Although the gods had no idea what God Rank Knights would join Abel, they didn’t want to ask too much. As long as they were bound by a soul contract, they would die for Abel.
“Please keep what you are about to see a secret!” Abel continued. He waved, and the seven God Rank Summons departed.
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Afterwards, Abel activated the Teleportation Circle, and they quickly appeared at another Divine Kingdom.
“This is the Mountain God’s new Realm. Since its original one merged with Doff’s Realm, all I could do was give him a new one!” Abel smiled.
The gods knew about this, since it had almost caused a huge war with the Wizard Union, but they were still not expecting Abel to have supplied all the holy crystals. After all, building a Divine Kingdom was exhausting just thinking about it!
“This Kingdom covers the Dwarves’ Furnace Fort. It is my faithful ground, and anyone who dares to attack will get a taste of me!” Abel declared confidently.
The gods quickly thought of the seven God Rank Summons, and they realized where his confidence came from.
Even the Wizard Union would have a hard time fighting seven God Ranks in a faithful ground! Not to mention, Abel also had at least five other gods on his side, as far as they knew!
The gods weren’t too shocked to see this Realm, since it was still on the weaker side. Although Doff’s Realm was new too, it had quickly became stronger after combining with two other Kingdoms.
Abel did not wait for the gods to look around and said, “Follow me!”
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They soon appeared in another strange Kingdom.
The Moon Goddess saw the armored goddess floating in mid air and gasped, “The Goddess of the Hunt’s Realm!”
The Goddess of Hunting nodded gently to the Moon Goddess, but did not say anything. Instead she continued to work on strengthening her Realm.
“Her Realm was on the verge of collapse, and it is still being restored!” Abel explained.
It was no longer as broken as before, but it was still nothing like what it was during the Era of Gods.
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Afterwards, Abel led the gods to the Realms of the Ice God and the God of Black Fog. Although the gods knew those gods had been resurrected, they were not expecting them to be Abel’s vassals as well!
Afterwards, they teleported to yet another Divine Kingdom. Unlike the other ones, this one was filled with rock men, and the three gods were immediately stunned.
Those rock men should be the followers of some god. They were all producing Faith as they hammered on the rocks.
“How is this possible?” the God of Wealth gasped.
He was not the only one, as this Realm looked like that of a god who had died long ago.
“The God of Stone! He has been resurrected!” the Moon Moon Goddess cried out in disbelief.
“This is why I need you all to keep it a secret. I don’t want to hide things from my vassal gods!” Abel smiled.
“My Lord Abel, I, the Goddess of the Moon, will never disclose this information!” the Moon Goddess swore fervently, bowing deeply.
The Earth Goddess and the God of Wealth reacted quickly, bowing as well. They all knew very well what it meant if the God of Stone had been resurrected!
Abel would not have told them this if he did not trust them, so they had to show their own loyalty.
“The God of Stone still needs some time to recover, so he can’t show himself. Once he does, the wizards will immediately try to kill him!” Abel continued.
The three gods nodded. The God of Stone was one of Abel’s final trump cards.
“I still have some more Realms I want to show you!” Abel said as he activated the Teleportation Circle again.
The three gods were so stunned at this point that they were all growing numb.
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There were eleven hidden gods in total, and they were all war-type gods from the Era of Gods. The three gods finally had a true taste of how scary Abel was, and their worries started to settle.
A vassal god was supposed to give faith to their master during the Era of Gods, but Abel wasn’t lacking in Faith. Instead, they could all get an extra holy crystal every ten years!
They were also given enough Potions every year to strengthen their followers’ Faith!
“Just take it easy on the Wizard Union’s request. They should get a message from the dragons soon, and the Dragon Headmasters will go with you. I believe the Wizard Union won’t do anything crazy with them around!” Abel told them with a grim smile.
His words took the final worries of the gods away.
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Afterwards, the God of Wealth and the Earth Goddess immediately returned to their Realms. They needed to recover from what they had seen today.
“Moon Goddess, please stay for a moment!” Abel called out as she was turning away.
