Chapter 287: Sea Dragon Empress, the Collateral Damage
In an unknown corner of the Western
Continent, Eren took a bite from a heart that had a trace of some Divine Power.
Although he did not believe in the existence of gods in the world he came
from, he could not deny the history of this world.
In this world, there were Mythical Beasts, humans who could destroy mountains with a finger and even heroes who could break apart space whenever they wanted. In a world like this, he could not deny the existence of the gods either.
“I wonder if the Author could also be considered a god in this world?” he wondered after finishing the heart.
As he could not afford to wait here, he did not have time to check the changes inside him either. He quickly rushed towards Sera while calling Yelen to take him back.
He had just killed an Archbishop, and that too in the Western Continent. He didn’t want to stay behind to see just what kind of force was going to be brought here to take care of him.
For now, his priority was only to leave this place.
He raised the head of Sera and placed the sleeping pill in her mouth. The pill immediately melted inside her mouth, being absorbed inside her body.
“I will explain everything later. For now, take me back,” Eren said without even looking back at Yelen. He just picked up Sera over his shoulder.
Yelen looked at the corpse of Nathaniel. She did not need much explanation. Even though Eren did not know about it, she could still see everything that he had done through the mark on his hand.
She opened a portal connecting back to the Spirit Realm, telling Eren that they could enter anytime they were ready.
Eren stood at the entrance of the spatial portal, standing next to Yelen. He looked back at the forest around him.
Taking a deep sigh, he said a single word using the Dragon Tongue. “Flames.”
Following the word, he entered the portal which closed behind him.
After closing, the portal disappeared but a bright flame was left behind that started spreading around the forest, erasing all their traces. Amidst the flames, even the connection to the Spirit Realm could be erased.
The traces of Spatial Portal to the Spirit
Realm were already minute as Yelen opened it. She was very skillful in
suppressing the presence. Still, even the small presence that was left behind was
suppressed by the Dragon Tongue.
Eren used a stronger trace to bury a
weaker trace. Even if someone was skillful
enough, they could only link this incident to the Sea Dragons which had nothing to do with him or the Spirits.
It was his way of leaving a gift for an old friend that had almost killed him on the
sea.
“Hmm? A fire?”
A few minutes after Eren left, the forest
was already covered in flames. In the distance, a woman watched the bright flames that cast a warm shadow on her
face.
“Is that Dragon Tongue?” she mumbled, her
voice growing a little surprised. “I thought I told all the Sea Dragons to stay in the Empire? Did someone ignore my orders?”
If Eren was here, he would have been
surprised to see that woman as she was none other than the Sea Dragon Empress that had tried to kill him before.
As per the guidance of the Prophet, she had entered the Western Continent to find the Celestial Dragon’s heart.
It was also a perfect plan of the Prophet.
Through this, both of them could get what they wanted. However, none of them realized that they had both been screwed
over by Eren.
In his attempt to distract Mist for a few
days, Eren had affected the plans of quite a few people without even realizing. “Where are you, young one! Show yourself
to your Queen!” The Sea Dragon Empress
spoke, her voice echoing in the surroundings.
Her words were followed by a long period
of silence. The silence was only broken
when she felt the presence of another person who had appeared behind her silently.
The presence was so small that it was barely noticeable. If she didn’t have heightened Dragon Senses, even the Sea Dragon Empress would not have noticed it.
The Sea Dragon Empress turned around, noticing a young man in a long black robe standing in the distance. Even though the robe was dark, it was brimming with a
divine aura that was even stronger than one on Nathaniel’s Staff.
On his robe, there were Divine Marks that
showed his affiliation to the Holy Church.
“What is a Cardinal doing here?” Sea Dragon Empress asked, recognising the person through the symbols.
“Shall we take your actions as declaring a
War against the Divine Religion?” The Cardinal asked, noticing the burning corpse of Nathaniel in the distance.
Not even a few seconds had passed before another Cardinal appeared behind the Sea Dragon Empress.
“Please follow us silently if you don’t want
any escalation. We promise the Goddess will have mercy if you repent.”
The Sea Dragon Empress did not understand what he was talking about, but she also had dignity.
Observing the Cardinals appearing all around her, her eyes narrowed. “Are you trying to scare me? With just the likes of
you?”
Meanwhile, a portal opened in the middle of the Royal Palace in Spirit Realm. Eren stepped out of the portal, not even knowing what consequences his small gift had left behind for the Sea Dragon Empress.
Because of his slight deflection, two
Cardinals had died and even Sea Dragon
Empress was left injured following the arrival of the Holy Emperor. At the end, the Sea Dragon Empress was
forced to leave, expecting the arrival of the Holy Priestess.
It was an incident that had caused a sensation across all four continents.
Many people wondered what the Sea
Dragon Empress wanted. First she attacked the Southern Continent and now the Western Continent?
The Sea Dragon Empress was also left
confused. She even wondered if the Holy Empress had turned against her because she realized her aim.
None of the four Overlords would have
allowed her to remove the seals on their Bloodline through the Celestial Dragon’s heart after all.
She even suspected the Prophet, remaining
oblivious to the fact that she was just a collateral damage who was at the wrong place at the wrong time..
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