Mixed Blood (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Votes)

Mixed Blood

The overlord of the continent, the Gant Kingdom, was completely destroyed by a foolish experiment.

The insect race had tried to become spiritual entities, to dwell alongside the gods and become one of the Ancient Rulers.

But Montichi, who bore their sacrifices and prayers, was ignorant and wrathful. He tore apart and devoured their spirits, granting them none of a Ruler's glory.

Only a very small number of lucky survivors remained.

They lost their bodies forever and survived in the cracks between time and space as spiritual entities, calling themselves the great race known as the "Spote," the final continuation of the insect race's splendor and civilization.

"Guiding them blindly won't work, but neither will letting them run wild..."

Sulu looked over the devastation of the Gant Kingdom and could not help letting out a faint sigh. "Being a creator... is so hard..."

By this point, Laplace Continent had experienced only two eras: the Mythic Era and the Insect Era. Both had ended in destruction, making Sulu seriously doubt His own luck.

In truth, He knew that far too many uncertain factors were involved in the birth, development, prosperity, and destruction of a race and civilization.

Yet nature was the greatest designer, and it would surely draw different blueprints for all things.

Thus, He chose to continue waiting.

After the entire insect race perished alongside the Gant Kingdom, a group of slaves rose up from its ruins.

They were a race of sea monkeys. Despised by the insect race, they had never been given the chance to become spiritual lifeforms, much less participate in the sacrifices. Instead, they had survived by sheer luck.

Following ancient instincts, they lived among the ruins of the Gant Kingdom and gradually learned to use tools.

However, the crucial thirteen obelisks