A Single Mother's Farm of the Gods
Chapter 257: The End of Everlasting Winter [II]

Chapter 257: The End of Everlasting Winter [II]

Elaina’s presence is enough to cause the surrounding people to kneel unconsciously including the hero. Those who did not resist the authority did not suffer. Julia is one of those people, as she knows very much how Elaina subconsciously does things like this. And for someone so familiar with her, Julia knows that resisting her ability will just cause someone to suffer.

"Duke Blackwing, don’t resist. It will be easier for you if you don’t resist the urge to kneel. Abandon the pride and kneel before Sister."

Zaza and Shardu are also affected but since they know Elaina, they didn’t resist and willingly bowed down in their own way. As for Duke Darcy, after hearing Julia’s words, he didn’t hesitate and did as he was told and he was surprised at the ease of handling the pressure the moment he followed the pressure’s orders.

"What is going on?" Duke Darcy frowned.

"This is one of Sister’s abilities. However, this is one that she unconsciously uses and she is not aware of this power as it seems like this was just a subconscious way of activating this power. The actual activation of this authority is something that I am theorizing, but seeing this again, I think I have a general idea of how she is doing this."

"A general idea?" Duke Darcy is curious as well. This power is something that should be very strong if properly controlled and invoked at will.

"You see, I only noticed this activates if Sister is not locked in combat and is currently just talking with someone who is currently antagonizing her. Based on what I am seeing, this power activates only when someone like the saintess is attacking her verbally and is against Sister. As a way to subdue them, Sister will deploy this power of hers and forcefully make them submit. But because this power does not just affect one person, people who are seeing her will be affected as a result and will be forced to take a "respectful stance" to not suffer consequences like losing their wits and will for resisting."

Duke Darcy partially understood what Julia said. After all, it is like the ability that some monsters who are labeled as "Monarchs" have which is called Domination Aura. A human who can use one is very rare, but not impossible as there are records of people who used it. However, there are only a handful of people who managed to use this power and they are all dead by now as it has been a long time since one appeared. No one currently alive has it...until now."

"Sis had this domination thingy power?"

"The way she uses it does fit the description of the power itself. But not being able to control it, that is something I didn’t expect on someone who had it."

The two continue to observe the situation as Elaina continues to put pressure on the saintess. The others who were forcefully knelt down are afraid of standing up so they remained on kneeling, alleviating the heaviness they felt before. But if there are people who are submitting, there are those who are resisting to their fullest.

"W-what... is...this?!" the hero grits his teeth as he tries to stand up again, only to be forced back to his knees once again.

As for the saintess, because they are being forced to kneel, her body is continuously sending signals to kneel on the ground...but due to the Binding Vine Chain currently coiling on her body and preventing her from even kneeling, the pressure is constantly increasing and she is starting to scream in pain.

"STOP! STOP! IT HURTS! AAAAHHH!"

But despite those screams, Elaina continues to give the Saintess some hell as she screams continuously.

Elaina is not aware of all of this, the only thing her mind is currently doing is thinking about how to make the Saintess submit and make her confess to everything. She wanted her to fess up, talk about the reason for the winter, and how to remove it entirely.

"Talk, Saintess. What is your reason for causing this brutal winter?"

"I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!"

Elaina’s pressure suddenly increased and even Julia and the others could feel it as well. But since they are not the target, and they have "submitted", they are not affected at all.

"AAAAAHHHH!" the screams of the Saintess echoes the area.

Despite the efforts of the hero in trying to resist, he couldn’t fully do it and his knees are already on the verge of giving up. His back is even straining itself as he tries his best to keep himself standing. He would have been able to endure if the sword was currently in his possession and he could use it as an anchor that would keep him from falling...but that sword was in Elaina’s hands and he was forced to do it by himself.

"Answer me, Saintess. The longer you try to deny yourself, the longer this torture continues.

Elaina twirled her fingers and the coiling Binding Vine Chain around the Saintess’s body began to tighten. Tight enough that the skin on her arms that are bound as well starts to get wounded and bleed a little.

"Not going to talk?"

"AAAAAHHHH! I GIVE UP! I WILL TALK! I WILL TALK! JUST FREE ME FROM THIS PAIN!"

Hearing her plead, Elaina regains her composure, and the subconscious power she released disappears, allowing all the people affected by the power to finally be free, including the hero who collapsed to the ground after enduring for quite a long. It seems he almost managed to survive...almost is the word as he passed out as a result. He didn’t even get to properly win.

As for the Saintess, it seems she is much tougher than the hero, as she remains awake...but she is totally exhausted and her previous haughty behavior seems to have completely disappeared altogether.

"Alright, Saintess. Now, talk. Try lying and you will be subjected to that pain again."