249 Side Chapter; The God of Sand and Earth Resolve (1/2)
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In the higher Realm area where the God of Sand and Earth resides, his [Divine Presence], glanced over his Dungeon, which was located between the [Realm of Vida]'s [Lower Realm] and [Surface].
The God of Sand and Earth was a being made of Earth and Sand itself. His body resembled a colossal mountain that could pierce the heavens. His eyes were giant holes between the mountain, that shined in bright yellow light, as they were filled with what was called [Heavenly Golden Jewels] a [Divine Material] of [God Rank].
His seemingly gigantic body had humanoid features as well, although its head had a long nose, and wise golden eyes, it possessed a torso made of countless rocks, stones, and minerals filled with millions of gemstones of various colors. Two massive arms floated in the air, having four fingers each. Bellow the God's torso, there was a massive white diamond, that was gigantic, easily bypassing two hundred meters of diameter. It seemed to lack legs, as it floated through the special space where he resided.
His [Divine Realm] was in actuality part of his own body and formed by his [Divine Core]. Gods lived inside of their own Realms, formed after refining their [Divinity], generating a piece of land and creating their own space inside of their [Divine Souls], which resided in their [Divine Core]. This is why, no matter how much a mortal looked for the existence of a God, they would never find them in person, as they lived inside of their [Divine Realms] and would barely go out, staying safe inside for millions of years.
However, Gods would visit others sometimes, and if the owner of the [Divine Realm] accepted their visit, he would create a small Gate through Space, letting them inside.
Today, the God of Sand and Earth was having some issues with his Dungeon, the one he settled hundreds of thousands of years ago. A strange existence, named as Kireina by the [System Master] itself, came to his dungeon, not intending to defeat the last boss and gather treasures, as if that was the case, the God wouldn't mind her at all, her real intentions were already deciphered by the wise God. Kireina's real intentions were to conquer his treasured Dungeon through her incredibly rare skill [Dungeon Snatch].
However, even before this happened, the God had already seen something that in his entire life thought never possible. His Dungeon's first Boss, the Girtablilu Empress, was successfully refined and enslaved by a mortal, taking her away permanently from the [Samsara Cycle of Reincarnation] that the God had made for his [Dungeon Monsters] and [Dungeon Bosses].
Not only it came by surprise to the wise and old God, but it also gives him a headache that hasn't happened to him in several hundreds of years. However, things similar to this had happened before, due to the incompetence of the God. Like the [Ancient Light Spirit] Nefertiti, escaping its position as a Boss and inhabiting the higher floors of the Dungeon, or the [Ancient Sand Wyvern] Zakon, who developed abilities that could absorb the Dungeon energy and evolved into a threat, slowly weakening the Dungeon while the God could only wait for something to come to his help.
And now that Kireina, the [Realm Menace of Lust] and the wielder of the [Blessing of the System Master], after destroying Zakon's menace, made the God think that she would be a nice ”customer” to his Dungeon. However, he couldn't be so far from the truth, Kireina, in reality, intended to steal his Dungeon away. After obtaining the Skill [Dungeon Assimilation], she had already planned this, and now that she obtained the [Dungeon Snatch] skill by ”chance”, she had finally decided on doing it without hesitating.
”Could it be…? The System Master has given her that Skill, specifically for her to steal my Dungeon?! But why?! Isn't that against the rules?! T-This is unfair! I am a God, a higher existence than that pesky mortal! I could crush her with my bare hands and see her weak mortal body struggle in pain as I see life slowly escaping her eyes! If it wasn't for the rules…”
Dungeons are precious sources of [Divine Energy] for all of the [Divine Existences]. Without this Energy, Gods will lose their powers and could even lose their [Divinity] partially, becoming [Fallen Gods] and losing their sanity. The only [Divine Existences] that are immune to falling into a [Fallen God] are [Supreme Gods] and the [World's Will] itself.
However, there are some exceptions of beings comparable to Gods that can live safely without falling, these beings are known as [Mythical Spirits] and were considered the [True Gods] in [Genesis] before the world was split in hundreds of Realms due to the Gods greediness. After the Realms were created, the Spirits lost their powers and the Gods and the System enslaved them, becoming resources or servants for them.
The God of Sand and Earth envied the [Mythical Spirits] that could maintain their powers even when their [Divine Energy] was low and were benefitted by the [World's Will], as they were considered this existence's children. Perhaps they should have looked for a better way to gain [Divine Energy] than splitting the Realms and making the [World's Will] enslave them all with the [System].
Now, a respected God that represented something so important and essential as Earth, was struggling, thinking in something that he could do against Kireina, without breaking the rules. He wouldn't mind if he could just give away his Dungeon if he could make one after she died, but that wasn't possible, as his [Divine Energy] savings were decreasing steadily.
His Dungeon has been inactive for a long period, so almost no [Divine Energy] was generated, even worst, Zakon, the Ancient Sand Wyvern, had absorbed a big chunk of this Energy while the God wasn't able to do anything against it. Now, he was about to go through a [Divine Trial], and if he wasn't able to fight it off, he would receive a heavy wound, lost [Divinity], and probably become a [Fallen God].
”I have to do something… Even if Kireina is being benefited by the [System Master] itself! I still can do something… If I manage to kill her with my [Dungeon Monsters], my Dungeon would be secured and in some time, I could stockpile some [Divine Energy] by asking for some help to that God with Time Divinity that owns me a favor, so he could make the time on my [Divine Realm] to slow down, making the [Divine Trial] appear later…”
The God contemplated his next course of action, his wise golden eyes grimaced his thoughts. This God [Divine Realm] had a beautiful resemblance to a massive Desert, filled with dunes and endless mountains. Because this God's primary Attribute was [Earth], his entire [Divine Realm] was shaped according to this Attribute. He could feel comfortable inside, and he was able to nourish his physique and psyche easier by the natural [Earth Energy] in here.
”Sigh… If I can kill her… then everything should be fine… Hmph, even the System cannot stop me from making my Dungeon stronger, right? However, I still need some more [Divine Energy], perhaps I should exchange some of my [Divine Materials] with some Demi-Gods and Gods for [Crystallized Divine Energy], so I can have enough reserves…”