Chapter 310: The truth
Aren stepped out of the room, and the first thing he saw in the hallway where he stood was a lady in full maid clothes, pale white skin and completely black eyes, no whites at all. Her dark hair was tied into a ponytail.
The moment Aren looked at her, he could tell that she was no human. She stared at him for a few seconds and then gave a bow.
"Good morning," she spoke, her voice very calm and warm. She looked up, same expressionless face, but somehow that face managed to convey the message that she was trustworthy and competent.
"My lord stated that I should come to you the very moment that you awake. I am to be your guide for the meantime. For now, he is off doing something," she explained, her English was impeccable. Aren wasn’t even sure he could speak that fluently himself.
He looked at her for a bit, then finally spoke. "Is your lord Geisha?" he asked.
"Yes, Lord Geisha."
"I see," Aren muttered. He could already make out the image of what happened after he passed out. Geisha brought him here, and as much as he didn’t trust Geisha, at this time it was the best solution.
"You are currently in a castle that belongs to my lord, a long way from the human settlement of the domain." She then turned around. "Please come with me, my lord believed you would want to have this information before anything else."
Aren watched her walk and then followed behind.
"This is the part of the god’s domain that is far from what you know," she started. They walked through the hallway, their footsteps echoing against the wall.
"The domain is known to be nearly endless, and the part where you humans live and carry out trials is nothing but the very surface of the domain, a part of the domain where the influence of the gods and angels is very heavy.
They can command laws, create reality and whatnot on that side of things, and even the most powerful, if you are incapable of actually breaking free from the hold, that is except the Wargod and the architect."
They made it out of the hallway and onto some stairs. She walked down and Aren followed.
"So do you mean the gods do not have full control over every part of the domain?" Aren asked.
"Indeed, that’s what I mean. The domain is vast and filled with beings beyond comprehension, some that would scare even the gods.
The origin gods created the domain at the beginning of time as a meeting place for all forms of existence.
Long after that, the origin gods vanished and their children, the true gods, took control, as well as the new gods which you call gods for short."
They made it down the stairs and then she led him out through a path. There was a back door, and they walked through it right into what was a vast field of flowers and grass, a direct contrast to the destructive character of Geisha.
Aren was really hooked on what she was saying and wanted to hear more, but he also wanted to talk about the fact that right now he was standing before a vast and beautiful land owned by a being of pure destruction.
’Don’t tell me that this will end up being one of the cases where Geisha is actually a soft soul and misunderstood and has his reasons.’
As if she could hear his thoughts, she turned and looked at him.
"My lord is not a good soul if that is what you are thinking because of the sight in front of you. He is chaos and pure destruction, and he is beautiful that way. I would never want anything about him to be changed.
The flowers you see are all used for a specific purpose. These flowers are multiple variations of a flower that pulls soul energy. They are a renewable energy source that powers the barrier and defenses of this castle.
They took over a hundred years to grow and are rare to come by," she took her time to explain.
"You have to be kidding me, so you mean that all these flowers are simply for defense? Either that’s the wildest story I have heard or the biggest lie.
Regardless, I want you to know that I am not an ally of your lord, it’s best to say we are enemies," Aren thought it wise to tell her. He didn’t really care if she attacked, and he wanted to see what information Geisha gave her.
"I know that already. You are simply a vessel that he wants to use to create a stronger version of him. My lord already told me of his plans, and when he is done, he’ll join hands with the abyss and destroy all humanity," she said calmly and then turned around, bending down to pick a flower.
Aren took a deep breath. "I guess we all know where we stand then, but before anything else, tell me more about what you were telling me about the domain." He still wanted to know the full detail.
"The gods had a need. Soul energy is the base form for divine energy. The gods were all born at a certain level of strength, great strength, but not enough strength.
When a threat beyond their scope came, they needed more energy and soldiers, so they decided to start something. They started the trials, a means to gather more soul energy and gather the greatest warriors from each world for the battle that they want to fight." She looked up from the flower after she said that. Despite the fact that she could not see his face, she could tell that Aren was paying full attention to her right now. He wanted to know what was the truth and the real story behind things, the reason that they were fighting and stuck in this forever loop.