17 Mordain Azclepius

POV Mordain Azclepius

"Before we can get to the topic for which we brought you here, I want to ask you a question," I said, looking at the boy in front of me.

"What are you pursuing? What goal are you running after? Remembering the details of everything Yimir has told me and seeing you in person, you are someone who seems to be moving with a purpose. What is that purpose that you pursue?" I said, putting some pressure on my words to get his answer.

This will depend on whether he manages to get out of here or if it is better to keep him hidden with us even by force.

"Lord Mordain, I think you are perfectly aware of what is coming for both this continent of Dicathen and the one of Alacrya," the boy said, taking a short breath and resuming his speech.

"Agrona and Kezess are two people who are too dangerous for the lives of the people who live in this world. One is a lunatic and tyrant who is willing to burn everything he has built for his ambition. The other is a disinterested genocidal maniac who doesn't care about wiping out both continents, as long as they threaten his pedestal of power built on his castle of arrogance." The boy took a few seconds to reorganize his ideas and continued.

"This is not about me trying to be the new ruler of the continent or me fighting with Agrona and Kezess. This is about all of Dicathen and Alacrya together trying to survive an era of destruction and death that the races of Epheotus caused with their actions, from the disappearance of the Djinn to Agrona's desertion to Alacrya." The boy was annoyed, I could feel it in his tone.

"All because your race thinks they are omnipotent and omnipresent, but I know better than anyone that you are no better than us as living beings: you are selfish, arrogant, you suffer for the things that matter to you and you are afraid that someone will take away what you claim as yours. The only thing that sets you apart from us are your almost immortal bodies and the power that was granted to you. You just had more luck than the other races in receiving power, but if it were up to me I can say that you are less gods than the lesser ones that you despise so much," the boy said, waiting for my answer.

Interesting, this boy seems to know a lot. Did Silvia tell him? It's a possibility, I suppose, but there's something else. This boy speaks as if he really knew the Asuras and has a strong animosity towards them, not with the intention of wanting to kill them all, but he feels like he wants to teach them a lesson.

"Why do you think that?" I said, while taking my chin.

"Because I wouldn't think it, the lesser beings that you despise so much grow, but the races in Epheotus stagnate and are so scared that when another race begins to catch up with them they eliminate it, when someone tries to make them pay for their crimes they condemn them to exile or silence them. Do you think that an all-powerful god would do that?" He said, questioning me.

"They could destroy continents in a matter of hours," I said, trying to make his argument fall.

"They are just fools who received more power than their narrow minds could handle," the boy said with a smile.

"Puff, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha," I started laughing like never before in a long time. It didn't cross my mind that a lesser one would question the status and path taken by the Asuras.

Besides, he perfectly described all their flaws. This boy is clearly different from all the lesser ones I've seen so far.

"You know that this fight can lead you to your self-destruction," this time I heard Yimir ask him a question with a smile on his face.

"I don't plan to fall, I'm going to overcome Agrona and Kezess's plans, and then I'll live happily in this world," he said in a firm tone.

"You have great aspirations, but will your body be able to withstand what you are proposing?" I said, asking him again.

"I will make sure that it is so" said the boy confidently

"Do you want to eliminate the Asuras?" This time it was Chul who asked

"Not at all, I just want them to learn to coexist with the other races and leave aside their arrogance that makes less of the other beings of the world, for that you have to hit their ego" he replied with a diabolical smile on his face

This boy is going to make both Agrona and Kezess bleed if he gets the chance

"Those were very interesting answers, boy" I said to the young man

"The reason we called you here is that you are in danger" Yimir told him, getting to the point why we had brought him

"Your body is now like an open faucet, constantly emitting a draconic aura" Chul said

"The minors feel it as if it were attraction or charisma, but the Asuras and magicians above a certain rank will notice that it is something different" I told the boy

"Initially, you caught my attention when I saw you training your magic in the forests of Elshire, you were a really unique minor, that's why I wanted to pass on my will to you, but I lost track of you for more than three years, I didn't know what happened to you" Yimir spoke, taking a few seconds to resume his words

"When you appeared again you had a unique body and looked like a beacon, screaming that you have a dragon physique, that worried me in your current state you are nothing but a leaf in the air and you couldn't escape from the claws of Kezess and Agrona if they found out about your existence, that's why I hurried a meeting with you, to be honest I don't have much time left and at first I didn't want to give my will to anyone, but you changed my thoughts; I want to help you in your purpose with my will and essence to be able to hide you better, besides giving you enough time to grow and achieve your purpose" Yimir told him

"Aren't you afraid that I will use your will in a bad way" the boy said

"I want to trust what I see" Yimir replied

"I thank you very much for the trust you placed in me and I am willing to accept your help" the boy said as he bowed and showed the utmost respect to Yimir

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POV Julian Kingscrown

I was surprised, I didn't expect that phoenix named Yimir who looked somewhat emaciated to want to give me his will, plus he had been watching me for a long time and understanding his circumstances, I could see why he wasn't mentioned in the novel the guy died before he could even appear

