After the picnic incident that happened over the weekend, the duties were suspended upon the guidance of Ms. Esin and the request of Dean Noyan on the grounds that Demir's psychological state might worsen. Physical education and practical lessons were assigned to the gaps left due to the absence of duties.
In fact, these physical education lessons were like an intensive course. Dean Noyan wanted Demir to be strong enough to withstand the ritual of awakening the God blood. Demir would reach the required level in two weeks by constantly training both at school and at home.
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After morning exercises with Kunt, theoretical lessons in the formal education building, physical education lessons in the informal education building in the afternoon, and repetitive topics from the book of elements with Kunt in the evening, the days passed quickly.
Two weeks later…
Today, they were going to study the sixth chapter of the book of elements with Kunt. Demir read the sixth chapter one last time, but as with his previous readings, he did not understand anything this time.
Time passed and when Kunt finished his work at home, the two of them left the house together. Nurse Oya came out right after them and quickly left, making the excuse that she had work to do at the health center.
When Demir headed towards the warehouse to work on the sixth chapter of the book, Kunt warned him.
- Little Sir, we need to go somewhere else to work on the sixth chapter of the book.
- ?... Aren't we going to work at the warehouse?
- No. First, we have some things to do. I will give you the necessary explanations on the way. So, please follow me.
When they left the courtyard of the house and set off towards the cave where they would perform the ritual, Kunt started talking,
- You read the sixth chapter, right?
- Yes, I read it, but I didn't understand anything. According to what the book says, there is God's blood in every living thing. Since I am a living being, I also have the blood of God, right?
- Of course there is.
- But I don't feel anything like that inside me. I tried the instructions in the book a few times, but I couldn't feel anything. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, how I'm supposed to do it...
- It's natural for you to be confused. The reason you failed is because the process of awakening God's blood is a ritual.
- Is it a ritual?
- Yes, it is a respect ceremony that has been held since our first ancestors. You will need to perform this ceremony in accordance with our traditions. Of course, you could not awaken the blood of God within you because you did not know our traditions.
- (Demir jumped in front of Kunt excitedly) In that case, now we're going to perform the ritual, right?
- Yes, Little Sir.
After passing the formal education building, Kunt stopped at the beginning of a vaguely visible path. They heard Nurse Oya's voice as they were about to leave the main road and cross to the path. Nurse Oya, who had come all the way here by running, was out of breath when she approached the group.
Kunt, who looked at Nurse Oya angrily, showed in every way that he was displeased with Nurse Oya being there.
- Why did you come?
- There is no way I could miss something like this. What do you mean, "why did you come?" I came after getting permission from Mrs. Esin. If Demir wants, I will go inside.
- It's a good thing you came, sister. I would be more comfortable if you were with me. This ritual, which I don't know, scares me a little.
- (Nurse Oya glared at Kunt) You heard, didn't you? I'm coming too.
- You know the crowd is not good, right? (Nurse Oya added when she couldn't answer) Please make sure you don't make any noise. Let's go…
Together, they came to the bottom of a very large rock by following this vague path. The front face of this rock, which stood in the middle of a small hill, was very flat as if it had been cut with a knife. The rest of it was buried in the ground. Kunt waited for a while by placing his hand on a certain part of the rock.
A little later, the middle of the rock collapsed and slid to the side. A large cave tunnel emerged and immediately lights started to come on on the tunnel walls. Demir came to when he heard Kunt's voice while looking carefully at the illuminated cave tunnel.
- Little Sir, although all living things have God's blood, the fact that they are created does not change. If we want the power of God's blood, the first thing we will do is to express our gratitude to the creator. Every living thing does this in its own way. We will do it here.
This is a sacred place for us. Therefore, we need to be as respectful as possible and complete our ritual silently. When we reach the center of the cave, we will pray to the creator and express our gratitude, and then you will need to complete the ritual by following the instructions written in your book.
Try to do your ritual calmly without rushing, okay? I hope that at the end of the ritual, we will leave here with your God blood awakened.
- (Demir did not know what to do but trusted Kunt) Okay… I trust you Kunt.
The group entered the cave tunnel that went down with a slight slope and walked for a while before coming to the main cave. The center of the cave had a very large void. And right in the middle of this space was a very thick, red crystal pillar that looked as if it had been erected there to prevent the ceiling from falling. At the end of this crystal pole stuck into the ceiling, a cluster of transparent crystals hung down from the ceiling.
