Chapter 380 Exposed Secrets
After Nial had ended the miserable lives of the Heligav Assassins, he allowed the darkness of his heart to have free rein.
Darkness oozed out of his whole body and it shot toward the two corpses that landed on the ground with a thumping sound.
"Devour everything!" Nial ordered coldly as the darkness of his body engulfed the corpses that were disintegrated and devoured by the Essence of Darkness and the dark energy Nial had unleashed.
Upon witnessing what Nial was doing, some of the older Heligav froze in their place.
The younger Heligav showed signs of moving toward the circle but the Nightshadow Elves' brightly gleaming daggers prevented them from taking a single step forward.
They were at a numerical disadvantage and only some Heligav were truly powerful.
"Isn't that…No that cannot be…" The leader of the Heligav spoke in their mother tongue, while one of the Elves translated it almost reflexively.
Nial turned his head in the direction of the Heligav Leader, just to retract all the darkness he had manifested.
It was tightly stored within the Odyssey seed that continued to evolve. However, something was different from before.
The speed at which the Odyssey seed was evolving had accelerated drastically. This was quite advantageous, especially since the reason for the accelerated evolution was none other than the corpses of the Heligav Assassins that had been devoured by Nial's power.
He never knew that something like this was possible before, and Nial was actually not sure if he could do that before, or how exactly it was possible for him to devour a living being and turn it into an accelerant for his Odyssey seed's evolution.
However, the answers to how and why were not important right now. All that mattered for him was that it was possible for him to devour other beings and turn them into his power!
The corners of his lips curled upward while his head was turned to face the Heligav Leader to allow him to see his expression clearly.
"When the darkness comes, you shall offer your body without resistance, Vilangar," Nial suddenly said when a memory flashed through his mind.
Yet, instead of translating anything, all the Elves and the Heligav stared at him with a complex set of emotions.
Nial hadn't spoken in the human tongue, elvish or Heligaish. It was a language that caused everyone's skin to crawl, even more so for the Heligav Leader, who had understood everything Nial had said.
The Heligav Leader swallowed his saliva, and only now did he realize that he was facing a being that was far more dangerous than any Elf could ever become.
His hands moved to the broadsword that was sheathed on his back, but even before he could move, a dozen Nightshadow Elves had simultaneously emerged out of the shadows of the Heligav Leader's body.
They had hid their killing intent clearly, just to release their shadow energy at this very moment.
"Leave or we will kill all of you right here and right now! This is the first and last chance the Nightshadow Elves give the Heligav to retreat!" A Nightshadow Elf at the Keltia rank whispered coldly as he pressed the blade of his dagger upon the abdomen of the Heligav Leader the tip piercing into the leader's flesh who growled in anger.
"We'll leave…for now!" He spoke, gritting his teeth afterward.
The Nightshadow Elves merged with the shadows once again. They reappeared next to Nial, whom they surrounded as if their new mission had become to protect him by all means.
The other Heligav didn't know how the tables had turned but they followed their leader when he turned around to leave.
Meanwhile, all the Nightshadow Elves and Dark Elves had gathered around Nial to reassure that nobody could launch a surprise attack on him.
It was not likely for the Heligav to go up against their Sacred Rykarn tradition but the actions of some Heligav, including their leader, had been suspicious.
The Elves didn't want to lose Nial, and the opportunity to grow stronger through his Darkness Essence just because they thought that they were mere bystanders in the battle.
Evalyne had been standing outside the circle, watching everything with a deep frown on her face. She was currently trying to sort her thoughts because the incidents of the last few minutes were more than enough for her to understand something particular.
In the end, the Royal Princess had seen Nial fighting from the start to the end for the first time since they had gotten to know each other. In Yggdrasil, she never saw him fight, which was only obvious, and his fight against the Angels was something she hadn't witnessed completely either.
Evalyne had only sensed the darkness within him, but that was not enough for her to feel it was too sketchy. After all, Master Crevian had already told her about the existence of Nial's highly destructive energy.
But her knowledge was different than Master Crevian's knowledge and there was something that bothered her.
Nonetheless, she had to slowly find out one piece of information after another and string them together instead of jumping to conclusions. That was even more so important because the Nightshadow Elves and Dark Elves were very protective of Nial and because the young and blind Original was a good kid.
She sincerely hoped that her predictions were wrong, which was why she started her bombardment of questions.
"Since when are you able to speak the language of one of the Ancient Gods?" Princess Evalyne asked in shock. Too many questions tormented her mind but that was one of the most important questions.
