Chapter 216: A Divine Meal

Chapter 216: A Divine Meal

In the Divine Realm, a few moments before Rythar died. The Gods were sat, gathered around while waiting for the Tartarus to arrive.

Rythar, the God of Might and Righteousness, sat in the center of the Gods with a golden light around his body. His actual body was that of a hulking man with long golden hair and a rough look about him. His clothes consisted of mostly furs from Divine Beasts he had killed at some point.

Kara sat distant from the rest of the Gods in the Golden Hall. Xandes, the man who was something of a mentor and a friend to her had withheld his role in the purge of the Avarus from her. The way he reacted when Iras spoke to the Gods told her all she needed to know. And as if they shared some unspoken understanding, Xandes hadnt tried to approach her.

At the moment, Karas current focus was on Iras parting words. It seemed that he had some relation to her daughter but she couldnt tell if it was bad or good. She even wondered if her daughter was still alive or if Ira was the one to kill her.

We have entered a dangerous time, Kara. Ionus appeared beside her and spoke in a low whisper.

Have we? Kara turned and asked him.

The last time an Avarus focused its attention on the Gods, many were lost. I see the same events happening once again, only this time Ionus trailed off, turning his head toward Rythars body.

What is that?!

Whats going on?

A few other Gods began to speak up in confusion as they observed Rythar. A small but noticeable black hole formed in the middle of his chest and began to slowly expand.

Someone moved to help but Xandes blocked their path.

Dont touch him! Xandes shouted while staring ahead with pure disbelief.

The black hole that grew within Rythar only continued to increase in size.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

Suddenly, Rythar opened his eyes.

No! No! No! Rythar bellowed in agony as he clenched his chest. Tendrils made of black mist emerged from the abyss-like cavity and wrapped around his body.

No! Rythar struggled but the tendrils only became tighter. Please! Someone help me!

The dignity of a God could no longer be found in Rythar as his pleas echoed throughout the Golden Hall. No one moved to help and the tendrils soon covered most of his body.

Damn you all! Die! I curse you all to death! Rythar screamed as he was pulled into the black hole consumed him.

Within a few seconds, he vanished, leaving a trace of black mist in the air that soon dissipated.

...What just happened? Someone asked with a look of devastation.

Youve moved past the level of absolute in terms of swordsmanship and reached the zenith. You are among the few Gods who might pose a threat to the Avarus...Will you fight when the time comes?

Kara took a pause, turning to look at Xandes with cold eyes. I will only fight if I have a reason.

She left him with her curt statement.

Good, Xandes said to himself. He knew the Valkyries to be a battle-centered race so it stood to reason that they wouldve fought with the Avarus and lost. That was what Xandes strongly believed.

Ira opened his eyes and groaned as he climbed out of a crater. He looked at his arm to see his sleeve ripped, exposing the trail of black markings that stopped at his shoulder. Of course, the sigil that depicted a wolf eating a moon remained on the underside of his wrist.

Oh yeah, Ira recalled the events that passed and surveyed the area around him.

The magma had cooled, the ground had settled, and the dust had cleared. What remained now was nothing more than a broken and shattered mockery of what was. The Underground City couldnt quite be called that anymore as the destruction of the canyon that surrounded it caused most of it to be exposed to the sunlight.

The remnants of the Unified Army were still around, albeit destroyed in their own way.

Dad! Raveria shot straight into Iras arms.

Woah! Ira smiled as he caught his daughter.

Zephyr, Valeryn, and Rhys came over immediately after and grabbed Ira.

You disappeared and we didnt know what do! I thought that you were going to be gone forever. Raverias face became wrinkled as she began to cry.

It's ok, Ravi. Ira held his daughter tightly before lifting Zephyr onto his shoulder and holding Valeryn with his free arm.

I would never leave just like that, Ravi, Ira assured her.

Raveria nodded her head while fighting the tears that continued to pour.

Something happened to your arm, Father. Valeryn noticed something off about Ira and it wasnt just his marked arm. Something had definitely changed within his father but he had no idea what it was.

Yeah, its a little souvenir. Ira smiled.

Rhys looked at Ira strangely as she too felt something was different about him. Looking at him now gave the feeling of being a few feet from a cliffs edge but not peering over it.

Inside of him, at that very moment, Rythars divinity was being broken down before it would ultimately be recreated with the Voids influence. The result of that process would no doubt be something dangerous.