Aoluxiya’s spirit trudged through the dark passage. It knew the exit might be just ahead, but the closer it got to the exit, the more something felt off—a familiar oppression was faintly felt by its spirit.
“This pressure, it’s like… His?” When Aoluxiya came to this conclusion, a sudden sense of dread rose in its heart.
Before the adventure to activate the Fire Relics began, Tandin had suggested it wait for Galal to arrive before departing.
However, Aoluxiya knew well that, although Galal appeared to have a decent relationship with itself on the surface, he was ultimately a servant of the Lord of the Flameless, whose actions were judgements based on the Lord of the Flameless’ affairs.
Its own desire to deviate from the Lord of the Flameless’ path would be considered a kind of “betrayal” to Him. If Galal arrived, he might obstruct its plans.
Therefore, Aoluxiya did not take Tandin’s advice and chose to go its own way.
But now, it did not feel Galal’s oppression; instead, it sensed that of the Lord of the Flameless?!
Could it be that the Lord of the Flameless had come himself?
Aoluxiya froze, a gloomy mood rising in its heart. If He had truly come, could its plan still succeed?
Standing in place was certainly no solution, so Aoluxiya still slowly walked towards the entrance of the passage.
As its spirit was about to return to its place, Aoluxiya heard a rustling sound from outside.
Judging by the sounds, it seemed to be Greerwu and… that human shopkeeper who had posed as an Indigenous Person in the Misty Cabin?
Aoluxiya did not know how Greerwu got involved with that shopkeeper, but from their conversation, Aoluxiya heard them discussing the Lord of the Flameless, their tones filled with resignation and caution, and a hint of despair…
A shadow passed over Aoluxiya’s heart—it seemed He really did come.
Suddenly, the human named Angel asked, “Earlier, the Lord of the Flameless said he would consign Aoluxiya to oblivion. What does that mean?”
Oblivion?
Aoluxiya was stunned.
Not only had the Lord of the Flameless come, but He had also spoken such words?
After a moment of silence, Greerwu said, “Oblivion, it means to extinguish the spirit.”
“Why the Lord of the Flameless would do this, I do not know, but I once heard the Butler Tandin mention that Aoluxiya’s relationship with the Lord of the Flameless was not very good, otherwise Aoluxiya wouldn’t have sealed its True Self, True Spirit, and True Name.”
Regret weighed heavy in Greerwu’s words, as it had often been ignorant of many things due to its past frivolousness.
However, Greerwu’s words indirectly confirmed what Angel had said was true.
He really planned to consign it to oblivion! Aoluxiya felt its spirit waver, and the joy of having found the coordinates to Asgard vanished at that moment.
“If the Lord of the Flameless also intends to harm Aoluxiya, then if Aoluxiya wakes up, will it resist the Lord of the Flameless?” asked Angel.
The voice of Angel reached Aoluxiya’s ears.
It knew that Angel was talking to Greerwu, but Aoluxiya felt as though he was standing before it, posing the question.
Dare you defy the Lord of the Flameless?
Do you dare?
Aoluxiya had no answer, only silently walked toward the exit of the pathway.
As its spirit rejoined its body, it heard Greerwu’s response, “Lord Aoluxiya will surely resist.”
A response without hesitation, doubt, or reservation.
The very next second, Aoluxiya heard Angel say, “He seems to have woken up.”