Chapter 142 Destruction Realm (1/2)
”I have a what?”
Arran knew Elder Naranabout his forbidden Realm, but he was startled to finally hear it identified For years, he had wondered what kind of Realm it was, and now that he had an answer, he found himself dumbstruck
Moreover, he had no idea how Elder Naran had discovered it — despite Arran's efforts, Master Zhao's seal was still firiant Elder had not only seen that he had a hidden Realm, but also what type of Realm it was
”A Destruction Realm!” Elder Naran repeated, the excitement in his eyes undiminished ”Don't tell me you don't know about it — I am not a fool”
”I have a forbidden Real that there was no way it hide it now ”But it's sealed off”
”Someone sealed it?” A frown appeared on Elder Naran's face ”What kind of Essence was used for the seal?”
”Shadow,” Arran said, wondering just what theat
”I suppose that could work…” Elder Naran said, although it see more to himself than to Arran For several ht
Finally, he spoke again, ”Who placed the seal?”
”A e I met in the Empire,” Arran said ”He was the one who first told me that I had a forbidden Reale with the skill to create a shadow seal strong enough to seal off a Destruction Realiant Elder nodded to hiave Arran a studious look ”Tell me what happened since you first discovered you had the Realm”
The Elder spoke forcefully, and Arran understood that this was a coh the Elderwas not an option
Briefly, Arran considered lying He hardly knew anything about Elder Naran, and he had no desire whatsoever to share his secrets with the man
But then, his iven the ease hich Elder Naran had identified his forbidden Realm, Arran had little faith in his ability to deceive hi for it but to tell the truth, he took a deep breath
”It started when I tried to join the Acade one, but Arran told it in detail As he spoke, Elder Naran would sometimes ask questions, but for most of the tale, he merely listened intently, with the occasional nod or frown
There was one part of the truth that Arran did not tell — the events involving Panurge Instead, he invented a story of being caught by the Acade to Elder Naran, he did not dare risk being seen as an agent of Chaos — unwilling or not
To his relief, Elder Naran did not seem to pick up on the lie, or if he did, he let it pass without question Relieved, Arran quickly continued telling the rest of the story, happy to draw the Elder's attention away fro, Elder Naran was silent for a time, his brow furrowed as he considered what Arran had told hirew impatient with the silence, and finally asked, ”How do you know it's a Destruction Real if it does anything?” The giant Elder let out a laugh that rumbled like thunder ”It saved your life ?!”