I AM AN ATHEIST

The Battle Field

" oh goddess of fire Alona, we beg you to show us the light to the victory "

" oh great goddess of fire, you are the one with utmost beauty of fire"

"praise the goddess"

A priest was praying diligently to the goddess of fire Alona.

Naturally, the people standing behind him chanted

"praise the goddess"

"praise the goddess"

"praise the goddess".

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"f**k the goddess"A youthful voice echoed silencing the atmosphere, the youth successfully grabbed the attention of everyone in the room, the only difference was their gazes were filled with hostility.

" Prince Xavier, what's the meaning of this?" At the same time the priest, who heard the blasphemy of his beloved goddess erupted in anger as he looked at the 19-year-old youth in front of him who was tied to the chair with robes, from one look it can be discerned that he was held as a captive.

Being stared at by all the people in the tent as if they were ready to skin him alive, prince Xavier felt chills as he replied: " I mean, f**k the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, not our great goddess of fire Alona".

" Yeah, f**k the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation, but prince we can curse her later, don't disturb us while praying "

The priest said as he regained his composer and resumed his prayer.

All the men in the room also turned towards the priest as they continued their prayers.

That was close! Xavier took a deep breath because if his reply was not been well made, he could have lost his life right away.

Since childhood he had witnessed countless deaths due to so-called gods and goddesses, people around him killed each other for as small a reason as hurting sentiments.

People got hurt even for a small thing as the food which was supposed to be taboo in their beliefs was eaten openly by some other person in front of them.

The only punishment waiting for this guy who touched the taboo was death.

Also, Xavier had the bad habit of cursing gods and goddesses aloud from birth, somehow he felt a lot of hatred towards them without any explicit reason.

Prince Xavier was the second and crown prince of the Kingdom of Replica, a kingdom whose beliefs revolve around the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation.

Since his big brother prince Vintage accepted priesthood and swore to devote his life to the goddess, prince Xavier became the crown prince.

After having completed the ceremony of the crown prince, there was a tradition among the royals that a newly declared crown prince must prove his capability to lead the kingdom

Through the countless years, nothing beats the war as the best test to prove the capability of a king or general.

The king of Replica was known to be strict about following traditions, he did not even think twice before sending his 19-year-old inexperienced son to the battlefield to defeat general George of kingdom Terra and prove himself.

It had to be noted that, General George was a veteran general, all his life he spent his time on the battlefield, it was not easy to defeat him.

However, prince Xavier did not panic, he came here with enthusiasm to showcase his talent, but after reaching the battlefield, he got winds of info which made him adjust his initial strategy to charge directly at enemies.

The info was related to another neighbouring kingdom, it was the Kingdom of Gala, they also seemed to have been eying for a chance to ambush both the kingdoms.

Xavier felt quite the headache, he had around only 2000 soldiers under him, while general George had 4000 soldiers and the unknown general from the kingdom of Gala had 3000 soldiers.

That's a very wide disparity between him and enemies, everyone on Xavier's side panicked except Xavier himself, the situation was dire but Xavier kept his cool as he formulated a plan.

At a certain time, in a stronghold made up of tents, general George was drinking the tea, just then the enemy appeared in front of him, the general was shocked at a bold decision that the foolish prince made, this prince if enemies also introduced himself as some messenger of the goddess.

General George laughed at his stupidity and captured him right away, and when George was about to imprison the prince along with other prisoners, the priest from the cathedral of Alona stopped him.

There was only one option for him, that is to obey the priest, unwilling he followed the wish of the priest.

Hence ultimately Xavier was tied to a chair in

general George's tent, the priest did not even allow George to tie up Xavier's mouth.

This is how Xavier ended up in his current predicament.

After cursing out loud when Xavier thought that he was saved,

" Prince Xavier, How dare a mere mortal like you curse the goddess? "General George who seemed to be waiting for the opportunity erupted with anger.

" General George, I agree that I am a mere mortal, and filthy bastard but why are defending the mortal enemy of goddess Alona? "

It was common knowledge that the goddess of rebirth and reincarnation Anoushka and goddess of fire Alona were mortal enemies, there like fire and water.

Naturally, their believers also hated each other to the bone, this was one of the reasons for the Kingdom of Replica and Kingdom of Gala for being enemies.

Facing such a question George was trying his best to come up with a proper answer, but Xavier did not give him any time to think.

" I know why you are defending that goddess, you are that spy which was planted by my father in the kingdom of Terra, Am I wrong ?"

Xavier yelled as loud as possible.

The voice was loud enough to pique the attention of everyone in the room including the priest.

Halting their prayers, everyone was gazing at them.

" Prince, you are too foolish, do you think would anyone believe you? I am the general that served the kingdom of Terra for over 13 years, all the contributions I did was more than enough to prove my loyalty". George said while carrying a smile on his face.

" Don't you think that's precisely the reason why your chance of being a spy is more than anyone else? " the prince said calmly.

Instead of replying, George blinked his eyes, then he walked back to the chair of Xavier, next he grabbed the hairs on Xavier's head and said: " prince here is the punishment for wrongly trying to accuse me"

As soon as George pulled Xavier's hair, he yelled "Aaaaa, General you are hurting me, I am the messenger of the goddess, if you don't release me, then you would burn in hell, save me, Priest, save me save me".

