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While Ley was having one of the most nerve-wracking time of his life from realizing that he was now truly surrounded, the one on the island had been in a lethargic mood ever since he was left to defend it by himself.
Fernando was like Ley in a sense that he did not really warm up fast to the two kids. Old age made him more carefree, yet also cautious. The jolly attitude he put on was just a facade. He was not stupid to not know that something was amiss with Ley because in a nutshell, Hana and him would not become Anitos if not for being with him when the attack on the Underworld happened.
However, he was quicker than Ley to treat the Hevel house as his new family. Maybe because, he was really old, and he wanted people to care for him and talk to him, something that his actual family, the one he left behind in the mortal world, would no longer be able to provide.
'Ley, Hana, and the others are not bad to be with. I also instantly became one
The gathering hosted by the Anito of the Blood turned into a huge joke. However, it did save a lot of unknowing, low-level deities from being sacrificed to a Devil by that said Anito.And the Tree Deity, as a fairly 'newly born' Anito, was one such example. It was said a 'newly born' Anito since although his age was around seventy years old, by a deity's standard, he was but a kid. Ley and Fernando belonged to the same category, albeit, they were much younger, akin to a toddler still learning how to walk.The meet-up request letter that Fernando sent to that Tree Deity was met with refusal.He had no idea whether the other party only refused to make a trip to the island or to see him altogether."Why did he reject? Did he mention any reason?" Baffled, the old man questioned his eagle with widely opened eyes and furrowed forehead.A cry came out of the eagle's mouth, communicating to him that nothing was said. The rest of the w
In the distant land that was not located in the surface layer."What a shame."A man radiating red glow from his body looked over as his palace got destroyed and ransacked by numerous soldiers. He was located high up, but far from the place. His voice that sounded both disappointed and disheartened echoed softly in the air.Clouds billowed like smoke around him, turning grey, as if to reflect his mood.Clicking his tongue, he looked up to the horizon and took note of the beautiful full moon there."Who would have thought somebody would mess up the ritual."The moon.It was really enchanting and capable of calming one's mind.Sadly for him who knew who that celestial thing up there symbolized, it was an omen of disaster and misfortune. Like, why else would a divinity holding a war-related authority visit him?It was the same image as the symbols found on the clothing of the soldie
Ley was initially saved by one of the rare kind members of the forest fairy race. Unfortunately, this forest fairy was very naive and innocent. Even though she did not have any prejudice or malice against Ley, she was also not one to reject the visitations of her fellow race members, leading to the current situation.One of the forest fairies that visited Little Aja was a soldier.What else would a soldier do upon discovering a trespasser?"He's an Anito of the Human race." Back then, Duro, the forest fairy soldier whose green limbs were littered with oddly-patterned tattoos spoke with a grim tone. The person did not even mutter to himself or question Ajalina where she found the young lad. He decisively spat out, "An intruder. Bring him to the princess."At that time, thanks to the kind little forest fairy's miraculous medication, Ley was able to wake up sooner than one would have expect.ed Although he remained lying there with his
It had been a very mentally taxing situation for Ley.The princess had caught his presence in the realm of forest fairies. There were other soldiers around and they too, didn't look favorably at him since it was very obvious that he but a trespasser. Thankfully, there was somebody nice amongst the green bunch. Sadly, she was only a kid and from humble birth too.Ley had no one to help him.And the worst thing of all, even though he had enough divine energy to open a path, it was not enough to create a road in his exclusive dimension!"F*ck." The word just escaped from him.'What's with this situation?''I can open a door. But so what if there's no road available for me to escape to?'Ley's face almost turned purple from both fright and dismay.He realized this after throwing a bottle of weird concoction to the princess, the item a property of course of Little Aja, him not knowing what its effect we
Ley resigned himself to wait for the inevitable.But all of a sudden, an aged voice rang, "Stop!"Then after that, all the enemies who wanted to subdue him stopped moving, their expressions wreathed in shock and disbelief from finding who owned that voice."Chief."A second later, the forest fairy warriors, once again knelt down, albeit this time, their foreheads reached the ground, knocking on it three times. Ley was dumbfounded. When he opened his eyes, this was the sight that greeted him. In fact, even the princess, whose expression naturally became stiff, lowered her head a bit. Upon tearing his gaze from the group of Anitos who were lunging at him with their weapons just a while ago, he saw an old-looking forest fairy wearing a long black-green robe, with a wooden staff in his green bony right hand. The old forest fairy's goatee resembled a few intertwining roots. However, Ley's focus was not on this, nor was it on the fact that the
