Aldebaran was not surprised, he gave an understanding nod and smiled.
“A noble conviction. In that case, this ancient one may be able to help you understand more about your abilities. However, to understand your abilities you have to first know more about yourself and your origin”.
Simon who was listening from the sides, couldn’t help but furrow his brows at those words. ‘Wasn’t Cecilia born in the village of the Forest Spring Spirits? What does he an by her origin?’. Does the Ancient Titan Treant know sothing about Cecilia that even her parents and clan did not?
Fennel who had similar thoughts running in his mind asked for clarity “Lord Alder, Cecilia is from our clan and the daughter of our patriarch. From the mont she was born, she was living inside the village and had never stepped out. All along, she was living with us. Although she was born with features that differentiated her from the average people of our clan, she is a mber of our Forest Spring Spirit clan through and through”.
“Hahaha, you have misunderstood Fennel. I’m not saying that she is not a mber of your clan. I’m simply telling her of her origins before being born in your clan. Her current self is indeed the daughter of your patriarch and a mber of the Forest Spring Spirits.
“But do you really think it is so easy for a Forest Spring Royal Spirit to be born in your clan? A Forest Spring Royal Spirit is born from the purest essence of the nature and the wishes of the world. An existence that is considered extrely rare and sacred.” Aldebaran explained.
Simon narrowed his eyes, he was now sure of his conjecture. Aldebaran definitely knew more about Cecilia than even her parents and her clansn.
Fennel was speechless, although he was a little sceptic, he didn’t dare to question the Ancient Titan Treant, an existence that lived since the ancient tis. There was no reason for an existence like him to lie to them. Not to ntion he was also their benefactor who had sheltered them saved them from their calamity.
Aldebaran looked into the starry sky and sighed. mories from back then flashed in his eyes as he decided to drop a bombshell.
“She is the reincarnation of one of the Eight Emissaries that used to once serve the Primordial Demon of Pride, Lord Samael”.
Those words struck like thunder to all those who were listening. Who was the primordial demon of pride? He was one of the demons that lived during the ancient tis and a pinnacle powerhouse of this world. One could imagine what kind of storms those words brewed inside the hearts of the three listeners.
Simon widened his eyes to their limit in surprise, but what made him more shocked was the statent that Cecilia was one of the Eight Emmisaries that used to serve the primordial demon of pride at that ti.
It wasn’t only him, even Cecilia herself was stunned. She was the reincarnation of soone? Then why didn’t she have any mories of that then? Thoughts such as that ran through her head as she tilted her head and frowned intensely. Her pondering face was extrely adorable.
Aldebaran saw the confusion in everyone’s face and said “It is natural for all of you to be sceptic about it. Nonetheless, it is the truth. I cannot be any more certain about it; after all, I Aldebaran was her loyal servant serving the sa master at that ti”.
He dropped another bomb casually and every listener was stupefied by it. What did his words an? He just confird that he too was one of the subordinates of the primordial demon of pride and a loyal servant of Cecilia of that ti.
“During the ancient tis, that is approximately more than 13,000 years ago, the Forest Spring Spirit race was freely hunted by the other races all over the world. Needless to say, it was because of their spirit orb that had endless allure to those looking to strengthen themselves and purify their bloodline”.
“It was a dark age for them but that was until lord Samael decided to save and bring them under his wing. His powers were so great that every inhabitant of this world had to recognise and fear. He beca the protective umbrella for the Forest Spring Spirit and many other endangered clans.” his voice had an unconcealed pride whenever he talked about Samael.
“I was just an ordinary treant at that ti, weak and insentient, unworthy of even catching a glimpse of our lord. However, it all changed when lord Samael summoned her” Aldebaran pointed at Cecilia who was curiously listening to him recounting the events from back then.
He narrated “After she was summoned she quickly beca one of the pillars supporting our lord. Though she had no combat potential, her abilities in itself were heaven-defying. Her radiance at that ti was truly brilliant.
“Under her care, many of the races that were deeply connected to the natural energy started breaking through the constraints placed on them by the world because of their impure bloodline. I was fortunate enough to be one of them. Your Forest Spring Spirit race and our treant race were so of the few who served her at that ti. It was also during that ti that our race and yours beca friends. Since your race was crucial to the sustenance of the dungeon but had no combat capabilities, she made us Ancient Treants your guardians with the duty to protect you with our lives. Although none of them are alive now, as long as I am alive, I will never let this bond that she had created be broken”.
Simon contemplated as his gaze swept towards Cecilia. Deep astonishnt and shock could be seen flashing in his eyes. He finally understood why Irene was so shocked and protective towards Cecilia when she saw her for the first ti.
Her abilities were already so shocking nonetheless, it was just the tip of the iceberg. No wonder her awakened abilities at that ti were able to raise soone on the level of Aldebaran from just an ordinary treant.
The Ancient Titan Treant in front of him was so powerful that everything that the Analysis told about him was shrouded in question marks. Simon was not even able to catch a glimpse of his power with Analysis.
That alone told him that the difference in their level was too vast for the Analysis to even work.
At this mont, Cecilia raised her hand and asked a question “Are you saying that I was alive 13,000 years ago? Then why don’t I have any mories or recollection of any of that ever happening?”.
Aldebaran couldn’t help but laugh at her cute actions before replying “It is natural that you have no recollection of it. Your mories have been locked along with your powers and because of that you cant harness your abilities”.
“But it is not like your powers are permanently gone, as long as your abilities start unlocking, so will your mories”.
Cecilia’s power was already starting to manifest and if what Aldebaran said was true, then it wouldn’t be long before she would be able to recall her mories.
Simon was conflicted, he didn’t want the current personality of Cecilia to change and at the sa ti, he couldn’t just deny her of her growth. He could only hope that even after recalling her past mories, Cecilia would still remain the sa little girl that he was used to.
There were still many questions about the story of Aldebaran that made Simon sceptical like… if the primordial demon of pride was so powerful then how did he die? What happened to the other Seven Emmisaries and how did Cecilia reincarnate to the current tiline? there were many questions; however, it seed that Aldebaran didn’t want to reveal much information in that regard.
Simon did have one of his doubts concerning the relationship between the Ancient Treants and Forest Spring Sprit race cleared. He had speculated many ideas about their connection but who would have guessed that they were allies who served under the sa master during the ancient tis. The Ancient Treants were the guardians of the ancestors of the Forest Spring Spirits.
Cecilia who had a frown stitched to her face all this ti, seed unconvinced and voiced out “I’m , I don’t know who Lord Alder is talking about but I’m Cecilia now. the daughter of the patriarch of the Forest Spring Spirit clan”.
Aldebaran helplessly shook his head and chose not to argue with her “Whether or not it is truth, you will have your answers with ti. Regardless, you can just call Alder. You need not address this servant of yours with lord”.
After beholding the figure of Cecilia, his eyes beca lancholic and he muttered in a voice that only he could hear “Back then lord Samael self-destructed the existential core of the fragnt of pride to cast the Space-Ti magic on the Eight of them before disappearing forever from this world”.
“During the ancient tis, lord Samael had the highest assimilation rate with the fragnt of pride compared to any other demon lords and their fragnts. The other fragnts have chosen different owners over this period ti. But the fragnt of pride was the only one which had disappeared along with sir Samael never to appear in this world again”.
Simon and others could not hear what he was muttering but they knew that if it was sothing that they should hear, he would have told them and if it’s not, then Aldebaran wouldn’t tell them even if they asked.
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