civilwarnovels Book 5: Chapter 59
Book 5: Chapter 59
Book 5: Chapter 59
Grandma Gren? Gloria asked. The group had been walking for quite some time. The tower steadily spiraled downwards, but the change in elevation was barely noticeable. So far, they had seen seven different sealed evilsall of which were dead. If a new ancient evil appears, are you the one whos going to seal it? Will you die too?
Gren furrowed her brow and glanced at Gloria. First of all, if a new ancient evil appears, it wont be called an ancient evil; itll be called a calamity bringer. As for whether or not Ill be the one whos going to seal it, that depends on how well the humans do when fighting it. The ancient evils youve seen so far are the earliest sealed evils to appear. As you go down the tower, youll see evils that were defeated by creatures other than cursed dragons. Gren gazed down the corridor before she put a paw on Glorias head. Dont worry. Its been a while since any cursed dragon has died while dealing with a calamity bringer. We went from fighting the evils to being the ones who seal the already-defeated evils.
Gloria nodded and patted her chest. For the past seven evils the group had seen, one cursed dragon had died during the sealing process! Why are cursed dragons responsible for doing this? she asked. How come phoenixes or other creatures dont have to seal evils?
Gren narrowed her eyes and stroked her chin with her claws. You could say we fought for the right to seal the evils.
Fought for the right to get killed while sealing evils? Gloria tilted her head. Why?
Power, Gren said and smiled, revealing her teeth. Take Ramon for example; one of the sealed evils is interacting with him. If things go right, he can form a contract with Kozabokget and use her power as his own. She patted Glorias head again. Every cursed dragon must experience the evil-sealing tower to see if they resonate with any of the sealed evils. Generally, youd have to be in front of their seal to see if theyre willing to form a contract with you, but Kozabokgets seal is weakened, which is why Ramon saw her a bit earlier. Even though youre not seeing anything strange, that doesnt mean a sealed evil wont pick you.
Gloria blinked. Does Daddy have a contract with a sealed evil too?
Your dad did have a contract with a sealed evil, yes, Gren said before glaring at Grimmy. But he tricked it, and now, none of the evils in the tower are willing to work with him anymore.
Glorias eyes widened. How did he trick it?
Grimmy puffed his chest out. I
Shut up! Gren said and smacked Grimmys snout with her paw. Dont poison my grandchildrens brains with your terrible ideas.
Without warning, Grimmy slammed his tail against the crystal pane; it shattered into hundreds of pieces. Grens eyes widened, but before she could do anything, Grimmy plucked Vur off of the earthen construct and tossed him at the book.
Stop! Gren shouted. She rushed forward, but Grimmy grabbed her tail, holding her back. She snapped at him with her teeth. What are you doing!?
Vurs soul has been through so much that it should be strong enough to eat the Trickster, Grimmy said. I always wanted to know what was written in that book.
Vur picked up the book and looked behind himself. Should I open this?
No! Gren shouted.
When was the last time you gave Tafel a present? Grimmy asked. You saw how she reacted when she heard about the book. Destroy the soul inside and give the book to her as a gift.
Wait, Vur, its dangerous, Tafel said.
Grimmy said Ill be fine, Vur said and placed his finger underneath the front cover of the book. With a simple flicking motion, the book opened, revealing the first page. He waited a bit. Nothing happened. Vur looked at the two cursed dragons standing by the entrance. Is it broken?
Before Gren could reply, a shrieking sound came out of Vurs body. Black mist surged out of Vurs chest, forming a scaled face with a terrified expression on it. Before it could get very far, silver mist in the shape of dozens of different animals enveloped it. A bloodred light flashed inside like thunder within a cloud. The shrieks became screams, and when a black dragons head emerged from the imprint on Vurs forehead, the screaming turned into the sound of pleading. Without mercy, the black dragons head chomped down on the ball of black, silver, and red mist, eating it all in one bite.
Vur made a face as the dragons head retreated inside of him. Was the Trickster human?
With a dumbfounded expression, Gren shook her head. He was a fish.