410 Sterfen, The Deadliest God?? (1/2)
”That's Sterfen has a skill to make his attacks incurable,” Lunara answered. ”But that doesn't mean the attack is invincible.”
”Why wouldn't it be?! If the wounds you create are incurable, then you'll always be at an advantage in a fight,” argued Jack.
Shaking her head, Lunara added, ”That's only if the attack lands. Sterfen's skill adds no extra power or ability to the attack, and it takes a lot more mana than you would expect. Whenever he uses the attack, it's the same as a common mortal attacking, only that the wound can never heal.”
”What? Then why would Dad--”
”Sterfen developed it for assassination, not for battle,” stated Lunara. ”Though it's rarely applicable to battle, that skill can even kill gods if used properly. Even if someone is a god, they wouldn't be able to survive with a gaping slash carved into their neck.”
Taking that into consideration, Jack felt more at ease. If anything, it was an extremely unique skill that intrigued Jack all the more. And pairing that with Sterfen's abilities withe stealth made Sterfen one of the deadliest gods in certain scenarios.
”Mom, is Sterfen one of the reasons why the Holy Gods are so hesitant to attack the Neutral Gods.
”Definitely! He's also the reason why they haven't activated my contract so far. Naparn must have nightmares about it,” Lunara laughed.
”What do you mean? Has Dad and Naparn clashed in the past?” asked Jack.
”Not exactly…” Lunara sighed and smiled softly. ”Long ago, when I was about to marry your father, Naparn threatened to activate my contract. He was adamant that I don't marry anyone outside of the Holy Gods, declaring that he would discuss activating my contract with Halmut should I attempt anything.
”I had already gained Halmut's permission, probably because of Sterfen being a Neutral God, but I worried what would happen if all the other Holy Gods petitioned against it… That's when Sterfen acted in silence, not warning me beforehand,” stated Lunara. ”I'm not sure about everything that happened, but I know that Sterfen convinced Naparn to back off somehow. And given Sterfen's skills, I can only imagine Naparn agreed to avoid a death threat.”
”So Dad has the ability to kill the other gods? How come he hasn't just--”
”Jack, your father can kill gods but the circumstances have to be perfect. Take Olympic Chateau for example. The gods couped up there are safe because Halmut's barrier keeps Sterfen out. And they're always cautious when they're anywhere else out of fear. So it's rare that Sterfen is given a perfect opportunity to pull off an assassination,” explained Lunara. ”And if Sterfen just started trying to kill everyone, then they would set traps to catch him on any of the next assassination attempts.”
”Either way, now that he's sneaked into Olympic Chareau there's no stopping Sterfen, even if I want to…” sighed Lunara. ”I just hope he doesn't actually kill anyone. If he did… then the godly war would immediately resume with the Neutral Gods as the prime target.”
”I'm sure Dad's smart enough to avoid any unnecessary conflict, at least, I know what I would do in his scenario.”
Smiling, Luanara asked, ”Oh yeah? Then what would you do?”
”I would try to bargain. I'd take a god hostage and use the god's life as a bargaining chip for your contract,” reasoned Jack. ”Does that sound like something Dad would do?”
Lunara curst into laughter, feeling at ease. ”That sounds exactly like Sterfen! If that's the case… then I really might be freed…”
”And then you can finally reunite with me and Lina. We've already got the perfect place for you.”
”Then I'll be looking forward to it,” replied Lunara. ”But why did you come again?”
”Right! I came to make a pact with you. That way we'll be telepathically linked and we can share skills. Also, that means you'll be telepathically linked to Lina,” added Jack.
”Really?! I'd love that!” Lunara shouted, excited to be able to speak with her daughter whenever she wished. But then, Lunara suddenly hesitated and looked to Jack with seriousness. ”But… would a mutual seal be better?”
”That… I'm not sure about that…” Jack got caught up in the moment and hadn't considered such a thing. ”That would mean we're splitting EXP, would that be--”
”That's not a problem for me, Jack,” answered Lunara. ”But I won't be fighting anytime soon, so I would be taking some of your EXP while you're leveling up… I'm not sure which would be better for you.”
”Give me a moment to think…”