Nobilis of War novel Chapter 1425

Darren and the others returned at the sound of Gilmer yelling at them.

The acting region leader had indicated that Elsa was indeed held in his Blood Cloud Palace!

"Hand her over to me," Darren said not wasting any time with useless conversation. He knew what he was here for and nothing else would do.

"Darren, it's not that simple. Follow me back to the palace and then perhaps you will understand," Gilmer replied.

He then gestured an open palm towards the sky, suggesting Darren to go with him.

"Darren, don't go there. It must be a trick. He's luring you into his trap!" Weber warned frantically.

"He has no cause to do such things," Darren said coolly.

He took two steps forward and then took off into the air, followed by Weber and Gatlin.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

Gilmer, along with several law enforcement elders of the Blood Cloud Region, followed as well.

There were only a few senior elders and Gilmer to be found in the Blood Cloud Palace. The rest had excused themselves.

"Where is Elsa?" Darren asked flatly.

"Bring her out," Gilmer ordered.

He knew that if Darren did not see her himself, he would never give up and would undoubtedly cause some sort of scene. The truth could no longer be covered up so he decided to let him see her.

Not long after the order was given, an iron cage was carried into the hall by two senior elders, slow and careful.

In the cage, tied to a black cross, was a creature with blood-red skin and wings growing out its back.

Darren sprung up, his eyes burning with an untamed fury!

Whoosh!

He charged over and slashed his sword at the cage wildly. Sparks ignited and flew in all directions with every swish, but the cage remained unbroken. Darren, on the other hand, bounced off it and crashed into the wall heavily.

His rage was undeterred, and he instantly flew back, landed face to face with Gilmer and took firm hold of his collar, drawing him in close.

"What did you do to her?" Darren asked cruelly, spittle bubbling in the corners of his mouth and his anger clear for all to see.

His eyes had widened so much they looked as though they might pop out of his head. He could tell from just a glance that the winged creature was Elsa.

Gilmer had not expected Darren to go this crazy. He released his god's power, pushing Darren away without moving a muscle.

"Darren, calm yourself. Elsa's current state has nothing to do with us. Your anger with us is misplaced,"

Gilmer said, his voice carrying god's power that could break through the soul. This sobered Darren at least a little.

Darren stood still, his eyes bloodshot and filled with anger.

He then walked over to the cage, one slow step at a time, his lips trembling slightly with every solemn stride. "Elsa, I'm back," he said.

But the eyes of the creature were cold and did not even look up at him. Those eyes had long since been unable to recognize him.

"Let's go. Let me get you out of here," Darren said, looking over the cage helplessly, a lump in his throat.

"Darren, I'm sorry, but you can't take her away from here."

Gilmer walked over and signaled to Darren to step away from the cage.

He saw Darren's rage about to flare once more and quickly added, "If you take her away, she will die. Without question. Sit down and I will tell you everything. Elsa is already this way. Getting mad will do nothing to change that."

"Shut your mouth!" Darren growled.

"Restrain him!"

Gilmer shouted, ordering the two senior elders to respond quickly.

Whoosh!

For a period of time, her cultivation base increased rapidly. However, it came at a price. This rapid increase only came with the suppression of who she was. She had been hard on herself for far too long. This was clearly not the right way to go about it.

Because of this, it was not long before she spiraled into madness, and a fatal Inner Fiend arose from the depths of her heart.

No one knew this had happened.

It was not until a few years later that the Inner Fiend became known, when someone heard a shrill roar coming from the cave Elsa was cultivating in. The fairy light and the devil light pierced through the sky;

that was when people came to know she was fighting with her Inner Fiend. In the end, Elsa came out victorious. She gained a lot in cultivation from her victory and soon reached the Star God Realm.

She then began trying to break through the Cloud Refinement Sect's exit pass. She eventually passed the test, placing first in the sect's history.

Just when she thought she could finally go looking for Darren, something terrible happened.

One day, she suddenly lost her mind, and a pair of terrible blood wings sprouted through her back. No one understood what was happening.

The matter alarmed Connor, the leader of the Blood Cloud Region, who quickly flew over to examine the situation.

A blood river then fell from the sky and took him away.

Many people then looked up above to see countless blood waves rolling in the depths of the void, fluctuating the god's power.

Ten days later, Connor fell from the sky, his face and body mutilated beyond recognition.

Senior warriors of the Blood Cloud Palace gathered their courage and approached the distorted figure. They hastily took Elsa and their leader away, and tried to cover it all up and keep the truth of what had happened hidden.

Later, after much study and investigation, they discovered that Elsa and the leader of the Blood Cloud Region had been bitten by a powerful Bloodsucker Prince, and his blood had been transferred into their bodies.

Since then, every six months, the leader and Elsa had to absorb each other's blood to survive. This had been going on for decades now.

This was the reason the leader of the Blood Cloud Region had not shown up when the Archean mountain appeared.

Darren finally calmed all the way down after hearing Gilmer tell the tale. He stared at Elsa who was trapped in the cage, and sobbed heartily.

Elsa had been through some seriously tough times these past years.