She was confused and only knew that Nial had spoken in the language of an Ancient God. Meanwhile, Evalyne also understood that the Heligav Leader had been able to hear and understand Nial's words. Or else he wouldn't have had the angry reaction to Nial's words.
This simply meant that the Ancient God, who had controlled the Heligav in the past had spoken in the same ancient language as Nial. And that was enough for the Royal Princess to comprehend many things…things she never wanted to comprehend because they would change the Elven's relationship with Nial forever if they were true.
"I only know this sentence, and I cannot even tell you what exactly it means," Nial said in all honesty. A memory of Damian had been transferred straight in his head when the Heligav Leader had been looking deep into his lifeless eyes. These words were something the God of Darkness had once said to the Heligav when he had conquered them.
Nial had said it instinctively, without giving it much of a thought. However, it looked like Princess Evalyne didn't really like this. Her emotions were clearly unstable, just like her mana fluctuations.
"You can ask me anything. I will answer you to the best of my ability," Nial said, dreading her incoming questions. However, it was not really important anymore because he had already expected some things to get some of his secrets unveiled after Jundra's mana awakening.
He never thought that he would be able to keep all his secrets hidden, after all!
Princess Evalyne felt a bit relieved when Nial gave her this offer. She could tell that Nial was sincere in his efforts, and Evalyne was more than happy to see him open up a bit about himself.
"Are you the Incarnation of the God of Darkness, or are you the Descendant of the God of Darkness?" The Royal Princess asked straightforwardly, attracting all the Elves' attention.
They looked at her in shock and disbelief, clearly recalling that the God of Darkness had disappeared tens of thousand of years ago. Only the oldest history books and the oldest living Elves had memories about the God of Darkness stored within them.
But that didn't mean the terror the God of Darkness had unleashed had been forgotten. Everyone, who had once fought the God of Darkness still remembered the mayhem he had caused.
It was only obvious for all the Elves to be shocked, even the Nightshadow Elves and Dark Elves, who didn't know where to look.
"Neither," Nial answered calmly, understanding that he couldn't keep everything a secret anymore. It was a shame but nothing he could avoid.
The reaction of the Elves was interesting, and it showed Nial once again that Damian was much bigger than he could have expected.
However, having a part of his cover blown didn't mean that he would reveal everything about himself to the Royal Princess. She didn't have to know everything!
"I think my innate ability is related to the God of Darkness, which is also why I can control his dark energy, and why I'm in possession of the Essence of Darkness. Sometimes, I can see his memories as well," Nial explained roughly, not intending to share more about his secrets, "But I cannot be certain about that. It's just the conclusion I came up with!"
Everything he just said was somewhat true and it was more than enough for Evalyne to understand that he was not directly related to the late God of Darkness, let alone being his reincarnation, or someone with a similar mindset.
He was different than the God of Darkness, which was something the Royal Princess would have known had she studied the Elven race's history well!
But even if that was the case, everyone started to look at him with confused expressions, some even with anger and hatred.
"You guys can hate me or whatever, I don't really care if you're so narrow-minded," Nial said coldly, his head turning toward the High Elves who were glaring at him with hatred and wrath.
Nial couldn't care less about these Elves. If they wanted to fight him just because he possessed the power of the God of Darkness, he was more than willing to end their lives.
Right now, Nial had other things to take care of than allowing some idiots to make him feel bad for having the same powers as someone else.
His words were enough for the enraged High Elves to start acting. Yet, before they could attack Nail, some of the Nightshadow Elves had already emerged around the said High Elves, pressing their pitch-black daggers against their necks.
"Don't you think that attacking someone, who has been blessed by the Fairy Queen, and accepted by Yggdrasil will be enough for us to kill you legally?" The Keltia-ranked Nightshadow Elf asked coldly as he wielded his dagger threateningly at the High Elf, who had first intended to act against Nial.
Nial hadn't expected the Nightshadow Elves to be on his side but it looked like they had moved even closer to him to make sure that nobody would harm him.
'Is that because they think that my Darkness Essence will be even more powerful when I regain the strength of the God of Darkness?' He wondered for a moment before disregarding this thought.
It was also possible that the Nightshadow Elves, who had reacted, were simply annoyed at the obvious prejudice Elves had against those, who are different just because of the power they were born with.
After all, it was the same with the Nightshadow Elves. The High Elves and Sacred Elves loathed the Nightshadow Elves, just because they possessed destructive powers.
But it was not as if that was their fault. They were just born like this…