Evolution begins with an ant colony

Chapter 228: Gods And Graves Part Two

Akun then redirected his gaze at Leandor as he called out to him. "Leandor!" But the unconscious Leandor didn’t answer, prompting Akun to call out to him in a slightly higher note. "Leandor!"

Akun’s voice jolted Leandor awake, and he instantly replied, "Yes, my liege!"

Akun then let out a sigh. He then proceeded to ask Leandor, "You said you completely obliterated the knights who intruded, right?"

Leandor was slightly on edge due to the sight of Xalender, who was still beside Akun, making him feel a bit intimidated to speak. Mustering his courage, he managed a reply, "Well, yes, my liege, none of them survived our encounter."

Akun then replied, saying, "Could you lead us to where you clashed with them, or rather, massacred them?" Akun asked while he folded his arms.

Leandor then replied, "Y-yes, I can." He then walked ahead, with Akun and Xalender following behind him.

Akun then turned to Xalender as he said, "We’ll follow him to the place the fight took place. I’m sure if you get a good look at some of their bodies, you’ll have an idea of what you are supposed to look for."

Xalender simply nodded.

Inwardly, Leandor mused while casting glances behind him that held both curiosity and fear, "What is the relationship between my liege and the god of death? It can’t be that of a worshiper and the worshipped because the tone my liege used to talk to him was rather... Commanding.

Yet, the god of death doesn’t seem angered that a mortal would talk to him in such a manner; rather, he seems like he is trying to avoid getting on my liege’s bad side."

Redirecting his gaze back ahead of himself, Leandor’s brows frowned as he mused further, "Did my liege somehow put the god of death under him? Impossible, gods bow to no one. But the scene behind me begs to differ. The god of death is not even resisting; he just obeys? Is it a contract of some sort? No...

A god would never sign such a thing that would put them at the beck and call of a mortal without a huge cost. So, all I can say with what I’ve seen is that my liege has somehow forced the god of death to listen to his orders somehow. A turly amazing feat indeed, as espected of my liege."

With Leandor leading the way, they walked for a little while before finally arriving at the area where the magic knights met their bloody end. There was blood and body entrails all over the place, painting the trees and leaves in red, and a foul smell of decay filled the air.

Akun couldn’t help but pinch his nose, he gazed at how seriously damaged all of the bodies were, there was no way anyone could recognize these knights using their faces. Prompting Akun to make an attempt towards fixing their bodies. To that end, he said, "Guess we’ve found the place. But all of the bodies here are basically unrecognizable."

How will the second mortal I have chosen to acknowledge surprise me with his feats?"

Akun then spoke with a bone-chilling voice, commanding, "Come forth, Chrono Nexus." His voice seemed to echo through the very fabric of reality.

Suddenly, another set of cracks appeared directly in front of Akun. As they burst open, Chrono Nexus emerged, landing to give a huge hug to Akun. With blushed cheeks and a sweet voice, she spoke, "You called me master, and it’s not even time yet." She rubbed her cheeks on Akun’s chest and redirected her gaze at him, asking, "So, why did you call for me, master? What is the occasion?"

Suddenly, the clanging of a weapon falling to the ground could be heard. Akun, Chrono Nexus, and Leandor directed their gazes to the source. It was Xalender’s scythe; he had dropped it, a sign of how shocked he was by the scene unfolding before him.

Xalender’s jaw dropped as he gazed at Chrono Nexus with confusion and curiosity. He then proceeded to ask, lifting up one of his bony fingers as he pointed at Chrono Nexus, "Who are you?"

Chrono Nexus’ demeanor completely changed as she replied, "Oh, it’s you, Xalender." She let out a sigh and added, "Thought you’d be here after I noticed you disappeared from the underworld."

Xalender then regained control of himself, erasing his earlier confused demeanor as he proceeded to ask, "That was not my question. I asked, who are you? You look like Chrono Nexus from all of the Dia census, but all your traits have become female... Are you his daughter?"

Chrono Nexus wore a visible look of irritation in her eyes as she spoke with a nonchalant tone, "Obviously, I changed my appearance with cosmic energy."

Xalender replied, his tone filled with disbelief, "Impossible. An Origin god can’t change their appearance; it has never happened and won’t suddenly start now."

Just as Chrono Nexus was about to give Xalender another reply, Akun cut in on their conversation with a very serious yet calm tone, "That is enough. I didn’t call both of you here so that you can have a pointless argument."

Akun’s sudden change in tone completely caught Xalender and Chrono Nexus off guard. For a moment, they both felt a hint of fear as they both proceeded to remain silent, not wanting to anger him further.

Leandor, watching from a safe distance away, couldn’t help but muse, "My liege is truly amazing." A cold sweat streamed down his lion features as he pondered further, "To be able to enslave two gods, and have them be this obedient to him. He is truly on another plane of existence, a man who even has gods beneath his foot. Such a being would go down in legend."

With Chrono Nexus and Xalender’s silence, Akun then added, "I am here to revive the fallen soldiers that Leandor encountered last night so they can tell us what were the motives of their actions. So let’s get back to it."

Upon hearing that, Chrono Nexus then smiled and said, "If that is all you wanted to know, master, you should have simply called for me in the first place." She stopped hugging Akun and stood on her own, folding her hands behind her back.