YM778.TV Chapter 23: Journey To The Underworld.
Chapter 23: Journey To The Underworld.
"Yes, 15% of the forest is now under us, all thanks to me." Protean said, raising his small chest.
"This is very good!!" The chief yelled after coming out of his shock. "With these two armies, we\'ll have a chance against that Tyrant of a king!" He added.
"True, But... Those armies aren\'t enough, I need at least a Million soldiers under me."
Aurora: "....."
Lilly: "Pardon?"
Emily: "..."
Chief Egon: "That\'s the mindset of a great king! I\'m very proud of you, but... How are you going to accomplish that?"
"It\'s very simple." Aaron stood up, with Protean on his shoulder. "I\'ll go to the Meeting, kill some monsters and take more territories." He said.
"What realm are you now on, baby brother?" Lilly asked.
"Heavenly Saint, I don\'t know why I can\'t enter the sky realm." He looked around, and waved his hand. The next moment a huge bag filled with Cores appeared In front of the group, stunning them in place.
"Are these?" Emily was stunned.
"Those are the cores of Awakened stage monsters, some are Omega and Enraged-Beast." He revealed.
"Wow my Prince, with these cores, our fighters will grow stronger." The Chief said.
"Not so fast, Chief. Only those I pick personally can be given a core, There are a total of 50 in that bag."
"That\'s OK, My Prince." Egon nodded, "Oh my Prince, there is something for you." He turned to Aurora.
Who got the clue and brought out the Rubies, she carefully handed it to Aaron.
"What am I going to do with this?" Aaron asked in mild confusion, staring at the two half rubies.
"I believe this is the reason you can\'t increase in your realm."
"What are these, exactly?" Aaron asked.
"This Ruby holds the power and knowledge of 100 royal blood ancestors, only an Elite blood can merge and absorb it. Which is you."
\'An Hundred?! All that powers will make me a god, and no one will dare mess with me again.\' He looked up at the Chief.
"How can I fix it?" He asked.
"Go inside your room, activate your powers and the way will show itself. That\'s all I know."
Aaron hesitated for some seconds then nodded. \'To survive in this world, I need to get stronger.\' He thought with a resolute determination.
"I\'ll exit the room after fusing with the Ruby." He walked towards his room.
"Protean, He\'ll have to do this alone, can you leave him for a while?" Aurora asked.
Protean nodded, after some thinking he flew into the air and landed beside Snow who was on the dinning table.
Aaron entered his room, he looked around the small bedroom and sighed... \'It\'s better than nothing, this is nothing compare to my 30 years of hardship.\'
He climbed on the bed, then sat in a meditating posture. "Now what to do?" He thought observing the two rubies.
"Maybe... If I Infuse my energy in it." He thought for a moment, then Infused his Demonic Energy in the rubies.
The two rubies flew out from his palm, and started spinning above his head.
"Now I am given a show." Aaron rolled his eyes. That exact moment, a powerful force pulled his consciousness into an Abyss; while the two Rubies merged into one and vanished from view.
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[Outside the room.]
"Do you think he can do it?" Emily asked worriedly.
"My brother can achieve anything." Lilly smiled, of course, She was also worried; but she knew her brother is a lot stronger than some powers and knowledge.
Emily sighed deeply, and said. "My Dad kept something from you two."
Lilly turned to her in mild confusion.
"If he fails, his body will be burnt to ash."
"What?!" Lilly exclaimed in shock and horror.
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Aaron fell heavily on the black ground, he stood up and looked around; his guard up... He slowly moved his gaze around, seeing tombstones and skeletons all over the place, the eerie night sky look even more foreboding than his surroundings.
"Welcome."
Aaron turned around, seeing a young man with long golden air and blue eyes.
{All Seeing Eyes.}
{Name: Lucian Mingus.}
{Realm: N/A.}
{Status: Dead. (Spirit form).}
{Relationship: Father.}
{Other Information: N/A.}
\'Lucian?\' Aaron was stunned.
"Hello, Son." Lucian smiled at him.
"Wait a second... Where am I?"
"You are in the underworld."
"Oh wow, I absorb a Ruby and got myself killed. How ironic... I think I\'ll just wait here till I am reincarnated again." He sat on a Tombstone.
"Don\'t you dare sit on me!"
Aaron jolted to his feet, hearing the grumpy voice of an old woman.
The owner of the voice appeared in front of the two, she then wore an expression of surprise seeing Aaron. Without saying anything, she turned to Lucian, who nodded at her with a small smile.
The old woman smiled brightly and yelled. "Wake up everyone, Our Savior is here!!"
Aaron stared with a frown as more ghostly figures appeared around him.
"I think I have gone crazy, I started seeing things. No... I think I\'m dead, Yes; that\'s the only explanation on this situation." He sat on the ground.
The spirits of all the Demons\' ancestors looked at each other in confusion.
"What are you saying, Son. You are the chosen one, who\'ll have our powers and free us from here."
"Chosen one? Free you guys from here? I don\'t understand." Aaron looked up at him.
Lucian sighed.
"We all have committed countless sins when we were alive, and some of these sins are too powerful that we can\'t leave this place. Let alone reincarnate." He sat down beside Aaron, and flash him a smile. "You are all grown up, and I\'m sorry for not being there with you and Aurora."
"We are doing just fine... But I have a question, Why didn\'t you take all their sins and powers when you were alive? Why me?"
"I would have taken it, But I can\'t... The Ruby was split by me, and given to my right-hand man, because I know... My Son will be the rightful owner of mine and my ancestors\' powers and knowledge."
"Yes, Aaron." The old woman flew towards him.
{All Seeing Eyes.}
{Name: Jenny Mingus.}
{Realm: N/A.}
{Status: Dead. (Spirit form).}
{Relationship: Great Grandmother.}
{Other Information: N/A.}
"We have waited for you for centuries now, and these bones of mine are tired to be wandering around, we all need some rest."
"So... If I take these things, won\'t I have all your sins?" He asked.
"You and our Sins are already one, All you need to do is accept them and don\'t be corrupted by them."
Aaron turned to the old man who had just spoken.
{All Seeing Eyes.}
{Name: Mingus Lord.}
{Realm: N/A.}
{Status: Dead. (Spirit form).}
{Relationship: Grandfather.}
{Other Information: N/A.}
Aaron nodded at him and asked. "Who killed you?"
"You already know the answer to that question." Mingus answered.
"OK, I\'m guessing the total number here is 100."
They all nodded.
"I have another question." Aaron stood up.
"What is it?" Lucian asked.
"Why am I called The Cursed Child?"