"Sacrifice? No wonder..." Watching this series of rituals, Chalanona understood why this divine dragon turtle had answered the fleet's summons.
Whether it was feeding the horses to the dragon turtle or the hymns that followed, it was all part of the sacrifice ritual. Sacrifice was an ancient and primitive rite, created from the very beginning to please deities and draw their attention. In most sacrifice rituals, people gave up some or all of their possessions to express loyalty, gratitude, repentance, trust, and other sentiments toward the gods, while praying for their wishes to be fulfilled.
Of course, offerings of things a deity liked were also acceptable. Those horses, for example, were Sea Dragon Amana's favorite food. Why a dragon turtle living in the deep sea liked horses found only on land was unclear, but that was not important.
Sacrificing what a god needed or loved was the best way to please it. At the same time, a large-scale sacrifice ritual concentrated the power of faith. While taking the offerings, the deity would also reap a wave of faith power. That was why sacrifice rituals held such an important place in primitive religions. It would not be an exaggeration to say that a sacrifice was an intimate encounter between a deity and its mortal believers.
However, with the development of religion, sacrifices had gradually been eliminated from the mainstream. Not only were such rituals primitive, but they were also extremely inefficient. Generally speaking, few deities were enthusiastic about sacrifices. Only extremely primitive gods, such as Malar, God of the Wild, or false gods and other beings unable to spread their faith normally, would choose such primitive methods. Such as demons, devils, and other fiends.
This divine dragon turtle was in the same situation.
Divine creatures generally did not need to worry