The Contest for Chief Sovereign
A Darkness High Sovereign? Paying homage to the Darkness Chief Sovereign?
Even Lincoln looked somewhat surprised as Lucy bowed.
Uterede looked displeased and said sharply, "Lucy, what are you doing? You say you're a Darkness High Sovereign. Since you've refined the Darkness High Sovereign Spark, you're the new Darkness Chief Sovereign. Why are you recognizing Lincoln as the Darkness Chief Sovereign?"
Orf spoke unhurriedly, his brows furrowed and his face devoid of a smile. "Rather than debating whether Lucy or Lincoln should be the Darkness Chief Sovereign, I think you should first tell us what happened with Dark. And what happened with Lucy?"
Seeing that Orf had spoken, Lincoln smiled candidly. "It's simple. Lucy risked herself to lure Dark out of Hell, but she failed to keep her oath to protect him. The Overgod destroyed her Water Sovereign Clone. After I killed Dark, I compensated her with the Darkness High Sovereign Spark, so she became the new Darkness High Sovereign."
Black aura coiled around Uterede as he said in a low voice, "Lincoln, you've hunted down another Chief God."
Normally, Uterede had no say in whom Lincoln chose to hunt. But he had once promised to keep Dark safe, and now Lincoln had killed him while Uterede had let his guard down. How could he accept that?
Lincoln's gaze immediately sharpened as he looked at Uterede. "Don't say something so foolish, Uterede. All the Chief Gods knew about the battle pact between Dark and me. He simply kept hiding in Hell and refused to show himself, while you stubbornly refused to stop sheltering him. So I deliberately drew him out and fulfilled your promise."
"Don't forget, when you killed Boteer, you promised Dark you wouldn't act until after the Plane War ended," Uterede said gravely.