A solo adventure
“Dad, I don’t want to see him.” Sorea looked up at Talmawen.
Talmawen sighed. "My Aya has suffered. I'm not pleading for Veldrian, but He is still holding your child."
Thinking of her child, who had to be sent to Veldrian immediately after birth, Solaya paused for a moment before asking, "What is my child's name?"
"Tarashi, Children of the Forest and the Sea"
Solaya knelt silently beside Talmawen's magnificent throne for a long time. Tears streamed down her face, and she spoke in a hoarse voice, "Our fate is over. We will never see each other again. If we had met again, we would have developed feelings and would have found it hard to let go."
Talmawen opened his mouth as if to say something, but then closed it again, only stroking Solaya's long silver hair.
Finally, Talmawen looked at Dagmore and said, "Go and ask the forest god to leave, and tell him that the alliance between the ocean and the forests and mountains is over."
“Father…” Sorea knew that the most important aspect of her marriage to Veldrian was the alliance. Her mother’s disappearance put them at a disadvantage when facing the combined forces of the God of Forging and the Goddess of Fertility. It was only through her marriage to Veldrian that the Osenia Empire was able to catch its breath.
Talmawen cast his gaze outside, coldly observing Veldrian, then looking at the now prosperous Osenia Empire, then at the fertile empire of the goddess of abundance, then at the steel kingdom of the god of forging, before withdrawing his gaze.
“Verdrien is the only true god who did not create an empire. He did indeed secure opportunities for our development, but you didn’t have to marry into that country back then. Now, my child, you want to go home. Your brother and I will compensate Verdrien.”
“God of the Forest, please go back. My sister does not want to see you.” Dagmore bowed to Veldrian.
Verdryen avoided Dagmore's greeting and did not ask Dagmore to act as an intermediary. Instead, he handed out the Tarasi in his arms so that Dagmore could see it clearly.
Veldrian knew that the problems between him and Solya were not something that could be resolved with a few words from others. He would take action to earn Solya's forgiveness after fully completing the awakening of Tarasi's divine power.
"The covenant between the forest and the sea will last forever."
After saying this, Veldrian took one last look at the Sea of Death, then turned and left.
Time flies, but for immortality, time is the most useless thing. Solaya's life back in the Sea of Death is wonderful and pleasant. She left the Emerald Sea at the end of summer, and now it is already late autumn.
After leaving enough divine power for the three siblings, Talmawen continued to sleep to digest the authority over the rivers that he had just acquired.
Solaya's days at home were originally leisurely and carefree, but because of the shadow cast by the assassination attempt when she first arrived home, Dagmore and Kelly demanded that Arlene stay by Solaya's side at all times.
Sorea resisted repeatedly to no avail, and sat on the balcony railing, sulking.
Just then, she saw Dagmore's personal guard hurrying towards the palace from the garden. With a swift movement, he jumped from the fourth floor before Arlene could react.
"What are you holding in your hand?" Sorea stared intently at the guard.
"Good day, Your Highness Sorea. This is an invitation from the Singli Inscription Academy, inviting Your Highness to represent the Osenia Empire at the academy's open day. Princes Euan and Louis also need to attend their parent-teacher conferences."
Sorea wanted to find some fun for her boring days and escape the meticulous care her two older brothers were giving her out of fear.
So one dark and stormy night, Soraya cast a sedation spell on Arlene, who was drowsy from working day and night to protect her for so long. Then, she carefully packed her bags and secretly left the Osenia Palace.
When Kelly went upstairs to look for Sorea at breakfast the next day and didn't see her, she only found Arlene sleeping on the sofa and a letter left by Sorea.
To my dear brothers:
I'm off to Singri Inscription Academy to see my brothers. Dear Dagmore and Kellis, see you at the academy.
Soraya left
Dagmore was furious when he saw the letter. "Sorea's injuries haven't fully healed yet. You have so many people and you can't even keep an eye on one person? Hurry up and go find her for me."
Meanwhile, Sorea had already disguised herself and begun her solo adventure.
Sorea's long silver hair was too dazzling, so she drank a potion to change it to flaxen. Then she changed her clothes back into the flaxen dress she had bought before, and finally put her jewelry into the inscription scroll.
The inscription scroll can be transformed into a pattern on the holder's body, but it is extremely expensive. So, in order to avoid attracting attention, Sorea put several pieces of clothing in her backpack and carried them.
The Osenia Empire occupies the entire ocean and is an empire composed of countless islands and cities near the coastline in the northern part of the Singri continent. The Shengxi Empire occupies the most fertile plains from the center of the Singri continent to its westernmost edge, while the Iron Kingdom is located in the mountainous region to the east of the continent.
