Chapter 753 The Seven Calamities
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The projection indicated all of the continents with Calamities in the World. Showing the Continent where we've had our adventure so far, Midgard.
"In Midgard, the Calamity of Spiders, Arachne, has become your ally, but two other Calamities are soon to emerge from within, one is developing to become the Calamity of Bloodshed, and the other… The Calamity of Fear." Yggdrasil said. "And let's not forget the Calamity of Domination, the Frost Queen."
Then, the continent quickly changed, to another, covered in flames.
"Within Muspelheim, the land of flames and home of the Fire Giants, the Calamity of Destruction is slowly growing stronger, devouring everything on its path…"
And then, another continent was shown, one of eternal cold.
"And inside the Continent of Niflheim, the home of the Ice Giants and Ice Elves, a gigantic egg emerged, within, the young Calamity of Despair is about to hatch."
The next continent emerged, one covered in endless and lustrous verdant life.
"Inside of the Continent of Alfheim, the home of the High Elves and the Beast-kin, the Calamity of Decay is slowly spreading itself, attempting to destroy all life and nature…"
And lastly, the last continent in the list, one covered by mountains, deserts, and rocky valleys.
"And in the Continent of Svartalfheim, home of Dark Elves, Dwarves, and Mountain Giants, the Calamity of Avarice is slowly devouring mountains and growing enormous…"
At the end, it wasn't all continents, but the largest of them all were all being targeted by these powerful Calamities, I guess I've got a better reason to travel around the world, either tame or defeat them to gain more power.
I guess my road map for now is going for the Frost Queen, then look for my brother while at the same time helping Jonathan find his family and rescue both, then do an all-out-attack on the Albraun Kingdom's gathering of Dukes with their beloved King, and lastly, blast the Empire of Light out of the face of this planet.
"I see, I get it now." I nodded. "More importantly, are you going to sponsor me in some ways? Heh…"
"I had expected such greediness." Yggdrasil sighed inwardly, waving Emeraldine's hand as some divine power reached me, items emerged inside of my own inventory.
Ding!
[The Divine Entity [World Tree Yggdrasil] has sponsored you several rewards!]
[You received 1.000.000 System Points.]
[You received [Small World Spirit Tree's Core Fragment (S+++ Grade)] x1!]
[You received [Small World Spirit Tree's Branch (S+++ Grade)] x1!]
[You received [Yggdrasil's Magic Grimoire (S+++ Grade)] x1!]
[All Items have been stored inside your Inventory!]
"I am well aware of your special powers, the System you have, and that Inventory. I've crafted special items that could aid you and your allies in your current endeavors." She said. "I might sponsor you more frequently as long as you move towards the same goals as I have."
"Alright, thanks for your patronage!" I giggled.
"Now, I shall go… I cannot stay within this vessel any longer, or I'll risk weakening myself even further…" She sighed. "I will rest for the moment… Maria, I hope you can accomplish your goals."
FLAAASH!
And like that, Yggdrasil disappeared in a flash, everyone that was watching the scene in utter shock and silence suddenly felt as if they were brought back to reality with me.
"W-What in the world was that?!" Lucifer asked in disbelief.
"T-That Yggdrasil… The big tree?" Asked Partner.
"The Yggdrasil Tree spoke through her…" Hermes said in surprise
"Amazing!" Nyx celebrated. "Cool! Oh, you're a Calamity, Arachne?"
"Nn." Arachne nodded. "Something like that. But I like being mommy's daughter better."
"Hahhh… T-That was tiring…" Emeraldine sighed, resting on her knees.
"Emeraldine! Are you okay?" I ran to her side, quickly helping her stand up. "Should I carry you to bed, dear? Were you conscious in all of that?"
"I am alright, thank you, Maria." Emeraldine smiled. "I was mildly conscious. I let Yggdrasil manifest herself because I knew she needed to say important things. However, I didn't realized until now that the reason Root was also blessed is because I myself cannot contain her powers through such a manifestation, so he was also used, we are technically both her vessels at the same time."
"I-I see… Root, you're doing okay?" I asked, as Root nodded.
"I couldn't be any better, master! Gyuh!" Root said happily. "Don't worry about a single thing about me!"
"O-Oh, okay then!" I giggled a bit. "Now, maybe I should put into use these new materials I acquired off Yggdrasil… I think this one jewel will be really useful. Let's discuss what we heard while having breakfast for now."
Like that, we spent the entire morning discussing what happened and everything, we understood that Yggdrasil had similar intentions than us, and therefore, her alliance was to be expected. Someone so strong backing us up was certainly more reliving.
"To think two complete opposites would become allies with us… Hel the Goddess of Death and Yggdrasil, the World Tree of Life." Emeraldine felt surprised. "I suppose the Gods must really be the worst thing imaginable if those two polar opposites agree on stopping them…"
"They sure are!" Partner said, while eating a sandwich. "We'll beat em up to a pulp! And I'll eat Odin's flesh… I'll make a juicy steak out of his meat! And drink his blood! Bastard!"
"O-Okay Partner calm down a bit, we're all eating here…" I sighed.
"Ahahaha, so lively." Jonathan laughed, feeling rather happy instead of fearful.
"For now, we should quickly plan our next move." Lucifer said. "The faster we get rid of the Frost Queen, the better."
"I agree to that." I nodded. "Well, it should be getting almost done now, right?"
"Lady Maria! It is done! The Barrier is all set-ups!" Suddenly, someone came running to the dinning hall inside the castle.
"Indeed, I can sense it already." I nodded. "Many souls have also been merged with it, as planned…"
FLAAAASH!
Around the entire territory of the Kingdom's walls, a powerful, gigantic magic barrier in the shape of a bubble emerged, almost invisible to the naked eye, it not only contained the power of my Necromancy and Magic, but also the Fragment of Yggdrasil's Core.
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