Will of chaos-Chapter 1598: Cap 1596: Let the hunt begin!
The wooden figure was looking at Silvia, but she didn’t fool me, her Will was focused more on me and Niryna, I can understand why.
I possess the power of Chaos, something that she, as a World Tree or at least as a creature that was once a World Tree, must have noticed.
Niryna, on the other hand, possesses the power of Hell, there’s no way anyone can fail to notice her, no matter where she is, she will always keep everyone alert by her mere presence as if she had a large sign above her head written in neon light ’I am a threat’ or something like that.
Of course, her caution is something I didn’t want, I don’t like facing intelligent enemies who know how to control their emotions, it only makes things more difficult and increases the risk exponentially.
"What name do you have now?" (Silvia)
"I don’t need names anymore, I don’t have any more Elf representatives by my side and I don’t need the recognition of others." (Tree of the End)
"You can keep calling me by the title our sisters pinned on me when they rejected my idea." (Tree of the End)
"That would destroy the Universe!" (Silvia)
"Yes, but with that we could have brought an eternity of prosperity to all creation, imagine that, the sacrifice of a single moment in exchange for an eternity of peace." (Tree of the End)
"A purely unreal peace that would also not be guaranteed as you claim." (Silvia)
"What would a child like you know? I can feel that you are still too young, I can feel your age in your Soul." (Tree of the End)
"You have no right to judge my conviction as unreal when you also abandoned the side of our sisters!" (Tree of the End)
"I have not abandoned anyone, I was given a choice to die or be reborn into a new being, our sisters did this to save me, I did not take this path out of hunger for power and corruption of our purpose." (Silvia)
"My purpose is what I decide to be, not something you, our sisters or this universe can decide for me." (Tree of the End)
In her last words I felt a strong determination and a fluctuation of her will, this must have been one of the few times so far that she spoke an absolute truth without half-truths or complete falsehood.
All this time I was analyzing the situation and Silvia knew it, she knows me well enough to know what I’m doing by allowing an enemy to continue talking, it was also more than obvious that the other side was still analyzing us or they would have already made a move.
"Why don’t you join me, sister?" (Tree of the End)
"Think carefully before you answer, don’t let yourself be carried away by moral prejudices or superficial thoughts about right and wrong." (Tree of the End)
"The answer is no." (Silvia)
"Don’t think I fear the Gods by your side, their powers are reduced on this planet and even that fact would still be able to kill you without them being able to stop my advance." (Tree of the End)
"Your deception won’t work, your Soul is wounded, isn’t it?" (me)
"..." (Tree of the End)
When I said that she finally fell silent and a great fluctuation in her Aura appeared, it was more than clear that she was surprised.
She tried to hide it and was very good at doing it, but her Will from now on still revealed to me the weakness in her Soul, I am a God of Will, my doctrine and beliefs are manifested in the Will, something that exists in constant change from its first moment of creation until it is destroyed.
I can see much further than others in this aspect and with that I realized your weakness, of course this didn’t do much, in fact it only reveals that your Soul was injured, but I can’t determine how injured it is, it also doesn’t help me discover your current strength or even whether your body is also injured or not.
At least doing this now serves to increase her caution against us, this will limit her ways of acting and will also shift her focus a little more away from my daughter.
"Devouring the Essences of the universe to nourish a universe within herself is an act that goes against our nature, we are not ’Nature’ we are just ’part of nature’ and we must remain that way!" (Silvia)
"So I have no choice, you will be devoured just like those who denied me in the past, when my power reaches that of our great sister, I will nourish you again as my own daughters and until then I hope you see the great cause for which I fight now." (Tree of the End)
"Silvia?" (me)
"I know..." (Silvia)
Looking around, it was more than obvious what the Tree of the End was doing, the elements were becoming more volatile and active, the risk to all of us was increasing more and more, it seemed to have gained some level of control over this world.
"Let the hunt begin!" (Tree of the End)
"..." (everyone)
The wooden figure began to crack, flames appeared from the cracks in its body, but it wasn’t normal fire, it was fire filled with Vitality, it didn’t burn the wooden figure, but rather made the wood grow again into an even bigger tree.
