Every crook and creak within the divine land was checked through by the subordinates of the current Sovereign and still haven't found any traces. They've spent a whole month looking all over the small space of the divine plane only to not find what they've wanted to see. They could only lower all their heads and report to their ruler honestly that they've failed their mission.

Above the sea where the Underwater palace used to exist. Verte, the Wind Spirit King, observes his subordinate as they check through the ruins of the fallen temple with a calm expression but the frown on his face could not be hidden at all. Beside him, his right-hand man was waiting for his juniors to finish their investigation.

"King, do you believe there would be traces left in here when you had investigated it personally once yourself? There is no way you didn't know the meaning of temples collapsing. I'm afraid that God Mayim is no longer..."

Verte cut off his subordinate's words in anger, "Watch your tongue!"

"I-I'm sorry, my king but... this is an impossible task. Since the temple of water had already fallen, it is no longer possible to find anything. After all, among all the gods in the divine plane, only the God of water had no true vessel as he is the water itself. King, you know this yourself. Can't we just inform the sovereign of this fact?"

The Wind Spirit King, Verte glared at his subordinate which immediately shut him off. Once his subordinate has turned quiet he observes the calm sea which doesn't have any ripples.

"You know about this and you still think that the Sovereign doesn't know. Our Sovereign isn't stupid. There is no way he didn't know about the facts of the temples and about Lord Mayim's special physique. But... he just didn't want to accept it. After all, Lord Mayim is the only person the sovereign had in his life." explained Verte.

"But isn't this too sad? The Lord... I mean the sovereign had finally become the Sovereign of this divine plane but none of his peers are with him. Two had become his enemies and were thrown to the dungeon. The former sovereigns had descended in the mortal plane and we don't know what they were planning and Lord Mayim is... no longer around. In the end, after the sovereign had taken the throne, he became alone for good."

Verte kept observing the calm sea before him and lightly touched it with his hands.

"The reason I am here at the sea is not that I'm looking for Lord Mayim's traces. I am waiting for him to talk to us. But as if he didn't want the sovereign to know his current state, not only the seas, the rivers but also springs remain calm regardless of any outside element. It is as if he is sleeping." murmurs Verte.

All of a sudden the calm sea within his hand ripples which startled not only Verte but even his subordinate standing beside him.

"King there are ripples!"

"Shss! Quiet I can't hear!" scolded Verte.

The subordinate beside him had covered his mouth. Verte closed his eyes and leaned his ears closely at the ripples of the sea. He listens intently with concentration. He quietly listens to the sound of the water. But no matter how he listened he couldn't hear a word then the sea suddenly pulled him in it. Verte didn't panic and let the sea pull him to the deepest layer of the water. Only then did he hear the voice of the Water God, Mayim.

'Verte, thank god it is you. Listen to me seriously. There is something possessing Avel. I do not know what it was. When I tried to erase it, he took all of my powers, not only divinity but everything. I heard its voice at the last moment. It says that a man that is blinded by love is the easiest to control. It is impossible for you to remove that voice.

The one person who had that much strength is only the God of Winter and Blood. Look for a man named Eirwen Night. He is the only person who can save Avel. Verte, I beg you to save Avel. Right now, the most I could do is to prevent that voice from furtherly influencing him but that voice is stronger than I expected. Lord Night would help you once if you told him it was me asking.'

Verte slightly opened his mouth and tried to converse back to Mayin using soundwaves. 

"But the Sovereign would notice something is wrong if I told him that I want to go down in the mortal realm."

'Then I would leave some traces of my mana to the human land. Used that as an excuse to descend. Verte, I will leave it to you. I need to stay here to protect Avel from that voice.'

"Please leave everything to me, Lord Mayim."

'Thank you, Verte. I pray for your success.'

As soon as the conversation between them ended, Verte emerged from the sea soaking through the salty water. He only needs a snap of his fingers to dry him up instantly.

"King, are you alright? The sea suddenly pulled you in!"

Verte responded, "I am fine. I've slipped a bit."

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Meanwhile, at the divine temple, a voice was talking to Avel as usual.

'You are still looking for that Mayim. Aren't you supposed to be focusing on the love of your life? What's the name again? Neige, is it?'

Avel responded, "I do not think this is any of your business."

'Is that so? And here I was going to tell you which place this Neige is hiding to... '

"You really know where he is? Impossible! He is very good at hiding his tracks." said Avel.

