novelraw Chapter 340: The Three Children of Ramastia
Chapter 340: The Three Children of Ramastia
"Wow, the air here feels so much fresher than the West Continent. What are those little things hiding underground?"
Sitting in the chariot of Kelili and the others returning to the New Dragon Court, Jasmine continuously looked around. One moment she looked at the giant trees winding and growing in the land, clicking her tongue in wonder, and the next moment she muttered looking at the Earthen Goblins underground constantly blinking at her. Whether it was the climate or the creatures, the Southern Continent was entirely different from the West Continent and the seabed. The hot and rainy tropical maritime climate gave Jasmine the illusion of breathing at the bottom of the sea.
Of course, the reserved her couldn't possibly shout at this group of strangers she had just met like Kelili. The object of her confiding was not the demi-human emissaries of the Dragon Court, but the deity Ramastia who had always been by her side.
By her ear, a tender child's voice suddenly sounded, explaining the scene she had just seen to the curious Jasmine,
"Those are Earthen Goblins, very adorable little things. They are also very ancient lifeforms, and my first batch of experimental subjects in creating life... Back then, on the lifeless earth, there were only pure various elements: earth, fire, water, and air. I modeled their shapes and pinched out this group of adorable little guys. Because of their properties, they generally stay and live next to the elements closest to their attributes."
Ramastia's voice carried some reminiscence. It seemed He favored any life He created very much. Thus, even when recounting the creation process of such minuscule lifeforms that were easily overlooked by people, He remembered it with absolute clarity,
"In the beginning, I had no experience in creating life. The lifeforms created were either too powerful or too weak, somewhat extreme. But just as I said before, life has always been a miracle. Even without my interference, they can deduce stories uniquely their own. This is also why I no longer create life now, because just watching you continuously compose your own stories leaves me thoroughly satisfied."
Jasmine covered her mouth and chuckled lightly, while simultaneously feeling somewhat curious as to what exactly the so-called "overly powerful lifeforms" Ramastia created were. However, before she opened her mouth, Ramastia's voice continued transmitting over,
"Right, there is a matter I need to remind you about, Jasmine. I wanted to say this just now; it's best to be more mindful when walking alone outside. At the bottom of the sea, Xuan Shen always protected you, which also led to every single creature you met holding goodwill toward you due to your mother's illustrious prestige. When in the West Continent, that Fisher also took great care of you, so you have always been safe and sound..."
"But since you have already seen that humans and other races can harbor malice, you must be on guard and pay attention, and protect yourself well. Even if those demi-humans from the New Dragon Court earlier harbored no malice toward you, this might just be the result of your good luck. You shouldn't have revealed all your information at once; you must always keep a guard as your trump card... You must know, if it were the former Dragon Court, you very likely could have been captured and executed, understand?"Jasmine earnestly bit her lip. She suddenly also became somewhat regretful. Having just left home, she hadn't yet shifted her mindset. Now that Ramastia reminded her, she firmly memorized it in her heart.
"Ah, then shouldn't I have followed them to this New Dragon Court? If that... Dragon Court is so terrifying? Lord Ramastia, are you familiar with the Dragon Court?"
"Familiar with a little bit... Sigh, I already told you before. When creating life at the very beginning, I poured quite a bit of heart and blood into certain lifeforms, and consequently created three exceedingly powerful living beings. I requested [Dagon], who presides over the Gate, to release several strands of souls from the beginning of the Spirit World's birth to serve as their consciousness. I requested [Anabatos], who presides over fate, to bestow upon them a smooth path for a very long time in the future. I requested [Ouyun], who creates matter, to endow them with extraordinary wisdom. And I myself bestowed upon them the most robust bodies and abilities..."
Ramastia sighed. Faint traces of a crying tone were carried within that tender child's voice.
"I treated them as my own flesh and blood, granting them the ability to converse with me just like you. I gave them everything I could obtain, yet I overlooked that the gifts I bestowed upon them were also curses..."
"The robust physiques I bestowed upon them allowed them to grow, but the strength enhanced by growth caused them to fight each other; the consciousness Dagon bestowed upon them increased their independence, but caused them to distance themselves from me and live their own lives; the smooth path Anabatos bestowed upon them caused them to excessively enslave other fragile living beings, making them fear nothing except each other; the wisdom Ouyun bestowed upon them spawned burning ambitions, ultimately leading to the unavoidable first war between living beings..."
"I should have foreseen it early on, Jasmine, just like foreseeing the second war of living beings and this World-Ending Prophecy. It's just that because I treated them as children, I was always unwilling to face it... My three children: World Tree [Yggdrasil], Heavenly Lock [Jehovah], and Dragon King [Fafnir]. They inherited a portion of my Divine Authority and derivatively created the races belonging to them—the [Elf-kin] and [Angel-kin] that were almost completely annihilated in the second war, and the [Dragon-kin] you can still see now... Wuwuwu~"
Jehovah and Fafnir...
Didn't mom seem to have mentioned before that she had once battled with them?
Jasmine thought this way. Beside her ear, the unseen Ramastia pitifully and adorably sniffled His nose, making one, upon hearing it, immediately associate it with a round, chubby child forcefully holding back tears and pretending to be calm. Hearing this, Jasmine hurriedly and gently comforted Him,
"Sorry, Lord Ramastia, I didn't mean to pick at your scars... That's to say, the Dragon Court we are heading to now is the nation founded by your child, Fafnir's descendants?"
