Chapter 42 (1/2)
This was a dilapidated log cabin.
The log cabin was built of gray and black wooden boards, but the person who had built this house was probably a poor craftsman. As a result, these wooden boards looked more like patches made by sewing when put together. Erosion and sun exposure had also filled this wooden house with a decaying smell.
This dilapidated log cabin stood amid the houses of Asgarod City, looking a little out of place.
However, nobody would have expected that this was the house of the only remaining Great Prophet of the Orcs: Avalona!
Prophets were the most respected class among Orcs. They lost the light in their eyes in exchange for the guidance of the God of War, they warned about evil thoughts and allowed their clan to avoid disasters, and they foretold the future and guided clansmen on how to survive and reproduce. They were the strongest pillar of the Orcs. As long as they were on the battlefield, the Orc Warriors would be invincible under the guidance of the God of War, Kampas!
Such a Great Prophet should have been admired by the entire Dark Council. However, he could only stay in this dilapidated log cabin while struggling at death’s door…
Since Fatty had never played the Dark Council Camp before, this was also his first time seeing the Great Prophet Avalona.
He had to come here because the camp quest of the Dark Council Camp would be started by the Great Prophet…
He didn’t understand why such a Great Prophet would live a miserable life. However, when Fatty saw Avalona’s legs, he immediately understood.
Avalona was sitting on a gray old wooden bed with his legs hanging down in front of the bed. On both his legs were strange black flames that were clearly burning without heat. Instead, there was bone-chilling cold. The blood and flesh on Avalona’s legs were being burned and eroded by these flames. He was now a piece of burned, black skinny remains.
Maybe one day, this black flame would devour his legs completely. Then, even though Avalona was a Great Prophet, he might be unable to reverse the situation.
This was probably the reason that Avalona had chosen to be secluded in a place that was worse than the slums…
When he entered this log cabin, Fatty activated the storyline.
“You’re here? Child of Grande!” A smile formed on Avalona’s old face. His orc-specific green face was now gray, but he still smiled and said, “A long time ago, I foresaw your arrival. I finally see you now. Come here, I have something to say to you…”
“Perhaps you will feel strange about my legs. Yes, you’ve guessed it. This was the aftermath of the war against the Chaos Corps…” Avalona then added, “This is a flame of the endless abyss that cannot be dispelled or extinguished. Once it comes into contact with you, it will slowly erode every part of the flesh and blood of your body until you die and it will devour your soul before it eventually gets extinguished…”
“You came here because it’s your mission. This is the future you must experience!” Avalona gently covered his legs with his Prophet robe before he said with a sigh, “Being born in the Dark Council might be your misfortune. The power of the Holy Order Assembly has occupied almost two-thirds of the Aegean Continent. For centuries, we have been suppressed and wiped away by them. Now, the Chaos Corps joined in again…”
“You ask what the Chaos Corps is? Well, this is a good question…” Avalona said with a smile, “If I tell you that the Chaos Corps is nothing, would you be surprised by this statement?”
“To be precise, our true worst enemy is not the Holy Order Assembly but the Chaos Corps!” Avalona frowned. “Why do I say that? Actually, the so-called Chaos Corps’ name is just a general salutation. In this corps, you can see all the creatures of the entire world! Creatures from the abyss and hell, including creatures from all the races of the Aegean Continent!”
“Yes, they are controlled! They are controlled by an evil force or resistance and they instead slaughter our compatriots!” Avalona held his fists resentfully. “After studying for a long time, I discovered the existence of this power, but I still can’t figure out where this evil and powerful force comes from. They are everywhere, they breed frantically, and then they bring about destruction!”
“Sometimes, I even wonder if the hatred caused by the year-long war between us and the Holy Order Assembly became the breeding ground…” Avalona sighed. “Hatred is the source of destruction. Funnily enough, I can’t even prevent such hatred from breeding since it has been deeply entrenched. Therefore, neither the Dark Council nor the Holy Order Assembly can stop it.”