231 Chapter 228 Orion (2/2)

”So, in order to cleanse the world tree, I just what, bleed on the world tree, and you cast remove curse, and this is all done?”

The system nodded. ”My newly unlocked memories show that should work. Less than a pint of blood is all that's needed actually, since you aren't human anymore. It would have taken all your blood as a child, because you were mostly human and smaller and weaker. As you are now, less than a pint should work. Then the world tree should cleanse the corruption and repair the fissures between realms that the demons are trying to open to come through.”

Stella turned to the new system. ”What should we call you now?”

”Call me Orion. Joseph, don't get me wrong, and I'm thankful I can use it, but why did you go through the effort of keeping NURKONG alive?”

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”Oh, I didn't destroy him because I was planning on using him for parts. You saw how well he regenerated and how useful the eyes of destruction were for Chuck, right? If I left his followers in all the other worlds alone now, he would keep being filled with divinity and it would take centuries before the cults fully gave up on him. Unless one of the weakened G.o.ds offered me a better deal for his divinity of course…”

”Wait, you were going to keep him and harvest chunks off of him like a…a…” Orion trailed off as he seemed lost for words.

”Like a lab specimen, yes. I could have learned more about how to kill G.o.ds also, just in case I need to again in the future,” confirmed Joseph.

”And that was if, after you auctioned him off to the other G.o.ds, you didn't like what they offered?” he asked.

”Also, if one of the kids couldn't use magic, like Stella, there was the option of making them a G.o.d. I can do a lot with a dead G.o.d, but I can do a lot more with a living one. I'm charging you for that body, by the way. Don't worry. We're friends so I won't charge interest.”

Joseph smirked at the look of uncertainty that pa.s.sed over Orion's face. Actually, being able to see him was much more satisfying.

It took an hour to get the rest of the way to the world tree and then to find Sylva's sword. Just in case something surprising happened, Joseph had Chuck remain on standby with Joe. He had to be cautious in case there was something else about to happen.

”Nothing is happening, Joseph,” said Chuck.

”Maybe there isn't anyone else trying to stop us, but I would rather be overprepared, than not prepared enough. They might try to do something as soon as Stella starts bleeding on the world tree.”

”That sounds awful,” Stella grimaced as she pulled her old sword out of the wall of a trunk before them. As it was tied to the world tree, its current state was appalling. It was pitted and corroded.

”I'm amazed this is still in one piece. Stella, I'm glad we're immune to disease, or you would be about to get teta.n.u.s,” said Joseph with a grimace. He wasn't sure he could watch her hurt herself.

Stella cut herself with the G.o.d slaying dagger, and her blood began to drip on the decrepit blade, but her healing was so high, she had to keep reopening the cut to keep the blood flowing. The blood that didn't land on the sword, landed on the root of the tree, that they were standing on. Once she decided the sword was completely covered, she thrust it back into the world tree.

FLAs.h.!.+

'Hmm. I'm in a black s.p.a.ce,' Joseph tried to think to the others through his mind link.

There was no response. Stars were winking into and out of existence in the distance. There was the feeling of a ma.s.sive oppression. Joe appeared in his mind, having returned to him, and started a.n.a.lyzing the s.p.a.ce as Joseph kept his focus on his surroundings.

”This must be a divine realm,” he muttered.

”YOU INSUFFERABLE HUMAN! WHAT DID YOU DO TO NURKONG?!”

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