Chapter 386: The Truth Behind Revival (1)
Chapter 386: The Truth Behind Revival (1)
Because Elysia decided to clarify with Lifa about the revival technique, they went to a peaceful place far from the settlements but still in the Elven Continent's Central Region.
"I think this is a suitable place for us to stop for a while. What do you think, Elysia?" Nell pointed down. It was an ordinary hill inhabited only by big trees and small animals.
"Mm, let's land on the big tree trunk near the rocky hill, over there." Elysia nodded and pointed to a spot she thought was the most suitable.
Nell just patted her magic carpet, and they immediately dashed towards the big tree that Elysia had pointed at earlier.
Elysia put up several layers of protective barriers, then she opened the Nature Realm's portal. As soon as everything was settled, she took off her necklace as well.
"Vann, please take care of this necklace for a while because I need to enter the Nature Realm. Please have a nice seat here. You can watch everything through this portal, okay?" Elysia put the necklace around her white cat's neck and patted a spot on Nell's magic carpet.
"En, I understand, master." Vanessa glanced at the green gem of the necklace around her neck. Her master trusted her so much to entrust her with such a precious divine treasure.
"Alright, be a good girl. That goes for you too, Gio. Sit down here and don't go anywhere. Vann, please pay attention to him too." Elysia stroked Vanessa's head.
She also didn't forget to remind the tortoise, even though she knew that the latter didn't understand what she was saying. However, Vanessa was here to convey her intention to the tortoise using rawr language.
After that, Elysia carried Rhea and entered through the portal, with Nell following behind. The portal shrunk to the size of a cat as if it became a small window for Vanessa to watch everything.
"Mother, I'm back." Rhea waved her hand at the single small tree on the beautiful hill.
"Hm? Well, it's been a few hours, I guess, and you're still a baby, my daughter. Anyway, welcome back." Lifa returned the greeting as if she had just woken up and came to her senses. She glanced at Elysia then at the portal. The Nature Realm Core was in the cat's care? This Elysia girl truly believed that Spirit Beast, huh.
When Elysia was right beside Lifa, she sat on the meadow and put Rhea on her lap. "Yes, Rhea's magic recovery is quite slow even though I've helped to absorb the energy in the surroundings. Maybe, we need to find a spot with abundant magic energy. Or, is it possible for me to channel my magic energy for Rhea to absorb?"
"Yeah, a spot with abundant magical energy would be helpful. Or any item that has a high magic energy composition. You can find a lot of them here, Elysia. But please never try your last guesswork. It will only make things worse." Lifa immediately reminded and also conveyed her advice.
"Mother, you make me both a little embarrassed and flattered at the same time." Rhea felt quite happy, thinking it was a compliment.
"Understood, I'll help Rhea later. Now, we want to help you absorb these five vials of Dew of Life." Elysia gave an ok hand gesture with a smile.
"Allow me to guide you in this energy absorption formation, master." Rhea raised her hand because she was a great formation master, not inferior to her mother.
"But you will only guide me, Rhea. Let me take care of the rest, and don't push yourself to make things worse for you. Agree?" Elysia made a minor deal so Rhea wouldn't overdo it.
"Rhea is very proficient in many types of energy absorption formations because she used them so often in various circumstances in the past. She is probably already much more proficient than me, Elysia." Lifa tried to convince Elysia if there was any doubt or question there.
"Alright, let's get started. Rhea, please guide me~" Elysia hummed a little.
"En, leave it to me!" Rhea patted her upper chest confidently. Then, she got off Elysia's lap. "First, we need to make-"
For the next fifteen minutes, Rhea guided Elysia to make a unique formation for Lifa. The five vials of Dew of Life served as the five primary cores to enable the formation to function correctly. Several other materials were also involved in making everything perfect.
After they finished, Elysia and the others just stared at the pentagon-shaped formation with many intricate runes that shone slightly. At first glance, those runes work like the flow of power on a printed circuit board. All of the runes seemed to be channeling energy into the small tree at the center of the formation.
"Wow, it only took fifteen minutes, and everything went smoothly. Looks like I was right, Elysia. You're a swift learner." Nell folded her arms and gave an approving nod.
