Chapter 390: The Gods and the Dragons (6)
"Very well, Lilith, you finally made it. β
The third slate turned into powder and drifted away in the wind, and the elder smiled with relief: "Besides, you're almost there." β
Lilith didn't feel the weight on her shoulders, she turned her eyes sideways and stared at the Elder's right hand across her shoulder, the Elder's silhouette becoming transparent, as if it would disappear without a trace at any moment. She had long been aware that her father was the greatest president of the Twenty-Three Neutrals, and that he knew not only the language of Akalando, but also the history of the guild.
Her father was always ahead of everyone, and such a person would never stop and wait patiently for her to translate the words on the stele one by one.
"Wait a little longer...... Just for a moment. β
Lilith tried to hold the Elder's hand, but failed. The elder's hand, which was about to lose its outline, moved to Lilith's head: "I didn't exist here in the first place, you weren't strong enough and didn't have enough courage before, but now ...... Lilith, you didn't let me down, and I'm glad. β
"The Chamber of Commerce is please, Lilith. β
As the elder disappeared, the stele shuddered slightly, and the emotions surging in Lilith's heart seemed to resonate in some way, and in the dark, some force manipulated her, lifting her arm and placing it on top of the old stele. And this time, as she was swept into the whirlpool, Lilith saw the person who had carved the inscriptions.
Gloria.
A god who spreads chaos and destruction.
Gelua stood in front of the stone monument, the overcast sky overhead. The depths of the dark clouds converged into a vortex, and she gently pressed her right hand against the blank stone tablet, and the golden blood stained on the stone tablet turned into dense words. By the time Lilith saw her, Glua had already finished three paragraphs.
She added a title to the fourth paragraph.
"Eyes of the Abyss, Section 4"
Lilith vaguely felt that this resonance stemmed from the same state of mind as Gloria, and she saw the determination in Gloria's eyes.
"Father, it's been a long time since I've come to see you. β
As the inscription was written, Gelua muttered to herself. She died hundreds of years ago when she and Gosya were brought to this world as great as the gray-robed mage, but Cruas was stubborn enough to believe that a great mage like her father would never disappear without a trace, that he could communicate with the elements, with the world, so perhaps what she said could be passed on to her father with a breeze.
"Akalando is built, and Gosya and I have realized the kingdom you envisioned. The four young dragons have also grown, and they have returned to the places where the world needs them, except for Pozlosa. She was a stubborn fellow, and despite my best persuasions, she still wanted to stay in Akalando...... I don't want her to be destroyed with all of Akarandu. β
"Father, remember the first lesson you taught me and Gosya? You said that our world is made up of five elements, which over a long period of time have given birth to powerful beings called dragons, and they are indispensable to this world, and you also said that there are many worlds in countless planes, each with a different composition, and Gosya and I are one of those thousands of worlds. β
"But now, I have to stop Gosya. She completed her research on the Divine Radiance, and a prince named Az-Teris carried her powers, and the Divine Radiance gave him unimaginable powers and, more importantly, eternal life...... Eventually, she wants everyone to be a carrier of the Divine Radiance. β
"Great power, eternal life...... She seeks to turn all people into beings you have struggled with all your life, and as humanity multiplies faster and more numerous, their thirst for power never ends, and one day, the Radiance will give them power beyond the limits of this world's load. β
"But if I want to win against Gosia, I have to rely on other forces. β
The whirlpool formed by the dark clouds was intense, and at the end of the dark clouds, it seemed to be connected to something else. Then, with Gelua's bare feet as the center, a powerful magic circle enveloping the entire forest rose up, and a complex of runes and magic enough to distort space continued to spread into the sky.
"As you said, no one knows what kind of world it connects when a rift in the world arises. β
Lilith rubbed her eyes, the glare was putting a great burden on her eyes, and she tried to keep them open. From the end of the dark clouds, she faintly saw a dark shadow, its shape resembling a sea monster, several tentacles hanging down, and its massive body resembled an island in the sky.
After a while, a bright light pierced through the clouds. Clearing the clouds, Lilith saw the image that made her hair stand on endβthe massive sea monster was not the only monster, and there were seven equally large monsters around it. Scorpions, dry bones crawling on the ground, whirling hurricanes......
Gelua's index finger slid gently along the void, and a giant scythe formed by the convergence of black-purple energy covered the sky.
"Stop, Lady Gruea!"
At the same time as the scythe was formed, the golden dragon soared, and the descending golden thunder thundered the black scythe, but it failed to cause any substantial damage to it. Ignoring Pozlosa's obstruction, Gruja slashed her scythe and tear the sky open a pitch-black gap with a flick of the scythe. The fluctuations created by the spatial imbalance shook Pozlosa, and she struggled on the ground for a few moments before getting back to her feet.
The aftermath of the spatial shock easily broke through the dragon's scales' defenses, leaving a dense wound on her back.
"Go back, Pozlosa, there is still a place in this world that needs your strength. β
Gelua whispered, "And this world doesn't need me and Gosya anymore. β
"What nonsense are you talking about, Akarando needs you, and the world needs you!"
β......β
Grua glanced at Pozlosa with some sadness, and though she knew that the stubborn dragon would not take her advice, she had to continue. She has tried all the "peaceful" ways to persuade her sister, but the other party firmly believes that this is a proof of "love".
In fact, Grua knows that her sister doesn't love humans.
She just transferred the regret left to her by her father to humanity - Gosya failed to prevent her father's death, she only used the "Holy Radiance" to make up for the void in her heart.
"Get out of here, Pozlosa. β
Gelua tapped her toes on the ground and rose into the rift in the air.
Pozrosa glared stubbornly at the crack in the sky, and then, as a golden thunderbolt enveloped her body, she flailed her wings and rushed into the clouds as if she were dead, biting at the monster that slowly descended from the rift.