" You sure are relentless in finding a way to cooperate with me " Lily told Jason who was behind a screen ' Am I relentless for doing that , is it considered relentless attempting to negotiate a second time '
" I had divined an answer which led me to this location " " Good job with figuring that out , I can't offer you my blood as a sample but I can offer you something else however I will need spells "
Jason was intrigued by what Lily could offer " What kind of you need ? " " The kind that writes down the knowledge of a " she turns off the translator " Death what are you again ? " " I guess I could be described as a soul with all the dead souls in me "
" Soul " " Did you find a soul that you plan to obtain such knowledge ? " " Sort of ? " Jason looks at the strange pendant that Lily is wearing ' She didn't wear that when we saw her , has she already learned how to contain a soul in a pendant if so what kind of soul is it ? '
" When would you want to have the spell ? " " Preferably now I can set up a meeting to bring the knowledge I plan to trade with you in the meantime you have to bring me your tomes or resources unique to you sages " Lily sends a supply drone for Hasst who loads the spell of knowledge writing into it sending it back .
' So I just have to leave this here ' Lily laid down the pendant on the magic tool and started to write down the knowledge into a black paper ' Good night ' the magic continues to write and by morning there were plenty of books .
Lily wakes up to look at the papers ' These things are quite expensive , made of my body to retain shape around me good thing I had a lot of novels I finished reading ' " Well it's not like I ever need physical books if I have Argus showing me them through holograms but it's nice to get rid of these things "
" Hey why are these things made of your body " Death asked " You can tell ? " " Yeah and you shouldn't be giving them a bit of your soul " Lily wonders if that would be useful " So they can target me using this like a voodoo doll ? "
" Creative but that wouldn't work because the strength of your soul needs a durable piece of nail I'm pretty sure the people that banish me have that kind of spell " " I've had my life threatened once see if they can try "
Argus comes with breakfast and Lily's mask " Argus take these to record and trade make sure to get as much items as you can from them " Argus takes the books away to prepare them for disinfection while Lily checks on the availability of her transportation " Looks like I can take one to go out now "
She reached her hand out and twisted a doorknob walking out to see her food supplier " Hello boss " Eve bowed " How's our current living residents ? " " Terra and Hugo are doing fine our live-in employees are having a hard time dealing with Volos "
" But is everything still intact ? " " Some of the farms inside the expanded spaces are still doing well but our neighbors are quiet " " That's fine " Lily opens a map showing a massive ocean " Hmm I should worry about what happens when the dragon flies " Eve recalls the briefing she was given remotely .
" Should we be worried about the frozen labyrinth ? " " Not sure I imagine that people know about it but for now let's worry about what will happen when the dragonflies Death told me that their tail wraps around a massive star so I could expect it's gonna be big "
" I can tell you the measurements " Death said " I think I can get it out of Mother herself later for now I want to check on the dense core in here " while Lily was walking Hugo looked out from a window ' She is strange ' he recalls the days he's been staying here learning about Lily .
Through the translated texts he got , he learned more about what she was like connecting them to the story she made out ' It was not lies but to think she was that benevolent although the world she came from seems cruel to her ' Hugo looks at the employee's walking out greeting him yet he doesn't understand their words .
' saving small countries and ruling their territories , people can afford to help because they can take care of themselves she said that she has more facilities like this so she might try to look for them '
Lily left the vehicle and walked to the ground of the core's territory sensing that it was much hotter in the area like summer worrying about what it may do to her ' I'll have to finish this quickly ' " Life can you help me gather the memories of these things around us ? "
Lily starts to receive the memories and hears the voices of the lifeforms " Who are they ? " " That person is with that person who lives at that weird mountain " " Hello " Lily spoke in their language surprising the fireforms .
" Wow you can talk ? " " I always could just not in your language " Lily said while Eve was surprised that Lily was sounding a lot like the fireforms ' How does she do that ? ' " Can we ask some questions ? "
" What do you want to ask ? " " Can I meet the great fire ? " " You know about the great fire ? " " I heard of it " " Then you can just go over there but it's very hot for a cold person like you " " Thank you then "
Lily turned to Eves " You can go back now Eves and just to be sure quarantine the farm " Lily walked to the volcano but before she could reach the rocky foot of the mountain she heard a voice .
