Chapter 2002 To Vanaheim  

"Humble in defeat but a beast in battle. Just like the Twin Gods that represent life and death, the Champion that they have chosen also has different sides when it comes to war and peace." The Fire Giant Surtr stated.

"Thank you for the praise." Adrian stated as he saw Kanlaon descending with Piggy Bank.

"Are you good?" Piggy Bank asked.

"I am fine." Adrian stated with a thumbs up but one could see that his armor is tattered and yet to fully recover.

"I see. You want to help that little one there. I now know why you wish to travel to Vanaheim." The Fire Giant Surtr stated as he was able to see Coin hanging around Piggy Bank's shoulder since the latter has summoned it. "Vanaheim?! Is that the realm connected to Muspelheim?" Adrian asked as he is shocked to learn of that name as that is a realm he already heard.

Adrian learned of Vanaheim as it was actually the original divine realm of the Vanir gods that are the gods of life that used to be allied to Asgard. Adrian knew what happened to Vanaheim from the Goddess Freyja as she said that it was seized by a dark god back then. The Vanir Gods allied with the Aesir Gods to combat the dark god that tried to usurp their divine realm.

The Twin Gods were also called upon to help them as the gods of life are under the Goddess of Life Gaea. They managed to defeat the powerful dark god with the help of the Twin Gods, but the cost was Vanaheim becoming desolate. The entirety of Vanaheim became unable to absorb the life energy that the Vanir Gods generate.

In the end, the Vanir Gods had to leave their home realm and move to Asgard with the Aesir Gods. This move created the Pantheon called the Norse Gods which is the combined group of the Aesir Gods and Vanir Gods. Adrian did not expect that he will travel to a ruined world in order to fetch a divine relic.

"I applaud you for your dedication to your friend, but I will also warn you as well. Vanaheim is no longer hospitable to life itself. It has become a world where it actually absorbs life instead of giving which is why you need to be very careful once you go there. Although, the energy that you possess right now is more than death and can hurt a god such as myself.

I think that you will be fine on your way there but still take caution. I will allow you free pass to travel from any corner of my realm. I will also give you this as a sign of gratitude for accepting my selfish demand." The Fire Giant Surtr stated as he gave Adrian a gem that looks like a flaming heart.

[You have been given the Flaming Underground Crystal.]

== Item Name: Flaming Underground Crystal

Item Tier: Mythical

Item Type: Ore

Uses:

Any weapon crafted with this crystal will give it 200% increase damage when using flame elemental spells. Any armor crafted using this crystal will give it 60% fire damage resistance and will prevent the user to get any severe burns. There are other unknown uses that has yet to be determined.

Description: An ore that is said to be present at the very depths of a world that is filled with lava and flames. It is said that it takes at least a thousand years for it to form under great pressure. It is also said that if it remains in constant pressure for at least 10, 000 years, then it will evolve into a Transcendent Tier ore that can grant the user the ability to turn and be immune to any type of flames.

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"Detected an ore that is very compatible with the Dragon Orb of Soulbound Kanlaon. I advise that master give this ore to Kanlaon for better use." Paradox suddenly interjected as it detected a are ore that can increase one of Adrian's soulbound.

"Do I have to?" Adrian asked Paradox.

"There are other uses, but the best use would be to enhance the current Dragon Orb of Soulbound Kanlaon." Paradox replied as if it has already calculated all of the instances to use the Flaming Underground Crystal and deemed that it was best to use it for Kanlaon.

"If that is what you say then I guess it is for the best. Kanlaon, fuse this with your Fire Dragon Orb." Adrian commanded as Kanlaon took the Flaming Underground Crystal and did just that.

Kanlaon easily fused the Flaming Underground Crystal with his Fire Dragon Orb as if it was hungry for it. As soon as the Flaming Underground Crystal got absorbed, the Fire Dragon Orb that was red suddenly turned to a mix of red and blue flames. Adrian also looked at the Earth Dragon Orb and saw that it turned into a deeper brown color.

[Successfully upgraded the Fire Dragon Orb of Soulbound Kanlaon to Intense Flame Dragon Orb.]

[You have been given increased 5% Fire Elemental Resistance as a bonus for achieving such a feat.]

[You have slightly upgraded the Earth Dragon Orb of your Soulbound Kanlaon.]

[You have been given increased 1% Earth Elemental Resistance as a bonus.] Adrian felt that the heat suddenly felt chilly despite Piggy Bank sweating buckets. He was now completely immune to the heat that Muspelheim emits due to his increase in Fire Elemental Resistance. He did not expect such a bonus and actually almost kissed Paradox for its great foresight.

"I will now no longer doubt the Great Paradox!" Adrian stated as he jokingly bowed to Paradox.

"Ahaha! I am glad that the gift that I have given you. I have also lifted the restriction on you which is why you can now travel to Vanaheim." The Fire Giant Surtr stated.

"Why does it seem that the great ruler of Muspelheim is incredibly generous to us?" Adrian asked as he knew that gods are not this generous, and he knows very generous gods.

"I am generous because you have the energy that is related to the End of the Aesir Gods. You are also cursed by one of them which is the why I am incredibly happy! Just know that you are also tied to me by some sort of fate which is why I am generous to you. That is all that I will say as I have said to much. I do not want the pesky three sisters to suddenly visit me." The Fire Giant Surtr stated as he vanished in a burst of flames.

"Wow! He vanished just like that." Piggy Bank stated.

"He might have vanished, but he is still watching us since he is connected to this very realm. Unless you destroy Muspelheim, the Fire Giant Surtr will continue to live." Adrian stated as he could see that most of his armor has already fixed itself.

"I am sorry, great Ruler of Muspelheim. Please do not smite me!" Piggy Bank stated as he bowed.

"Do not worry as words rarely offend gods. It takes a special breed of petty for gods to be hurt by the words of mortals. I am more disturbed by the fact that the Fire Giant Surtr said something ominous." Adrian stated as the last words of the Fire Giant Surtr made him a bit perturbed. "The thing about both of you being connected? Did you do something that makes you connected to a giant flaming god?" Piggy Bank asked.

"I do not know as he did not specify it as even gods are tied to some sort of fate. I am just concerned that I am somehow tied to them as well without knowing." Adrian stated.

"Any idea why you are tied to them? You must have at least some ideas." Piggy Bank stated.

"It might be related to me being the Divine Enemy of the Aesir Gods. I might have unknowingly become tied to them. I throw all the blame to the God of Mischief Loki for doing such things in the main world." Adrian grumbled as he senses great headache in the future.

"At least that will be in the future! The game might not even unlock that part of the game in our lifetime." Piggy Bank stated.

"Please do not say that and take that back. If you say it like that then you might hasten the destruction." Adrian stated as he shuddered when he heard those words.

"I take all what I said back then." Piggy Bank stated as Adrian started to open the portal to Vanaheim.

"Hmm?!" Adrian grumbled.

"Why?" Piggy Bank asked as Adrian's expression told him that something is amiss.

"The path is no longer blocked by the divine energy of the Fire Giant Surtr but opening a connection is not easy. Something is trying to block me but that is not a great hindrance to a demon." Adrian stated as he poured more energy into breaking the connection of the two realms.