Chapter 28 : Power from the Origin
Although she said she would take Lonis to obtain power, Elucia merely led her around the temple in a circle.
There were many fire braziers in the temple, and Elucia used her phone to light them all... Under the illumination of the firelight, the orb at the center of the temple became increasingly bright.
"Mm, the power of the Flame Abyss has recovered quite a bit in these 100 years? But... because no one has been maintaining it, many impurities have mixed in."
Looking at the red orb in the center, Elucia's gaze became unusually serious:
"Fortunately, I still remember how to purify it. Mm... just like this, done!"
Lonis had no idea what Elucia was doing.
But under the black-haired little loli's tinkering, that red orb underwent earth-shaking changes!
Originally it was solid, with a uniform surface material that looked unchanged.
However, after Elucia activated it, this red orb slowly disassembled—it didn't disappear, but like a thousand-layer cake, it separated into many different layers.
Each layer's surface was hollow, covered with all kinds of strange and wonderful patterns.
From outside to inside, the spherical layers stacked upon each other, with bright light penetrating from the hollow spaces from inside out... It looked like the incredibly complex interior of a clock face, leaving Lonis dumbfounded at first glance.
Elucia acted as if this was nothing unusual, simply beckoning Lonis over:
"Lonis, come here quickly."
"Eh?"
"Put your hand on it."
"Wah ah, Master Elucia! I'm afraid of getting burned, I don't want to do this!"
Lonis was about to cry. Her tolerance was only at the level of wax dripping... Higher levels of torment would only make her feel pain, with absolutely no pleasure at all.
But Elucia looked "disappointed in her failure to meet expectations" and said fiercely: "You fool, is your brain rusted? The Flame Abyss is already activated now, it's not hot at all."
"Eh?"
"Hurry up."
"Oh..."
Hearing it wasn't hot, Lonis quickly pressed her hand against it... Sure enough, the "disassembled" fireball was like a large illumination lamp—not only was it not hot, but it made Lonis feel warm.
"Do you see anything?"
"Something... isn't there just the fireball in front of me?"
"I'll say it again, this isn't called a fireball, it's called the Flame Abyss. Stupid maid, do you want me to kick your butt?"
"Wah ah, sorry!"
"Close your eyes, empty your mind, quickly!"
"Wuu..."
Although somewhat reluctant, Lonis still closed her eyes.
And immediately after,
A scene she had never seen before appeared before her eyes.
......
......
This is, fire.
It is also the origin of civilization, the beginning of everything.
This is the fire of hope that Prometheus stole from the gods' dwelling and passed down to humanity.
It was born to represent passion,
To represent the warmth of life.
No matter how many times you try, please don't give up,
No matter how long you wait, please don't become discouraged,
Your unwavering courage has already been seen by me.
Therefore,
I, representing the maiden goddess of the crimson fire lotus that symbolizes the beginning,
Grant you...
The blessing from the Flame Abyss.
......
......
The ethereal voice and images disappeared.
And three things slowly appeared before Lonis.
The first was a crimson gemstone—although it was a solid object, crimson flames burned fiercely inside it, as if lava had been sealed within.
The second was a deep red bead—its structure was extremely intricate, looking like a miniature version of the Flame Abyss.
The third was...
"Wah ah ah!!!!!"
Lonis never expected that a huge war hammer would appear before her eyes.
Not only did it appear, but it immediately crashed down heavily upon her—the massive war hammer looked like it weighed at least a hundred pounds, covered with flame patterns and entirely red in color.
"Elucia, save me! I'm going to be crushed to death by this war hammer."
"If you were crushed to death, why would you still be talking?"
"But..."
Although Lonis wasn't injured by the war hammer, she was pinned to the floor by it and couldn't stand up at all. The poor silver-haired girl cried for help, but Elucia seemed indifferent:
"Hmph, this is the power of the Flame Abyss, the weapon granted to you—the Red Flame Hammer. What's wrong, why don't you grip the war hammer tightly and rebel against me?"
"Eh?"
"Weren't you fantasizing about it just now? Wanting to secretly defeat me and turn the tables to become the master."
"Wuu wuu!"
Lonis froze, only then remembering... Elucia had the ability to sense the emotions of people around her.
Perhaps her little schemes had long been seen through by Elucia.
But even so, Lonis still shamelessly defended herself:
"No, no! My respected Master Elucia, you... you must be mistaken. If I wanted to defeat you, I would have done so while you were sleeping. This proves I absolutely have no bad intentions."
"Hmph, you were afraid of being counter-killed by me. A weak girl who can't even cut through cowhide wanting to defeat me, don't be ridiculous!"
"Wuu..."
"But... considering your steak was quite delicious, I'll forgive you for now~"
Elucia put her hands on her hips and said to the gemstone beside Lonis: "This type of weapon is called a 'Shape-shifting Weapon,' and it can usually be stored in that gemstone."
"Eh?"
"For storage and retrieval, you just need to silently recite an incantation."
......
Under Elucia's guidance, Lonis discovered that the huge hammer had indeed disappeared.
Only the red orb and red gemstone remained on the ground.
"What are these two things for?"
"Heh heh, you don't need to know, because a slave maid's things belong to her master~ Of course, the master's things are still the master's things~"
"Ah?"
"So I'll be taking these... Does Lonis have any objections?"
"Wuu wuu!"
Watching Elucia directly take these two items, Lonis dared to be angry but not speak out.
Life as a slave maid was too miserable.
She had finally obtained what seemed like divine weapons in the temple, but before she could even warm them up, they were taken away by Elucia.
If this person hadn't been the former princess who governed the Flame Abyss.
If this person hadn't saved her several times.
Then even if she had to struggle until her head was bloody, even if her whole body was bound with ropes, she would fight this scheming loli to the death!
"Oh? Lonis, your expression looks very dissatisfied?"
"No, no... no!"
"If not, then massage my shoulders."
"Eh?"
"Sigh, I ran up and down adjusting the Flame Abyss just now, I'm exhausted."
"Wuu..."
Lonis had no choice but to "lose both herself and her soldiers" and start massaging Elucia~