BURNING OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN
BURNING OF THE GARDEN OF EDEN
We ventured into a garden steeped in mystery and enchantment.
The ground gleamed with gold, blanketed by golden leaves that had fallen from the towering tree above. As we wandered through this strange place, we came to a startling realization: there was only one tree in the garden.
What we had mistaken for individual trees were in fact the roots of a single, colossal tree that dominated everything.
We moved toward the heart of the garden, where the tree's roots rose like pillars. Its vast canopy stretched above us, blotting out the light from the clouds, yet the garden was not shrouded in darkness.
The fallen leaves beneath our feet shimmered in gold, while those still clinging to the branches glistened in silver. Among the silvery leaves, clusters of blood-red apples hung like forbidden fruit.
As we marveled at the sight, a creeping dread began to settle over us.
We were not alone. All around us lay the remnants of creatures—deadly serpents of all kinds. Their once-powerful bodies had long decayed, leaving only their discarded skins and molted husks scattered across the golden ground.
At last, we reached the largest part of the garden, where an immense serpent, far greater than the rest, coiled around the base of the tree. Its body, long dead, rose toward the sky in eerie stillness.
This, we realized, was the mother of all the serpents—a relic of a time long past, her enormous corpse serving as a silent guardian over the strange and magical garden.
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"Who the hell is that big snake?" Sara asked us.
"That is the mother of serpent, Nahase", Ratatouille told us.
"Damn, she looks ugly", I told them.
"Her looks are not as vicious as her heart", Rinna added.
"Why are we coming here if anybody care to tell?" I asked.
"We got lost, have you forgotten", Sara reminded us.
"The remains of the Serpent and the Tree contains all the magic of the previous Serpent. Taking this garden for Rinna is like Orion taking the body parts of the Dark Angel", Ratatouille told us to our surprise.
"Are you sure? My Black Heart gave me unlimited magic, will this withered garden give Rinna similar divine magic?" I asked.
"That is possible. This is the remains of the Mother Serpent, and her dead body is rather intact. We don't have to go to different places to recover her different parts like with the Dark Angel", Ratatouille added.
"That is so fortunate", I said to them.
"Power comes with a bloody price. Have you forgotten you almost died after you took the Black Heart", Sara reminded me.
"Yes, you are right, Sara. What do you think about the remains of Nahase?" I asked Rinna.
Rinna was silent as she listened to our discussions about Nahase' divine body in the garden of Eden.
"I have thought about this and decided to forgo the body of Nahase", Rinna told us to our surprise.
"Will you forgo the body of the divine serpent that will make you a god?" Ratatouille asked her in shock.
"I will support your decision although I am curious what made up your mind so quickly?" I asked her.
"I don't mind having the divine magic of the Mother of Serpent, it is after all godly magic. But the soul of the Mother keeps pestering in my soul realm asking me to take her body", Rinna told us.
Then I remembered something.
"Did the Mother once say that she can reclaim control of your soul if she regains her powers? Was she referring to this, her remains?" I asked Rinna.
"Yes, that is the reason I am reluctant to take her magic", she replied to me.
"Are you sure you will let this treasure go to waste?" Ratatouille asked us.
"I can have the apples in the garden", Rinna told him.
"Those apples are poisonous", Ratatouille reminded her.
"What do you want with the poison apples?" Sara asked her.
"I don't know. Maybe the seed from those apples can grow in my soul realm", she replied to her.
Suddenly, knights in golden armor were summoned. Their task was to harvest the apples in the garden.
"Malevolent Knights"
"Hell, why are you taking all the apples in this garden, its not like Rinna need a lot of them? You are as greedy as the rat," Sara asked me.
"Those apples Rinna discards, we can give them to Red Witch for her research", I replied to her.
"You want to make poison?" she asked but I didn't reply to her.
"It is a real waste to leave the body of the dead mother here in this withered garden", Ratatouille lamented to us.
I thought about it and got an idea.
"It won't be wasted, I have a use for it", I replied to him.
"What are you going to do, use the woods in the garden for BBQ?" Sara asked me.
"Precisely", I replied to her to her rare surprise.
"That is not possible. No human fire can burn the leaves in the Garden of Eden", Ratatouille told us.
"Yes, you are right. No human flame", I replied to him.
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The rusty sword was cast into the heart of the Garden of Eden.
As it floated upward, it ascended toward the towering canopy of the immense garden. Midair, the sword transformed, turning into a brilliant gold as flames erupted around it.
These were no ordinary flames — they were the Flames of Dragons.
The dragon flame leapt onto the leaves of the ancient trees, sparking an inferno.
No fire born of mortals could harm the sacred foliage of Eden, but this was not mortal fire. The Flame of Dragons carried the fury of Heaven itself, capable of melting even the souls of angels.
Soon, the entire canopy was ablaze.
The sacred garden, untouched for millennia, now succumbed to the heavenly fire. Nothing was spared. The flames devoured every living thing, even the lifeless bodies of the serpents, former guardians of this hallowed place. In the end, all was consumed by the fire from Heaven.
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