The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 519 Prophecy (II)

Although the duo was as confused as everyone else by their Patriarchʼs strange behavior, they understood that seers were unusual people and nodded before guiding all the people who came to see the tournament back to their homes.

Lord Kabuto, Lord Zanginis, and Cain rose to the sky and headed to a castle embedded inside the golden tree, soon reaching a majestic throne room that belonged to the Patriarch of the Solis Clan.

Lord Kabuto did not sit on the throne but waved his hand, making three seats appear before signaling Cain and Lord Zanginis to sit.

”Darkness, absolute darkness that spread from the Kronos Continent into the Hyperion Continent, bringing the death of not just men, women, and children from the Deus Behemoth Empire, but also of every sentient life form.

Even divine beings that could sunder the heavens could do nothing but succumb to the power of such might. It consumed all life, leaving only silence in its path.”

Cain and Lord Zanginis could not help but frown as they heard those words and saw the immense terror in the eyes of the Patriarch of the Solis Clan. It was so much that it seemed it had haunted him to the point of crippling his mind.

”Normally, my visions present themselves as dreams, and I would be lucky if I can remember even 10% of it, and even then, it is all foggy. But this time is different. I saw the darkness as clearly as I can see you, and it has haunted me every single day for the last year.”

Lord Kabuto did not bother to hide his fear since even if he wanted, he could not do it as the memory of that darkness was too much. But then he turned toward Cain, and a flash of courage and hope appeared.

”The vision remained the same until three months ago. The darkness flooded from the Kronos Continent, but this time, something happened.”

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”Did you see me?”

Cainʼs eyes narrowed as he asked that question. He could see the fear in the manʼs eyes and did not doubt that he saw darkness every day, which could explain the state of his mind. However, Cain would not believe Lord Kabuto if the old man said he appeared in the vision.

Lord Kabuto smiled as he softly shook his head.

”I did not see you. What I saw was a red light that clashed with the darkness. It fought against it with a power that sundered the heavens in half. I have looked everywhere for the source of the red light, and now you show up.”

Lord Zanginis was surprised to hear those words and turned toward Cain. Although the vision did not show the Godslayer Human, he was indeed the most likely suspect.

Cain also had to admit that the clues pointed at him, going to the point that the appearance of the red light in Lord Kabutoʼs vision correlated with his arrival in the Hyperion Continent. He took a moment as he stared at the old man before speaking.

”Your behavior in the tournament. You were trying to test me?”

Lord Kabuto showed a complicated expression as he heard that and performed a bow toward Cain. His position in the Deus Behemoth Empire was second only to the emperor, yet he performed a bow to a young man from a different race. Such a sight would shock everybody.

”I am sorry for that. My mind was in complete disarray, and if you were the source of the red light, then you needed to be capable of the impossible. I admit my approach was flawed and childish, and I can only hope you forgive this old man and take it as an attack of senility.”

Cain could not help but sigh as he saw the old man bow and use his hand to help him stand up. He did not bother people if they were willing to admit their mistakes. Besides, it did not feel good to have someone thousands of years old bowing to him.

”I understand. Letʼs make it as if nothing happened.”

”Hahaha, you really are a good brat!”

Lord Zanginis laughed as he patted Cainʼs back and smiled as he saw that the young man did not make things hard for his friend.

Lord Kabuto was not as exaggerated as Lord Zanginis, but he also smiled and nodded to Cain in appreciation for not making things more complicated for him. He then took a deep breath, and a solemn expression appeared on his face as he glanced at the duo before him.

”I donʼt know the origin of that darkness or when it will attack, but I am sure you will play a crucial role in the survival of our empire.”

Cain and Lord Zanginis could see the solemnity in the old man, and they adopted severe expressions, but even then, they showed complicated expressions. Even if they knew the man was a seer and all the clues pointed to Cain being the source of the red light, it was not something they could reveal.

For one, many people in the Deus Behemoth Empire would not take that prophecy well since, even if a great danger loomed, the idea that someone from a different continent and race would save them was insulting, especially if the man was not even 19 years old.

Not to mention that the force behind the darkness, whatever or whoever it might be, would use their full power to kill Cain if they were to find out about it.

Cain was strong, but if the vision was true, that darkness could erase an entire civilization with hundreds of Titans and several beings with a battle power above the Divine Ascension Realm. Appearing on their radar now that he could barely face a Divine Beast would be the same as asking to die.

”I take it that the whole point of the Sun Avatar and becoming your foster son is to improve my connection to your clan and the Deus Behemoth Empire, so when the time comes, I will be by your side facing that darkness.”

Lord Kabuto smiled with embarrassment as he remembered all those words before nodding.

”Haha, sorry, I went over the line a little back then. But do not discard it, as the offer is still on the table, and the gains will be amazing.”