
"Hmm, looks like this is gonna work."
Right now, Rigel was studying about the Stone Divination temple that could teleport. It took him an hour to think of an answer while resting his tired body from the fight with the Phoenix.
Rigel plans to move the temple of the Stone of Divination to the Region with a sense of curiosity about what would happen if the two Divination Stones were close together. According to him, there is nothing more mysterious than God Hand and something to say about God Requiem.
He had found a way that could possibly trigger the Teleportation Stone of Divination. It was impossible for him to move this space with his own strength. For that he needed to trigger the teleportation of the Stone of Divination actively and he only needed to direct it to the coordinates he had determined.
Of course it's not easy to do. It will take a lot of effort to do that. To trigger her, Rigel drained his power into a magic circle similar to a teleportation circle until it completely shone completely. Not only that, Rigel tried to tear down this mountain and this Cave so that the chances of succeeding were even higher.
"I've finished casting my magic, now, let's send a nuclear and destroy this mountain."
After all this place has fallen, it is impossible for plants to live. The ones who could live in such an extreme place were only monsters with a fire affinity. There was no doubt about the chaos occurring as there was nothing but monsters in this place.
Rigel accesses Ciel, using his left eye he accompanies Nuclear to arrive at the coordinates Ciel had given him. It took 5 minutes for the Nukes to reach Vulcan Mountain.
"Alright, here's the shock." Leaving behind those words, the mountain began to shake and its ceiling began to crack and let out hot lava.
The Stone Temple of Divination shone even brighter and made Rigel jump in delight, his plan succeeding in one experiment. The main part is just about to start, Rigel is trying to control his teleportation to near the Region, a place he has set up inside Red's lair.
By sending out magic energy and orders to land at the designated coordinates, the statue around the divination Stone along with its magic circle with Rigel inside disappeared just as the sea of lava fell.
Rigel. closed his eyes, when he opened them he arrived at a place with a rocky space and one way in and out. Of course unmistakable, this place was the place he had prepared for and it seemed that the transfer had worked out perfectly. He noticed the Stone of Divination and did not find anything suspicious just by being close to each other. Although disappointed, giving up is not an option. Rigel will ask Misa and the research team to research the Divination Stone.
He decides to get out of the Cave and asks Red not to let anyone without his permission get in there. For security, Rigel also created a large door that prevents people from seeing what is inside.
As soon as he came out, for some reason he was greeted by Red who showed his full vigilance and was ready to attack at any time.
Did he finally show me his fangs and trick me?
Such a thought emerged and Rigel was ready to fight just in case Red attacked, but unexpectedly Red heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Rigel coming out from there.
"Huh, if you get out of there, that means that mysterious and terrifying magic energy is something you talked about back then that you were looking for it or something?"
The thing that made Red wary was the super large magic energy that came from the Divination Stone. It was not surprising, when knowing something with a greater amount of energy than him suddenly appeared without warning.
"Yes, it's the Stone of Divination. As much as possible, I want you to let no one but the one who got my permission go. I'm gonna use this password to let you know who I'm ordering or not. The password 'My Favorite Food' understands right?"
"Of course, I'm not stupid. But it makes me uncomfortable with Stone with crazy Energy that seems to want to explode at any time. However, there's some part of his energy coming out, I'll probably spend some time absorbing it."
Red continued to stare curiously at the place where the Divination Stone was located, he paused his intention to check further and rest in the driveway.
Without taking long, Rigel chose to go down the mountain, rather than teleport. The mood has not improved, anger will be easier to appear than usual. His head would be difficult to think coldly, it was necessary for him to cool down.
On the way, it was unexpected that he would meet Riri and the other children. With the considerable meat they brought, the goal was definitely not a mere picnic.
"What are you doing here, Riri?"
"Sister Rigel! Since when did you come back? and why do you look so messy?"
"This is the result of the fight with the bird, well let's miss. Are you here to see the dragon that sleeps there?"
Surely there is nothing that attracts their curiosity, other than the existence of Red and the meat they carry. The thought that Red will not get visitors disappears, thanks to Riri and the others.
"... Yep. Rigel's sister said that she was a friend, so, umm, we tried to make friends and give her a little food."
Riri said with a little fear, almost like a child that his mother would be angry with. Rigel did not try to scold him, but it would be bad if he continued to linger with these children, with a bad mood.
"Then it's good, I'm sure Red is looking forward to someone like you visiting and telling him your story. He'll be happy."
Hearing those words, their expressions began to brighten, raising their confidence to step forward.
"Should I have company? I bet you're scared of eating by him."
It's no surprise that they asked Rigel to accompany. To deal with a powerful figure like a Dragon, the existence of Rigel who had performed miracles would certainly make them comfortable. However, the answer is more unexpected.
"No need! we know that Rigel's brother is tired and can be angry at any time, so you can go back and rest!"
"Yes! after all, Rigel has fought hard for us to live happily! We will not be afraid in the presence of a Dragon who is a friend!"
They were more courageous than expected, although he could see that the children were trembling slightly, but it was not good for him to tarnish their courage.
"Then, fine. I'm going to go to rest."
Without hesitation, he left the children behind. After his figure was no longer visible to the children, Rigel turned around and watched from a distance. It was a relief that she did not need to be seen with them in this atmosphere, but curiosity always made her submit.
Riri and his friends arrive in front of the cave, a monstrous existence can be sensed, thanks to their demi-human instincts that orders them to leave. The warm air from his breath came out from the cave, until a pair of yellow eyes stared at them from within the cave.
