299 Chapter 299

At the mid-grade of the gold realm Ahika's aura seemed more chaotic than ever. Just by standing there, everyone present found it hard and kept sweating profusely, even the light mage Agus was slightly terrified while Kira, Kuen, and Kin wore a dejected expression on their faces, silently asking the gods why their luck is rotten.

"You chose to side with our enemies… is that it, Ahika?" Since Cyrus stopped speaking due to shock, Derik covered for him.

"I have chosen no sides, that's why I didn't interfere with the war… I didn't stop your commanders from taking Creed or Isabel's life… neither did I stop them from slaying over three hundred thousand people…. I just came here because I believe these two are more useful to the empire alive…. Do you understand?" Ahika explained slowly.

"I will rather have them join my army of the dead that let them live…" Derik's voice turned cold.

"And then what? Let them remain stagnant just like your other gold realm undead? If the bishop Aldora were still alive by now… He would have advanced to the mid-grade of the gold realm by now and probably gone midway in the realm… Don't you understand Derik? Your necromancy ability is not a gift but a curse… It stunts growth… I won't let that happen to these two, especially since their potential and growth rate is exceptionally high… You are not allowed to touch a hair on their head" Ahika sneered.

"I won't have you stand in my way either… Shadow lurker, Aldora, Kalos… Take him down… Kill Francis and Diana!" Derik roared before his voice completely faded alongside his presence.

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That was the last order he could give before the passageway they created crumbled, leaving the three gold realm masters in a terrible condition. They were ghostly pale and they seemed to have lost some weight.

"I hope you are okay with our decision to end Francis and Diana" Derik shot Kaido a glance, wondering what was on the kid's mind.

Kaido and Diana have always had a long history together and are considered good friends. They have known each other since they were created by the various cosmic spirits and bound together by their creators. Even though Kaido was silent throughout the event, Derik could feel his negative emotions, pain, and anguish.

Unfortunately, the other two weren't so lucky. Derik and Cyrus would require to absorb the life force of living beings if they wish to recover so fast and the only beasts they have come across have always been gold realm level masters.

"I knew while I'm away, you all will definitely do something stupid" Demos figure appeared beside the dummy version meant to lead Derik and the rest for the mystical land.

From the look on his face, they could tell Demos was infuriated by their actions and they really didn't know how to face him or explain their actions. It couldn't be helped, the people who believed in were in trouble so they chose to lend them a hand. At that moment, keeping their sect members alive was not something they regretted doing.

"It was necessary…" Cyrus spoke up first.

"We had to do it… We had to keep them safe" Derik added.

"Hehehe… you are standing above the endless seas, filled with gold realm monsters and above… with zero checkpoints where you can rest and replenish your concentration and you chose to all your energy on opening a new gate to your domain just to help a bunch of silver realm warriors and mages in their little struggle?" Demos cold voice made them feel insecure.

"Those silver realm mages and warriors are our people…. We brought them under our wings and trained them… we have led them to the right path, our path for a while now and we have a place in their hearts… we can't abandon them at the time of their need! We just can't" Cyrus roared in defiance.

"He is right… we are their god, saviors, and the ones they look up to… what kind of people will we become if we can't keep them safe at a time like this…. They are only suffering this much because we made so many enemies… the empire wants to bring them down because of us… we can't have that… I won't have that… even if I can turn back the hands of time… I definitely will do the same thing again" Derik took a step forward as he spoke.

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"Good… very good… You all want to play god? then I will have you understand why the role of a god is more of a burden than a gift…. Have you ever asked yourselves why gods let calamity happen and watch their creations get slaughtered, yet they don't lift a finger… Do you think its because they don't care? They are just saving their strength for greater calamities to come…. Don't be delusional boys! There are some things that must be ignored… for every action, there must be a reaction… You may have saved your people but what about yourselves… do you have the strength to continue this journey…. You claim to have done this to save your people but all I can see are the saviors of this world choosing to save a few and abandoning the rest! Sometimes you have to let the few die to save the many" Demos rebuked.