RISE OF EROS

Even Fluffy was surprised by Elidyr's comment. One must understand that no one should be able to understand that Andrew is a god candidate without having seen his ability to release divinity and having knowledge about god candidates.

When the old Amazon women in the black forest noticed that Andrew was a god candidate, it was because he gave his body to Fluffy in front of them and they knew about god candidates, but this old man had not seen Andrew display divinity.

However, after observing him for a second, Fluffy inside Andrew was shocked to see his eyes and exclaimed, "This old man has water pearls!" Andrew heard Fluffy's exclamation, but he didn't know what he meant by "Water pearls," so he asked.

Fluffy with a seriousness that he rarely showed explained, "Water pearls are a special type of eyes that only the spirits of that element possess. The fact that this old man has these eyes shows his strong bloodline."

Andrew was shocked to learn this. It was said that water elves or liquid spirits were descendants of water spirits, but no one knew for sure, because even if they themselves said so, it did not make it real.

However, the fact that this old man had these special eyes proved that the rumors were true. This put Andrew in a bind because he did not want others to find out his identity, as it would bring many problems.

The Elder Elidyr seemed to understand his thoughts and smiling said, "Relax young god candidate, I have no bad intentions against you, in fact, your identity makes me happy."

Andrew wrinkled his eyebrows at the comment because he did not understand its meaning, but then the old man continued speaking, "I am one of the survivors of the battle against the fallen god 1,000 years ago on the lost continent."

"I know a lot about gods and god candidates, not to mention spirits. Few on the continent know as much as I do, perhaps some dragons, so I know of the sacrifice of both gods and mortals in that battle," the old man concluded as if he were reminiscing about the past.

Andrew and the others did not speak. They seemed to want to hear what the old man wanted to say and he continued saying, "I know that you had nothing to do with that event, but I know a little about your obligations."

Although Andrew and the others did not understand what he meant, when he finished this sentence, Fluffy became agitated and Andrew sensed it. Intrigued by Fluffy's reaction, Andrew could not help but ask, "Fluffy, what does he mean?"

"He must know about your destiny in this world," Fluffy replied with seriousness in his voice. It was not abnormal for some mortals to know this information, because mortals when they reach a certain level understand many truths about the world and the old man in front of them is one of those people.

Fluffy began to explain to Andrew his conjectures and after a few minutes, Andrew understood everything. The room had remained silent, Andrew looked at the old man and said, "I am a candidate for the god Eros."

Oliver, Zany, and Aki were surprised to see Andrew reveal his identity, but they did not say anything. The old man, for his part, only smiled and said softly, "I see a future god Eros. It is not ideal."

Oliver and the two girls did not understand what he meant, but Andrew, who had heard Fluffy's conjectures, did understand. It was obvious that Andrew would face the fallen god who terrorized this world a millennium ago and as a candidate for the god Eros, he was not the combat type, so he was at a disadvantage.

Elidyr, seeing Andrew's attitude, understood that Andrew knew what he meant and nodded softly at his attitude. The room fell silent again and a few minutes later the old man spoke again.

"Young man, do you know that you can absorb the domain of other gods?" The old man's sudden question made Andrew's eyes widen and Fluffy inside Andrew put on a hostile look.

Andrew, sensing Fluffy's hostility, asked, "What's wrong?" To which Fluffy replied, "Master, I don't know if this old man's intentions are good." This confused Andrew and he asked, "Why?"

"It is true that as a god candidate, you can absorb the domain of other gods, but that is considered a taboo among the gods, it is one of the ways to fall into depravity," Fluffy replied.

Listening to his divine beast, Andrew looked at the old man sternly. Elidyr, noticing the change in Andrew's gaze, immediately knew that Andrew seemed to have misunderstood his words.

"Young man, don't be mistaken, I'm not trying to make you fall into depravity," Elidyr said, but Andrew did not trust him and sternly asked, "So?", to which the old man replied, "Absorbing the domain of another god would lead to depravity, but that is if you steal it from another god."

