Son of the Hero King

Chapter 406 CH 372: WHO ARE YOU?

While Sol was reminiscing back to the steps that he took until now and thus reaffirming his will to stride forward without stopping in his path, Camelia was facing a very important question of her own.

To bleed or not to bleed?

She was currently deep in the entrails of the church, standing in front of the magic circle she used to activate the Saint Fall ceremony for beloved.

Thinking about it now, it had only been less than two months from her perspective. So many things had happened in such a short amount of time that it was mindboggling. It reminded her of the time of war, back during the time of Mars’ reign, when every moment was precious as it could be their very last.

The day before, she had received a piece of disturbing news from the shadows under Milia’s order. Sol needed to face the goddesses once more in order to obtain absolute permission for healing Lilith.

If she had the choice to speak out her thoughts on the matter then she would have told Sol to act first and apologize later. But as the one doing the healing just so happened to be a divine beast, Camelia understood that they could not move carelessly and do as they pleased.

So now came the existential question. Whether to bleed or not.

The blood she had used for her ritual was not just blood of purity but one that was fused with divine power purified to the maximum limit possible.

Camelia had already paid a heavy price by using the <> ceremony to help Sol. Of course, the price had been worth it in the end. As Sol was able to obtain so many advantages that would surely smoothen his path ahead.

But the catch here was that...she had also used her divine blood to activate the <> not long after during the widescale attack caused by WoF. A territory strong enough to even resist Lilith’s slashing power at full capacity. In order to create such a territory, the price she had to pay was quite heavy and as a result, she had been quite weakened for a while already.

Now, if she were to shed blood once more then....

‘Am I already being targeted?’

She sighed. Her luck had certainly dwindled quite a bit due to her using her powers extensively and now with Aurora appearing, Camelia did not know how much longer she had to live and tread on the mortal realm.

“Why I am even worrying so much?”

She sighed ruefully. She had one easy solution to this. After all, spells like <> and <> were never meant to be used by only one person.

They needed the support of both a Supreme Daughter and a Holy Daughter as well as many believers to fully enact the spell in a safe procedure that would allow the spells to achieve their maximum capacity.

If back then, during the attack on Lustburg, she had all those ingredients in hand, then not even Nihil could have broken that barrier so easily.

So right now, the solution was pretty simple. Go fetch Aurora and ask her for help in enacting the ritual.

If so then why was she hesitating so much?

The answer was also plain and simple as the solution itself. She simply did not wish to increase the influence Aurora held in the church before she had become absolutely certain about her moral standards and where her loyalty and aspirations lay. Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

If she was curious... Then she just had to ask.

Nothing more, nothing less...

It did not take long for Aurora to come down and join her. Even though they had a slightly antagonistic relationship, the vertical relation of power between them was absolute and Aurora could not really defy the order of the Supreme Daughter.

Not that she had any intentions to do so in the first place.

“Good morning, I hope the goddesses will grace us with a beautiful day.”

Aurora bowed gently and observed her surroundings with the corners of her eyes.

“He is not here yet.”

“Oh...”

Aurora let out a short exclamation of disappointment before nodding, “May I know why I was called suddenly. I was preparing for the mass.”

The reasons she had come so fast was because she had expected Sol to be present. But since he wasn’t, she was rapidly losing interest in staying here longer than necessary.

This place was completely under Camelia’s control. No different than a demigod in its territory in a certain way. Though, even without that, Camelia could smash her completely with no problem.

No one would like being alone in front of a beast that could tear you apart in an instant.

“Today you will help in beginning a ritual—”

“I—”

“It’s for Sol.”

Aurora closed her mouth and pondered a little before taking a step back, “What do I need to do?”

Camelia narrowed her eyes. As she thought, this girl was hiding something.

“Before we begin, I have a simple question and I hope that you will give me an answer.”

Aurora tilted her head, wondering what Camelia would ask. But the questions, in the end, surprised her.

“Are you really Aurora?”

[1]: Take a look at Camelia Interlude.

(AN: Introduction of a new small arc. Welp be ready.)