Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 373 Welcome Back to the Human World
As Rolin spoke, it was as if he were asking a question. However, at the same moment he opened his mouth, the power belonging to Nyarlathotep had already invaded the body of the bound god Thorzna. Then he paused for a moment and clicked his tongue.

"Run so fast!"

Rolin could sense that at this moment, the bound god Thorzna no longer possessed any of the Mother Tree's will. Although the corruption still existed within Thorzna, the Mother Tree's will, which had just descended, had obviously fled at lightning speed.

“What a pity, I wanted to study it further!” Roland shook his head, thought for a moment and looked at Bethel and the Sun God beside him, and said, “I just checked Little Tor’s physical condition, and his condition is worse than yours, Bethel. It would be best to have surgery immediately… Fortunately, I have enough experience, otherwise it would be really difficult to handle.”

"One of you stay here to accompany me during the surgery, and the other go somewhere else to keep watch, in case anything unexpected happens." Looking at the two who hadn't moved, Luo Lin reminded them, "You decide for yourselves who stays."

Upon hearing this, the Sun God and Bethel exchanged glances, and the latter then spoke:

“I’ll stay. Mr. Sun God can go to the Goddess of Niesiah and see what’s going on. Although the Goddess of Night is there… she is, after all, the son of the Mother Tree. It would be safer for you to go there.”

"Alright." The Sun God thought for half a second and then nodded.

……

The bound god Thorzna felt as if he had been having a long nightmare.

In that nightmare, He was captured by the Mother Tree and gradually eroded by its power. He tried to resist but to no avail, until he became its puppet and was even forced to give birth to a child.

It's hard to say whether death or continuing to live was more painful for Thorzna, the bound god in the nightmare. He didn't have the ability to think about it or the opportunity to choose.

In his rare moments of lucidity, the Bound God Thorzna would sometimes wonder if He should have perished back in the Fourth Age. In that case, at least none of this would have happened; He would not have become a puppet of the Outer Gods, nor would He have become a pawn in their invasion of the world.

But occasionally, the bound god Thorzna would feel resentful. He was unwilling to accept that his fate was such a humiliating end, one that was more degrading than death, and even more unwilling to accept that in this humiliating fate, he couldn't even self-destruct with his opponent.

Helplessness and despair haunted the bound god Thorzna, making him like a drowning man desperately trying to grasp at something, even if it was just a straw that couldn't save him.

"To be honest, even though I might be on a pirate ship, I'm not going to be a straw that breaks the camel's back!"

A slightly dissatisfied voice rang out at this moment, causing the bound god Thorzna, who was desperately trying to grasp something, to tremble instinctively. His dazed mind suddenly became clearer, and more memories returned, reminding him of some forgotten things.

For example, the nightmare he just had was real; he truly experienced a fate more terrifying than death.

For example, at the end of the nightmare, when everything seemed beyond saving, He encountered a strange being, a being like a giant ship at sea, who threw a plank at Him, the drowning guy, with a "whoosh" and promised to pull Him out later.

“I… this, you…” The bound god Thorzna opened his mouth, his voice weak. He was clearly still confused and didn’t know what to say.

"Don't get excited. Your surgery isn't finished yet. We can only say that we've completed the first stage. After all, your situation is quite special. If we don't awaken your will first, the subsequent pollution balance surgery will be really difficult." Rolin said this, looking at the "eager for knowledge" look in the eyes of the Bound God Thorzna, and added after thinking for a moment: "By the way, I snatched you back from the Mother Tree, so from now on, you're my tool in life and my tool in death. Happy now!"

At that moment, it was difficult to describe the expression of the bound god Thorzna; it could perhaps be described as a mixture of crying and laughing, a mixture of great joy and sorrow.

"Don't get agitated, don't get agitated! Don't you know how weak you are?!"

Luo Lin rolled his eyes at him, patted him lightly, and then deliberately said, "What, you don't want to be my tool? Then I'm going to get angry."

"...No, I just...feel like I'm dreaming." The bound god Thorzna struggled to shake his head, his voice weak and dazed. He looked at Rolin above him, his gaze seemingly fixed on the other, yet also unfocused, and simply said, "I'm free, aren't I?"

“Strictly speaking, no, since you’ll still be working for me in the future.” Roland shook his head first, then curled the corner of his mouth and said, “But if you’re referring to not having to be a puppet of the Outer Gods anymore, then yes, you’re free.”

"Tolzner, welcome back to the world of humanity I promised!"

……

The bound god Thorzna was not in good condition, even worse than Bethel. After all, although Bethel was corrupted by the Outer Gods, it managed to seal itself in time and had not truly fallen into the hands of the Mother Goddess.

The Bound God Thorzna was different; this guy truly fell into the hands of the Mother Tree and suffered endless torment.

This also explains why, after Rolin finally finished the surgery on the bound god Thorzna and balanced the pollution in his body, the angel king looked completely listless, as if some monster had sucked away his life force.

"Are you alright, Tuo?"

Rolin waved his hand in front of the bound god Thorzna, who seemed to be in a daze, and asked, "Did I make you stupid?"

"...I'm fine." The Bound God Thorzna came to his senses, shook his head, looked at Rolin, and said, "Sorry, I'm just a little tired and may need to rest."

The Bound God Thorzna was truly exhausted, exhausted in every sense of the word. On one hand, His body had just undergone a great battle under the control of the Mother Tree, and not only was His physical strength exhausted, but His spirituality was also depleted. He needed a rest to recover.

On the other hand, after so many years of torment, the bound god Thorzna's mental state was not very good. Although Rolin was very careful during the treatment, due to the nature of Nyarlathotep's power, the treatment still turned into another kind of torment. Under these circumstances, although the bound god Thorzna was happy, he really couldn't muster any energy.

It can be said that what the bound god Thorzna needs now is an undisturbed sleep to properly restore his physical and mental state.

"As long as he's not stupid." Rolin nodded, looking at the bound god Thorzna who seemed to lack any spirit, and after thinking for a moment, said, "The Night side has captured the god Nie Sue'a, and He just contacted me to ask how to deal with it."

(End of this chapter)