At this moment, he was like a devout believer, readily accepting the divine punishments bestowed upon him. He placed the golden token on his chest and loudly recited the content of the oracle.
"In the past, when the Creator Prometheus committed a grave sin in the Divine Court, he did not deny his guilt. The Divine King judged him, and as punishment, withdrew his blessings from humanity."
"Now, the Divine King has given the first woman, Pandora, to another participant in the creation of humans, the afterthought Epimetheus, and also bestowed upon him a gift from Hades. Hades cautioned him: This gift contains the sufferings and calamities of the Mortal Realm, and you must not open it. Yet, in the end, they were released."
"So..." someone asked anxiously, "High Priest, are all the epidemics we've recently encountered originating from Pandora, from that 'woman'?"
"Yes."
His expression growing graver, Momon nodded slightly.
