A Promise
The Giant Cocoon's aura grew stronger and stronger, stirring the water in the Cocooning Pool until it churned ceaselessly. A thin layer of mist rose above the surface.
At last, the cocoon's outer layer began dissolving rapidly, visibly shrinking away. Before long, a creature appeared in the mist, its body shimmering with Azure Light as it coiled and circled.
"It worked!" Daniel murmured to himself.
The creature swiftly swam into the air and revealed its form. Its body was deep green, with a head like a water buffalo and eyes like copper bells. It had the long body of a serpent, and its two horns faded from their roots to pale violet tips.
"That's a Heavenly Thunder Ox Python, a divine beast with Thunder, Water, and Destruction affinities. It's also a serpent-type divine beast," Roman explained.
Suddenly, an irresistible pressure descended. Lincoln, Daniel, Roman, and Athos all lifted their eyes slightly, then turned their attention back to the creature in the pool.
"The Laws of the World have descended!" Lincoln said, his expression grave but pleased.
A black God Spark radiating purple light took shape. Immediately afterward, the Heavenly Thunder Ox Python let out a pained cry: "Moo—!" Gradually, its cries grew weaker.
"He actually chose External Godhood. Then again, though he only awakened an affinity for Thunder, he kept his Saint Original Body. There's nothing to say he couldn't acquire other Divine Clones in the future." Roman sounded a little surprised. Of the many descendants of awakened divine beasts he had experimented on, most had chosen Internal Godhood, giving up on cultivating any other laws or rules.
Athos nodded. "Even though many years have passed, I still remember all too well the agony of splitting my soul in two."
The Heavenly Thunder Ox Python stopped crying out,