GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Chapter 1043 Betrayal.

Ragnarok turned to her and replied. "Because this looks like an ambush."

It doesn't require a lot of brain power to figure that out. He is surrounded by enemies who have been trying to kill him for many years. It is obvious that they have overcome their fear of the Underdark to get to him. The source of their confidence is also obvious. It is the three origin gods around him who are in a position that very much resembles an ambush. 

She laughed again. She has no eyes but he knows that she is amused right now. That amusement would show in her eyes if she had them. He can tell that she is amused because she transmitted her amusement to him through her divine sense. She wants him to know how amused she is and it grates on him. But other than that, he is not intimidated by their presence at all.

He observed the Origin gods calmly. Her petals waved slightly and glittered in waves instead of at once as she laughed. Her demeanor is free without worry. The other two that flank him are not so carefree.

One of them said, "We shouldn't joke around big sister. He killed a Primogenitor. It is also Marlinto The Insufferable. He is very dangerous."

"Hmm." She hummed. Then she asked the third one. "What do you think we should do Fia."

The third origin god replied, "We have our mission. We do our mission and nothing else."

The two other origin gods are rather alike in shape and form. Both of them don't look humanoid at all and can be mistaken as tree trunks. They have short branches that look like they were cut off and have a scanty amount of leaves attached to the trunks but they don't have crowns or roots. 

They are both much taller than their sister and they are also more woody. Their form is made from a hard and sturdy woody material that makes them look resilient as opposed to their delicate-looking sister. One of them is green and Viny while the other is completely solid and brown.

The three origin gods don't look like the Sovereigns that they came with. The sovereigns are still humanoid. They look like normal wood elves with green skin and grey hair. They have two arms and two legs adorned with fingers and toes. Those extremities are extremely lacking in the origin gods. 

The wood elves also have eyes and other apparent sense organs. Those organs are purely cosmetic but at least the Sovereigns look complete instead of looking like parts of plants.

"What is this mission of yours?" He asked after observing them.

"Congratulations on killing a Primogenitor," The lady Origin god said. Then she asked, "How did you do it?"

She ignored his question while asking her own question. It is an indication of who she thinks has the upper hand in this encounter. He is much larger than them so he looks like he can kill them with a single swat of his paw. They are shrubs while he looks like a monstrosity. 

But that's not how power works at the origin level. They have a concept and he doesn't. That's a very important difference between them. That difference has emboldened her to dismiss him and to think little of him.

He ignored her question and turned his attention away from her towards someone who might be better to speak with. 

"You must be the reason they found me." He said to Rinoz.

Emperor Rinoz is also here. She is pretty subdued currently. She is even trying to look inconspicuous but her nature is making that impossible to do. She is producing light which makes her stand out in this dark environment. 

"I did it for your own good." She replied. Then she looked away.

It seems she feels guilty for something. Or why would she not want to look him straight in the eye?

Her behavior made him smile. He said, "I find that very hard to believe. You see, when people say they are doing something unpleasant for the good of others, it is for their own good most of the time. I am speaking from experience. My father tried to do a lot of things for my own good. I didn't want him to but he didn't listen."

"My father felt guilty for the death of his loved ones and he wanted to make up for his loss with me. He wanted someone to love him. But his actions despite them being with seemingly good intentions only brought me problems. I am sure you know what I am talking about so I don't need to regale you with my story. I would like to know what you will gain by snitching on me. You owe me that much since you betrayed me."

She shot back at him. "You will watch your tongue Ragnarok. I didn't betray you and neither did I snitch on you. I am not your subordinate so I don't have to tell you anything. We have no bond of loyalty between us since you refused to submit to me when I asked several times. You refused to accept me as your child of the plane and your Emperor. So I can do whatever I want and I don't need to care about your feelings about it."

He curled his lips in disdain. "You have produced a lot of excuses for what you did. But that's not what I asked you. I am yet to hear what you will gain from giving up a Warrog to the wood elves." 

He thinks less and less of her. If she didn't feel guilty then she shouldn't give excuses. He doesn't think less of her that she betrayed him. He will do so too if it benefits him. He thinks less of her because she feels guilty about it. 

He said to her in disgust, "You have so much power and yet you still remain trash."