Only God
Chapter 145 - 125 Casas and Noen

Chapter 145: Chapter 125 Casas and Noen

Casas stood on a hillside, he was the son of a noble, and his third eye on his forehead was stunning beyond compare, emitting a faint white light, the unique birthmark of the Three-eyed Ape People nobles.

The great river before him surged inexhaustibly, flowing towards the Kingdom of the Three-eyed Ape People, nourishing these enriched lands. Casas caressed the bronze sword at his waist, feeling deeply moved, and looked back at the history of the entire Kingdom.

"Ajia, you are the land nourished by rivers!"

The Kingdom of the Three-eyed Ape People was situated on a plain named Ajia, where three large rivers came from the north, branching east and west, piercing through the entire Kingdom like three swords, and stringing together the Ajia Land like three ropes.

Ajia, named by Lam, the initial king of the Three-eyed Ape People, means "the land nourished by rivers," a legacy that has lasted three thousand years. However, the early Three-eyed Ape People did not set foot on the Ajia Land, instead continuing life in the desert. After Lam fell ill and passed away, he entrusted the power to a Regent elf named Dorias, who then regented for Lam’s offspring.

Casas remembered that under the regency of the elf named Dorias, the Three-eyed Ape People emerged from the desert, came to this land nourished by rivers, and established settlements, sowed seeds, paired cattle and sheep, and built temples for the Three-eyed Ape People...

Twenty years later, the Three-eyed Ape People took root here and established an early Kingdom, and when Lam’s progeny reached adulthood, Dorias transferred power and then led some of his people to disappear into the desert.

It was said that the elves yearned to return to their former homeland.

Even though Casas was a noble’s son, his knowledge of that ancient history was still very limited. He had only a vague idea of how King Lam led the tribe, the details of the regency period under Dorias, and what the early days of the establishment of the Ajia Kingdom were like; Casas was ignorant of all these.

"Little master, little master! Please come down," called an old servant anxiously from behind Casas.

The old servant had slightly pointed ears and a third eye on his forehead, but that eye was closed and difficult to open.

However, there was one thing Casas was aware of.

That was the disappearance of elves on the land of Ajia.

Perhaps it was due to intermarriage between the two races, or perhaps due to the ravages and destruction from dynastic changes. Those long-lived but infrequently procreating elves slowly faded into the long river of history, becoming part of the legends.

Casas turned around to look at his servant.

Stone Slaves, the offspring left by the crossbreeding of elves and the Three-eyed Ape People over three thousand years named for the slaves burdened with great stones.

Their fur was sparse, their appearance quite tender, their ears slightly pointed, and they too had a third eye, looking very similar to the pure Three-eyed Ape People.

But the Stone Slaves lacked the ability to open the Eye of Prophecy and did not possess the longevity of their elven ancestors.

The pure Three-eyed Ape People, with the power of prophecy, leapt to supremacy in the long river of history and became the nobles who ruled over the Stone Slaves.

The bloodline of the Three-eyed Ape People was considered noble, while the blood of the Stone Slaves was seen as base.

Casas held the hilt of his bronze sword as he climbed down from the hill.

His old servant brought him a camel, helping Casas to sit between its two humps.

Master and servant slowly walked down the hillside, heading towards the city of the Ajia Kingdom.

"Misi, I heard your child Noen is coming of age," said Casas from atop the camel hump to the old servant.

The old servant replied softly:

"Yes, little master, Noen is coming of age, and you are the one who named him."

The old servant had been in service to Casas since Casas was a young boy. For this reason, when the old servant’s son was born, Casas named the child—Noen.

It meant a favor that could never be repaid, or a love that could never be reciprocated.

At the time, the old servant was quite moved; he would have given his life and soul for Casas. Once, when Noen accidentally extinguished the charcoal fire in Casas’s bedroom, the old servant beat Noen half to death. Had it not been for Casas’s intervention, he surely would have killed his own child.

After this incident became known, even the nobles of the Three-eyed Ape People marveled at the old servant’s loyalty, using him as a paragon to admonish their own servants.

Casas and the old servant entered the Royal Capital of the Ajia Kingdom, where stone statues carved with stiffness represented the current King and his Queen on the gates.

The Royal Capital was extremely prosperous. Walking through the marketplace, there was a cacophony of noise, with carpets, fruits, furs, clothes, and robust servants, among other merchandise, crowding the space.

Casas and the old servant swiftly bypassed the market and returned to their own mansion.

A stone servant child around the age of thirteen or fourteen came to greet them, respectfully addressing Casas as "Young Master" before taking the reins from his father, the old servant. He was Noen, the old servant’s son.

Noen led the camel to the stables, quickly set out feed and river water for it, and then returned to Casas’s side to assist the young master out of his garments.

"Young Master, your wife Sas is bathing and waiting for you," Noen said respectfully.

Casas nodded. He was ten years older than Noen and had already had two wives, but had yet to have offspring.

He turned back, looked at the subservient Noen, and then smiled.

"Noen, next year, I will buy you a good wife from the hands of other nobles. Once I have a child, yours can serve him."

Noen nodded without hesitation, humbly replying,

"Young Master, you are too good to Noen. A servant should not receive so many rewards."

Casas ignored Noen’s words, walking straight into the mansion and casually said,

"Later, you will attend me to the Temple, where I am going to offer sacrifices to Kagawus."

Noen watched Casas’s departing figure, then turned his head to gaze at the majestic Temple on the hillside in the distance.

The Temple mainly offered worship to the Prophetic God Kagawus, flanked on either side by two halls where people made offerings—one for the other Gods and another for the Elves’ deity.

This deity, credited with bestowing rationality upon the Elves and known as the creator, was enigmatic and surprising in that no one knew what His name was.

Noen touched his slightly pointed ears, looking longingly at the distant Temple.

The old servant looked over, and as a father, he immediately saw through Noen’s thoughts.

He lifted his wrinkled hand and fiercely slapped Noen across the face.

Under the severe pain, Noen felt dizzy and could hardly stand.

"What are you thinking?!

That is a Temple that only those who have opened the Eye of Prophecy may enter!

Don’t think I don’t know what’s on your mind!"

Noen raised his head, caressing the palm print on his face, weakened as he lowered his eyes, not daring to look up at the Temple again.