"Don’t let your guard down, these are flames of life, they can give and take life, it’s not something that can be blocked by normal Essence powers, it shouldn’t be something a World Tree should be able to accomplish either." (Silvia)
"I like that tree, you don’t need to worry about it, not about the boy here, right?" (Callidora)
"..." (me)
"The power of chaos cannot deal with the Flame of Life, this is an act of creation." (Aurora)
"Foolish goddess, everything that is created can be destroyed and everything that is destroyed can be created, you just don’t understand that." (Callidora)
"A Primordial God is the essence of the creation of a universe, you don’t understand what the boy can do." (Callidora)
"No, he can’t use that here." (Niryna)
"Why not, what’s the use of power if you can’t use it?" (Callidora)
"Callidora, you just want to see the reaction of that, don’t you?" (me)
"Hahahaha... smart boy, but knowing you, it’ll only be a matter of time." (Callidora)
"(Don’t listen to her, don’t use that power, this world is too unstable and even I don’t know what might happen if I manifest on this scale.)" (Tarzor)
"(I know.)" (me)
Even Tarzor who is still inside the Crackling Path and uses my shadow as a means to be by my side somehow knows that he shouldn’t appear, he understands the structure of this place better because it was formed from fragments of the universe, this place is not suitable for that power.
I look up, the egg is no longer visible with all those clouds flowing like colliding oceans, but I know that Callidora is interested in that thing.
"Aurora, lead the way." (me)
"I only know the direction, the swamp has many dangerous creatures, there is also a rift in space in that place." (Aurora)
"It doesn’t matter, we have to hurry." (me)
The Tree of the End knows why we are here, Silvia had noticed its presence the last time she came, so she must know about the head, its location must be nearby or she must already have the head, in either case she must not be able to use it for now or Aurora would not have been able to track it with her ritual.
With these thoughts in mind, I and the others followed Aurora into the swamp, I abandoned the unfinished Dungeon, there was no way I could take it with me and it will collapse far from me, so it doesn’t matter leaving it behind.
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Pov Davoth:
My mother woke up feeling much better, she has adapted to the universe, but her Divinity is still close to collapsing, so I left her behind, leading things with our new servants.
I went out without her, I went to the nearest city, it seemed like a Demon city, it didn’t take long for me to find 3 Religious Temples, but the Gods were not one I wanted to talk to.
What I did was look for the location of the nearest Temple of Blood, with my speed I passed through 5 cities before reaching my destination, all of this in a matter of minutes, when I landed at the entrance of the Temple I realized that it was another training Temple, Paladins of Blood training nearby while the places of worship were smaller.
I walk among them without attracting attention, they cannot see me or feel my presence, I would need to be a Demigod to notice my presence here.
Entering through the doors of the temple I feel a presence locking on me as well as a pair of eyes that turned to me from a distant place, I walked to the front of the statue of Selene where there were some people in armor kneeling.
"You do not know who I am, but I did not come to fight, I want to talk about the Ascendants as well as what they will do next." (me)
My words were filled with Divine Power, those who worshipped Selene did not hear my words, but I am sure she did, almost immediately a red light lights up in the eyes of the statue as a bloodthirsty curtain separates the thick and I walk towards her entering a ruined space with tombstones in every corner, a feeling of endless desolation permeates the air while echoes of the roar of endless soldiers could almost be heard in the wind.
But in my mind what was revealed was a single figure standing until the end of the friend, the pain I feel is no longer the same as in the past, but the figure in my mind is still as vivid as the day I last saw him.
"This is the second time we have met." (Selene)
"..." (me)
"So you realized..." (me)
"Your eyes are like his, in this place everyone shows who they truly are." (Selene)
"Baldr looked at this place like any other landscape, he didn’t care." (Selene)
"Akatosh and Dravos dare not step foot in this place, they do not consider themselves worthy of facing those who are buried here." (Selene)
"Aine who did not experience those days and only has the memories treats this place with respect." (Selene)
"Cratos treats this place as sacred, his adoration for those who rest here evident in his eyes." (Selene)
"You on the other hand, were not looking at this place but at the only tombstone that cannot be found here." (Selene)
"I did not come for the past, I came for the sake of your son and for the Ascendants who will come after him." (me)
"This is not the place to talk about conflicts, let them rest in peace, follow me to my Divine Realm." (Selene)
"Yes." (me)
I follow her as I take one last look at this place, I clench my hands tightly into fists, the will within me burning even more after remembering my Will in front of these tombstones.
"(It’s not the time yet...)" (me)
