1625 Grave Of The God Emperor
In a few hours, Varian would be meeting the rulers of the Alliance. It was the last few hours for a certain powerhouse to convince the mistress of death.
"It's your grudge. Why should I provoke him for you? Doesn't say…what's that word your trio uses…rational, does it?" Yami crossed her leg, an enchanting glow coming from her skin as dark as the night.
It was the only light in her pitch black castle, built from the bones and flesh of the dead. The smell inside was horrible for any living being and yet, the dead couldn't stop enjoying the fragrance.
Equiluis thanked his stars that he's too rational to get affected by these things. But alas, he wasn't emotionless. If he was, he wouldn't be here for a risky negotation.
"Varian is ultimately a living being. He is not a lot of things but petty, he sure is. You have opposed him since the start and the only reconcilation, if we could even call it one, came from his side.
Everything is laughter and rainbows now. But what about when he reaches the peak of rank 2? Or even high rank 2?
It won't take too long for that boy. The resources pooled up by the alliance for this very purpose should shorten that time to only a million years. But this boy might do it in just hundred thousand or maybe ten thousand. I'm not even sure.
The point is, when he has the power over anyone in this world bar the God Emperor, why would he need to keep you alive?
The grudge you have with him is small and inconsequential today, but what if he doesn't see it that way?"
Yami's brows frowned and she leaned forward, her eyes turning a dangerous red. "What do you mean?"
"You have no idea how Varian really percieves you."
"I can't take action just for that."
"You're not killing him. You're just converting him to your side." Equiluis said with a convincing smile that contained no malice.
Yami got into thinking.
"Really, think about it. If Varian loses, well, we're all dead. So, we want him to win. But what if he wins? What comes after? Even if it's a million years later, we'll have to plan for that time. Million is not too short but it's not too long either.
The Alliance and Jai Empire will be ruled under a living being.
Will the Undead have a good life?
Will he favor your kind equally as he does his own?"
"…"
Yami pursed her lips, a glint flashing in her eyes.
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Varian's aura was completely withdrawn when he met the rulers. Despite being high rank 2s and mid rank 2s, they couldn't tell how strong he got.
It was equally fascinating and astonishing.
"Maybe you really have a chance." Keman predicted as they walked on a long branch that stretched itself into a space corridor.
Yami, the one who was typically talkative, remained silent and sullen. Her eyes were narrowed and there seemed to be something on her mind.
The trio also accompanied him.
"The tree in the tower spawns so many little elves and some divine plants. It's so fun to kill the elves by swinging the plants. But this branch produces nothing. It's pure crap." Aridam complained about irrelevant topics.
Equiluis had a polite smile throughout, answering what he should and remaining silent everywhere else.
Aphosis who stood the closest to Varian, however, was frowning. His intuition was making him slightly uncomfortable and he wasn't sure what's going to happen.
Unless the Jai Emperor attacked, there's no way this lineup would fall for any enemy.
"Where are we going anyway?" Varian asked.
"The spire in the tower is the forbidden region of Order-Chaos created by the Primordial God. The temple of God around God's Eye is a creation by the Primordial God of Space-Time. This one was created by and for Life-Death."
Aphosis explained.
"…And what will come of it?" Varian gave him a strange expression.
He heard some strange things about that place. Most of the sane comments said people, dead or living, should not set foot there.
"Don't worry," Aphosis comforted him. "We're not sending you in. You need to be stronger to make it work."
"It rejects people above rank 1 and those of other paths." Yami chipped in. "We'll send you in only when you're strong enough to fight the head princes. You can exit in the middle unlike the spire. But if you get into central region, it could get too dangerous."
"…Thanks?" Varian wasn't sure how to respond. They're just not throwing him into firepit and were feeling generous for that?
"But why go there now?"
"Well…"
The fabric of space-time split open and a grand view emerged.
It was a huge region with the shape of a horizontal '8' or more closely, something akin to the infinity symbol.
One half was green, the other was red. The intersection, however, was a noble yellow.
Just a stare and Varian felt a sense of unease.
When he sent his perception into that region, a chill down his spine and he stopped.
It wasn't a normal feeling. It was as if someone was warning him not to do that stupid stuff.
"This is going to be the Grave of the God Emperor." Keman announced the shattering news.
"…And how is that?" Varian didn't have much optimism as him.
"Thanks to you, the Spire got under Nexus' control. Once you gain control of this zone, fuse it with the Spire.
Two forbidden regions, two pair of slivers. You should be able to win.
No, you must win." Aphosis exlpained with a patient expression.
"…" Varian looked at him with a suspicious gaze.
"Winning this region and controlling it is too important. Even peak rank 1s failed badly here. This is something solely on you."
Varian nodded. "Can I just go take a look?"
Yami and Equlius looked at each other.
"Sure." Keman nodded and snapped his finger, ready to extend the branch.
"Let me." Yami beat him to it and built a bridge of skeletons.
Varian waved at them and walked down the bridge.
The bridge remained normal until the end as he approached the green half of the forbidden region.
But when Varian was reaching the end, a power of order erupted out of nowhere and he was forcefully swept away to the red half.
Due to the meticulous planning of the order power, however, it looked like Varian kicked the bridge and changed its direction.
He stepped into the region of death.
[A/N: Volume ends.
Any suggestions for the shortest of saga of the story—the divine sage—is welcome.
Also welcome is the feedback.
Shortest:
It won't be rushed but since there are only two ranks and Varian's speed, well, is Varian's speed, it would be pretty fast.
And as Logos' surprise would be revealed soon, it'll make sense.]