'Must be. But when you caused disasters to the mortal plane he had shown himself to save some few mortals. Must under someone's orders though but unfortunately, you couldn't leave the divine plane without destroying the boundaries of having your believers prepare a ritual for you. The mortal didn't even know what kind of God are you right now.  On which side are you going to reside, the light or dark?'

"Do I really need to choose either side? Aren't they supposed to serve me only?"

'Hahaha~ Even the only true god of this world had split himself to keep the balance, are you able to split yourself into two? But in your body right now you have four core elements which elements would be paired with or are you planning on splitting yourself into four?'

Avel's face turned ugly at this moment, he believed that as long as he became the sovereign seated on the throne within the divine temple he could do everything he wanted no matter what. But what is this now, this voice is laughing at me while saying things he couldn't understand.

"You told me that as long as I take the throne I would be able to do anything I wanted!" said Avel.

'Hm,~ did I? I only remembered telling you that you can have enough strength to defeat that God called Araysh if you become the Sovereign though~'

Avel was speechless in shock. He did recall this man saying such a thing. Only then did the former Wind God's face turn pale.

A sarcastic voice can be heard lingering in his ears, 'That's right. I only told you that by becoming the sovereign god you would be able to defeat the original Araysh but unfortunately that Araysh and that beloved Neige of yours. They were no longer the original ones. Have you ever wondered why that Neige acted differently when you met him once using your Avatar?' he asked.

Then Avel remembered his encounter with Neige at the Cloud Empire gates, he acted pissed off as usual by this time he didn't ignore him instead asked him to leave. Normally, Neige would only give him a glance before ignoring him, this is because Araysh told him to not interact with him at all. That time he laughed it off as he didn't notice it.

"Since when?" Avel asked.

'Is there an exact time hmm~ I guess when that child called Eirwen Night got summoned in this world? Also, I heard that this child is closed to Mayim as well.'

When the name of Mayim was involved, Avel's face distorted in anger. Thinking that both Neige's changes and Mayim's disappearance had something to do with this guy called Eirwen Night, the Sovereign's expression turns gloomier as time passes by.

"Is he? The reason for the changes in this world. That man even seduced the twin gods to his biddings!"

{Ah~ no. That one is truly a slave to his wife. That's normal to him. He's not acting at all.}  Thoughts of the owner of that unknown voice.

The voice continues to add oil to the flames, 'I also heard that the child becomes that little kingdom's guardian god. What's the name of that country again? Heart? no sound right but feel wrong. I think it is Kingdom Hart.'

Avel spoke, "He indeed chose a small kingdom to take control. Why didn't he choose the Cloud Empire instead?"

'He doesn't need to. Cloud Empire is the country that believes in the existence of the Light and Dark Gods.'

"So, he doesn't really need to do so ha?! If this is the case then I choose the dark faction. I will use the demons and the fallen to destroy both the Kingdom of Hart and the Cloud Empire that he cares for."

'Hahaha~ then I will watch in silence in the corner.' then the voice faded to nothingness no one knows where it had gone to.

Avel summoned his most loyal subordinate.

"Verte."

The Wind Spirit King had appeared right after he was called. He kneeled before the sovereign with his head lowered in respect. His hand clasped above his chest, Verte salutes to his lord.

"You call, Sovereign," says Verte.

"Any findings of Mayim?" asked Avel.

Verte reported in a natural manner, "Found one in the Mortal Plane." Avel showed a shocked yet delighted face at this moment.

"Really!? Tell me where?" says Avel with urgency in his tone.

Verte answered, "Answering to the lord, he had found that where the water spirits were hiding. They were all at the Mortal Place in the Cloud Empire's main island. It was said that a person called Eirwen Night had taken custody of the water spirits."

He added truths and lies in his reports this is because he had overheard his lord's conversation with that unknown voice secretly. He wanted to be given permission to descend from his lord himself. This is to avoid that voice from knowing that his original plan is to pass the message Lord Mayim had told him to do so.

The current Sovereign's emotions surge as he remembers knowing that the original Neige and Araysh are no longer here. If that's the case then he could only eliminate those fakes avenge the original Neige that he loves.

Avel spoke, "I will give you a prophecy. Pass it to the demon and fall races. You would descend in the mortal plane as my messenger and look for the traces of Mayim! Report to me regularly."

"As you wish, Sovereign," responded Verte. He only left the temple when he got the decree of prophecy from the sovereign before him.

As soon as he received permission to descend from his own lord, Verte had left the divine realm to do his missions. Unlike those gods with godheads, A demigod like him is able to descend into the mortal plane without restrictions. 

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