12 - Meeting a God

Carla tore her gaze from the prompt fixing her lighter blue eyes on the God as she realized something was up with him. He was hunched over his eyes screened shut while his arms quivered a bit.

"Erlezos, I mean great one. Are you alright". she stood her neck already healed as she tried checking on the being.

'Could he have been hurt somehow. This is an avatar after all, maybe granting me such ability weakened him more' she thought already feeling bad.

Like a clockwork the being shivered again before looking up at her with a smile gracing his face. His once blue eyes glowing a bright gold that seemed to almost eat up the entire eye.

" I can feel your faith and reverence. " he muttered. " I will tell you this. Any enemy you kill will gain you strength and others. But remember your forte is not in battles but in healing and treating."

Carla's head bobbed for a while before she froze then bowed.

"You don't have to bother with that. You won't see me always. But for now go help.your family and the other slaves". he admonished then took some steps back, she watched his wings spread out and then flap.

The force of the gust sent her down to her back again as the gos disappeared into the skies a smile on his face.

" That was not how I thought meeting a god would go".She said her gaze still on the spot where the being disappeared.

She remained that way a smile grazing her lips till a voice called her name. Turning she spotted a bloody and fatigued looking Moira stumbling onto.the camp.

"Moira." Carla rushed to the stumbling girl and catching her helped her to the ground.

"You got hurt". she muttered looking at the bloody looking girl while searching for the injuries. But there were none she could find.

" Where..?"

"No wound. This power rating me up.from within."

"Erlezos?. He said be granted you an ability too" Carla spoke.

"Erlezos. Who is... who's that?"Moira confused asked?

" The god that gave you your ability. He gave me mine too." Carla announced. Moira's eyes widened as she heard this. Alarmed she held Carla.

"Why did you take it?. Its already eating me up from within yours will do the same. " Carla shook her head at the warning. Raising her hands she felt a chill and warmth leave both palms and enter into Moira.

She could feel her senses extend into the body and slowly find the spots which were damaged within her sister. Somehow even without prior knowledge she knew what was wrong and not.

Pushing the mana flow into.the different parts she willed the cells and inner muscles getting burned to heal.

Moira's face relaxed as the other burns lessened a bit. Then a prompt appeared again. She'd been getting it since she began killing.

It was flashing a red danger sign. But this time something new was there.

[Erlezos advises you give up the Hyperion form ]

[Each use and emotional outburst shortens your time]

[You have less than eight hours before the energy grows]

[Relinquish power]

[Y/N]

[Receive blessing]

[Y/N]

"Do you by any chance have a set of words always appearing in your vision. ?" Moira asked. Carla nodded then leaned away.

"Did he grant you a blessing.?" she asked again.

"Yes. I accepted to be his priestess" she announced proudly. Moira sighed.

"I feel like I'm selling my soul to the devil". she sighed as she thought off what the being actually was or wanted.

Suddenly a new prompt came.

[Erlezos angered]

[Hyperion's Form retrieved]

Moira could only stare in shock as a feeling of life left her body. Till she saw a whitish gold bead hover above her head and then shoot to Carla hovering in front of her.

Carla stared absentmindedly before staring at Moira.

" Really. After he gave you this ability. "

"Gods are ruthless Carla" Moira replied feeling weak from the drained ability.

"The take with the right and give with the left." she stopped pondering if she got it right.

"He asked. Something no other god would do. Don't you hear the tales. How normal farmers would suddenly get a blessing and then get taken by the palladins to fight the Gods war. "

"Or you didn't realize it when he healed me and granted me the chance to protect and keep.out loved ones alive. "

"Look Carla. He is already coming in between us. That what gods do separate family and friends for their own".

Carla froze realizing how true the situation was. Before she could respond the bead still covering in front of her moved back.

Eyes wide she watched as a prompt popped up in her sight.

[You have failed]

[Erlezos is disappointed @]

[Blessing retrieving]

[Ability bead retrieving]

Carla gulped at the prompt before dropping to her knees as she began reciting words on her head to plead her case

A flash of light had her eyes open only to see a terrified Moira staring at Erlezos. The god stood there wings drooped together behind him before stepping forward and taking the bead out of the air.

Without a word he turned to walk away.

" Why show yourself.to Carla and not me." Moira asked a frown on her face. Erlezos halted and turned to her. His eyes burned gold from the faith and reverence he was getting from Carla.

Without a word he turned to leave yet again.

"I said those words only to get your attention. Please forgive me. I am genuinely grateful. But the stories of Gods and demigods make us normal humans frightened of your kind."

The blonde was already on her knee head bowed in a kowtow. Erlezos found himself looking to a head lowered Carla who's reverence he could still feel.

"Rise Moira."

"You two sisters have stood strong in your challenges. So I will help you,"

He released the bead and watched it shoot back to the girl hovering right over her forehead.

"Wilk you take my blessing.?" he asked again.

"Yes" Moira was quick to reply knowing she was already on thin ice.

The prompts rang out as usual filling her vision. Simultaneously, the bead dissolved into her forehead and she felt the burning feeling flood her yet again.

But she felt a difference this time. The heat spread out to all parts before journeying through all her parts and congregation at her chest where it formed back into a hot bead and embedded into her heart.

[ERLEZOS HAS GRANTED YOU HIS BLESSING.]

[YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE BLESSING - PHOENIX QUEEN]

[YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE TITLE - PRIESTESS OF ERLEZOS THE????????]

ERLEZOS HAS GRANTED YOU AN ABILITY BEAD]

[ABILTIY BEAD HYPERION'S FORM ATTAINED]

[HYPERION'S FORM HAS ADAPTED WITH ERLEZOS BLESSING ]

[HYPERION'S FORM HAS PERMANENTLY FUSED WITH YOU]

[PHOENIX QUEEN SYSTEM GRANTED]