Chapter 10: C010—Ancestors of Sakuya
The north of Sakuya Hill, would be a shocking sight for most players. They would see hundreds of Beast corpses lying on the ground without any obvious violence or wounds. But there was an even more perplexing scene just 1,000 meters away. Behind a thick grove of trees, there were 12 adult human corpses lying on the ground, arranged in a triangle, with four people on each line. And that wasn't all. The 12 corpses formed the frame of a fresh blood pit, with a tall wooden staff standing in the center.
...
10,000 meters from the ritual site, there were three people sitting on the ground, panting from having just used teleportation magic for such a great distance without the help of a Mana Stone.
"Damn it! My legs are numb! Are you guys-o—ok?"
They all suddenly couldn't move anymore, and the cold air was blowing gently above their heads. Then, from behind the trees, a white shadow appeared, approaching the three people, "So you're still bothering us?"
"Kuro even had to activate Silence Season... I hope Lord is okay!"
The white shadow disappeared quickly, leaving no sound or aftertaste of its incredible speed.
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" We, the ancestors, have been waiting for a young one like you for such a long time "
" The Senri Kaidan has been missing for thousands of years, but it has reappeared after sensing the arrival of a descendant like you "
" Don't feel alone. We are always here with you "
Rein was surrounded by white cherry blossom flowers, it just happened in front of him. Rein has been listening to the ancestors of the Sakuya clan, who had hoarse and heavy voices like most elderly people. But their voices sounded very clear, as if each word was spoken directly into his ears.
" Our Sakuya clan has finally given birth to a descendant like you "
Rein was confused, he didn't know what reaction to show, but one thing came to his mind as a grandchild, "Ancestors? I have always wanted to see you! My family has always talked about how good you all were as people, and now I found out...."
" What have you found out about us? "
"All of you are great people that I could ever imagine!"
" Hahaha, I like this kid! Please protect the nature, can you? "
" Yeah, I've seen many impulsive acts on the land! Please protect them! "
....
In a few seconds, Rein only heard requests from the ancestors about preserving the environment. Rein quickly understood that those words were the first thing they wanted to convey to the discoverer of the Scroll of Sakuya Hill. He realized the opportunity he could seize, by taking advantage of the current situation.
The ancestors wanted Rein to continue their legacy, but what if he said the opposite....
"Your hope sounds clear, ancestors. But I have to go..."
"GO?"
The cherry blossoms that were floating around him suddenly stopped, not moving, not falling, but Rein could feel a focused anger directed at him.
"I'm so sorry, ancestors. Time doesn't allow me to bring success to the Sakuya clan... I MUST GO... very quickly from this world." Rein pieced together the words in a flash, even stressing the sentence to sound more like an innocent being.
" WHAT?! WHO WANTS TO KILL YOU?! "
Rein trembled, he could feel the anger, then lowered his head after hearing that question, he wouldn't answer it, but rather make the drama escalate even more....
"You don't have to worry! I know a very good person, he's a friend of mine! And also a descendant of Sakuya! I think he's more suitable than me...," he said with deep sadness. He even managed to shed a tear of emotion on his right cheek after trying with all his might as a Level 0.
Then the cherry blossoms began to move again, but not like before, the peace and beauty in their appearance had disappeared. They spun so fast and surrounded him closely, they even collided with Rein's body.
It was clear they were enticed by Rein's words.
" IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT ANOTHER SAKUYA CHILD IS ALIVE IN THE OUTSIDE WORLD! BUT WE WON'T LET YOU SUFFER ALONE! WE'RE GONNA HELP YOU! "
" THERE'S NO ANOTHER DAY FOR A DESCENDANT OF SAKUYA, DO YOU THINK HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A PERSON TO COME TO SENRI KAIDAN?!! "
"Hmmm.... two-thousand-fifty-six days?" Rein answered after remembering the new year outside.