The Moon Goddess paused and followed Abel to the side of the Golden Castle. There was a crystal coffin, and inside laid the body of an elven goddess.
“The Goddess of Valor!” The Moon Goddess gasped as she placed her hand on the coffin.
Back in the Era of Gods, the Goddess of Valor had fought for the elves, while the Moon Goddess stabilized their Faith. They were a perfect duo who had lived with each other for tens of thousands of years. There was no closer bond in this world; they had shared their knowledge, their Realm, and their secrets. It was hard to imagine something like it during the Era of Gods, which made their relationship even more special.
But after the Era of Gods ended, the Goddess of Valor was captured by the Wizard Union and was never seen again.
Although Abel promised that he would save an elven god, the Moon Moon Goddess had never gotten her hopes up. After all, the Wizard Union was way too powerful, and invading their Headquarters twice was not easy.
“I found the Goddess of Valor on the second level under the Wizard Union Headquarters. I will return her to you now, according to our promise!” Abel smiled at her.
“My Lord Abel, I don’t know how I can thank you!” the Moon Goddess bowed excitedly.
Abel smiled and bowed back to her. “Don’t worry about it!”
“My Lord Abel, may I invite you to my Kingdom to witness the Goddess of Valor’s resurrection?” The Moon Goddess bowed solemnly.
“Of course!” Abel agreed cheerfully.
He waved his hand, and God Ranks One through Seven entered his Monster Ring. It was not because he didn’t trust the Moon Goddess, but the Goddess of Valor might do something after she sensed an unfamiliar presence…
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They quickly appeared in the Moon Goddess’ Realm, as their Teleportation Circles were connected.
As soon as Abel entered, he paused in amazement.
The place was sparkling with moonlight, and the ground was covered in all kinds of flowers.
The smell was intoxicating, and there were gentle waterfalls streaming down from a mountain. The elves around were either playing or working hard.
It was like a dream. The peaceful atmosphere was enough to make anyone relax.
“Moon Goddess, the elves really do love beauty!” Abel sighed.
“My Lord Abel, you are a member of the elves too!” the Moon Goddess replied happily. Her joy made all the flowers in her Realm tremble, and life filled the air.
“It’s my honor!” Abel laughed.
The difference in their power had initially created some distance between them, but their conversation had brought them closer once again.
If Abel hadn’t had so many secrets, he would have preferred to just keep the Moon Goddess as a friend, rather than making her a vassal. It was only after he gained access to the Moon Goddess’ Realm that he could truly protect the elves.
At least he could now directly send his forces through the Teleportation Circle in the Moon Goddess’s Realm.
“The Goddess of Valor is my sister, my true sister. I really don’t know how I can thank you!” The Moon Goddess placed the crystal coffin on a platform in her kingdom and said gently.
“I should be the one thanking you. Without you and the elves’ protection, I won’t be standing here today!” Abel smiled.
The Moon Goddess lifted her head and sighed, “I saw your potential, but I never expected you to grow this fast!”
“Let’s not worry about who should thank who!” Abel smiled and continued, “You should resurrect the Goddess of Love now!”
Abel was very curious about how a god could be resurrected. The way he did it was much too violent.
The Moon Goddess nodded and focused all her attention on the crystal coffin.
“My dear sister, the elves need your light, I am too tired on my own. Please come back!” she whispered like she was Summoning something.
At the same time, she waved her hand gracefully, and large amounts of Faith with a flowery scent rushed towards the coffin.
“My Lord Abel, back long ago, my sister merged her Realm with mine. She knew the Wizard Union wouldn’t let a Battle-type god like her live, but she still went to fight!” the Moon Goddess told him with tears in her eyes.
Abel did not say anything, but he could truly sense her love.
The Wizard Union had captured all the Battle-type gods because they didn’t want the gods to have any chance of fighting back. What the Goddess of Valor had done had protected the elves, and they were not massacred like the dwarves. That fate was why the Mountain God had more than two hundred million dwarves’ souls in his Realm!
There was no morality to be had back then. If the Wizard Union hadn’t been so brutal in their actions, they would have been the ones suppressed by the gods!
