It had been some time since Elijah was searching. He had found nothing. However, his journey did bring him other surprises. At first, he was cautious. He had thought that hell creatures were powerful. He was proven wrong when he had to fight one of them. The creature could see through his concealment but was pretty weak. The hell creatures had different loots as well so he did gain some things. The fear of domination was working too. He had encountered lands different from the usual hell landscape but unfortunately exploring them proved that they did not have a legacy.
He had assumed that there would be legacies here because a book named The Foolish Gods of Light had mentioned a once powerful faction of gods invading the underworld. However, most pages of the book were low-quality generated content compared to most books in this game, so he had little to go on. He was considering whether searching his probable locations would be more worthwhile. He gave himself another hour. To make this hour useful he decided he had to expand the search. He used more creatures and specifically selected some aerial creatures. Fear Domination was had proven an extremely useful incantation. It was unfortunate that the time limit, lack of specific control and means of communication, limited range, and the fact it did not work on strong creatures meant that its use depended a lot on the environment.
Doubts had begun to sprout their seeds in Elijah''s heart. Elijah had no evidence that legacies existed except Killian words. The words of an NPC inside a memory dungeon was not very reliable. He still searched and finally reached a frozen land. The contrast was a lot, the creatures he had controlled had a hard time adapting to the frozen environment. A few of the ones at the max range had died. It was very interesting how huge the environmental effects in the Holy Wars were despite the fact there was no message. This kind of effect in other games usually came with a message like “You have entered the frozen land with 20% reduced movement speed”. It turned out this environment affected him but not severely. He used a new incantation he had made but had not used much since.
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Divine Construct (Nightmare)
A milestone in the use of divine energy is the ability to condense it. This incantation gives you the ability to shape constructs out of divine energy. Using nightmare divinity has made the constructs more solid and more efficient for you however the constructs'' appearance will be nightmarish.
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This incantation had little to no damage. When he first created it he had created a sword but its durability sucked and even throwing it lead to no damage whatsoever. He remembered he kept it in the list of his successful incantations. He thought it could have some utility use. He decided to test the limits now.
After a few tests surprisingly while the clothing he had conjured failed to provide the warmth he desired, they were adequate. However, the surprising thing was that he had managed to conjure an entire carriage and it actually worked. True, the construct had a time limit but this made the journey much more comfortable. It had increased his speed tremendously.
In the center of the frozen land he found a frozen castle and He was greeted by a message.
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You have found the legacy of a fallen god. The mournful winter maiden legacy is yours to claim, if you pass her trial.A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation.
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Elijah had found a legacy and with that, he confirmed he was right. However, he was not sure he wanted to claim it. He was a bit undecided. In the end, he decided to talk with his siblings. He called Mike but he did not pick up. He called Deli.
“Elijah, Thank God, Something has happened, right? Tell me something has happened” said Deli
“What has happened?” said Elijah
“You know Tina, Mike’s crush forever right? He got her to go out with him but he did more than that. He convinced her to try the game. I have turned to a third wheel. Plus we have yet to find a single elf I am going crazy. By the way, I noticed it just now but what is with the background scene why are there blue crying ghosts and a frozen castle behind you” said Deli
“I am in hell right now,” said Elijah''s
“Me too,” said Deli before realizing what Elijah had meant.
“Wait Hell. As in real hell. How did you manage to go to hell? Weren’t you searching for legacies you theorized existed?” said Deli
“Yes. In one of the locations I was searching I found the seal to hell” said Elijah as he began explaining.
By the time he finished explaining the entire thing and told Deli, he had made a decision. The whole pressure he felt on him was because he wanted an advantage for them and he had found it but this. He did not like this legacy it did not give him the excitement he had found in the Holy Wars. He was not a thrill seeker by any means but he wanted to enjoy this game. He also did not want to go back on his decision to take the game seriously so he decided to just tell Deli if she liked to have this legacy. She agreed. Her exact words were this, “I am game. I get to go to hell and get a legacy, and most importantly I get to ditch this lover duo, It could not be better for me but don’t you want to get it yourself”. To which Elijah replied that no he did not want this legacy and he was sure. There was another reason to his choice he would not admit and that was the message that the eye was watching him. The eye has been here in hell long term while he had little doubt the AI wanted to use him, He could use the eye in return. He should know the locations of hell’s legacies. The eye could take him to one of them if it did not directly lead him to the pillar.
So he began his search again. This time the journey was much more leisurely. He knew they existed. He had found one. He had gotten the advantage so he could enjoy his time in hell. After a while, tired of aimless search, He decided to do his signature move, summoning a beholder. He had no idea how that would go in hell but he was willing to bet it was an obvious sign to the great demon that he wanted to talk.
He drew the magic circle before even activating it a rift opened and from it an eye appeared. The eye displayed hell’s map. Followed by a series of images.
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Congratulations, Nyarlathotep
Now your map skill can show hell’s map.
You have received the quest “Find Hell’s Witch”, the rumored daughter of Primordial.
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Elijah smirked. It looked like the game of chess had begun. He was a pawn in the eye’s game. However, it remained to be seen whether he would remain a pawn or not. Forgetting about the eye, he checked the quest details. The quest was vague. However, he had a direction now. He began to ride in the direction marked on the map. His destination was hell’s capital city.
The one he had read about. It was not an actual city but ruins of one. At least that was how it was written. Honestly, as much as he was enthusiastic about Abyss city had very little information on hell. It was pretty outdated.
With a wave of Elijah the carriage dispersed. He used a nightmare veil. Based on the eye‘s behavior he doubted his appearance would be unacceptable for beings of hell, but it never hurt to be careful. He had reached the capital city. He could see probably there was probably a book named Foolish Gods which ridiculed godhood in general because the capital city of hell was magnificent. It was made out of marble which he thought was an aesthetic style suitable for gods, not demons. Demons of all sizes were here. Searching through the city he arrived at a store that matched the image he was shown. He had found the store easily. Despite the demon city having some peculiarities, a shop with demonic plants reaching the middle of the street was easy to find. He entered the store. The shop was messy with tomes and books of different shape. Plant variety never ceased to amaze him in reality but here there were added things. He was reminded of the manuscript one scientist had found in the 17<sup>th</sup> century. Which had yet to be deciphered. Some said the plants were of another dimension. He was awoken from his revelry by the woman he unfortunately could only describe as a hag. She was an old woman wearing a black robe. She had several ornaments which hinted at her identity. The quest had been updated for he had found the hell’s witch.