Chapter 20: The Ogre Tribe

"But this spell also has a downside…when one of our kin was hunting he was attacked by a minotaur, that ogre was eaten in front of the entrance and his blood was sprayed, and the minotaur saw through the illusion and managed to get inside…"

Hnung using the knife he had made, created a small wound on his hand. He gripped his hands, and blood started to fall to the ground. As soon as the blood fell, the ground shone and an entrance presented itself.

"All it takes is a blood of our kin and an entrance will be created"

Hnung entered the entrance and so did Cedric. As soon as they entered though, three huge ogres, one female and two males held lumber in front of them.

"Move or I'll crush you with this wood.."

Although Hnung recognized them, he was somewhat distinct from them now; he had good clothing, was cleaner and more well-built, and not only that, but he also carried two axes in his back.

Hnung was startled that the others didn't entirely remember him.

"W-Wait! It's me!"

Hnung raised his head and the others looked at him and became even more alert.

"An ogre with a wolf? This is strange call the chieftain and the champion!"

The female ogre and one of the male ogre raised their weapons, they were ready for a one-on-one fight.

Meanwhile, Cedric was thinking of the chieftain of the ogre tribe, from what he gathered through the information from many fantasy books, chieftains are considered the strongest while some chieftains are known to be the smartest.

Cedric was thinking of the scarred face the chieftain had.

"The chieftain is coming!"

The one who called the chieftain came back.

Cedric glanced at the scary-looking man with gray hair on the side of his hair, he looked scary and strong at the same time.

'So this is their chieftain, he is already excluding some strong energy..'

"Hmm, that's strange it's another ogre with its companion a wolf…."

The burly and scary-looking ogre glanced at the two.

"What do you think chief?"

But the next second, the burly man asked the wrinkly old and small goblin on the side holding a small staff.

'???'

Cedric glanced at the goblin and back at the ogre, he thought that he may have heard it wrong. The ogre was calling the wrinkly old goblin chief?

"This is strange indeed…"

The old man used his cane to tap Hnung's shoulder, and Hnung glanced at the chief.

"Ogre chief, it's me! Don't you remember me?"

'???'

'Ogre chief? What the? That does not look like an ogre, it looks like a goblin instead!'

"Oh my, you have changed…what is everyone doing? Do you not remember? It's our champion!!"

"Wait the champion?"

The female ogre and the rest of the ogre glanced at the ogre in front of them.

They have known the champion, but looking at the ogre in front of them, he did look like their champion just a bit different.

"It is you!"

The ogres glanced at one another and were shocked to see their champion alive and well.

The burly man crouched and held Hnung's face.

"Brother.."

"Heok! My brother! You have returned!!!"

Hnung's brother hugged him, he was crying and his tears kept on falling.

"I'm so sorry we couldn't identify you earlier! You changed a lot! Not only that you are even wearing strangely! My brother! You don't know how many times I wished to die due to this champion job! Wahhh I'm so glad your home!"

"Brother…I missed you a lot as well…"

Hnung hugged his brother.

Whilst Cedric was now looking at the objectives, he has finished the first objective now it was the second objective.

"You even found a beast as a companion! I am so glad, Hahaha I know my brother can do such a thing!"

"Umm, brother the majestic wolf is not my companion. Instead, it is sent by our god Orcus to help our tribe!"

"???"

All the ogres had question marks on their faces hearing the term god from their past champion.

"Brother, are you alright? Have the journey got you loose inside the head?"

"No brother, our god Orcus had saved me from my doom and is watching over us! He is here to help our tribe!"

"Uhh alright, I think you need to rest, why don't we head inside the cave and we will throw on a small welcoming party? For our champion has returned!"

As they head to the cave, Cedric also followed from behind. As Cedric headed inside the cave, he found that the cave was relatively small but what made him confused was that the so-called ogre tribe consisted of goblins.

There were over 5 ogres and 8 goblins, the three ogres he met at the entrance. The tough-looking ogre is now known as Hnung's brother and Hnung.

While the rest were goblins? This made Cedric confused as to why the ogre clan had goblins inside of them.

There weren't children inside the cave, not only that their living quarters were small. They don't even have proper beds.

"May I ask chieftain?"

The other ogres glanced at the wolf.

"It talks?"

"Yes, the majestic wolf does! Like I said earlier it is sent by our god Orcus!"

As they reached the farthest of the cave, they sat down and the chieftain offered some huge grubs to Cedric.

"Please you can ask now, and here please eat.."

Cedric glanced at the grub and felt like throwing up.

"I'm full thank you.."

While Hnung accepted the grub and began to eat.

"May I ask? Why do you all call yourselves ogres when the others are goblins?"

The chieftain was confused with the word.

"Goblins?"

"It's a term for you and the others, these five are the ones who are ogres while you and the rest are goblins…"

"Is that what our god called us? But who is this god?"

"Yes, it is your species a goblin, and to the second question, the answer is he is the one who created your race.."

"I see, are there other gods then?"

"Yes, there is!"

Hnung butted into the conversation.

"The goddess of the Beastmen race, Lux a friend of our god Orcus! Everyone you should have seen the Beastmen race, they are a bit smaller than us ogres and a bit taller than the chieftain, but they possess much knowledge."

"Can you see what I'm wearing? This is made from animal skin, and Callidus who was part of the Beastmen race taught me how to make this clothing! And here, this is a weapon called an axe, it has better durability and strength and can even cut prey with its sharpness!"

The others glanced at their fellow ogre, they did notice the strange clothing and the two strange items that is called a weapon.

"It seems like you met them personally"

"I have, the majestic wolf and I rested there for a minimum of days, their race taught me many skills such as even creating a home, cooking and even making a fire!"

"A fire? Brother, you can make a fire now?"

"Yes, their tribe has taught me how! We can have cooked food, have a suitable place to live, and even wear clothes that could warm us!"

The other ogres were impressed to hear the tales that their fellow ogre had said.

"And I have a name now.."

"A name?"

"Yes a name, it is to differentiate each other. Our god Orcus gave me a name, I'm called Hnung now…"

"Hnung.…"

"I'm sure our god can also name everyone in our tribe!"

The ogres listening to Hnung's tales were filled with wonders. They were curious about the Beastmen race and the god who created them.

"A name…"

They glanced at the chieftain, and the chief glanced at the white wolf.

"May I ask you? What did our god Orcus task you with for coming on this journey?"

"It was a simple task, the no.1 task was to bring home Hnung and secondly help everyone t improve their lives that is all.."

"So it's that simple…our god Orcus how can we know that he is real? That maybe you are a monster controlling Hnung?"

"Well…"

[Do not fret my creations, I have come. Do not doubt the apostle I have sent, he will help you in many ways to come..]

Hearing the voice inside their heads everyone inside the cave felt chills all over their body. They didn't know what to say, they were astounded to hear such an enigmatic voice.

"This is…"

Even the chieftain widened his eyes in shock upon hearing the voice, he glanced at everyone and it seems like he wasn't the only one who heard the voice.

"Have you heard everyone? Or god Orcus had said so himself…"

"Orcus…"

[One of the ogres has completely believed the existence of Orcus! +1 believer]

[One of the ogres has completely believed the existence of Orcus! +1 Believer!]

"Majestic wolf, I am sorry for doubting you…please help our tribe.."

The chieftain bowed his head, and soon the others also followed suit.

"Please help our tribe our god Orcus, and Majestic wolf!"

All of them said at the same time.