513 Chapter 513: Will be mine n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
"A Necroline... a forgotten relic of a failed era. The one that brought a calamity to this world, and still managed to avoid death."
The Holy Priestess gazed at Eren with a very strange gaze. It felt different from the way she generally looked at the Holy Emperor. There was no disgust or contempt, but a very unfamiliar emotion.
Eren struggled against the invisible binds holding him, even using the Dragon Bloodline to increase his strength temporarily. Unfortunately, under the weakening effect of the Domain, the increase in strength didn't have much of an effect.
The realization that the talisman was gone left him with great frustration. He had entered this place trusting the Talisman for his escape.
The only other option for his survival in this situation was to call forth the author but he couldn't even do that.
He thought about his other abilities to see if there was anything that could help him under the suppression of the goddess.
In this situation, he was similar to the Necromancer Tower Master under the restriction of the author. However, he couldn't afford to be that helpless, even if he had an extra life.
"To think that the great Ren Necroline entered the core domain of the Goddess out of his own volition. Did you forget what happened last time you did that?" The Holy Priestess paused, a smile playing on her lips.
"Your disguise was clever, but ultimately useless. Her eyes pierce through all illusions, revealing the truth of this world. The goddess sees all within her domain. She controls everything within her domain."
The Holy Priestess stepped closer to Eren, walking past his sword. Even though it was just the shadow of the Sword of Retribution, she hadn't failed to recognise it.
The disappearance of the sword was finally making sense. If Ren Necroline had personally taken action, then it made sense that no one knew about it.
The Holy Priestess stopped in front of Eren, the distance between them barely half a meter. She opened her cherry lips, about to speak further.
However, before she could utter a single word, she paused. Her attention was shifted to the next sentence of the goddess.
"I want possession!" The floating words stated.
"What? You want possession now? Did you forget how much burden it places on my soul? Even if you possess me for a short time, it still devours most of my remaining life span!" The Holy Priestess was taken aback by the goddess's words.
The gods could not descend into this world in the current era, but there was one exception. If it was through possession, then a god could temporarily descend.
All it took was the lifespan of the person being possessed. Normally, a god could only descend when the person in this world agreed to give their life.
Even those rare few who knew about it considered it useless, especially since a god could only be present for a second at most. That was all a human body could bear before it was destroyed, unable to support the life span cost.
Even if the god descended through possession, they couldn't bring their divinity down with them. As long as they were in this world, even in the form of possession, they could still only use the strength of the person they possessed at most.
Within her domain, the goddess could reduce the life span cost, but even that was enough to put a significant burden on the soul and life span.
Even the goddess couldn't ignore the strength restriction. At most, she could use a little more than the strength of the Priestess, but it was still far less from her real strength.
Despite that, the goddess didn't care. She wanted to descend. Her words were making it clear that she was getting restless for some reason.
The Holy Priestess also understood why that was the case. After all, the person in question was Ren Necroline.
Even though the Holy Priestess didn't want to lose any more lifespan, she couldn't resist the goddess who was stubborn like a child that had found her favorite toy.
"Fine. I will agree. However, you must promise that you will help me in my ascension after I finish uniting the four continents! I need to increase my lifespan!" The Holy Priestess put forth certain conditions.
She wasn't sure if the goddess even considered her request or not. The goddess simply agreed right away.
With no other excuse left, the Holy Priestess gave permission for possession, closing her eyes. She surrounded her body with the holy aura that connected to the statue of the goddess behind her.
The Holy Priestess stepped closer to Eren, walking past his sword. Even though it was just the shadow of the Sword of Retribution, she hadn't failed to recognise it.
The disappearance of the sword was finally making sense. If Ren Necroline had personally taken action, then it made sense that no one knew about it.
The Holy Priestess stopped in front of Eren, the distance between them barely half a meter. She opened her cherry lips, about to speak further.
However, before she could utter a single word, she paused. Her attention was shifted to the next sentence of the goddess.
"I want possession!" The floating words stated.
"What? You want possession now? Did you forget how much burden it places on my soul? Even if you possess me for a short time, it still devours most of my remaining life span!" The Holy Priestess was taken aback by the goddess's words.
The gods could not descend into this world in the current era, but there was one exception. If it was through possession, then a god could temporarily descend.
All it took was the lifespan of the person being possessed. Normally, a god could only descend when the person in this world agreed to give their life.
Even those rare few who knew about it considered it useless, especially since a god could only be present for a second at most. That was all a human body could bear before it was destroyed, unable to support the life span cost.
Even if the god descended through possession, they couldn't bring their divinity down with them. As long as they were in this world, even in the form of possession, they could still only use the strength of the person they possessed at most.
Within her domain, the goddess could reduce the life span cost, but even that was enough to put a significant burden on the soul and life span.
Even the goddess couldn't ignore the strength restriction. At most, she could use a little more than the strength of the Priestess, but it was still far less from her real strength.
Despite that, the goddess didn't care. She wanted to descend. Her words were making it clear that she was getting restless for some reason.
The Holy Priestess also understood why that was the case. After all, the person in question was Ren Necroline.
Even though the Holy Priestess didn't want to lose any more lifespan, she couldn't resist the goddess who was stubborn like a child that had found her favorite toy.
"Fine. I will agree. However, you must promise that you will help me in my ascension after I finish uniting the four continents! I need to increase my lifespan!" The Holy Priestess put forth certain conditions.
She wasn't sure if the goddess even considered her request or not. The goddess simply agreed right away.
With no other excuse left, the Holy Priestess gave permission for possession, closing her eyes. She surrounded her body with the holy aura that connected to the statue of the goddess behind her.
A few seconds had passed before the Holy Priestess opened her eyes, appearing somewhat different. Her eyes were pure golden, as if brighter than the sun. Even the aura around her felt different than normal, feeling unusually overwhelming.
Eren had heard their conversation. He thought that the restriction was going to get weaker after the goddess possessed the Priestess, but that didn't appear to be the case.
The domain and the restriction were still intact, being completely independent of the possession.
The Priestess who was possessed, revealed a greedy smile when she looked at Eren. In the blink of an eye, she appeared in front of Eren, merely a few inches of distance left between their faces.
"I finally found you! I finally found you!" The goddess repeated like a crazy person.
Listening to her words, Eren was confused. Was the goddess hostile to him? Or was she some estranged lover of Ren Necroline that was crazy for him? He couldn't understand her emotions.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long before everything became clear when the goddess placed her hand on his cheeks, gently brushing them.
Just as Eren was starting to think that maybe the goddess wasn't as hostile to him as he thought, he felt a sharp pain in his soul.
Sharp nails stabbed through his cheeks. The goddess kept bringing her hand down, her nails slicing through his face, almost clawing out his skin.
"I will enjoy watching you suffer, Ren. Your soul will be laid bare, and every secret you hold will be mine. I will finally understand why 'they' wanted you, to the point that they personally moved!"