Chapter 193: How To Destroy The Demon Lord.
"Don't base your beliefs on scrolls whose authors you know nothing about,"
Elias sighed as Givalich said this and Givalich just frowned and folded her hands under her breasts. She couldn't believe that Elias was placing all his faith in a fictional god that he knows nothing about! Givalich didn't believe for a second that Asgorath was real and she didn't think that there was any sense in this plan. But she decided that she would give Elias the benefit of the doubt and find out if what he says makes any sense. So she listened to him as he explained exactly what his plan was.
It seems that Elias has been planning this out for far longer than Givalich thought. Elias was the son of the last dragon slayer king, but he wasn't able to become the king of dragon slayers before the demon lord killed all his people. Elias has been planning out his revenge for almost six hundred years. Givalich didn't really know what sort of person Elias was, but she couldn't help but respect his dedication! Most people would have already given up on revenge in those six hundred years, but Elias held steadfast to his anger without ever deviating from his goal. It was very impressive that he has been doing this for so long and he still hasn't given up!
Elias told Givalich that he found a method for summoning the great Dragon Asgorath when he read a scroll in a dragon archive. The method he found requires both a dragon and a dragon slayer for it to work and that was the reason why he has been searching for her.
Givalich rose a brow. So Elias was only looking for her to achieve his own goal? She scoffed and then leaned back on the bed. She really shouldn't be surprised by the greed of others anymore. Givalich was sure that she would have remained trapped in that volcano for far longer if Elias didn't think he needed her.
Givalich spoke up curiously.
"Are you talking about the Myrrh Scrolls that were stored within the secret libraries on Volcanica?"
Elias' eyes widened and he immediately turned towards Givalich! How the hell did she know about that scroll!?
The Myrrh Scrolls were stored in a secret library in Volcanica and only the king of dragon slayers had any right to even look at the books! She shouldn't even know they existed! Givalich shrugged nonchalantly when she saw Elias' disbelief. She knew that Elias wouldn't know how popular that scroll was, but it was one of the most popular scripts among the dragons. Even though she wasn't even born yet when the scroll was written, she still heard about it.
"That scroll was written a few hundred years before I was born and almost all dragons know about the scroll. No one knows what it contains exactly, but it was a popular rumor among us that someone finally found a way to summon the great dragon. I always wanted to know exactly what was in that stupid scroll Do you have it here?"
Givalich asked Elias this question calmly and Elias thought for a moment before nodding hesitantly. He didn't want to give the scroll to anyone, but he knew that he could trust Givalich with it. He brought it out from his jacket and handed it to her and Givalich unscrolled it and looked through the content.
She was reading for a long time and Elias started to wonder if there was something wrong. There was this strange expression of slight confusion on Givalich's face as she read! Was there a part of the scroll that he missed? Maybe there was something in the scroll that Elias didn't see the first time that he read it. But Elias immediately shook his head to get rid of such stupid thoughts. Do you know how many times I've read that scroll? Every word and sentence is engraved into my mind by now and if they ask me to write all of it blindfolded, I would be able to do it easily!
Elias just waited for Givalich to finish reading through the scroll and when she finally looked back at him again he rose a brow at the confused look in her eyes. Don't tell me she didn't understand it. I know she can read, and she doesn't seem like an idiot that can't understand basic logic. So what the hell is the problem? Elias spoke up while taking the scroll back from her.
"Is there a problem with the scroll?"
"Reality Shift?"
Givalich suddenly spoke up in disbelief and she watched Elias nod in confirmation. This was madness. What Elia was doing has to be the highest level of blind faith that Givalich has ever seen from anyone.
There was another rumor amongst the dragons that used to live in Volcanica that the dragon, Asgorath, had a magic resonance that was capable of rewriting reality and changing anything that has been or will be to his will. It was unbelievable to even think about it because a magic resonance like that would be enough to make anyone into an impossible existence! What's stopping you from calling yourself a god?
But none of them could really prove if this was the true magic resonance of their god or if it was just a story that was fabricated by storytellers to make their folktales look more interesting!
So for Givalich to hear that Elias was basing this mission on that possible fabrication was insane! What would happen if it was fake!? What if the great Dragon didn't have that resonance at all? What would you do then? Hell, what if the great dragon doesn't even exist!?
"I know it seems insane, but I've done my research and I know it is true. There isn't any other way that I can deal with the demon lord once and for all. I aim to use Asgorath's resonance to rewrite reality and make it so that the crowning of new demon lords will never take place again. That way, I can prevent any new demon lord from being summoned from another world. My battle with this demon lord will still happen, but this time, when I kill him, there will not be another one waiting for me in a few hundred years,"
Givalich crossed her arms again and looked outside the window at the side to think. It seems that Elias really put a lot of thought into this mission of his. It would be wrong to simply disregard his plans because I believe that there is only a low possibility of it working. Givalich decided that she would go along with this insane plan for now and see how it goes, but there was still one thing that she needed to figure out from Elias.
"And how do the devils fit into this plan of yours?"
Elias stiffened for a split second once he heard the word 'devils' but he relaxed again so quickly that Givalich almost didn't even catch it! She gave Elias an amused look and shook her head.
"You're a few hundred years too young to try and fool me like this, boy. I've fought against devils before and I've lived with some as well. I know a devil's magic signature when I feel one and the two magic signatures that I can feel coming toward this church are definitely devils. What plans do you have with them?"
"That is none of your concern. I simply need you to keep helping me in my mission. Let me handle the devils."
Elias looked to the side as he said this and Givalich's mouth opened in a shocked 'o'. This was the first time that Elias seemed genuinely nervous about something. Was this situation so serious that he doesn't want me to find out about the devils? How cute.
"I don't know what plans you have with those creatures, boy, but let me give you this small piece of advice as a senior who has seen her fair share of evil in this world. Devils are not demons and they are nothing like the demons you know. Compared to a devil, a demon is like an innocent child swinging a stick around. A devil is the worst thing you can make a deal with and if you have a chance to get out of whatever deal you made with whatever devil that is, then I suggest you get out of it immediately. Don't say you weren't warned."
Givalich didn't say anything more and she just left the room.