Kyros and his group finally reached the top kept looking around the area as they rose from the mountain cave. A thick stench of sulfur perated the air.
Kyros imdiately made a ti check.
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Nephilim Sealing Temple
Status: Kyros Unleashed
Nephilim Training Comncing!
Shade Level: 2 Interim (10:12:37:53 remaining to start Level 2)
Temple Level: 4 (1284/10000 points to Level 5)
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"Five days here... And five days to get back..." Kyros counted.
"If my Coven doesn't make it on ti, I have father and uncle to help . I hope they complete their preparations..." Kyros began to think.
"So this is to hide the scent for their secret trades..." Martha observed as she covered her nostrils from the strong stench. Airom Vagat also had areas with thick sulfur as many parts of the mountain ranges were active volcanoes.
"Alright. From here on out, we part ways. Now for so last-second instructions before we go. As planned, you guys will scout the area. Grugnyr will head to any outpost, towns, or whatever to gather more information. Anyti you guys see an enemy, you try to run away. Our current outfits make it look like we're also orcs. With that, as long as you don't directly engage the enemy, you're fine. If they see you or try to talk to you, you flee, and what do you shout?"
The Coven then shouted in orc language.
"There are vampires after !"
"There are nstruating people after !"
The Coven shouted and made Kyros laughed.
"No, no, no! Hunter, It's not Van kal. It's Van kil! 'Van kil hon' ans blood-sucking people in orc, which is a vampire in our tongue. But you said Van kal, which roughly translates to 'blood releasing people.' So that should translate to nstruating people." Kyros pondered.
"Erm... Right! Sorry, Lord Kyros."
Calaminus sighed.
"The author shouldn't make jokes like that. This would have been funny in 2010, but my girl J.K already got canceled for that stuff..."
Kyros rolled his eyes.
"Son, how good are you in orc? You seed so scholarly. I've t people who know other tongues... But you just seem to even the etymology of each word!" Diana was amazed.
Kyros smiled and recalled the torturous tongue twisters Calaminus had him say in the two years he was traveling across ti and space. Then, Kyros was tasked to recount several books in Orcish, Elven, Serpentari, First Word, Arthropodian Cry, and other languages.
"Those were better days. Right, Kyros? Back then, since you did not have human vocal cords but were on soul form, you could perfectly speak those languages. But now, you can't." Calaminus sighed again.
"My... master was a man of... interesting tastes and hobbies. So I am well-learned in various things, such as the etymology of words for various languages. In any case... Rember my orders, guys. Follow protocol, and you shouldn't be attacked. Rember, don't do anything without my permission or attack. Even if our goal is to weaken our enemies, I have to see it first. Otherwise, any attempts you try, even if you sincerely wish for it to help , may not help ."
"We understand."
"Also, if you haven't heard from even after you sent a warning, or if you haven't heard from in five days, just go back and try to look for my mother. You guys should et back here in five days if I haven't sent any signal at all."
"Why? Are you going to disappear?"
"I hope not. But we don't know what's in this place. We don't know the full power of the Blood Calamity. Since Fate is totally neutral, it could be nothing, or it could be sothing totally bad. I But my worry is you guys. I have a way to escape, but you all will be left here. Not to ntion, the worst case is you guys won't be able to enter the fort again."
"We can't? But I thought Lord zal is dealing with that issue?" Martha asked.
"He is. But we can't always assu to be victorious. So in case my grandfather fails, you should be careful in entering."
"But didn't you say that Fate won't be intervening?" Diana asked.
"Oh, this has nothing to do with Fate. The issue that we have is that there could be Eldrich traitors in the fort already. The vampires we killed inside the fort, which were also the ones that sent those Viscounts, are useful, but ultimately, unhelpful in accomplishing their grand purpose. To weaken the human kingdom, they need people from all levels. And that includes Earls and Dukes. Practically, the Eldrich should aim for an Earl to have reasonable control over this region. This is both for orcs and humans. Right now, the Dark Shine Kingdom and the Eldrich don't really care, whether it's human or orc. They will draw more minions from both parties and ultimately support one race to eliminate the other, depending on who is stronger."
"Then you an to say that when zal reveals the word Eldrich, this champion will act?"
"Champion, or Champions. There could be several. It's just a precaution. Don't underestimate grandfather. He fought Fate. He should be smart enough to understand and gauge the scenario and take the right actions to reveal the Eldrich among them. He had a long trip there. So although I gave him that letter, he should be smart enough to take advantage of it."
As Kyros and his team were splitting up, the scene in the human fortress of Airom Vagat beca tense.
Peridot had taken a surprising stance and beca angrier and angrier at zal.
