Chapter 1319 Completely Erased (1/2)

”Well, it might be normal for some demi-gods to refer to themselves as gods, right? It's in their title, after all. I know enough stuffy spirits around these parts that have a god complex,” Han Sen said, grasping at straws for a possible reason why the spirit might have called itself God.

”Well, those thoughts crossed our minds, too. And thinking it to be arrogance, we wanted to kill it even more. That, however, was when the spirit said something else.” When Dragon King's sentence came to a close, his face drooped into an unsettling grimace.

Han Sen did not ask or prompt him to tell what was said; he just stared at Dragon King intensely.

With bent vocals, Dragon King stuttered out a few words. He said, ”Whoever kills God will be erased.”

Han Sen didn't think much of it, at first. More than anything, he believed the demi-god that called itself God was merely bluffing. It was like a riff on the cliche of, ”If you strike me down, I'll become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.” That sort of thing.

It would either be that, or ”I'll haunt your *ss from beyond the grave.”

Dragon King went on to elaborate, given the awkward silence that followed what he had just spoken. He said, ”Again, we didn't care much for what the demi-god said. Asura had heard enough of the pompous spirit he believed it to be, and with great anger, he struck it down. This, of course, was to the grand and terrible displeasure of Mister Ancient Devil.”

”Me and Asura were tight. We were very good friends. That being said, I knew where my allegiances lay, and I did not want to betray Mister Ancient Devil. The others, for whatever reasons compelled them, did not. They were with Asura and immediately started fighting.”

”Asura was the strongest out of us all, though. After he killed the demi-god, that might and power were only amplified.”

”Those who followed him believed Asura would win. And as spirits often do, they gravitated towards the strongest amongst them, which was likely to be him. If Mister Ancient Devil was going to lose, of course the generals would want to support the master that took his place. But that did not come to pass, and shortly after the transgression, he disappeared.” Dragon King almost looked afraid, speaking this.

”What do you mean exactly?” Han Sen asked. The tale was riveting, and he was eager for an elaboration of every detail.

”He disappeared. He vanished. He was simply gone. The prevailing belief over what might have occurred was split between two ideas; either he was taken to the Fourth God's Sanctuary, or he legged it and had no need for anyone else.”

Dragon King's speech stumbled once more, as it frequently did. After a breath for composure, he went on to say, ”Aside from those of us who accompanied Mister Ancient Devil in the hopes of slaying a summoned demi-god, everyone seemed to forget Asura's existence. He was a famous spirit, and his name was heralded far and wide. But after those events, it was like he had been forgotten about. Everyone forgot who he was! Even spirits who had known him for one-hundred-thousand years forgot the name ”Asura.” Neither his creatures nor his heirs recalled who he was. It was just as that frightening spirit had said, before its death... He who killed him would be completely erased!”