Chapter 130: [Bonus Chapter] New Recruit (1/2)
”Get up!” Jor growled as he kicked the figure lazing around by the river. ”You're still new, right? What are you doing here? Get in line with the other Tier 0's!”
The figure stirred as she lazily rolled over to look up at Jor before her eyes went wide. She immediately recognised him, even though they had never interacted before. Jor was massive, standing at six foot eight inches tall. The Dwarven tower shield slung across his back gleamed in the sunlight as her eyes fell on the sword at his waist. Its intricate design showed that it was of dwarven origin as well.
”Well! Get moving! We're in Elden territory!” Jor growled louder as the figure quickly made her apologies and ran off.
'Damn! How could I make such a bad impression in front of Jor! Jor! For crying out loud! He's only the Pantheon leader, of all things! He's bound to kick me out after this!' She sprinted across the flowing plains populated by colourful vegetation. It was a far better scene than what she had come to know around Valheim.
'It's always snowing there! And the blizzards! But I just had to lie down in the sun and enjoy the warm breeze! Didn't I?' She scoffed at her own stupidity as she glanced at the others huddled in their own groups preparing for battle. 'What are we even doing out here, anyway? We're nowhere near the Elden capital or any of the Elden Pantheons' realms.'
She could not help but frown as she eased in beside the other new recruits that had joined up at the same as her. There was one in particular that stood out, but that was just their commander. 'They even left a Tier 4 player to take charge of us.' She snorted as she glanced at the man's warm smile and the strange toga he wore. He was completely out of place amongst the Skardian gods.
”Allevia? That's your name, right?” Jarxos said, as his eyes met hers. ”You really should stop wandering off. If you're spotted by the enemy, then you'll give us away. You know that Jor is not a very forgiving man, and this mission is important for the entire Pantheon.”
Allevia glared at him. Everyone knew his story. Jarxos, the Betrayer. Sold out his own followers, all except his oracle, as long as he could switch sides to Skardia and be worshipped there. Jor had taken the deal and dealt a heavy blow along the Mediria coast with the raids he had ordered. Making off with a large amount of wealth that helped him to suppress his rivals among the Skardian Pantheons.
But the rumour was that Jarxos had brought something far more valuable with him when he switched sides. Information! Something that Jor did not know, but was eager to get his hands on. 'The Elden Gods have been fine with us so far. They've been good allies so honestly. Why are we here sneaking around?'
Allevia felt a headache coming on as she glanced around at the other faces. They all knew something was wrong. That they just should not be here. But nobody was questioning it aloud. Soon, the Pantheon began to move. Her eyes studied the beautiful scenery as it passed by. In the distance, she could see a lone mountain amongst the sea of greenery.
It took some time for them to get close to it. Especially since they kept changing course instead of going in a straight line. But everyone could tell that Jor and his officers grew tenser the closer they got. Allevia could hear the others complaining. All around her were other Tier 0's who were just wandering Deities. Although they had all ascended, none of them had an Authority over anything because they had all been taken.