Gloominess +4: The Cradle of Gods. A LitRPG series: Book 4 by Elian Tars

Author:Elian Tars [Tars, Elian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Returning to the Sea

“Hello, boy.” Black smoke billowed in front of the table, gradually taking the familiar form of the Old Man.

“Good morning.” I nodded, having swallowed the last bite of my jerked meat and cheese sandwich. “How are negotiations with Biergein going?”

“Productively,” the Old Man answered. Hovering some four inches above the floor, he patted the joyful Vella.

“My school teacher would’ve given you an F for such an incomplete answer.” I chuckled. Last night was weird, but I had decided to keep my spirits up to prevent the unpleasant thoughts from drowning me in a pool of negativity.

“That’s right, boy. No need to feel blue for no reason,” my patron said, having decided that my thoughts were more interesting than our conversation.

I took a gulp of wine as the Old Man seemed to be in no hurry to continue talking. I wasn’t sure if he was taking a break or if he had decided to postpone the conversation.

“What do you think about all of this?” I asked, gesturing at my body.

“Don’t let it get to you, boy.” He slowly shook his head. “You have a lot of other problems to deal with.”

I knew he’d say that!

Having read my mind, the Old Man spread his arms and shrugged.

“I don’t want to give unnecessary advice,” he suddenly said. “You know the views that the Ancients had. It’s true that we now have to interfere, but I don’t wish to interfere more than necessary. So don’t expect me to tell you to drink milk instead of tea in the morning, because a cat had drunk milk out of the jug and it got a little sour.” Having fallen silent, he cocked his head to the side. “Do you understand the allegory?”

“I do.” I was starting to like how he was slowly growing more... human like. He had been gesturing and joking more often. “In that case,” I continued, “it’d be stupid of me to ask you why you’re here. Have you come to say something important?”

“Not really. I just thought that it’d be more fair to you for me to appear whenever I can instead of constantly exchanging mental messages with you.”

I nodded. “Thank you. I appreciate it,” I said sincerely.

“I’ve come to tell you about your new task. As you know, you’ll soon be joining the others, what remains to be done is to—”

“Find the Serpent?” I guessed.

“Exactly, boy. It’s still on its island. And since the vision had showed it to you, it means that we shouldn’t miss the opportunity to meet it.”

“Will I have to fight this creature?” I asked, remembering its colossal size.

“Quite possibly. I don’t know how it’s connected to the Shard. I want you to find it out. But I warn you: if there’s fight, I won’t help you. I have to save my strength for the upcoming battle.”

I chuckled. “Great.”

“You’re strong,” the Old Man said calmly. “And you’re capable of defending yourself. Besides, if you die, you’ll resurrect. So I don’t understand your displeasure.”

“I’m not displeased,” I assured him.

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