BXBX NOVEL Chapter 352: Replant the Seed
Chapter 352: Replant the Seed
After the bonding ritual was over, Nell flew toward Rhea while carrying the golden oval ball. Vanessa also came closer and lay right next to Elysia\'s feet.
"Nee, big sister... Why do you say that this is your last gifted life?" Nell landed on Rhea\'s shoulder with a happy expression but also felt confused at the same time.
"It\'s because I don\'t plan on having a fifth host. Master Elysia is the last." Rhea smiled to answer that, but her expression was quite sad.
"..." Nell fell silent at once, so did Elysia and the others. Among all those in the cave, only Lifa knew about Rhea\'s life journey.
Even so, no one dared to bring up anything about Rhea\'s past nor reasons. It was painful to realize that the one had eroded someone\'s life just to stay alive. What was more, it had been three times. Every of Rhea\'s hosts was clearly someone who loved Rhea and were precious to her.
Elena came out of the Soul Realm and materialized herself. She sat right between Rhea and Elysia. "Oh dear, it\'s like you\'re only doing that because it\'s just to keep your promise. Then you have the wrong choice of new host and master, six-winged angel. I won\'t allow you to revoke our contract and leave before us. Show us your sincerity as you expect from Ely and me."
"Ah, you misunderstood what I said, Master Elena." Rhea put the golden oval ball on her lap and stroked it gently. "I don\'t plan on having any other hosts after Master Elysia because I don\'t wish to burden anyone anymore. It hurts to realize I took someone\'s precious life just to stay alive."
\'You silly daughter...\' Lifa heaved a sad sigh through telepathy to her daughter, but she didn\'t continue.
"Is that so? Then you need to be prepared because Ely and I will live longer than you can imagine. Ely and I want to know if there is any other world besides this world and Earth. The universe is so vast, and you have never explored it. Your life is less colorful even though you are a divine being who is actually so close to immortality or indeed immortal." Elena didn\'t want to play with Rhea\'s sentiments. She knew Rhea didn\'t need sympathy or anything but encouragement.
On the other side, Elysia blinked in surprise. She had never heard that she had ever hoped to explore the vast universe. All she wished was a life of peace and tranquility, free from worry.
"The universe is vast? Is there life and civilization outside this world\'s solar system?" Nell asked curiously.
"This humble servant will prepare herself, Master Elena. But, Earth? Why does that sound familiar to my ears..." Rhea put her hand on her chin. She instead focused on a familiar name that she seemed to have heard before.
"Eh? Have you heard that name before, Rhea? Can you tell us anything about Earth?" Elysia was immediately attracted by Rhea\'s murmur. She wanted to find any clues about the cause of her and Elena\'s arrival into this world.
"My apologies, I can\'t remember it. How about you, mother? Do you remember something called Earth?" Rhea stroked the golden oval ball, wishing for enlightenment.
Rhea received a response from her mother via telepathy, but she was asked to get information first. "Hum, hum... Master Elysia, can we find out why you want to know about Earth?"
Elena put her hand on Elysia\'s lap. She gave a signal to leave this conversation to her. "You decided to call us with the honorific \'Master\', which is great, six-winged angel. Alright, let me tell you. Earth is Ely and my home planet. We were stranded in this world somehow and for some reason. We want to know the reason behind this incident."
"Elena, you also often appear with six wings. Why do you call my big sister by that name? It\'s as if you are calling yourself." Nell interrupted with a slight chuckle.
Rhea became interested to hear the sequel. She finally found someone with six wings like her.
"My wings are just magic, but they are different for this six-winged angel. Those six pairs of wings are real and attached to the waist. Let\'s return to the previous discussion. What do you know about Earth?" Elena brought back the topic that was sidetracked without delay.
\'So you come from a world called Earth. Although I don\'t know why you were stranded in this world, I did hear about Earth before. The God of Sky, Sorush, once roamed the vast universe and met a civilization on a planet called Earth. He returned to this world to tell about a world full of forests with the least magic energy. I was a little surprised to find out that such a small world could raise a high-level divine being like you.\' Lifa sent her reply via telepathy to Elena and Elysia.
