“What’s behind that door?” (I)
“The only thing that might be able to save the World Tree.”
“The Fragment of a God.”
I look at the locked door and focus my Aura on my eyes but still, I can’t see anything, this is the only room in this tower my Aura hasn’t been able to access since I entered.
“Do you really think there’s a God Fragment here?” (I)
“I got a map from a survivor of this city in a ruin discovered 200 years ago, it took me several years to decipher the map and study the fragmented history of this ancient destroyed Kingdom.”
“There was a fight of a Hero against an Heretic God where the two killed each other, but even in death the remnants of a God are still pure energy and scattered, many Churches and Temples sought these Fragments to seal or completely destroy them, this city was no different.”
“But the Fragment contained a lot of power and took over someone’s body guided only by the Dead Heretic God’s remaining will, its power contaminated this land like a curse, and the God Fragment’s out-of-control release of power created a Wave of Monsters.”
“So it was a Wave of Undead Monsters?” (I)
“No, they were normal monsters, the monsters were influenced by the God shard that became something similar to a monster and followed him to this city.”
“There are records that the greatest Mage of this Realm fought against the God Fragment, which was only possible because it was no longer a God, it was just a Fragment with some remaining power, it lacked the authority, essence, and divinity of the Heretic God that had died, that wasn’t even 1% of his power.”
I remember the destruction of the previous city and the destruction I saw in that city, but hearing that a Heretic God Fragment that had no power did all this made me think about the magnitude of power that Gods have.
“If I could get this God Fragment, there could be hope for the World Tree, I know this Fragment will be here since it’s the only entire building.”
“I also know that the monster created by the God Fragment was defeated or it would have destroyed much more than just this Realm, so the only place to keep something with that much power has to be here…”
“< Blizzard of Blades >”
He told this whole story to distract me while he recovered and gathered the power to launch this attack, but that’s useless, he’s too weak.
“< Breath of Fire >” (I)
My fire breath can already be considered a flame breath attack with its current range.
The blades of ice that came hidden in a Blizzard that engulfed the room were completely evaporated by the heat of the ki-filled flames of the fire element.
“Bloody vampire…”
“You really thought you wouldn’t notice such a stupid plan, I only waited because I was interested in the history of this Kingdom, in its current cursed state, you don’t pose a risk to me.” (I)
“Let’s get this over with…” (I)
“< Acid Flames >” (I)
“You doomed them all… hhaaaaaaa!!!”
This was a spell in that I used my fire elemental Affinity and my corrosion ability together, the person’s body burns and melts at the same time until there is no dust left, and it only takes a few seconds.
“He was already very affected by curses, if I killed him then he could have directly become a Lich since he was a Mage, not leaving a body behind will be better.” (I)
I knew his soul probably wouldn’t turn into a spectral monster, this place is surrounded by temples, and the best chance would be for him to be taken to the afterlife now. .
After finishing this idiot I get closer to the door, I can see remnants of a ritual that was just done, plus I can feel a curse energy still coming out of one of the unlit magic crystals on the door.
“I have to ask Rakan to take a look at these things later.” (I)
I look at the door but don’t try to open it, knowing that this level of curse can’t do me any harm, but unlike this idiot I killed, I don’t think I’m able to control the Heretic God Fragment.
“Maybe it’s best to talk to Vanessa about it.” (I)
“Wait, I feel something different…” (I)
“(…)”
I try to concentrate to find out what’s different, I feel like I hear something, but it’s very faint.
I try to concentrate more and I feel that my Aura seems to be glued to the door, I can even feel the magic crystal still active absorbing my Aura little by little, I hadn’t even noticed it before.
“(Help…)”
“Now I heard…” (I)
While I was in doubt about what to do I hear steps and look back to see the others entering the room.
I told them everything and Vanessa, Ragnar and Nix had very serious expressions on their faces, it seems this matter is as serious as I imagined.
“That person was an idiot, the Fragment of a dead god is like a piece of his body, it may have some energy left over, but it’s not something others can use.” (Ragnar)
“Normally a God doesn’t split into Fragments like that when killed, what I can think is that this Heretic God when he was close to death must have done this to himself in hopes of being revived.” (Ragnar)
“Can he be revived?” (I)
“Yes, but it would be close to spiritual rebirth, he would be born again with a new consciousness and with reduced power, he wouldn’t even be a Full God.” (Nix)
“As far as I know, the ways to deal with a God Fragment are to seal it, which must be what happened in this case, the other way would be to offer it to a God as an offering, so the God could bring the Fragment to him.” (Vanessa)
“What do you think we should do?” (I)
“I don’t know, what do you think Ragnar, unlike me you’ve seen several Gods?” (Vanessa)
“The master will be fine, he is the son of a powerful Goddess, he also has some blessings that will be able to protect him, besides the miasma and malice did nothing against him.” (Ragnar)
“Besides the master, Orion and I could take this too since we are Divine Beasts, so I think we can take this Fragment and get rid of it later, leaving such a thing in a place like this and even more with 4 broken seals would be dangerous.” (Ragnar)
“I can feel the miasma slowly entering the room, this must be due to the seals breaking.” (Hela)
Sigh
“Can’t we just leave it all here? I don’t want to get involved with such a troublesome thing.” (I)
“I don’t know what kind of seal was used, but if they are all destroyed then this Fragment will try to complete itself, the first thing that will happen is the miasma and energy of the cursed one will come together creating a new mindless monster for the Fragment of God.” (Ragnar)
“After that, it would be another disaster where other Realms could be destroyed.” (Sakura)
“Why is this kind of thing always left for me…” (I)