Chapter 1172: Meeting With The Goddess Of Twilight Chorus And Fortune

Chapter 1172: Meeting With The Goddess Of Twilight Chorus And Fortune



"Are you sure?" Orion asked.

"Yes," Aerialia replied, shaking her head. "However, there were many gods who made it through the gate, some of whom I don't even know about. If she's one of them, it's believable. But I find it odd how she ended up in the pocket dimension after Naka abandoned it. Could she be one of his experiments?" she asked.

Aurora's expression twisted in displeasure at the mention of that name.

Orion's eyes widened, realizing how he had missed such an important possibility.

It was common knowledge that Naka had experimented on numerous individuals before they began to utilize Vylkr energy more efficiently than others.

However, he couldn't understand why Naka hadn't taken her with him when he left.

Could it be that Naka foresaw she would never become a true god and deemed her an ineffective experiment? That seemed plausible, considering this was the same man who had used his race as experiments, discarding them after they showed no progress in surpassing a certain limit of strength when utilizing Vylkr energy.

Orion knew Naka's ultimate goal was to break into heaven, still believing it hadn't been destroyed, with the emergence of the 'divine mysteries.' Anything that couldn't cross that barrier was seen as a failure in Naka's eyes.

The only individuals who had the potential to cross that barrier were the 'great gods of humanity,' but they were all Naka's foes.

Orion began to wonder if the madman had once again started working on a 'great god' experiment this time, one that would be fully under his control. His eyes widened as a new thought emerged.

The only entities he had encountered that were comparable to gods were the Vylkr spawns. Ever since encountering those divine beings, he had placed them on a pedestal, forgetting that others had already dragged them down.

It would be foolish for him to jump to conclusions without proper evidence of Naka's full forces, strengths, and weaknesses-lest he fall prey to ignorance.

"Zera said she's preparing for us to speak with the goddess directly, so we'll find out who she is sooner or later," Orion said.

"Alright. Keep an eye on that Priestess. I don't trust her either. Before you speak to the goddess directly or receive any inheritance, summon me. I want to make sure you're not being deceived. I won't feel comfortable unless I know you're safe, and I have some questions to ask her," Aerialia responded.

They both nodded in understanding.

"I'll leave now so I don't interrupt your bonding session," Aerialia added with a smirk, glancing at Aurora's flushed skin and the soft, breathy sound she made.

She cast a brief look at Orion before disappearing in a stream of light back into the small crimson greatsword sword.

Orion unsummoned the Crimson Greatsword.

As Aerialia vanished, Aurora leaned in and kissed Orion's lips. It was reckless to get intimate with each other and let their guard down where they might be watched, but that didn't mean she was unwilling to shower her husband with a bit of affection and receive some in return.

Orion responded to Aurora's advances.

After a few minutes, they pulled back and began discussing their plans moving forward. Morriel soon arrived with an assortment of dishes, carried on a trolley filled with trays of food.

However, neither Orion nor Aurora was in the mood to eat or sleep, so they decided to take a tour outside.

Morriel arranged for guards to act as their guides and informed Zera a few minutes later.

Three days later

Orion and Aurora spent the last three days touring the area outside Zera's manor.

As they had been informed, no one followed them or kept a watchful eye on their movements.

Orion and Aurora followed behind her.

The door closed behind them.

Inside was a dimly lit hallway leading to another room.

After passing through, they arrived in a chamber illuminated by magical glass torches.

At the far end of the room was a radiant mix of golden and inky black pool, glowing like molten liquid, its unnaturally still surface reflecting no image.

As they paused before it, Orion and Aurora looked on in surprise, sensing the dense divine energy radiating from within.

"Wait here, I will commence the ritual," Zera said, glancing at Orion and Aurora behind her.

They nodded in response.

Seeing their acknowledgement, Zera refocused on the golden pool, took a deep breath, and

stepped into it.

As she entered the pool, it glowed with an intense golden and inky black hue, illuminating the

entire chamber.

The golden and inky black liquid clung to her feet as she descended, and a web of golden and inky black veins spread from her legs to every part of her body.

Zera let out a gasp but didn't stop. She continued stepping forward as though descending stairs until she was fully submerged in the pool.

After a few moments, the pool began to boil vigorously. Several minutes passed before it stabilized, and ripples began spreading from the centre.

SWOOSSHHH!!

A dense pressure descended upon the chamber, and a figure began to emerge from the pool,

rising above it.

Aurora quickly summoned her sceptre, creating a barrier around herself and Orion to shield them from the immense pressure that made her entire being shudder, her instincts screaming

in fear.

"Are you okay?" Aurora asked, her expression filled with concern.

Orion took a deep breath and exhaled, trying to regain his composure now that the suffocating

pressure had been lifted. His body was drenched in sweat, and his legs trembled from the sheer force that had nearly brought him to his knees.

"I'm... fine now," Orion replied with a nod. He swiftly summoned his morphic puppet,

wrapping it around himself like armour, and then summoned the Crimson Greatsword.

With a flicker of light, Aerialia appeared alongside it. He shortened the length of the greatsword and pressed it against the ground, using it to steady himself.

Aurora exhaled in relief and nodded, then refocused her attention on the figure floating above the golden and inky black pool, her expression turning serious.