Chapter 659: Prelude to Chaos: Paladin of Pain P2 (2/2)

Orcs, ogres, goblins, gnolls, cyclops, and other kinds of monsters that adventurers seldom come across There were multiple tribes in each of the races So there wereto the sa to the saether And all of the tribe leaders were united in the fact that they were all kneeling in front of their king

"My king, the preparations for the Oni festival are complete The emissaries you had sent outside have all coned to there who seee of all the tribe leaders of all the races He was kneeling closer to the throne platforre was named Ror He was a muscular monster in hu to look at He also had cruel expressions on his face But soed to look pretty in the presence of an Oni

Ror paused for a while before adding , all the e I have to report to you ah he has sent his offerings for the Oni festival, I feel we should check up on hie that Oni had used The Oni language was treated as the prie by all the monster races So the monsters who had received their clarity could coe as the coolden eyes shi+ned with curiosity as he listened to Ror's report He adjusted his seating position over his throne and prodded his head over his folded ar

"Let it be Kilaba had been given a divine blessing before he was sent out at the last Oni festival If he couldn't protect hi for his out for hi at his audience His long red horns reflected thesound out of his neck Keeping his right-hand palm behind his neck, he spun his neck a fewcomment

"The Oni festival is a sacred event for all of the children of Echidna who live outside it The land of the faithless is no place for us It's not our home But this festival enables us to feel like we never left Echidna, if only for a short ti stood from his seat His 12-foot stature towered over the tribe leaders He started walking in front of him and walked down the steps with his hand behind his back

The tribe leaders, ere already quiet andstarted walking through the path that divided the audience into two groups

The Oni King alking on the beast skin that was placed in the al carpet He was looking in front of him into the void as he spoke further

"Someday, ill have to conquer this continent to spread our faith And we can't do that if we stay weak and docile

Our clarity is a precious gift, which is given to us for a reason We are sent here to open the closed doors from inside

This sealed continent will one day be open to the Gods' presence And that will be the greatest moment for all of the children of the Echidna irrespective of where they are"

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AN: Monster categories have been explained in chapter 434