Chapter 1684 The Alliance

Chapter 1684 The Alliance

There was a quiet welcome at home. Surprisingly, no one made a fuss even though he'd been away for fifty years.

Even Sia just hugged him for a while before entering the room for practice.

Enigma seemed hesitant, as if she wanted to say something. But in the end, she just kissed him, a bit too strongly and left to the sea of flowers. She too seemed to be working on her path.

He found Isadora not fishing as he expected but quietly meditating at the bottom of a lake.

Her aura was considerably stronger than what it had been earlier. The same could be said for the rest.

Come to think of it, even Sarah was training by mixing the powers of light, time and life.

They did train a lot. But for some reason, Varian felt a sense of disturbance. "No." "Huh?" Isadora opened her eyes, the lake splitting into two. Not a single drop of water on her clothes, she looked at him in surprise before jumping on him.

"Princess." Varian caught her with a chuckle and spun her around.

"How long will I stay a princess?" Isadora snorted and looked down as he held her up in his arms.

The title of 'Princess' and 'Queen' was a point of contention between Isadora and Sarah. It led to little fights that Varian wisely stayed away from most of the time. "You're the princess forever, always young and cheerful."

"So you mean the Queen is going to be old?" Isadora smirked, a glint in her eyes.

"..." Varian raised his hand and slapped her butt.

"Hey!" "If you only stopped being so childish! Even Primula is not like this. Speaking of," Varian tilted his head and scanned the world. A frown formed on his brows as he asked. "Where is Primula? Aurora too. They didn't go around running, did they?"

Isadora's shoulders shook and she collapsed into Varian's arms. Clutching his shirt, she shed hot tears that wet his chest. "Rank 2...it's a rank 2! I can't beat a rank 2! I can't save Primula! I can't save Aurora! I...I...hate myself!"

Varian gritted his teeth, fists clenching as he hugged her tight. His eyes turned red and his breathing grew ragged.

He was so close to getting outside and destroying every divine ranker he came across.

But no. It wouldn't change things. The experience in Elysium taught him that blind persistence wasn't enough. He needed to know more.

Splash!

Plunging into the cool lake water, Varian calmed his head.

"I'll go out and check."

"No." Sia appeared from the woods, gripping his hand. "Sia," Varian said in a patient but strong tone. "I'm just going to check. I will hide my presence as much as possible. Trust me, I'd rather not go out if I had a choice."

"No, Varian." Sia's voice was desperate and her grip grew tighter. "It's dangerous outside. Too dangerous for you of all people! They'll come after you! For the slivers!"

Varian frowned. Except for the God Emperor, there's no one could do such a thing. So, why did Sia use 'they'? Which bunch had enough courage to against the will of the alliance's rulers?

"Who are they?" He asked. "The new rulers of the confederation."

"Huh?" Varian blinked, tilting his head.

Confederation? What was that?

Sia opened her mouth, realizing he didn't know what's common knowledge outside. Pursing her lips, she said in a bitter tone. "The rulers vanished after that day. Everyone says they died. The alliance was soon split by the strong divine rankers. The only reason it stays is Jai Empire. But a faction among them wants to conquer the Empire. They might really do it. Once that happens, the confederation will collapse from infighting.

The alliance...no longer exists."