Ch.309 Sinbad and Ikola

Ch.309 Sinbad and Ikola

Their plan succeeded, barely. At some point they were viciously attacked by the surrounding trees out of nowhere and a good few of the devils had died instantly, Sinbad himself would have shared the same fate if he wasn’t protected. But they were able to quickly grab the attention of the tree by shouting out their proposition, putting a pause to the attacks.

As planned, they offered the lives of some of the devils in exchange for safety within the forest and even suggested a time limit, and then they further offered to extend the limit by promising to bring more prey for the tree. Most creatures didn’t approach this forest so it was probably something the tree would find useful.

The tense moments that the Tree didn’t respond were something Sinbad would never forget, but eventually, it did.

DING!

【SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT】

<You have been offered a Contract by the Blood Tree.>

<The Blood Tree would like to make you an Apostle in exchange for eternal servitude, protection, and a copy of your memories. Do you agree?>

That was the message that changed his life forever.

...

“Sinbad.” called out a gaudy voice.

He turned to his right and looked at the tall and pale Blood Fae that had been his partner for several years now. 13 years ago, a branch of the Fae race led by this man had stumbled upon the Forest and he too had received the gift of Apostleship. His name was Ikola.

Just like the devils under Sinbad that received a Bloodline from the Blood Tree, the Fae under Ikola also obtained a Bloodline. Now they were no longer regular devils or Fae, but instead Red devils and Blood Fae. This was the blessing of the Venerable Blood Tree.

The name ‘Demonic Blood Tree’ had long been forsaken. Now it was called the Venerable by most, or ‘The True Tree of Life’ by some of the more passionate Fae like Ikola.

“You stinking blood clot, you had sex with the Venerable?” Sinbad asked, his eyes widened.

“What?” Ikola paused, momentarily confused, but then realisation appeared on his face. “Ah. No. We were sharing Krishna and she complimented my immaculate performance.” He said with a smug grin.

Sinbad sideyed him. “Both you and your sister are freaks. Us devils like to indulge in the pleasures of the flesh and you Fae have adopted that, but you and your sister... Too much.”

“How rude. You sound like Aurin. Tch. If only you were more like the Venerable. She is the greatest dancer of this profound art and even I cannot hope to match her, and that is despite her only using one half of her prowess. Isn’t she amazing?”

“Is blood red?” Sinbad deadpanned.

“Haha! You do crack me up, bloodren-”

“I do no such thing-”

“If only she could sire children. Haah...” Ikola sighed. “Just imagine how precious the little ones would be. They would be like brilliant stars in the night sky!” He exclaimed as he gripped his arms in excitement. Then he froze.

“Hey, do you think that it could happen if she used her-”

“Forget it. If you really want to help her then prepare for battle. A chance like never before has appeared before us and we must grasp it tightly. When we achieve the freedom to walk out of this forest without worrying about death, we will have more opportunities to find a solution to the Venerable’s dilemma.”

“Yes, yes, that. But also, she likes you very much. I’m sure that if you tried then you could convince her to- hey, where are you going? Hey!”

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{Monarch’s Note: I’ve come to the realisation that I spend too much time on flashbacks and the like and that it’s affecting the pace of the story. This is something that I intend to rectify so please bear with this humble King. See you on the next one.}