A deafening beastly roar came from the temple, and then a huge figure like a small mountain appeared out of thin air in the middle of the seven buildings. As soon as the beast with the appearance of a lion, two long sharp horns on its head, and red scales on its body, it swooped down on Rhaegar with ferocity, and the ground trembled with its heavy steps.

"Rhaegar come back quickly!" Willy shouted, her body already flying like an arrow towards the geist who seemed to have not spotted the beast and was still moving forward.

"I knew there was going to be trouble!" the dwarf grumbled loudly, raising his wheel-like double-edged battle axe and running towards the beast without hesitation, beside him, the tall, legged sub-giant had left him behind.

However, none of them could keep up with Haim, and the elf, who had always been known for their agility, swept across the ground like a light wind, rushing ahead of Rhaegar before the rest of his companions.

Before the Behemoth arrived, all members of the team stood between Rhaegar and the Behemoth.

An invisible force came from behind them, pushing the waiting squad to either side, and in the midst of everyone's consternation, Rhaegar slowly met the galloping beast.

"Ta'an. Faced with a giant beast ten times larger than his own size, Rhaegar shouted loudly, and the originally fierce beast suddenly became extremely tame, lying in front of Rhaegar and making a sound in its mouth that only pets can make when they are coquettish to their owners.

Rhaegar extinguished the flames from her body, reached out and stroked the beast's almost body-tall head, as if stroking a kitten.

"I'll introduce you," Rhaegar said, turning to the stunned team, "Ta'an, the Divine Beast, my former pet, and of course, now. ”

"You mean," even the elves could hear the dryness of their voices, "that it is, the Divine Beast?"

In the distant age of the gods, in addition to the gods who ruled the universe, there were also some other powerful creatures, the mythical beast is one of them, these creatures have a power second only to the gods, they are the most faithful servants and the most powerful weapons of the gods, only the gods can subdue and drive them.

The behemoth named Ta'an was clearly dissatisfied with Haim's suspicions, and a burst of pressure emanated from it, pressing the minds of the team members, and the brave and fearless warriors suddenly fell into a great panic.

Rhaegar patted Ta'an's head lightly, and the beast immediately retracted its power and turned back into a docile pet again.

"Don't underestimate the intelligence of the beasts," Rhaegar warned the team members, "they're smarter than most humans, and they're proud. ”

Rhaegar waved his hand, and Ta'an immediately understood his master's intentions, and the beast roared softly before disappearing into thin air.

"I know you have a lot of questions," Rhaegar said to his friends, "and if you have enough patience, I will answer all your questions one by one."

"In the strict sense of the word, I died a few years ago," Rhaegar continued, "and I am not a human in the true sense of the word, and as a rule, people refer to beings like us as undead. ”

The members of the squad have all heard of this race, and in many legends, it is a creature that has a better reputation than demons.

"Before I died, I was just an ordinary human apprentice mage. Rhaegar continued with the story he had already thought of. He didn't want to lose these partners, but he knew that he would never be able to hide his identity from them for long, so a properly processed truth was the best option. Maybe that doesn't change anything, but at least it's better than just telling all the facts.

"But an unexpected attack changed my fate, and I lost most of my memories of it, and it was then that my soul was detached from my body. However, after sleeping in my soul for countless years before entering the Underworld, the memories of the past were revived, and I finally knew who I was before I became the young mage I am now. ”

His glittering eyes swept over the crowd, "The image you see outside the temple is who I used to be," Rhaegar said word by word, "In the distant past, people called me the God of Judgment. ”

Despite their preparation, the members of the team couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when they heard the name. The name that brought the universe into the age of godlessness was known to everyone who knew anything about history, and they would not have believed it if Rhaegar had said so on other occasions, but now, after a series of unimaginable events, it was difficult for them to doubt the truth of these words.

"But I'm not complete," Rhaegar continued, "to be exact, I'm just the main fragment of my own countless soul fragments, a piece that contains the core of consciousness. The revival of memories made me resist the call from the underworld, and I returned to my body, but I was no longer the same person I used to be, I became an undead, and the search for lost souls became my only pursuit. ”

He watched his audible companions and calmly told his story, from being rescued by Old York, to living in seclusion to escape the hands of death, to returning to and leaving the Mage's Tower, to meeting the expedition party, except for some necessary abridgements and alterations, for the first time since coming to the mortal world, he confided most of his secrets to others.

"Your questions have been answered," Rhaegar said, "As a companion, I'm sorry to hide these things from you, because I don't want to lose a group of friends to cherish, whether as a god or a ghost, I want to have your friendship forever, but I think it's just an unrealistic fantasy now. In the years since the fall of the gods, my devotees have built this temple with the remnants of their divine power, in order to hide the treasure that has been contributed to me, and everything here belongs to me, and as compensation for what I have concealed from you, you can take whatever is inside, and Ta'an will lead you out the other way. Now, you can go. ”

He stood silently in front of the team, waiting for his former companions to leave.

Everyone watched with complicated eyes at this god who had been lucky enough to be reborn after his fall, and all the scenes of the past appeared before their eyes. This mage had saved them countless times, and although he always showed a deliberate coldness, whenever they were in danger, he would not hesitate to rush to the front, and before they knew it, they had become accustomed to his presence and relied on his magic and wisdom to solve difficult problems.

He used to be a god, but after a long period of godlessness, people who have long been accustomed to the days without gods do not fear or even worship him as their ancestors did, for them, this distant and unfamiliar name is not much different from those ancient nobles or royal families, although noble, it is not enough to make these explorers accustomed to unrestrained feel awe and restraint, and now, he is just an ordinary creature like them. Perhaps the undead don't have a good reputation, but none of them have actually seen any of the undead harm others, on the contrary, when they are in danger, it is an undead who meets them in the water to save them from the city of Hannar. Giants, elves, dwarves, humans, they themselves are from different races, and no one has a rule that no one can add an undead to this team.

However...

Heim walked first towards the temple, followed by Tomahawk and Nack, followed by Willy.

Rhaegar stood silently, letting her companions walk by. He had deceived them, used them, and when he truly saw them as friends, he ended up losing them.

"How long are you going to stand like this?" the elf's voice suddenly sounded, "Do you want to stay here alone?"

Rhaegar jerked back, and behind him, the members of the team were standing in a row, smiling at him.

"He's fooled!" the dwarf's voice was louder, "we actually deceived a mage!"

"Take us on a tour of your temple," Willy said with a smile, "I never thought that one day a god would lead me around the temple dedicated to him, and no one would believe what I said." ”

Rhegar laughed, "I'm going to turn you all into monkeys!" he yelled, rushing to his companions waiting for him to join.

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