Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 1060 The Path Is Broken

”We wanted to just take it and let you leave, but since youʼre a necromancer, weʼll have to kill you.” Alice didnʼt bother with Klaus and Reynolds who had started to argue with each other and said to the young lady.

”What do you know?” The young lady sneered, ”You people think that necromancy is an evil act, but youʼre all wrong.”

”Howʼs it not evil?” Klaus interjected, ”You literally take the corpse of someone and make them your puppet. Thatʼs defiling their corpse and itʼs outright disrespectful. Would you like it if your corpse is used in such a manner?”

”If Iʼm dead then Iʼm dead, what happens if my corpse is no longer my concern.” The young lady said calmly.

”To think youʼve been hypnotized to such a level.” Klaus shook his head, ”If I die and anyone dares to touch my corpse, Iʼll wake up and kill them!”

The young lady looked at Klaus oddly. Who would be worried with what they would do with their corpses when dead?

”You people are evil and should be obliterated. For power you donʼt mind working for the Gnomes who wanted to kill our race.” Alice said.

”Looks like you guys are well informed. To put it bluntly, necromancy is the only way. Unlike those blind fools, the Patriarch saw a way out and took it.” The young lady said.

”A way out? A way out of where?” Confusion appeared on the faces of everyone, even Grey who was hiding by the side also had a confused expression on his face.

”You donʼt know? No wonder you people act so willfully. The path to Godhood was destroyed years ago, necromancy isnʼt just something to use for fighting, but it was a means the Patriarch could use to break through the shackles. How would you people know, youʼre all just frogs at the bottom of a well, following whatever youʼre told.” The young lady said with a matter of fact tone.

”The path to Godhood is broken? But the war of Gods…”

”What nonsense Gods! They were only Demi Gods or Half Gods, whichever way you want to put it.” The young lady said in disdain.

She also believed this as well, only after some time did she understand it. The higher ups in the human race didnʼt like to spread this information among the lower ranks, the reason for this was most likely that they didnʼt want to destroy the spirit of these youths. But amongst the necromancers, it was common knowledge.

Klaus and the othersʼ eyes widened at the information. They already knew from the books that the war that happened years ago with the Gnomes wasnʼt generally the war of Gods, but they didnʼt know that the path to Godhood was broken. Doesnʼt that mean that no matter how one cultivated, they would never be able to break through that shackle?

They all exchanged glances as they stared at the young lady.

”Why are you telling us this?” Klaus asked.

”Just like the Patriarch, Iʼm also looking for a way. Let me go, or you can even join us. You donʼt necessarily need to be a Darkness Elementalist before you can join us.” The young lady revealed her intentions.

”And what if youʼre lying?” Klaus asked.

”This is common knowledge, thereʼs a necromancer camp some miles outside this place, I can take you there and youʼll be able to confirm from them as well. You will also see some people who arenʼt Darkness Elementalists.” The young lady said.

The trio exchanged glances, they didnʼt really know much about necromancers, nor did they know about the path to Godhood.

ʼWe canʼt take the risk, I say we kill her now.ʼ Reynolds transmitted his voice to Alice and Klaus.

ʼI also feel like she canʼt be trusted, but with a necromancerʼs camp not far away, they might have some good things.ʼ Klausʼ eyes glowed.

ʼStop being greedy, if an Elemental Venerable is stationed there, can you take anything from there? Youʼll only be waiting for death.ʼ Alice doused Klausʼ hopes of getting anything from the camp.

ʼFine, just kill her then.ʼ

While they were communicating with each other, they made sure to keep their eyes fixed on the young lady, if she made any moves, they would attack instantly. The Seelie and Elemental Warrior were also standing beside her.

”Have you come to a conclusion?” She asked.

She felt that her words might be able to help her since Klaus and the others seemed to show signs of wavering. If they dared to follow her, she wouldnʼt mind letting them join the necromancers. Of course she didnʼt have the final say and each person would have to go through a rigorous test before they could join in.

”Tell us the location of the camp, one of us will check it out to make sure itʼs not a trap, only then can we follow you back.” Klaus spoke after some time.

Even though they couldnʼt join, he wanted to see if he could still get some benefits.

”Iʼm sorry, but I canʼt. Iʼve already told you about the path to Godhood, that has shown my sincerity.” The young lady said, after some time, she seemed to struggle for some time, after a long sigh she brought out something, it was what Alice wanted, a lotus that was pure white.

Klausʼ eyes shone brilliantly but he shook his head, this was for Alice.

The young lady tossed it in their direction and said, ”This should tell you that Iʼm serious, right?”

What she wanted to use it for was already destroyed, so she didnʼt have much use for it now.

Alice caught it and kept it before asking, ”What did you want it for?”

The young lady froze for some time, she seemed to be hesitating, after some time she finally said, ”Itʼs to level up my fighter. Once it breaks through, Iʼll automatically break through as well.”

”That simple?” Klaus couldnʼt help but ask.

Just by leveling up their puppet they would be able to break through to the next Plane. The young lady was already at the Peak of the Sage Plane, and so were three of her puppets. If she manages to level up one of them, then she would be able to break through as well. That seemed surreal!

”Appealing, right?” The young lady seemed to relax a bit when she saw Klausʼ reaction.

People like this would be easy to deal with, as long as Klaus felt that was impressive, then there was a chance that he would want to join them.

”It is.” Klaus nodded, but after some time he added, ”But I can advance faster than that and I donʼt think Iʼll be truly strong if I advance with that thing. Take you for instance, you canʼt even beat that piece of crap, and that other one as well, but if I were the one at the Peak of the Sage Plane, I would be able to do so.”

The face of the young lady changed when she heard this and she felt insulted. Yes, her strength couldnʼt be compared to that of a genius Peak Sage Plane Elementalist, but it didnʼt mean that someone as weak as Klaus could insult her.

She snorted coldly and turned to Klaus, ”What do you want then?”

”To kill you.” Klaus said nonchalantly, ”You defiled the corpse of a Faction member of mine, if the Mistress hears that I let you go, she might beat me to death.”

”How will she know if you donʼt tell her? Do you think there arenʼt members of necromancers in your Faction?” The young lady asked.

After hearing Klausʼ words, she knew he was from the Moonlight Faction. There were people in the necromancers group who were part of the top Factions in the continent, so it wasnʼt strange to draw these geniuses into their group.

”Oh, do you know them?” Klaus asked.

”No, even if I did, I wonʼt tell you about it.” The young lady said.

She already knew from the way Klaus spoke that they didnʼt have any plans of joining the necromancers, even after she had assured them that no one would find out, they still didnʼt want to join. It was clear that they detested their methods.

ʼI still need some time, they are already close.ʼ She thought to herself.

The reason she was speaking with Klaus and the others was because she was waiting for reinforcement.

”Then youʼre of no use.” Klaus said and attacked.

”Wait!” The young lady retreated and said, ”Donʼt you want to know about what will happen soon?”

”No, Iʼm not bothered with the path to Godhood. Iʼve not gotten to that stage yet so I canʼt be bothered with it for now.” Klaus shrugged and continued attacking.

The young lady blocked her attacks, but the Elemental Warrior attacked her as well. The Seelie, Alice, and Reynolds attacked as well.

The young ladyʼs face was unsightly and she gritted her teeth, trying to hold on.