Chapter 144 Zeros Decision (1/2)

Bob sighed as he tossed and turned in his egg. Merlin's decision to separate him from his contract master was making him anxious. The child of Endow first felt the tug of something dangerous pulling at his connection with Zero and immediately decided to reach through the bond to contact his master. Even if it was up against an ancient being way more powerful than he currently was, Bob was no coward. He would fight scale and claw to protect his kind master.

Imagine his horror when he couldn't reach his master. The mental connection was still there but in Zero's mindscape, there was only endless darkness that awaited him. For days he tried to reach Zero but there was no response, only that never-ending stretch of void. He'd almost given up hope too until Mii contacted him. Apparently, his master had fallen unconscious due to magic overuse. That explained everything.

”I might not be strong enough but I can sustain a mental projection of myself using my magic instead of Master Zero's. Please tell me that Master Zero is safe!”

The strawcherry fairy nodded. ”He's currently in the abyss. There is something that he's troubled over but it's not something I could advise him about. I agree with Baal after all.”

Bobbinskrier frowned as Mii explained what happened. As a young dragon, he didn't know much about the world outside. However, Mii was right. The survival of the fittest was an instinct every creature had. If Schaf did what he did, he should accept death valiantly too. Kerberos had to be punished but not as harshly as Schaf seeing that he was still only a pup.

”The pup is strong. He can learn from his mistakes and repent by taking my rightful place as Guardian of Endow Hill. There is no better candidate to guard Sleepy Cave. However, Schaf isn't someone I think we should save. Master Zero is far too kind.”

Mii shrugged. She couldn't be bothered by such trivialities, unlike Zero who thought it was appropriate to stick his nose into everybody's business. She wasn't kind enough to care about some nameless fool who decided it was alright to sacrifice others for his personal desire.

”It's not about what we want at this point, Bob. Zero has made his mind up. He doesn't want Schaf to die but he also wouldn't fight Baal and the Gods to get it his way. He wouldn't let them kill Schaf. As Zero's servants, it is our duty to protect both our Master's mind and heart.”

Bob rolled in his egg. ”We still have some time before they hold the meeting. Please let me know the outcome, I shall speak to Master Zero about Kerberos' punishment to appease the Gods and Demon Lords. As for Schaf...”

There was only a sigh but Mii understood. It wasn't easy to give cold-blooded murderers second chances. Schaf didn't even have a good reason for what he did. Those lowlives didn't deserve to die even if the society would've been better without them. He didn't have the right to decide the lives of others. He wasn't a God after all.

Speaking of God...

”Do you think it is wise to let Zero call King Yama for his opinion on the redemption of sins? I read Zero's thoughts. He intends to give Schaf a second chance at life by paying his sins back much like how he gave Douglas one. He really doesn't learn.”

Bob made a face, his projected image distorted badly. Mii didn't blame the young dragon's shaken state of mind.

”Does he intend to use divine magic again?! Has he not learnt how dangerous that was? Shouldn't we let Baal know what Zero is thinking about doing? Someone should stop out foolish Master!”

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Mii sighed and massaged her temples. ”No, Zero wouldn't do that. He had an argument with Baal about it. Thankfully, Baal was able to make our Master see some sense. He wouldn't use divine magic. However, he will ask King Yama for advice. Zero now thinks that he can use Freya's blessing to charm Schaf into promising to not be a bad sheep and have Schaf work his sins away.”

Bob was speechless. ”Well, that sounds better than anything I could possibly think about at this point. I was thinking about convincing Zero to toss Schaf into Sleepy Cave to 'guard' it with Kerberos.”

Mii gave it a thought before smiling. ”Well, as enticing as that sounds, Zero wouldn't like it if he knew we planned for Schaf's death in a different manner. Sleepy Cave ate the previous guardian, Schaf wouldn't stand a chance.”

Bob made a face. ”Please don't remind me. I still have nightmares about it. The memories are still fresh in my mind. It's not easy inheriting the memories of all the guardians.”

Mii sympathised with Bob. Her very core resonated when Zero met the Demon Lords. There were four fragments of Divine Entities in the abyss. There would be no doubt that they knew who Zero was. After recovering a portion of the Great One's memories, Mii didn't know if she wanted to inherit more. The Divine Entities were more powerful than the Great Gods and held most of Great One's emotions. To inherit Jealousy, Anger, Idleness and Greed all at once, Mii didn't know if it would affect Zero's character negatively. Those were very dark emotions after all. After inheriting Kindness, Acceptance and Trust, Zero had drastically changed. He became more stubborn about wanting to help everyone when he was previously very indifferent about life. Although the abilities for the Divine Fragments Kindness, Acceptance and Trust were sealed, it still had such an impact over Zero. Mii simply couldn't imagine what it would be if Zero recovered the memories of four very powerful Divine Fragments at once. Would that push Zero to walk the path of the Destroyer?

”Are you alright? You seem ill.”

Mii quickly snuffed those thoughts. She'd almost forgotten that Bob was still there. ”It's fine,” she smiled. ”Let's do our best for our silly Master, shall we?”

Bob knew that the strawcherry fairy was lying but he let it go. After all, Mii was a creation by the Great One. He couldn't possibly compare to her.

Bob watched the strawcherry fairy flicker away and decided that he should talk to Zero again.