No one objected despite the glaring fact that the person least affected by the punishnt is the immortal link. The immortal link has no need for connections so in a way, the child of the plane is punishing only 8 of them. They know that immortal links are always favored by generations of the child of the plane so they aren't going to ask why the immortal link isn't getting punished.
Also, asking won't really be a good idea for them right now. They are already in big trouble. There's no need to dig their grave by questioning the child of the plane's decision. The child of the plane's voice was calm and he seed to be open to questioning. But questioning him in front of all these titans and Sovereigns of law is just a one-way ticket to death, or worse.
They all kept quiet even though their power and authority in the plane is all coming to an end. The one most affected of them is the attack paragon. He has an army of Vipers that he has managed to boost to the level of paragons which makes him the strongest of the 9 of them. To lose his connections is to lose his entire life's work. It is hundreds of thousands of years worth of ti and resources going down the drain.
"That's good." The child of the plane nodded when no one objected or asked any stupid questions.
He said to them, "Now give up your connections."
The eight of them felt a tug on their connections. They could resist and refuse but the child of the plane just has to kill them to remove their connections. So it is a choice between their lives and their connections.
They all gave up their connections. They can always start again on the plane or take a small group of Vipers to another plane and start there. On the other hand, they won't be able to do any of that if they die. Of course, the immortal link didn't give up anything. The thought of that made their pain feel worse.
They made the wise choice but they felt the pain of having their connections removed from them. The threads bonded to their existence and that empower them were severed from them. It is sothing that should only happen when they die but they have to live through the pain just because they were the best among their equals and were given the privilege to represent their plane.
"You are dismissed."
The child of the plane ordered them to leave while he spoke with the various powerhouses that ca to watch the event. The paragons bowed wordlessly and left. The attack paragon rushed out and made his way toward the portal of the plane imdiately. He is a paragon but he is weak and extrely defenseless right now. There are normal vipers that will very much like to kill him.
Any normal viper that is at least a transcendent can take the heart of a paragon as long as they kill one. That is, a normal Viper can beco a paragon as long as they are transcendent and kill another paragon. So he is a pri target right now and he will like to escape the fate of becoming the target of a hunt. Then there are the other paragons that he has offended and bullied over the years with his army. Now is a good ti for vengeance since he doesn't have any power to resist.
anwhile, The Two World Gods.
The competition has ended. The two co-administrators are having a nice chat within the world fragnt that they used to monitor the competition.
"So you won." The serpentine world god said through gritted teeth.
"It would seem so. I still can't believe it. This is so unexpected. I am so surprised. You said you would win. You were so sure of it. I would never..."
The disgruntled serpentine world god interrupted the tirade of the sage. "Yes, yes, spare the mockery."
The sage looked at him with pure innocent white eyes and said, "That's not mockery. I haven't even started yet. It is just slight teasing."
His co-administrator didn't believe him. The serpentine world god huffed and glared at him with naked hostility. So the first sage gave up on the mocking.I think you should take a look at
He said, "Fine. I won. Give my due."
His request made the serpentine world god deflate. His righteous anger and indignation bled out of him instantly. Mockery or not, he has to pay the sage since he lost the bet. He began racking his brain for an alternative that will let him off of paying his debts. The sage rolled his eyes at the sight. This is sothing that has happened every ti after the serpentine world God loses a bet.
'This guy has a serious gambling addiction.' the sage thought to himself in amusent.
The serpentine world God finally thought of sothing to escape his debt. "How about this? Let's..."
The sage interrupted him quickly. "Don't bother with anything else. I am not interested at all. Give what you owe ."
"But..."
"No buts."
"Hear out."
"Give my money."
"You will like this. We.."
"No more bets."
He tried to offer an alternative but the sage remained obstinate.
"How about I give you sothing else?" He asked the sage hopefully.
The sage smiled. His smile was like that of a vicious shark's. It was all teeth and it promised violence. The serpentine felt an ominous sensation when he saw the smile. He knew then that the sage won't let go once it gets a hold of him. And that the sage has in fact, gotten a hold of him. Why else would he feel as if sothing bad is about to happen?
The sage started slowly. "I could do that. I could ask for sothing else."
His calm voice did the opposite in calming the debtor. That ominous sensation crept to every part of the serpentine world god's body.
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