Chapter 285: Future (1/2)

Rumru was telling him the legend in Waskin City, about the past City Lord that kidnapped a Fairy from the Orin Forest. But what he heard was a different version, a complete story and also the truth behind the kidnapping.

The kidnapped fairy was Rumru and Arelia's daughter, Gracia. If the people's version was that the City Lord who kidnapped Gracia, Rumru told him that the mastermind behind the kidnapping was the Gods.

”Do you think those fools could deceive me?” Rumru suddenly raised his voice when Tang Shaoyang told the Dragon the story of his version, ”Of course not. If not for those fake Gods, they could never kidnap my daughter!!!”

The old but ferocious voice echoes through the crystal cave, ”Hah, sorry… I can't control my emotion…”

”I don't mind,” Tang Shaoyang shook his head, 'It's not like I can get angry at a Dragon,' he thought to himself.

”Those Fake Gods come to my domain…” the Dragon continued his story about how his daughter got kidnapped. The fake Gods visited the Orin Forest for an ”inspection” but while the Gods were doing their inspection, his daughter was kidnapped.

The Dragon went into a rage, he wanted to rescue his daughter but the eight Gods stopped him. The reason was that he had the power that rivaled a God if he insisted to meddle directly, the Gods had to make his move too.

Eight against one, even though the Dragon said they were Fake Gods, but he could not win against eight of them. He was forced to send his people instead of doing the rescue by himself.

However, all of this had been planned well, the Gods sent their force to help. The force of Four Churches against the beasts who followed him willingly without proper power. After the clash only then he realized that the Gods planned all of this.

At this very moment, Rumru was very helpless. He could risk himself to save his daughter, but the consequence would be dire, for his wife and daughter.

”Let's say I can save my daughter, I would likely get killed later by those Fake Gods. And then, my wife and my daughter will be next, I can't do anything but let those Gods take my daughter as a hostage,” The Dragon let out a helpless and saddened sigh.

”But those kidnappers dared to defile my daughter, later I heard my daughter was raped by them, and she killed herself…” the Dragon described how his daughter died, ”I attacked the city myself and slaughtered everyone related to the kidnapper!” Raged filled his voice and once again, the uncontrolled deafening voice echoed inside the crystal cave.

”Those Fake Gods dared not to appear, they know that I have nothing to lose, and they are afraid to lose their dear lives. Those cowards went into hiding from me, I have been looking for them but even my race doesn't want to help to find them…” once again, the Dragon's sad and helpless voice rang.

”That time, my wife realized that we can't get our revenge, in her desperate time, she used the Divine Skill [Clairvoyance] even though she knew that would consume her life force!” An even more saddened voice rang, the Dragon's voice lacked vigor when he talked about his wife.

”She tried to read those fake Gods' futures which consumed even higher life force. Since my wife was determined to take revenge, I also joined her. I channeled my life force so she could read their futures, and amongst many possibilities, she saw once, once those fake Gods got destroyed by a man. No, not only those fake Gods but this world was also destroyed by that man! That man was you!” The old Dragon pointed his finger toward Tang Shaoyang, ”Tang Shaoyang, the emperor of the Tang Empire! You led your army into this world and destroyed this world, that was what we say through my wife's clairvoyance!”

Tang Shaoyang was surprised to hear that from the old man, ”I am indeed planning to come back to this world to kill those Gods, but I don't plan to destroy the worlds but to conquer!” He did not refute the Dragon's claim but was surprised when he heard that he would destroy the world.

'So I can come to this world again!?” He thought to himself.

”Hear me out first, Tang. I told you that it's one of many possibilities, from a hundred [Clairvoyance]. So my wife tried to continue the [Clairvoyance] on you. We tried to find out why it's just one of many possibilities of you destroying them, then we found out you have a rough path ahead of you!” Rumru continued, the old man's tone was solemn. It was just like a serious talk between a grandfather and his grandson.

Tang Shaoyang's eyes brightened when the old man said that his future was seen by the old man and his wife, ”Then can you tell me the details of what you saw with [Clairvoyance]?”

Silence ensued between the two after the question. Tang Shaoyang was playing smart, by knowing the future, he could pave the right path and right judgment for his empire instead of a doomed path.

—Smart! Ask him too if you can survive us, the spirits!

Zaneos immediately praised Tang Shaoyang and suggested asking about the resurrection.

”I can't!” The Dragon shook his head. Tang Shaoyang was about to ask why, but the old man explained himself, ”I can't as it may lead you to a different possibility including you avoiding to fight against those Gods.”