RISE OF EROS

Crhono’s movements seemed suspicious to everyone present, especially Kael’s group, Draneg, and the others. Although technically, they are on the same side, their goals are different, so they are naturally wary.

Crhono paid them no attention and simply put away the small box containing the fallen god fragment. Draneg, who seemed to be the most troublesome among them, immediately came over and started asking questions.

"What is that?" was the first thing he asked and Crhono without any fluctuation in his voice replied, "It is a fallen god fragment, that is, a part of one of the remnants left after the war a thousand years ago."

There was no need to hide this information. To those present, the fallen god remnants are not a new topic. In fact, they knew that the dragons guarded these remnants, so there was no need to hide it.

However, Draneg was wary and continued to ask, "How did it come into your hands?" Why did you only appear until now to pick it up and not participate in the battle?"

It was obvious that Crhono was present during the battle. The fact that he could communicate with them through telepathy showed that he was nearby, so Draneg wanted to know the reason.

As a distrustful man, the first thing that came to his mind was that Crhono wanted to weaken them, as there was no other explanation for not participating when he could solve the problem on his own.

Still, he was not completely sure, as he understood that there was no gain for Crhono by eliminating them. Purgatory was still operational and they as allies should not be targeted.

Despite understanding this, he asked his questions viciously. He did not say it directly, but he was subtle with his question. Obviously, Crhono and everyone present understood that, but no one said anything.

Kael and the other demigods remained silent, not wanting to make the situation worse, and although their thoughts aligned with Draneg’s, they preferred him to be the one to draw attention by asking the questions.

For their part, the dragons, Zaros and Elidyr, did not think the same. They already knew Crhono’s condition as a divine beast and the reasons why he hesitated to use all his power.

This was why they did not blame Crhono, since they understood that they needed him and at this moment his participation was not necessary. Although both sides remained silent at Draneg’s question, they had different reasons.

Crhono also distrusted Draneg and the others. They had shown that their goals did not align and he did not want to reveal information to them that could later harm them. Although they are allies at this moment, their desires to ascend to divinity were getting the best of them and Crhono believed that those thoughts could lead them down the wrong path.

He wanted to protect this world and free it from any influence of the fallen god before ascending or dying, but Draneg and the others just wanted to ascend without caring what this world would suffer.

This could lead to them losing their way and falling under the temptation of the fallen god, so Crhono did not reveal his condition to them, as they could take advantage of that, to create chaos.

Crhono’s power is a strength, but also a weakness. If he goes all out, he will leave this world and thus the world would lose its greatest protector. Many may say that this could be a good thing since once he ascended he could notify the gods and fix everything, but there were no guarantees.

Crhono especially knew the temperament of the gods. He knew that the gods would not mobilize until the fallen god revived and the world was about to be destroyed and that was something he was not willing to accept.

Still, Crhono could not ignore their questions, so he replied, "I did not participate, because it was not necessary. I remained hidden evaluating if there were special variants and indeed there were, but they were manageable by you."

Crhono paused and added, "As for why it was in Purgatory’s hands, the answer is simple, they took it from the remnants in the chaos zone of the continent long ago."

His answers were clear and everyone believed him, but Draneg seemed uncomfortable about something and continued to ask, "What do you intend to do with that fragment?", to which Crhono replied, "Destroy it."

That single word surprised the dragons, especially Biacko, Lugia, and Sohei. Having been part of the protectors of the seals of the remnants of the fallen god, they understood their nature very well.

A millennium has passed and the dragons have sought many ways to destroy the remnants, but to date, they have only managed to strengthen the seals, so hearing Crhono say that he would destroy it left them stunned.

Draneg and the others who were not so knowledgeable were not surprised. In fact, they did not quite understand what was happening, so they wanted to ask, but before they opened their mouths, Crhono spoke first.

"Carcom also possessed one of these fragments when he attacked the dragons’ territory. When he died, I recovered the fragment, and together with Sereda we found a way to destroy it," Crhono said, throwing another bombshell.

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Again, Carcom, Kael, and the others did not understand how surprising this was, but the dragons did. Many believed that the remnants of the fallen god still existed because there was a way to become stronger with them.

They believed that the dragons had devised some way to filter the corruption and use them like any other divided remnant, similar to that of the god that Andrew was currently trying to assimilate.

They did not know that, to date, there was no way to destroy these remnants, nor filter the corruption they emanated. Sohei, Biacko, Lugia, and the other dragons approached Crhono with excitement and the first to arrive was Sohei.

Despite his aged appearance, Sohei acted like a young student before Crhono and asked, "Master, did you really find a way?" Sohei’s interruption cut off Draneg’s questioning. "Yes. Recently, Sereda and I managed to destroy the fragment left by Carcom," Crhono replied with a smile to his student. The dragons present were happy to hear this.

Biacko was the second to intervene, "Will it work against the sealed remnants or just these fragments?" Crhono looked at the dragon king and although calm, a bit of heaviness could be noticed in his voice, "Well, it will be a bit more complex."

Crhono let out a tired sigh and continued, "Although it would technically work against the remnants, the power contained in these fragments and the remnants we guard is great, so adjustments must be made."

This dampened their enthusiasm, as it meant that there was still no way to completely rid themselves of the fallen god, at least not yet. Listening to their conversation and with little context, Draneg and the others were a bit lost.

Not only were they, but Zaros and Elidyr were also a bit confused. They knew more than the other group, but not as much as the dragons, so they didn’t understand everything they had talked about.

Not wanting to be left out, Draneg decided to ask. He had already been showing his distrustful side, so there was no need to appear humble like Kael and the others were doing.

He embraced his role as the bad guy and continued to question, "Can you be more specific? It seems you know something we don’t and you don’t want to share it." The dragons looked at him with unfriendly expressions.

For a moment now, Draneg’s attitude was annoying for the dragons, as he seemed to insult Crhono, who is their protector and ancestor. Biacko, Lugia, and Sohei were not so hot-headed, so they did not bother.

They understood Draneg and that is why they did not blame him. Crhono, although he distrusted him, did not feel bothered by his questions either. It was obvious that as allies they deserved to know what was happening.

Crhono was not mean to them and explained to them what was happening with the remnants of the fallen god that the dragons were guarding. He explained to them that they had not found any way to purify or destroy them.

He also told them about the progress they had made at this time with the fragments and although he did not tell them how to destroy them, he did tell them that he had devised a way that could help them destroy the remnants as well.

Not getting the details, Draneg and the others were not at all happy and wanted to press for more information, but before they could speak a powerful explosion of energy appeared coming from the cave where Andrew and his women were.

That immediately interrupted the conversation and everyone looked towards the cave as if trying to understand what was happening, but they were unable to see inside. Not even Crhono with his great power and skill could see inside.

Fluffy had given Andrew a formation that prevented others from seeing what he was doing, so no matter how powerful you were, you couldn’t see what was happening, but everyone understood that whatever Andrew was doing was about to end.

In fact, they concluded that things had not gone wrong, as the energy they felt showed no signs of corruption, which proved that Andrew had succeeded.

Still, they did not make any move. They waited for a few minutes in complete silence, while the energy emanating from the cave grew and consolidated. After a while, the energy seemed to be repressed and eventually disappeared.

Well, to be more exact, it stopped leaking. Seconds later Andrew appeared at the entrance of the cave and then everyone understood, that Andrew had succeeded, as his mere presence seemed divine.

It wasn’t a matter of strength or force, it was just presence. He looked like a god and a divine aura surrounded him making him look imposing. Immediately everyone came closer and upon seeing them Andrew asked, "Did something happen?"