Chapter 36: Eris POV 2
[Leonora Croiss]
Mana limit, 10/10
Magic contracts.
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Spells learned.
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Skills.
-Immunity to poisons.
-Witch poison.
-Neutrality to beasts.
I've been reading and rereading Leonora's status all morning, I'm not sure if she knew that the sage's stone can save the statuses that were analyzed, but I have a feeling that she knew, and that's why she let me see her state.
Some time ago I obtained a part of the sage's stone, and I have found that seeing the state is the best way to know a person.
The state not only shows us who we are, but also where we are going, and the path we must follow.
When I see someone's status, I can know everything I need about that person, but when I see Leonora's status, only one phrase comes to my mind that I increasingly relate to her.
"This makes no sense"
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The abilities, magical ability, and the limit mana, are granted by the gods, and with the status we can check what plans they have for us, and those plans are absolute and inevitable, defying the gods was the sin of Oronela, the original witch.
After much research, and separating the truth from the legends as much as possible, I think I have finally come to know the truth about Oronela. Although the reasons differ, the truth is that she was loved by the gods, and they gave her their blessings in abundance, but although legends say that she was not satisfied and wanted even more power, the truth is very different.
Oronela wanted to share her gifts with others, but the gods didn't wanted that, they had given their blessings to her, and the mere thought of distributing them throughout the world was an offense to the love they showed her, it was then that she opposed the gods, since she knew their greatest weakness: the gods cannot directly interfere with this world, but this world can interfere with them, that's where their weakness lies.
For years, using the power that they themselves had given her, she looked for a way to reach them, if they didn't listen to her she would force them to do so, but it was ingenuity, since the gods would not stand idly by.
The blessings granted by a god cannot be revoked, no matter how much you stray from his will, if a God granted you his blessing, this is yours to do what you want, it's the closest thing to free will that humanity could ever have.
That's why they could not take her blessings from Oronela, but they could bless another group of people to solve their error, that's how the so-called heroes were born.
These heroes rised up against the witch and defeated her, but with her last strength she bound her essence to this world, in order to return and somehow end what she started, and for the first time the gods broke their pact and they intervened, they corrupted the ritual so that the witch that would return, had only a tiny fraction of the original's essence, obviously without any of her former power, thus giving her punishment for disobeying her will, forcing her to return infinitely, and always fail .
For their part, to prevent something like the witch from happening again, from the heroes, the gods had something special planned.
The heroes received something more than just a blessing, the gods themselves grant them a minimal part of themselves, so that they will end the woman who was formerly their favorite, having the very essence of a god, one would think that the heroes or their Descendants are the freest people in the world, but I myself know for a fact that it is not like that, since I am the greatest proof of it, I have long verified that it is impossible to escape the will of the gods.
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I was a simple princess in my homeland, but the king was a great womanizer and the children he had were numerous, that is why there was a fierce fight for the throne, and for a long time no one wanted to be on my side, since everyone believed that I was a failure because my status couldn't be evaluated.
Just remembering those idiots who turned their back on me, I can only feel pity.
Since my abilities were far superior to anyone's, after all, I was the descendant of one of the heroes of the past.
Heroes cannot be evaluated, when trying, only the message of [Impossible to Evaluate] appears, but in return, we have the ability to see our own state, in that way I realized that my destiny was much higher than just ruling a small country.
But something in my state seemed strange to me, among my abilities there was a rather strange one, coming from the Claude family god who was the one who blessed my ancestor, a rare ability called [Maternal Love] with this ability while defending those I loved, my capabilities increase.
In essence it is a good ability, but the way to activate it was almost impossible for me, I had no one to love, what's more, I was convinced that love would make me weak, since it would create a weakness in me, that is why I ignored it, and for a long time I defied the gods, and what they had in mind for me.
The gods intended me to be a person who would protect my loved ones, who will use their abilities for the common good, but none of that interested me, that is why I set out to conquer Karris.
Things could not be easier for me, everything was going according to my plans, the idiot of the successor of the Johansen, who was the closest to the king, fell silent before my charms, and a short time later his father, even the King, recognized me as someone very capable, but to maintain my facade, at some point I became pregnant, at that moment I believed that I could use that child for my plans, I was sure that it could have some use, and if not, I could simply get rid of it.
But when I hold my son in my arms, something in me changed, he was so small, so fragile, and so beautiful.
That day I understood the true meaning of my ability, and that you cannot escape the will of the gods.
That day, I decided to stop going against the current, and follow the path that the gods had for me, that is why I decided to protect the kingdom from all threats, whether they come from outside or from within.
I believe it was because I finally accepted my destiny, but from that moment, I found true happiness, my little Adrián grew up healthy, and I even began to have a true affection for my husband, it was around that time that I decided to obtain a part of the stone from the sage of Karris, thanks to it I was able to know that my little son had the ability [Sword Master] that ability would give him a place as a knight of the kingdom, and with a little help from me, supreme commander of the army.
Some time later my second son was born, Alexander had been born with the ability [Prodigious Mind] with such an ability the sky is the limit, prime minister, supreme judge of the kingdom, trusted advisor, there was nothing my little one couldn't do.
