Chapter 317 A Reasonable Understanding (2/2)
If he died, she died
Not just her, but everyone around her
And, Aldrich knew, she cared She cared about the people under her Otherwise, she would have had a mindless arion
If he died, the entire realhed
A deep, hearty laugh with her hands around her robed belly She hunched over, the peals of her laughter echoing about, each ring ofaura bit by bit until, finally, when she was done laughing, the energy was gone
"Oh, what entertainment" The Death Lord shook her head "In ed me so fearlessly as you, Usurper Not even the Gods I slew, no, they whied and averted their rune-filled eyes the est an invasion of my realm…it tickles my stone-covered heart so"
"So, ill it be?" said Aldrich
"I would let you and Medula bicker more, but I cannot risk the Necropolis for it And you, Usurper, h on that bluff of yours" The Death Lord spoke to Medula "Take that deal, Medula"
"I do not need deals, I need-," began Medula
"Take it" The Death Lord's voice was firm, extremely uncharacteristic of her usual laid back nature It showed that underneath her veil of casualness, she was still very htered ht a question to Aldrich'sfor? What could hit her conscience so hard that she illing to just…fade away? Without even trying to change her fate like Medula?
"And you need to allavant around my world freely," said Aldrich
"More conditions…?" said Medula
"Just a si this: you will not disturb the balance of the world Youthe world directly? Killing ayour name to crowds or, to other real acolytes?
Not happening
You will not give your naic Or access to any of it all"
Gods, de spirits could make contracts with others that they absolutely could not resist lest they suffer severe consequences
Granted, it was possible to find ways to skirt around contract restrictions - that hatdeals with thehtforward to work that way
Most knowledge dely the most 'pure' in their pursuit of what they wanted They wanted knowledge and to spread it a their chosen followers
Granted, these followers usually ended up being zealous, questionably brainwashed cultists, but it was generally a better fate than ave you power at the cost of unquenchable bloodthirst or a secret de more than to see you fall into despair and destruction
"Is that your perception of a 'simple' contract?" said Medula
"Yes," was all Aldrich had to offer
"I think it sih for you to accept this deal, no?"
Though the Death Lord posed a question, the tone behind it was very
"…I suppose I did see so You do hold the fate of this entire realrasp over us, this glorified prison, but I cannot ignore hed "It orth a try, I suppose I will take the deal, Usurper, though note that it is very lad we ca," said Aldrich "A reasonable one"