After being explicitly called out, the priest could not stand being the bystander anymore, so immediately he ordered: " George, Release him".

" But why? Do you believe his crappy lies? He is the enemy and at the crown prince himself, we should at least show him some real torture "

George said as he pulled the hairs with more power.

" No, no...no..currently I am not a prince, I am a messenger, a messenger of the goddess"

The voice of Xavier sounded out as loudly as possible.

The priest did not think that George would refuse him, he was disappointed with this general, sighing once he said: " George, In the name of the goddess I order you to release him".

When the name of the goddess was brought up, George knew that he had to back down, else he would become an enemy of the entire kingdom.

As George was about to move away " you mother f*****g George, you still have not learnt your lesson when your daughter ran away with my brother "

" I heard you got another daughter, it seems she was reserved for me "

Xavier whispered in George's ears.

Without caring about the consequences, after being recalled the shame of his life, the enraged George who was about to leave halted and kicked Xavier on the chest.

" phat"

The force behind the kick pushed the chair down on the ground.

"You damn prince, I am gonna kill you "

After kicking Xavier George unsheathed his sword.

The priest who thought that situation was resolved flabbergasted with a sudden turn of the events." Priest save me, I am the messenger, the messenger of the goddess"

Xavier cried out.

" shut up with your childish lies "

General George said as he pointed his sword at Xavier's throat.

" Priest, the hell is cruel, there are 36 types of fires, 103 types of poisons and 400 types of torturing punishments "

" Priest, I am the saviour, I can save you from those punishments and fires "

" Priest believe me and believe the goddess "

" Priest help me, you can have the honour to sit next to the goddess "

" Priest"

Xavier was trying his best to pursue the priest.

At first, the priest had no visual reaction, but the more he heard the more his expressions changed.

Every single detail Xavier said was from the prophecy, the priest was conflicting with his inner self whether to save him or not.

The prophecy in the holy book stated as "My messenger, The him who saw hell will come to guide you, and those do not believe him or oppose him will taste the fire, and those who support him would sit next to me "

The reason behind the priest's hesitation was the appearance of many fake messengers over the years but the prophecy itself warns the disbelievers.

" Today no one is going to save you"

At first, George just wanted to imprison the prince, but now he was consumed by his anger, the only thought he had was to kill this prince. Hence the raised his sword to stab Xavier's throat.

As the sword neared Xavier's throat, all of a sudden, George dropped the sword.

Following the sword, his body fell in the front, just a bit next to Xavier.

Then Xavier saw a bloody hole from on the backside of George's head, the blood was flowing endlessly.

And when he looked straight, he saw the priest was carrying a revolver.

" Aaaa" Xavier cried out as if something triggered an intense headache, next Xavier saw that the priest approached him and asked " Are you ok? "

"Yeah, just a bit headache nothing much " Xavier replied.

" You should rest "

" Soldiers"

The priest said then called the soldiers who were stationed outside of the tent.

At the same time, the soldiers who were outside were wondering because of the sudden gunshot sound.

Hearing them being called, they hurried in as fast as possible.

" General'

They cried out as soon as they saw the lifeless body of the general lying on a pool of blood who was like their family and worked with them for the past 13 years.

They felt anger, they thought of avenging him but these thoughts immediately evaporated as soon as they saw the gun in the hand of the priest.

" Take our guest to a good place to rest, " the priest said while pointing towards Xavier.

" make sure, he would be treated nicely"

the priest instructed again.

" Yes, Sir"

The soldiers did not bicker, they immediately helped Xavier to shift into a new tent.

When Xavier was gone, The priest resumed the prayer.

After some time, the priest approached Xavier in his tent.

" How are you feeling now?"

The priest asked.

" Good"

Xavier replied, at the same time he knew the following conversation would decide his life or death.

" You said you are the messenger, can you prove it? I am sorry but I have to ask because many fake messengers are running around in our kingdom" priest finally revealed his intention.

Fortunately, Xavier was prepared, he poured the wine in his mouth from the nearby bottle but did not gulp it down then he lighted a match stick and poured it in his mouth.

Following the actions of Xavier, Fire was emitted out of his mouth.

After Fire subsided Xavier opened his mouth wide open in front of the priest showing him the lack of injury.

There is a special trick behind it, Xavier developed this trick after his childhood friend showed him different ways of drinking alcohol.

" praise the goddess "

" Oh mighty Messenger, forgive this lowly priest "

The priest kneeled.

" Priest, the goddess is merciful those who seek forgiveness, the goddess sent me here to guide you "

"especially I am here in the order of goddess to stop the kingdom of Gala to achieve their wicked goals"

"The goddess wanted me to defeat the troops currently stationed at their border with the help of you"

Xavier paused.

" Priest stand up, you should not kneel, you are special"

Xavier said as he held the arms of the priest and helped him to stand up.

" Priest, you are chosen by the goddess for this task"

" Priest, you could guess how much expectations goddesses have on you, would you like to live up to them?"

Xavier praised the priest, slowly trapping him into his words.

" Yes, I am "

The Priest replied as his face showed a kind of happiness.

" Then help me to convince the soldiers to work with me and the soldiers of the kingdom Replica to launch a surprise attack on the kingdom of Gala".

Xavier finally revealed his intention.

" Rest assured messenger, no soldier would rebel against you"

The priest said as he hurriedly exited the tent with a smile on his face.