While the ends of the crystal cluster stuck into the ceiling were transparent, there was a slight redness at the ends hanging down. But what was different was the crystal pole in the middle. While the part of the crystal pole connected to the ceiling was transparent, a slight redness started just below it and when you reached the middle of the crystal, the color was completely red.
As you went further down and got closer to the ground, the color of the crystal pole turned dark red, blood red. And there were tiny little sparkles in this blood red color.
While Nurse Oya was standing at the entrance of the cave, Demir, who approached the crystal cluster with Kunt, turned his attention to the bottom of the crystal. When he saw it from a distance, he thought that the crystal cluster had sunk into the ground and that was why the soil on the ground was swelling, but when he got closer, he realized that the crystal had not touched the ground at all. The soil there had formed an oval depression so as not to touch the crystal pillar.
As Demir looked at the bottom of this perfectly oval depression, he almost lost himself. It was as if something was inviting him. When he involuntarily took a step closer to the crystal cluster, Kunt stopped him by placing his hand on Demir's shoulder.
- This here is good, let's stop here and pray to God.
As Kunt turned towards the crystal and prayed, Demir turned his gaze from Kunt to the crystal. When he muttered "So this is what God is like," his father's prayers came to mind. His father was someone who considered himself religious. He would constantly pray to God and thank God for the blessings he had given. Since he used one room of the house for worship, whenever his father went to pray, Demir thought that God was in that room.
He wanted to see God so much that one day he could not resist and entered the room with a glass of water in his hand as soon as his father left the room. If he asked, he was going to say, "I brought you water in case you were thirsty," but no matter how much he searched, he could not find anyone in the room.
When he ran to his father to inform him of the situation, he said, "Father, God is not in the room. He left without saying goodbye." His father hugged his pure-hearted son with love and told his son some things he knew about God by saying, "God is everywhere…"
Demir, who was now standing in front of the crystal, muttered quietly. "So God is here." And then he prayed to God like his father did. When the prayers were over, Demir turned to Kunt,
- It had not occurred to me that God could be a crystal. I apologized to him for that. He would forgive me, wouldn't he?
- !! (Kunt was first surprised by Demir's observation, then he could hardly holding back not to laugh) God is not a crystal.
- Then why did we pray to this crystal?
- !? We are not praying to the crystal. There is God's blood in this crystal. That is why we pray here to commemorate the glory of God. Everything is powerless in the face of the power of God. This crystal proves this to us…
(As Demir looked back at the crystal cluster, Kunt asked Demir to be sure) You remember the instructions in your book, Little Sir don't you?
- Yes.
- So, take a comfortable stance for your first instruction. Then you will need to follow the others in order. (He waited for Demir to sit down, but when Demir did not sit down and waited standing, he directed Demir because he was afraid of what would happen next.) Little Sir, it would be better if you sat down.
(When Demir sat down cross-legged where he was, Kunt leaned towards Demir and continued his speech.) You didn't notice, but I have been protecting you with my aura since we first entered here. But now it is time for you to awaken the blood of God. Therefore, I will withdraw my aura. You will be subjected to tremendous pressure, but no matter what, make sure you follow the instructions in the book and definitely do not leave the ritual unfinished…
(Demir looked at Kunt in surprise. He was about to say, "What kind of pressure are you talking about?", but Kunt did not give him the opportunity.) If you are ready, I will begin…
- (Demir increased his determination as he looked back at the crystal) Okay, I am ready.
When Kunt pulled back his aura, an overwhelming force instantly surrounded Demir. As a result of the extreme pressure coming from everywhere, Demir almost hit the ground. Demir, who could hardly hold himself back from screaming when the intense pressure penetrated to his bones, could not resist anymore and looked at Kunt with eyes that begged him to protect himself with his aura again.
Kunt, who looked at Demir who could not withstand the pressure of the crystal for even a minute, with disappointment, leaned in slightly and said, "Little Sir, you must now follow the second instruction."
Demir, who could not receive the protection he wanted, looked helplessly towards the crystal. He was sure that this overwhelming force was emanating from crystal, but he could not do anything against it. The pressure seemed to increase more as time passed. Moreover, an ache that had not been there before had begun in the depths of his heart.
As the pressure of the crystal increased, the ache in Demir's heart also increased and began to spread through his heart and into his body. While Demir was thinking about how to get rid of this situation, he heard Kunt's voice standing right next to him. "Little Sir, you must recite the mantra now."
The awakening of the blood of God, the first item said "get into a comfortable position." Demir realized that his voice had not actually come out while he was saying "Where is this comfort? I am never comfortable and you want me to recite the mantra written in the second item?"
