Excelium II: Hunting Season

Kabanata 83

Nanahimik naman sila pagkatapos marinig ang sinabi ng dalaga. Inasahan na nilang gano'n nga ang nais gawin ng naturingang diyosa ngunit para sa kanila ay hindi pa rin kapani-paniwala. Throughout the years that they've been believing that Gods are there to protect not to destroy, this is truly a heavy blow to take.

Bonzo broke the silence, "Then what about the ritual?" his eyes remained on the only person who can give them explanations, "How will she do it? If that 'Origo' thing is really important, I assume that you'll need all the other gods in order to perform the ritual, correct?"

Zai nodded, "Yes, that's how you normally do it," her eyes sharpened, "However, it's different if Shaera would do it on the day of her own ceremony as a god. She has enough strength to use the remaining power of the other gods that are contained in the books."

Tumango-tango naman si Asta na tila ba naiintindihan niya ang sinasabi nito, "The books are made by the other highest beings after all. There'll surely be magic fragments left."

Ero spoke, "Then all we have to do is make sure that she won't get her hands on the rest of the books. Without the other books, she can't use the Origo."

Zai shook her head, "The Origo can still be formed even without a book or two."

They were all confused with what she said. Zai continued, "The books are just like a table of contents in the Origo. Livia is the chapter where the existence of living things are written. Historia is the history. Enchantra is the part where the manifestation of exceliums are written. Dethania is where all that are connected to the afterlife is written. Mortalia is where the existence of the other world is written."

Asta slightly furrowed her brows when she heard what the girl just said, "Wait, wait, wait. 'Other world'?"

Ngunit hindi ito pinansin ng dalaga. Nagpatuloy lamang ito sa pagsasalita, "It doesn't matter even if one book is missing. If the Origo formed with a missing book, it's just like a chapter has been peeled off. That's just it."

"Then what chapters does Shaera need?" tanong ni Bonzo rito.

"She wants all books and what she need is only three of them, excluding Dethania and Mortalia. She can change the history with Historia. She can amplify her power with the Enchantra and she can erase the existence of the other gods with the Livia. Simple, isn't it?" sagot rito ng dalaga.

Bonzo sighed and scratched the back of his head, "Teka, teka. Nalilito ako," binuksan niya muli ang kaniyang mga mata at tumingin siya sa dalaga, "Bakit niya pa kailangang buuin ang Origo na 'yon kung pwede namang isulat na lang niya sa mismong mga libro?"

Zai shook her head, "That's not possible. You can't write anything on the books unless they go back to their original form."

Mukhang naintindihan naman na nila ang mga kailangang maintindihan. It was confusing but they managed.

Ero sighed and nodded, "Alright. Now that we know what she intends to do, we better write a report for all the other kingdoms, the academy and for Sinbad and Shane as well."

They all sighed in relief when the discussion finally ended. As if they're students who are waiting for their teacher to dismiss the whole class.

Bonzo walked to the sofa as he massage his nape. He groaned and dropped his body on the comfortable furniture, "Ugh! Sumakit ang ulo ko!"

Trois let out his usual laugh and suddenly jumped on Bonzo's abdomen that made him groan loudly. Bonzo glared at Trois who's already standing on the sofa's backrest, "Trois, you bastard!" the living room became noisy because of the two.

Ero glanced at Rui and just ignored the two, "I'll treat your wounds. Give me some informations regarding the research lab while we're at it," tumango naman ang batang lalaki. Ero glanced at Asta, "Can you write the report? Don't send it yet though. We'll discuss the strategy first."