Chapter 716 - 660: The Kang Clan (2) (1/2)

”Okay, go ahead and begin, Elder Nord, I'm all ears.”

Arthur made himself more comfortable by leaning back on the chair, folding his arms, and prickling his ears. Lucy should have been with him right now but he didn't call her because Cristina's matter was equally important and demanded great care and patience.

”It all began in the first Era.” Elder Nord c.a.r.e.s.sed his beard at a very slow pace, not wasting time with unnecessary topics and delving directly into the crux of the matter. ”When the Titans were viewed as a noble and extinguished race. Our Kang Clan were supporters of the secondborn titans. We helped them with many things and, to return the favor, they granted us powers beyond mortal capabilities. The strength to vanquish our hateful foes, to live thousands of years, to split skies and seas, flatten mountains and even change travel through stars and planets.”

Upon seeing Arthur's expression, Elder Nord nodded his head. ”Yes, mister Arthur.” A knowing smile plastered on the wrinkled old face. ”In that era, the Kang Clan was a mortal clan that served the titans and were granted powers.”

”Granted or blessed?” Asked the parasite, his eyes never leaving the elderly.

”Is there a difference? Both lead to the same results.” Calmly said Elder Nord. ”Our faith in the Titans grew stronger than ever. We promised them our ever-lasting servitude but they refused, all of them. My clan's records mention the first ancestor, who spent dozens of years traveling the worlds, visiting every titan and bowing his head, asking to be a servant for those godly beings.”

”I find such behavior quite shameful. I mean, to travel world after world just to be a servant? Pardon my rudeness, but your ancestor seemed to be eager to work for someone else instead of sacrificing all that time to train and better himself.”

”Our ancestor, was a wise man. In the First Era, the humans were not the dominant race… in fact, they were the weakest. Oppressed and helpless, their great numbers decreasing significantly every day, either by plagues or due to the revenge exacted by other races, mainly Demons. Our ancestor could have lent a hand but he knew that his power alone won't be enough, so he sought protection from the titans.”

”And did he find this oh-so-precious protection? Looking at the present facts and how the Kang Clan still sands, glorious and mighty, I assume it's a yes.”

”None of the secondborn Titans accepted, but the thirdborn ones did protect our ancestor and even welcomed him into their stars.”

”Is there a difference between firstborn titans, secondborn, and thirdborn? Also, I thought Titan lived together and were not separated into multiple realms or stars.”

Elder Nord stopped c.a.r.e.s.sing his beard, resting his bony hand on his c.h.e.s.t, and inhaled deeply.

”Titans.” He said, his gaze landing for the standing Amidel for a couple of breaths. ”were different than Humans. They did not live together because their opinions and values differed, however, that didn't make them enemies. They had accepted each other and chose simplistic solutions, that's all. As for your first question; the firstborn Titans are the first of their kind, the secondborns were birthed by the firstborn, so on and so forth.”

Sensing that Arthur had no relevant questions that needed answering, Elder Nord continued with his story, or better call it: explanation.

”Our ancestor married a mortal woman and created the Kang Clan, and for more than one era, there was peace and prosperity. But, after, and even before, the Void Era, things changed for the worse.”

”You mean the war launched by the human, right?”