Gospel of Blood-Chapter 555 : The Gathering of the Three Myths

The Sea King’s Palace, as luxurious as a celestial dragon palace, was brightly lit, with luminous pearls embedded in the dome sparkling brilliantly.

The North Sea merfolk served cautiously, offering a variety of rare fruits and fragrant wines to the three Gods seated at the crystal table.

Hmm… this lavish underwater banquet was clearly not prepared for Charlotte.

The variety of fruits, mostly from the Western Continent and favored by elves, and the exquisite, entirely vegetarian elven dishes, spoke volumes.

Even Charlotte’s favorite drink, sweet milk, was hastily prepared by a large octopus after noticing her subtle expression, ordering the merfolk quietly to fetch it.

This made Charlotte feel somewhat superfluous here.

However, to forge a friendship with a reclusive Sea God in this era, Charlotte’s thick-skinned nature was naturally up to the task.

Despite the odd atmosphere in the Sea King’s Palace, most of the awkwardness stemmed from a certain octopus-headed deity, as well as the inquisitive sea creatures whose large eyes kept darting between Charlotte and the Moon Goddess Artemis, their shiny foreheads practically shouting gossip.

After all, the recently renowned “Bloodborne Progenitor” aside, the Sea King’s affectionate gaze towards the Elven Goddess was unmistakable.

Of course, these subtly curious sea creatures were quickly driven out by a visibly displeased Oceanus.

“Go! Go! What are you looking at? When myths discuss matters, don’t just stand around! Get back to your duties! No interruptions without my command!”

The merfolk retreated, leaving only the three mythical beings in the palace.

Thus, the only bystander left was Charlotte.

Charlotte picked up her fixed pearl cup in the Sea King’s Palace, sipping her sweet milk slowly while smilingly observing the two myths.

Oceanus seemed nervous, even a bit embarrassed, his octopus tentacles, which formed his hair and beard, curling unnaturally.

On the other hand, Artemis appeared much more composed.

She was evidently acquainted with Oceanus but not as familiar as Charlotte, maintaining an elegant and courteous demeanor with a hint of formality and distance.

This disappointed the gossiping Charlotte somewhat.

Clearly, there was no spark between these two illustrious true Gods, at least… not from Artemis’s side.

It seemed that Oceanus’ feelings were one-sided.

In a sense, this revelation would undoubtedly excite future researchers of divine entities—a colossal piece of gossip that in the Mythic Era, one of the Three Gods, Oceanus, had an unrequited love for another, Artemis!

However, Charlotte noticed that since her arrival, Artemis’ gaze had been fixed on her.

The Moon Goddess made no effort to conceal her curiosity.

Yet, within that curiosity lay a faint trace of wariness.

This unhidden curiosity mixed with a slight wariness made Oceanus even more anxious.

“Ahem, Your Grace Artemis, Her Grace Eternal Night is a friend of mine. A few years ago, she awakened me from my slumber and has been a benefactor to me ever since.”

Oceanus said.

Artemis nodded slightly.

She looked at Charlotte and spoke softly.

“I sense a familiar aura in you. Are you… ‘Their’ emissary?”

Emissary?

Oceanus seemed puzzled.

Charlotte, however, understood what Artemis meant.

She had recognized the origin power within Charlotte, and the “Their” referred to was likely the “Creator God” in elven lore.

Origin power was not something everyone could recognize. Even an ancient true God like Oceanus hadn’t identified it, merely finding Charlotte’s divine power peculiar.

But as a mythological leader of the elves, Artemis, who had encountered mythological secrets, naturally knew the origin of this power.

After all, the elves had once coveted origin power.

“I am not anyone’s emissary. I merely gained some special power by chance.”

Charlotte replied.

“I see…”

Artemis pondered.

She carefully scrutinized Charlotte, and after a moment, the slight wariness faded.

She sighed and remarked.

“It seems my choice to come here was correct. To meet someone who has inherited Their power yet remains unaffected by Them…”

“If that’s the case… everything makes sense now. You must be the one who dealt with the ‘Primordial Sin’ pollution in the North Sea?”

Primordial Sin pollution?

Charlotte’s heart stirred.

“Primordial Sin pollution?”

Oceanus still looked puzzled.

“It’s the thing that caused your slumber, the gray fog that once occupied the depths of the North Sea. It’s a ‘curse’ from the old continent. I came to visit you because I noticed those troublesome things had been cleared. That’s not something an ordinary myth can handle, so I assumed an old acquaintance had intervened and came to ask you about it.”

Artemis explained to Oceanus.

Hearing this, Charlotte finally understood what Artemis was talking about.

According to legend, after the destruction of the Western Continent, the power of the “curse” shrouded the broken land, polluting even the surrounding seas.

After her time travel, Charlotte had also secretly approached the Western Continent out of curiosity.

