The Adventures of Rose Hood

Chapter 119: The Requirements of Ascension

"So, they had a name swap?"

"Yeah, so Rose is alive, but Heather isn't."

Amy and Amanda were discussing the events that happened, but I was more worried about Rose, she had a total mental breakdown.

"Celios, how is Rose holding up?"

"Nala says that she should wake up by the end of the week."

"Thank goodness... will she be okay?"

"I don't know. Whatever that form was, it broke her body. Even though she will wake up, she still won't be able to move for another while."

"Broke her body?"

"I understand that it's a type of mutation, but there are severe burns in her eye sockets, as well as her mouth. Not to mention her arms are barely remaining on her body. Her legs are in shambles too. Frankly, if she wasn't a deity, she'd be long gone by now."

"I understand. What of her mind?"

"That's something I was worried about as well, but as it sits, I can't tell what her mental state is until she wakes up."

"I see, well I hope she's alright."

"Still, I can't believe that Damien was the mole..."

"Yeah, and not only that, but he's also a deity."

"That is certainly concerning, but now we know of 3 out of 5 deities that joined the God Slayers, and the mole can't enter this world."

"Still, I hope Rose is okay."

"Captain, you should be more worried about yourself."

"What do you mean, Darsen?"

"We all saw the gouges, frankly most of us thought you'd keel over right after Rose."

"Was it that bad?"

"Yep, you looked nearly dead."

"I didn't even notice."

"Adrenaline is an odd thing. Still, that was terrifying."

"Rose... doing that?"

"Yeah, we all saw her struggle as well, but she still lost it. A lot of people trust her less. Especially since now..."

"She holds the full power of Kala?"

"Yeah, I mean, before the two would hold each other back, but now... she could pretty much do whatever now."

"I don't think she would."

"Neither do most of us, but there are still a lot of dissenters. The same people also say that you shouldn't be ruler."

"I did plan on giving the faction back to Rose."

"Not sure that'd be smart, laddie."

"Mammon?"

"While we all trust Rose, just think about it. They currently don't trust you, and after that fiasco, they certainly don't trust Rose."

"Fiasco? She saved all of our lives!!!"

"They don't care. They wouldn't care if she killed Gethel with that move. She did something they thought was scary and now they lost trust."

"What's your point?"

"Keep ownership of the faction for now, at least officially, but have Rose as the one in charge."

"So, I can satisfy the dissenters while keeping Rose in charge."

"Bingo."

"I still think it's stupid that they don't trust Rose because of her losing herself to an ability that even Luma can't understand."