of gray inch by inch as they fell around her.

It only made God look even more dispirited.

Yet even like this, God remained a terrifying vision of perfection in the heart of every Divine Attendant.

God needed to think.

Her mood cast a gloomy gray pall over the entire Divine Temple.

Even the Children in the square grew distracted.

A growing number of Divine Attendant gave up pretending to be carefree Children. They gathered below the stone steps, gazing worriedly at God upon her high seat.

Most of the others looked to Cassius, hoping he could do something to lift God’s spirits.

Cassius sat down again on the highest step beneath the stone chair and saw that a feather had landed on his book.

He glanced at God, but she gave no reaction.

It was best to remain quiet for now, Cassius thought.

Cassius had never seen God like this before. He desperately wanted to help her, if only he were clever enough.

But he knew how insignificant he was.

Cassius quietly closed his book, put it away, and waited in silence.

The gloom did not last long.

Or perhaps several days had already passed. No one knew. Time did not exist within the Divine Temple.

In any case…

Sunlight suddenly poured down, and the dark clouds abruptly dispersed.

“Cassius!”

God sprang from the stone chair, brimming with excitement, and the six gray wings vanished from behind her.

Cassius saw a beautiful smile suddenly curve God’s lips and heard her slowly enunciate every word: “I’ve thought of a way. I must be forgotten by every living being.”

“…Forgotten?”

Cassius struggled to comprehend God’s words.

“Yes, you heard me correctly. I mean that you may leave.”

That was what God told him.

Leave?

Cassius opened his mouth and fought to remain calm. Only after a moment did he ask in disbelief, “Are you… banishing me?”

Cassius’s shoulders trembled as he frantically tried to recall what he had done to make God reach such a decision.

Even though he knew that once God had made up her mind, no one’s words could ever change it.

“This isn’t banishment…”

God tried to argue, but quickly gave up.

“Oh, fine. It is banishment! In that case…”

“I shall banish everyone from the Divine Temple!”

God proclaimed her decision in a stern voice that brooked no refusal. The divine power radiating from her ensured that everyone in the Divine Temple heard the announcement.