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"How about you summarize everything for us a bit?" asked Archides after a long ti of being silent.
Hearing that, Shin pursed his lips a little before muttering to himself. "So, where should I start?"
After thinking for a couple of monts, Shin started arranging the pictures of murals on the virtual screen according to his understanding. He then started talking right after organizing them.
"As you can see these murals are telling us sothing – and it is obviously about this so-called war between the Wingn Tribes and Black Nagas that existed for generations."
Shin paused for a mont to move a couple of murals to the side and enlarged so of them that were showing the 'protagonist' and 'antagonist' of the story that the murals were telling them. "As for these guys, I suspect that they were the so-called reincarnations of the sa beings."
"– The very first 'Bird King' and 'Snake King'," he added while pointing at the first pair of murals where a gigantic golden bird and massive black snake were drawn.
And with another shuffle of murals, Shin showed them the battles of the two monsters. "Both of them have a fair share of wins and losses. And through the passage of ti, they are getting more and more powerful than they are in the previous generation."
"Aside from that, they are also evolving whenever they win a battle since they are consuming the losing side after every victory," emphasized Shin as he pointed at the different forms of the golden bird and the black snake was taking after a specific battle.
"Well, all of what you said is possible, but the question is why are they fighting each other and also why they keep being reincarnated after losing a battle," asked Arthur unconsciously.
Hearing that, Daulla couldn't help but nod her head while adding. "Actually, it is much harder to believe that they are still able to reincarnate despite being devoured by the other side right after losing."
"About that… Well, I'm also not sure why and how," answered Shin with a sigh as he also didn't know how to answer those questions. From what he knew, he was still missing so of the most crucial parts.
And while he was troubled thinking about that, Solus suddenly materialized beside him and said. "Let explain that part, my lord."
"Eh!?" The group was surprised at her sudden appearance, especially Cloe who was not aware of her existence for far.
Moreover, she couldn't help but look at the beautiful elental spirit from head to toe, checking her figure and appearance. And imdiately after her 'assessnt', she suddenly threw a deadly glare at Shin that even sent so chills on his spine.
anwhile, the man in question tried to escape his current predicant by quickly looking at Solus while saying. "Oh~! You are finally awake? I thought Hanzo is the only one that needs so rest after what happened in the Blind Abyss Empire, so I'm quite surprised when I discovered that all of you were in a slumbering state when I got back."
"I apologize for our absence on behalf of everyone," said Solus while bowing at Shin.
And after a quick mont of pause, she imdiately explained. "The others need to recover their strengths after overexerting themselves during our recent battle; especially the Great Ancient Spirit. anwhile, and the twin tigers are still trying to familiarize ourselves with our new bodies."
Hearing that, Shin nodded his head before asking her to hurry up and start saying what she wanted to say before Cloe could even kill him with her fierce glares.
"As for the matter between the Bird King and Serpent King, they are currently in a never-ending battle because of the curse cast upon them by the previous Goddess of Sky and Earth," said Solus, starting to narrate what she knew.
"During the early tis of the Warring Era, there were so races that refused to join the battle for dominion as they preferred having a peaceful life. They choose to isolate themselves away from the chaotic war going on during that ti."
"And one of such races were the creatures worshiping the Goddess of Sky and Earth, the Skyrider Race – the true Ancestors of the Wingn people of the current ti."
"At the ti of peace, a talented Skyrider was born. He possessed an unrivaled talent and power since the that he was born. And because of that, the Goddess beca fond of him and gave him her blessing by naming him 'Garuda'. Due to that, he beca more powerful and much stronger than he used to be.
"But through the passage of ti, Garuda beca unrivaled on the whole race; no one can match his talent nor his powers. And this led him to be bored and tired."
"He couldn't find the way to advance further since there was no one in their Race who could match him. And due to that, his holand beca a cage that was preventing him from flying higher."
"He then got a desire to go outside and challenge a much powerful individual so that he could improve his strength. He wanted to find a fuel that could light the fire within him."
"Having that mind, he broke the taboo of his race and went outside to venture out of the world. There were even so youngbloods who joined and followed him."
"When they got out, they imdiately discovered the chaos rampaging around the world during that ti. And since they were young and hot-blooded, their desire for combat was imnse."
"They joined the war and won quite a lot of battles. They continued to claim victory after victory until they t their rivals, the Ancient Serpents."
"The rivaling races fought against each other for a long ti with both sides having a fair share of victories and defeats."
"One day, while Garuda and his n are recuperating from the injuries that they got from one of their fights, a certain general from the Serpent Army suddenly discovered the holand of their mortal enemy. And with his lead, they slaughtered all the Skyrider Race residing in that place."
