35- Is this Tree-son?

-_-_-_-_-_-(Arthur's POV ) -_-_-_-_-_-_-

'Am I being foolish?

Believing in what one shouldn't believed in?

Trusting another being's will to uphold his word, more than my own species? My own blood?'

"Arthur get out of the way."

"Chieftain I tough a lot after Beliel's death."

'The shaman was a good person...'

".... What does that have to do with you stopping me from leaving?"

"This war... It isn't the beginning of our problems.

It started when we tryed to raise the spider as our slave doctor."

"Yes, one could say that... But what are you trying to say with that? Your the one who wanted it the most!"

"Indeed, but please let me finish speaking...

After the spiders death, the cactus joined our lands and with it came the bird.

Said bird might have killed our scout and.....in a way instigated the battle, but...

We are also guilty...No. I'm guilty."

"No you're not. That cactus and the bird is guilty and even if they weren't I'm the one who sent the scout."

"... No, you're not."

"what?"

"You are not! Chieftain... You never where the one in power.

Have you never asked yourself why there were multiple generations of chieftains per century but only 2 elders?"

"..."

"It's because when people get mad they go for the figure head not the leader.

And you are the figurehead... And I'm the leader."

"... Your though process is all over the place"

"*sigh* You still don't understand."

I can't help but place my fingers on the cane of my nose.

'this guy is so foolish... *sigh*... I envy the young ones.'

"I allowed the scout to go, hoping that we would be able to enslave the cactus.

I allowed the boat to go towards the center island because I wanted to kill the being who killed our ticket to infinite poison healing.

I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF BELIEL! ... not you."

"...."

"So stop acting like that, sad, self-hating and foolish. Don't call the church, there is no need.

You aren't the leader, you don't need to go out of your way for others. Stay with your daughter.

You aren't at fault for his death, so don't blame yourself or put the blame on the cactus... Blane me.... "

".... I know, I know It doesn't have to be like this. "

" The-"

"BUT! Even if I'm not the leader whatever..

Even if not the one at fault....

I was raised in this village, I was there when Beliel died.... I have to call the church. FOR THE GOOD OF OUR VILLAGE."

"YOU FOOL! The church will kill us all before that cactus can!"

"THEY MIGHT NOT!"

"MIGHT! You're risking the lives of all of us in that 'MIGHT'!"

"...THEN WHAT? AM I supposed to believe that this cactus won't attack us?

To stay here, sucking on my toe, while waiting FOR OUR DEATH!?"

"... I-"

"YOU EVEN TOLD IT YOUR NAME! For the God's sake!

Do the lives of those that died mean nothing to you!"

"...They don't."

"YO-"

"I only care about the lives of those that are still alive.

YES, he might have killed many of us, YES, the church might be a better option for our future and to repay those that died...

But between LIVING enslaved to a MONSTER or DYING to a HUMANOID... you know my choice. "

"... Your making a wrong choice. "

" That'll be up to me to decide. "

" No. It won't. Either get out of my way or I'll make you. "

_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_(MC POV)-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

I looked at the village.

'A Betrayal ? Civil War? Or maybe just insubordination?'

Well, regardless of what It was, it had absolutely nothing to do with me.

Sooo.... I decided to focus on more important things, like curses!

I descovered two new spells, I call the first 'void ' and the second 'highway to hell' ... Not my best pun, but there is not much one can do with wind + curses +sand.

'void' was quite simple... A space of nothings. I first isolated from wind and sand a pipe shape space using my wind magic.

Afterwards I use my curse magic to destroy everything inside of it. While light and energy still enter into it, most of the particles disappear.

I developed this spell, because in the last fight I had problems due to the swordsman and wanted a spell tgat I can use against them.

My second spell is just my first spell but with a shit-ton of sand bullets getting fired off at the enemies.

It is way faster than my usual spike shots. Why not use spikes instead of bullets?

Well, after my evolution, my spikes became very small. So aiming with them bacame harder, as such I'll probably only use them in mid range.

*boom*

'They are still going at it?'

This made me curious, so I decided to take a peek... Just a small one.

"Shut up! You old bastard!"

"No! My logic is infallible! This was the best path!"

'I seem to lack context '

After listening around to people and asking the second elder I found out that, the chieftain is trying to contact a priest while the elder is trying to stop him.

'priests = danger, is what Ashtar kept saying.

The lowest priest has enough power to easily kill me....

... Should I ask for Ashtar's help?... I don't really want to but if it's about my life and death....'

At that moment I rialised something... If the chieftain lost his battle, there wouldnt be anyone to call the priest.... Hahahah