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Chapter 181: Naming Ceremony. Part 5

Chapter 181: Naming Ceremony. Part 5

The second ritual was complete.

Viktor wore his clothes again around his wounded body after two days. His body became so sensitive that he could feel the silk fabric stinging like jellyfish all over his body.

Name came forward and said, "Now, it’s time for the final ritual. I shall call everyone as a guest to see your final ritual then, make sure you get prepared in the meantime."

Name left the white room without saying anything after that and closed the door.

The final ritual was the ritual of sacrifice. The god of names asks for a human or any kind of being as a sacrifice to finish the ritual. Of course, the person who is sacrificed is sent to heaven without any justification.

So, it’s a win-win situation for both parties. But it’s the hardest of all. Usually, gods aren’t the kind of a being that frequently hangs out with mortal beings. They are always with gods and demigods or servants. So they do not have anyone cheap that they can sacrifice. And a god can’t choose another god as a sacrifice because they are immortals.

Death does not touch them.

So all the gods who had to go through their naming ceremony had to give up on their loyal servant who was from the mortal world.

Now, it was Viktor’s turn.

Viktor was taken inside a preparation room by four temple maidens. On the otherhand, Viktor’s companions and the other temple maidens were gathered in a gallery. There was a platform with a huge slab in the middle of it. It was clear that the slab was made for sacrifices.

The drums started to make a percussive sound and echoed throughout the entire hall. Adonis and the others were all surprised to see the final ritual’s beginning. They were all waiting for Viktor’s arrival but at that moment, Name walked forward.

He said, "Bring the guest here."

Then, Viktor walked out of the huge gate in a red outfit. It was the symbol of trust but in Viktor’s eyes, it was the symbol of death.

In the gallery, Adonis was finally happy to see Viktor after more than 5 days. But when he saw Viktor’s expression, he was stunned.

Viktor had no expression on his face. Instead, he looked like he was in pain for so long that he even forgot to cry. Not only that, his whole body was covered with red wounds. Even on his face, there was some sign that it was wounded. He just used healing magic to repair it but still, it wasn’t enough.

The red spots were still visible.

Not just Adonis, Viktor’s other companions were too shocked to see him in that state. Usually, Viktor is a free-minded person who’s always smiling. He’s the type of person that loves to plant flowers and harvest fruits from his garden.

Viktor was a person who had never killed a person for entertainment or to fulfil any personal gain. He’d always spare a person’s life because, to his point of view, death is an easy ticket.

But after he came out of that room, he looked like he had been through hell. He looked like every bit of mercy was being sucked out of him, leaving nothing but an empty vessel.

Viktor then gazed at Adonis from that distance. He then said ’Don’t make a move. I’m alright,’ by moving just his lips.

Adonis was ready to attack Name but when Viktor said that he shouldn’t make hasty decisions, he sat back.

Name them said, "Welcome to the final ritual. Say, dear child. What do you want to be when you will finally become a demigod with a name?"

Viktor looked at Name with a dead expression, "I want to win the succession tournament."

Name then said, "So you want to become a god. What kind of god do you want to become?"

"A god that rules."

Name kept quiet for a minute and then said, "A god is born when followers pray to him. To complete the ritual, you need to sacrifice a mortal. That’s how you will become a perfect demigod. Say, my child. Whom do you want to sacrifice?"

The worlds of Name made Welis and Mors speechless. They never thought that the last ritual would require a mortal sacrifice to receive a name.

Viktor then looked at the slab in front of him and said, "I have someone."

"A nameless demigod having a follower is rare. Now, place your hand on the slab. The slab will summon the follower you will think of. If that follower is your actual follower, the ritual will be complete. If the mortal isn’t your follower, you need to sacrifice someone you love. Or someone that serves you as his master."

Adonis was silent...

Viktor walked forward to the slab and touched it. Then, a golden ray started to emit from the platform. It was a summoning magic circle that summons mortals from anywhere in the universe.

Right at that moment, an old woman appeared on the platform. She was old, weak and full of wrinkles. Some of her teeth were missing from her jaw but somehow, she looked the same as the young girl that Viktor rescued from the planet E2.

The old woman said, "White hair, silver eyes, pale skin, are you perhaps the lord of all living records? Am I seeing things now? Looks like I’ve become too old that I’m hallucinating."

She then closed her hands together and prayed, "Dear lord, please let me have another chance to see you. I want to see you in heaven. May the lord have mercy on this pitiful soul."

Viktor was silent.

Name then said, "It’s true. The nameless demigod does have a faithful follower. How lucky. Now then, choose your weapon."

Mors and Welis were so shocked that they nearly dropped their jaws. They were too shocked to see that Viktor was about to kill the old innocent woman.

Viktor took a long sword and asked, "Name, make sure my old woman goes to heaven."

"A mortal soul will go to heaven without any justification if it’s sacrificed by a demigod."

Viktor looked at the shiny and sharp blade by holding it in front of his face. He then said, "Wait for me in heaven, little kid."

The old woman looked at his face and asked, "Young man, who you might be? You look so similar to the lord."

"Me? I am Viktor E. North, the lord you have followed for the last 35 years. Today, I will grant your wishes."

"My lord? So my time has come. Please let me touch your face before I go to sleep."

Viktor approached her and grabbed both of her hands. He then said, "Here you go. This is how I feel. Aren’t I cold?"

The old woman smiled and said, "My Lord’s face is cold as ice. But it feels like the first show of the winter in my hands. It’s peaceful."

Viktor smiled and walked a few steps back without saying anything. He then raised his blade and said, "Little kid, say hi to your brother for me."

Viktor swung his blade right through her neck without any hesitation. The head of that old woman fell on the floor and the fresh blood started to pour out of her headless neck. The slab became overflowed with blood.

Some of her blood flew on Viktor’s face but he was so lost in his mind that he didn’t even care about it. He then picked up the head by its hair and said, "Name, I offer this head of my faithful follower to you."

Name was also shocked to see a demigod had such a faithful follower. So he said, "Well then, I, the god of names have accepted the offering from you. I grant you the name Viktor E. North, a demigod of the realm of gods. You may participate in the tournament when the time comes."

Viktor felt a sharp pain inside his heart. He felt like all of his organs were twisting inside because of an unknown power. It was trying to take over his senses but his barrier magic was preventing it from happening.

He then felt that some of his organs disappeared from his body. Instead, an orb took place and started to modify his Qi core all over again. The other source of power which was trying to take control of him also disappeared from his body.

He then realised his true power. He was then a full demigod with 100% control over his divine Qi.

Although he was only in the 2nd stage, his powers were the same as those small gods who just created their territory.

Name was feeling a little uneasy.

’So that’s how you take control over the gods huh? Cursing him with a powerful spell and then making them into your servant to feed the temple god. And I don’t even think I need to stay in this realm for a single second.’

But Viktor thought of another way and said, "May I have some time with Adonis? I have to say something to him personally."

Adonis became speechless by his master’s words because looked vexed.