Chapter 187 - Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance (2/2)
At the instant the portal was successfully connected and conjured, Aurus focused his sense of vision towards the alliance members who were now in a semicircular formation around him. Not long after, he radiated an intense aura of happiness as he said, ”Chonk is dead. Our alliance has won.”
”Now go back to the main hall and make Herellia's feel the alliance's victory!”
”…” A moment of silence spread throughout the alliance members for a few seconds until…
”Hooray for the Tempest Branch Alliance!”
”We won!”
”As expected from the Alliance Leader and Vice Leader!”
”Our alliance shall become the strongest alliance in Tempest Cliff!”
Incessant cheers soon came from the alliance members as they rushed towards the portal without hesitation, forcing Aurus to hover above the portal before lightly chuckling at what they were doing. It did not take long for all of the alliance members to cross the portal, leaving Aurus alone at the back of the alliance base a couple of minutes later.
After making sure that everyone had crossed the portal, he dispelled the portal before sending a message through a certain connection. A minute or so later, Aurus could vividly hear the sound of wings flapping, prompting him to look at the origin of that sound with an aura of happiness, saying, ”Thanks for your help, Bell.”
Bell, who had just arrived at the back of the alliance base thanks to Aurus's message, was slightly startled by Aurus's abrupt show of gratitude, hastily composing himself a few seconds later as he replied, ”Well, I did reap a few gains from sucking that rabbit and wolf, so I have to thank you as well.”
Not long after, Bell went ahead and lowered his altitude to a comfortable height, looking at Aurus at 'eye level'. Just as Bell was feeling that the silence between them was awkward, Aurus went ahead and broke the silence as he asked, ”With that now over, what are you going to do next?”
”Hmm…” Bell pondered Aurus's question for a bit before answering, ”I might go back to where I came from after I talk to you about some stuff.”
”Eh? That soon?” Aurus was slightly shocked at how fast Bell was going to leave, remembering that they talked about how Bell entered this place just some time ago. Just as Aurus was going to persuade him to stay, Bell went ahead and said, ”Don't try to persuade me. By the looks of it, I don't even have enough strength to travel the whole world unhindered. I still have to get stronger.”
”Speaking of which,” Bell added. ”You should go to that red spirit thing. No, wait, the branch with the red squiggly lines. They're talking about something important right now.”
”How about you?” Aurus asked before adding, ”Are you going to stay here?”
”Yeah,” Bell replied to his question in an instant. ”Just send me a message through our connection once you're done.”
”Alright then,” Aurus answered before letting out a short sigh. A few seconds later, Aurus had disappeared from Bell's field of vision, leaving Bell alone to himself.
With him being alone, Bell could not help but mutter, ”I can't help but feel a resonance to this being. Perhaps…he has a system just like me?”
…
Whoosh!
It did not take long for Aurus to appear where Herellia and the others were at, with all of them radiating an aura of happiness and reminiscence as they continued to banter at the instant he arrived. Nevertheless, his appearance hadn't gone unnoticed as Horell muttered, ”Ah, Aurus. You're back.”
Hearing these words, Herellia, who had already dispelled her Crimson Spirit form, turned to look at Aurus and said, ”Great timing, Aurus. Anyways, why did you disappear for a bit?”
”I transported the alliance members back to the main hall,” Aurus replied to her question. He then added, ”I'm pretty sure they're just waiting for us to arrive.”
”I see,” Herellia responded to his answer, feeling great gratitude towards Aurus inside. Not long after, she then said, ”Anyways, you truly did come at a great time. Harriott, the leader of the former Verdant Nut Alliance, Cermalia, the leader of the former Blossom Breeze Alliance, and I were thinking up of a name for the Tempest Branch Alliance.”
She then added, ”We've decided to unite the three former alliances as one, each with their respective divisions so the Tempest Cliff could be safely protected. The problem is…”
”We're having a hard time thinking up of a good name for this new alliance.”
”…” Aurus was left at a loss for words, wondering how three alliance leaders, with two of them previously being at the peak grades of an Inanimate, are having a hard time thinking up of a good name.
Eventually, he let out a sigh as he responded, ”How about you fuse the names of the alliances into one good name?”
”So…Verdant Nut Blossom Breeze Tempest Branch Alliance?” This time, Harriott, the old-looking branch, responded to Aurus's question with this answer. Cermalia, the slightly crooked sapling, soon responded to Harriott's response, saying, ”For someone who calls himself super smart, that's not a super smart move.”
”Naming isn't my forte, Cermalia. You know that already,” Harriott radiated an aura of slight annoyance towards Cermalia. Not long after, he then focused his sense of vision towards her and asked, ”How about you? Do you have a good name?”
”Of course I do,” Cermalia let out a chuckle as she responded to his question. She then gathered the attention of everyone in the vicinity before saying, ”How about we name the new alliance the Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance? We have the word 'Verdant' from 'Verdant Nut', 'Blossom' from 'Blossom Breeze', and 'Branch' from 'Tempest Branch'. Doesn't it sound nice?”
Hearing the new name, Herellia hastily agreed to this suggestion, saying, ”I like that name. I think we should go with it.”
Not long after, Horell voiced his opinion, saying, ”Although it's a bit wordy, it's less wordy than Harriott's suggestion. I think we should go with it as well.”
Aurus went ahead and voiced his opinion as well, saying, ”I think I don't have the authority to voice out my opinion, but that does sound nice. I think it's a good name for the new alliance.”
Eventually, Harriott, the old-looking branch let out a sigh before saying, ”I hate to admit it, but Cermalia, you seriously have a good knack for naming things. I love the name. Let's go with it.”
Around half a minute later, the sticks and saplings that came with Harriott and Cermalia voiced out their agreements as well. With that, Herellia went ahead and said, ”I guess everyone agrees with the name then. Let me officiate it.”
”With the power vested in me as the Tempest Branch Alliance's leader, a new alliance shall be formed under the leadership of me, Harriott, and Cermalia.”
”Let the death of Chonk be the starting point of a new age in Tempest Cliff, a new age of peace.”
”I now announce to the heavens that the Verdant Blossom Branch Alliance is born.”