Chapter 1234: The So-Called Holy Annihilation Legacy
"Were you just on the phone with Kisaragi-san?"
Kojou Akatsuki poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down opposite Eiji.
"Correct."
"How many women are you actually involved with?"
Kojou clicked his tongue in disbelief, shooting Eiji a look as if he were gazing at trash.
"What do you mean 'I want to see you'—that's definitely something couples say to each other!
"If you're really involved with my mom, then cut off those ambiguous relationships!"
His words were completely insincere.
If possible, Kojou didn't want this bastard to have anything to do with his mother at all.
But if these two were already involved, and Eiji was still fooling around with other women outside—that was even harder for him to accept than them being together!
"Don't worry about your father's business. Mimosa knows everything."
Eiji put away his phone and cheerfully waved over a flight attendant.
A cup of black tea, please.
"Stop calling yourself my father! And don't call my mom so intimately right in front of me!"
Kojou roared in frustration.
So Mom knows this bastard is fooling around?
That's strange—then why couldn't she accept Dad who also liked fooling around?
Is it really true that having a handsome face lets you do whatever you want?
"One more thing—I didn't make that call just to have a long chat with Sayaka."
Eiji accepted the steaming black tea and let out a light laugh.
"The ones who went to your house, knocked you out, and took away Agnola were most likely Sayaka and her companions. I called to test the waters, understand?"
"What?!"
Kojou immediately became agitated, even forgetting about the womanizing topic.
"Why would she do that!"
"She's a government agent. She originally came to Demon Beast Island to investigate the Fourth True Ancestor. Now her superiors have given her a new mission, so she has to follow orders and take Agnola."
"Then why do those superiors want to take Agnola?"
Kojou couldn't help but press further.
Question after question had been building up inside him all night. He was so concerned he couldn't rest properly, his mind unable to find peace.
"Kojou, do you know about the Holy Annihilation Legacy?"
Instead of answering directly, Eiji raised a finger and posed a counterquestion.
"Holy Annihilation... Legacy?"
Kojou shook his head in confusion.
"You at least know about the Heavenly Tribes, right?"
"I do know about the Heavenly Tribes—the super ancient humans, right? They had highly advanced technology, it's mentioned in textbooks. They went extinct for some unknown reason, and legends say they were wiped out by the Fourth True Ancestor..."
"The legends aren't accurate. What I'm about to tell you is what actually happened in history."
Taking advantage of this time, Eiji began his history lecture.
An unknown number of years ago, a group of aliens landed on Earth.
They generally had pale skin and golden eyes—their most distinctive physical features.
They possessed a special power called "divine power," making them naturally much stronger than humans. They also had incredible regenerative abilities, able to recover from severe injuries in short periods of time. They could transform into mist and had far longer lifespans than humans.
Because of this, primitive humans worshipped them as gods.
Because they descended from beyond the sky, they were also called the "Heavenly Tribe."
The strength of the Heavenly Tribe was not only reflected in individuals; their scientific and technological prowess was so formidable that it was almost unbelievable, even capable of traversing the stars and voyaging between galaxies.
Yet even the Heavenly Tribe, powerful as gods, had a problem they could not solve.
That was sunlight.
These powerful super-ancient humans of the Heavenly Tribe would turn to ash and die upon exposure to sunlight. No matter how advanced their technology became, this inherent weakness could never be overcome.
Moreover, the Heavenly Tribe had another characteristic.
They indeed possessed a powerful ability akin to immortality, but this immortality had to be maintained by drinking blood.
The primitive humans on Earth's continents, who worshipped them as gods, were the perfect blood source bestowed by heaven!
Thus, the Heavenly Tribe kept humans like livestock.
"You mean the Heavenly Tribe kept humans the way humans keep livestock?"
Kojou Akatsuki's expression turned grim.
Anyone would feel terrible upon learning that their race was being kept like livestock.
"Exactly. Just as humans raise pigs for pork, the Heavenly Tribe raised 'blood humans' for their blood," Eiji replied indifferently.
By simply capturing and keeping a few humans, the Heavenly Tribe could obtain an endless supply of blood.
In that era, for the Heavenly Tribe, humans were not only subjects and laborers but also an essential food source.
Under these circumstances, one member of the Heavenly Tribe disapproved of their ways, believing they had fallen into depravity. He chose to oppose the Heavenly Tribe and protect the humans.
The Heavenly Tribe despised this traitor and promptly banished him to the "Otherworld."
"Wait, this part is also mentioned in mythology—a sinner committed an unforgivable crime and was cast into the Otherworld by the gods. But wasn't that sinner—"
"Cain, the progenitor of the demon tribe."
Eiji lay back in his seat and scoffed.
"Mythological narratives are often unclear. Although Cain is called the progenitor of the demon tribe, he was actually one of the Heavenly Tribe gods. His title, 'the God of Sin,' in the Heavenly Tribe's language means 'traitor.'"
The God of Sin referred to a god who betrayed the gods.
"So that's how it is..."
Kojou Akatsuki stared wide-eyed unconsciously.
Cain, commonly known as the progenitor of the demon tribe, the one who created many demons, was actually one of the gods?
Were the so-called Heavenly Tribe not only super-ancient humans but also the ancient gods?
"After Cain was cast into the Otherworld, he discovered a new group of humans there. He taught them all the Heavenly Tribe's technology, and with the help of these Otherworld humans, he eventually reopened the gate to the Otherworld and returned to Earth."
Kojou Akatsuki listened intently.
This was historical fact not even recorded in mythology!
With Cain's help, the Otherworld humans integrated with Earth's humans. Using the Heavenly Tribe's technology they had learned, human technology developed at an explosive pace. At the same time, some humans naturally possessed spiritual power, known as "Saints." Under the leadership of these Saints, humanity began to resist the rule of the Heavenly Tribe.
Even the beastmen, fairies, and other subspecies created by the Heavenly Tribe to serve them joined the human resistance.
The two sides were locked in an intense battle, neither able to gain the upper hand.
"Roughly speaking, the so-called Saint Annihilation Legacy refers to various remnants left behind from the ancient war between the Tian Bu and humans—things like technology, treasures, ruins, and so on."
"Wait a minute! Did you just casually gloss over something incredibly important?!"
Kojou Akatsuki couldn't help but shout in frustration.
"And then? How did the war end? What happened to the humans? What about the Tian Bu? And what's the deal with the Fourth True Ancestor?"
The flight attendant beside them nodded eagerly, her expression brimming with impatience to hear the rest of the story.
Those who could ride on MAR's private jets were no ordinary people, but she never expected to one day hear such an outrageous ancient tale—it was truly an eye-opener!