" Stop cold person " Lily looked at the mountain and asked " Oh Great fire is that you ? " " Why are you here ? " " I wanted to talk to you " " You better not use yourself to poison my land " " I won't I'm just here hoping you can help me " " You can help by not being here "
" I was thinking of a way to help each other so I can benefit too " " In what way do you plan to benefit from me ? Harvest my children to burn them ? " " Oh no not at all I was planning to talk about that after I learn more about you "
" Then tell me how do you learn our language ? " " I have some help from people " Lily held the pendant and the Great Fire could feel that the material was strange just like how they felt Lily's body " Since I answered one of your questions you'll answer mine , What kind of people tried to target you ? "
" I don't know they wanted to take my children and use their bodies to burn for their benefit , because of that they die " ' So they think of them as fuel although I do need to have them by my side but I'm not short in fuel ' " If I'm following what you do , that means I get to ask you , what kind of person are you ? "
" A human although a lot different , you already know I can poison the land if I get too close but we can benefit from each other " " Why would I ? I'm living well in my land in this sea away from those people "
" Is that another question ? " " A question you will answer because it's something you can benefit " Lily smiles " Okay let me tell you this you are in a world with a much bigger person " " A bigger person ? "
" Yes, you know outsiders that are attacking your land right ? " The great fire recalls the Mazes while Lily tells them more " These things are relentless in attacking anything that doesn't belong to this world there are already people who have come to this world and called it the Labyrinth and the monsters mazes "
" We don't need whatever help you are offering " " That's true but the thing is the Labyrinth is essentially alive just like the plants in here and the animals that you blessed and the Mazes are the things that kill disease and if anything dies outside this island they dissolve or consumed as food by the Labyrinth "
" So ? " " Well the thing is they are concentrating their forces on a giant dragon and I'm inclined to believe that you'll be next " " Why would I be ? "
" Because the Labyrinth sees the existence of that dragon as food maybe they haven't considered attacking because you're island has remained still , you're ignorant of what the world wants and that's exactly the type of food that the Labyrinth will leave last "
" How do I know that you are telling the truth ? " " It's not the truth but are you sure you want to risk it ? It's a possibility that will happen within your lifetime and from what I learned you'll live a long time "
The great fire understand change very well since they had already witnessed one " What kind of help are you offering ? " Lily smiles ' Good now I have more capable associates ' " Well I can offer you some way to move your island "
" How would you do that ? " " There is a person who came to this land and fought with your children even though she could barely move the island I can assure you I can strengthen her ability " " Won't that make me vulnerable ? "
" Believe me you won't be you'll be quite grateful for it " " So what should I offer you ? " Lily thinks about the lifeforms around " I would like some of your flames " " I won't give it to you I risk poisoning the world if I scorch your body " Oh don't worry I'll be able to take care of that "
Lily calls Eves to bring her a device " But how will you strengthen that barbarian to move this entire island ? " " It'll take a while " Lily walked into a room with Terra inside " Oh hey boss , what do you need from me to come here personally ? "
" I'm going to invest in you " Terra was surprised to hear that Lily said that she understood what it meant " Se-seriously ? " " Yeah it'll be very painful but I can make sure it happens with results " Lily held the Pendant " " Death can you make sure she can't die " " Sure thing "
Black miasma came out of Terra's body and she was shocked to watch it while Eves was preparing the investment " Wait what did you do boss ? " " Check the briefing " Lily turns to Hugo who was waiting for them but had started to watch .
" Hey, Hugo " " You're here in person ? " Lily nodded " But didn't we need a special box to be safe ? " " It will be safe as long as I don't take my mask out or my glasses " Lily's translator said " But I'm sure you asked to understand me more you don't seem surprised at all "
" Because I saw you " " Seems you like the accommodations you have " " It is very welcoming I didn't know you were that benevolent " " Oh I just have a god complex , I love being worshipped by others and the fact that they believe farming and growing food on my land and offering it to me like I'm a god "
' She's not wrong about being a higher being ' " But you should be careful too Hugo , I think your dragon riders underestimate the size of the ancestral dragon " Hugo recalled that Conversation about how inaccurate their measurement were .
" I've heard that you've been visiting the island with the dead egg , did that mean that the egg is alive ? " " No it's actually dead , but I did find a way to talk to the first ancestral dragon " Hugo could tell she was telling the truth .