Red started talking, the leader in question was Rigel, a highly respected figure in this country. Hearing a heavy and hoarse voice frightened them a little, but realized afterwards that the Dragon was not trying to attack.
"Tu-Tu-Tuan N-Naga, we're here to play. I-It's nothing, however, will you accept it?" Riri and the children offered the meat they had brought.
Of the number, certainly will not satisfy hunger, but Red remains surprised, the first visitors he has are children. Red walked out, revealing a large body and form that made living beings tremble because of it.
"Are you not afraid of me? I'm a Dragon who can destroy a whole town easily, you?"
Red tried to tease, how much guts the boys had in front of him. Although they were trembling, there was no sign of escaping. A boy fearfully stepped in front of everyone.
"We-we're not afraid of you! Brother Rigel will definitely protect us if you become evil! Besides, he said that you were a friend, so you wouldn't do that!"
His scarves are quite permissible, not to escape in front of him is worthy of praise. The trust in Rigel is so strong, it is a good thing, but the dependence on it will be a knife stuck in the back.
"Kuhahahaha! You are brave, I admit. Like you said, I will not attack you due to certain circumstances. Not only that, I have no intention of attacking intelligent beings, like you. So, you came here out of curiosity for me?"
"Yes, because Rigel said you're a friend, we want to take you to play."
Hearing those words, Red happily opened his mouth, letting them put meat into his mouth and started listening to their stories.
Seeing that, Rigel slightly smiled, treating a bit of his mood so badly. Even so, the bitter taste in his tongue did not go away, even his heart felt empty. Especially on the part of Priscilla did not remember all the memories they made in the Hell's Labyrinth.
Rigel said inwardly, 'in this way, the old man will not be lonely anymore' and left them to return to the Region.
In the view of the desolate-looking palace without anyone welcoming, it seemed like the news of the Phoenix's defeat had yet to spread. If so, Ray, Merial and Ozaru have yet to return to the Region.
It is possible that they are arguing to give Takatsumi a proper burial, but for the resurrection, his body is still in need for the Hero's resurrection. After all, Merial and Ray were there, and even Ozaru too, probably had nothing to worry about.
He did not see Asoka anywhere, he had no intention of looking for her and chose to clear his head by washing his body. Removing her tattered clothes, she stood in the cold, soothing waterfall. Rigel let the cold water wet him and the cold seemed to tear his skin.
The coldness of the water cleared the heart and head, the blood stuck to the body was purified, his tired body seemed to have been refreshed.
Recalling the previous incident, made his anger return again. The water around was turbulent but calm again along with Rigel who held back his emotions. His hatred and resentment had been avenged, yet something began to feel hollow and everything in the world seemed to anger him.
Ahh, so this is what Ozaru means, the deeper I fall into that ocean, the emptier and harder it is to escape from.
He admitted that he had fallen into a sea of anger and thirst for revenge. But revenge was not entirely good, the bitter taste on his tongue was real evidence.
Feeling that he had been washing himself for too long, he came out of the open bath and created a black t-shirt with a red robe and black pants. There are some things that Ozaru and others may not be able to handle, he decides to go to Britannia.
Upon his arrival, he meets a soldier who takes him to another Hero's place. They arrived at a room slightly crowded by a healer and some priests. Rigel encounters Ozaru, Marcel, Yuri, Takumi and Alexei who are unexpectedly there.
Lying on the bed, Hazama is unconscious, half-burned, especially on both hands. His condition is very concerning.
"Rigel, are you okay?"
Yuri realizes Rigel's whereabouts and becomes the first to speak.
"Yes. Put that aside, what about her?"
"The fire is much worse than it seems. From what Alexei said, the fire seems to have a sacred curse known as the curse of Light." Takumi explained.
"Curse of Light?"
He never heard of anything like that. The knowledge he possesses is merely a curse derived from dark forces. This was the first time he had heard of the curse of Light.
"Yes. This curse was already in existence in the time when the gods set foot on the world. They use the curse of Light to purify sinful humans. The more sins he has, the stronger the curse. The curse that Hero Hazama has is so powerful, I can't even handle it. I don't know what a bad thing Hero Hazama did, but he seems to have an unforgivable sin."
Of every kind, all Heroes have one thing in common, about their dark pasts. Takatsumi falls into despair in order to make his sister happy and Rigel has a bad experience in a hell orphanage.
Takatsumi seems to have a heart as sharp as a sword, which might make divine weapons attracted to him. Somehow with the others, but surely all have their own pasts that make up the present.
"Can you do something about that, Rigel? you can overcome that fire without any problem before, I think you can overcome the curse of Hazama, with that right hand." Marcel looked at Rigel's right hand, which had a mighty power.
Despite not liking how Marcel stared, Rigel did not mind doing it. From the beginning he was intent on doing it.
She scanned Hazama's body, finding nothing but burnt skin until she felt a different warm spot on her body. That point was on Hazama's chest, which seemed to be the source of the curse of Light.
First stage void: Exposure.
He activates the rune in his right hand, carefully extending it to Hazama's chest, worried that he too will wipe out the magic power in Hazama's body. Rigel drained a little of the Void's power until it simply covered that warm spot and wiped it off easily.
Hazama no longer looks in pain, Alexei muttered in surprise that Rigel actually managed to remove it without any problems. This way the matter was over, it was time for him to meet Ray who took care of Takatsumi's body.