“Come out, come out wherever you are… Revealer Maha?”
Alex stood at the center of the plane. It was messy, as if the sky and land had turned into pure chaos, and it was almost impossible to navigate as if they were in quicksand. He called out to Maha since he was the only one who could help at this very moment.
Whoosh!
With the spark of golden light, Revealer Maha appeared. He was shocked to see Alex here. “Weren’t you supposed to leave? Why are you still here? Without the permission of the King of Izanami, or the holy guide of the Dairaionji Temple, you’ll just become a lone spirit if you enter Izanami! Are you done with life or something?”
Alex immediately explained what was happening.
“A Benares Dragon?”
“And a woman?”
Maha then nodded. “I get it now. Your dragon is crossing a tribulation, which caused the environment to change completely, bringing it back into the Underworld.”
“Huh, I actually wanted to take this dragon as my own since it would be embarrassing if I didn’t have a ride in the nether realm. I didn’t think she’d be your friend.”
Alex was speechless. “So this all happened because you were restricting Neela… Not letting her leave.”
“Ahem, well, it was all just a misunderstanding. Follow me!”
Maha led the way and brought Alex into a portal. In mere seconds, they reached an odd foggy space. Alex was able to hear the dragon’s roar even clearer when he arrived.
Neela was trapped in some sort of law power, still unable to break free.
“Take the law power off of her!” Alex said to Maha.
As the law’s power was taken away, Neela regained her freedom. Neela had long sensed Alex’s aura, so she turned around and landed on the ground…
However, her eyes were filled with anger and malicious intent when she looked at Maha as if she wanted to eat him alive right there and then.
Despite the strong urge, Maha was still the guardian of the Underworld, and with the holy mark, he had also become the ruler of this place. Neela’s attacks were just too weak, and he would be able to block it as long as he wanted to.
“Shush, Neela,” Alex spoke up.
“No, that won’t do. Explain yourself, or I’m not letting you leave. You’ll have to go to the nether realm with me, otherwise…”
Alex wasn’t worried one bit, he had the Ancestral Bodhi Tree with him.
After using the Chaos Tree to hide from the heavenly tribulation, he whispered to Maha. “I’ll let you in on something. The Dairaionji Temple has changed drastically and is currently ruled by a demon. That guy who told you to guard Izanami is a fake too.”
“You… Are you telling the truth?” Maha ’s face turned pale.
“Of course I am, but don’t freak out. You might just lose your life.”
After a while, Maha asked, “Does Rachel have any plans to deal with this?”
Alex pondered, then said, “Just stay put and follow their orders for now. I’ll contact you when the right time comes.”
In the end, Maha was the one to send them back to Earth. If Alex were their guide, they might accidentally end up in Mount Oro again.
Neela leaned against Alex, seemingly gloomy as they got back to Earth. “Sir, I’m so sorry for embarrassing you!”
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