BXBX NOVEL Chapter 347 Gathering Of Titans.
[Well, now that everyone is complete, we will start the meeting."] The monarch of corruption uttered these words in a cold voice.
Unlike before, he had a humanoid appearance with short brown hair and emerald green eyes. In his current appearance, no one will be able to differentiate him from an average human, except for the third eye on his forehead and which is a bloody red.
As previously explained, the monarch of light was sitting before him, with his white clothes and long white hair cascading on his shoulders.
Not to mention his hair, he was like an inhabitant in the Far North, with his pale white skin and eyes resembling those of the blind because of their abnormal whiteness without anyone being able to differentiate his pupils and his sclerotic.
But unlike the monarch of corruption, he was a human, not only in appearance but even in the soul.
As for the third monarch, a woman and the most mysterious of them, even Sabrina only met her at meetings; she did not have the slightest information about herself.
[Well, first of all, let\'s recap the objectives that obliged us to organize this great meeting all century.]
Seeing no one contest his words, Corrupt continued his sentence in the common language, which is the primordial language.
[The goal is to do everything vital for the grand return of our esteemed goddess and creator.]
He stopped looking above him, where the highest ranks were, namely, the three librarians and the two beings supposedly missing for millennia, Lindra and Raydja, who occupied the two highest chairs.
[Thus, we put into practice the messages that the goddess Reha had left before her death; concerning the method of her reincarnation.
-But, there were some complications afterward. The Punishers, the Leaders, the ancient beasts, not to mention us, the three monarchs, are not powerful enough to help her resurrect, even if we all sacrifice ourselves!]
While explaining these words, his fierce eyes focused on Sabrina.
[Sabrina Alpha, when you were appointed head of the Punishers, we agreed on an agreement. Where are you with your mission?] He asked while everyone listened to him with special attention.
[... The mission? An agreement?] Sabrina asked with confused eyes.
[??]
Seeing her confusion, everyone looked at her with confused eyes.
At the same time, Randolph scraped his throat.
[Little, don\'t pretend to know what Corrupt and we will all want to know about, it\'s about the last piece that is absolutely necessary for the resurrection of the supreme goddess.]
Hearing his words and precisely knowing what Corrupt was talking about from the beginning without even needing Randolph\'s explanations, Sabrina did not change her expression.
She was always casually sitting on her crystal chair, despite the fact that everyone was waiting for explanations to suppose to come from her.
[I still don\'t see what you\'re talking about. To my knowledge, he--
[Enough! We don\'t have time to waste on your fucking nonsense!]
Before she finished her remarks, Echidna\'s frustrated voice thunked in the meeting room, severely retorting these words.
[Echidna, let her finish what she meant.] This time, instead of Zenof, another person interrupted Echidna by seeing her impatience.
[Alright!] She retorted these words between her clenched teeth, being able to do nothing but obey the orders of the man who was none other than the supposed primordial blacksmith who had disappeared.
The man was naturally muscular, like any other blacksmith.
But unlike the others in the meeting room, his dress style was somewhat strange, with a worn black coat that had some traces of burns and his grumpy red beard that did not seem to be maintained for centuries.
Anyone in the room could guess that his dark red hair and beards were not natural, but probably due to the burning heat he continually exposes himself to during forgings.
Apart from that, just like Lindra, he had a pointed horn in the middle of his forehead and shark teeth that his lips could not hide.
But despite this hideous appearance, Lindra was also a beauty comparable to that of the primordials, or even a little more, thanks to her milky white skin and ruby red pupils, not to mention her short blonde hair almost reaching her shoulder and which suit perfectly well with her hourglass silhouette that was compressed in her golden dress.
A demonic appearance yet endowed with an unreasonable and contradictory glamour for a species unknown until now.
Meanwhile, another person who was so silent and carefree to the point of being invisible in the room was calmly sitting on the third chair the three librarians were supposed to occupy.
Indeed, all the signs showed that he was probably the third guardian of the third celestial library on the planet of ancient beasts.
But his appearance differs from that of Zenof and Echidna. He was also a man with a human appearance with sharper ears than the elves. In addition to wearing light armor, he had a sword on his knees as if he were ready to fight anyone at any time.
But apart from his red hair and greenish pupils like Zakiel\'s, he had no other flashy appearance.
[Well, we\'re listening to you, Miss Alpha. Why are you so confused about something so important? You must have noticed the size of the supreme tree; am I wrong?] Raydja continued the conversation when he saw Echidna\'s silence.
[You are right. Even if the supreme tree has not matured, it has begun to manifest the fragments of our mother\'s mind and is endowed with her imposing energy. But all the same, there\'s one thing I don\'t understand; no, I should rather say that I disagree with that!]
She retorted calmly, looking straight into Raydja\'s red pupils.
[Continue, we can\'t know what it is if you remain silent.] Seeing Sabrina\'s audacity, Raydja did not change his expression, unlike the others who looked at Sabrina with their sometimes confused or furious expressions.
