Chapter 2167: New Island
Chapter 2167: New Island
"Oh! So, the territory lord finally comes out of his shell." Elder Ascalor stated.
"What is happening, Lord Equinox?" One of the elders of the elves asked.
"We could feel immense natural energy in that direction as the flow of natural energy is being gathered there." Another elder of the elves stated.
"Did you not hear the world message about the Heart of the Forest? That island sprung up because of the Land Deity absorbing it and making the territory bigger." Adrian stated as he could clearly see that the island that sprung up was vasty different than the others.
The new island that is created felt like it was another world. The plants and trees that are found inside of it looked like they were from Alfheim. There were even some small critters that looked like the harmless insects and small animals that are native to Alfheim. The place is even shrouded in some sort of protection mist to make sure that no one can peek from the outside.
"The entire island feels like a piece of Alfheim was taken and placed here." The Fairy King stated as he looked directly at the island and could vaguely feel the similarity.
"It does feel like Alfheim but what is that thing?" The Fairy Queen added as she then pointed to a strange being that suddenly manifested at the border of the island.
[You have successfully increased the size of your territory by special means.]
[You can now accept more residences due to the increased spatial capacity.]
[You have managed to integrate a Creation Relic into your territory. A Guardian has been created to monitor the added special island.]
[All player Faekin will now be spawned to your territory exclusively until another respawn point has been set.]
[You have added the Shrine of the Fae to your territory.]
[All Faekin that are residents of your territory will have a permanent buff of increased 10% experience points and 5% damage increase.]
[Faekin that visit your territory and pray to the Shrine of the Fae could get 5% increased experience points and 5% damage increase for a given period of time.]
[The new floating island has been created but has yet to be fully tied to your territory. Do you wish to do the binding ritual now?]
"Yes." Adrian accepted the binding ritual as there was no road towards the new floating island unlike the others.
As soon as Adrian accepted, numerous layers of magic spells activated, and a large bridge manifested that led towards the new island. The bridge looked like the magical links that is also created but it has a different look entire. The bridge was full of flowers and fauna as it was a literal Flower Bridge. As soon as the flower bridge was created, the being that was at the border suddenly awakened.
"What is that?" Levin Cloud asked.
"I guess we need to find out." Adrian stated as he was being urged by the Land Deity to move towards the new island to inspect it.
Adrian along with the guild members and elders walked the flower bridge and ended up at the border of the next island. It was protected by a barrier that prevented entry for those that have ill intent. The elven elders were absolutely amazed by this barrier but even the Fairy King and Fairy Queen were astounded. This type of barrier existed only at the very area where a tree of life is rooted.
"Greetings, my lord." The being that the Fairy Queen pointed earlier suddenly spoke.
Adrian could more or less deduce that this was the guardian that the island was given in order to look after the Shrine of the Fae. This guardian is not human but is humanoid in looks but it has feminine features. The guardian is basically a combination of a human and a tree. The guardian is about three meters big which makes it imposing yet gentle because of the feminine looking face.
The body of the guardian is basically made out of wood while it is adorned with a dress that is made from beautiful flowers and leaves. She gives the aura and look of a wood nymph, but Adrian already saw beings like that, and this guardian was more wood than human looking. He can also feel the power of the guardian as equal to that of Saena when she is fused with the power of the Tree of Life and Death.
"Do you have a name?" Adrian asked.
"I do not have one but if you name the island then I can proceed to carry on that name as well." The guardian replied.
[Please name your new floating island to fully activate it.]
[You have named the auxiliary island number three as Epsilon.]
[Epsilon has a core that transformed into a Natural Cycle Core.]
[The guardian of the island has also taken the name of Epsilon as a manifestation of its power.]
[Epsilon will now create a powerful cycle of natural energy that it can share with the other islands to increase the effects of each by 20%.]
"Thank you, my lord. The island is now fully functional. Do you wish to visit the Shrine of the Fae?" Epsilon stated as its robotic feminine voice earlier started to become more lifelike.
"Show us the Shrine of the Fae." Adrian stated as Epsilon then proceeded to gesture for Adrian to come inside.
Adrian led the group and entered the barrier and all of them were astounded when they came inside. The look from the outside is vastly different from the inside. The inside was a hundred times more beautiful than the outside as if the mist that covered the island is hiding everything that is in it. Even the Fairy King and Fairy Queen are speechless as there was no such place even in Alfheim.
"It is similar to that forgotten place in Alfheim. The Burrow of Spirits!" The Fairy Queen stated.
"What is that? I never heard of a place like that before." Levin Cloud asked as even he has never been there before.
"You have not heard of it before because it was erased when the primordial beast sleeping beneath the mother tree woke up. It was such a beautiful place filled with the mysterious beauty of nature and a place where the Faekin could relax. It also had the mysterious energy to empower us even further as long as we take regular visits." The Fairy King stated.
"Affirmative. This island is created, and its functions is pulled from the memory of the Heart of the Forest. This is the optimal place that the Heart of the Forest chose because it is unique and helpful to the beings that it will nurture." Epsilon stated which made the Fairy King and Fairy Queen speechless as the island is basically another Burrow of Spirits.
"Are there any rules or restrictions placed on this island?" Elder Ascalor asked as he was also
there to inspect it.
"The rules are set by the territory lord but there are the necessary fail safes in place. The first is that the entrance and exit could only be through the Door of Fae. The second is that all that want to enter must walk the Bridge of Flowers. The third is that only those that are acknowledged to have legal entry in the territory do both one and two." Epsilon stated.
"Then are you the sentry of this island?" Elder Koronn asked as he also slipped in as he wants to experience interesting things.
"Yes. I am the guardian assigned to this island. Should the island get destroyed then parts of my capabilities will diminish. We are now here at the Shrine of the Fae." Epsilon stated as she finally led them to a vast flower field that has an altar at the very middle.
The vast flower field is not the only thing there as a pond could also be seen surrounding them. At the very middle is a three-meter-tall shrine that is made out of colorful tree branches and leaves. In the middle of this shrine is a light source that glowed in a green and gray color. If one looked closely then the shape of the branches could be alluded to a mother
caressing a child with the child being the glowing energy.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[You are now at the presence of the Shrine of the Fae.]
Adrian could feel the energy from the shrine, and it is indeed legitimate. He even felt like the
shrine was looking at him for a moment, but he just thought of it as all in his head. Adrian stared directly at the shrine was the others could not do so as if a powerful force was making them look down. Only he was able to do this as he has a powerful Persona along with his
Asmodian blood.
The image of the shrine looking at him earlier is not a mistake as it really did. The shrine itself is alive as all other Creation Relic are as well. The Heart of the Forest chose Avalon to be rooted in as it knew that Alfheim will be doomed if it returned there.