I would be lying if I said I didn't want to get the healing abilities and resistance close to a phoenix, along with his fire skills, that's why I didn't refuse

After talking a bit more with Mordain and Yimir about my future plans, as well as asking for their help at some point, I decided to mention Dawn to try to close the deal properly with them and ask about something that bothered me

"Lord Mordain, Lord Yimir the assimilation of the will, will it not harm my body?", I said with some uneasiness, I didn't know if that would take away something I didn't want

"If you say it for your dragon physique there should be no problem, on the contrary, the assimilation process should not take more than a couple of months and on top of that you would not be the only walking contradiction, since that bond that accompanies you is half basilisk and half dragon" Mordain said while looking at Silvie on my head

"I appreciate you giving me that information, still I feel it is too good a deal for me not to give anything in return, that's why I want to form a positive relationship with you, I also know that there is one of yours captured in Alacrya and if it is within my capabilities I will do everything to be able to save him"

"You know about Dawn" Yimir quickly approached me, after Chul

"Not much only that he is in an underground prison of the central domain, in Taegrim Caleum located in Alacrya" I said somewhat surprised by his animosity.

"Is there a possibility of saving her?" Chul said

"The possibility is not zero, but it will take at least six years to try something, it is a plan that I am still structuring and I am not sure if it will work, even so it is the best option we have" I said thinking of ways to rescue her when I manage to infiltrate Alacrya

"Do you need anything from our help?" This time it was Yimir who spoke

"Not at this moment, but in the future I will" I replied to his hopeful eyes

"It's a pity, I don't think I'll be able to see my sister back, I have no more than a year left to live" Yimir said in a solemn tone

"I wish I could do it now, but the plan involves too many risks and I'm sure they'll notice us right away" I said with some guilt, but this was not something I could solve at this moment

"It doesn't matter" Yimir said in a sad tone

At that moment he brought his hand to my sternum, a few seconds later a stabbing pain stabbed my core and thousands of needles seemed to pierce my body, after what seemed like an eternity the pain ceased

"It's done" Yimir spoke after that he began to crumble into gray and orange ashes, while giving me a smile he said "make good use of my will and I'm not going to ask you to rescue my sister, but if you have the chance I would appreciate it if you brought her back" after that he disappeared completely

I didn't know what to think, we weren't close enough, but I could understand his situation, the helplessness of not being able to rescue his sister, being on the run or hiding from Agrona and Kezess how miserable they have been not only him, but the whole Azclepius clan and all the other Asuras who live here

I will make good use of your will, I said in my mind while I was more and more sure of ending the reigns of Kezess and Agrona

When I put my thoughts aside, I saw Mordain very surprised, with his eyes wide open, looking at me?

"Lord Mordain" I said while checking my body to see if anything was wrong

(Big brother behind us there is a girl with green hair) Silvie told me by mental connection

A girl with green hair? But we were only six here and none was a girl with green hair, I thought to myself as I turned around

There was a beautiful girl who looked ethereal in front of me, she was like an incorporeal druid when I looked at her closely

And for some reason I felt a connection with her

(It's a pleasure to meet you master) the girl with radiant green hair said in my mind, her hair was braided with fine floral decorations on the crown and a white and blue dress with details on the torso area

She gave the feeling of being the summit of nature itself, activating my mana vision, I checked my suspicions

This girl was one of the Acclorites that Barbatos implanted me before the transformation of my body, but could they have human form?, besides a pretty girl, was this my subconscious influence?, if we look at what she has absorbed it would be the mana of Silvia, Yimir and mine her personality will not be bad

(It's a pleasure to meet you) I replied in the same way

She gave me a smile and disappeared, I felt her enter my body to my right hand where the other two Acclorites were implanted

"It seems you had something interesting with you and you didn't mention it" Mordain said with a smile on his face

"I didn't remember I had that either, it was a surprise that she woke up and absorbed Lord Yimir's mana" I replied

"That looks a lot like what a friend was working on in Epheotus" he said hoping I would clarify the origin of the girl

"It's an Acclorite, but I understand that it's a bit different from the ones they produce in Epheotus" I replied

"That's fine, I won't ask any more questions, just take care and I hope we can see each other soon" he said getting up from his seat.

"I hope the same, but it's better not to put at risk all the people who live here" I said goodbye

"I'll expect great progress" Mordain said as he left the room

At that moment Grandma Rinia came over and I gave her a hug that she also returned

"I'm glad to see you safe" I said to her

"Come on, we have to go back before they notice anything in Elenoir" she replied with a smile

"Thank you very much to you and everyone who has helped us Mr. Chul" I said as I bowed

"Don't worry, besides I'm not that old; let me know if you need anything, especially if it's about saving my mother" he said in a tone full of determination

"I will" I replied

After that we left the cave where Chul accompanied us and guided us out of the deep area of the beast clearings while flying over Ingram with Grandma Rinia

In my mind there were three important tasks, one to quickly assimilate the will in my body, two to get to Xyrus to meet Cynthia and Gideon, three to find time to visit Barbatos and explore with him, the capacity of the newly awakened Acclorite.