The Singri Inscription Academy is located in a no-man's-land where the three great empires meet.
Sorea was venturing out alone for the first time and was trying to decipher the map leading to the academy in her hand.
Fearing her brother would discover her whereabouts, and knowing there was still a long time before the day of release, she was sitting on the giant tortoise, directing it to take her to the nearest shore to the academy.
Suddenly, Sorea heard the laughter of the demonic pigs. Looking up, she saw several demonic pigs nudging a person who was floating on a wooden plank and had no sound.
Although the incident with Lillian made Solaya reluctant to save people casually, she was afraid that her people might be in danger, so she decided to approach and rescue them anyway.
Sorea patted the giant tortoise's head, pointed in the direction of the demonic pig, and told it to swim that way.
As she approached, Sorea saw the person on the wooden plank. After a moment of silence, she went forward and dragged the person onto the tortoise shell.
What a twist of fate! Arlene saved Lillian before, but this time she saved Lilith.
Sorea didn't know why she couldn't help but save the seriously injured Lilith, but considering that Lilith hadn't harmed her and had only robbed her without killing her, she still used her divine power to heal the almost penetrating knife wound on her waist.
Seeing Lilith's once beautiful face slashed with a knife, Solaya sighed and increased the amount of power she channeled.
Lilith never imagined she would wake up one day; she thought she would perish at sea along with her pirate ship.
"Leave as soon as you wake up." A familiar voice rang in Lilith's ears.
The moment Lilith saw Solaya, her eyes widened. "Little beauty, oh, Your Highness Solaya."
She gave a bitter laugh, never expecting that while her father and sister had gone to great lengths to kill her, her enemy had saved her.
"I have nowhere to go." Lilith lay there expressionless, staring at the blue sky.
Sorea, seeing her like this, knew something was wrong. "Kelis went to wipe out the pirates."
"No, he just found my house and then suddenly went back."
Sorea thought for a moment, and it seemed that Kellis had heard about her injury and brought the army back. He had been busy investigating spies and other such matters recently, and had not had time to deal with the pirates.
Sorea knew that meeting Lilith was the chance to completely eradicate the pirates.
As a pirate king's family that has worshipped the Kraken for thousands of years, they must possess countless unknown mysterious items and inscribed totems. Persuading pirates to surrender is the way to minimize casualties.
"What happened?" Sorea asked subtly, trying to elicit information.
Lilith knew perfectly well that Soraya was trying to get information out of her, but the current Pirate King's family probably didn't have much to do with her anymore.
"After my grandfather lost his arm, he was poisoned and assassinated by my father." Lilith thought she wouldn't be able to cry, but when she thought of her beloved grandfather's gruesome death, tears still streamed down her face.
“My grandfather designated me as his successor, but my father blew up my ship while I was at sea with my men in order to seize power.”
Lilith couldn't continue speaking. In the past few months, her beloved grandfather and her close brothers had died one after another, and the culprit was her own family. She felt that she no longer had the strength to live.
Sorea knew her chance had come, and with a smile, she said, "Shouldn't you avenge them? I can help you."
Lilith felt a chill run down her spine at the sight of Solaya's smile. She knew that if she agreed to Solaya's request, she would face eternal damnation, but she was too eager for revenge. She knew she had crawled out of hell, and she would seize every opportunity.
After Lilith came to her senses, disregarding her wounds which were only half healed, she endured the pain and forced herself to get up and kneel down. "I, Lilith, am willing to offer my soul to the Divine Child of the Ocean and Hurricane God, Your Highness Sorea."
"I accept your loyalty, and everything will be as you wish."
As Soraya finished speaking, an inscription symbolizing the master-servant agreement lit up between the two of them, and from that moment on, Lilith's life belonged to Soraya.
"Let me tell you to heal your wound first."
After Soraya healed Lilith's wounds, she was about to remove the wounds on Lilith's face when Lilith dodged her.
“Master, I want to keep this scar. I want to use it to remind myself of the hatred I feel right now.” The carefree and fearless spirit that Lilith had before was gone from her eyes; all that remained was boundless hatred.
Sorea understood Lilith's feelings at that moment and withdrew her power. "Don't call me master, just call me young lady. Are you going back or coming with me for now?"
Sorea thought for a moment and told Lilith that she had run away from home and was preparing to start her own adventure.
Lilith knew that she was no match for her father if she went back now, so she decided to strengthen herself first and go on an adventure with Soria, who possessed divine power. This was probably the fastest way for her to improve herself at this time.
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