As time passed, Demir could no longer move his hands. He was sure that if he bent his head forward, he would not be able to lift it up again. Finally, he decided to recite the mantra as Kunt wanted. Although his voice could not be heard, the crystal suddenly began to glow as soon as the first words of the mantra left his lips.
Demir looked at the crystal like a rabbit whose eyes had been illuminated in the dark, and even his eyelids could not move. This beam of light shone, shone, and when the tremendous pressure that followed swallowed Demir, Demir could no longer stay awake and his head fell forward where he was sitting.
Kunt, who was waiting next to him, went to Nurse Oya when he realized that Demir had entered a meditative state. Dean Noyan and the management team came to them right after. They all started to watch Demir without making a sound…
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When God, who was dealing with new creations in another universe, stopped for a moment and turned his gaze, Demir suddenly opened his eyes. The coldness of the cave and the crushing pressure of the crystal were gone, and instead a pure white area had appeared.
Demir, who slowly got up, saw that the ground was covered in light fog. As he walked, the fog was clearing for a moment with the wind of his steps and then covering the white ground again. When Demir walked a little more, he came across a bright light.
Although his whole body told him to prostrate himself in front of this light, Demir resisted it and only bowed slightly in front of the light. A voice came from the light while he was trying to understand why he bowed in front of this bright light.
- Interesting…
- (Demir, surprised by the voice coming from the light, answered involuntarily) I didn't understand…
- It is interesting that such a thing should happen in the Chaos universe.
(Demir, who could not understand what was happening, looked at the light in bewilderment and God continued his speech). The Chaos universe has made a choice and wants to know whether this choice is right or not. I wonder… Is it right?
Demir, who could not understand anything from the light's speech, felt an indescribable fear as he looked at this bright light and suddenly found himself prostrate on the ground...
Now, although he did not understand why his prostrate body was shaking, he did not even dare to raise his head. When he finally heard another voice coming from the bright light, all his fear and shaking ended instantly.
- I forgive you...
- (Demir raised his head and looked at the bright light in surprise.) I did not understand...
- I forgive you for comparing me to a crystal... Stand up.
Demir, who looked carefully at the bright light after standing up, finally understood the truth.
- God is a light.
- No, you are wrong... Your eyes cannot see the real me because you are not strong enough. Seeing me as a light while looking at me is only your imagination. But... a beautiful imagination.
I will reward you for this. You can go now.
When the light disappeared, Demir collapsed where he was...
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The dark red smoke coming out from just below the crystal cluster caught Dean Noyan's attention. As he sharpened his senses to understand what was happening, the smoke intensified and filled the cave with a strong wind as if a bomb had exploded.
The extreme pressure that came with the dense smoke caused everyone except Dean Noyan to collapse to the ground. When Dean Noyan, who was standing alone, wanted to leave those around him and go to help Demir, he realized that he could not move.
The pressure of the blood of God was never this much. What changed now that no one except those at the level of the Supreme Master could resist this pressure. If Dean Noyan had not been the Supreme Master, he would have collapsed to the ground with the others.
But the fact that he was the Supreme Master did not change the fact that he could not move. In this intense pressure and smoke, Dean Noyan had no choice but to hope that nothing would happen to anyone.
The process progressed and the pressure slowly began to decrease along with the dark red smoke. When all the smoke finally cleared and the pressure was completely gone, Dean Noyan ran to Demir. He checked his pulse and paid attention to his breathing. He could not see any problems with Demir. Demir was unconscious and seemed to be asleep.
When the others gathered around Demir, Dean Noyan gave them instructions to take Demir away. While Kunt was carrying Demir, Ms. Esin and Nurse Oya followed Kunt out of the cave.
Dekan Noyan had not taken his eyes off Demir until he left the cave. That's why he hadn't paid any attention to his surroundings. Now, as he looked around, the crystal cluster caught his attention.
The crystal cluster that had God's blood and had been used for thousands of years to awaken God's blood had now become completely transparent. Like the others, Dean Noyan stared blankly at the transparent crystal.
When the crystal had no trace of God's blood left inside it, it could no longer support itself. All the crystals broke away from their places and fell to the floor of the cave, scattering everywhere. Everyone who witnessed the incident faced the fact that they no longer had a cave with God's blood.
When time passed, the confused looks and emotional breakdowns looking at the transparent crystals determined a new target for themselves, and after, they all ran after Demir together...