" How ? " " Oh just her soul possessing a body I made Scyan is already on his way to gather more genetic material to recreate a much better body " " So is that the other reason why the great will that was protecting us doesn't extend far? "
" Probably the first dragon probably placed their soul onto the egg leaving her other children to take care of you " " Huh so that myth about the star wrapped by the dragon's tail was true I thought it was exaggerated "
" Yeah , I confirmed it " " Then if we free the egg we'll be able to bring her to fight with us ? " " I'm getting there , the first dragon isn't exactly happy with her dead child so I'll just have to bring it back to life "
" How ? " Lily thinks about how some phoenixes were born because of the blessing of the great fire " You'll see " Lily grabs a container holding onto the phoenix flames the great fire gave to her ' I should also give some memories to Eves '
Terra and Eves left after the briefing was finished " Eves wait for a little while " " What is it ? " Lily gave her the language of Fireforms through Life " That should smoothen our relationship with the great fire "
Lily turns to Hugo " you can head back now you learned enough about me although it's gonna take a while for you to return it's also going to take a while but Eves will make sure it's worth it " Lily reached through a doorknob and opens a door amazing Hugo with her tools .
Hugo climbs on Volos with a bag strap to Volos carrying several kinds of food inside an expanded space that Eves had the employees collect and depart.
Lily looks at the container feeling no threat to her at all " So Death what do you think this is ? " " Pretty sure you're supposed to ask Life for this " " I would but the thing about this flame is the fact that it can revive the dead "
" So you think it's my expertise ? " " You could say the same the great flame has more than one kind of flame and this is the one that I need but the problem is how to administer it " " It's kinda foreign to what I do , the souls in me use fire but only for its warmth they don't exactly have properties "
" Then I'll have to check on Argus to see if there is anything useful from the wisdom the sages have " a hologram opens and she enters the words of flames seeing some text about it " Here it is , flame magic this is gonna take a lot of studying "
" Won't it be easier to just absorb it ? through life ? " " Then I'd have to do that tomorrow cause that trip costed a lot but I like reading and I'm not the one in a hurry if there are they'll have to give me a reason " ' More like compensation '
Jason looks at the knowledge that he received and marvels at not only the text but also the book ' This is the same grade as the mythical beast if only we can remove this ink we could've used this as a catalyst '
Jason collects his reward wondering how the magic he traded for this was going to be used ' Even though I traded the entirety of the libraries it was still useful with these catalysts they gave us thankfully the tops don't mind seeing new knowledge '
He puts the books in the section for higher ranks to get it copied and looks out at the window recalling a branch that appears when their magic tree was around ' We had to sacrifice the tree and give that seed away but it's not like it's anything important to us '
A book falls while Jason suddenly remembers one fact ' Wait the divination sent me to the island of the dead egg so wouldn't that mean ? ' " So what is the total Loot ? "
Death asked " There has been plenty accounting for the entire library of the sages they gifted us some materials to go around with " Argus said while Lily read the books .
" A few notable ones is a magic tree seed which has a history of being the potent seed that died trying to protect the sages " " Wait Valley you can test out the phoenix flames with the tree " Lily thinks about the possibility while reading .
" I will after finishing this book Argus bring that seed and leave it on some soil " Lily continues to read the text on a hologram even during lunch and finished it before dinner " This brings back some memories "
Life observed memories of Lily cutting her finger to spill blood watching it mutate a plant after killing a dozen . Lily grabbed the container and reached out to take control of it ' Understanding flame magic is useful it's pretty light for something that's supposed to weigh the same as the sun '
The cover below the container opened allowing her to drop some of the flames and watched it resurrect the seed giving it back its color but also a flame-colored mark . The seed sprouts and starts to grow , the roots pierced the ground and started being poisoned .
Lily closed the container putting it away and watched the seed die and resurrect from the flames again " You it's kinda cruel of you to do that " " Well I want to make sure it's a really good fire alright "
" You didn't give all of it " " Because I plan to give some flames to the child and I'm not sure if it'll be enough " Lily uses a hologram to search more about the magic tree .
