Mysterious Tribulation

　　 Inside a dark, damp cave.

　　The white candle emits a dim fire, reflecting a dozen figures in black robes, twisting and wriggling on the rock wall...

　　 "The mother of nature, the queen of the forest, the source of thousands of lives!"

　　 "I offer sacrifices to you with fanatical piety, the blood of the enemy, the flesh of the prey, and the bones of the ancestors!"

　　 "Please give me a good harvest, please give me youth, please give me strength..."

　　...

The figure headed by 　　 prayed loudly, cut a piece of fat venison with the silver dagger in his hand, and offered it to the stone altar.

　　 On the altar, there are large mottled blood, internal organs, intestines, and a few white bones.

　　 Drops of dark red blood flowed down the gap in the stone platform.

　　 blood, horror, mystery...

　　Everything is like a sacrifice made by followers of the evil god.

　　 Aaron Sotos had a pious expression, and he followed the crowd with a single glance, but there was no turbulence in his heart, and he even wanted to laugh a little.

　　’After sixteen years, I’m sure and affirm that there is no extraordinary power in this area, and it also includes the original worship of the Sotos family-the **** of the banyan-[Grandmother Green Banyan Tree]. ’

　　‘Of course, in this savage age with deep-rooted belief habits, it is the act of declaring oneself as an unbeliever or a fool. Which time in history has the religious reform been undead? Even if it is from another world! ’

　　‘What’s more, the chief priest of the Sotos family is my physical father, an old-fashioned nobleman, and I’m just the second son. I’m fighting against him, saying that the gods are just vain...are you looking for death? ’

　　‘In addition, I have to admit that religion is still very useful for paralyzing the people and consolidating feudal rule. ’

　　 Therefore, even if it is a play, Aaron Sotos has to follow the people around him and play the role of the second son of his lord.

　　 He has dark and slightly curly hair, his light purple eyes seem to contain infinite wisdom and mystery, and the lips under the bridge of his nose often have a smile, and his body is slender and straight, which makes it easy to feel good at first sight.

　　Although Aaron had some complaints about the Sotos family's surname, he was very fortunate to be reincarnated in the noble house.

After all, in this ancient society where the infant mortality rate is extremely high, the civilian literacy rate is extremely low, and it is possible to die at any time due to a rain or traumatic infection, being born as a nobleman, at least not starving to death, and getting an education. chance.

　　Because of his two lives, his personality was more cautious. Although he was a second son, Aaron had a pretty good life, and insisted on exercising because of fear of illness. He had a strong physique.

　　 While thinking wildly, he followed a large number of people in black. In fact, it was the high-levels of Sotos Territory who completed the ceremony, and the group walked out of the cave for the first time.

　　 Huh!

　　 The fresh air rushes towards you, unconsciously wanting to take a deep breath.

Aaron looked back and saw that the original cave was impressively located under a huge banyan tree. The huge canopy covered the sky and the sun. Many air roots fell from the branches, and thousands of roots were deeply submerged in the stone wall. Formed a strange symbiosis state.

In the distance, the sun is shining and the blue sky is clear. At the end of the road covered with mud and gravel, there is a European-style building built mainly of logs. Some of the log surfaces that have not been stripped of the bark are still left. A few shoots full of life.

　　 The breeze was blowing, and there were dark ravens hovering and flying, making hoarse and unpleasant calls.

　　 An abnormal **** horse, a black raven with a cylinder tied on its legs, landed in the center of the building, in a castle tower built of huge rocks, above a certain window.

　　 "The crow screams, an ominous omen, but in this world, the raven is only a messenger of the lord, there is no such thing as unlucky..."

　　 "The contact raven has arrived. It seems that something has happened in the castle."

　　 Aaron thought casually.

　　 "Let's go back to the castle!"

The headed man in black also took off his black robe, the chief priest who presided over the ritual also took off his black robe, and he was wearing a gray wolf leather coat. There was a slashing mark of a long sword on the wolf head and a pair of deerskin boots on his feet. His face was firm, like granite, and his dark purple eyes stared in the direction of the castle.

　　 This is Theodore Sotos, Aaron's father, the protector of the Lower Green Forest, the lord of Sotos, a majestic ruler.

　　 He gave orders in a low voice, and threw the black robe to Aaron. Without looking at the son, he got on the horse.

　　 The group of people left quickly, and one of them, a young man with blond hair and his twenties, looked back, seemingly comforted, but also a little bragging and proud.

　　 He rode a pure white horse, closely behind Theodore, as if he was declaring his status as heir to his territory.

　　 Aaron didn't realize it, after all, he had no feelings with this half-brother, Colin, and waited quietly until the end.

　　 He could feel Colin's slight hostility towards him, but not too much, probably because he didn't have much threat.

　　 After all, as a fetus wearer, it must be awkward to act like a coquettish and be cute when I was young, and any feelings need to be invested and cultivated.

　　 The sons of other people who have raised them for more than ten years may be more intimate than their biological sons who have never been raised before.

　　 When Aaron was a child, it was really difficult to get close to a stranger.

　　 Over time, Theodore's indifference and alienation towards Aaron was a matter of course.

　　 However, Aaron does not regret it.

　　 A threatening heir is more irritating to Colin. His third brother who broke his leg while riding a horse is a good example.

Well, this third brother was born to the third wife married to his father Theodore. One of his first two wives died of dystocia, the other died of illness, and this third Mrs. Sonia was not only for He gave birth to a son and a daughter.

　　 Aaron rode his horse skillfully, and followed a group of people back to the castle.

　　 At the gate of the castle, a group of people have been waiting.

　　 is headed by Theodore’s wife Sonia and sister Ginny, in addition to the housekeeper and bachelor in the castle.

　　 At this time, the bachelor is holding a letterhead in his hand.

　　 Theodore took a quick glance, his expression turned ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "The Davis family in the Green Forest wants to cancel the sacred marriage contract signed under the banyan tree. This is a declaration of war!"

　　 Aaron immediately saw that Colin's originally proud face seemed to have been slashed.

　　‘Well, after all, it was Colin who was engaged to the Davis’s family... It was not me who was a traverser who was retired. This is unscientific! Although...I don’t have a fiancee...’

　　 He murmured secretly in his heart, and looked at Colin with some sympathy.

　　 Even for some traversers of the second generation, being retired is a shame, let alone an ordinary teenager?