Chapter 912 Demonic Idols
?912 Demonic Idols
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"Something?" I wondered, tilting my head.
"Yes, this... This thing." Angelina said, taking out a wooden idol from her inventory, something that wasn't in the bag Erdrich handled to me.
It was a bizarre idol, carved out of crimson wood and covered on blood. It had the shape of a six-armed, three-headed, four-
legged human-like demon covered on flames.
The demon was sitting over a throne made of skulls and bones, and it had a single, giant eye in the middle of its long head, which ended on two insect-like antennae that were probably horns, actually.
"W-What the hell is that thing?" Rita asked. Embark on an odyssey to the core at Nøv€lß¡n#★
Everyone that glanced at this idol felt a strange uneasiness. It emanated a cursed and demonic essence from within, something that just felt not right. It made the whole dinner feel heavier. I even experienced some nausea out of nowhere.
"This is apparently something called "Demon King Idol"..." Angelina said. "We have no idea what Demon King this even is, it doesn't look like the Miasma one nor the Death one. It is overall really bizarre."
"Um, so you wanted to just give that to Elayne?" Lily wondered, feeling a bit disturbed.
"A-Ah, no, not just that." Laughed Angelina. "I mean yes, that too. You're the ones investigating this whole thing and know much more than us. However, it was also because that woman that led the Shadows, she was very knowledgeable about Cursed Relics. And she said that this item had a very strong curse that can only be broken using Divinity."
"Really? Well... They were already willing to help and Lady Verdant also agreed so... Fine." Johanna nodded. "I'll go fetch granny and then we'll tell the rest of the Druids. How about we make the Ritual in the Druid Guild Building?"
"Sure! Sounds like a plan!" I nodded. "This'll be our best chance to weaken the cultists from the roots themselves."
Without further ado, we hurried up in our dinner and then ran towards the Druid Guild's Building. A dozen Druids were already waiting us inside, granny Austucia had already made a huge Ritual Circle with the specifics I had told Johanna about.
"You're here! Hurry! Let's begin right away. The better we can weaken those damned demon worshipers, the better!" Granny Austucia was very happy to see us.
"Alright guys let's do this. Angelina, Anikitty, Gandalf, you're joining the Ritual Circle too. Your Mana and connection with Spirits and Holiness is good enough." I invited them into the whole thing.
They were a bit overwhelmed after greeting so many Druid NPCs they had never seen before but cooperated without issues. After all, this was also something convenient for them. Completing this World Quest was the reason their Guild Alliance was made to begin with.
"All's ready..." Austucia said.
"Then let's begin." I nodded.
FLAAASH!
My Spiritual Aura and Mana fused with the ritual circle, everyone's Mana pathways combining together and interconnecting into a sea of pure Spiritual Essence.
And the idol, right in the middle of this ritual circle, started letting out sparks of red demonic energy.
My eyes expanded into every horizon possible, as I saw it.
Four other connections, four more idols to go.
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