542 The Compromise

Silence enveloped her for a few moments before a familiar voice broke through the stillness after a few minutes of hesitation. 

"What is it?" The Princess of the Garden asked.

"Beneath this Garden, there is an inheritance trial that, upon completion, grants participants my 'Divine blood,' transforming them into my divine apostles. There's even a chance they may acquire my Crimson blade, crafted from my divine blood and my essence and soul. And beyond that, there's thou—an unsuccessful abomination."

"Then there is an unknown race that has come under my protection and endeavoured to defeat a bloodthirsty god responsible for the death of me and my children just as we were on the brink of leaving that forsaken, dead world," Aerialia explained, spreading her divine senses around. 

"Do thou truly believe all of this was a coincidence?" she added.