The truth
"BOOM!"
A strange noise reverberated through the forest, causing a group of humans to stop.
"What is that?", Emilio frowned, in this sinister and unexplored forest, even the smallest and most insignificant of things can result in a mortal threat that will devour you until not even your bones remain.
"BOOM!"
A wave of deadly arrows descended like a torrential rain, the soldiers had time to raise their shields and avoid the calamity, but the adventurers were not so lucky, most of them did not even have shields or tanks in their teams, and those who had shields were barely able to protect themselves, within a few seconds, more than 30 adventurers were killed.
At the back of the adventurer team, two young hadsome were perfectly unscathed and well, alongside the two young men was a team of 3, a huge man in full armor and a shield, a black-haired swordsman, and a red-haired archer.
"Get behind me!" Shouted the huge man, Zact, to his companions, as a group of figures slowly revealed themselves from the gloomy shadows of the forest.
Emilio almost fell to the ground when he saw that it was really what had attacked them, "Impossible, these ... how are they like that!"
What has actually attacked them is ... goblins.
Goblin, the weakest of monsters, a wretched race that is doomed forever to slavery and misery, a group of monsters so weak that even a normal human could kill them effortlessly.
But ... these goblins don't fit that description, normal male goblins are 1 meter, while female goblins are usually 1.20 meters, however male goblins here are 1.50 meters, while female goblins are 1.70 meters.
Furthermore, each one was letting out a powerful aura, an aura that should never appear on a filthy and pathetic goblin.
As if that were not enough, in the front, there was a female goblin of 1.80 meters with two horns on her head, this female let out an aura that Emilio recognized very well.
The aura of a knight!
Emilio who was considering how to escape from here alive would never win against a knight, even if he is a disgusting and pathetic goblin.
Meanwhile, the white-haired young man had a lost look on his face as he stared at the horizon.
Aureus felt something calling out to him, something from the depths of his soul screaming for him to go to the center of the forest immediately and without delay, as if there was something there he wanted with all his might.
[To think that we would find it so fast, you really are too lucky, boy]
Critus's voice woke Aureus out of his stupor, the voice in his head was still there, but at least he could now control himself.
However, the horrible feeling of emptiness grew stronger by the second, as if he were a demon of gluttony that he had not eaten in days.
"Critus, I give you 10 seconds to tell me what the hell is going on!", Aureus growled, he was angry, more angry than he has ever been, this was due to the constantly increasing emptiness he felt, at this moment, his emotions are very volatile.
[It's very easy, what is calling you is a part of you, a part of your soul, to be exact]
"What ?!" Aureus's mind went blank for a second, A part of his soul? What the fuck ?! That doesn't make sense!
[I explain quickly, you see, your race is not a peak race, it is an eternal race, one level beyond, an eternal race would be destined to rule this planet at the time they will rise, so some beings tried to prevent your birth in a way that does not provoke a reaction from the will of the world, luckily they failed, but still partially successful]
"What beings ?!" Aureus roared, his blue eyes slowly turning crimson red, the sign of enraged gold.
[Gods]
Critus spat, his voice sounding annoyed like he was talking about something disgusting.
Critus didn't wait for Aureus to speak, he continued in his usual voice.
[The strongest gods of this world divided your soul in 7, seconds after you began to exist, one of them had your consciousness, so it could not be moved, but the 6 remaining fragments were carried by them and given to their believers as if they were divine artifacts]
Aureus didn't know what to say, he couldn't process the shocking information that had just been revealed to him, after a long time, he only thought of saying one thing, "Am I incomplete?"
[Obviously]
Critus's response was clear and curt.
[If you were not incomplete, you would never be as weak as you are now, you are supposed to have been born at level 24, but look at you, you are at level 4 even now, even with all the energy you have accumulated, this is due to the fragmentation of your soul, without the other fragments, you will not advanced further, neither you nor the rest of yours]
"What ?!", Aureus growled, "What do my brothers have to do with all this ?!"
He couldn't understand it, he is incomplete, why should his brothers suffer too?
[You are the progenitor of your race, that implies more responsibility than being an older brother, your status is reflected in your entire race, at least in the initial stages, if you are not complete, no gold will ever reach its true strength, that's why gods fragmented you, to destroy your race]
Aureus's mind was blank, totally blank, he had too many questions, but they all boiled down to one, "Why ?!"
"Why would the gods do something like that ?!"
"Why have you forced me to be an adventurer instead of going to find the fragments of my soul ?!"
"Why is there a fragment here ?!"
And the most important of all ...
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THE TRUTH ???? !!!!!"
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[You have every right to judge me and hate me, I will not blame you for it, and I swear on behalf of the origin that you will understand when I explain it to you, but first, there is a fragment of your soul right in front of your nose]
"..."
"..."
"... Critus", after finally getting calm, Aureus called out the name of the being that he considers to be his best friend and brother. Even now, after the lies and deception, he was willing to give Critus a chance to explain himself.
[Tell me boy]
"I want the heads of the gods to adorn the base of the sacred mountain."
[... then show those indigenous deities the true horror of an eternal race]