"Since the experience in actual battle was quite huge, the Skyriders were no match against the forces of the Serpent Army. Naturally, the news that their holand was being attacked. But it was already too late when they arrived."
"Enraged of what had happened, the Goddess of Sky and Earth broke a divine taboo to cast a curse on both Garuda and the general serpent who slaughtered her people."
"Garuda was cursed for breaking the number one rule of their holand which was leaving its premises and getting involved with the war outside. The Goddess believed that it was because of what he did, their holand got dragged into the war."
Hearing that, Shin couldn't help but mutter with a quiet voice. "So rules about karma I guess."
Solus nodded her head at Shin when she heard that before continuing. "As for the serpent general, who also beca the Serpent King at the current ti, was obviously cursed due to the cris that he committed; especially the massacre of the Skyrider Race."
"The exact words of the Goddess of that ti were 'Since both of you want to fight, then I will grant you the power of infinite reincarnation so that you can battle each other for the generations to co'."
"Alongside them, even their descendants were also involved in this, which were the current Wingn Tribe and Dire Nagas. And that was how everything started."
After that, the room suddenly turned silent once again as everyone was trying to digest all of the information that they got.
A few monts later, Arthur pointed out yet another question. "If one of the gods got involved, then why did the Serpent God or sothing didn't do anything during that ti to protect his own people?"
To which Solus imdiately replied. "The God of Serpents is a cunning one. During that ti, even the heavens are also in a chaotic state, so he just chose to sacrifice one line of his offspring in exchange for so compensation from the Goddess of the Sky and Earth."
"So, maybe that is the reason why the Naga Race doesn't have a sub-race during the start of the ga," muttered Shin.
And hearing that, Leonard also nodded his head and added. "I guess so of the Beastn races that are unavailable to the public also have similar histories."
"Setting that aside, how are we going to stop this so-called war between the Wingn Race and Black Nagas," asked Archides, pointing out their main issue.
Hearing that, the room turned quiet once again as everyone was waiting for Solus to answer the question.
Solus thought to herself for a mont before giving an answer. "There are only three possible ways to stop this never-ending war."
"First is to prevent either side from being reincarnated. Even if their souls can repeatedly be reborn once again, there are still so conditions that need to be t before that."
"Like for example, casting aside a part of their powers and hiding it from their rival. So, even if they lost a battle sohow and got devoured by the other, a part of them is still hidden sowhere to help them for their reincarnation."
"It is going to be even more helpful if a part of their soul manages to escape since they will not lose their current mories even after being reborn."
Hearing that, Shin unconsciously looked at the golden horn sitting on the corner of his inventory. 'So, that is the real reason why Garuda gave these powerful 'blessings' to the Tribe Leaders.'
And that was when Solus suddenly added. "All they need to do is gather these powers together alongside a suitable vessel that can host their souls."
At this point in ti, the group simultaneously turned their heads at Archides as they all knew that he was the so-called vessel ntioned by Solus.
"Continue," said Shin after a brief mont of silence.
Nodding her head, Solus imdiately resud. "The other thod is to capture either of the souls and seal them in a certain place where no one will discover them. Capturing both of their souls is also possible – in fact, it is even better to have both of their souls sealed."
After that, Solus paused for a mont to see if they had sothing to say. But when she saw that they didn't have anything to comnt on, she imdiately continued. "As for the third and final thod-…"
"It is just looking for soone who is strong enough to lift their curses and free them from the infinite reincarnation."
Ugh!
Hearing that third option, everyone couldn't help but groan a little since she made it sound so simple even though it was actually pretty much impossible to do; she was practically telling them to look for the real Gods inside the ga!
For all they knew, such existences were only possible to find at the latter stages of the ga. Heck, it might even be longer.
Due to that, Silence descended inside the room once again as everyone was trying to find a solution to solve their current problem.
During those ti, Shin suddenly rembered what Kayne had told him during his 'interrogation', or more like torture.
At that ti, Kayne told him that the Three-Headed Snake was currently in an incorporeal form. Having that in mind, Shin suspected that it suffered a severe injury from its most recent battle against Garuda; or it might even be caused by a different being that was as strong as it.
While he was thinking about that, Shin's attention was suddenly caught at the little specks of light flying around Leonard.
"Incorporeal form, injuries, and Elental Spirits," muttered Shin quietly to himself. And while he was murmuring about those words, an idea suddenly entered his mind. "Eh!?"
And because of that, he couldn't help but raise his head while saying. "I think I got a solution."
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