Eli got down from her mother's lap walked to her brother. " No, why would I ever hate you?"
"But I have memories of an old man." Arthur held back his sobs as he said so.
Eli pulled Arthur off Hollis's lap and into her arm. "Are you him?"
"No." Came a firm reply from the boy as he hugged his sister back.
"Good, always remember you are my Arthur, I named you. Even if you want me to leave you I will not." Eli patted her brother's back.
Arthur sobbed as he held her and his body slowly stopped shivering.
Julia got up from her chair hugged her kids. "Arc you are my boy. I kept you in me for a long time. God's meddling can never cause me to abandon you." She said as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Although gods helped him by sealing his memories it was obvious that they wanted him to do something for them as they never handed out such great rewards for free.
All the adults nodded in agreement with what Julia said.
It took a while for Arthur to calm down but once he did he had a carefree smile on his face that had never been there before.
Patry beckoned Arthur," Now let's begin the baptism."
The old Oracle took out a crystal sphere from his magic bag, a bag that had its space enhanced by use of some spells to carry far more than their spacial capacity. He held the sphere in his hands and asked Arthur to place his hands on it.
Arthur looked at Eli who nodded and he walked to the ball placing his tiny hands on it. The ball glowed with a blinding light and Arthur passed out. Hollis grabbed him before he could hit the ground. Everyone was confused, that wasn't supposed to happen.
Eli remembered that in her baptism the sphere just glowed with a bright light and then she was instructed on how to use her status screen. Afterall it was just a form of registration. As they were trying to figure out what happened the room trembled with a vast amount of power which came from the tiny body of Arthur. Both his hands glowed as two symbols appeared on the back of hand. On the right hand appeared a symbol of galaxy and on the left was the symbol of Goddess Sara.
"Blessing of God of Creation and Goddess of life and death" Said Patry while starring at the spectacle.
He and Hollis looked at each other and knew what this ment. But then another bright light appeared from Arthur's left wrist as a band of tattoo appeared on his wrist. It was a band with two sections one that looked like it represented roots and the other balls of flame....
"Souls..... The divine armament of life and death. Last time it appeared was....." The voice trailed of at the end. It was Alban who spoke this time, his body shivering. He was a magician and had extensive knowledge on various things. He knew what this ment. Hollis got up and moved to Alban. " He needs to be in an high mana environment. Take him to your training room. Teleport there now."
Alban immediately took out disk from his pocket and placed it on the floor and pushed his mana into it. Albion also helped as he had more mana that Alban. Once the mana requirement was fulfilled Alban took Arthur from Hollis steped on the disk and activated it, disappearing from everyone's sight. The disk on the ground cracked and turned to powder. That was an teleportation array disk, a magic item only peak level magician such as Alban could make it. The material required are also extremely difficult to gather so were used only in emergencies and not in day to day life.
As they left another light shined in room. This time the source was Eli and Julia. Light was accompanied with a scent of roses. As it subsided both of them felt a warm feeling in thier chest. They both knew what it was, "Blessing of Goddess of love and beauty" they had seen this when Arthur was born.
But they didn't pass out like Arthur, What was going on? From what Julia had read about blessings this is how it is supposed to happen. But why did Arthur pass out?
Hollis thought of something and his eyes trembled. Could it be, he thought.
"Everyone leave now I will return later after discussing a few things with Patry. We'll discuss what just happened then." Hollis said.
Julia grabbed Eli hand and moved towards the exit " We will leave you a carriage." Outside they order one carriage to stay behind and the rest to rush back to their mansion.
At the Duke's mansion Alban had arranged a matress on his training room floor and placed Arthur on it. Around the matress were magical runes forming a circular array, which Alban seems to understand. This was a mana collection array which collected mana from surrounding to increase its concentration in the array. It was basic requirement for training of a peak level magician like Alban. Once settled Arthur's body was covered by covered by flames. Initially Alban was startled but realising these were healing flames of phonix as they did not burn Arthur's clothes or the mattress, he relaxed.
In about an hour rest of family except Hollis joined him in the training room and Hollis joined them 2 hours after that. "Father can you explain why were you so panicked when you saw the divine armament appear?" Albion finally opened the discussion.
Alban looked at Hollis who nodded in agreement, motioning it was fine to say it.
" Last time that perticular divine armament appeared was during the time when gods were at war."
Silence. No one made any sound. The only sound that could be heard was that of the gentle flames on Arthur's body.
The gods were most powerful beings and if they were to go on war it might end more than half the world as they know it.
"Gods won't completely destroy the world as they too have to follow certain rules but were they can't act, it will be us, their believers who will have to get involved." Hollis spoke breaking the silence.
"After you all left Goddess Sara choose a second Oracle. There is always one Oracle except during the time of war in divine realm. The new Oracle was given a divine message that yes there will a war and to prepare for it but, also warned to not publish this fact until further notice is given." Hollis went quite after that.
Silence fell in the room again.
There is no doubt about it anymore. There will be a divine war.
It took a while before Eli, who understood the gravity of the situation the least, asked " Who is the new Oracle?"
After a moment of silence Hollis replied "Me"