When the old man had spoken up to here, Fluffy then opened his eyes wide as if he understood something and quickly said, "Master, ask him if the divinity of the gods from the ancient battle still resides in this world."

Andrew did not understand, but he still asked, "Do you mean that the divinity of the gods who lost their lives in the battle a thousand years ago are still in this world?"

"Yes," the old man replied with a smile and added, "I don't know if you know, but in that battle many gods perished, but the power of a god is not easy to eliminate."

Andrew did not interrupt him. Fluffy was already telling him what the old man meant. Just as the body of the fallen god still existed and could be revived, it was not strange that some of the gods who perished in that battle also left something in this world.

"From what I know, the dragons were chosen to guard some of the body parts of the fallen god, but at the same time they were also given some remains of the deceased gods," the old man said.

After a short pause, he continued, "We liquid spirits were also entrusted with some things." Oliver and the girls were already lost in the conversation. They had no idea what they were talking about, but Andrew did.

Fluffy's guesses accompanied every word the old man said, so he could understand. "Do you want to offer that to me?" Andrew asked skeptically.

His distrust came from the fact that Fluffy had told him that this could also benefit the water elves, so there was no reason for them to offer it to him.

The old man is a person of experience, so it was not difficult to understand Andrew's distrust, but he still said, "We, not only received some remains from the deceased gods, but also from our ancestors, the water spirits."

"Our lineage is closer to the water spirits, so we stick to our heritage," the old man said, trying to clear Andrew's doubts so that he would not be so cautious.

Fluffy looked at the old man seriously. His words were not meaningless because although spirits were lower in rank than gods, that did not mean they were weaker.

In fact, Fluffy is a divine beast, which means that he is a spirit, so he understands the situation well. When Andrew understood this, he looked at the old man and seriously asked, "Why would you offer me something like that? It is true that being descendants of the water spirits, you would have more affinity towards them, but still, the remains of deceased gods are useful, aren't you?" Stay connected through My Virtual Library Empire

"That is true, but you forget that a fallen god can rise again. As much as we want it, the need for a god on our side is necessary and right now only you have that ability, but you are not a combat god, your chances of winning are slim," said the old man for the first time with a serious expression.

After those words, silence fell again. Fluffy was also silent as if thinking about something and after a few minutes he said, "Master, the old man is right about that."

"Although I don't mind giving you those remains, you are still not suitable. Your divinity is still weak, if you receive those remains, you will only be consumed and you will become more of a problem than a solution," said the old man.

"It is better that when you reach the fifth divine seal you come to see us," concluded the old man. Fluffy, upon hearing him, said, "He is right. If it were the seed of a god candidate it would be fine, but the remains of a god are dangerous for the master now."

Andrew had just released his third divine seal, so he had a long way to go. Elidyr, seeing that Andrew was no longer so cautious, smiled again and said, "I will wait for your visit in the future," and then disappeared.

Seeing the old man disappear, Andrew let out a sigh of relief, because although they were talking pleasantly, there was a certain tension in the air, and that had him a little stressed.

"Young master, what just happened?" asked Oliver when he saw that the old man had left and wanted to understand the situation. Andrew was silent for a few minutes as if gathering his thoughts and began to explain.

When Oliver and the girls heard the explanation, they were astonished. Ever since they heard about the possible revival of the fallen god and the possible future battle, they were always stressed out.

Although they had become accustomed to the extraordinary thanks to Andrew's very existence, they also understood that a battle against a fallen god who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago was a separate case.

The old man Elidyr's proposal was a hope, but they still didn't fully trust it. They understood the implications, but in the end, it was a risk they had to take, however, it was something to think about in the future, so they decided not to think about it for the moment.

Elidyr who had left, appeared in the sky above the ship and from there looked at Andrew while thinking, "I hope it doesn't take you too long."