The Chief was the chief of the entire race and naturally there was a reason for it. Aside from being the tallest, he was also the strongest and most experienced. Perhaps, one would be able to say that in his case, age equalled strength. His strength was on par with the other old Anitos that had the qualifications to go to the Skyworld. However, him still being on earth didn't mean that he did not have that very qualification. In reality, he was one of those granted permission to stay to guide his race. A few millennia later, he was still on the second layer.Given his insight and long years of existence, how could he not be aware that right now, a messenger of the Goddess of the Sun was watching from a distance?"The forest fairy race has enough graces from most nature high gods, except the Goddess of the Sun. As such, it's a wonder why Her Highness Hanan would suddenly take an interest in our barely illuminated realm."While beautiful and with an unmatche
"Kulas of the Forest Fairy Race greets the representative of the Sun."With his head slightly lowered, the green-skilled old Anito said this.Ley who was busy gathering all faith and divine energy that he could to help alleviate his wound's situation was startled.'Who?'The Chief who cared not for the human Anito's reaction once again spoke, raising his head. "How are you doing Sir? I wish eternal might and life for the esteemed Goddess of the Sun."Ley saw that the other was facing his direction so he promptly turned around. When he did so, he was in the middle of wondering how the hell the newcomer came behind him without him noticing.Were his injuries that potent in dulling his senses? Or was the disparity of strength between them that vast?When he saw where the old forest fairy was looking, he was dumbfounded for finding nobody there.'Hmm?''No one? Or just unseen?'Yet a couple of
...It was a while later that the Tree Deity finally went to narrate what happened in the realm of the Anito of the Blood. Fernando listened attentively as this was what he had actually come here for."I attended the gathering even though I don’t know what’s store there for me and I’m sure you know that it was because if I didn't, something bad would happen to me. I have talked with some other participants there and learned that every century, the Anito of
"Once upon a time, it was known that the God of Fire, who was one of the oldest Anitos in the Skyworld, hated the Devils so much because these creatures' ruler, and if one might say, the greatest ruler in history, had killed his beloved wife, a demi-god who used to hold the Law of Harvest."A voice echoed in a small dark room that was being occupied by two people. Two men. One wearing a red cloak that appeared to be burning and flowing at the same time, like lava. The other was wearing a pure white knight garment that seemed to be from the medieval times. The face of the former was hidden by his cloak plus he was bowing a little so his features were not visible. As for the other, the knight appeared to be not afraid to be recognize hence he did not even wear a mask to this meeting. He had blonde hair and brown eyes, and fairly handsome. However, that face of his was not what people who knew a little about history would notice, but the insignia on his breastplate, a symb
The Goddess actually had no use for the weak anito called Ley. Yet at the same time, she was not one to back out from her words. Although she sometimes do not play by Heaven's rule, she was one to demand equivalent exchange when needed. In other words, she was one who always upheld fairness.Her vow from almost a year ago was only to protect and provide guidance for Ley, the unknowing human whose fate had been severed completely from the Underworld due to her bet with Mayari. The young human forever lost the chance to reincarnate so as compensation, she used one of her quotas in ascending a being to godhood as compensation. She did the same to the old man who had been dragged to the mess. Of course, another questionable karma that she gained for doing these was causing Ley and Fernando to be rejected by the natural Laws since they did not become anitos through their own efforts. As another compensation, She decided to leave one of her mortal vessels there to act as thei
"Welcome back, Your Highness." Loud and clear, the voices of everyone else in the place echoed at the same time."We're most gladdened to be in Your Highness' presence again." They chorused.Ley slowly lifted his gaze up and saw that the person they greeted matched the appearance that was in his memories.A body of a girl in her late teens. Black hair that reached past her waist. Lean figure that was almost as skinny as some models in regular fashion shows. A face that was certainly above average, but not that excessive as to make one feel that she was the most beautiful in the world.Hana's figure appeared right above the statue depicting the Goddess of the Sun, a statue of a beautiful woman in a flowing dress crowned with a tiara shaped like the rays of the sun. The statue was massive and was in a giving pose, with her hands stretched outwards like it was offering the sun to the world. Hana appeared in those stretched out palms.