Of course, she heeded Lilith’s warning not to set foot in the Western Continent until she became a true God, so she only observed from the outskirts.

This allowed her to see the true form of the “curse”—mutated origin power.

This mutated origin power nearly enveloped the entire shattered Western Continent, acting as a toxic barrier against intruders.

It was called “origin power” because it resonated with the Gospel of Blood and had a rhythm similar to Charlotte’s blood divine power.

But it was also called “mutated” because its effects resembled “pollution”, much like the energy that leaked during a blood frenzy in later generations.

This power was also similar to the gray-white mist seeping from the eerie stone door but more violent.

Because it was more violent, Charlotte couldn’t use the Gospel of Blood to absorb and utilize it.

At most, she could only “purify” it, so she gave up on the idea of devouring the “pollution” to make it her own.

Of course, she was only a Demigod at present. If she could become a true God, perhaps she could devour it just like she could devour the “bloodline curse.”

But that was for the future.

After confirming that she couldn’t deal with the “curse” enveloping the Western Continent for the time being, Charlotte returned to Myria.

However, when she later sought out the location of Oceanus’ slumber as per the records, she encountered a similar fog barrier in the North Sea.

At that time, Charlotte thought it was just an overflow of the Western Continent’s “curse”, so she used her blood divine power to “purify” it to make it easier to find Oceanus.

But now it seemed… that fog barrier in the North Sea was actually the culprit that caused Sea King Oceanus’ slumber?

“That fog barrier in the North Sea… was a calamity left by my kin. To prevent others from leaving, ‘He’ left that fog barrier in the North Sea…”

“And it was that fog barrier that caused many ancient Gods to be wounded and forced into slumber, including Your Grace Oceanus…”

“I’ve always wanted to resolve it, but with my abilities, I could at most prevent it from spreading to the Myria Continent.”

“Over the years, I’ve been keeping an eye on it, fearing it would spread to Myria and cause devastation. But recently, I discovered… it had been dealt with.”

“I received news that His Grace Oceanus had awakened. Not only that… but His Grace Oceanus seemed to have mastered the way of faith, which is a method of mythological resurrection that even the elven myths couldn’t fully grasp. So… I thought it was the returned ‘Oceanus’ who solved everything.”

The Moon Goddess Artemis explained.

“Wait… so… that fog barrier was purified by you, Eternal Night? I thought it had dissipated on its own!”

Oceanus widened his eyes.

He looked at Charlotte incredulously.

“Eternal Night… it’s been three years. Why didn’t you mention it?”

“You didn’t ask, and to me, it was just a piece of pollution that could be ‘purified’ anytime, so I didn’t think much of it.”

Charlotte said.

“Damn! I always thought there was something peculiar about your divine power. I didn’t expect you could purify that kind of thing! No wonder… Artemis was right, you truly are the inheritor of origin power!”

Oceanus exclaimed.

“So… how did you end up in slumber? Why were you so evasive when I asked? I always thought you did something to the Moon Goddess and got put to sleep by the elves.”

“Bullshit! I was just trying to save people on the day the Western Continent was destroyed! I was suddenly knocked out by that fog!”

“Then why didn’t you say so when I asked?”

“Because it was embarrassing!”

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“You actually feel embarrassed.”

“Shut up!”

Charlotte and Oceanus bickered, clearing up the previously unspoken confusion.

Artemis smiled.

“It seems… you two really get along well. It’s wonderful to see you awake, Your Grace Oceanus.”

Oceanus’ expression changed instantly.

“No! Absolutely not! I don’t get along with this cheeky Demigod at all! She’s the one who keeps hanging around!”

Charlotte didn’t tease Oceanus further.

She pondered for a moment and then focused her attention on what Artemis had just said.

“Your Grace Artemis, I remember you saying… you thought it was the returned ‘Oceanus’ who solved everything?”

Artemis nodded and sighed.

“Yes, I originally thought so. Fortunately… that wasn’t the case. Thankfully, His Grace Oceanus… is still Oceanus.”

“What do you mean? How am I still myself?”

Sea King Oceanus looked bewildered, as if his CPU had been overloaded by Charlotte and Artemis.

Charlotte glanced at him.

“It means that after waking up, you could have become ‘someone else.’”

Artemis nodded in agreement, her gaze once again falling on Charlotte.

Charlotte could feel that Artemis seemed even more curious about her, but the initial wariness had disappeared, replaced by a sense of appreciation and expectation.

Charlotte’s heart stirred.

“Your Grace Artemis, I think you wanted to see me not just for the reasons you mentioned, right?”

Artemis nodded.

“Of course, but before that, I have another question for both of you.”

Her expression suddenly became solemn, replacing the gentle demeanor with seriousness.

“Just now outside… did the two of you mention the ‘Sun Temple’?”