Chapter 989 Pyuku's Past

Chapter 989 Pyuku's Past

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The fifty Slimes desired to become stronger, to become better... And with the help of the demons, they built a huge underground facility, a gigantic magic circle imbued with as many magic materials as they could find or mine in the underground.

Even the Demon King Fragments were used, precious minerals that grow rarely across the Demon Continent, said to be the crystallization of the first demon king's soul. Incredibly rare ores that contain amazing power capable of boosting the abilities of Demons.

And they used whatever small fragments they found for this ritual... Their combination was agonizing, their bodies and souls split into countless pieces as they melted into a single being.

However, their last will remained within the new life born from their sacrifice...

"Become stronger, become better... And once you can finally speak... Ask them, our creators."

"Why did you abandon us?"

This was the only thing these serviceable beings wanted, this little and innocent question. Even knowing full well that the answer would be harsh, they needed to know.

Deep inside of their minds, inside of their hearts, they wanted to hear a definitive answer. As beings that seemed to always work below their every command, they struggled to find a place because they were no longer given one.

They were abandoned...

Slimes were probably the creators of the Gods that suffered the most among all of us. While humans, elves, dwarves, and anima populated the world and created their own kingdoms and legacies.

Slimes felt lost, incapable of building anything, incapable of speaking or creating a proper culture... And they felt lost, they despaired.

They wanted to hear their master's last command.

It is so sad...

When Pyuku meet him, his two parents had already died, and he was only being protected by five guards, the very last ones with loyalty to the family.

He described him as a clear-blue skinned boy, with two pairs of skinny arms, and silver eyes. His hair was purple and reached his chest, and he had tiny black horns on his forehead.

Hellanova had a small blue tail behind his back, which ended on a claw he used as a third limb to grab things. The boy offered Pyuku food with it, timidly.

"Are you hungry?" He asked me..." Said Pyuku. "Why are you trembling in the floor over there? Are you okay? You can have this food too, I don't mind... Mama and papa went far away, so we got more food now." He often told me..."

Remembering an old friend, Pyuku started to grit his teeth, his fists clenching really hard...

For a couple of days, Pyuku timidly visited the child, taking the food he offered to him... eventually, he brough things in exchange, shiny rocks the demon boy liked.

And other times, he hunted something and shared the meat with him and the guards that protected him.

It was a brief encounter, but... Hellanova loved him as his friend.

As they talked with one another every night, and as they wandered the endless landscape of the Demon Continent while being chased by danger at every corner, the two wondered what was awaiting for them in the future.

And he often said...

"I want to meet mama and papa again! And once the war is over... I wanna go on a journey with them! And meet many new people and make new friends! Like you!"

It seemed the guards told him they had escaped, instead of revealing the harsh truth of their deaths...

"Such a bright innocence..." Ninhursag smiled faintly.

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