Chapter 246: Great Changes
[Country of Sysca, Holy City]
After that incident the guards took in charge to clean up the mess that they made, leaving it spotless of any stains at all
With that Pope Basil once more faced the throne as he took a sit and provided chair for King Emperor Ergo and Bruno who was behind him
"Now where were we?" Asks Pope Basil
After being stunned for awhile King Emperor Ergo decided to discuss things as he opened up his mouth
As for Raguel he simply stared back and for the between these two as he sighed
"We're somewhere around the part about taking care of the threat" said King Emperor Ergo
"Ah yes! But for your remaining resources, it will be hard to accomplish it... So I suggest something" said Pope Basil
Hearing that King Emperor Ergo gave his ear to listen closely for the following words that the Pope may say
"Firstly since you have limited resources disposable in your hands, the country of Sysca therefore extends it's hand to you Eldion Empire to stabilize your own territory and be in charge of guarding it, this in turn will be led by one of the royal knights in wherein my cards will be decided into two" said Pope Basil
"Are you serious? The Empire's lands are like a huge plot of land... How can you expect to cover it all?" Ask King Emperor Ergo
"I did say split my resources... But the number of people I'm going to send to your empire will be great in numbers, you don't have to worry yourself for such a trivial task" replied Pope Basil
"..."
"I do believe that you are needed elsewhere?" Asks Pope Basil
"What do you mean?" Asks King Emperor Ergo
With that Pope Basil gave off a soft sigh as he said
"Your troops! Army! Aren't you gonna send it to the Demon's continent? I heard that various kingdoms will be giving to you their army in hope to participate in the war... I do believe our allied Beastman and elves are already waiting for us to arrive... So when are your army going on a expedition?" Asks Pope Basil
Hearing that King Emperor Ergo replied
"As much as I concern relocating the launching point in wherein the army will be settled for the sea voyage... Apparently the Demon's destroyed all the boats in Screa Port City... It is as if this was their goal"
"The enemy is getting craftier" commented Pope Basil
"Yes... It's like someone is trying to force us to open up our trump cards one after the other" said King Emperor Ergo
"Maybe the Demon king this time is quite a smart Demon, if that was the case then his magic will be far unfathomable and unrivaled due to his intellect" deducted Pope Basil
"Then his death will be a must"
With that conclusion the whole room became silent as both sides thought of some idea that might be helpful
"Alright! I've decided going to make half of my army go with you, the army must need to cross and enter the demon continent, set up a teleportation array and with it we can make a foothold on that piece of wide wasteland... The sooner we can kill the Demon king the better for mankind" stated Pope Basil
"I totally agree on that... Plus we also need to reunite with the beastman camp and the elven camp who manage to take down a fort of the demons two days ago" said King Emperor Ergo
"I agree let's do it"
With that both of them nodded in satisfaction as they prepared for the huge expedition that may happen few days from now
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[Divine realm]
As the world was preparing for the huge war that will cost the lives of many, the rest of the gods mainly Goddess of love Aria, God of time Hakkum, God light and balance Rabdul, and of course Goddess life Serefina was slightly stunned on what they saw from far below the surface on the human world
All four of them were shaking their bones in fright, frustrations, and most of all fear as they didn't expect that they will make an appearance after a long time of non-activity from them
Slamming his fist unto the table Rabdul was shaking greatly as he gritted his teeth and glared at Serefina
"Serefina!!!" Shouted Rabdul
With that booming loud noise the whole room became tensed up as Hakkum tried to calm Rabdul while Aria tried to get in between them
"Rabdul! Calm down!" Said Hakkum
"Don't stop me! Or else I'll be coming at you too" threatened Rabdul as he pushed Hakkum away with a hand
But since both were gods of their own field, they were evenly matched in strength and power alone making Rabdul clicked his tongue as he glared at Serefina
"Your person that you brought to this world has greatly injured the person that represents my side... He even took it's eye! What would you do if that damage is irrepairable? Your person has gone too far... Even thought we know that someone took ahold of my Hero's body that doesn't mean that your person could just do whatever it wants just to destroy it! Defeating a Demon king is a Hero's job! Not some person who is an anomaly of this world!!! What do you have to say for yourself?" Raged out Rabdul
Even though he knew someone was using Hibiki's body, he couldn't help but be angered at how much he was beaten up to the point that it was almost irrepairable, thus to vent his anger he lashed it out to Serefina the Goddess who brought Kaido band anomaly to the world
"I... I... I didn't expect all of this to happen..." She stuttered
"Didn't expect? What more your person collaborated to those disposable creatures in the surface! This Calamity Class Beings who once destroyed gods that were rampaging in the world... In our category they may be the only one that could hurt us" he stated
The moment he said that Hakkum however frowned
"What your point Rabdul? We all know those gods has turned from benevolent to something like corrupted, that time about 3000 years ago was a dark time for the world cause the world itself was filled with malice, greed, selfishness, and evil in people's heart" he said
"That's right people kills innocent people, children's getting sacrificed for rituals, churches drowning themselves in temptation and pleasure, women were getting raped no matter the place... The world 3000 years ago was a lawless place... It's no wonder the gods who presided over the this world's desire, our colleagues... All thirteen of them became filled with evilness, and got themselves corrupted, thus turning them into a violent Gods" said Aria as she followed up Hakkum's words
"With them turning evil the Gods of other world's thus exiled them in their world's surface to face destruction themselves... Luckily this things killed them before the damage was irrepairable to the extent that the world that were presiding over would still be habitable" said Hakkum
With all of that Rabdul seemed to cool off a little bit as he reasoned out
"I know that much but they're the source of darkness itself"
"We know that they are source of darkness and destruction but we can't do anything... If we were to fight them at their full strength against our full strength... How confident are you in winning?" Asks Hakkum
"I... I can atleast..."
