Life Of A Nobody - as a Villain

Chaper 250  Apollo and experiment

Sorry everyone.

This was originally a chapter when I uploaded my second 's chapter here once by mistake.

I didn't see it for that time, and then it slipped my mind. Since WN doesn't allow removing chaps, and I already had next chaps posted, I only have one option, that is to either leave it or edit it with something else.

And since next chaps r posted in continuation, I'll just write some flashback scenes of Rio for you guys.

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5 years back

13 year old Rio was standing on an empty street looking at the dialapited temple in front of him. It was an empty shell of a building with moss covered walls supported by broken pillars. Empty windows and a door less entrance welcomed anyone who stepped over the boundary of the temple.

Over the top of these walls was the mural carved on stone of a rising sun, spreading rays of light which pushed the clouds away.

Rio shook his head in disappointment and walked inside the temple with clear steps. A platoon of guards and shadows stayed few steps behind, ensuring his safety and awaiting his further orders.

"In every harmony, in every light, I am present."

"In the echoes of his lyre, find the harmony of your soul."

"When the world weeps in its darkest plight,

The God of sun shall rise, to reclaim the light."

Rio read a few lines glorifying the God whom this temple belonged to and chuckled inside.

'It's funny how the one who's said to bring light in this world, doesn't have light in his own temple.' Rio said as he snapped his fingers and the sconces/torches hanging on the walls lit up one by one, illuminating the insides of the temple.

He walked with unhurried footsteps looking at everything with curious eyes.

[Entering the temples of Gods you don't believe in is a foolish move, mortal. Be careful or you'd be buried and burned for no reason.] Nyx's words echoed in his ears, reminding him to not be stupid.

Temples/churches/mosques or shrines - each place of worship for different religions or gods hold special place in Arcadia. Here they aren't just places of prayers or gatherings, nor a place for tourism or sight seeing - but a special channel point for devotees and their deity.

That's why entering temples of gods whom you don't like or who doesn't like you, is always unadvisable. After all, both the gods and their blind followers are beings hard to understand with a normal brain.

{It's not like it's prohibited or not allowed, but just risky.}

And in Rio's case, he's literally the son of darkness as Nyx chose him, so stepping into a God who boasts light - not so smart.

'It's just an empty temple, I'm sure even the God abandoned it.' Rio replied to Nyx in his heart and said 'And not like anyone would dare touch a primordial's priced follower just for being curious.'

[You know too little about the gods, mortal. Your failed understandings might spell your doom.] Nyx reminded again and then lost interest to speak again.

Rio too chose not to answer as he knew exactly what she meant.

'Gods, they're all the same.' He thought and shook his head.

"Clean this place." Rio said, and next second a wave of mana passed through entire temple and swiping everything outside. Cleaning the floors, walls, windows or ceiling.

Though the place got a little shine after cleaning, but it was still the same broken shit. He even saw a side wall which crumbled under the gentle mana which was used for cleaning.

This was actually the temple of Apollo just outside the city of Harendale. The place where our dear protagonist is born and currently living the life of misery as a cripple.

There was no need to ask what he was doing here, simply just to destroy a little something Leon was supposed to get in the future.

Rio walked into the middle of the temple and sat on the ground. There were no chairs or tables around, whatever was, was probably rotten and just in need of a touch to turn into dust and wither away.

Those were already thrown outside.

"This is the first time I'm actually inside one of your temples. I've always wanted to come here though. But mother wouldn't even let me out of the house with what happened last time.

I wanted to say thank you for saving me when I was cursed some years ago. I just came here after destroying the last temple of the fallen God who cursed me.

 If not for your grace and your follower's help, maybe I wouldn't be here. So thank you for giving me this life. I'll remember it till the day I die."

Rio finished his words and stood up back again. He turned around and left the temple.

In the place where he was sitting though, was a  silver coin placed there with the mark of a moon and a river carved onto it.

Rio walked out of that temple and left without turning back. He looked at a corner where all the broken stuff from the church was placed and shook his head. "Burn them, and put some new chairs and tables inside."

After saying that, he sat inside the car and left. Looking back through the glass mirror, he saw the pile of trash from the temple rising in smoke and even before his car turned, he noticed there was no sign of anything left behind.

'High rankers, so efficient.' Rio praised the shadow guards and closed his eyes.

'How would you feel if you knew the thing you were looking everywhere for, was just buried in your temple and burned in front of you, Apollo.'

'And that too was just in return for some simple tables and chairs.'

Rio thought in his heart as he remembered the plotline of the treasure map he just burned, and couldn't help but smile.

While Rio was lost in his thoughts, in Apollo's church, the coin he left behind shone in a white glow and then lost its luster and the mark of moon.

It just turned into scrap round regular  metal and then withered in air.

If Rio saw this scene, he'd smile some more in his heart. As it meant, the bait he threw out, someone already took it.

And now he just needed to wait to see the results of his experiment.

Experiment number 9 - Would gods interfere if their followers and believers were to fight amongst themselves on their name? Would they ignore it like usual, or would they sit, talk and sort things out.