Ascyaf O Vivid: The VRMMORPG Story

Chapter 24: Who He Is

Giant pillars stood, propping up the gigantic temple that stood majestically on top of this inverted pyramid construction. Glancing around, the rings of light encircling this construction are the orbits of other drifting constructions of much smaller size that circle the main construction.

 

Rather than referring to this place as a Vedic Cathedral, Akuji felt that the Vedic Cathedral Complex was more suitable.

 

The steps of the four of them echoed in the middle of the large hallway, while some of the priests or believers who saw Kaiming lowered their heads as they greeted him.

 

Besides all that, Akuji realized that Naurel's expression had slightly changed subtly. Does this place have any special meaning to him? Akuji doesn't know.

 

The long, seemingly endless hallway was finally over, leading them to an outrageous large door, as if allowing an unreasonable existence to enter it.

 

Kaiming walked over, putting his hand on the door just before a creaking sound could be heard when the giant door opened as if it had no weight. Before the sight opened before their eyes.

 

A room that seemed to take them to a distant place. The marble-clad floor is decorated, open with several pillars or perhaps ruins since the passage has been destroyed, slanted, collapsed, or even unrecognizable in shape.

 

But that beauty is undeniable. Especially with glass painting coated walls, reflecting a variety of color spectra, layered into the room ....

 

Highlighting the figure of the woman with silver hair who was kneeling, praying alone.

 

Sacred area.

 

Maybe that's a short word that can describe the space. It was as if this place would be the last refuge if the doomsday came. Even if the space itself is not too large compared to the door that guards it, this place will still survive whatever might happen.

 

The silver-haired figure woke up as if it sensed an existence on the other side and turned around, staring in the direction they were housed with golden eyes.

 

[Strong pressure has affected you]

 

Shouted notice before Akuji's body knelt down, no, forced to kneel by a foreign power. Looking from the end of his gaze, Akuji saw that Arsy also took the same attitude as him. 

 

And with a crown pinned on his head, even Akuji would know who it was ...

 

“Kaiming Gry, Thunder Lance saluted Her Majesty Iliana Roui,” greeting Kaiming also kneeled when greeting the figure of the crown's owner, confirming Akuji's allegations.

 

“Arsy Eiruf, direct disciple Blaise Nara greets His Majesty Iliana Roui, “continues Arsy introduces himself.

 

With golden eyes, white skin and a crown resting on her silver hair, she was Iliana Roui.

 

A beautiful figure now standing in front of them. 

The ruler of the Ladian Theocracy and the supreme leader of the Light Church.

A figure that could make everyone around him submit thanks to the pressure emanating from him.

 

Yes, all, except for i one person—

 

“You're getting older, Iliana.”

 

Naurel's.

 

He stood still, lightly greeting the Queen of Theocracy as well as the Pope of the Light Church and even making Queen Iliana, a figure with tremendous influence who lowered his head when replying to her, “It looks like you are back, Mother.”

 

With words that seemed to smash Akuji and Arsy's head.

 

“Kaiming, give us time for yourself.”

 

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“....”

 

“....”

 

 

Both Akuji and Arsy fell silent even after coming out of that space.

 

Not because they did not know whether to call the chamber the throne room or not but because of what Queen Iliana said.

 

“Do you guys have any questions?” kaiming said leading the two of them.

 

“Am I wrong to think Queen Iliana is a spirit?” ask Arsy who immediately grabbed this opportunity. Asked the basic things that stuck in his mind.

 

“You are not wrong. His Majesty is a spirit.”

 

“Then how can ...” Arsy stopped for a moment, unsure what to call Naurel and chose to use the call that his teacher had used before. “Nona Naurel becomes mother of her?”

 

Spirits. An existence born of nature. That is what Arsy knows since he is an elf, a race that has the highest sensitivity to nature.

 

And unlike the residents in the territory of the Tigris Republic, Iliana Roui was a fully spiritual figure. A figure that can only appear by nature and not from what mortal beings do. A figure that is always around even if its existence is too weak for people to realize.

 

Arsy could be sure that Queen Iliana was a spirit ever since she had met directly with Queen Iliana and felt for herself the aura of existence she was emitting. Even if the aura had been heavily suppressed, Queen Iliana still could not hide it and suppress the aura to its fullest.

 

... Especially by someone with high sensitivity like Arsy, himself who is an elf as well as a summoner (caller).

 

What are the requirements for a summoner? They certainly must be able to sense the weak spirits in nature, around them to be able to summon the creatures they want. If they could not even do that, then they had failed before the road was open.

 

“Hmm. What if you used the word to the more general meaning Arsy,” timpal Akuji.

 

“The stranger is right, young elf.” Making Kaiming nod, justifying what Akuji said.

 

Is that mom? The one who gave birth to you? Is correct. But, does the word mother only apply to someone who conceived and gave birth to you?

 

Arsy knows not. The word mother can also be used for people who have raised someone. Since mother is not just a greeting, it has spread to all kinds of words.

 

Nature, place, meaning .. someone in their mind or something that the person considers important.

 

Arsy nodded, as if he had understood what Akuji and Kaiming meant. Before he once again stirs.

 

The Ladian Theocracy has stood for almost 2,000 years. Of course it was a time that was not small even for him who was a —ras elf with a long life expectancy. And Iliana Roui, the ruler of the Theocracy has been head of state as well as Pope of the Church of Light for about 1,000 years.

 

Counting that a person, even if he or she is a spirit will go through a period of growth ...

 

Given that for the spirit of its growth period is much slower than normal creatures, let alone to be able to have an existence as solid as Queen Iliana. An existence that is completely independent thinking until it is impossible for others to influence it is impossible to happen in just 100 or 200 years.

 

Arsy could only continue muttering while counting silently, hoping that no one could hear him. Scratching his head in confusion, Arsy said softly, “... How old is Miss Naurel actually ..”

 

“You should know one thing young elves, Miss Naurel is Primordial.”

 

“Primordial? Doesn't that mean more than 10,000 years?!” Arsy shouted, just before a fully suppressing aura they could feel.

 

The aura of pressure that Queen Iliana exuded? Forgetit. It was like comparing the flame of a torch with the flame of the sun. Yes, it really felt like a sun had approached the earth and was staring fixedly at it from the sky.

 

An aura that did not even attempt to suppress a certain existence or show itself. Moreover, who would dare to do such a thing in the Vedic Cathedral since this was the center of Theocracy and the Church of Light?

 

The aura was just a quiet residue that had been completely suppressed.

 

Leaving Arsy, Kaiming, and even Akuji in cold sweat even if the pressure only lasted a moment before completely disappearing without a trace.