469 Duty (1/2)
Everyone was momentarily silent upon hearing Henry's words. They all waited for him to say more about the matter itself.
”I assume everyone remembers the creatures you fought during the Second Part of the Exams right?” Henry asked, earning several nods from his Junior Disciples. How can they easily forget about it? Aside from the memory being fresh, their experienced all sorts of misery under the assault of those things.
”To those who aren't aware yet, those creatures you fought are called Lesser Imp Devils.” Henry stated, ”However, although we call them devils. They are actually artificially raised.”
His words caused some disciples to be alarmed, before they could say anything, Henry continued explaining: ”Those creatures are created using the remains of actual Imp Devils. Lesser Imp's strength and skills are the same as what the actual ones could use but the power behind it were much weaker compared to the real one. I'd say, a real Imp Devil could kill at least one hundred Lesser Imps with no difficulty at all.”
This revelation caused varying reaction to the Junior Disciples. For one, they were shocked. As the memory of their battle against Lesser Imps was still fresh, they could easily gauge how much trouble a really Imp Devil would give to them.
Henry looked at each Junior Disciple intently before saying: ”The history of our sect is rich, from what I discovered we were actually one of the first of few sects that was established since the early days of Divine Realm itself. I've been a disciple here for centuries but I still can't confidently say that I've uncovered the entire story of how the sect was founded.”
”All the respect and preferential treatment that outsiders gives to us, aren't there because of our sect's longevity.” Henry smiled with pride as he continued: ”We get all those kinds of privileges due to the cause of our sect.”
”The Ancient Elysium Sect was made in order to suppress the creatures that had once threatened to ruin our home.” The pride on Henry voice became thicker as his chest puff out a little more. ”Our duty, is to prevent Devils from ever stepping foot on the lands of Divine Realm ever again. And since you are now members of our sect, you are now bound to the same duty and responsibilities.”
Henry then gestured around him and said: ”Look around you, look beneath you, look up! All of this are caused by a single devil.” He stated to everyone's shock.
”More accurately, this happened due to a single devil standing here.” Henry revealed. ”Yes, you heard me right. A single devil stood at this area, and that alone caused all life to loathe this place. Not even a blade of grass grows here. The trees around you? Those were mere husks of what once towering trees.”
”Out of fear that the Devil will regain strength and lay waste on our home, all except one of the ancestors that fought the devil, sacrificed their lives in order to create a powerful seal in order to imprison it.”
”And that seal is called: Mount Olympus.”
That information rang on each Junior Disciples ears like thunder. Even Raven lost his composure upon hearing this.
The revelation was just too astounding - nigh unbelievable even. It was hard to believe that such a powerful foe exists. To be able to withstand the assault of numerous masters and still not only able to kill some of them but also remain alive at the process? Just what kind of monstrosity was this Devil?
It even forced them to sacrifice their lives in order to only create a seal, which means that the devil was so powerful that even the cost of numerous lives of masters was only enough to seal it.
Just how absurd was that?
”As you guys saw earlier, the location of Mount Olympus is hidden from the outside world. That is yet another safety measure that our ancestors created. However, even all of this could only keep the said Devil in check.”
”The power it holds is something that no one could fathom. The Devil remained powerful and is still capable of sending out some of its incarnations out of the seal in order to do its bidding, which ultimately leads into unsealing it from the prison.”
”Ultimately, it lead to the formation of our sect and the duties that we now share.” Henry stated, he paused in order to allow the disciples to get a clear understanding of their cause and duty.