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Chapter Thirty Five- The Origin

Chapter Thirty Five- The Origin

Still in the Past...

Joo Hae opened her eyes and stepped back at once, hastily tossing away the leather strip in her hand.

The other two on the dusty wall, shriveled right before her eyes, their red glow fading to a dull brown.

"Omo!" She exclaimed, clutching her chest.

There was a sudden rush of wind and she turned to see the strange man picking the ropes apart.

She watched in surprise, as the ropes gave way without any effort from him.

He seemed like a completely different person at once.

Still dirty and gaunt, but very powerful.

The cave began to rumble, and Joo Hae feared for their lives.

But in an instant, she was in the stranger's arms, and before she knew it, they were outside the cave!

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The Settlers were shocked to see one of the maidens coming back alone, accompanied by a stranger.

The guards surrounded them, pointing their weapons at the stranger, but he did not look remotely disturbed.

"Wait!" Joo Hae yelled, stepping in front of him. "I rescued him in the mountains. He means no harm."

She said, but they merely dragged them both to the chief.

Her father, who guarded the Chief, cast a surprised look at her and she glanced away.

"What is the meaning of this? Who is this person?" The Chief asked, and Joo Hae stepped forward to explain what had happened...

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When she was done, they were even more suspicious of the stranger.

"You say you are a being with power. Who are you, and what kind of creature are you?" The Chief asked.

"I am a being from the heavens." They all started murmuring in disbelief, some angrily taking in his shabby appearance, but he continued as if he could not hear them.

"Long ago, there were a lot of people here, settlers like yourselves. Unfortunately, individuals, especially children, kept disappearing without a trace. This was caused by a very powerful dark priest in the mountains. He and his followers killed the people at will, finally ruling and terrorizing them ruthlessly.

"The Lord of the Heavens sent me to stop them. He and I never thought they would dare touch a heavenly being. We underestimated how far humans had fallen. The dark Priest could not kill me, so he trapped me in the caves. He killed every single person, including his followers, and fled."

"And why did your master not send another 'heavenly being' to rescue you?" The chief asked with amusement and the guards laughed.

The stranger was not fazed and simply replied.

"The dark seal that bound me also blocked me from the heavens. They could not find me."

"Are we supposed to believe this story?" The Chief stood up and walked toward him. "If you are a being from the heavens, prove it. Countless times we have prayed, and countless times, the prayers were not heard. Tell us why?"

The stranger looked at all of them, fully aware of their history, their journeys, their prayers, everything.

It was not that the Lord of the Heavens had not heard them.

It was just their own fear and cowardice!

At least they looked for their own food, but rather than try to fight for their own land, they preferred to run from land to land, hoping for a land that would not get attacked, or was not threatened by dark magic.