While things were moving in the right direction in Cannes, in faraway places on the continent, more specifically, in sacred places, Crhono, Sohei, and Draneg were searching for the necessary elements for the youth dew.
Although they are known as sacred places, they were unprotected. They were considered sacred, as they were the places where several gods died during the war a thousand years ago. Although their bodies were no longer in those places, having died in those places, their blood and divinity were spread, so they had an abundance of power.
This accumulation of energy has caused many plants and minerals to mutate over the centuries, so if there was any place where the materials Andrew needed for the youth dew could be obtained, it was these places.
Although these places have a large amount of accumulated energy, which would serve to strengthen the demigods, none had occupied these places and it was not out of respect for the deceased gods.
The reason is that the concentration is so powerful that even the most powerful demigods in the world would suffer consequences if they stayed in that place for too long. Although, unlike the remnants of the fallen god, the energy in these places was not corrupted, too much pure divine energy could corrupt anyone and cause death.
That is why, demigods only went to these places on a few occasions every certain amount of time. Only Crhono had the ability to stay for long periods of time in these places, but that would make him ascend more quickly and he did not want that.
Although the minerals and plants in these places were precious, they were also difficult to obtain. Even for powerful demigods like Draneg and Sohei, it was dangerous to take them.
That is why, despite being a place of great wealth, few ventured there to search for treasures. Demigods want more than anything to achieve divinity, but they do not want to risk it.
The more powerful and older you are, the more afraid you are of death, at least most demigods are like that. They already see the threshold they must overcome towards divinity, so they prefer not to risk it.
However, now Andrew has given them a safer path, at least to Draneg who is the most desperate, so he is willing to risk entering these places to find what they need.
Although there are no beasts or powerful beings, traps, or other mechanisms that cause them a problem, there are challenges. The intensity of the divine energy has created natural fields of illusion and dangerous areas.
Enduring these challenges is not easy and they must put their lives on the line if they want to obtain what they seek. For Crhono these problems were not difficult, but they still drain his energy, so for the other two, things are more challenging.
They had spent these months, going through these places looking for the elements they needed. They had found other valuable things, but not what they needed. Meanwhile, in a hidden place on the continent, the beast born from the fusion of the leaders of Purgatory due to the fragment of the fallen god was strengthening inside its chrysalis.
A few weeks had passed since the beast was trapped in a cocoon created from its own skin and energy. A series of black tentacles covered its body and only a pulsating red light could be seen.
Around it, there were no signs of life. The vegetation had withered, the animals did not even approach and even the air seemed not to come closer. A realm of death could be said to be this place.
Unfortunately, no one had noticed this place and the beast lay quietly strengthening itself, under no one’s guard. The red light inside the cocoon glowed pulsating like a heart.
With each pulsation, the intensity of the light increased, and an air of death spread. Every minute that passed, the circle of death around the cocoon expanded, and although it only covered a few meters at the moment, it was slowly expanding.
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Thanks to the little consciousness that was in the fragments of the fallen god, when the leaders of Purgatory merged, the corrupt energy they emitted was able to be hidden, so no one could notice them.
Without this, everyone would have realized the danger they were in, but now, the greatest danger after the fallen god was growing stronger, without anyone knowing that it existed. Everyone believed that the leaders of Purgatory hid themselves when they fled and prepared to attack.
No one could imagine that a beast like this could be born, but that is a story for later. On the other hand, Andrew continued training with Biacko for several days. Andrew now controlled his divinity and his control over water had improved considerably, but he still lacked experience.
It is for this reason that Biacko dedicated himself to having simulated battles against Andrew every day for several hours. In each training session, Biacko pushed Andrew harder.
At first, he started with strength equal to Andrew’s, but now he was slightly superior. The idea was for Andrew to train by experiencing an adverse situation and that was why Biacko pushed him like this.
Obviously, he had not won a single battle of all the ones they had, but his movements had become more fluid and inherent. Now he moved by inertia, like an expert fighter.
He still had a lot to improve, but unlike before, when he had to be on guard, even against weaker enemies, he no longer existed. At this moment, unless you had the same strength or superiority, you would not defeat Andrew.
Especially since Andrew now controlled water, and there is nothing in this world that does not have water. Andrew’s control of this element is an almost cheating advantage, so he can face enemies more powerful than him without problems.
Everything seemed to be going according to plan. There were hidden threats, but no one had noticed them, so they were in a time of peace. However, there was one place that was not so peaceful.
This is the headquarters of the Purgatory organization. From the moment the fragments of the fallen god were absorbed by the leaders of Purgatory, this organization has been headless.
The movements of the leaders since then were erratic and because of that, there was some disarray in the organization. Still, as long as the leaders were present, everything flowed somehow.
Unfortunately, the leader’s trip to the country of Rivers a few months ago marked the moment of the disappearance of the heads of the organization. They believed that their leaders went on an important mission, which is relatively true.
The problem lay in the fact that they had not returned. Although fanatics of the fallen god, these members of Purgatory were not loyal to the leaders. They only followed them because they were powerful, and had many plans and connections.
However, now that they had been gone for so long and no news had been heard from them, the members began to panic. It is not that their mission failed, but they were definitely suffering a setback if their leaders were eliminated.
Fortunately, for them, in this organization, there is never a lack of talent. Honestly, no one knew how they had managed to entice so many talents to become fanatics of the fallen god who would bring about the end of the world.
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Between genius and madness, there is only one step they say and Purgatory seems to be the perfect example that confirms this theory. The point is that with the absence of the leaders and with the members losing control, some high-level members stepped forward.
Obviously, no one would accept them as new leaders right off the bat. They might be crazy and fanatic, but they are not stupid and they know that if someone takes over the leadership, it may be for ulterior motives.
It is for this reason that the temporary leaders invented that the leaders who no longer existed had not really lost, but that their mission was still continuing. They even showed proof, which was not known where they had gotten it from.
Then they announced that they would be the interim leaders, until the return of the leaders who were now advancing in an unknown direction. In this way, they managed to convince everyone.
Some had doubts, but the evidence was conclusive, so there was no way to refute it, so they followed the leadership of these interim leaders. The dangerous thing about this organization is that they are all crazy.
Anyone would think that these interim leaders would seek their own benefit using the members and connections of this organization, but as surprising as it may seem, it was not like that.
These guys were just as sick as everyone else. In their heads, there was only reviving the fallen god and they moved with the goal of completing this goal in mind. The only difference from the rest was that they had more knowledge.
These guys were the right and left hands of the previous leaders, so they knew a lot of things that the others didn’t. Among the things they knew was that their bosses had gone to fight and if they hadn’t returned, they were probably dead.
Despite that, they simply took command from their bosses and led the organization towards their goal. Quickly, they began to organize everything and prepare for the upcoming battle.
They know that the dragons have remnants of the fallen god, so their plan is to attack them and steal these remnants. The dragons are powerful, but they have no choice. War is coming and no one had realized it would be so soon.