A middle-aged man was sitting alone in a large cave . He had a flame in front of him and was roasting a rabbit . The scent of cooked meat lingered in the cave .
"Aren't you bored with this, Desvidia?" A handsome young man appeared next to the flame .
"It's not my fault that you lost your ability to taste and smell," Desvidia said . "But I do pity you . "
"What's the difference? Don't tell me you still have an appetite . "
"Only animals eat to quell their hunger, Morgan," Desvidia said, shaking his head . "I enjoy the process of making it, the process of eating . I enjoy the taste . Brings me back to the old days . Once in a while, I need to remind myself what warmth and comfort mean . "
"You're starting to sound like Golman," Morgan said with a laugh . "Why are you doing this yourself?"
Desvidia pursed his lips . The mind magic Anfey released during their fight was so powerful that it cut off all the links he had to the skeleton army . He couldn't bring the skeletons with him when he fled the city .
"What happened?" Morgan asked, concerned . He could tell there was something bothering Desvidia .
"Do you believe there's someone who can use all the magic?"
"No," Morgan said, shaking his head .
"I didn't think so, either," Desvidia said, "until I met him . "
"But that's impossible," Morgan argued .
"I saw it with my own eyes," Desvidia said . "His control of the elements is incredible . "
"Who are you talking about?"
"Anfey . "
"You went to White Mountain City?" Morgan asked, his eyes wide in shock . "Are you mad?"
Desvidia did not say anything . His eyes did not move away from the fire .
"I heard that Baery had brought Shawn, Dalmatian, Steger, and Ernest to the city," Morgan said . "Scarlet had the three Grand Knights, Jerrick's force, Manstuly and the elves . Ellisen Empire has a foot in this as well . " Morgan paused, looking at Desvidia sternly . "Haven't you heard what master said? No matter who wins this, there will be considerable damage to all sides . We need to weaken them enough so they can do nothing about the Throne of Bones . If we disrupt this…none of us can protect you . "
"I'm not trying to do anything," Desvidia said with a shrug . "I'm just curious . I wanted to see if the rumors were true . "
"You just wanted to see," Morgan said mockingly . "You wanted to see so badly you lost your skeletons . "
"It's not my fault," Desvidia argued . "I wanted to teach them a lesson . "
"And you got a lesson instead," Morgan said, shaking his head .
"Don't just talk about me!" Desvidia said angrily . "You didn't find Golman yet, did you? Everyone knows what has happened except for master . If master finds out, can you imagine what will happen?"
Morgan lowered his head . After a few moments of silence, he sighed and sat down next to Desvidia . "You think master doesn't know?"
"You mean…" Desvidia's eyes widened . "Then you…" They might argue and fight, but the two of them had been together for hundreds of years . Desvidia was worried for Morgan because of their deep friendship .
"Master won't do anything," Morgan said . He waved his hand and set up a magic barrier to make sure no one was eavesdropping . "I'm sad because of that . "
"You're sad that you didn't get punished," Desvidia said drily .
Morgan nodded . "I think master must have been furious . The worst the punishment, the happier I would be . " Morgan sighed . He picked up a stick and poked the fire . "Do you know what it means if master pretends nothing had happened?"
"What does it mean?"
Morgan bit his lip . "I guess there's no use keeping this from you," he said . "Before Golman left, he came to me . He said if I let him go and master punished me, he would immediately come back . If master pretends nothing happens, then…"
"Then what?"
"Then that means Golman was right . Master was worried that we think he was furious and he took care of everything . "
"That means… Golman's right?"
"You know the Land of Repose? Golman had been spying on that place . That is a place of death . New lives will be born from those bones and, like the creatures we have, they will fight and kill until only the most powerful remains . After a few generations, those creatures will become very, very powerful until they gain the most power . The most powerful creature will absorb all lives there and fall asleep again . Then the cycle will repeat . " Morgan paused . "There is no repose in the Land of Repose . Do you want this place to become another Land of Repose?"
"If this becomes the Land of Repose…" Desvidia shuddered . "Master must be that hidden creature . He has repeated this cycle until he becomes more powerful than anything else this the world . More powerful than gods . Then he invades other worlds and creates more Lands of Repose . "
"What are gods, Desvidia?" Morgan asked, shaking his head . "The power of gods derives from their believers . Will they ever invade other worlds?"
"Maybe our world was once invaded by such gods . "
The two of them fell silent . After a few moments, Desvidia said, "Maybe we shouldn't keep building the throne . "
"No," Morgan said, shaking his head . "Master isn't a patient person, Desvidia . Golman's betrayal is already too much . "
"But what can we do?" Desvidia asked . "I wish Golman was here . "
"I've already asked him," Morgan said . "He said we should wait . Wait for change . Wait for fate to make a decision . "
"Fate?" Desvidia repeated . "I don't believe in fate . If I did, I would never have become a necromancer . I would rather die than be absorbed by some strange creature . "
"That goes for all of us," Morgan said . "Can Anfey really use all types of magic?"
"You can go see for yourself," Desvidia said with a shrug .
"You mean there really is Sacred Inheritance?"
"Of course," Desvidia said . "There were so many of them in the past . "
"That was so long ago," Morgan said . "Power in this world is sealed away . There will be no Sacred Inheritance if that seal is still there . Master is the only one . "
"There will be a second one . You and I both know this . "
"No," Morgan said . "Master had already achieved Sacred Inheritance before he died, or else he wouldn't have been able to fight against the seal, either . If someone can achieve Sacred Inheritance with the seal in place, how powerful will he be once the seal is removed?"
Desvidia sighed . "I don't know," he said .
