Chapter 273

It was a weird moment, I had to admit. On the physical side of things, I was doing the most intimate dance with Seldanna, our bodies sweaty as they slapped against each other, while, on the magical side of things, I was protecting her from the death throes of a slumbering nature god...

While trying to make her a full-fledged god.

A very simple task, right...

“What is my life,” I murmured, pausing for a moment to consider the situation. It was a pity that Seldanna didn’t have the full picture to answer that ... or was aware enough to actually hear in the first place. She was in a dream trance as she merged with the Divine Spark that was escaping from her Divine Sea.

At this point, it was inevitable. There was a limit to my purification and containment efforts. Especially as the connection continued to send more and more.

{+4000 Nature Spark, Elven Priestess}

A very useful reward, and I reached to take more of it. It was useful to purify her Divine Spark ... it was useful to help Seldanna, and the more spark I had, the better.Cheêck out latest novels at novelhall.com

{-300 Nature Spark, Elven Priestess}

{+300 Purified Divine Spark}

I was planning to take much more, but as I started to take it, I felt a dangerous shift.

I wouldn’t have cared if the shift came from the soul of the god. He was about to be killed in any case.

I would have been more careful if the shift came from Seldanna, but ultimately, I would have continued and used my extensive healing abilities to stabilize her. That might cost her the nebulous opportunity to become a true goddess, but I was sure that she wouldn’t complain too much if she became an extremely strong demigod instead, and in time, I was confident I could come up with a way to elevate her...

If the source was the Tree of Life, it would have been a more difficult question. After all, it wasn’t just cultural importance that helped elves ... many of them actually lived on top of it. Massacring thousands was not something I wanted to do, even for power.

Still, I could try to find a workaround if that had been the case as I assumed for a moment...

Yet, the problem was none of them. It was the plane itself that trembled, not only the rotating planar border, but the very ground ... giving me the feeling that the Divine Spark of the slumbering god intersected with the existence of the plane in a deeper way than I had expected.

Stealing more spark was not a good idea ... not if I wanted to keep the plane in one piece.

Pity, as the additional Divine Spark would have been useful ... and, if what I suspected about the impact of our little situation was even halfway accurate, it would be immediately useful.

I was tempted to convert my Spark into Stats ... but a little examination showed that was not possible. Not unless I was willing to sacrifice Seldanna. Most of my available spark was occupied with cleansing the memories of the slumbering god.

I just needed to maintain my touch to help Seldanna, so I pulled out, using magic to dress us both. As much as I wanted to keep her naked for my enjoyment, I chose otherwise.

I could have dashed out immediately, but before that, I wanted to pull one last trick. What should I disguise myself as? And, while I could disguise myself as anything, it worked the best when a disguise both fit my immediate requirements, and was served in a way the audience found believable.

Quickly, I made a list of requirements. I needed to look in a way that kept my real identity and my core secrets hidden. That was nonnegotiable, especially with the Eternal presence I managed to detect.

Second, I needed a disguise that gave me an excuse to throw around as much power as I could handle; which was not a lot right now after I had drained my God Forest to save Seldanna. But, there was a civil war going on, and I could gather a lot of Nature Spark to replenish that.

Third, if possible, I needed a disguise that prevented the elves from attacking me desperately — though, when a pinch, a portion would do, considering they were in a civil war.

A smirk appeared on my face as I went through them again, a flash of inspiration giving me a very appropriate disguise.

{Strength: 16 Charisma: 22

Precision: 16 Perception: 16

Agility: 16 Manipulation: 22

Speed: 16 Intelligence: 16

Endurance: 16 Wisdom: 16}

{Purified Divine Spark: 842}

{Pseudo-HP: 8000 Mana: 15000}

{ADDITIONAL SPARKS

Light - Chosen 7.4

Nature - Chosen 10}

{MINIONS

Guardian God Forest - 152}

Elven Priestess - 12804}

[Level: 36 Experience: 631374 / 666000]