บท 71: Raiken 's trial
A grey sky stretched to the horizon with an aura of death looming all around. Air is drenched with the iron like the smell of spilled blood. Soil is turned reddish-brown due to the amount of blood it has absorbed.
"A Grave Battlefield!"
Exclaimed the young man with white hair and black eyes. He had ash tattoos all over his body and an animal skull hat over his head.
"Yes, it is the most ancient battlefield where countless humans, demons, beasts, and yakshas are buried. The war was so destructive that even now the environment here has not been able to recover itself."
Said the lady which was standing along with the Raiken. She was still looking breathtaking even in such an ominous place.
"Lady, what happened to have such destructive war between the races? Such destruction, hate can't be the sole reason behind it?"
"It was. The smaller reasons like conflicts, revenge, etc. Are just front real reason was racial differences. When in a world filled with boundless power, more than one intelligent species appear.
Sooner or later it will result in all-out contention between them to determine superiority. This has been true for countless worlds and the same is true for this world too."
"So those worlds where only one species reign remains peaceful?"
Lady smiled a little at Raiken's question.
"It is ironic when there are only one intellectual species present in the world they began to feel lonely. They will try every effort to find someone like them in vast universe to share their world."
Raiken alongside the lady has traveled far and wide in the previous few months. He has traveled to every black sorcerer settlement for knowledge, study, and about their ideals.
He found interesting things. Sorcerers willing to go at any length to acquire power were more than the sorcerers sharing the same views as him. In almost every tribe or settlement, those at the top were the experienced evil sorcerers who are even willing to cut their own life short for power.
He talked with those sharing the same ideals as him but those are like oddballs in every society. They do not want to stick but are forcing themselves to remain with society. The main reason is power.
Without shortcuts of manslaughter or other evil sacrifices to gain strength for Black Sorcerer is slower compared to their peers.
Thus every time those with twisted ideas end up with the leadership of the tribe.
For a change in the current situation, he needs to start with himself. He had to have sufficient strength to make sorcerers believe that without losing our humanity, we can walk on the path of black arts.
Taking lady's suggestion for increasing strength, he came in search of this ancient battlefield to take part in the trial.
"Are you sure you want to attempt this trial?"
"Yes, lady. I have to find a way myself which can be done only by passing this trial otherwise how will I convince my fellows to join my ideology.
Also, conflicts will be unavoidable. So I have to strong enough to tackle them head-on. "
Lady smiled at seeing the determination of the young man. She floated in the air and looked toward Raiken.
"If you are so determined then go. I am reminding you conditions of the trial.
This battlefield is heaven for evil spirits. Remnants from destructive war feed them enough negative emotions to make their cursed energy incredibly strong.
You have to cross this entire battlefield alone without my help. Even if you are on verge of death I will not help you.
This battlefield was the release of negative emotions for the beings of peak strength at that time. So spirits nurtured in such emotions for such a long time will be naturally way twisted, crueler, and stronger.
You can take the help of spirit you found here on your trial but beware some of them nurtured for so long has managed to develop intelligence on their own. So beware of backstabbing.
For such a long trial, only a source of water will be underground or rain which occurs here occasionally. Food will be dead rotten meat you can find buried underneath the ground.
One piece of advice I want to give you is don't trust anyone here. Sometimes human spirit will be far more dangerous than the demon spirit. This is a world of the dead, no living one is here so beware I warn you again.
No food, no water, no help of contracted spirit only your black arts will be your aid. With you against evil spirits of beings that once ruled this very world. Are you willing to proceed with the trial?"
"I am willing " muttered Raiken. With his words, the lady vanished from the spot. He found his contract mark with the lady obscured which means she is now unable to sense what he is doing.
He took a step ahead inside the area and found himself being immediately located by several spirits hiding in dark.
Raiken pushed down the feeling of fear with a collective stare of so many hostile spirits and took out his bone knife for quick chanting of blood arts. He forced a little unnatural smile,
"Looks like the lady was right, these spirits of ancient beings are on a different level compared to those found in the living world.
Let's start. May lady be always with me "
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