" But the flame makes anything it touches the kin of the great fire you were talking to " Lily thinks about what Death may be worried about " So you think I'm pairing up the great fire and the first dragon into a forced marriage by tying them with a biological child of both ? "
" Yes " " That wasn't my goal , my goal was to make Mother fly and owe something to me " " Do you really not think of what the labyrinth will think when they learn that you help them escape ? "
Lily looks at the text " Amazing I can use the magic tree for spells I thought It was a fruit tree but it's more like a turret at this point " ' And she's not listening guess she doesn't care that explains her god complex '
" But I need to enchant it with knowledge " Lily wonders if there's a way to do this without going through the library that Argus bought ' even though I want to read leisurely if the sages had to sacrifice their precious magic tree in a big maze invasion how much would I have to pay I might lose some residents , normally there won't be a problem in the old world but in this new world it'll be different '
Lily holds the pendant looking at Life ' Looks like I have to find a way to give Life her motivation but how exactly ? ' " Death how do you develop yourself and become so talkative "
" Rude way of saying how I grew up , but it's simple , first , memories hurt me so I stayed on the island to stop the memories from coming as since I had evolved and I got time to revisit the memories of the dead and boom there's me "
' So I have to wait until Life can think for herself ' " Guess I'll have to wait " Lily looks at the beautiful tree with branches that stretch out with candle-sized flames instead of leaves " The color is beautiful "
" It's burning poison " " Don't care , but it would be a problem if I try to sleep maybe it changes ? " Lily eats dinner and watches the sunset and sees the flaming leaves turn to black flames instead .
' What a surprise ' " I'll at least be able to bring the egg back to life but " Death wondered if he had missed something important " But what ? " " How do I make sure that mother would help me ? "
" Why are you thinking like that ? " " Back in the old world I usually have some people go after those who don't pay their debts when it's due and those who do owe me favors are easy to contact what would happen when she decided to take her child on her body and fly to the sky ? "
" So what do you plan to do ? " " Maybe find a way to guarantee it , a bomb inside the child is expensive and could ruin my relationship with her and I don't want to sound like those criminals that go "I saved your life so you owe me your life hence I own your life" and then proceed to kill the person they saved "
" Or you could use a thing called faith " " The thing called faith attracts betrayals that's why my residents are under me because I am aware that they know the benefits of serving me even the small country people I saved are also the same "
Death couldn't believe how nonchalant Lily was at tying people to her " How about this there is a ceremony that ties someone to you , our people use it at weddings it's a bit loose but I can make it tighter " " So I'm being wedded to Mother ? "
" Yeah is there a big problem with that ? " " Not it's just that if it's like a wedding that doesn't mean I have to set up a wedding right ? " " No but there are some procedures you have to do " " Like what ? Invite friends and family ? " " No in fact just gifts should be enough "
" Oh like what ? " " A really big meal to nourish the bride " " I'm the husband ? " " Why not you're rich and the one proposing " " Fine makes sense " Lily listened to what was needed " ARE YOU FOR REAL ? " Lily yelled .
" Yeah she's like the size of two giant stars you need a lot of food to satisfy her or you get her some valuable jewels " " Okay jewels I can do but god I have to feed so much of her. " " Your blood would work "
" Like hell , I'm risking her life , I can't collect debts if they're dead " " Either way you can ask that core for help if you like they will most definitely help you " " Yeah they will but I offered them some help in fighting Maze invasion , Maybe sending more residents in their way would help "
Volos flies with Hugo on his back " It's okay buddy we'll get there safely " Hugo assured remembering the journey ' Bringing back the first dragon I should tell the other about it when I get there ' Hugo looks down thinking about the days when Lily was around .
' She has barely been in this world yet she already found them ' Hugo reduces his surprise by thinking about why people were sent to this world ' But the outcast sent to this world is naturally competent in a way so it would make sense for her to progress that much but the Future's were also the same except they couldn't use their much advanced constructs when they came so why does she have a much faster growth speed ? '
Hugo senses something and Volos stops abruptly ' What ? ' prey naturally shakes their bodies upon sensing a predator nearby and even more so when they feel the predator nearby turn their gazes on them , doesn't matter that the predator was just taking note of the area what matters is the predator's attention .
' Be quiet Volos , the Labyrinth doesn't pick tiny threats like us it could just ignore us as long as we remain still ' Tiburon surfaced back to the surface and ran to the elevator hitting the button .
" ComeonComeonComeonComeonComeonComeon "
He rushed down and some of the residents with similar senses had their way of coping , staying still or finding some place to hide " Aww the puppies are shivering ? " " You are fearless " " I know " Lily said watching the residents' heart rate go up .
' For tomorrow I should prepare the gifts for the wedding but that means I have to go back to the core for help I should at least be able to have Terra powered by then but I'll have to wait for a day so I should think of a way to offer the Great Fire something else to look forward too , maybe I should see how well Argus has integrated the technology of the Future's '
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