Blade of the Goddess-Chapter 135

Closing the fracture was harder than it should have been. Normally, there would be a place where the energy of the fracture would build up, crystallizing and becoming a fracture core.

A person only needed to destroy the fracture core to have the fracture disappear, but since this fracture connected to the demon world, Zion and Nimreth had to forcefully close it from the outside, which was significantly harder, especially since Zion’s knowledge of space magic was very limited.

"Are you even trying?" Nimreth asked, her voice strained

Zion shot her a bothered look. "The fuck does it look like? I know you see me straining to pull these two ends of space together! I don’t even know how I’m able to grab space as it is! Fuck I hate arcane magic!"

"Stop complaining and use more power!" She shouted

’Stupid bitch!’ Zion thought to himself as he increased his power output, straining his body as he helped close the fracture.

He had conjured two massive hands of holy power to physically grasp the fracture and pull it together, while Nimreth channeled her own divine energy to seal it shut. If Zion had mastered space magic, the process would have been far easier—still difficult, but not nearly as taxing.

At last, after a relentless bombardment of holy power, the fracture buckled—the space around it cracked, then collapsed entirely, severing the connection between the middle world and the underworld. The demons ceased to enter their world, and Alfheim was finally free from the unending devastation that had ravaged their land.

"W-We did it. We did it!" Nimreth shouted, hugging Zion with such force that he could feel his bones crack.

"That’s great." He winced. "Now put me down."

"Now that the fracture is taken care of, handling the rest of these demons won’t be a problem." Nimreth smiled, getting ready to cast a wide-range spell to eliminate every demon within range.

"Hmmm. I don’t quite understand something, though," Zion muttered under his breath.

"What do you not understand?" She asked curiously

He shook his head. "It’s nothing. We’ll talk about it later. Let’s get rid of these pests for now."

"Agreed." Ninreth nodded, casting her spell as Zion slaughtered any demon that crossed his path.

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"Now that the fracture is taken care of, we should focus on rebuilding and mourning our loved ones who lost their lives these past few days. A ceremony will be held in one weeks time." Melina spoke with authority.

The other elves nodded, agreeing with her demands.

Melina continued. "I want to emphasize that just because we have made it through this current challenge, it doesn’t mean there won’t be any more down the road. I want all of our guards to be extra cautious when patrolling the forest. Send scouts to every corner of our land to see if any demon has gone into hiding. We don’t know what they want from us or why they attacked, so stay vigilant. If you need help, don’t hesitate to ask Nimreth and Zion. They will personally see to the eradication of those pesky demons."

"My Queen, if I may speak?" An elf advisor asked

"Go Ahead."

"What is a human doing here in our lands? I know you said he is here to help and is also a Divine apostle, but do we really need to seek aid from a foreigner? Especially one who is the apostle of that fallen goddess?" The Advisor asked, his voice laced with disgust.

"Why are you putting so much emphasis on the word ’human’ as if it’s a slur?" Zion asked

"Because your kind is nothing but a bunch of wild dogs."

"Racist."

"Hmph. And why did he call you mother-in-law? Is he engaged to the princess?" The advisor asked Melina

"No, he’s not." Melina shot Zion a fierce glance, one that told him to shut up and not say anything else so he doesn’t make things worse. "He’s just the son of a friend of mine. That’s all."

The Advisor scoffed. "I still don’t like the thought of working alongside a human. I suggest putting him in Royal Custody until we can confirm his true intentions."

"Lefyr," Melina said, her voice low, yet laced with an authority that chilled the air around them. The silence that followed was deafening, pressing in from all sides. "If you truly intend to defy the will of Goddess Freya, then so be it. But do not think for a moment I’ll let you drag the rest of us into your folly. Know your place.

Lefyr scrunched his brows, his face full of anger and disgust, but he quickly swapped out his expression for a neutral one to not make things worse. "Yes, my Queen."

Melina nodded. "Good. Now, I want to talk about-"

"My Queen! Something terrible has happened!" A woman shouted, running into the royal courtroom.

"This better be important, or you and your family will be punished." Melina threatened the woman.

The woman gulped, fear running down her spine. "T-The world tree saplings, they’re gone!"

"WHAT!" Melina stood up from her throne, turning her head in the direction of the world tree to sense its power. Her eyes widened in shock as she felt its power weaken.

Without wasting any time, she bolted out of the room toward the world tree while everyone followed behind.

"Uhh, so, the world tree can grow more world trees?" Zion asked. "I thought there could only be one world tree."

"Ugh, remind me to give you a book about elven history and culture." Valindra groaned. "Yes, there can only be one world tree at a time, but that doesn’t mean the world tree is eternal. It has a lifespan as well. So, to ensure that it never dies, the world tree birthed six saplings for us to plant in case it dies or gets destroyed."

"Ah, so these saplings are just backups." He concluded

"Pretty much. Two saplings are taken care of by the Church of Freya, while the other four are taken care of by the Royal Family and the three Fae families."

"Fae families?"

"The three families that have the highest connection to spirits. We call them that to honor the spirits. In your culture, they would be equivalent to Dukes."

"I see."

Everyone had arrived at the World Tree, and its name could not have been more fitting. Yggdrasil stood in such colossal majesty that it defied belief, a living titan whose sheer scale seemed beyond anything the world should be able to hold. Its vast roots sprawled across the land, so immense that entire cities could be built upon them, with room to spare for whatever dreams one could imagine.

The tree towered higher than even the tallest skyscraper Zion could recall from Earth—an architectural giant that, in his memory, scraped the sky itself. Yet Yggdrasil dwarfed it with ease. If not for the drooping leaves and sweeping branches cascading downward like a green waterfall, Zion wouldn’t have been able to gauge its height at all. Only from a great distance could one truly grasp the staggering scale of the World Tree.

However, "Forgive me for being a casual when it comes to your culture, but is the tree supposed to be leaking purple energy?" Zion asked

"No, it isn’t," Valindra answered, her and everyone’s expression grim upon seeing the state of the world tree.

"Hmm, okay, so I’m also guessing it’s not supposed to do that either, huh?" He pointed up to the falling pollen that was purple instead of the typical white-yellow color.

"That’s-" Valindra stammered. "That’s not good."

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