Time passed. In the mortal realm, a week had already gone by.Ley and Baram who had come to the western side of the globe to meet the Goddess was met with utmost care in their reception there. Ley had a hunch that the Goddess predicted that he would come here, either to give thanks or ask for Fernando's location so She left a message to the ones in the Blood Lake Castle to welcome them in.However, like Fernando who was made to wait for the Underworld god, they too, were made to wait for the return of the Goddess as she had long left before they arrived and the servants left there had no idea when she would drop by. These all brought endless frustrations to Ley. Yet he was not one with a close mind. He knew that the affairs of somebody high up like Hanan was not something that normal deities like him could imagine. Not to mention that Baram and the others in the castle already explained how serious of a matter an attempted Devil Sacrifice was.
"Home, huh?" The werehorse anito servicing under the Chief Deity of the Underworld, Sitan, was a bit absentminded as he recalled the conversation he just had with the human anito brought to the palace by his god. A few hours already passed since then. The werehorse anito had also just finished his duties and made sure that the entire palace was spotlessly clean and organize.The person he just spoke to was just a weak old human who possessed the Gift to command animals which was not really impressive as there were a few already who had the same ability, not to mention, those who hailed from the animal species had better control of those they could command.Nothing was interesting about the old human anito. Although he was silent about it, as he was one who was loyal to the Chief Deity and was extremely conscious not to question the deity's words, in his heart, he was actually wondering why His Highness became interested in Fernando to the point that he personally
While the two immediately set off for another country, they had no idea that the very reason that they were doing so was not really in danger, unlike what they had been assuming all this time.Fernando was just really teleported to another place so that a proper conversation could take place between them without interruption. He was in good condition and was even invited to the best and grandest place in the Underworld, the Palace of Soul owned by none other than His Highness Sitan himself.As for the reason why? Who knows.The old man did not ask. After discovering the identity of the other, he became very silent, and careful with his words. Or rather, he would not dare ask the man his real purpose for doing this since like Ley to the presence of the angel, Fernando immediately became cautious and conscious of his own status as he had learned that the person was not merely a strong anito, but an actual Underworld god.'What are th
No fight actually took place. That was what Ley had heard from the Tree Deity. However, it was already said earlier. The person could forcefully teleport somebody over to another dimension or realm without leaving a trace that even he, Ley, the Road Deity, could peer into. This revealed that the abductor was of higher power level than him. Baram too said that he did not really dare to get close to the place as the man's aura was simply really intimidating. Oh, not really intimidating. But aloof, yet majestic. It reminded him of the lions that sometimes crossed his territory. The loftiness that was exuded by the man was intense, it could make others subconsciously bow to him.'What kind of being is that?'Ley could not help but wonder this after hearing all the flashy descriptions.His thoughts, that time, were very obvious.But to be fair, Baram himself could not believe that he felt like that towards a fellow Anito.After t
What was Sam looking for? Why was he sporting such a stressed expression?Ley stood a few meters behind Sam and noticed that the person's mouth was moving, yet no sound was reverberating in the place.Tilting his head sideward, Ley finally called him out, "Sam?"The butler was visibly startled, which showed on his face when he turned around and met Ley's gaze. "Young Master!" He shouted.However, no sound reached Ley's ears.It turned out that while Sam could hear Ley's footsteps and voice, the latter could not. Confusion flickered in Ley's eyes. This was a fact he realized after watching the movements of the butler's lips, which obviously mouthed his usual honorifics of him.Then when Sam dashed towards him, that was when he noticed that there was something different with the place around the butler. The butler managed to pass through him. Also, although subtle and almost unnoticeable, the area looked like a di
As a butler, Sam' service to House Hevel was extremely short and not worthy of a mention. Not even a year. However, since birth, he had been an extremely devout of the Three Goddesses, patrons of Island Ophir. Born to a fairly big clan in the village, one that had a history of producing elders and chiefs, he was one of the lucky ones given the qualifications to enter the palace at the summit of the mountain. But it took him several years to be promoted from a mere servant boy to an actual authority amongst servants, which he did through wits and perseverance, and he was very proud of what he had achieved.His clan's rule, or more like, motto was this, 'Always, for the Three Celestial Goddesses'.No matter how empty and cheerless the palace was, it would always be his joy to tend to it as a form of obeisance to the beloved Goddesses.What were his thoughts when he was suddenly assigned to serve three Anitos that had seemingly popped out of nowhere?W