Chapter 669 - 614: The Garden of Words (2) (1/2)
Although he was unwilling, Arthur had to relent and accept Radolf's proposal. After all, he had no idea where the pit leads and if his current strength is enough to protect him inside, even with the mythical beings and the succubus by his side.
”We're leaving now.”
Arthur and the rest jumped back on the Spirit Boat, which darted toward the North with insane speed. Arthur was still worried about Shen Shen but there is a strong chance his unwanted interference may lead to more problems for the girls so he decided to wait for Zaarae to come back and inquire from her about the situation.
”Explain it again for me.”
The parasite called the twin mythical beings, wanting a detailed explanation about what was said earlier.
For a better demonstration, Radolf stretched both hands, so did Midolf, and in a dozens of seconds, the atmosphere around the ship drastically changed. The sky split in two, one turned white snow, the clouds and all the environment became one color, on the opposite side, it was a gloomy mix of grey and black, like that of death.
”Master, we, as beings close to Life and Death, have a stronger connection to the natural laws and the boundary between the two isn't accessible by real, material beings, per se. It's a place meant for souls to briefly passed through when the body dies. Basically, it's another plane of existence completely separate from our own. One way to reach it is when the balance between the two existing forces is weakened by a specific degree. In other words, when the quantity of Life and Death energies are no longer systematically co-existing. Now, there is such an occurrence in the Northern Lands, which is the perfect opportunity for Master to try and reach the Garden of Words. Furthermore, as you're, essentially, a Soul Parasite, your chances of entering that boundary are dramatically increased.”
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In the area between Ramel Kingdom and the Northern Lands, there was a very small mountain, its peak just over 500 meters. It was inhabited by a few wild beasts and, surprisingly, a declining clan composed of barely a hundred people. They were living at the foot of this mountain and were rarely visited by people as most tend to ignore them and casually pass through, which is partially why they managed to exist despite being weak.
Arthur was able to sense that the strongest was an elderly at the 2nd grade of the Immortal Realm. It was obvious that they immigrated from the Cloud Sea Universe and despite not having a strong heritage, they seemed pretty happy. The children were playing together in a quiet area of the forest surrounding the mountain, and some were cultivating or sparring against each other.
The parasite looked at Radolf and asked,
”Is this the place?”
”Yes, it's inside the mountain.”
”Alright, I'll go in with you.” Arthur turned to Edward and Fariya and said,
”You two stay here until I come back.” He briefly paused as he saw the mortal curiously look at the settlement below them.
”And don't cause any trouble.”
While Edward didn't reply, the succubus bowed her head and wished her master a good and safe trip.
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Arthur teleported inside the mountain along with the two mythical beings, who transformed to their realm forms but with smaller sizes. Midolf looked majestic with his snow-white feathers and golden break, however, Radolf was the total opposite, he was a twin-headed bone lizard with black flames burning in his tail and decayed skin here and there.
The trio found themselves inside a pretty-normal cave with nothing eye-catching. There was an obvious lack of illumination but, besides that, Arthur found no particularities.
”Master, you need to first transform into your soul-form.”
Arthur nodded his head and became a blinding blob of light floating in mid-air. The lizard and the roc raised their heads and looked at the parasite, who was bouncing around as he moved around the cave.
”Please do not resist, master.”
Both said the same words simultaneously and, by the next second, the lizard opened its mouth and spat a mass of grey liquid which splattered on the soul, while the roc spun around like a tornado and then burst with a light more radiant than the sun itself.
The sticky liquid and the light each took one side of the soul, making it look like a round ball with a strange appearance. Arthur started feeling dizzy then his vision turned black as he lost consciousness shortly after.