Only God
Chapter 195 - 169 Going to Ajia

Chapter 195: Chapter 169 Going to Ajia

The next morning, Shanon emerged from his tent, his beautiful hooves still clinging to the wheat straw and branches from his sleep.

The most robust warrior of the tribe had long been accustomed to witnessing the arrival of dawn, with the sky half-bright, half-dark. Shanon shouldered his bow and arrows, the urge to charge into the jungle to hunt the troublesome packs of wolves or wild boars, or even beasts such as the winged tiger, overwhelming him.

Just as Shanon was about to plunge into the forest, he couldn’t help but gaze into the distance.

"Ajia..."

Suddenly, he thought of that faraway land nurtured by the river.

Shanon wished he could dash out of the forest, cross the desert, and immediately join the great war, to fight alongside many heroes and seize the legendary Heavenly Descending Gem.

Under the sturdy walls of Ajia City, lay countless immortal achievements and epic tales of honor.

"Father..."

Shanon sighed to the heavens with some resentment.

To others, his father might seem dull and honest...

But in Shanon’s eyes, he was a father both feared and revered, his role model, his hero.

Shanon caressed the strong bow, which Hess had personally crafted for him when he came of age.

Sturdy, lightweight, the Flying Arrows it released were as swift as Lightning, powerful and heavy.

"I want eternal glory, immortal achievements."

Muttering to himself, Shanon suddenly turned his head and directed his hooves.

He was determined to persuade his father, even if it meant having a fight.

Hooves galloped across the grassland.

Suddenly,

As he drew near to the furnace, Shanon saw a scene that astounded him.

His father, whom he both feared and revered,

was at this moment, kneeling on the ground alongside Noen, hands clasped in prayer to the Gods.

"What, what happened?"

Shanon couldn’t believe his own eyes.

He suspected he was dreaming and desperately wanted to slap himself awake.

His father, praying?

This was not like his father at all...

He had almost never seen his father pray, not even before the altar of Dragon God Endora.

His father surely held no reverence for the Gods.

This scene gave Shanon a tremendous shock, leaving him frozen on the spot.

After a while, Hess completed his prayers.

He saw Shanon in the distance.

Hess scratched his head somewhat sheepishly and waved at Shanon.

"Shanon!"

The warrior snapped back to reality, slowly stepping his hooves to approach his father.

"Father... why are you..."

Shanon’s words trailed off, getting stuck mid-sentence.

His hesitant gaze shifted back and forth between Noen and his father’s faces.

Hess just chuckled and said:

"Shanon,"

"I’ve found my God."

In Hess’s eyes, there shone a content and happy light, that seemed like faith.

Great astonishment flickered in Shanon’s eyes.

He skeptically examined the calm face of Noen.

What had this Three-eyed Ape Man, known only for his verbal cunning, done to his father?

Before Shanon could ponder further,

Hess spoke first:

"Shanon, what are you looking for me for?"

Shanon’s forthright nature made him immediately stop focusing on Noen.

The warrior puffed out his robust chest, facing his father squarely.

"Father, I want to go to the land nurtured by the river,

I want to follow my King and breach the walls of Ajia."

The wind swept across the grassland, leaves rolled across the ground with the shattered branches, suddenly everything quieted down, as if the rash warrior had touched upon a Taboo topic.

Hess whispered softly,

"Child, you will make your mother’s heart ache, and you will make me ache just like her."

Under the light of the dawn,

Shanon’s eyes sparkled with defiance.

How many times had he stood before his parents, begging to join the war, only to be sternly stopped by them.

And each time, it ended with his bowed head.

But this time...

He would not bow down again.

Below the walls of Ajia City,

Immortal glory was calling him.

The grace of Dragon God Endora was waiting.

Heroes from all over the world were gathering in the distance, all for a great war.

He could not wait any longer. He had to go to Ajia Land, to breach the city walls of Ajia for the King of Chenfeng Country.

"Father,

I am ready to die whenever fate is determined.

Countless great heroes could not contend with death but live on forever in spirit!

I am ready to die, but now I must go to the river’s nurturing grounds,

to let those who have died, those who live, those who will die, those whose end is near, hear my voice and witness my bow and arrows, to have soldiers roar my name across the land!

My father Hess, you shall take pride in me.

Even if one day mother hears of my death,

and cries out in sorrow, her tears flowing like rivers,

my father Hess, you must still take pride in me!

Father, I will not be dissuaded, do not stop me from breaching the walls of Ajia."

Horses grazed on the grasslands swept by the strong winds, the sky clear for miles, the morning light had arrived in the world, the long night had passed.

Hess pursed his lips, as if he wanted to speak but then stopped himself.

He turned around,

Silently bringing out the armor he had forged throughout the night.

After a long while, Hess said,

"Take it, Shanon.

And the sword I forged for you,

Leave the sadness with us, the glory is yours alone."

.........

When Shanon’s mother heard the news of Hess agreeing to let Shanon go to war, she almost fainted.

But when she came to her senses, this strong mother soon recognized the reality.

While wiping away tears, Shanon’s mother packed Shanon’s bags, and thereafter, she pleaded with Noen and the retainer Xilan, to accompany her son on his journey.

After hesitating, Noen finally agreed.

Shanon’s mother was overjoyed, and by the afternoon, she found a knowledgeable guide for the trio.

This centaur guide knew a route from the grasslands to Ajia Land; he had once acted as a messenger carrying military intelligence on that road.

As dusk was about to fall,

Noen, Xilan, Shanon, and the guide were set to begin their journey to Ajia.

Shanon’s bronze armor shone in the sunlight, fashioned by Hess, able to block all sharp blades of the world, and Hess had secretly imbued it with a trace of divine power.

And Shanon’s bronze sword was the pinnacle of Hess’s work, its chill so sharp, it could blind the eye.

At the time of departure,

looking at her high-spirited child, Shanon’s mother broke down crying.

Shanon hugged his mother, comforting her for a long time.

At parting, his mother’s tears grew heavier, unable to keep her resolute son, she threw herself into her husband’s arms.

Hess looked at Shanon, his eyes brimming with tears,

He had a premonition in his heart but could not reverse his son’s decision.

"Go, my child, go,

but I must not see you die on the battlefield.

As the steed cannot adapt to the desert,

If you cannot live a long life, then let your soul return to the homeland."

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