"That's for sure because our master is the Almighty One. All hail Supreme Goddess, Omnipotent Queen, the ruler of magic!" Rhea raised her hand as if exaggerating the situation.
"All hail the Omnipotent Elysia! Uwoh!" Nell joined in the cheers to enliven the atmosphere.
"You- you embarrassed me with such a joke. Please don't be like that." Elysia blushed slightly to be teased by these two jolly Goddess. Not to mention, the one in the Soul Realm also started to tease her.
To change the topic right away, Elysia spoke to Lifa with no delay. "How are you, Madam Lifa? Is everything all right?"
"Hum, all perfect. Give me a few hours until this formation wears off, and I'll probably grow into a tree a few feet tall." Lifa replied in a relaxed and relaxed tone. She was enjoying the comfort.
"A few feet? You're now barely a meter, though? Not a few tens of feet, like that?" Elysia tilted her head slightly and put her finger to her chin as if estimating something.
"Uh, well... I just don't know the exact number." Lifa simply put the topic aside. She didn't even feel weird because she and Elysia used different unit values.
At that moment, Elena came out of the Soul Realm and revealed herself. She landed right next to Elysia. "It's been a while since we met, old granny. Now the preliminary work is done, and let's get to the important stuff."
"Yeah, it might be hours or maybe days? But I'm afraid I don't understand the important point you mentioned, Elena." Lifa was not surprised to see Elena. She even thought that this Elysia's other half would also appear.
"Ah, it's nothing. I just wanted to invite you to have a warm conversation over a cup of tea. However, before that, can you tell us about your revival technique? You're the Goddess of Life, the one who can bend the rules of life and death, right?" Elena flapped her hand and smiled sweetly to straighten out the conversation.
"Revival technique, huh... Did you tell your master about this forbidden technique, my daughter?" Lifa glanced at her daughter.
Meanwhile, Rhea flinched a little as she felt the small tree behind her looking at her. Thus she turned around and gave a peace sign with her fingers. "Umm, I'm just bringing up the name of the technique. I'm not saying anything more than that because we wanted to discuss this technique with you, mother. We have no intention of creating an undead army or carelessly reviving the dead, really."
"Hmm... Why is your revival technique called a forbidden technique, old granny? It's still your magic, and you call it forbidden? Did something happen? The conditions required are too terrifying to bring a dead creature back to life?" Elena demanded truth and clarity.
"It's forbidden for a major reason. The dead shouldn't be resurrected from the realm of the dead. Please don't ask me to teach you any kind of forbidden magic. The balance of the world could be shaken because of that." Lifa gave a clear answer, a refusal even before the request was made.
"That can't be justified. Let's take a look back at what the Evil God has done recently. Let's put aside the fact that he had revived himself from the dead. A few days ago, or perhaps last week, that devil created a terrifying formation. He sacrificed a lot of souls just to increase his strength. You know what? He's like a half-accursed monster with some of their unique traits now." Elena stated the truth and emphasized her words.
"What!?" Lifa was shocked beyond measure, and Rhea wasn't much different.
A God conducted a crazy experiment to gain the power of accursed monsters? Instead of exterminating those accursed monsters, that Evil God became one of them? He already became the very being they were supposed to fight and exterminate!?
"That's the truth. I can testify that because Elena and I were at the scene when it happened. Shiro, err Xerroth, the Evil God, now has some of the accursed monster's unique abilities." Nell raised her hand and testified.
"That stupid devil..." Lifa felt helpless because it had happened.
"Alright, let's return to our previous topic. I presume that the revival technique is not only yours to hold, old granny. Now I want you to explain to us regarding the revival technique. In this conversation, I'm not asking you to teach anyone, you know?" Elena smirked with the scenario in mind.
"Sigh... Really, who do you want to revive, Elena? Or, do you just want to satisfy your curiosity? Your guess is correct, and because of that, I also remind you that my revival technique comes with complicated and dangerous conditions." Lifa sighed as if she knew she couldn't refuse if this Goddess insisted.