Chapter 315 The Dragon's Abode
"Is that so? But don't you think it's fairly rude to take control over another's soul without even their permission?" the dragon answered as her voice became a bit more serious.
I looked at Aarick with a questioning face. So. Is this what he was after?
"Apologies, but this was the best method at the moment to talk properly with you. I will let your soul free after I get my share of information," Aarick spoke to the dragon respectfully. Though something felt wrong…
"It's fine," the dragon sighed as she became calm again. Perhaps she had lost too much energy. Her energy changed signature as it started getting condensed more and more at the center, before a bright light formed there.
The light then became more dim as the figure of a girl with dark blue hair appeared in front of us. She wore a white robe as her entire body, including the hair, glowed blue.
"The name is Diaspora," she spoke as she floated above, before she levitated down to the ground and then stepped down. Moving one step at a time, she reached closer to us and then looked at Aarick.
"You can use my soul and my powers if you wish to."
She spoke as she closed her eyes, waiting for Aarick to respond.
"What can I do for you in return?" Aarick asked with a slightly humble smile, making Diaspora relieved for a moment before she returned to her previous demeanor. Her eyes glinted red a little as she explained,
"I want you to kill a couple of people. 7 in number. That is all I ask of you. You can use my powers if you want to. It should help you reach new heights and raise your cultivation. That way you will get in a range of power that should make impossible possible."
"That's kind of far-fetched, isn't it? We don't even know whom we are going to fight against," I chimed in.
Though all I got was a disgusted look on that dragon girl's face as she spoke," esteemed one. May I kill your slave? How dare he speak in the presence of two divine beings?"
A smile formed on my face as I answered," why don't we try?"
Aarick then shook his head as he spoke," don't think much of it."
Though I wonder if he was speaking to me or her? She clearly thought it was her, so she 'humphed' a little before turning back to Aarick as she added,
"So. Will you accept my proposal?"
"Sure. But for now, hold on to your soul. We do need a guide to go deeper into the lair," he added as he looked at Diaspora, making her blush a little before she nodded and then answered,
"As you wish."
Aarick looked back at me as he winked and smiled while keeping his index finger on his lips. I could only shake my head with a sigh as I followed behind him.
Time flew by as we kept walking at a steady pace before we finally reached the place, which was… relatively nice. I saw a bunch of islands and a vast sea covering the entire area. While the scenery was itself simple, something about the area seemed quite different from the normal islands.
'They are alive, aren't they?' I thought as I looked at the islands and the seas, the clouds and the sky. All of them seemed to carry some form of life energy in them.
"If you want to go to the center of the island, you need to cross the barriers and traps laid down by the Royal King of Dragons. I apologize but you have to cross this path on your own," Diaspora spoke as she looked at Aarick with a slightly sad look.
"Is that so?" Aarick, however, was quite calm as he moved towards Diaspora, took her in arms, before turning to me,"Wanna race?"
The smirk on his face was quite annoying as he spoke,"the last one to reach is a loser," hurriedly as he jumped towards the central island quite far from here. His eyes gleamed as he saw the barrier forming in front of him.
"Weak!" he shouted as he broke down the barrier with his bare body. Diaspora's eyes widened as she looked at Aarick with more than just an amazed face.
A number of traps triggered, and several barriers formed. Half of which were broken, the others were bypassed skillfully as Aarick enjoyed the entire process.
And just before he was about to land on the island at the center,
[Warp!]
I landed first.
"Hey! That's cheating!" Aarick shouted as he looked at me with a rather annoyed face. As for Diaspora, she looked at me with a surprised face as much as she did when Aarick was breaking the barriers.
"It wasn't against the rules," I smirked back at him, making him grind his teeth as he looked at me with a fierce look. He then added," it's not over yet. Just you wait. We will have another competition and only the result will matter!"
Tsk! Such a kid.
I saw Diaspora looking at me with a strange look as she calmed down before speaking in a rather haughty tone," you sure do have some tricks up your sleeve. To serve under such a strong master, I guess one must have at least some ability."
'Is she trying to tick me off on purpose?' I looked at her, confused. Were those words even necessary?
"Hehe. You have no idea. Don't worry, I will show you how messed up this nebula is," Aarick spoke before he got his composure back as well. He then moved towards that center of this island while continuing,
"But for now. Let's meet the caretaker of this place, shall we?"
Diaspora nodded as she moved behind Aarick while I looked around the place. My eyes traced the ends of this place while I pondered a little about the method of creation of this place. Would it be possible for me to create a domain of my own too?
"Well… let's solve that problem later," I mumbled before following behind Aarick. I guess the Ancient Dragon of Lies and Truth is at the center of this island.
At least that was what I thought before we reached the place.
"It's… empty?" Diaspora spoke as she looked around in a frantic manner. Her eyes were trying to search for something, probably the ancient dragon, while she hurried around.
"No… no… it can't be…" I could see her face becoming more and more worried as she looked around, searched around, trying to find the trace of the ancient dragon.
"Pity," Aarick mumbled as he looked at Diaspora, almost going insane with the shock. Turning his eyes to me, Aarick explained,
"Seems like the person for whom Diaspora was ready to sacrifice her soul for, was a coward who ran away. She was protecting an empty hall for heaven knows how long."
Hearing Aarick's words, Diaspora's final thread of hope broke as she fell to the ground. She looked at us with a rather complex expression, as she still was having a hard time believing it.
"Is that so?" I mumbled before looking at the quest again.
[New Quest: Clear the lair of the Dragon of Lies and Truth!]
[Description: The lair of Dragon of Lies and Truth had been abandoned for over a couple of millennials. The Dragon in itself is dead, but its soul lingers around powering the dungeon's beings all over the lair.
Objectives:
-Find the Dragon's abode. [Completed]
-Find the hidden pieces of its soul.
-Purify all the beings in the abode.
-Kill any unwanted energy beings.
Rewards:
+5 Skill Points
+5 Stat Points
+2 Skill Mastery Points
+Key to the Dungeon of Lies and Truth
Time Limit: 65 Years 8 Months 4 Days
Penalty:
-The miasma will consume you!]
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