Corrupt Creations

"Oh my god! So, this means you've been living inside that abyss for all that time?" Rina asked while feeling shocked after what she heard from Seth. He practically told them everything, apart from the Great Corruptor and his ancient bone.

"You're right."

"Wait... Everyone knows it is impossible to leave from inside the Forbidden Zone, so how did you get back?" Arwen completely believed Seth, but she was very intrigued by that story and wanted to know more.

Seth wasn't trying to hide anything from them, apart for the fact the her met this entity, that was supposedly from the ancient era. He did it because no one would believe it at all.

"Well... Haven't you heard about some strange rumors? I bet people that visited the Forbidden Zone, must have already spread it."

Arwen was the queen and she had a very solid source of information, so it was sure that an information as important as that would have arrived at her hears.

"Are you talking about that rumor about the Forbidden Zone has been closed? That fantastical talk about the abyss suddenly rising to the surface?"

"Yes. That tumor is actually true. After seven months searching for a way to get back to the surface, all of a sudden, that mysterious thing happened and I was brought back. I don't know how it happened, but I'm pretty sure it is related to the abyssal beast riot that I told you about."

Arwen and Rina were left speechless, but since Seth was personally telling them, they had to believe it. Actually, Arwen had sent her subordinates there in order to verify it and they all confirmed that rumor as well. However, it was something really hard to believe when not seeing it personally.

"After that, I went back to the Glazed Lake Sect, where I met with Rina again. But shortly after in that same day, I heard about Serene's situation from Palace Master Yushui and a rushed to where the ceremony would take place." Seth continued the story till it arrived at the point they already knew.

"Ah! So that's why you left the sect in a hurry then..." Rina was able to feel how important Serene was for him, after hearing his words and realizing how quick he had acted for her.

"Yes. Actually, there is something I need to ask you Arwen. In regards to Serene's situation..." Seth suddenly looked towards the Elf Queen.

"Do you need a place for her to stay, right?"

Seth calmly nodded, but he was surprised that Arwen already knew what he would ask for.

"What do you think, Rina?" Arwen purposely asked Rina, since she knew that she was very jealous of Seth's other partners back then. But to her surprise, Rina acted totally different from how she expected.

"Actually, why don't you let her stay here with us? For me, it's totally fine to have one more person in this huge house anyways."

'Oh? She wants to bring one of the few women in this world that could compete with her, to this house? My daughter... You probably don't know what you're doing. But... This is going to be interesting.'

After receiving Rina's reply Arwen agreed as well.

"You can bring her here tomorrow, but you are not allowed to step outside this house for the rest of the night." Arwen suddenly imposed a condition.

Seth smiled and immediately agreed. He already planned on spending the whole night there anyways.

"Good. Then how about we have dinner together?" Arwen asked.

"Yay! I'll prepare him the Bernurya Leaf Salad!" Rina merrily exclaimed and went towards the kitchen to prepare one of the salads she like the most.

Seth gave Arwen a suspicious smile and went after Rina.

Arwen knew what he was up to and shook her head. However, she was inwardly smiling just like him.

While they were having dinner, Seth decided to casually ask Rina how she ended up returning home, but the answer he got had amazed him.

"Well, there was this very mysterious and very beautiful woman, wearing a white robe. At that night, some weeks ago, she appeared out of nowhere in my room and told me that there was something going on with you and that I should return to the Elven Kingdom. Something was telling me that she was speaking the truth, so I thanked Palace Master Yushui for teaching and taking care of me, before departing back home. Ah! Palace Master Yushui actually gave me really good instructions on how to get back, so it was an easy and safe back trip." Rina told him while she observed Seth eating the salad she just made.

Seth was eating a balanced meal, full of vegetables and some slices of meat. Cultivators didn't have the need to eat food, but he enjoyed doing it occasionally.

"A mysterious woman donned in white? It can't be right?" Arwen was the one that commented first. It seemed like she was thinking aloud, but it caught up Seth's interest.

After realizing Seth was interested in it, she kept talking: "The person who told me that it was time for that situation, was actually a mysterious woman with a white veil covering her features as well. Analyzing her energy fluctuations, I can pretty much tell you that she was a Mana Sovereign initial-stage Realm cultivator, but I felt this peculiar invisible pressure coming from her, even though I was a small stage above her level. That woman is not simple at all and I was not confident that I could fight against her if it was necessary."

Hearing her words, Seth immediately felt like that woman was the same person that gave him the Glazed Stone last time. She helped him a lot by doing that and he still don't know why she did it.. However, it seems like she had done more than just that, leaving him with this huge debt, that Seth didn't even know how and when he would start paying for it.