\'I see... Thank you for the information. I may want to know about this God next time. Elena nodded in understanding.
\'No worries.\' Lifa casually replied.
Then, Elena spoke in her mind, and it was relayed to Elysia via their private connection. \'Ely, is the Earth in question a different planet than we know it?\'
\'Or maybe, it was Earth in the past? But, that was clearly over a hundred thousand years ago, right?\' Elysia added to the assumption between her and Elena.
\'That might be true, Ely. I remember that you once read an article about it. Erm, humans have been on Earth for more than two hundred thousand years. But that is what modern humans know. We don\'t know the truth.\' Elena wanted to meet that God named Sorush. Unfortunately, she realized that was impossible because only six divine existences had survived the decisive battle a hundred thousand years ago.
\'Well... Even so, we can find a relic of that God, right?\' Elysia became interested in pursuing the legacy of Sorush.
\'Do you wish to return to Earth, Ely?\' Elena looked Elysia in the eyes.
\'There\'s not much that makes me want to return to Earth. However, I want to know what happened to me on Earth as well as my parents.\' Elysia fiddled her fingers with a distant gaze.
She didn\'t worry too much about her parents because she knew that they would not suffer even if Ali was no longer alive on Earth. Ali\'s wealth and heritage were more than enough to support them for the next decades without any worries.
Nevertheless, she still wanted to see her parents even though she could no longer be with them. Also, she wanted to confirm the inconsequential theory about Alisha being stranded on Earth in Ali\'s body.
\'Very well, we\'ll ask and find out about that Sorush later. Now is not the right time.\' Elena supported Elysia\'s decision without hesitation.
\'En.\' Elysia fully understood that she still had to help this world destroy the accursed monsters.
While Elysia and Elena were chatting via a private channel, Nell and Rhea also talked about several things.
A few moments later, Rhea finally remembered something important. \'Ah, I just remembered. Mother, let me plant you in the fertile soil within the Nature Realm. I know you used to have hope to live there, but it didn\'t come true. However, this is a good opportunity to make that hope a reality.\'
\'Oh, you remember that. Well, all right. Do what you think is good for me, my daughter.\' Lifa recalled her little hope long ago.
It couldn\'t materialize just because she couldn\'t move her actual body. Even though she had prepared the small world in her private space to become a paradise for plants.
Lifa thought of Elysia\'s suggestion. She could start from a small tree and seal a considerable portion of her memories after this world was saved. Living only with the people in the present era without remembering the past was not an awful choice.
\'En.\' Rhea nodded with a brilliant smile. Then, she looked at her new host. "Master Elysia, can you open a portal to the Nature Realm? I need to replant my mother in fertile soil."
"Sure." Elysia immediately opened the portal and widened it until it was as big as a door. "Here it is."
"I want to come too!" Nell raised her hand high.
"Sure, let\'s go in." Rhea stood up and walked over to the portal. "Excuse me."
Rhea and Nell entered the Nature Realm then they both flew somewhere. Meanwhile, Elysia made the portal smaller and tracked Rhea\'s direction.
Elysia, Elena, and Vanessa just watched the two Goddesses explore the miniature world until Rhea landed on a small hill with no trees around.
"Well... This six-winged angel literally dug the ground with magic, then buried her mother alive with an innocent smile on her face. Then, she fetched some freshwater from a nearby creek, then doused her buried mother." Elena giggled and narrated Rhea\'s actions like a short story.
"Uhh, you said that and now it sounds strange, Sister Elena. Madam Lifa was a tree, but she is now a seed. So, being planted back into the ground is justified." Elysia smiled helplessly, but she was delighted to see Rhea and Nell looking so happy after Lifa was replanted in the fertile soil.
"Eh, wait. This six-winged angel went to take some pieces of the Tree of Life, then crushed them and sowed them on top of her buried mother. Did she make that as fertilizer? Oh my, she fertilized her buried mother with her mother\'s remains?" Elena put her hand on her forehead and dramatized the situation.
"..." Elysia was at a loss for words. It would be totally wrong if it were any other living thing, but Lifa was a tree...