266 The new north god (2/2)

Daren tilted his head to the side, ”Eh... What's that supposed to mean?”

”Well... Her eyes are green...”

Daren continued tilting his head, ”Yes...? And...?”

”Green eyes usually mean that the person's natural element is wind, not earth...”

”Wha...? Since when?”

”Since always... Why do you think people have different eye colors? It shows the magic element that works best for you! If Evlin's natural element was earth, her eyes should be brown, not green...”

”Oh... Evlin told me she tried to learn wind magic once but quickly gave up due to her fear of heights... She feels earth works better for her...”

”That's a shame... I think if she tried to walk the path of wind, her true potential could be unleashed...” Leona commented.

”True potential?? That woman's magic could be even stronger than it already is???”

And as if getting tired of their conversation, the door to the north temple began to open up, almost acting like the north god himself just wanted the two to shut up and get in already.

Daren and Leona stared at the insides of the palace. It looked pretty much like an exact copy of the east and west temple, a huge mansion with stairways that led to other rooms on the upper floors and a massive door that presumably connected with the main hall. The only difference was the lack of servants or followers to take care of the place.

”I think he is inviting us...” Leona guessed.

”Let's get this over with then...” Daren complained.

The two took a few steps in and the doors instantly closed by themselves.

”We're locked in!!” Daren gasped.

”D- Don't worry... I'm sure the god of the north means us no harm... In fact... He can't cause us any harm... Gods cant hurt mortals unless they try to strike them first.”

Daren began to gaze around the place with an immense glare on his face, feeling like a cornered animal about to be attacked by a predator, ”You would be surprised how easy it is for the gods to harm a mortal life when they put their minds into it...”

The duo carefully continued to walk towards the center of the room when Leona began to look upwards and opened her arms as if she was about to catch someone that was falling.

”North god!! North god, please!! Listen to our call and grant us with your presence!!” she prayed.

A beam of light suddenly appeared out of the ground, and from inside of it, a humanoid figure stepped out of it walking in their direction.

”He's here!!” Leona cried!

”He is...” Daren added in a monotone voice.

The god wore a white robe, very similar to the ones Daren saw the gods of the south, east, and west wearing before. He appeared to be a man with tanned skin, very similar to Joseph's, and spiky red hair.

His body was very well built, but not as muscular as Auren's, and his eyes, as if representing the element of his temple, were holding a strong brown color. He seemed to be someone in his late twenties, Daren guessed.

His face was very calm. Even though two people just stumbled upon his temple, he did not show anger, joy, or any mention. If anything he almost seemed bored, as if he was disappointed that he would have to deal with Daren and Leona.

Daren was already not a fan of gods, but the look on North's face was getting him even more annoyed than usual.

”So... Which one wants to be my champion...?” the god asked while yawning and scratching the back of his red hair.

”Excuse me...?” Leona replied.

”Mmm... It can't be you right?” the god added while staring at Leona, ”You already are someone else's champion... So it must be this dude glaring at me?”

”Don't call me 'dude'... We are not friends...” Daren announced.

”Whatevs... Let's just get this over with... The boss doesn't like to wait...” North mentioned while raising his arms and preparing to perform the blessing ceremony on Daren.

”Would you just listen to us?? We didn't come here to become your champions! We came here to ask for help to defeat-”

”Wait!” Leona stopped Daren before he could continue.

”Leona? What's wrong?”

The fire mage began to stare at the god for a moment, ”You said the 'boss' is waiting?”

Something about this situation was not making sense now that Leona stopped to think about it. Why was this temple not destroyed like the others? Why was there no demon dragon guarding it? Why is the new north god so relaxed even though all the other gods are in the middle of a crisis? Surely he must know about the current situation, and yet he was talking like nothing was going on.

”Who exactly... Is this 'boss'?” Leona asked.

North just looked at her confused, ”Who else? The dude that promised to help me he would help me win the election to become the next supreme divine deity by taking out all the competition... My buddy, Knucker!”