And eventually, God will be completely displaced and the community will be left in a godless state, without blessing or protection.

到最后，上帝将会被替代,整个社会处于一个无神的状态，失去神的祝福和保护。

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So just as there are good gods who might protect human beings there are also evil gods who seek to destroy both humans and other gods.

所以正如有保护人类的善神一样,恶神同样存在，他们力图毁灭人类和其他神灵。

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His magic is directed at the metadivine realm, trying to tap into its powers. It's not directed at the gods. It's trying to tap into the ultimate source of power to use that power to influence the gods in a particular way or protect oneself against the gods.

这种法术的对象是超神领域，试图获得其中的神力,它不直接针对神，而是通过接近,神力的源头来获得力量，用特殊的方式影响众神,或保护某人不受到神的伤害。

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