novelraw Chapter 12 Orc Legion and Kingdom Hero
Chapter 12 Orc Legion and Kingdom Hero
The Gallia Empire, the Orcish Royal Court.
The return of the God of Light has caused quite a stir in the world of Errol.
The Gallia Empire, which is adjacent to the Kingdom of Ruhr, even held a special meeting on this matter.
"High Priest, has the Supreme God still given no divine decree regarding the reappearance of the God of Light?"
Moro Galia, clad in heavy, imposing golden armor, sat upon his throne, crafted from skulls and gold, his dark green eyes gazing down upon all his subjects, who belonged to the War Court, below the palace.
He is the emperor of the orcs, the commander of millions of lives, and the kin of the great war palace.
Beneath the throne, an orc shaman, draped in a black cloak and with a hunched back, stepped out from the crowd, lifting the hood that covered his head to reveal his yellowish-green face.
It was a typical old orc face, dry and rough like old tree bark.
He hurriedly knelt down, looking up at the high and mighty orc king, his face overflowing with loyalty.
"Returning to the great Orc King, the ancient and enduring Hall of War cares nothing for the return of the so-called God of Light. A newly ascended demigod with meager divine power is not enough to elicit a personal response from Him!"
"Does the Lord not care?"
Upon hearing this, Moro stroked his broad chin, a chilling glint flashing in his sharp teeth.
His gaze shifted from the old shaman to a human among the courtiers.
"My dear Sorin, what do you think?"
Although the Galia Empire is an orc-dominated empire, there are still quite a few human officials in the orc royal court.
After all, compared to the orcs who only knew how to fight, Emperor Moro preferred to have humans manage his empire and palace.
In Moro's worldview, there is not much difference between humans and beastmen; they are all his servants!
Upon hearing Moro's question, the human named Thorin hurriedly stepped out from the crowd, knelt on the ground in fear and said, "Since the great [Hall of War] does not care about that God of Light, why should we, as citizens of the Hall of War, fear the God of Light who has just returned?"
The true Throne of Light fell a thousand years ago. The God of Light who arose anew from its ruins may, like a normal demigod, become a subordinate god of the Temple of War!
Moro's deep green eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he couldn't help but ask with some anticipation, "So, Thorin, you mean we should continue with the plan we made before, find a suitable opportunity to send troops, and annex the Kingdom of Ruhr into the Empire's territory?"
Thorin prostrated himself, his posture extremely humble.
"The decision is entirely up to His Majesty!"
"..."
Moro closed his eyes, seemingly pondering something, or perhaps sensing something.
Through the connection between his retinue and the gods, Moro sensed that the Great Hall of War did not seem to be entirely unmoved by the return of the God of Light.
Moro felt a thrill from that subtle connection, an incredibly strong desire to conquer.
Conquer the God of Light and make him a subordinate god of the Lord God!
Moro had already made up his mind.
His eerie green eyes snapped open, his beast-like gaze sweeping over the assembled officials before finally settling on a strong, young orc.
Ga Gu, 23 years old, Silver Upper Rank.
With the gods far removed from the mortal realm and the strongest beings in the world no more than the upper-gold rank, their strength already makes them the elite of the orcish empire.
However, he has too few merits to be able to hold an important position in the empire, and is still only a centurion. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to train him.
"Gah gu!"
"Your subject is here!"
A young orc stepped forward, his rugged face showing a hint of confusion.
"I entrust you with commanding five medium-sized tribes. Can you bring the Kingdom of Ruhr into the empire within a year?"
"Gaku obeys the order and will certainly live up to Your Majesty's trust!" Gaku excitedly bowed his head, knowing that his chance to be made a king and general was right in front of him!
A few days later, Gagu, who had been appointed as the Grand General, led his thousand-strong army from the royal court, carrying the orders of the Orc Emperor, and marched in a grand procession toward the southeast corner of the empire.
At this very moment, the Kingdom of Ruhr was completely unaware of what was about to happen, and the entire nation was still immersed in the joy of the return of the supreme god.
In the Royal Court of Ruhr, Eileen, who had become a saint and ascended to the Gold Saint, lay exhausted on her bedroom bed.
In recent days, the divine pronouncements of the "God of Light" have been issued one after another.
They could either repair and renovate the abandoned Church of Light, or use the side chapel of the church as a hall for the arrival of the hero, or gather people for training to prepare for the arrival of the hero from another world.
A hero from another world?
Eileen didn't believe a word of what the oracle said.
It's probably a demon from the abyss!
After all, that guy was the [Gluttonous Dragon], the most powerful Chaos God from a thousand years ago!
Even though Eileen knew all this, she could only take it one step at a time and pray that those so-called heroes weren't man-eating monsters!
After all, as a human, she was like an ant in front of a terrifying evil god, with no possibility of resistance.
Time flies, and years pass quickly.
Soon the day of the hero's arrival, as foretold by the oracle, arrived.
That day, the entire capital was bustling with activity, and the people gathered around the Church of Light, eager to catch a glimpse of the so-called hero.
Meanwhile, the royal nobles gathered in the side hall of the church, which had been converted into a space for heroes, their eyes filled with anticipation as they looked at the dozen or so magic circles emitting a faint glow in the center of the hall.
"Royal sister, what do you think the hero summoned by the Supreme God looks like? Could he be a legendary angel?" King El asked Eileen in a low voice.
Since Eileen became a saintess, she has become a being second only to God and above all others.
The original members of the Illuminati, and the entire capital city, all followed Eileen's lead.
The problem is, Eileen herself is still feeling dizzy...
"I...I don't know..."
Eileen shook her head; how could she know? She wanted to know even more!
She really couldn't understand what that terrifying evil god was trying to do.
Although He kept her busy these past few days, she never did anything that an evil god would do.
After an unknown amount of time, a magic circle finally emitted a dazzling light. According to the oracle, this was a sign that a hero was about to descend.
Everyone turned their expectant gazes towards the magic circle, and saw a completely naked figure emerge from its dazzling light.
The man's vital parts were obscured by a pure white light, making it impossible to tell whether he was male or female for a moment.
But the yellow rooster-like comb and the excessively twisted beak-like mouth still left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.
Ugly, incredibly ugly!
Ugly, so ugly it's not even human!
"Hero, how could the hero look like this! How could he be so ugly!" Someone couldn't bear the ugliness and couldn't help but exclaim.
Amidst the exclamation, everyone turned their gaze toward Eileen.
After all, in everyone's eyes, Saintess Irene is the person closest to the main god, and must know the secrets behind this.
But Eileen had no idea that she was completely devastated.
She had considered that the magic circle might summon demons from the abyss, but she never imagined it would summon something even more twisted than demons from the abyss.
Faced with the questioning gazes of the crowd, she hesitated for a long time before finally coming up with an idea.
"The oracle said these heroes were summoned from another world... Maybe people from that other world look like this!"