"No! This is impossible!" The High Priest cried out in disbelief.
Then, fixing his gaze on the spear in Ethan’s hand, his eyes blazed anew, murmuring to himself, "A divine artifact... What you hold must be a divine artifact; only the divine artifact could possess such power!"
With realization dawning, the High Priest’s rage was replaced by sheer elation.
It was then that Lana Mokos made her move.
The trident, now damaged, had lost its suppressive force.
Lana Mokos invoked the Stellar Language of Nature, and in an instant, a massive Planet Mirage materialized, hurtling towards and slamming into the High Priest.
The High Priest was cast down to the ground.
Yet, this only seed to heighten his excitent. "The Power of Stellar! This is the Power of Stellar! You’ve given more surprises than I could’ve imagined!" Exhilarated, the High Priest rose, laughing heartily, his aura growing ever more intimidating.
What he’d assud to be just two individuals with unique bloodlines, he hadn’t anticipated the additional potent forces they bore.
It was truly a delightful revelation.
"You’ve brought so many surprises. In gratitude, I grant you the honor of natural procreation," the High Priest said, chuckling, unscathed.
Following this, with a casual wave, he unleashed two strands of soul magic, striking both Ethan and Lana Mokos.
In the very next mont, their expressions turned vacant.
Gazing at each other, their eyes brimming with primal desire.
"Enjoy," the High Priest said, smiling, before vanishing from sight.
Ethan and Lana Mokos gravitated towards one another, eventually entwining in a fervent embrace.
An unsettling sensation within her montarily restored Lana Mokos’s clarity.
With gritted teeth, she seethed, "Ethan, if you dare act upon in that way, I swear, you’ll rue the day you were born into this world."
Yet, Lana Mokos’s dire warning went unheeded.
Ethan’s eyes remained veiled in confusion, and he leaned in, sealing Lana Mokos’s lips with a kiss, muffling any further protest she might have voiced.
The sheer intensity of the mont saw Lana Mokos wholly consud by the sensation.
Their passionate embrace intensified, garnts being shed in the throes of ardor.
But in contrast to Lana Mokos’s overwhelming surrender, Ethan found himself subrged in a peculiar state of being.
He saw it all.
"Is this... the Soul State?" Deep within his consciousness, Ethan mused aloud.
In this mont, he felt privy to the world outside, aware of all transpiring around him, yet powerless to intervene, ensnared by the body’s primal yearnings.
Simultaneously, the Soul Language of Nature resonated with peculiar vibrations.
"That High Priest earlier wielded soul magic. If I can decipher its essence, perhaps there’s a chance to break free from this ensnarent," Ethan contemplated, perceiving it as his sole way out.
And so, Ethan cald his heart, suppressing the desires within, deeply imrsing himself in the stillness of the mont.
As monts turned to minutes, the atmosphere within the palace intensified with fervor.
No longer content with re kisses, Lana Mokos began to shed her attire, seemingly longing to unite entirely with Ethan.
But just then, Ethan clasped Lana Mokos’s hand.
With a concentrated effort, he channeled a spell of soul magic, calling out, "Lana Mokos, awaken to yourself!"
The soul magic had its effect, and Lana Mokos regained her senses.
Observing her current state, particularly her disheveled attire and the expanse of skin laid bare, her eyes turned piercingly cold.
Such an intensity, even Ethan found unsettling.
"I don’t want any of this known to others," she said in a voice that threatened more than the words themselves.
"Moreover, once you leave this place, you’d better be prepared with ans to escape. Otherwise, I’ll rend you piece by piece."
Faced with Lana Mokos’s nacing words, Ethan could only respond with silent acquiescence.
Past experiences had taught him that argunts at such tis were fruitless.
Seemingly sensing the disturbance, the High Priest reerged, his countenance now numb, yet poised.
"The Power of Soul, even touching the Soul Essence," he remarked calmly. "It’s no wonder you could break free from my soul magic. Such a delightful surprise. I truly ponder, who taught you?"
Having straightened her attire, Lana Mokos launched an assault the mont the High Priest finished speaking.
Several space blades manifested, slicing toward the High Priest.
He made no move to evade; the blades pierced right through him, embedding into the palace wall behind.
