Gospel of Blood-Chapter 563 : The Earliest Princes of the Bloodbornes

Previously, they must have been mentally controlled by the Sun God Helios.

Seeing the dazed expressions of the Demigods, Charlotte made this judgment in her heart.

This was also obvious, as each mythological figure was prouder than the other. If they hadn’t been mentally controlled, they couldn’t have submitted to a “resurrected” God within just three years.

Moreover, this God was the elven main God, which was undoubtedly an enemy to the Old Gods of Myria.

However, this did not erase the antagonistic relationship between the Old Gods of Myria and Charlotte.

After all, as soon as the “Sun God” Helios traveled back in time with Charlotte, the Old Gods and the Free City-State were already enemies.

Of course, now that the Free City-State Alliance had achieved a great victory, devouring more mythological power was no longer effective for Charlotte.

From this perspective, there seemed to be no need for total eradication.

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But how to handle these Old Gods was crucial.

Charlotte estimated that it wouldn’t be long before she returned to the future.

She wasn’t sure in what state “Lilith” would continue to exist or if she would fall into a “slumber.”

Considering that she was the only one in the Free City-State Alliance who could suppress these Demigods, it was best not to leave any threats behind.

With this in mind, Charlotte looked at the Demigods.

“I give you three choices.”

“First, fall as a myth and enter a slumber from which you may never return.”

“Second, voluntarily have your divine flame stripped, becoming a mortal, and gain freedom when a successor to the divine flame appears.”

“Third, accept the power of blood, swear by your divine soul to serve the bloodborne, and never betray them.”

The first option was the most straightforward method and had been Charlotte’s usual approach for the past three and a half years.

She couldn’t completely erase a mythological existence, so at most, she could kill them and devour their divine power.

Even though she couldn’t erase their existence, it was uncertain when these fallen Old Gods might return.

They were merely Demigods without a divine core or a stable cult, making their chances of returning extremely low, almost equivalent to complete “death.”

The second option was about survival.

The cost was giving up their mythological status, which, for an “immortal” myth, was akin to death in some sense.

The only hope was that, even stripped of their divine power, these beings still had more potential to become Gods again compared to ordinary mortals.

The third option was to trade their freedom for life and power.

Charlotte wasn’t sure how “Lilith” would exist in this era after she returned to the future, so she emphasized loyalty to the “Bloodborne” rather than to herself.

Of course, accepting the power of blood inherently meant these Demigods would become her vassals.

After hearing Charlotte’s words, the remaining Old Gods exchanged glances.

After a moment of silence, they all expressed their submission to Charlotte.

“We… are willing to become your vassals.”

Charlotte wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

Even under mental control, a mythological being at this level must have been willing to submit in the first place.

Otherwise, Helios couldn’t have turned so many mythological beings into his puppets in just three years.

In other words, these surviving Demigods were inherently weak-willed.

However, Charlotte hadn’t seen these Demigods’ names in the history of bloodborne, so it seemed that even if they became vassals, their ultimate fate was likely destruction.

No…

Wait.

Perhaps… their fate wasn’t necessarily destruction.

Charlotte’s mind raced as she looked at these submissive Old Gods and continued.

“Becoming my vassals means abandoning everything from your past. By accepting the power of blood, you will continue to exist as princes among the bloodbornes.”

“Of course, until you prove your loyalty, you will only possess the title and power of princes.”

Hearing Charlotte’s words, the Old Gods stirred.

But facing Charlotte, protected by two true Gods, they ultimately bowed.

“We pledge our allegiance to you, Bloodborne King.”

Satisfied with their submission, Charlotte turned to the two true Gods beside her.

Artemis’ gaze remained fixed on the depths of the mountains, where Helios’s radiance had risen, while Oceanus’ attention was almost entirely on her.

Noticing Charlotte’s look, Artemis said,

“I leave them to you. I have sensed something that requires my attention.”

“Heh, we’re just here to help.”

Oceanus chuckled.

Clearly, the two true Gods didn’t care about the Old Gods’ fate and had their minds elsewhere.

