Versatile: Alternate World

"Something to share?" everyone looked at me with a curious expression.

I then started retelling the new information I learned regarding the real tale of the Primordial War and how the situation might have been much worse than we expected. I also told them how the situation might be related to us due to how the Goddess of Life seems to be on a hunt for something that can cure her and how the Goddess of Death seems to be hiding something from the former for safekeeping which caused her to disappear from the world.

"That's kind of an amazing coincidence that the one who got the pet dragon of the Goddess of Death was actually you. However, I do indeed recall that the books about the Goddess of Death were all revised and far from the truth but after hearing the story you told us, it seems that the people who believe in the Goddess of Life decided to wipe out the flaws of their goddess so that the followers of the Goddess of Life remains strong while the Goddess of Death would be slowly weakening, it kinda makes senses now," Almira nodded as if she learned a valuable piece of info.

"How so?" Mother asked.

"You see, after the Primordial War, the Goddess of Life retreated to her holy sanctuary and was said to be recuperating her lost power after the battle and has never come out ever since. If the book is what was telling the truth, it kind of doesn't make sense since she should have won in the book and she emerged with a complete victory so even when she ran out of power, she could be fine showing off her win and celebrating but she immediately hides and ordered her followers to rewrite the history. Plus, since your weapon clearly exists, that also means that they intentionally erased the Dragon's existence as well. And if she has indeed won the battle, that also means she should have the authority of the dead that the Goddess of Death holds right? She still doesn't hold that ability which also means what you just said might be the hidden truth."

Almira then turned to me and immediately dropped a theory that seemed more plausible than ever.

"You also mentioned the Elder Gods right? Since the two goddesses are both not the only gods, that means these Elder Gods made the whole world themselves which also means that some things are made without the influence of the two goddesses."

"And that would be?" Riko tilted her head.

"The tree of life and the Ygdrassil. Manato mentioned that the area that the Goddess of Death has retreated into has a large tree that she calls the Ygdrassil and based on my speculation, this is the World Tree, the one that holds the worlds and alternate Worlds afloat and this might be also the main reason why we can cross this world and gain the ability to view system panels as well. We never questioned why we have panels like these but these are all natural things but now that I think about it, these might be due to the effect of the World Tree." Almira then snapped her fingers and a book appeared on her hand.

"This book was given to me by the Elder Treant and according to him, it was an old book he found back then and it was also one of the old relics in some ruins. He discovered it when he was exploring by using his human form and was able to study some of the concepts as well. It mentioned that the world's power and vitality is not coming from the Goddesses but from another source. That is also true of the power of authority that the goddesses both hold. Although it is a concept, they view it as a tree as it grows in the world and its roots spread all over, making the concept of a "World Tree" in the process. I might be wrong but it might be closer than I think it will be. Besides, it is a concept that most people tend to see as a blasphemy to the Goddess of Life as they all think that she is the one who created everything but now that the presence of the Elder Gods is there, it only strengthens the World Tree concept."

Although I didn't tell Almira about the Ygdrassil's role on Earth, Almira immediately connected it as the World Tree itself is something of an amazing thing. She is capable of creating a spot-on theory on the spot and knowing how smart she is, I kind of understand how she was so capable of connecting the dots. Perhaps the influence of the Elder Treant who helped her before might be the main case.

Almira continued, "On the other hand, the Tree of Life is something that every person in this world has heard about and even some creatures seek from it. Its ability to make a miracle is something that even the goddesses seek out. One legend tells the Goddess of Life seeking out the Tree of Life and using its power to give her blessings to the world and remove the effects of the war after the Primordial War. The fact that she has to seek it out instead of directly using its power in one go means she didn't create the Tree of Life nor she is the one supplying it for power. It only means that this tree was already here even before the beginning of times. Since the Tree of Life hasn't shown itself for many years already and many have only gotten to see it due to its will, it only means there is a chance that the Goddess of Life is going to look for it to remove the injury she received after the battle from the Goddess of Death. But all of this is just going to be speculation. Until then, it won't be something we would immediately know."

I didn't expect Almira to even include the Tree of Life as well. And honestly, I didn't know either that the Goddess of Life wasn't even connected to the Tree of Life itself. That is something that I just learned today.

"But is this info totally relevant to us?" Rika frowned.

Almira shook her head. "Not yet. Not until the Goddess of Life butts in. Since we will be looking for the Tree of Life, there is a chance that she might be already using her influence around and gathering info about the Tree of Life. We have to be very careful about it especially since we have someone who has the weapon that might be relevant to the defeat of the Goddess of Life. Perhaps, this is also the weapon that might have caused her to retreat. If that is the case, there is a chance that we will have big troubles."

"If that is the case, restoring its power is our only option then?" Mother took a glance at my weapon.

"Yes. Since the Seven Deadly Sins series weapons will be the weapons he needs to restore himself, the stronger he becomes, the more powerful and effective he is if we ever get to have a fight against the Goddess. This means our next stop is to get into the Land of the Elves as soon as possible. Renatta and the others would be delighted to return to their homeland soon enough as well if they ever plan to return."

But as we discussed, the three elves arrived and butts into the conversation.

"We still don't know yet if we even plan to return to our camp after everything that we have experienced. We are free and are now out of our responsibilities that I prefer to travel around and do whatever we want than to be with the other elves and get our every action dictated," Renatta shook her head and looked at us. "So please don't force us to come back over there if we ever wanted to stay with everyone."

"Of course, we won't do that. We are practically a big family here, and even with all the things that happened, if not for the three of you, we wouldn't have discovered many things as well plus we wouldn't even be starting this journey without everyone's influence," Riko grinned.

"Heh, glad to hear that. Still, if we are going to the Land of the Elves, we will be grateful to be your tour guide to the place. After all, we lived there before all of the things that happened. Our knowledge and experience would be valuable in walking and talking with the local elves as well. We will ensure that we will complete our objective there without any trouble."

Almira smiled and nodded. "That is reassuring to hear. Then, I think we already have our next destination ready. Next stop, to the Land of the Elves. Until then, everyone should relax and have a good rest."