Only God
Chapter 204 - 176: The Awakened Death God_2

Chapter 204: Chapter 176: The Awakened Death God_2

"When I left Ajia as a dog without a home, it was the King who took me in,"

"For your Kingdom, I’m willing to make this sacrifice."

"Even a lowly person like me is willing to sacrifice for Chenfeng; can you really not bear to part with a wife?!"

Pan Su’s threat severed the last straw of King Chenfeng’s hesitation.

He slowly stood up, remained silent for a moment, then said hoarsely,

"Bring the Queen here,

and then... go set up the altar."

The ambition of King Chenfeng

was calling to him.

...........

When Queen Ophir heard that her husband wanted to see her, she hurried without stopping to his tent.

Under the tent, the ground was filled with the hoofprints of King Chenfeng’s pacing.

Seeing these marks, Queen Ophir knew her husband was extremely worried, and her heart clenched in empathy.

"Why are you so worried, King? Tell me, I wish to share your burdens."

Queen Ophir stepped forward and spoke softly.

King Chenfeng looked at Ophir, his heart filled with conflicting emotions; he knew his wife was unaware of her fate.

"I am worried for my Kingdom, and my Queen."

King Chenfeng murmured.

Queen Ophir looked puzzled and asked,

"What is it, my husband, why do you worry about me and the Kingdom?

Now, your Kingdom is renowned, the warriors are valiant and fearless, your Queen, I am unwaveringly loyal, and the children are well-raised.

My King, where do your worries stem from?

You are the King of Chenfeng, the wind on the plains should carry away your sorrows."

King Chenfeng looked at Ophir, his beautiful and gentle wife; at this moment, his heart weakened with his wife’s concern. The waves of fate approached behind him; though he was the King, the commander of the allied forces, everything was beyond his control.

"Ophir, I must choose between you and the Kingdom."

King Chenfeng uttered with a trembling voice.

Ophir’s face was a picture of confusion.

King Chenfeng then turned and took out the sparkling Heavenly Descending Gem from the wooden image of Endora.

"This, this is..."

Ophir exclaimed in surprise.

The gemstone shone brighter than any she had ever seen.

Dimly, Ophir began to guess.

"This is the Heavenly Descending Gem, now in my hands, it will bring a thousand years of prosperity to my Kingdom."

"That’s wonderful, King, hide it quickly, I will keep your secret."

Ophir said excitedly, proud of her husband from the bottom of her heart:

"No, I will forget it, I’ll close my eyes now, from this moment on, I’ve never seen it."

However, King Chenfeng did not listen to her, cradling the gemstone in his hands.

All four of his hooves trembled.

"Queen, the Prophecy says that only by sacrificing the beloved, can I possess the gemstone."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful centaur Queen was stunned.

For a moment, she thought she had misheard.

King Chenfeng continued,

"Either lose the gemstone, lose the Kingdom, or lose you."

It was only then that Ophir’s legs gave way, almost causing her to fall to the ground.

"What, what are you saying, my King..."

King Chenfeng held the gemstone and continued,

"Pan Su’s Prophecy says: ’Without a sacrifice of the beloved, one cannot possess the gemstone...’"

Ophir said tremblingly,

"No, he is deceiving you, King, he must be deceiving you."

"Ophir, you know that Pan Su would never deceive me."

King Chenfeng spoke word by word:

"His loyalty to me is more than the entire Kingdom combined."

Ophir was struck dumb, gasping for breath, fear swirling in her mouth.

"King... do you, do you intend... to sacrifice me?"

King Chenfeng fell silent; after a while, he replied with difficulty:

"Look at our situation, my Queen.

The prosperity of the Chenfeng Kingdom is but a castle in the air.

When I am gone, how can our son take on the great responsibility?

My Queen, you are the mother of our children, would you really want to see him fall from the heavens to the ground?"

Queen Ophir froze, knowing there was truth in what King Chenfeng said.

Among King Chenfeng’s sons, none possessed even half of his renown.

"What, what do you want to do?"

Tears flowed from Queen Ophir.

King Chenfeng did not reply.

From his eyes, the Queen could see his thoughts, and her legs trembled, her horse tail stiffened.

In order to possess the gemstone, her husband intended to consider her a sacrificial offering to the Gods.

Then she knelt down, pleading with her husband:

"Husband, I beg you not to take my life.

I know I am your wife, but my life belongs not only to us, but also to our children.

For the sake of our children, put aside the gemstone, I will always be loyal to you, I will always love you."

"My Queen, of course I know of your unwavering loyalty,

but I am destined to possess the gemstone,

for my Kingdom, and for you."

King Chenfeng rasped.

"For, for me?"

"Consider it, Queen, when our son rules the Kingdom in the future, it will prosper because of the gemstone, would you not be proud of him from the depths of your heart?

If he lives a happy life, would you not be overjoyed for him?

Are you a cruel mother, willing to see his Kingdom, because of the loss of the gemstone, fall into ruin?"

King Chenfeng patiently urged her.

His ambition, wrapped in sugar-coating, was fed to Ophir bit by bit, and she could not refuse.

"Ophir, it tears my heart out for you, but there’s nothing I can do.

Once I cannot possess the gemstone, the crazed Beastmen could tear us apart at any moment."