Chapter 247: 9.20

"Elduin, why are you so restless?" Erolith asked. He was sitting on the bed seat while Elduin paced back and forth restlessly. Elduin glanced at his Big Ero and felt ridiculous. No, he thought that his Big Ero was ridiculous here.

"Big Ero, we are literally inside the beastmen's base. Why don't you feel a bit more worried? They can surround and kill us at any moment!" Elduin said. He paused for a moment and strode towards Big Ero. He sat on the sofa with his Big Ero and held Erolith's hand tightly. "Big Ero, if those savage beastmen want to hunt you down, you must run away immediately, okay? I will try to hold them down as much as I can, as long as you are safe…"

Erolith shook his head and released his hands from Elduin's. He flicked Elduin's head. "You are being ridiculous here. Don't you see their faces? They looked scared when they see us."

"That's just a trick!" Elduin insisted. He was convinced that the savage beastmen would come and surround them. Erolith felt something was not right about Elduin. He tried to touch Elduin's heart to check on his purity.

"Hands off!" Elduin slapped Erolith's hand. 

"Ouch!" Erolith winced. "Elduin, what happened to you?"

"I—I'm sorry, Big Ero. I just… I don't know what is inside my head right now…" Elduin confessed. "I feel unsafe here, and I'm scared that you will get hurt, Big Ero…"

Priest Erolith sighed. He patted Elduin's head and put his hand on top of Elduin's eyes. "With the gentle nature of Sacred Tree, shall my majestic king rest and recover from his anxiety. Rest well, my Elven King."

The magic slowly engulfed Elduin, making him drowsy immediately. Elduin was already weak, but he used his remaining strength to hold Erolith's hand. "Big Ero… why?"

"Little Eld, I do not know what lays in front of us. I need to recover the essence of the earth, but I don't want to harm you. Don't worry, if I died in Marduk Lake, you would be teleported instantly to the Sacred Tree in the Elven Kingdom," Erolith explained.

"No, I… I don't want to let you… go…" the magic sucked away Elduin's consciousness yet again. 

"I don't know if I will ever see you again, Little Eld…" Priest Erolith stared at his Little Eld, whom he loved so much. He kissed the Elven King gently before creating a spell that engulfed Elduin's body. "With the protective nature of Sacred Tree, shall the Elven King be safe under her protection. Return to my mother, the Sacred Tree, when I am dead."

***

A shadow formed in front of Erolith and unconscious Elduin. Maroch appeared in front of them with his arm crossed. He looked angry, even though he tried to mask his jealousy. Maroch pinched Priest Erolith's chin and kissed his lips gently. "So you've decided to protect your Little Eld rather than letting him die here?"

Priest Erolith stared at his Little Eld. After he and Urduk played in front of unconscious Elduin last night, Urduk said to him that they needed to have sex in Marduk Lake to retrieve the essence of the earth.

It sounded ridiculous, indeed. But Urduk said that their semen was the sacrifice to obtain the essence of the earth from the god of fertility. 

Erolith didn't want Elduin to see him having sex with Maroch/Urduk to retrieve the essence of the earth. Thus, he did this to Elduin.

If he died because Urduk tricked him, then at least, Elduin would return back to the Elven Kingdom safely.

"You promise not to pull him into this mess. I want to hold to your promise. As long as he doesn't get hurt, and I can retrieve the essence of the earth, anything goes for me." Erolith replied.

"Why are you so worried, anyway? Don't you see that my tribe is scared of the elves?" Maroch said. He pulled Erolith to his embrace and encircled his hand around Erolith's waist. "Do you want me to show you around first? Or you don't want to wait anymore."

"I have a question," Priest Erolith peered suspiciously. "Your tribe… your brother… you said that he died long ago. But he is alive and well now. You said that you are the corrupted beast for centuries, but your tribe seems to recognize you well."

Maroch grinned and pinched Erolith's cheek, "I will make it clear once we meet the village shaman. About me, my village and… our bond."

Priest Erolith was still suspicious, but he said nothing and nodded to agree since the situation was favouring for Maroch.

[Hehe, I can't wait to meet that village shaman, going to Marduk lake and finally let Urduk deflower my virgin chrysanthemum.]

[Pupa: ... I will make sure not to give you this kind of world in the future, what a waste of an epic journey of elven and beast. You fill with smut scenes.]

[Sshhh… as long as the Breakmeter is increasing, right?]

[Pupa:…]

"Now, let's meet the village shaman," Maroch said. They walked out of the room, but before Maroch left the room with Erolith, he glanced at unconscious Elduin. He cancelled the magic that had been planted by Erolith previously, so Elduin would wake up and teleported straight to the Marduk Lake the moment his cock penetrated Erolith's chrysanthemum. 

'I have to make Elduin watch our fornication. His heartbreak will be my win, I will obtain my beautiful Erolith, and I shall rule the world once more.'

'My goal might be to corrupt the world, but I want to have someone by my side the moment I see the world is ruined. I don't want to go through this torture alone… not anymore.'

***

Priest Erolith and Maroch entered a small hut that was supposed to be the village shaman's hut. The strong smell of incense pricked Erolith's nose, but he only showed a small frown. 

The village shaman was an old, brittle beastman. He wore a cloak made out of hays. He sat cross-legged. The moment Maroch and Erolith entered his hut, he looked up and squinted. Soon, he started crying out of sadness and joy. "You… purest elf… Maroch has finally found you…" the village shaman said with his hoarse voice.

Maroch smiled and gently sat down in front of the village shaman. Priest Erolith sat beside Maroch, waiting for the village shaman to do something.

"You said that I need to find the purest elf. I've finally found him. Tell me, what should we do now?" Maroch asked.

The village shaman nodded and started burning some more incense. The smoke from the incense thickened, and the village shaman ordered them. "Close your eyes, and hold hands together. I will show you what happened centuries ago… our extinction."

Erolith and Maroch stared at each other's eyes, then held hands together. They closed their eyes in full focus. More incensed were burned. After enough essence filled the air, Erolith started getting a vision of something… something terrible that he would never do in his life.

But it happened… centuries ago.

[Pupa: Ding! A hidden plot has been triggered! The Elven Race's superiority complex and the Extermination of Filthy Beasts.]