Chapter 5 - Chapter 5: Chapter 4: The First Seal (1/2)
Chapter 5: Chapter 4: The First Seal
“This is wonderful!”
“Chris, he’s not burning up anymore, he really can survive!”
Irene couldn’t help but reveal a joyous smile, feeling an extreme sense of reverence and gratitude toward the Lord of the Lost deep in her heart!
It was a great miracle!
The Lord of the Lost truly was an extremely powerful and benevolent deity!
So, what did He want to take away from me?
Irene had never seen a unilateral act of giving without expecting something in return, kneeling before the transparent bottle, trembling like a harmless little animal.
“Great Lord of the Lost! I praise You! It was Your power that saved my brother, and I have nothing with which to repay You!”
She said to the flickering black light inside the bottle, her voice trembling:
“If You wish to ask for any kind of repayment, my life, my soul, or anything else, I am willing to offer it all to You.”
“I only hope that You will show mercy, and wait until my brother has grown up before You come to collect what I owe You.”
According to myths and legends, all kinds of “temptations” often came with a price, and for the sake of her only family member, she had prepared herself for the worst.
To the girl’s fearful attitude, Karl was somewhat baffled, feeling that she was too wary and cautious.
He decided to be straightforward and openly state “the client’s requirements”.
His will transmitted very clearly that all the girl needed to do was to bring forth a Mysterious rare artifact as a tribute, and that would satisfy His request.
A Mysterious rare artifact?
Irene’s hands trembled slightly, as she remembered the town chief once mentioning what a “Mysterious rare artifact” was—it was a treasure that could only be possessed by Extraordinary Exponents with great power.
For the common people of the town, Mysterious rare artifacts were legendary objects that they had never seen!
How could an ordinary girl from a coastal harbor town possibly find such an item, but if the Lord of the Lost was not satisfied… what would happen then?
She dared not think of the terrible consequences that would surely bring destruction! The Lord of the Lost was definitely a powerful and fearsome deity, whose great power could potentially level the entire town!
What should I do?
“Yes, yes, I understand, I will do my best to find the Mysterious rare artifact for You!”
Irene suddenly saw the flickering crucifix black light inside the bottle again.
It was as if she had entered a black and white world once more, where all sounds ceased, as if she was trapped inside a suffocating painting, witnessing the approach of destruction, feeling as if she could not look away, almost fainting!
It took her a great effort to fearfully lower her head.
Karl also felt something was amiss.
Why did the girl before him seem so scared, did he appear frightening?
Karl fell into contemplation. Could it be that the bottle with a soul attached was terrifying?
He broadened his view to take a glance at the transparent bottle, and found nothing unusual; perhaps it was just that the girl was overly timid, there was nothing he could do.
Karl continued to observe the baby’s state, finding that he had completely recovered, peacefully asleep without a trace of illness.
The “Extraordinary power” to “heal disease and pain” originally didn’t belong to him; it came from that mysterious rare artifact in the bottle whose Spirituality he had completely devoured.
“It seems that the Mysterious rare artifacts whose Spirituality has been devoured truly become part of one’s own Soul Power.”
Karl clearly felt that the power attributes of the purple fingertip amulet were very slight, a protective type of effect, now transformed into a crucifix rune with a purple glow.
Beyond that, there was another piece of good news that was even more important; after absorbing two Mysterious rare artifacts, he felt the first seal deep within his soul loosen even more, ready to be completely shattered at any moment.
After a while, Irene noticed that the Lord of the Lost was no longer conveying thoughts.
“Have You left?”
She gradually relaxed, sealed the door blown open with a wooden board from her home, and sat back down on the wooden bed, feeling that everything that night was incredibly astonishing.
Humming a small tune from the children’s lullabies, Irene accompanied her sleeping brother for a few hours until the rain at night gradually subsided. The girl, exhausted, lay down beside him and curled up to sleep.
Karl silently sensed the peculiar bond between them. Now, he could vaguely sense Irene’s location and emotions.
As long as she was within a five-kilometer range, even if the girl encountered danger, Karl’s consciousness could arrive at the scene at a moment’s notice.
“An extremely peculiar beginning.”
Karl, attached to the bottle, quietly listened to the rain outside, contemplating the power he currently possessed.
The black light gradually escaped from the bottle, causing everything nearby to lose its original color, turning into a silent, emotionless world of black and white.