"Don't panic. I'm not going to let the God Eater out to bite you. I built him a dimension called Blood-Seeking Ice City inside the Splitting Domain. I plan to move it someday and put it beside Akamat."
Smiling, Deathstroke took a sip of wine, pulled out a sausage and bit into it, then continued through a mouthful of food:
"Relax. If I wanted to kill you, why would I have saved you in the first place? And I certainly wouldn't have gone to the trouble of helping you escape the cycle of Ragnarök. I brought you something good this time, and I want to discuss a condition."
The slender young branch stopped moving. Planted in the black soil, it looked like a plastic potted plant staring blankly into space.
A moment later, faint glowing words appeared on its tiny leaves. They were Runes. It seemed that it truly wanted to communicate with Deathstroke; at least he would not have to chop it down this time.
"Can't you speak English?" Su Ming shook his head speechlessly at this non-Earthly "code," then looked at Leonid, who stood nearby with his arms wrapped around himself, shivering. "My student, do you understand this?"
"No. I know Latin and some African tribal languages, but Runes are pictographs used by the Aesir. They aren't something a young man like me can understand." The student had left his house wearing only a thin shirt before being dragged here by his Master. His teeth were chattering even as he spoke.
"Enough. You're embarrassing yourself. Go on, get back to your little house. Stop grinding your teeth here." Deathstroke sent his student away. Since Leo could not read them, he could relax.
After all, this involved certain secrets. The fewer people who knew the details, the better.
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