RISE OF EROS-Chapter 590 - 589
In front of the seal, only Lugia and Arion remained. Lugia was exhausted, having fought two intense battles against multiple enemies, especially Dornun, who had pushed her to her limits.
On the other hand, Arion was still fresh, with most of his strength intact. Though both were demigods, Arion was on another level. While Lugia, like Zaros and Elidyr, is among the most powerful legendary-level demigods, they are not at the top.
Arion belonged to the race of light elves, also known as the great elves. His race, like the dragons, had held a power hegemony a thousand years ago on the lost continent. Unfortunately, unlike the dragons, the losses of this race were greater in the war against the fallen god.
Light elves bear this name due to their ability to control light. To be more specific, their power manifests in this way, but they are actually one of the races with the greatest ease of reaching divinity.
The light energy for which they are known is merely a precursor to divinity. They are direct descendants of the gods, hence their ease of accessing divinity and increasing their strength rapidly. Unfortunately, this advantage does not come without drawbacks.
The most significant one is their low birth rate. Even in their prime a thousand years ago, the light elves only had a population of thousands, which is not much compared to other races with millions, especially humans.
Nevertheless, they were a revered race on par with dragons. Though dragons didn’t grow as fast, over time their forces equaled each other’s, but these two races were actually allies, almost like siblings.
The problem was that when the fallen god appeared a thousand years ago, he saw the light elves as the greatest threat, as they were powerful with a strong command of divinity. Thus, he focused on eradicating them.
The light elves nearly faced extinction in the war, to the point where only Arion survived. His survival was not by chance, as Arion was—and still is to this day—the most powerful being on this planet. Well, at least one of the two most powerful beings, as it’s said that the dragon’s ancestral leader holds the same strength.
However, after the war, having lost all his kin, Arion disappeared. Many speculated that he had died due to the wounds from the war. Others said he had secluded himself in solitude, consumed by depression for being left alone.
The truth is that both speculations were somewhat far from reality. It is true that he was depressed and wounded, but that didn’t stop him. In fact, he received help from a friend. The old dragon leader extended a helping hand.
As rivals and leaders of the two most powerful races, these two were very close. Few knew this, but the old dragon leader not only helped Arion hide to recover but also offered his daughter in marriage.
Both the light elves and the dragons are not very fertile, yet they still have the possibility of conceiving offspring. The issue was that, for someone as powerful as Arion, it was much more complex to have children. However, this was due to his advanced divinity. There were very few beings who equaled him, making it almost impossible to revive the light elves in this way.
It’s similar to how Andrew couldn’t have children with mortals and needed his wives to have the wife’s seal and a powerful fertility matrix to conceive. Though difficult, it wasn’t impossible. The old dragon leader’s daughter was a powerful demigoddess, and although she was beneath Arion, she was the best match.
Additionally, while fertility matrices like the one Andrew used are unknown in this world, there were still alternatives. Initially, Arion didn’t want to accept the old dragon leader’s daughter, feeling as though he was taking her against her will. However, the old dragon insisted.
He convinced him by saying they should live together and experience life to see if any bond developed, and reluctantly, Arion agreed. Unexpectedly, the two fell in love and, with great difficulty, managed to conceive three children—two dragons and a light elf.
In this way, and secretly merging with other races, this couple grew their population. With so many races in their community, they evolved from a two-race clan to a multi-racial one, though they remained hidden.
Very few know of this clan’s existence. In fact, Lugia didn’t know about it but could recognize Arion upon seeing him, as there isn’t a single survivor of the war from a thousand years ago who doesn’t know him and the old dragon leader.
Even so, Lugia was surprised to see him. "Arion, how did you get here? More importantly, how are you still alive?" Lugia asked in surprise after catching her breath. Arion looked at Lugia, who, despite being younger than him, looked older. Smiling, he told her what had happened after the war. Lugia was beyond words with surprise.
In the dragon clan, everyone thought that the old leader’s daughter had died in the war, so she couldn’t help but ask, "Is Miss Lilith alive?" Arion smiled and replied, "Well, she’s not a ’Miss’ anymore, hahaha, but yes, my wife is alive."
Hearing this brought great emotion to Lugia, as Lilith, the old dragon leader’s daughter, was the one she served before the war. She had always blamed herself for not being present during the war and suffered many years of sadness for having lost her.
Arion understood Lugia’s thoughts, but it was not the time to talk about it, as although they had eliminated the enemies, the seal was unstable, and they had to take action.
Ignoring the questions Lugia might have, Arion approached the seal and, casting a strange spell, golden threads extended from his hands toward the seal. It was somewhat similar to what Sereda had done on the abysmal seal in Galicia.
Seeing Arion doing something, Lugia remained silent. She didn’t even doubt Arion’s words, as while many survivors could have allied with the fallen god, considering that Arion would take that path was impossible.
As the greatest victim of the fallen god, there was no way Arion would ally with him. After a few minutes, the seal stabilized, and the strange plate began to shrink until it became a hand-sized cube.
It looked like a stone block, but the malevolent aura within it could still be felt, although perfectly contained by whatever Arion had done earlier.
Before Lugia could ask, Arion explained, "I was just passing by here. Sereda mentioned to me that a strange organization called Purgatory is releasing the seals of the abysmal survivors of the ancient war."
He paused, looking at the cube in his hand, and continued, "She told me that she, Zaros, and Elidyr had sealed one in Galicia, but that there are many more, especially in the demon realm."
"The arcanists of Naraeth have been studying everything left by the war and have discovered many sealed abysmals. Sereda, like the old Crhono, knew my whereabouts, so she found me to ask for help," Arion concluded.
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"So that’s why you were in the demon realm, but how did you find me?" Lugia asked, and Arion replied, "As I said, it was a coincidence. I was returning from eliminating one of these abysmals when I saw you with Dornun."
Lugia had a bitter expression recalling Dornun, who still lay lifeless over the swamp, but Arion paid it no mind and continued, "I was curious to see you two, so I followed." Read new chapters at novelbuddy
Lugia’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "Why didn’t you appear?" To which Arion replied, "Well, Dornun isn’t the first I’ve seen betray us. Honestly, I didn’t expect Dornun to fall into the fallen god’s depravity, but he’s a chaos demon, so it made me doubt."
"Of course, chaos demons prefer chaos; that’s why they received that name," Lugia said with regret. While it’s true that chaos demons are prone to trouble, very few had succumbed to the fallen god a thousand years ago, so at first, Lugia hadn’t doubted Dornun.
In a way, Dornun’s ploy to deceive Lugia by revealing that there were traitors among the survivors had alerted her, but she still felt bad about seeing his betrayal.
Arion understood Lugia’s mood, so he changed the subject, "The point is, I decided to wait to see how things would develop." Lugia nodded, understanding Arion’s thoughts, and didn’t pursue the topic further.
She focused her gaze on the cube Arion was holding and asked, "What do you plan to do with that?" Arion looked at the cube and replied with restrained anger, "If I had the ability, I’d rather destroy it, but I know I can’t. If the gods themselves couldn’t, I’m not in the equation."
Sighing, Arion added, "I’ll take it back for safekeeping. Sereda gave me a good sealing technique, so I’ll keep it safe." Lugia found no reason to oppose it; in fact, even if she wanted to, it was impossible, as Arion was much stronger than her.
Lugia was about to ask something when Arion looked up with a smile and said into the air, "These are faces I haven’t seen in a long time," prompting Lugia to raise her gaze and realize that Zaros and Elidyr were there.
The vampire and the liquid spirit were surprised, as they saw Arion, like Lugia, because they believed Arion was dead, so they descended with great joy, saying in unison, "You’re alive!"
