74 Justice and Equality!

Hypocrite: a person who claims or pretends to have certain beliefs about what is right but behaves in a way that contradicts those beliefs.

Azkar lived his past life in a world where everyone supposedly had the same right to justice. But is this really true? Well, of course not. There is no such thing as true justice in any world. Justice is merely a tool to control mass populations, leading them to believe that, regardless of circumstances, they will receive justice and what rightfully belongs to them. It's hard to believe, but the concept of justice can change depending on the individual serving it. The person responsible for delivering justice to the people is often the most hypocritical individual in the world.

People who dedicate their lives to serving justice, regardless of the challenges they face, may eventually encounter situations where they act hypocritically, contradicting their deeply held beliefs.

This is how Azkar perceives justice as a concept: it's truly fascinating that everyone should have the right to justice equally. However, there is a fundamental problem with this concept. Justice cannot be considered true justice because, for any life form other than the sole creator of everything, equality is not perceivable. The concept of justice rests on the foundation of equality, yet it's truly lamentable that equality doesn't exist. To perceive everything as equal, one must adopt the viewpoint of a higher existence where everything is seen as equal. This viewpoint is only attainable by the creator, as only a creator can administer true justice.

Example:

"A king, who loved justice so deeply throughout his life that he made it his life's goal to serve true justice, indeed acted as a god in delivering fair judgment to all. However, one day, his son committed a seemingly trivial mistake—he killed an ant. Yes, an ant. The king, bound by his principles, felt compelled to sentence his son to death to uphold his belief in serving true justice. Yet, how could a father condemn his own son to death for such a minor offense? The king found himself torn between his devotion to justice and his paternal instincts.

In the end, he had to forsake his staunch beliefs in serving absolute justice. Why, you may ask? Because no life form in this existence can truly consider everything equal. No one in their right mind would sacrifice their own family for accidentally killing an ant. Regardless of how fervently one loves justice, encountering a situation where one must view the world as truly equal—where an ant holds the same value as one's own family—is a harsh reality that shatters even the strongest beliefs."

A person who can't act according to their beliefs is called a hypocrite. So, everyone you encounter in your life who believes in equity and justice falls under this category because they cannot fulfill the condition to serve true justice and see the world as truly equal.

These beliefs are what Azkar held in his life. Even before he came into this world, he always considered himself a hypocrite because one cannot serve true justice unless they are the creator of the thing. As a creation of someone else, he, himself, lost everything to free himself from the world and became an existence outside of any rules of reality. He truly understands the true essence of reality. He lives in this reality like a parasite, pretending to be a part of it. Indeed, Azkar is not a part of any conceivable reality; he exists outside of their rules. However, to survive, he must live like a parasite until he creates a real reality inside his halo.

Enough with the philosophical discussion; this is simply Azkar's viewpoint on the world. It's hard to believe that someone truly holds such a worldview.

At this juncture, Azkar realized the choice he had to make. Seeing the devastation within the ruined royal palace of the vampire empire's capital, he was overwhelmed by the realization that he had come to rescue someone: Carlos, who had committed countless crimes, ruthlessly murdered the royal family of Lucifer, and callously destroyed thousands of worlds throughout his life. Ironically, Azkar found himself here to save a person because of a child who called him father.

It's a really tough decision to make because in the past, he sought answers for his sufferings and wanted to understand why he never received justice. Seeing Azazel, a ruler of the demon empire, a soul who always sought revenge for his family, Azkar understood why he never received justification and justice for everything he had endured. It's because there is no such thing as justice in any world.

"It's okay to save this person? What about my belief? I can't become a hypocrite like everyone, but I am no different from everyone. I can't truly see an ant and my family as the same. That's right, in the end, I'm a hypocrite. But don't worry, you madman. Like your belief, you can give true justice to all of creation inside your halo. That's right, how could I forget that I'm human? No, I'm not. I'm an unknown, newly born species. I used to be human, but I still have my human side, which is why I'm a hypocrite. But I also have a side as a god of creation inside my halo. I can serve true justice there. Hahaha, I understand now why I chose to become a god and human at the same time. As a greedy person, I just wanted to have both sides for myself, a full coin, where both sides of the coin are the same being and have different beliefs. Hahaha, truly greedy, you madman. But I like myself being this way. I feel relieved." Azkar questions his belief and his existence again and again, and also answers himself.

He doesn't believe in the concept of needing answers from someone. He has decided to never receive anything from anyone; only power gained through personal efforts and the pure belief of individuals can achieve their dreams without losing their way due to others' beliefs.

"Give me the girl, I'll spare your life. I won't repeat myself," Azazel said, his immense bloodlust evident, while Azkar felt the weight of his soul pressure.

"..."

"You, spare me? Here's the thing, you demon bastard," Azkar said, staring into Azazel's eyes as if peering into his very soul, and continued, "I'm not someone who needs your mercy," his voice devoid of emotion.

"..."

Hearing this, everyone on the battlefield was stunned because a lowly domain rank powerhouse dared to say this to a world rank powerhouse, essentially asking to be killed.

"God Mode."

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