### Chapter: 290
Demon King and the Kekkeshis.
The deal that took place between the two.
This deal between them likely relates to what Ixion wanted from Biolain. Both of them created Biolain for the same purpose.
So, Kraush turned to the Demon King, Tersasius Jevlam, and asked, “What kind of deal did you make?”
Tersasius fell silent for a moment, staring at Kraush. Then he put a hand on his chin and fell into thought.
“I suppose Ixion is targeting Biolain.”
At that moment, Kraush stiffened as if he had been struck.
“It seems the Kekkeshis know how to recover what was separated from Biolain.”
Who needs geniuses when you’ve got Tersasius? He seemed to have instantly deduced the relationship behind Kraush’s question.
Kraush looked at Tersasius in silence. Yet, he felt no renewed interest towards Biolain in Tersasius’s eyes.
He looked genuinely like someone who had finished all experiments regarding Biolain.
“I’ve completed my research on Biolain. Even if she regains her powers, the results of my research won’t change.”
Kraush instinctively frowned. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t build a nice relationship with Tersasius.
The guy was so restrained by mental magic that the idea of filtering his emotions seemed nonexistent.
“I’ve gathered enough results that I don’t care, but it seems Ixion thinks that there’s a different output to be had from me.”
“…Did you know Ixion is behind the Kekkeshis?”
“A mere World Erosion cannot just approach Jevlam without serious consideration.”
Tersasius showed more confidence in Jevlam than expected. The magic circles he personally designed spread throughout the Magic Kingdom.
As he said, one World Erosion wouldn’t stand a chance.
“I knew there were groups behind her from the moment she approached. And the proposal she made was valuable enough for a trade.”
“To give birth to Biolain.”
A slow smirk curled on Tersasius’s lips.
“A vessel that can concurrently contain the power of World Erosion and the power of the world.”
This reference to Biolain began to twist Kraush’s expression into a frown.
“Isn’t that the same for me?”
Kraush also contained the powers of aura and World Erosion in his body. He wondered if that meant he was similar, but Tersasius shook his head.
“Similar cases, but different. You used a curse to merge those powers. Until then, the two powers couldn’t coexist.”
As Tersasius’s words suggested, the aura and World Erosion powers Kraush possessed were thanks to the assistance of the top-tier curse, Four Seasons.
Before the Four Seasons, Kraush was just about balancing the two powers on the edge. If he slipped, one side would devour the other immediately.
Even now, Kraush was far from a state where the two powers coexisted. He was merely converting each force into one power through the Four Seasons.
“Then, does that mean Biolain can handle both the force of World Erosion and the power of the world without external help?”
“Originally, she could.”
Kraush’s eyes widened. He was aware that Biolain had been suffering because of the World Erosion power gnawing at her.
The World Erosion force rejected her body born in this world and was eating it away.
But Tersasius seemed to imply that was not how it originally worked.
‘Biolain certainly became weaker as the World Erosion force grew stronger after the Kekkeshis left…’
That could have been a clue toward the truth.
“The barrier magic possessed by the Kekkeshis is a rather unique kind. Biolain inherited that as well.”
With a flick of Tersasius’s finger, a book flew from down the hallway and landed squarely in his hand.
Tersasius casually opened the book.
“While the power of World Erosion and the power of the world cannot coexist, they could exist together within a barrier. Without external influence, the essence of both powers is the same; they are both world powers. Biolain activated and maintained this characteristic through the concept of barriers.”
“…Is that even possible?”
This was entirely new information to Kraush, and his eyes went wide.
Tersasius slowly turned the pages until he stopped at one.
The words written on it were as follows:
“[When merging the power of World Erosion and the power of the world through Biolain, the resulting force can be utilized in any world. I termed this characteristic Gatum (器門).]”
A vessel of power usable in any world.
Gatum (器門)
As Kraush read it, his eyes gradually widened.
Finally, he realized why Ixion had started targeting Biolain.
‘A vessel for creating the god of World Erosion.’
Kraush understood why the creation of the god of World Erosion had failed.
The reason was simpler than expected.
Even if the god of World Erosion was created, it could only exist within that world.
In the world Kraush lived in, it could not maintain its existence.
What would creating a god in a world on the brink of destruction accomplish?
The god would ultimately perish along with World Erosion, possessing no power.
The primitive force of a god came from the existence of the world.
So, Ixion changed his method after creating the god of World Erosion.
If the god of World Erosion could only exist within the realm of World Erosion, then why not cover the whole world in World Erosion?
Ixion actually executed this method, one of which was to explode the Ultimate Seed, spreading World Erosion across the land.
This method was executed in the wake of the World Erosioners’ final act of desperation after the Swordmaster had killed Charlotte.
Feeling a sense of urgency, they triggered the Ultimate Seed to bloom across the world.
