The Sun - Lord of Mysteries (fanfiction)
Chapter 64: Death Toll

The next day...

Tenebrous Heaven, Amantha Mountains.

The six gods were present at a long black table, and on the table was Uniqueness of the Black Emperor and Justiciar, as well as three characteristics of Prince of Abolition.

Trunsoest, Alista, and Diana stood in front of the table, staring at the six gods and items on the table.

Trunsoest and Alista were summoned by the six gods, while Diana, the only archangel called up by the six gods, to represent the angels of the six gods as a whole.

"Your excellencies, Here are all the characteristics that we acquired during the war." Diana stated with a frail tone in her voice.

However, she still took the characteristics from the blue bag she was carrying and placed them on the table.

The characteristics of a Miracle Invoker, Trojan Horse of Destiny, two weather warlocks, one balancer, and one soothsayer were placed on the table.

The majority of it was obtained by slaying angels of noble families, while the soothsayer was an angel under Ouroboros.

Diana finally took the last characteristic and placed it. Unlike others, she specifically mentioned it.

"Hand of Order, Your Excellencies, it's a sequence 1 characteristic. Trunsoest gave it to us. It was previously in the possession of the Black Emperor." She looked at Trunsoest, who stood beside her.

Trunsoest nodded in acknowledgement, as he felt her gaze.

However, whether Diana, Trunsoest, and Alista, they were overcome with emotion in their hearts, as they gazed at everything on the table.

After all, it was a sight to behold that two Uniqueness, as well as four sequence 1 characteristics and many sequence 2 characteristics, were all on the same table.

Despite this, they saw that the gods were completely indifferent.

"How are our losses?" Leodero spoke up after a quick glance at the characteristics, pausing only on miracle invoker.

"Your Excellency, we lost one-third of our angels in the war." Diana looked at the Lord of Storms and said calmly, "We have retrieved all of the characteristics and they are being returned to the respective churches."

Leodero remained calm; after all, it was war, and there would be casualties. However, he noticed that Aucuses had not suffered much loss. All of his angels are still alive and well. He knew this wasn't just happenstance; he can now see the meticulous planning and arrangements made by Aucuses to ensure that.

He couldn't decide whether to laugh at Aucuses for caring so much about angels despite being a god, or to be cautious and wary of Aucuses.

One thing he is certain of is that Aucuses has changed significantly, so much so that he fell him a greater threat from him, than Herabergan.

This gave him a sense of crisis, like never before.

Leodero decided that rather than giving Aucuses enough time to plan, he would seize an opportunity, as soon as, it appeared and perform a fatal strike on Aucuses.

He also knows that such an opportunity will take a long time to come, because the contract of Aucuses forbade any battle between the six gods. So, as long as, the alliance exists, there will be no war between the six gods...

Other gods in the black table were also calm, with their own thoughts while looking at the sequence 2 characteristics on the table.

"You are free to leave, Diana." Aucuses said, However, he saw hesitation on her face, knowing that there is still a lot of inform and also receive orders from them. "Go gather all the angels and saints of the six churches. You will receive information from Trunsoest and Alitsa, as well as the orders through them." After finishing, he looked around at the other gods to see if anyone objected.

Seeing no one, he finally nodded to her. Diana bowed one last time before exiting the room.

Boom!

With her departure, the doors closed, and the six gods finally focused on the two traitors standing before them.

Alitsa and Trunsoest were both trying their hardest to maintain their composure in the face of the gods' piercing gaze. They felt as if everything about them was being scrutinised and analysed, which honestly, they didn't like at all.

"How much is the death toll, Alista?" Aucuses finally broke the silence, as he looked at Alitsa Tudor.

Alista Tudor, When Aucuses looked at the angel of Solomon, he saw such a thirst for power that reminded him of himself.

Alista tried his best to conceal it while looking at the uniqueness and characteristics of the Black Emperor. However, in front of the gods, the mask he attempted to wear was useless.

But, despite the fact that Alista's thirst for power is similar to his own, that was the end of it. There was no other resemblance or similarity. Though he saw a madness hidden in the depths of Alitsa, the type who would do and disregard anything to achieve his own goals.

Alista looked surprised, as if he didn't expect the gods to question him first. Nonetheless, he responded immediately after reviewing the report that they were able to collect.

"It's around 19 million, your excellency." Despite saying such a heavy number, Alitsa's voice remained calm and composed.

"That's a lot more than we expected." Lilith said this while rubbing her temples and digesting the astronomical numbers. Unlike the other gods, she was still somewhat concerned about lives of mortals. "We actually lost 1/5 of the northern continent's population during this war."

The other gods were indifferent; this was not because divinity affected them. They were immortals who had witnessed the fall of an entire civilization, and their feelings for mortals had long since faded.

"Your excellency, the total loss of life in the war is only 10 million." Alista continued, his tone and expression becoming solemn and grave, after noticing the concern of the earth mother.

"The remaining nine million were the result of the ascension of Primordial Demoness and the fall of the Black Emperor."

"A large number of people died suddenly as a result of fatal diseases that contaminated and instantly killed them."

"There were also minor accidents that resulted in many deaths. According to another report, people who had no prior health or mental problems appeared to die suddenly, without a clear cause. There have been numerous incidents like this."

"The situation becomes even more bizarre when some committed mass murders before taking their own lives."

"A large number of beyonders went out of control, turning them into mindless monsters with only the desire to destroy and kill. We're still not sure if this has anything to do with Primordial Demoness."

"And the Solomon Empire's capital, with nearly population of one million, was destroyed as a result of the black emperor's remains falling onto the city."

"Finally, we have a definitive report that the majority of the nine million deaths were primarily due to diseases." S~ᴇaʀᴄh the N0ᴠᴇFɪre.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of nøvels early and in the highest quality.

Trunsoest, who was listening, stayed quiet. His hands were clenched, and his eyes were filled with anguish.

While, Aucuses who heard such figures remained indifferent. But, his thoughts wandered to his anchors.

His anchors are still fine; even though they were harmed, the damage was not severe. As, the Solomon Empire bore the brunt of the casualties in the war.

"You don't have to be concerned, Ombella." After fully hearing the report, Herabergan spoke up. "With time, the population will recover."

This was all he had to say to comfort her. It was the truth, even if it appeared cruel.

Lilith remained silent and looked at the other gods. She finally sighed and reclined in her seat.

"All right, let's move onto the next issue." Aucuses spoke while his gaze was drawn to Trunsoest. "The angel families."

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