PS: This is a massive, 5,800-character chapter, written in one sitting. Enjoy! The first contest between our protagonist and Be'lakor has come to a temporary close. Next comes a long stretch of development, settlement-building, and harem time!
Moander's Road, the Rotting Land, the towering tree.
Be'lakor clung tightly to the trunk. After loudly proclaiming his victory, the Original Daemon Prince began the first step on his path to godhood.
Devouring the fairy maiden.
But the fairy maiden did not simply wait for death. Her tiny body floated gently inside her prison as she chanted at Be'lakor. Three streams of emerald energy reinforced her position, and when Be'lakor tried to touch her, the emerald energy repelled his claws.
Under normal circumstances, Be'lakor could certainly have torn straight through her protection.
But Be'lakor was very weak now. The Original Daemon Prince soon discovered that the fairy maiden's protection consisted of two layers of seals: an outer seal created by Moander, the God of Rot, and an inner seal activated by the fairy maiden herself.
He decided to break Moander's seal first, then devour the fairy maiden.
Be'lakor's method of breaking through Moander's seal was almost identical to Aaron's. The only difference was that Be'lakor's approach was far more violent. The Original Daemon Prince practically swallowed Moander's power whole. He was desperate to undo the shackles the God of Rot had created, more desperate than ever.
Beneath the towering tree, Aaron lay on his back amid the rubble. The enormous explosion caused by Drach'nyen's collision with Be'lakor had unleashed a tidal wave of light in the wake of its destruction.
The collision between Be'lakor's and Aaron's powers had destroyed the God of Rot's temple, reducing everything to dust. Every creature mutated by Moander's divine blood had instantly vaporized, and the shock wave swept