But before Rabdul can finish his words Hakkum immediately cuts him off
"No you can't, we will be annihilated... We have no say in this... The weak can't argue with the strong, suck it up Rabdul... If the solution we needed to ensure this worlds survival for another millennia or two is their appearance to this cruel killing, then so be it" said Hakkum
Hearing that Rabdul became seriously frustrated as he pounded the table over and over again in anger before he shouted out
Serefina however was still in a daze as she gaze at Kaido's reflection on the screen that projects the world as she muttered
"I can't believe that he converted himself... Is this the only way for us to win? Looks like those old gods from other other world's are correct... One way to defeat darkness is by having another darkness defeat it" she murmured
Of course naturally Aria heated of this thus she sigh as she carrassed Serefina's smooth hair
"Aria!" Called out Serefina
"Yes?" Replied Aria
"I'm a useless Goddess am I?" Asks Serefina
"Huh? Why did you say so?" Asked Aria
"I let my person fall to darkness, even though his maliciousness is apparent, this... There's no turning back for him anymore"
"I know... I too felt sorry for little Kaido too... His future... . ."
This time hearing the word future Hakkum immediately Intervened in as he said
"We can't change it! Due to his actions he won't be able to change it, you should move on and see this through the end yourself" said Hakkum
After that he turned to look at Rabdul who was still raging out and sighed
With it he turned his head to the downcast Serefina as he said
"Don't worry! We know that many will die in this upcoming final confrontation, we just need to be ready for it... The enemy might even perceive our movements and make a move against us, we don't even know the third string opponent that your talking about, and we don't even know just how much they are capable of affecting the flow of this war, if I may guess... Then perhaps they too can greatly change the whole flow of the battlefield with their presence alone" said Hakkum
"At best we can only wait" said Aria
"Yes!"
Seeing them trying to cheer her up, Serefina felt great of having someone reliable to lean on as he tried to lighten up
"You guys... . . "
"Still Kaido's fate is irreplaceable" said Hakkum
At that words both Serefina and Aria grew curious about his words
"What do you mean?"
At that Hakkum honestly answered them
"Due to him choosing this path, he will have no path to return, thus this will be his final road... Kaido will die"
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[Hidden City]
Inside the room that Anna had occupied, she suddenly sensed something that made her feel empty for some reason
After that she tried figuring it out by confirming something using magic, until suddenly her body froze as cold sweats trickled down her face
Without any moments of hesitation she quickly ran down her to and into the hallway, bypassing the maids, guards, and even some people including Reinbach that she knew
Due to curiosity, everyone who has deeply known Anna's behaviour would surely know that she has big news that will shock everyone when she's frantic
With that many people gathered inside Ingrid's room and was looking out towards Anna who was struggling to keep herself calm down while constantly looking outside the window as she wondered if everything was still fine
"Anna! Calm down" stated Ingrid as she felt tense from seeing Anna's frantic expression
Suddenly Anna said
"Ingrid! You need to put up more guards in the borders of the forest... We need to heighten up our security, while I find a place for us to evacuate in case needed, also I'm going to prepare a disruption signal magic to confuse the enemy, I advise that you stop the trading operation right now... Please I beg of you" said Anna as her sweats was apparent on how frustrated she is
Seeing her like that Ingrid even felt more dread as asked for the reason why, and what Anna answered her shocked everyone as they imagined the dreadful future that they may experience one day
"Anna! Calm yourself and tell me the reason why your asking such complicated request that involves this city's financial support to be cut off this instant"
With that Anna slammed her hands into the table as she said
"Jack... Jack is dead! I lost connection to him meaning he's dead! He's been found out and when he's found out meaning they've known our existence... Were next, if they find us they'll kill everyone here"