BXBX NOVEL Chapter 465: Freedom!
"But seriously, Mr. God\'s Chosen, what do I get if I tell you?" I asked in a less annoying tone.
"God\'s Chosen? What the hell are you talking about? Are you high or something?" The man tilted his head, seeming confused.
"Ohhh ho hoooo, playing dumb, aren\'t we? Fine, have it your way. So what do I get if I tell you?" I repeated. The man looked at Michaela, who shrugged and shook her head, clearly not wanting him to admit that he\'s God\'s Chosen.
The man also shrugged, then searched for something in his inner pocket. He pulled out a chromatic stone. Hmph! Do I look like I care about riches? But wait…
Why am I suddenly feeling hungry… too hungry… I haven\'t felt like this in a long time. The last time was when I saw a prized soul from Mammon\'s vault. They said it was the soul of an elven saint or maybe an Aesir who thought he\'d never die but did during Ragnarok.
It means… whatever that chromatic stone is, it has enough energy to nourish me and even make me stronger! I… I want it! No… I need it. Sh*t, am I drooling? I\'m drooling over this tiny stone!? What the hell is this stone?
It must be some kind of super-precious mana gemstone, or maybe the rumored refined elven soul?
No… it shouldn\'t be. I smell a lot of elemental energy from it—wood, fire, darkness, even holy—but it doesn\'t repel me. I know that if I eat it, it would nourish me… and maybe, if I eat enough, I could build up resistance against the holy element!
This must be the god\'s Chosen one\'s heirloom. No! It should be a reward from the god himself to his Chosen one! Hahahahaha! Fool! I\'ll find a way to take it for myself!
"I want that!" I immediately pointed at the chromatic gemstone. Am I too obvious? Sh*t… I can\'t stop drooling. I need to sweeten the deal, but how?
"If you offer me that stone, I can tell you how to reach Lucifer. No… I\'ll do better. I\'ll even tell you where the Lucifer cult is hiding so you can interrogate them and get more updated information!" I said.
"Do you agree?" I asked. They seemed reluctant. The man and Michaela looked at each other, clearly having second thoughts. Let\'s wait a bit. If they hesitate for more than five minutes or refuse, I\'ll offer them the entire race of lizard men as well!
"Ok, I agree." The man nodded.
Yes! Hahahahahaha!! Fool! You are foolish enough to part with that gift from god! How stupid can you be!? HAHAHAHAHA!!!
"Let\'s make a contract! Right now!" I urged him. This is the best deal EVER!
The contract was quickly written on the spot and then handed to me to read. I reviewed it several times and found nothing strange—no tricks either. This is crazy. This god\'s chosen is so foolish, giving away the gift of God just like that in exchange for worthless information from me!
The contract only stated that I need to tell them where and how to find Lucifer and the location of the Lucifer cultists. I must be clear and not distort the information or try to speak in a foreign language he doesn\'t know, or speak too fast.
There were more clauses like these that filled in the blanks and closed all doors for any demon to exploit. Not that I\'d do it in the first place—it\'s not worth the effort.
Hmm… not bad, god\'s chosen. All these conditions close every loophole. I\'ll give you that. It\'s as if you\'re a paranoid psycho who needs to check under his bed three times before sleeping and even sleeps with a weapon that could kill either a ghost or a vampire.
After making sure there were no tricks, I quickly signed the contract and gave it back to the god\'s chosen. Now, it\'s my time to follow the contract.
"Okay, listen, I\'ll tell you just once. Lucifer usually spends his time in his hell realm—this is obvious—but from time to time, he\'ll grant his followers some boon in exchange for strong souls or saintly blood. Especially the latter. If it\'s a saint\'s soul, that arrogant prick would be even happier, and you could even ask for anything from him.
To reach his hell realm, go to Greece. I remember there is a place closely connected to the underworld. Bring the Witch of Pride there and let her use her blood as a key to enter Lucifer\'s hell realm.
The Hell Gate is a one-way trip. You need to ask Lucifer to open the Hell Gate from the inside for you to come back. There might be a way to open a Hell Gate from the inside without bothering Lucifer, but I don\'t know about that method.
Also, in Rome—or should I say the old city of Rome—I\'ve heard that there\'s a place where Lucifer\'s cult is gathered, which should be their HQ. If anyone knows a way to open the Hell Gate from inside Lucifer\'s hell realm, it should be them." I told the god\'s chosen all I knew about Lucifer.
"Now! Give me that stone!" I urged, unable to restrain myself any longer. I need that Chromatic Stone! As I urged the god\'s chosen, I sensed a great body of water. Now I feel like I can use my power. Whatever is below this confinement must be a great body of water.
There\'s a way for me to survive!
The god\'s chosen tossed the Chromatic Stone to me like it was worthless! Foolish mortal! I quickly rushed toward the stone, snatched it, and swallowed it.
Ahhhhh! I can feel it! I can feel the power surging into my soul! Hahahahaha!!!
"Hahahahah! Goodbye, sucker!" I immediately activated my last resort to escape, exploding the last vestige of my power and leaving only my pure soul. No, it should be my soul, still being nourished by that Chromatic Stone.
I fell through the steel floor toward the great body of water below. It\'s not the ocean but a bayou—a vast expanse of bayou with many crocodiles. I can use this! Hahahaha! Freedom!