[It\'s simple to understand, why do we have to be sacrificial victims for the resurrection of the goddess? As far as I know, if you and the monarchs sacrifice themselves, the rebirth of a goddess will not only be guaranteed, but she will also be more potent than before, perhaps more than she had been before!]
She retorted without taking into account the annoyed expressions of the senior officers.
-!!!!!!!!!!
At that moment, the room became silent, and the atmosphere was not at all pleasant; on the contrary!
[You, you--
[Echidna! That\'s enough!] Before she finished her words, she was interrupted a second time by Raydja, who had a sarcastic smile up to her ears.
Following these words, he got up from his chair and floated in the middle of the others with his hands behind his back.
[Sabrina, have you forgotten who we are? I am Raydja Fulgar, a being of the same rank as your goddess. Even if she were present in this room, she would not dare to be so disrespectful towards us!] He said while looking at Lindra, who also had the same expression on her face.
Apart from her, no one else had the same expression except the person who asked the question, namely, Sabrina!
[It was in no way my intention, but despite what you believe, I just want answers.] She insisted despite Raydja\'s words, which were natural warnings.
Hearing Sabrina\'s words, Raydja finally frowns when he sees her, not considering her warning.
[... Sigh, very good. Do you want to know what prevents us from proceeding, as you say? Well, it\'s simple, it\'s because of our incompatibility.]
[I don\'t understand.]
[The energy that Miss Reha needs to return to living differs from what my colleague and I possess. In addition to this difference, there is also another factor.] He said, frowning.
Seeing her expression, Sabrina and the others held their breath, patiently waiting for Raydja\'s following words.
The next moment, the latter points his hand in turn at Sabrina, Randolph, and the current sovereigns of the ancient beasts.
[It\'s because you are the perfect sacrifice!] He replied by fully exposing his shark teeth with his devilish smile.
-Frown
Seeing their discontent, he continued while keeping his threatening and disdainful smile on his lips.
[Do you understand? You are weak! And it is because of this weakness of yours that we have decided to sacrifice to you. It is because of your weakness that we have decided to do so. And it is because of this same pathetic weakness that we, the powerful, have decided to find you other uses.
-But I don\'t understand your frustration and rage in the face of this reality. It is not we who are at fault, but you. You must not blame us but your weakness. You must not hate us but hate your weakness.
-But even after giving you enough time and a chance big enough to spare some of you and give us some sacrifices, you stayed here, stagnating like the water of a thousand-year-old lake without making decisions.
-Even with this, we have also given you other chances, such as providing you with artifacts and powerful weapons to know who will survive. But instead of continuing to kill each other for the good of your creator, you have chosen to waste your time to find a way to kill us. Yes, we know what you were preparing behind our backs.
-But honestly, what can you do against us? Why are weak beings so insignificant they are so obsessed with this luxury that is life?]
He ended these explanations with these words that he pronounced with an unfathomable disdain accompanied by his mocking smile.
[...]
Despite his insults, even Randolph did not dare to reply for a frank answer.
[I will be clear for the first and last time with you. Time has passed for you. A century was more than enough, but in our transcendental clemency, we offered you several millennia to accomplish this simple task. All it took was a decision on your part to eradicate the rest of the Punishers and Leaders. But instead, are you there thinking about things like camaraderie or loyalty?
-It was fun to see you coveted by such luxuries. Just like commoners who do not have the right to ask for their freedoms, you are also not qualified enough to ask for luxuries such as the right to live. Not to mention saving another person. Do I make myself understood?]
[... Well, I think you have pretty satisfied my curiosity. But I still have one last question.]
While everyone had anchored expressions, including the three librarians, Sabrina remained nonchalant and spoke to Raydja a third time.
[Kukuku, it\'s interesting. But I\'m listening to you.]
He retorted when he saw Sabrina\'s always nonchalance.
[Why do you want this man so much? No, since I have only one question, I will try to be more precise as possible. Why did you, who are so proud of your abilities, not dare to attack the source of the problem directly?]
She asked.
[I don\'t see what you\'re talking about.]
Raydja then asked that his smile fades on his lips.
-Smirk!
Seeing Raydja\'s confusion, a cruel smile appeared on Sabrina\'s lips.
[Now, are you the confused one?]
She asked with a ridiculous look.
[Who are you?] Lindra suddenly asked as she appeared in front of Sabrina with crazy eyes.
At this moment, Sabrina frowns with a sarcastic smile.
[Me? Who else could I be apart, the weak girl you want to trample on for your own goal?]
She asked with crazy eyes that were no different from Lindra\'s.
-?!
Seeing her strangely threatening look, especially the strange darkness in her pupils, Lindra moves away.
\'What was it? Why did I instinctively distance myself from her?\' She wondered the second after.
[There\'s something you haven\'t told us so far, both of you. You are not here to resurrect our mother goddess but for other purposes!] At that moment, Randolph finally spoke with a sarcastic smile.