Everything was perfect and ephemeral, until things started to go wrong, the king realized what I've done, so I had to get him out of the way, and most importantly: my third son Johan, had been born without any ability.
Unfortunately, without an ability or an affinity to a rare magic, and with a limit mana only slightly above average, there is only one destiny for him, mediocrity, it's not that I decide it that way, it's just how things are, I myself verified that the will of the gods is absolute.
But, seeing Leonora's state, it just doesn't make sense, she has abilities it's true, but none of them grant her the abilities she has shown.
Leonora is a genius, not only she was able to speak since she was 1 year old, but also her abilities for management and commerce were impressive, I was convinced that she should have skills like [Prodigious mind] [Merchant master] [Dexterity with numbers ] [Fast learning]
He has also shown a strange talent for the sword, after much observing, I managed to verify that it is not that she learns quickly, but that she already seemed to know it, I have seen that before, it is a skill called [Natural knowledge] that skill is the only one that it can be had two or more times, depending on how many things the person masters from birth.
In addition, there is her ability to create things, we discover what she has done and the things she has invented are simply impressive, I had never seen a similar ability, but I was sure that it should be the result of a rare or unique ability.
That's why I always believed that while Leonora had no capacity for magic, she should have a huge list of abilities.
If I think about it, it makes sense that it doesn't, after all the gods wouldn't empower one of the witch's offspring, but that only makes Leonora an even bigger mystery.
So what does this mean? Where do Leonora's abilities come from? Could it be that Leonora continues the legacy of the original witch and is defying the gods? Has Leonora discovered how to obtain abilities without the consent of the gods? And most importantly, does that mean there is hope for my son Johan?
There are so many questions that I would like to ask her, so many things that I could help her with, but another thing that I'm not able to understand about Leonora, is why does she hate me so much?
Leonora hates me, I have no doubt about that, at first I believed that her hatred arose because in some way she described that I am a descendant of the heroes of the past, but now thanks to the sage's stone I can confirm that her servant Irma is too , so my blood is not the reason for their hatred.
But then, where does Leonora's hatred come from? When I asked him, his answer only brought me more questions.
It seems that in the past, I turned my back on a person who was very valuable to Leonora, and even though I told her that I could not remember a similar event, in reality, I have turned my back on so many people that I am unable to remember one in particular.
And what Leonora said about she and about herself.
She, and the others like her, and the ones that will come after Leonora, in case Leonora failed.
I don't understand, I thought she was referring to the witch's cycle, but Kiara, she didn't know anything about that, and she never showed signs of latent abilities, or is it that a special cycle that Leonora is part of, skips a generation of witches every time?
There are simply too many questions and almost no answers.
And as if my questions weren't few, seeing this only brought me many more.
Irma.
[Impossible to evaluate]
Irma's state is another problem, I know better than anyone that the destiny of the descendants is directly controlled by the gods, and I don't believe that the gods give one of they descendants to the witch, so... does that mean that the power Leonora has is already such, that she can rewrite the will of the gods?
I doubt very much that this is the case, if I had such power, maybe I would not be here at this moment, also there is something strange that Irma told me once I spoke with her, she told me that she voluntarily chose to follow Leonora.
No, that is impossible, the descendants do not have free will, in addition, she also told me that she chose that path from the moment she arrived in this world, that means that one of the people who came before Leonora must have succeed in rewriting the will of that descendant to follow the witch.
So if that's the case, how should I deal with Leonora? My role in this world is to be a person who defends her people, but hence another problem, Leonora has no intention of hurting my family.
Leonora has great respect for my husband, and my two older children, but she has real affection for Johan, it's not something pretended so that I let my guard down, Leonora's affection for Johan is something real, it does not matter How annoying he or I could be, no matter that having him around causes her more problems than benefits, she has never said that she does not want to have him around, that also has helped me to know things about my own son that I didn't, his inferiority complex in front of his brothers, his fear of disappointing me and his father, that I have no expectations about him, all these things have hurt him a lot and I had not realized it.
So, if Leonora doesn't intend to harm my family, I have no reason to be against her, that's the role that the gods gave me, isn't it? The one to protect? The truth is when I see Leonora, I begin to believe that the gods can be challenged, and in that way, you may and only wish I can have a chance for my little Johan.
Now, while I think about all this, I don't know what to do, for the first time in my life I don't know what to do.
I have less and less doubts, Leonora is at war with the gods and it seems that against all odds she is winning, she has already managed to snatch many things from them, and the witch's own curse could have become her greatest weapon, the witches From the past they had to find a way to gradually steal abilities, and since they aren't the will of the gods, they don't appear in the state, and for some unknown reason, Kiara was oblivious to all this.
And again, what is my role in this whole war? Should I stop Leonora? But why? She hasn't done anything to me, and anyway, wasn't it the gods who dared to hurt my poor baby by not giving her a skill?
For now, all I know is that at some point I will have to make a decision, follow the path that has been imposed on me and therefore be eternally happy, or challenge it and not know what will happen.
Thinking that, that the gods can be challenged and even defeated, fills me with that thrill of challenge and adventure that I never thought I would feel again.
Leonora, you have no idea how much I want to be your ally.
~~I want that too, but you and I have hurt her way too much.~~
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