Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest

Chapter 1358 Yggdrasil And Erebus 1

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After being done with Brisingra's and her mother's case, we moved back to the Verdant Continent within the Realm of The Past. There, I decided to speak with Yggdrasil herself, who was alive and kicking just fine. Her tremendous divine powers, which I had experienced once when we talked, remained intact.

Meaning that similarly to Lady Verdant, Yggdrasil was a Goddess born from this Realm itself. Even if turned into a Spirit of Time, her nature and powers remained intact, completely at that! So, although I won't ask the help of just Brisingra, it wasn't the same for someone like Yggdrasil.

"Eh? You want to talk with mama?" Little Titania wondered. "But she's sleeping."

"I'm sure she'll wake up once I touch her," I said. "Would you let me have a word with her?"

"Ah, sure!" she nodded. "Go ahead!"

"Alright, thanks."

I walked towards the deepest area of Yggdrasil's interior, finding her primary roots which flowed with tremendous quantities of divine spirit energy.

She fueled the entire continent with life, cleaning it from the darkness and miasma that Erebus in the past had left in here.

Erebus, of course, was by my side as well.@@@@

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"T-This place is..." Erebus muttered. "I can't believe it, are we really in the past? This is the original Yggdrasil?! Your predecessor..."

"Yeah," I nodded. "She's a representation of Yggdrasil's Past, a Living Record given physical form. I wanted you two to have a little conversation, and also ask for her help in the incoming battle... and maybe the next ones as well."

"That's..." Erebus fell into silence the moment I said that he didn't even know what to say.

Once we got there, I touched the wooden walls, which constantly glowed with golden colors and green spirit energy, constantly flowing with life.

"Yggdrasil, I'm back."

I touched her gently, caressing her hard bark.

And right after that.

FLAAASH!

"...How is this possible?" Erebus asked. "I..."

"My dear child," Yggdrasil embraced Erebus with her own Spiritual Aura, giving him the warmth of a mother. "You're nothing but a victim in all of this... Yes, you did many atrocities, you committed many horrible things... But they all happened because of the negligence of our creators, the Gods. They happened because they made you, to begin with. You were manipulated and used as a tool to destroy Gaia's reputation amidst the Council of the Gods."

"I-I..." Erebus muttered. "Even then... what I did is unforgivable..."

"It might be for some, but not for me," Yggdrasil said. "I forgive you."

"...Eh?"

"I forgive you, that's what I said."

"But this is..."

"It makes you feel frustrated that I forgive you, my child? Do you rather prefer hatred? Why?"

"Because I deserve it, it is something I must pay, or I will never feel good with myself, I will never feel right... I need to pay, I need to be hated, I need to-"

"No."

"..."

"You will not be hated by me, never."

"B-But..."

Erebus started crying.

"Why?!"

"Because our mother loved us both equally, and I love you as well."

Overwhelmed by her mercy, Erebus dropped to the ground, screaming and crying in disbelief.

"I'm sorry... Yggdrasil... I'm sorry!"

"It's alright... I am so happy to see you different now, to see that you're finally trying to redeem yourself. I'm so proud of you, my dear brother."

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