Chapter 176 - The Greater Threat (2/2)
”Nix…you don't mean…” Even though Nix did not say anything about it, Shirohana could not help but think that that was the case. In response to her words, Nix let out a long sigh as she opened a rift before placing the orb in there, closing it soon after. She then looked at Shirohana and said in a slightly disappointed tone, ”Shirohana, it seems we have to inform the Immortal Verdict Wielders about this. Perhaps, even the Supreme Guardians.”
”So…it is a Deified Sin?” Shirohana could not help but ask as she stood up from her seat, eliciting a slight nod from Nix in response. Noticing this, she could not help but let out a sigh before turning around to open the door to the office. She then looked back at Nix, who had already walked up behind her, telling her, ”Let's go together. I'll contact Khyzaar about this while you contact Phatia.”
In response, Shirohana nodded to her words before dashing out of the Hall of Greater Divinity at her maximum speed, attracting the attention of a few gods in the hall that were minding their own business. A few seconds later, Nix dashed out of the Hall of Greater Divinity as well, but this time, she attracted the attention of all of the gods in the hall, with most of them asking each other as to why the Hallmaster had left the Hall of Greater Divinity.
Ignoring the banter between the multiple gods in the hall, Nix soon flew towards a certain area in space, meeting up with Shirohana before they headed towards a certain direction in the Celestial Plane. The place the two of them had in mind was a region wherein most Greater and Lesser Gods would avoid due to the sheer aura emanating out of it.
Also known as the region where the Immortal Verdict Wielders, the Supreme Guardians, and even the Overseer resided, this region was known as the Divine Triad Pagoda.
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It took Shirohana and Nix to arrive at the boundary of the Divine Triad Pagoda half a day at their maximum speed, slightly trembling in fear at the very instant the aura from the region had enveloped their body. Fortunately, they only trembled for a short bit before getting used to the aura of the region, not hesitating to go deeper inside the region as they headed to one of the three pagodas in it.
Around twenty minutes later, they had finally arrived in front of this pagoda, with the pagoda radiating an aura of grandeur and regality as its appearance was akin to a pagoda fit for an emperor. Of course, this pagoda paled in comparison to the two other pagodas in the region, with them being more grandiose in size and appearance.
At the very instant they had landed a few meters in front of this pagoda, a voice resounded from the pagoda, asking the two, ”What is your purpose for coming here?”
The two of them looked at each other for a bit, wondering as to who was going to answer this question. Not long after, Nix decided to step forward, retrieving the dark orb from the rift as she replied, ”We have come here to inform the Immortal Verdict Wielders about the possible onslaught of demons.”
Not long after, she held this dark orb up, removing the shroud from it as an ominous aura instantly radiated from the orb, engulfing a large area around this orb in its aura. Enduring the uncomfortable feeling it radiated, Nix then said, ”This is our evidence. A Demon's Mark at the Deified Sin level. We have also concluded that there might be a chance for it to be a Primordial Sin in disguise.”
Hearing that the Demon's Mark Nix held could be a Primordial Sin, Shirohana could not help but shudder in intense fear, not wanting to imagine the catastrophe brought about by a sin at that level.
Fortunately, it did not take long for the voice in the pagoda to respond to Nix, hastily suppressing the aura on the orb while removing it from Nix's hand as it replied, ”The Immortal Verdict Wielders have taken notice of this, and will tell all of you the actions needed to be done once they have a plan in mind. You shall be called by your respective Immortal Verdict Wielders in the future. You may now leave.”
Seeing as the Demon's Mark had been taken by the pagoda, Nix and Shirohana looked at each other for a bit before deciding to leave the area just like what was advised by the pagoda.
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A few minutes later after Nix and Shirohana had left the Supreme Divine Pagoda, a burly man was tossing a dark orb up and down as he walked towards a certain area of the pagoda. At the very instant he had arrived at the area he wanted to go to, he looked at the seven other people in the area with a grin as he threw the dark orb above their heads while saying, ”Hey guys, look at this!”
Whoosh!
After the dark orb was stuck in its position in mid-air, it radiated an ominous aura that alerted the seven other people in the area, prompting them to look at the burly man with a slight frown.
”Deschelon, you do know what you threw, right?” One of the men in the area, who had a slim body yet a dashing face, could not help but look at the burly man as he asked before sighing.
”I'm pretty sure he does, seeing as a grin is plastered on his face. All he knows is fighting, anyway.” Not long after, a woman with an immensely beautiful face started to speak, letting out a sigh as an expression of disappointment was plastered on her face.
”Aw come on, Khyzaar! You wield the Immortal Verdict of Chaos! Shouldn't you be happy about these things?” The burly man, whose name was Deschelon, could not help but look at the slim man with a grin.
”Happy? The fate of the Celestial Plane is at stake, how could I be happy?” Khyzaar, the slim man, could not help but be angry at Deschelon. Just as he was about to continue berating Deschelon for his attitude about the whole matter, one of the men in the area radiated an intense aura that made everyone look at him with rapt attention.
”Lucidum, what's up?” Deschelon asked the man that radiated an aura as he entered the area before sitting down on the ground.
”I've just obtained some bad news, guys,” Lucidum, the one who had attracted everyone's attention in the area, could not help but frown as he uttered some news to them.
”What kind of bad news?” This time, Khyzaar was the one who asked, to which Lucidum replied, ”It came from one of the Supreme Guardians.”
At the mentioning of the Supreme Guardians, all of them went silent, letting Lucidum continue with the news he was about to tell. Sensing the serious auras surrounding them, Lucidum took in a deep breath before starting to relay the news.
”I've just obtained information that the Demon's Mark that was just delivered to us is related to the Primordial Sin that had attacked one of our outer regions a few years ago,” Lucidum said before continuing, ”This Demon's Mark came from a general under that Primordial Sin, who seems eager to wage war with the Celestial Plane.”
”If it's a fight they want, then it's a fight they'll get!” After listening to the news, Deschelon grinned before shouting. Not long after, he asked, ”Which universe did the Primordial Sin come from?”
”Immortalis Universe,” Lucidum replied to Deschelon's words, making everyone look like they had choked on something. A few seconds later, Lucidum continued to talk amidst the silence, ”It seems the Immortalis Universe has intentions of assimilating our universe into theirs.”
”Well then. Using the words from the Lesser and Greater Gods back then, it seems this Divine Demon War could possibly be our last.”