Next, Lana Mokos leaped into the air as the Planet Mirage materialized.
This ti, the High Priest reached out, effortlessly blocking the Planet Mirage.
With a bend of his fingers and a fierce grip, he shattered the Planet Mirage into oblivion.
"Such feeble attempts! Who gave you the audacity to challenge ?" With a re flick of his wrist, an intangible force sent Lana Mokos flying, crashing her hard against the wall.
Seeing this, Ethan imdiately invoked the Holy Light Domain.
Under the rejuvenating embrace of the holy light, their wounds began to nd swiftly.
"Futile efforts." The High Priest remained unfazed.
Another wave of invisible energy thrust forward, sending Ethan spiraling backward.
The High Priest then drew his trident once again, channeling an imnse power within it.
After a mont’s charge, he unleashed this formidable force.
It was at this juncture that Ethan produced the Crystal of Aquaman, hurling it towards the impending energy.
The anticipated explosion never occurred. Instead, the Crystal absorbed the trendous power directed at it.
A radiant glow emanated from the Crystal, giving rise to a vortex-like space gate.
A forceful pull from this spatial anomaly drew Ethan, Lana Mokos, and the High Priest inside.
In the fleeting mont of entry, a revelation dawned upon Ethan and Lana Mokos: The Trial of the God of Sea had comnced.
As Ethan and the others erged from the space gate, a vast plaza greeted them.
At its center stood a magnificent statue, its hair cascading like waves, face finely chiseled, waist slender.
A flowing gown concealed its lower body, yet glimpses of scales on its exposed shins hinted that this figure wasn’t quite human.
The Golden Trident clutched in its hand revealed its identity: the sovereign of the oceans — the God of Sea.
Ethan was taken aback. In his rather rigid perception, he’d always imagined the God of Sea to be male.
Lana Mokos, however, seed much more composed upon seeing the statue.
Noticing the astonishnt in Ethan’s eyes, she couldn’t resist mocking, "Ignorant."
"You—" Ethan tried to retort but soon realized that when it ca to this knowledge, he was indeed inferior to Lana Mokos.
At that mont, the remaining voice chid in.
The High Priest sneered at the pair, "I hadn’t expected you to possess the emblem of the trial of the God of Sea. However, do you genuinely believe you can survive it? The trial of the God of Sea is perilous. Since you’re so eager to et your ends, perhaps you could aid . Maybe, once I rank among the elite deities, I’ll consider resurrecting you."
"It seems you can’t lay a finger on us here," Lana Mokos retorted to the High Priest.
She then turned her attention away from him, assessing the vast plaza surrounding them.
At the heart of the plaza stood the God of Sea’s effigy.
Encircling the statue were massive stone pillars, their surfaces adorned with carvings mostly depicting ceremonial rituals.
Beyond that, there wasn’t much else.
"How does one comnce the trial of the God of Sea?" Ethan inquired.
For the mont, there was no imdiate threat from the High Priest, granting Ethan ample ti to reflect.
Beyond the statue of the God of Sea, there appeared to be no other structures in sight, hardly resembling a typical trial ground. Just then, the statue began to stir.
From the trident held by the God of Sea, three rays of light emanated, each one penetrating Ethan, Lana Mokos, and the High Priest.
Subsequently, a flow of knowledge surged within Ethan.
[Trial of the God of Sea - One: Comprehend the Power of Rules or vanquish a False Deity.]
[Quest completed!]
[Awarded: the opportunity to train in the Sea God’s Place of ditation.]
"Sea God’s Place of ditation?" Ethan whispered to himself.
His gaze then t Lana Mokos’s startled eyes; it was evident she had experienced the sa revelation.
More information seed to unfold, perhaps in response to Ethan’s query.
[False Deity: Those who once ascended to deity status but later fell from such a pinnacle, still retaining the Power of Rules.]
[Sea God’s Place of ditation: A unique realm conceived by the God of Sea. Within the Place of ditation, one’s consciousness is significantly heightened, making the comprehension of various skills much more accessible.]
"So that’s it." Realization dawned on Ethan.
In the next mont, two rays of light projected from the God of Sea statue, engulfing both Ethan and Lana Mokos.
In an instant, they vanished from the God of Sea plaza.
The High Priest watched it all, his expression unwavering.
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