"You got me interested now," Morgan said . "But we must wait . We are not powerful enough to defy master . We must be patient and wait . "
A middle-aged man was sitting alone in a large cave . He had a flame in front of him and was roasting a rabbit . The scent of cooked meat lingered in the cave
Aren't you bored with this, Desvidia? A handsome young man appeared next to the flame
It's not my fault that you lost your ability to taste and smell, Desvidia said . But I do pity you . .
What's the difference? Don't tell me you still have an appetite . .
Only animals eat to quell their hunger, Morgan, Desvidia said, shaking his head . I enjoy the process of making it, the process of eating . I enjoy the taste . Brings me back to the old days . Once in a while, I need to remind myself what warmth and comfort mean . .
You're starting to sound like Golman, Morgan said with a laugh . Why are you doing this yourself?.
Desvidia pursed his lips . The mind magic Anfey released during their fight was so powerful that it cut off all the links he had to the skeleton army . He couldn't bring the skeletons with him when he fled the city
What happened? Morgan asked, concerned . He could tell there was something bothering Desvidia
Do you believe there's someone who can use all the magic?.
No, Morgan said, shaking his head
I didn't think so, either, Desvidia said, until I met him . .
But that's impossible, Morgan argued
I saw it with my own eyes, Desvidia said . His control of the elements is incredible . .
Who are you talking about?.
Anfey . .
You went to White Mountain City? Morgan asked, his eyes wide in shock . Are you mad?.
Desvidia did not say anything . His eyes did not move away from the fire
I heard that Baery had brought Shawn, Dalmatian, Steger, and Ernest to the city, Morgan said . Scarlet had the three Grand Knights, Jerrick's force, Manstuly and the elves . Ellisen Empire has a foot in this as well . Morgan paused, looking at Desvidia sternly . Haven't you heard what master said? No matter who wins this, there will be considerable damage to all sides . We need to weaken them enough so they can do nothing about the Throne of Bones . If we disrupt this…none of us can protect you . .
I'm not trying to do anything, Desvidia said with a shrug . I'm just curious . I wanted to see if the rumors were true . .
You just wanted to see, Morgan said mockingly . You wanted to see so badly you lost your skeletons . .
It's not my fault, Desvidia argued . I wanted to teach them a lesson . .
And you got a lesson instead, Morgan said, shaking his head
Don't just talk about me! Desvidia said angrily . You didn't find Golman yet, did you? Everyone knows what has happened except for master . If master finds out, can you imagine what will happen?.
Morgan lowered his head . After a few moments of silence, he sighed and sat down next to Desvidia . You think master doesn't know?.
You mean… Desvidia's eyes widened . Then you… They might argue and fight, but the two of them had been together for hundreds of years . Desvidia was worried for Morgan because of their deep friendship
Master won't do anything, Morgan said . He waved his hand and set up a magic barrier to make sure no one was eavesdropping . I'm sad because of that . .
You're sad that you didn't get punished, Desvidia said drily
Morgan nodded . I think master must have been furious . The worst the punishment, the happier I would be . Morgan sighed . He picked up a stick and poked the fire . Do you know what it means if master pretends nothing had happened?.
What does it mean?.
Morgan bit his lip . I guess there's no use keeping this from you, he said . Before Golman left, he came to me . He said if I let him go and master punished me, he would immediately come back . If master pretends nothing happens, then….
Then what?.
Then that means Golman was right . Master was worried that we think he was furious and he took care of everything . .
That means… Golman's right?.
You know the Land of Repose? Golman had been spying on that place . That is a place of death . New lives will be born from those bones and, like the creatures we have, they will fight and kill until only the most powerful remains . After a few generations, those creatures will become very, very powerful until they gain the most power . The most powerful creature will absorb all lives there and fall asleep again . Then the cycle will repeat . Morgan paused . There is no repose in the Land of Repose . Do you want this place to become another Land of Repose?.
If this becomes the Land of Repose… Desvidia shuddered . Master must be that hidden creature . He has repeated this cycle until he becomes more powerful than anything else this the world . More powerful than gods . Then he invades other worlds and creates more Lands of Repose . .
What are gods, Desvidia? Morgan asked, shaking his head . The power of gods derives from their believers . Will they ever invade other worlds?.
Maybe our world was once invaded by such gods . .
The two of them fell silent . After a few moments, Desvidia said, Maybe we shouldn't keep building the throne . .
No, Morgan said, shaking his head . Master isn't a patient person, Desvidia . Golman's betrayal is already too much . .
But what can we do? Desvidia asked . I wish Golman was here . .
I've already asked him, Morgan said . He said we should wait . Wait for change . Wait for fate to make a decision . .
Fate? Desvidia repeated . I don't believe in fate . If I did, I would never have become a necromancer . I would rather die than be absorbed by some strange creature . .
That goes for all of us, Morgan said . Can Anfey really use all types of magic?.
You can go see for yourself, Desvidia said with a shrug
You mean there really is Sacred Inheritance?.
Of course, Desvidia said . There were so many of them in the past . .
That was so long ago, Morgan said . Power in this world is sealed away . There will be no Sacred Inheritance if that seal is still there . Master is the only one . .
There will be a second one . You and I both know this . .
No, Morgan said . Master had already achieved Sacred Inheritance before he died, or else he wouldn't have been able to fight against the seal, either . If someone can achieve Sacred Inheritance with the seal in place, how powerful will he be once the seal is removed?.
Desvidia sighed . I don't know, he said
You got me interested now, Morgan said . But we must wait . We are not powerful enough to defy master . We must be patient and wait . .
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