Age of Heroes (Age of Heroes Chronicles)

Chapter 565: All source

The Ruins of Alendar is the ruins of an ancient city, one of the great capitals of some former dynasty that once ruled over the entirety of the Land of Shadows.

Elkar did not understand the fascination that Astiel had for this tribe that he even personally come out from the Void to settle

Jurgan follows Astiel because he is a creator of chaos. 

The more chaos, the better for him. Jurgan had also slowly regain a more youthful and human-like appearance. Even his horns had been hidden

It is not hard for demons to hide their horns if they wanted to. After all, it is a lot like a sword that people could sheathe in and out.

But after he find s out what is at stake, he finally understood why it requires Astiel and Jurgan, these two ancient demon to go out and personally oversee the matter

The thing that Astiel was searching for around here is none other than one of the six seals.

Elkar smiles bitterly. He had committed this knowledge to his mind, and he would never ever forget it. It was shocking and magical and terrifying all at the same time.

'The Six Seals' 

He also learns about the condition for the release of Darkfather. And that one of the most important condition was the unifying of the Six Seal 

The Six Seals has to be gathered together, united to open up the prison that cages Him

Like in the Gospel of Morningstar, it spoke of the prison in passing in the holy scripture.

Thinking of the gospel, he recited it

'Lay vanquish, He howls in the fiery Hells, forever tortured, and everlasting pain for his treason and Jealousy towards Humankind' Elkar look at the sky and he continues

'He throws his baleful eyes to Heaven, mixed with unboundless pride and vanity, with hatred in a Dungeon horrible on all sides. It was a region of sorrow, where peace and rest, can never dwell, and hope never comes, but torture without end in sight. Such place was his punishment for those rebellious in Heart, here is their prison ordained. As far removed from God and light of Heaven. How unlike Heaven, Hell is!'

That is the prison from which the High of Heaven, the Creator imprisoned Morningstar. From what he had learned, the six seal is something was born out of creation.

Astiel then spoke of the origin of the six seal. And this had Astiel talking about the origin of a certain weapon

A primordial weapon called the All Source.

When Elkar asked Astiel of where did he heard of such things, he said that he heard the Creator once spoke of it with another being that was higher than him 

Elkar asked what is the name of that being?

Astiel reply "the name of that being is Azur Uhur' Other than the name, Astiel did not know much of this being who is higher than him, but lower than the Creator.

Instead, Astiel told him of what he knows.

There are thirteen steps toward the throne of the Creator. 

Astiel sit on the last step. One might think that each step is a close distance. But each step is the distance of seven heavens, sometimes more

Since no one had ever walked up till the last step, no one could really estimate the distance accurately. 

If there is one being that have ever passed all the step and reach the throne it was that being called Azur Uhur that seems to have a pass in going through all the step and reach the throne of the Creator.

As such, Astiel could only see the majesty of the light of the Creator. 

Even that is magnificent enough to sow the majesty of the Creator that even separated by probably the distance of how many heavens, that the light of the Creator could still reach Astiel that sat on the last step of the throne.

Once while Astiel patrolled the area of Heaven, he heard the Creator spoke with some divine being about something called the All Source.

That divine being is probably Azur Uhur or probably it is not. Astiel could not really be sure about it

The All Source from what Astiel understood was a weapon. It contains the source of Life and of everything in the world, and outside of it.

When the All Source was created, there were six elements around it. 

These six element then become solid and become the Six Seals. Of course at that time, it was not called the Six Seals. 

Instead it was called the Limitless Elements.

It only become known as the Six Seals after Morningstar was imprisoned by relying on the power of these items.

There is the Stone of Life which Elkar had stolen and had given it to Jurgan and Astiel. 

From what he heard, it could produce the Elixir of Immortality, giving strength, curing incurable disease and elixir of youth and wealth. 

Some Sage had once used this stone before. This Sage come from a distant land of Ariundus. 

From what Astiel told him, this Sage created a fountain of youth using the stone. 

He then covers it up after seeing that it would bring calamity to those unwise and greedy people. 

And to those who were wise, they would only use it to fulfill a noble purpose. 

Astiel once tried to seek this fountain of youth but no matter how he tried to sense it, he could not do anything about it as the fountain seems to be protected by the force of destiny and fate, probably waiting for the destined one to find it and fulfill its purpose.

This Sage then returns back the Stone to the royal family of Arakath and during Elkar time in the royal court he manages to steal it and in the end, it now lands on the hands of Astiel.

There is a lot of twist and turns regarding this stone. 

Elkar himself while having that stone did not know how to use it. 

Even Astiel now possessing that stone did not able to activate it.

But Elkar knows that Astiel is not tempted by the promise of the stone. Since to him, the only significance of that stone is for opening the prison of his Father.

Then there is the Universe Necklace. 

It is a blue stone encased in a necklace. 

Astiel told him that the necklace itself is made from the essence of a white star to be able to contain the Element that exist in the world.

Turns out, stars also have differences.

This Universe Necklace have the ability of teleporting anything from one point in the universe to the other. 

The other use is as a means to manufacture magical weapons of unparalleled destruction from its energy. 

Like a war factory. 

If he had this and he could create weapons for the Demonkind, then Elkar could have created his own army and marches by himself to Davarus.

Unfortunately, this necklace belongs in the hands of the Knight of the Round Table. Most of the Knights of the Round Table have magical artifact. 

Elkar did not doubt that these magical artifacts probably come from the power of this necklace.

Of course, it did not reach the level of unparalleled destruction. 

If it could, how could the Knights stay there on Ragora, altering the memories of the people inside it to defend that patch of land?

They would have expanded and swept past all resistance in the Shadowlands. 

And it is also probably the core supplier of the formation around Ragora that alters the memories of the people inside Ragora

The Knights of the Round Table is unlike the priest and the shamans of the Thirteen Tribes.

Most of these priest waited for Asrana, vowing loyalty to him, the Favored of Light, the Blood of Light.

They hold secrets of holy rituals, lore about Maharai Vasir, their loyalty toward Asrana and their desire toward helping Him, is their sole reason to exist.

It is not the same as the Knights of the Round Table. 

Elkar brushed up on his knowledge about the Knights of the Round Table and he had learned from Jurgan, that these Knights seems to be protecting a secret.

A very terrible and dangerous secret. 

Jurgan had tried to capture one of them when he senses these Knights.

But he was repelled because of that Knight possession of the Blood of Light. 

That Knight called Rowan sprays the blood towards Jurgan and Jurgan burned like he had never burned before

It cuts through his flesh so easily and it melted the bones.

It took him weeks before his flesh regenerated. If Jurgan did not fled as fast as possible who knows?

He might be dead. 

The potency of the Blood of Light against Demonkind is fatal. 

The objective of these Knights of Round Table is very different from the objective of the priest of the Thirteen Tribe.

Elkar was of course interested in knowing the secret that the Knight guarded. Astiel told him the answer and it shocked him

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