Chapter 878: Our Territories and Stories

878 Chapter 878: Our Territories and Stories

"Grea, is it truly alright to let him go?"

"That is the only right option to take here, rodent."

Big Teeth and Grea stared at Riley's back as he very slowly disappeared into the distance. Their sighs, almost filled their entire city as the transparent gates in front of them very slowly closed.

"But the Domain have decided that gods like him should be kept in isolation for one hundred thousand—"

"I know what we have decided, I was one of the people who approved of it," Grea let out a small but very deep sigh as she turned around, "Since you are young, you do not seem to realize what sort of existence that Two-arms is — we can not have someone like that staying here, let him be another city's problem."

"What... kind of existence is he?" Big Teeth squinted his small eyes as he looked up at Grea.

"The kind you do not want to be around," Grea crossed her four arms as she once again sighed, "Do you even remember how strong you were when you have only lived for that short amount of time, rodent?"

"I... do not even remember what I am during that time — but I know I was a rat before I turned into something else different," Big Teeth hummed as he looked at his tiny hands.

"I was a slave when I was the same age as him," Grea grunted as she closed her eyes, "Used to lift heavy stones by my masters endlessly for years and years. My species, you see, is one of the physically strongest of my home planet."

"You... still remember who you were before all of this?" Big Teeth's eyes widened. It wasn't only him, soon, people started to gather around them as they wished to hear whatever words were coming out of Grea's mouth.

"But we were weak to magic, and those who could wield it, wielded it against us," Grea stretched her arms to the side and pointed her palms to the marbled ground, and as she did so, blades of grass started to sprout beneath her feet,

"They lashed me when I was even a little slower than the last round, that means they lash me regardless of what I do. My people carried everything – marble, stones, dirt... we carried them to the point that the chalk that fell from them covered our beautiful black skin into the color of ash," Grea turned to look at her hands which now resembled that of a marble statue,

"My only rest is the time between when I place the thing I carry to the ground and before I lift the next one. But that time in between was everything, it was but a moment, but the soft green grass beneath my feet served as my bed, as my rest," Grea closed her eyes once more as she sighed,

"What I am trying to tell all of you is that we were nothing when we were his age. Just mortals, completely unaware and completely hoping. But Riley Ross, the God Of Nothing...

...I think he does not belong here."

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"Interesting," Riley could not help but place his hand on his chin. Talia had her own domain where all her variants go to when they have nowhere else to go — does that mean she was a god? If so, why hasn't she transcended yet?

"Is that why everything in this place seems so far and confusing, Miss Peponvondosovich?"

"Exactly," Miss Peponvondosovich pointed at Riley, "It is very common not to realize that one's Territory is activated, so people just forget most of the time. And there are different types of Territories too — a lot, actually. You can trap people in it, you can restrict people from entering, you can just push people away. Territories are fun that way."

"Hm," Riley looked around him, "Then, I suppose we just continue to walk until my Territory settles down?"

"Pretty much. Or..." Miss Peponvondosovich's ears once again stood up on their ends, and as they did so, Riley could feel everything around him shift until the trees that seemed extremely far away were now within eye's reach,

"...You have someone else deactivate it for you."

"Oh," Riley widened his eyes as he gave Miss Peponvondosovich a look of acknowledgment before clapping his hands, "That is very good, Miss Peponvondosovich."

"Well..." Miss Peponvondosovich's bunny ears quickly lowered as she scratched the back of her head, "...I was only able to do it since I have better control than you with my Territory. If I have lived this long and couldn't cancel a newborn's Territory, then I might as well end my life."

"Hm," Riley nodded as he took a step back and stood behind Miss Peponvondosovich. Miss Peponvondosovich wondered what Riley was doing at first, before he gestured to Miss Peponvondosovich to walk, "You are my senior in this place, Miss Peponvondosovich. You lead the way."

"T...that's right, isn't it?" Miss Peponvondosovich nodded several times as she chuckled, "And you don't even know where to go, do you?"

"Yes," Riley nodded, "I am used to just following wherever the wave takes me, Miss Peponvondosovich. Anywhere will be fine as long as it is not boring."

"Then..." Miss Peponvondosovich's ears started moving on their own, "...Shall we go to one of the most fun cities in this Domain!?"

Riley could really only quickly hover from the ground as Miss Peponvondosovich suddenly started hopping and leaping without even waiting for him. And finally, Riley could actually visibly see the surroundings change according to the speed they were moving. Territories... ...they truly are such interesting things.

"Where are we going, Miss Peponvondosovich?"

"Where else..." Miss Peponvondosovich grinned as she glanced back at Riley,

"...The City of Creatures, also known as...

...The Summoner's City."