However, even then, the god of World Erosion had failed to cooperate with Ixion’s wishes.
‘The Kekkeshis framed Biolain as a failure, kept her hidden, and eventually, under some pretense, was killed by Ixion.’
Ixion determined that Biolain was indeed a failure, just as the Kekkeshis claimed.
Thus, he lost interest in her altogether.
As a result, even when Biolain made a name for herself with her barrier arts during the Sky Generation, she was not Ixion’s target anymore.
But now the situation was different.
‘Ixion has a guy who knows full well that the god of World Erosion will ultimately fail.’
The Red Witch, Abella.
For some unknown purpose, she sought to use Ixion to complete the power of World Erosion.
Moreover, she had experience staying in Jevlam back in the day.
‘She must have seen this document then.’
It meant that Biolain was a not a failed experiment but rather a success sealed by the Kekkeshis.
‘Now I understand why Ixion targeted Biolain and why the Kekkeshis allowed him to know it.’
It was a trap.
The Kekkeshis, feeling uneasy, intervened with Biolain, thinking that once Biolain regained her powers, they would use her as leverage to take the Kekkeshis hostage.
Kraush’s eyes narrowed.
Because he recalled the design of the Holy Grail that had been stolen by Ixion from the Holy Kingdom Freemand just recently.
The Grail was the ultimate artifact created by Freemand to give birth to a Saint.
Its characteristic was that it could absorb and store divine power.
‘Divine power is a force similar to the essence of the world—aura.’
Ixion planned to complete the Grail, then inject the powers contained within it and the force of World Erosion into Biolain, the vessel.
From that, he aimed to create a god that could exist in both World Erosion and the world where Kraush lived.
‘He stole the Bloodline Theory from Lagrain to strengthen her body so she could endure that power.’
Everything connected instantly, leaving Kraush stunned.
Abella was truly intent on completing the god of World Erosion with Ixion.
And Kraush sensed why Abella was intent on creating the god.
That suspicion recently turned into a conviction.
Just recently, Tersasius had told Kraush there were traces of time magic left on the fake Arthur.
The Arthur Abella loved was not the current Arthur.
The Arthur she loved was none other than the Arthur from the previous cycle.
That Arthur died in the annihilation of World Erosion, meaning he no longer existed in this world.
So Abella would undoubtedly want to find a way to reunite with that Arthur.
She was a woman madly in love with Arthur.
The traces of time magic that remained within the body of the fake Arthur.
That was Abella’s doing.
‘In order to turn the fake Arthur back into the real Arthur, she tried to change him.’
But she failed.
Time magic was an area that even Abella couldn’t fully grasp.
Ultimately, she abandoned her search for Arthur through time magic.
So she changed her strategy.
‘…That crazy lady wants to create the god of World Erosion to create Arthur.’
Abella’s reason for attempting to create the god of World Erosion was, in fact, to bring her beloved Arthur back to life.
‘She’s completely lost it.’
Thinking that by annihilating this world she could resurrect Arthur.
The woman had definitely gone off the deep end.
Kraush felt a profound sense of disillusionment.
And he realized he must stop Abella without fail.
If he let her be, she would definitely cause a disaster.
“What are you planning to do about Biolain?”
In that moment, Tersasius asked Kraush with curiosity.
“If you help her regain her powers, Ixion will be relentless in targeting you.”
Kraush snorted.
“Even without Biolain, those bastards will target me like a hawk.”
It was true; in crafting the god of World Erosion, Kraush’s Ignis was equally needed.
So Kraush would have to resolve matters concerning Biolain.
He had no intention of letting her fall into Ixion’s hands.
“Then it seems Ixion is my enemy.”
Upon hearing this, Kraush turned to Tersasius. To this, Tersasius wore a bizarre smile that was anything but human.
“I still have many questions for you. I won’t let myself be used as ingredients by Ixion.”
For a non-human fiend, that irritating curiosity was unexpectedly helpful.
“Well, then take care of your daughter.”
“I’ll consider it.”
To Kraush’s surprise, Tersasius accepted the suggestion straightforwardly.
“I’ve heard that the other Sanctuary of Stars and Ten Great Lords are secretly gathering forces to strike at Ixion.”
Tersasius raised his finger.
Snap!
At that moment, the sound of his finger snapping echoed as his appearance transformed.
Long silver hair billowed from his back.
Simultaneously, wrinkles appeared on his face, and he grew much taller than before.
His bright sapphire eyes shone quietly.
The emptiness contained within those eyes remained worlds apart from an ordinary human.
This was no longer the form of Tersasius he had maintained until now—this was the real Tersasius.
“I will participate.”
This was the moment that declared the Heavenly Sword’s Tersasius Jevlam’s participation in the campaign against Ixion.
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