43 Chapter 43 (1/2)

”...What?” Aerwyn stared at Nyris, unable to process his last few words.

”There has never been any other living beings on Alduun, native or otherwise, without a mana core. I believe that although you are a mortal now, you weren't born as one. When gods ascend their mana core's are absorbed by their souls, fundamentally changing them. It is a necessary process that allows them to absorb divinity.

So either you are completely unique in all the worlds of creation or you were simply born with divinity. The easiest answer is most often the one that rings true.”

”Then why can't i remember anything?”

”That... I don't know. If it's true that your soul was in a weakened state when you first woke... It's possible that your soul was destroyed along with your divinity. The soul is one's identity, if your soul was destroyed then you would be no more the god Aerwyn than you are the necromancer Nyris.”

”W-what does that mean?” Aerwyn was confused even without the complex explanation.

”...It means that if true, you would never recover your memories. The you now wouldn't be the same being as the you that was a god, however that leads to even more questions. The most obvious being that you still somehow possess your power despite not possessing divinity or a mana core.” Nyris spoke nearly the same words regarding his memories that Tylin had as if to confirm Tylin was hiding this from him.

Aerwyn went quiet as his mind began racing. He felt like he should ask more questions but he couldn't think of any as his mind was full of the thought that the very gods themselves were trying to destroy him. The faceless man in his dream appeared powerful but Aerwyn would've never of guessed he was that powerful.

If this was true, then he hoped the gods believed he was dead but he didn't like the thought of sitting on his hands and hoping. Even if there was the tiniest of possibilities that the gods were aware that he survived, he needed to be prepared.

”Tylin told me a bit about the gods when he told me the story of the Fae'Laran but he didn't go into great detail. What exactly can they do to me if they found out i was still alive?”

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”Their power is limited, especially given the timing. The last world invasion was over two hundred years ago and we're long overdo for another. They still hadn't fully recovered from cursing the Fae'Laran when the orcs invaded two hundred years later and millions of lives were lost because of it. Rolan, Selene, and Malach were forced to allow dozens more to ascend just so the world wasn't overrun so i doubt they'd be willing to expend power like that again.

The gods main strength is their ability to grant a minute fraction of their embodiment to those who follow them. For instance Malach can grant his most devout with the power of fire, allowing them control over the element. If i had to guess, they'd most likely consider you an invader and call a crusade.” Nyris's answer surprised Aerwyn.

”They can't just directly kill me with their power?”

”No and even if they could, their power might not work on you now that you're in the mortal realm. Gods can only directly affect mortal beings with curses and blessings who are originally from their world but it's possible that you wouldn't be considered from Alduun since you were born in the divine realm. This is all speculation of course, so don't curse me in death if i turned out to be wrong.”

While fighting the entire world wasn't great, it was certainly better than being struck by a lightning bolt while he was going about his day. It at least gave him a chance to survive if he could grow his undead army large enough. It was possible to spend his life in hiding but he would always be fearful of the gods discovering him, he shut that idea down as soon as it came into his mind.

He wouldn't sit back and be hunted like some animal for the rest of his life, now that he knew who his enemy was he would turn the tables and become the hunter. For that he needed far more than just a few hundred undead beasts but that in turn left him with another problem. He was already running out of creatures to resurrect in the area surrounding Ardin which meant he would have to spread out into orc territory sooner or later.

The memory of Velk's little excursion to the north was still fresh in his mind and that was only a 'lesser orc', yet it still managed to kill so many of his undead. The thought of fighting the orcs was both frightening and exciting to him. If they were that powerful then surely they would make even more powerful undead if he could resurrect them.

Consuming their souls would allow him to evolve more of his undead too which would add even more power to his forces. Strangely enough the idea made his mouth water and when he noticed he shook his head and looked back at Nyris.