The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 878 Blood Godʼs fate

If the cityʼs structure resembled a maze, then the temple pushed the geometry of its chaotic architecture to the next level. There were countless connections between the corridors; some seemingly going in a straight direction only to lead you to the beginning, while others seemed like an exit and were actually the path to the center.

It was not the power of space that made this place a nightmarish maze but the power of absolute distortion and corruption, one so intense that it could even affect the fabric of reality.

There was no doubt in Cainʼs mind that without the [Multidimensional Scan Force Field], he would be lost in this temple, as his domain over the Law of Space was not very useful in this place.

Cain had to move back, as for a strange reason, that was the only way to advance. It took him several hours, but finally, a vast, vaulted chamber appeared in his sight. The engravings in this place were much more explicit than in the corridors, depicting all sorts of cosmic horrors swallowing entire worlds and spreading their darkness across the cosmos.

Such pictures would normally be considered hyperbole since there was no way an individual could devour a planet. Still, for some reason, Cain felt those engravings told a story, a very real one.

Although these carvings were impressive and shocked his mind, Cainʼs eyes immediately went to the center of the vault, where he saw a scene to which the word ”nightmarish” could not do justice.

There were four figures, all of them covered in dark robes and tentacles coming from their bodies and faces. Their auras were as malevolent as possible, not falling behind that of the Depravita of Blood.

One was in each cardinal direction, and in the middle was a person floating with his arms extended. He seemed to be a member of the Atrox Race, but his entire figure was full of deformities.

”That is the Blood God.”

Despite all the deformations in the floating figure, Cain was able to identify the man in the center of the room as none other than the Blood God, the Leader of the Tier 1 Dark Faction, Blood Path.

All the negative and chaotic evil energy that the temple was summoning was being channeled into the Blood God, and it was from his body that the dark red radiation waves emerged.

The Blood Godʼs eyes were completely black as a dark liquid emerged from every orifice of his body, and although he had a heartbeat, it did not seem he was really alive. If he were still conscious, even in the slightest way, every second of his existence would be nothing short of a horrible nightmare.

The monstrous priests chanted those strange words as they seemed to carry out some sort of ritual involving the dark, ominous energy and the Blood God. Each of them chanted one part of the ritualʼs incantation.

”From the void beyond the stars, Where chaos reigns and darkness bars, I call upon thee, ancient one, To rise again, thy will be done.”

”By blood and bone, by flesh and soul, I offer up this mortal toll, To open wide the gates of night, And bring thee forth into the light.”

”Thy name is spoken, dread and dire, A beacon in the cosmic mire, Come forth, arise, O ancient king, And let thy dark dominion ring.”

”Through shadowed realms and starless skies, Across the void, thy form shall rise, A nightmare made flesh, a god reborn, To herald in the endless morn.”

Cain could not help but feel discomfort as he heard the guttural voice of the dark priests, and his eyes soon turned to the ceiling, gazing upon the dark energy.

ʼThat dark energy seems to exude hatred, envy, greed, and all sorts of negative and dark emotions.ʼ

It was not hard for Cain to detect the nature of the energy now that he was so close. As for how they channel it, it was most likely through those chants, but he could not be sure. After that, his focus turned to the figure in which all that native energy was being channeled.

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he gazed at the Blood God. He did not care about the manʼs horrific fate, as he was sure it was his poor decisions that led him to be used like this. The only thing he cared about was the changes going on inside his body.

ʼThere seems to be a feedback loop inside the Blood Godʼs body. All the energy being channeled inside him is purified, entering a cycle that generates even more energy. The radiation is due to the man not containing any of the massive negative energy pool. But what is the purpose of all that?ʼ

Although the underwater city and dimension were impressive feats of incredible might, Cain did not think this would be their sole goal, and there must be something else.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard Cain focused, the principles and techniques being displayed in this place were not only of an extremely high realm but followed power that he was not familiar with and that did not quite fit the nature of Aether. No matter how hard or for how much he looked at it, he would gain nothing without close inspection, but of course, that would be challenging.

ʼIt is essential for these dark priests, which is very bad for us. I need to find a way to get it, as it could have some of the answers I seek. And if obtaining it is not possible, I must destroy it.”

No matter how useful it could be, the entity was dangerous, and its effect in this underwater city was proof enough. If this twisted power were to impregnate the rest of Kronos, it would raise a complete pandemonium.

Cain could not afford to fight on two fronts right now, with the Depravita Race in Kronos and Dark Sky in Atlas, so he needed to fix this.