Ch.179 Pharaoh, The 2nd Heavenly Sun Apostle.

    Swooping down from the sky came a giant bird that had a wingspan of 160 metres. It looked quite similar to an Eagle, only, it was multiple times more domineering and was far more elegantly shaped. Furthermore, its feathers were completely white with an undertone of gold, and they were alight with golden coloured flames. Lastly, it had 2 eyes that were similar to Liyanda’s (completely gold and blazing), but it also had a 3rd eye on its forehead that was very similar to Jo?rma’s Eye of Petrification, but instead of red, it was a pale blue. It too carried the distinct impression of flames.

    Without a doubt, this was a very interesting figure.

    Other figures that were clearly of the same species were following it from a distance, however, not only were they much, much smaller, but their feathers, although similarly alight with golden flames, were only pure white in colour and had no golden undertones. Neither of them had a 3rd eye either and their 2 regular eyes, which were also gold, still retained a normal white sclera and bold black pupils.

    Looking at all of these birds, it didn’t take much to guess that the Heavenly Sun had adopted a new species.

    The giant bird finally landed not too far from the Heavenly Sun and bowed down to it immediately, keeping its head down in a show of subservience for a whole 5 minutes before standing up tall again. Looking at it now, not only did it have a large wingspan which only a legendary bird like the Phoenixes and the Purgatory Vermillion Birds had when they entered the 4th Realm, but it also had a respectable height of 56 metres. This bird was completely awe-inspiring.

    But somebody seemed to disagree.

    “Hey, Eagle. Now that you’ve finished acknowledging the Lord, get out of my way. You’re blocking my sight.” a bold female voice spoke, not a single ounce of awe or respect to be found.

    The giant bird twisted its head to gaze at the tiny female to its side. In the next moment, it suddenly began to transform without warning, rapidly shrinking in size until what remained was a 2.2 metre tall male human.

    “Golden Roc, Liyanda. Golden Roc. I am no longer an Eagle and have risen far, far above my past self. At least acknowledge that.” The man responded, indifferent to the girl’s apparent amusement.

    “Sure, sure, Pharaoh. Sure.” Liyanda said flippantly. But then her face suddenly became serious. “So...? How did it go?”

    Hearing her question, Pharaoh closed his eyes and sighed before seeming to gather himself again. “I had to kill a few of them to make them take me seriously,-” Liyanda’s face tensed. “-But eventually, I did get to meet the Phoenix King. And as could be expected, he was quite furious with what I had done and almost attacked me.” Liyanda’s frown grew. “But, when I explained myself and my reason for coming, he directly punished those trashy guards of his without hesitation. It was quite amusing~” Pharaoh said with a smirk, the first show of emotion since he had arrived. But it slipped away in the next moment.

    “Anyhow, the arrogant King actually agreed. As a matter of fact, he even took me to meet the 9 Flame Queen and both of them have agreed to help when the time comes. What’s more is that they both spoke of gaining help from other Continents, something we had not thought of before.”

    Liyanda’s already-luminous eyes brightened further. “Wonderful! I was still worried before, even after knowing that the 2 other rulers of this Continent were likely to aid us. After all, if what that Duck said was to be true, the being known as Envy has already conquered an entire Continent with his army and he’s only going to get more powerful. If he’s truly set sight on our Continent like the Duck said, then we are really in deep trouble.” Liyanda said. “Though... I’m surprised at how easy it was for the Phoenix King and the 9 Vermillion Bird to agree to help us. Did they not doubt you at all?

    Pharaoh shook his head. “A little bit. The Phoenix King only asked me for Envy’s appearance and I told him what the Duck told us. From then on he believed me completely.” Then he seemed to realise something. “Hey, do you reckon they know each other? They’re both Phoenixes after all.”

    “It’s very likely...” Liyanda said absentmindedly, then she shook her head. “In any case, all we can do now is continue to raise our strength. Whether we gain extra help or not is up to the other 2 Rulers.”

    “Right...” Pharaoh said and then turned to look at the Heavenly Sun Flame. “I will do anything to protect my lord, even if I have to ignite this Eye of Cremation and blow myself up to do it.”

    He then turned back to look at Liyanda, who was staring back at him. All of their eyes burning with zeal.