10 A Hero from the Pas (2/2)
”That' s why we put a seal of weakening on their souls, as time went on, they would become more and more weak in order to make someone able to eradicate them.That someone is you!”
”If you find yourself able to accept this duty, take the ring to the first gate, on the contrary, if you are unable to carry the fate of this world, I would appreciate it if you just let everything as you found it and forget that you were here.”
”Consider it well and farewell brave warrior....”
His voice sounded more and more diffuse until it disappeared completely.
...
Rainer was stunned.
”The fate of the world? Kill the ten Giants? You're crazy!”
Rainer was about to take the ring out, leave it in the safe and pretend that nothing had happened.
”...!”
”Kid, we're talking about the world's destiny! You should reconsider it!” Said Jehako's voice again.
”Weren't you a recorded voice in my mind? Why do you answer me!”
Rainer noticed that this whole thing smelled like a joke.
”...!”
”It doesn't come out....the ring doesn't come out! Damn you Jekaho, you said it was for me to choose!”
Rainer could only cry at his situation, the clan's tournament was already taking all his concentration and now a man told him to save the world!
”Since the moment you put the ring in your hand, your destiny was set in stone! There's no turning back now.”
Jekaho didn't give Rainer any choice.
”Hhhhhhhuuuuh...since I got this system, nothing but misfortunes have happened to me. I thought it would be a blessing and it ended up becoming my downfall....”
Resigning himself to his fate, Rainer returned to the hall of gates and knocked on the first door with the ring.
*Crack Crack*
The door started to move, but due to its enormous size, it produced numerous vibrations.
Only two tables were in the inner room, one with a shiny crystal sphere and the other with a stone sculpture that looked like a manor.
”Hurry up and come in boy, take that sculpture right there!” Jekaho sounded more and more excited.
Following Jekaho's indications, Rainer went to the second table and picked up the stone sculpture.
”Put some of your blood in and tie it to your spirit,” Said Jekaho.
”Are you out of your mind? Who knows what your real motivations are....”
”Come on boy, if you help me I'll give you a lot of benefits...” Jekaho sounded very nervous and distressed.
”...”
”Don't tell me that just like the seal, your spirit is also fading?” Rainer asked with a mischievous smile.
”I heard that races sacrificed their heroes to seal the giants....So this is what it was all about, huh”
”...”
If Rainer could see Jekaho's expression, jets of sweat would come down his forehead.
”Hhhuh, You're half right, the seal won't disappear but I will! I condemned my spirit for over a thousand years to disappear into oblivion? I don't want to!”
Jekaho confessed his true intentions at the possible threat of Rainer.
”And what does this sculpture in all this stuff involve?”
Asked Rainer with a hint of doubt.
”It's a magical treasure beyond the highest rank,it was created with the efforts of all of us. This sculpture is this palace's control device.But other than that, the sculpture has been absorbing the souls of ten giants, so if I dive into it, my spirit won't disappear.”
”If you let me attach myself to the sculpture, I'll give you the understanding of what you call the ancient language.”
”Just that? The librarian of my clan will decipher it for me.”
Rainer tried to reap more earnings. You know, he hits when the iron's hot!
”...”
”Boy, you had been complaining before about the book not being useful to you because you don't understand it. Don't try to be a smartass.”
”Hehe, did you hear that?”
”Yes...”
”Let's get this over now...”
Rainer grabbed the sculpture and dropped a couple of drops of blood on it.
*Flash*
Suddenly, the sculpture disappeared after flying into Rainer's forehead!