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte nodded slightly.

She then used the Gospel of Blood to extract some True Ancestor blood from her divine flame and bloodline.

Unlike the blood she gave to the third-generation bloodbornes, this True Ancestor blood contained little energy, primarily used to transform the identities of these submissive Old Gods and leave a contingency on them.

This process wasn’t even considered “Embrace”, as Charlotte merely used the Gospel of Blood’s power to “transform” the identities of these submissive Old Gods.

Three and a half years of growth had significantly strengthened Charlotte’s bloodline power.

With the protection of two true Gods, her transformation went smoothly. Soon, the Old Gods who accepted the True Ancestor’s blood had their auras changed.

Their eyes, filled with complexity or despair, eventually bowed before Charlotte.

“Blood Princes… pay homage to the Progenitor.”

Charlotte nodded slightly, accepting the allegiance of these Demigods.

As she had anticipated, these submissive and transformed Demigods might be the first princes among the bloodbornes she knew in another timeline.

If history followed its usual course, they would become a key force in the bloodbornes’ rise during the peak of the Mythic Era, ultimately reaching the pinnacle of the world under the True Ancestor of Blood’s lead.

However, their fate was also sealed by history. According to historical development, they would eventually have their power stripped or be re-sealed by the “True Ancestor of Blood.”

Charlotte couldn’t yet determine the cause, whether it was another betrayal or some other situation, but for now, this was the best choice for the Bloodborne.

And the contingency she placed in their divine flame with the True Ancestor blood was enough to ensure she fully controlled their lives.

Having subdued the Demigods, Charlotte descended from the sky with Artemis and Oceanus.

They landed in the core temple of the Sun Temple, once the Old Gods’ Alliance center.

This was the largest temple in the mountains. Despite the cataclysmic divine battle, the temple remained intact.

The temple was empty, filled only with corpses. Those were priests and extraordinaries dressed as guards.

Charlotte noticed that they had no wounds on their bodies, as if they had suddenly died collectively. Moreover, she couldn’t even sense any traces of their souls.

She realized that these people had likely been turned into Helios’ puppets early on, and when Helios “disappeared”, they “died” as well.

Inside the temple, Artemis quickened her pace.

She ignored everything else and headed straight for the temple’s depths.

Charlotte’s gaze also fell on the temple’s depths.

From high above, her perception wasn’t as strong, but inside the temple, she felt a chaotic, vast, obscure, and dead aura emanating from within.

Clearly, Artemis had sensed this aura early on.

The three mythological beings traversed the temple and arrived at the source of the aura.

What met their eyes was a massive altar, surrounded by circular crosses.

Seeing those crosses, Charlotte was stunned because she recognized them immediately. In the future era, this symbol represented the Creator God, Harald.

And on the crosses, she saw “crystals” bound by chains.

These “crystals” were magnificent but dimly lit, emitting the chaotic, vast, obscure, and dead aura she had sensed.

Upon seeing these “crystals”, both Artemis and Oceanus’ expressions changed.

“These are… divine cores!”

Oceanus’ eyes widened.

Divine cores?

Charlotte’s gaze sharpened.

Divine cores were possessed only by true Gods.

In a sense, divine core represented the very existence of true Gods.

However, these divine cores, while emanating powerful auras, also exuded a sense of death and decay.

This only meant one thing: the myths corresponding to these divine cores had fallen.

Furthermore, Charlotte sensed some familiar auras from these divine cores.

They carried the aura of origin power.

“Wait… this divine aura, this is the Sky Lord Uranus’ divine core?”

“And this… these two auras… these are the divine cores of the Earth God and the God of Fertility!”

“This is the God of War and Wisdom…”

“This is the God of Seasons and Springs…”

As Oceanus recognized each divine core’s owner, his eyes widened further.

He looked at the stripped divine cores in disbelief, then turned his furious gaze towards the “weak”, “pitiful”, and “helpless” Demigods who had followed them inside.

“Did you… do this? Did you kill your Guardians?!”