The sudden reaction of Peridot stunned everyone.
"This accusation cannot be taken lightly! It still goes back to the fact that Viscount Gradier, who is one of my disciples, to be a worshiper of the Necromancer!"
The Champions were startled at the news. They didn't know that Peridot had taken a Viscount as a disciple!
"Then can the great Champion Peridot refute the claims, both logically and with actual evidence that zal is lying?"
"Ordeus is right, Champion Peridot. I am watching the Orc army move out as we speak. And the proof of the orcs moving is enough to support the nearly impossible claims of this man. Why else would the orcs wage war to us, humans?"
"They have always been at war with us humans!" Peridot countered.
"But they have never reached a point as similar as this! A war from the orcs here near the Airom would an an all-out war against all races! This mountain is the only source of ores, and the magic of the mountain creates more and more ores by the day! If the orcs cut this off, this will force all human kingdoms to fight for resources! Why would they do that? Why would they be willing to risk losing their primary source of steel and weapons?"
"It-It doesn't matter! My concern lies not with this-this orc attack, but the mastermind behind it! The Dark Shine Kingdom? Eldrich? Aren't those too far-fetched?! But casting all these lies aside, my main issue is and has always been, calling my disciple a Necromancer worshiper!"
"I am not claiming that you are a Necromancer worshiper, Peridot. I provided evidence that my son claid that your disciple is one! You may not have known! This has happened all over the Planes World! But since you're so defensive, why don't your kingdom investigate you as well?" zal laughed.
"You're the one suspicious! What if the orcs, the armies that marched, are you doing! Your family must have found sothing in that cave and is hiding it! And that prompted you to do this crazy plot! That's why you sold all your belonging, haven't you? Why do that?!"
"I already told you! My sons are missing! Vampires attack this fort, there was a Viscount who attacked this place, and it turns out he was undead. The boasts that the orc made pointed to a ssage that only your team knew. And from my analysis, you hid the information about those claims, correct? Let guess. You showed it to so of your allies or to so who hated Drake Vestitude and my Lord Ordeus. If there is anyone suspicious here, it would be you! May I ask if there is anyone who can speak and read in orc here?" zal suddenly asked.
"I can." The mage with the vacuum cleaner smiled.
"Ah, Champion Faye Emberdon! Please retrieve a letter I gave to my lord Ordeus. Because of the terrifying enemies around and the prospect of my life being handed over here, I wanted to make sure that my death wouldn't be aningless. So in that letter is the instruction. I know now that the fangs of the Eldrich have reached this place. So now that I see this vile Peridot make-up lies and accusations, I believe that my life won't be mine for long. So, Lord Ordeus, please hand it over to Champion Emberdon."
"Alright." Ordeus nodded and handed a parchnt of paper to Faye.
"Champion Emberdon, please feel free to read the first paragraph of that text. It is written in Orc letters, but it is read in english.
Faye nodded and gave a courteous smile at zal.
She flung the scroll opened with the tail of the scroll fluttering freely.
She imdiately began to read the words aloud.
"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard! And they're like, it's better than yours! Damn right! It's better than yours! I can teach-"
"Ahhh! Champion Emberdon, please read the ones on the other side. I was erm... testing to see if I could write well. And I went with that phrase. The real one was at the bottom." zal recalled Kyros's instructions. He was testing to see if he could write well, and after confirming it, he began to write the real ssage at the bottom.
Back then, Kyros had a very frustrated expression, and it was as if he was arguing with soone else. Soon, he finally wrote sothing on the paper and then turned to zal with a complicated expression.
"Grandpa, this top part of the ssage is a fake ssage. This is erm... to-to- hide the real ssage. That's it! Right! So just erm... leave this, but when you et soone who can read it, have this person read it. If there are servants of the Eldrich in that place, they would speak against you. So choose a person who isn't against your explanations." Kyros warned.
Back in the present, zal felt so silly forgetting that instruction. zal forgot that part and sighed.
Faye kept on reading the words and slowly began to nod her head.
"This is sort of catchy..." She praised as she flipped it to the other side.
"Anyway..." Instead of reading it imdiately, she read it quietly first in case it was another mistake. But as she read, her eyes grew more and more serious.
"What's in that ssage?" Peridot frowned.
"A more detailed report of what his servant heard. It also has a strange account about a woman with milkshakes..." Faye began to mumble under her breath as she was imrsed in her own thoughts.
"Peridot..." zal suddenly called out in a soft voice.
"What?" Peridot roared angrily.
"You have so blood in your collar." zal smiled.
Peridot glanced at it.
BOOM!
"Force Cross!" zal smashed his blade on Peridot in a swift and powerful attack.
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