Chapter 314 - Tale of the Moon Serpent (1/2)

SOLEIL, when she came to be, was just as shocked as the Beast Gods.

When she landed on her feet, Winchell, Elis Ripperton, Ainsworth, and Kalel all stood up while looking at her as if she just grew another head.

She could tell why they were shocked though.

First, her aura and Mana felt stronger than the Beast Gods' combined power.

Second, that strange power of hers actually forced them to kneel when she told them to do so.

The Sun Priestess told her that she was the Beast Priestess. She thought she was only supposed to lead the Beast Gods to the war. But she didn't understand why her powers seemed to have been boosted by the strange apparition that she saw a while ago.

But it makes sense. To govern the Beast Gods, I have to be somewhat strong enough to control them. I wonder where the sudden boost came from though?

”Sister Soleil, what happened?” Ainsworth asked, obviously confused with what happened. ”When you yelled a while ago, a strong force crushed me to the ground. Before I knew it, I'm already kneeling in front of you.”

Winchell, Elis Ripperton, and Kalel kept quiet but they seemed to agree with the little tiger.

”It must be one of the perks of being the Beast Priestess,” Soleil said confidently even though she was also confused by what happened. Then, she quickly changed the topic. ”Anyway, why the hell are the four of you fighting? You're embarrassing.”

In fairness, these men called gods looked embarrassed by their actions.

”Winchell and Elis started it,” Ainsworth said smugly, then he pointed at Kalel. ”He made it worse though. When Winchell and Elis saw him carrying you in his arms, the three of them started to fight. Kalel put you down in a corner, then he transformed into his Black Serpent form. Then, Winchell and Elis also transformed.”

The three accused men didn't deny it.

In fact, they even looked smug of their fight.

Ah, men and their stupid war thirst for fights.

She turned to the little tiger with a sharp glare. ”Then, why did you also transform?”

”I wanted to stop them,” Ainsworth defended himself. ”I can't do that in my human form, you know?”

She could only sigh while shaking her head.

”Soleil, are you okay?” Winchell asked, then he walked to her and held her hand. ”We should go home. I'm worried about your sudden burst of power so let's have the Sun Priestess check on you.”

”You can't just leave,” Elis Ripperton protested. ”The Crades have been eliminated but the situation here isn't solved yet.”

”Kale Kingdom isn't our territory. We have already done our part so we should be free to go,” her brother argued, then he turned to Kalel. ”This is your kingdom. Your father is already dead but your siblings are still alive. It's your duty to rebuild this kingdom with them, not ours.”

To be honest, she didn't feel sad that King Aleo was already dead because he wasn't a good king and a good father anyway.

Most of all, she was relieved to know that Kalel's siblings were alive.

Lord Kalel seems to care about his siblings a lot.

”It's true that it's my responsibility to rebuild the kingdom with my siblings,” Kalel said, then he turned to her. ”But can you stay with me a bit, Soleil?”

She wasn't the only one surprised by the Black Serpent's request.

Her brother and Elis Ripperton looked like they wanted to strangle Kalel.

On the other hand, Ainsworth got over his shock the fastest. After a while, the little tiger plopped on the ground and laid down on his side.

So lazy.

Kalel, who probably noticed that she was hesitating, gave her a pleading look. ”We're friends, aren't we?”

Before Soleil could even speak, all of them froze when they heard a voice in their head.

It was a message from the Sky God himself.

And the damned old man asked Soleil and the Beast Gods to eliminate all the remaining Crades in the whole continent.

Thus, the legend of the Beast Priestess and the Beast Gods was born.

***

IT TOOK Soleil and the Beast Gods three years to finally eliminate every single Crades in the whole continent.

By then, she was already known as the Supreme Fire Mage after she burned down millions of Crades that terrorized the human race. On the other hand, each one of the Beast God had managed to gather devoted followers.

By the time that the Red Phoenix, the Blue Dragon, the Golden Tiger and the Black Serpent returned to their respective clan, tribe, and kingdom, they were already more famous than the main gods that went silent during the great war against the Crades.

”Welcome back, Lord Winchell and Supreme Fire Mage,” Solenn and Solaris greeted them as soon as they arrived at their residence.

Soleil was relieved to finally have the chance to get some rest.

When she and Winchell arrived at their country, their people greeted them with much enthusiasm. If Solenn and Solaris didn't come to calm the crowd, they would have never arrived at her residence as soon as she'd like to.

”Thank you,” Soleil said, then she plopped on the sofa. ”I'm so exhausted.”

”That's why I told you to go to your room and rest,” her Brother Winchell said, then he sat on the other end of the sofa she was seated on. ”Our people will understand that the Supreme Fire Mage needs to rest.”

She rolled her eyes because it was obvious that her brother was teasing her for having another title.

First, she was the Beast Priestess.

Now, she was the Supreme Fire Mage.

”You deserve a rest, Lady Soleil,” Solaris, seated opposite hers, said gently. ”The banquet for your return can wait.”

Solenn nodded in agreement with her father. ”Our country and our people have missed you tremendously. But we understand that you need to rest, Supreme Fire Mage.”

She nodded, and she was about to nod off when all of a sudden, she heard a voice in her head.