Chapter 21: Divine Realms (1/2)

Colt felt disorientated as bright lights seemed to flash past him!

[Welcome to the Divine Realms!]

[Starting Territory… Valheim City…]

[Congratulations! You have received a new Divine Spell]

[Skill Received: (Divine) Avatar]

[Cost: 3 DP per Hour]

[Description: Create a solid construct of yourself in the Mortal Realms to interact with the world. Your construct can descend in any Shrine or Temple that worships you. Please use it in a safe location as your main body in the Divine Realms can still be harmed.]

[Your HP and DP has been fully regenerated!]

Colt did not even get the chance to fully digest the notifications that bombarded him before he felt his feet connect with solid ground! The lights that were blinding him gradually faded away to reveal that he was standing on a white stone circle with marble columns around its circumference at regular intervals.

Colt glanced around in wonder as he realised that the structure was situated in the centre of a city square. The buildings were gorgeous to look at as if they were something straight out of ancient mythology. Marble seemed to be the primary material used to create this city, but the architecture was lined with solid gold bricks to really make the corners and hard lines pop.

As Colt stood there in wonder, he realised that something was off. 'Where are the people?'

Valheim was entirely silent. No players were walking around, or at least as far as he could see, neither did it look like there were any NPC's here. Colt's eyebrows took a dip into a frown as he glanced around more warily this time.

However, there were no sounds at all. Which is why Colt jumped in surprise at what happened next!

Ding!

[Your Oracle, Ania Eraldsen, is attempting to connect with you. Do you want to activate Oracle?]

'Damn! With everything that was happening, I completely forgot about her!' Colt slapped his own face in embarrassment before agreeing to the notification.

[Lord Exile! Where are you? Are you ok?]

”I'm fine, Ania, don't worry.” Colt quickly tried to calm her down. Her voice sounded distressed through the mental link that the Oracle skill created. 'How do I explain what's happened?'

Colt paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. He had to tell her something but would it sound believable? Colt cleared his throat as he thought about a plausible explanation before putting on his best God sounding voice.

”The time I could spend in the Mortal Realms ran out, and I had to return to the heavens.” Colt naturally cringed inside, but it was worth it if it put Ania at ease.