"Wuwu... That's right. Fafnir was the strongest among the three siblings, but his temper was very foul, his personality was very aloof and proud, and he also disliked other living beings. Naturally, he wouldn't create a race belonging to him. The Dragon-kin you see now are all lifeforms formed from the blood he dripped when he was injured while the siblings were fighting. Although they inherited a portion of his Traits, because of this, they are also weaker than the Elves and Angels, who are Mythical Species..."
"However, life is a miracle. This group of unintentional derivative lifeforms of Fafnir miraculously created the most tolerant and massive nation in the entire world's history..."
"That was the Fafnir Dragon Court, which has long since been destroyed."
"Miss Jasmine, please come this way. We have arrived at the New Dragon Court..."
Originally holding onto the scene of the Dragon Court described by Lord Ramastia to anticipate that so-called 'Dragon Court', the Dragon Court she saw after riding the carriage south for half a day greatly disappointed her. As it turned out, that was merely a seemingly very secluded valley. In this narrow place that could be called the 'ends of the earth', armies and residents composed of differently raced demi-humans actually walked everywhere.
If not for that harmonious atmosphere that made Jasmine feel very friendly, she would have suspected whether she had been tricked by Kelili and the others. This place couldn't compare to the 'spanning across the continent' described by Lord Ramastia; rather, it was more like a fully armed giant village.
"Ah, okay, thank you, Miss Kelili."
Kelili looked at Miss Jasmine before her, who naturally elicited favorable impressions. She always felt there was an indescribable, friendly undertone to her. She and Jasmine got off the chariot together. That giant Arachnid Race Siya was currently in front of the chariot, continuously looking inward with her six compound eyes, her expression appearing somewhat puzzled,
"Strange, we caught the traitors and brought them back, so why is no one coming to receive us?"
Kelili cast a glance at the various busy figures in that giant valley, especially at the entrance of the cave deep within, where different races were continuously entering and exiting. Her expression immediately turned serious,
"Something's wrong, Siya. Something must have happened, otherwise someone should have come to receive us... Let those who participated in pursuing the traitors go back and rest first. After all, they've been pursuing all night. We'll take a few people and deliver the traitors to see Raphaela, and introduce Miss Jasmine to her while we're at it."
"No problem."
Their trio brought over a dozen people dragging Haril and his group, who were heavily injured from being swatted by Jasmine's tail, proceeding all the way forward along the bustling valley. Not until they were about to arrive at the entrance of the cave deep in the valley did an armored white female Dragonewt run out in a rush. The moment Kelili's trio saw that figure, they immediately stopped their steps and greeted her,
"Miss Kexir, we're back. Not a single person from Haril's gang of traitors is missing; we only managed to finish this with the help of this Miss Jasmine. She is a Whale-kin from the ocean. We specially brought her back to meet Lady Raphaela."
"Ah..."
The hurried Kexir had her forward motion interrupted by the other party's words. But she merely slightly glanced at Haril's group they brought back before immediately saying casually,
"Alright, thank you for your hard work. Hand them over to the Bat-kin Mut, who is responsible for detaining prisoners... As for this Miss Whale-kin, take her underground to wait for a while first. Lady Raphaela does not have time to see her right now."
"Please wait a moment. May I ask what happened? I've seen it's very noisy inside since earlier..."
Kexir's expression appeared somewhat gloomy. She remained silent for several seconds before sighing. Turning her head, she opened her mouth and spoke to Kelili,
"This morning, Schwalian humans from the northwest direction suddenly launched an attack toward the Sheep-kin tribe in the wilderness. They want to build a new city on the former site of the Sheep-kin tribe. Lar followed Lady Raphaela's orders to go there and notify the people of the Sheep-kin tribe to retreat. As a result, no one expected her to be hit by human artillery fire during the retreat. Now I've heard the situation is very dangerous..."
"Lady Raphaela has requested all the doctors in Sunset Valley to come help, but there has been no improvement, and there's even the possibility of it worsening. The doctors in the valley are all at their wits' end regarding her condition. I am going to the Treant Race tribe in the north right now to request aid. I must set out immediately, please..."
Just as Kexir finished speaking and was about to turn around and leave, Jasmine behind Kelili cautiously raised her hand. Looking at Kexir, she said,
"Um... I just heard the situation you mentioned. If that Lar is just facing danger from being injured by artillery fire, I think I can help and heal her."
Because of the Brain Demon Race Kelili's help, Kexir clearly heard Jasmine's words. She turned her head in shock, squarely evaluating this strange demi-human following behind Kelili for the first time. Her expression changed slightly, and then she quickly walked to her front very seriously, forcefully gripping Jasmine's shoulders,
"Are you sure?!"
"Ah... well, although I also can't guarantee I can definitely heal her, if I try my best, there should still be a ninety... no, um, a ninety-five percent probability of healing her?"
Jasmine was shocked by Kexir's frighteningly eager expression. The confident words she originally wanted to say also became less certain, so she had no choice but to change her phrasing.
"Ninety percent? That's enough too! Excellent! The other doctors all... Quick, come with me! Lar is currently inside the underground palace, and Raphaela is by her side right now! I'll take. you there, follow me!"
"Eh? Okay..."
Jasmine pursed her lips and turned her head to look at Kelili behind her. Under the encouraging gazes of her and her companions, she followed Kexir alone and ran towards the underground palace deep within the valley.