" NO! WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR 10,000 YEARS! TEN THOUSANDS YEARS! "
" THE LAST PERSON ALSO SAID, 'I have a good friend, he will come to senri kaidan too' BUT NONE OF SAKUYA CHILDREN CAME TO US! "
Rein almost burst into laughter after hearing that, 'Poor soul.'
" WE MUST HELP YOU! "
" CALL THE MATRIARCH! TELL HER WE'VE GOT THE BEST OUT OF THE BEST CHILDREN OF SAKUYA! "
" YEAH! THE LAST HOPE! "
The voices echoed around Rein, they shouted at each other to defend and show support for their descendant, then suddenly the atmosphere changed....
" RETREAT! "
All the pale white cherry blossoms moved away from Rein, but still encircling him. However, there was one flower that moved towards him, as if it didn't care about what was happening. Rein was quite surprised.
Because it was different than the others, a light pink cherry blossom appeared in front of him at eye level, its shape was different, not like the other flowers. It emitted a light and was in full form.
'Woman?'
" Show your palms "
'She is,' Rein concluded after hearing the peaceful and mesmerizing tone.
Rein did as he was asked. He showed his palms, and for the first time, he noticed a line pattern from his wrist to the fingers. The pattern was different than before, and it shone with a flowing red fluid. 'My blood?'
" How is it, Martiarch? Are we right? "
After someone asked that, the atmosphere went silent. Rein was curious, he looked around and saw for the second time that all of the cherry blossom flowers were suspended in the air.
" Hmm, he's our worthy descendant "
Rein was still looking around, not knowing what they were talking about. "What is 'right'? Why am I worthy?" he asked.
" What's your name? "
Rein was shocked, he had thought that the ancestors would know his name. "Rein!" he shared. Another silence, another confusion.
"I-I'm Rein....???"
" Ah, what was your name? "
Then, some memories came to Rein's mind, it was about Kiara telling him about NPCs in the Crossof Realm, some of them were aware that players coming were not from the same place as them.
It was like the NPCs inside the Crossof Realm could recognize who the players were, in the end, they realized that players were different forms of life. Players could live again after death and appear in a certain place called the Reborn Hall after being killed by Beasts inside the cave, how was it not strange and different?
"Oh! I'm Archy Alpetri--"
" AH! never mind! "
Rein stopped in confusion, he had so many things that were mind-boggling, "You wanted it before, but now you don't? How strange..."
" Is something wrong, Matriarch? "
" Nothing! He's our descendant, I find it fascinating that we could still have Sakuya children after 10,000 years have passed. It shows us that there is always hope in the universe and through Senri Kaidan we give our support for living beings! "
" We're happy too, Matriarch! "
" Yeah, Matriarch! Let's support this kid! "
Rein just shook his head in confirmation of what they were saying, it was not words that needed to be rebuked and he wanted their help too. Indeed, Rein was very happy inside, his presence in Senri Kaidan was bringing him a great deal of happiness, even though they were just NPCs or AI.
Rein was taken aback as he seeing the light pink cherry blossom is raising to the air, and all of the white flowers was stun in a line, circling Rein.
" Hear me out! Jot it down! He who has the majestic name, called... REIN! "
The Martiarch just announced the great blessing in Sakuya clan.
" Rein! We, your ancestors, will give you support so that you may thrive in the cruel worlds! "
" Rein! We, your ancestors, will give you support so that you may thrive in the cruel worlds! "
" Rein! We, your ancestors, will give you support so that you may thrive in the cruel worlds! "
Their voices resonated in harmony, inside and outside of his soul.
[ Connected to Life Stone of Sakuya ]
[ Senri Kaidan will now only exert a pressure of (10%) on you ]
Rein was shocked.
[ (294) Mana disappeared ]
—DING!
[ Successfully reached the 99th step of Senri Kaidan ]
[ Obtained Azurite (C) (100x)]
"What is Azurite?!"
[ (!) Azurite is an item used to enhance your Attributes .... ]
[ (!) Azurite (C) can give you an additional ....5%.... Attribute point .... ]
"What is Azurite again?"
[ (!) Power ]
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