CHAPTER SIXTY THREE

The Oceans hold their fair share of mysteries after all

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Hawk flew quickly over the great sea to the empire

Somewhere she had not been since deciding to retire

She wondered if the emperor would still remember her

And if she’d be welcomed or treated as an invader

Even far above the open ocean as she flew

The number of new portals opening up quickly grew

Every now and then she passed through the odd monster swarm

But the work that it took to kill them barely kept her warm

She was surprised that in the ocean when she strained her eyes

There several portals underwater of great size

Normally, sea monsters were quite uncommon to see

She’d have to make sure to give warning to the king’s navy

She wanted badly to discuss the pages she had read

As her guardian deity did, but like Oak said

They couldn’t always count on the System looking away

So gods and mortals both would have to watch the things they say

~ Name: Hawk ~

Title: All Seeing

Class: Mage [lv149⇨ 150]

HP

[167]

MANA

[420]

ATK

[92⇨ 94]

INT

[186]

DEF

[56⇨ 59]

SPD

[87⇨ 88]

I’ll try to restore a balance to your status screen

But you should be careful now if you know what I mean

What I’ve done upsets the balance of the world you’re in

Who knows if some other problems will shortly begin

“I’m starting to believe you gods are weaker than you seem

Aren’t you supposed to possess the strength of which we dream?

It almost sounds like you’re simply playing fate be ear

Are the roles of gods and goddesses no longer clear?

Achievement: Keen Observation

It’s no wonder you soon earned the title All Seeing

Though your words are hurtful, I find myself agreeing

Though us guardians don’t claim omnipotence these days

Normally we do foresee your fates in many ways

“Why be so conservative with what you then reveal?

Couldn’t you have done more to prevent this whole ordeal?”

Hawk hid her delight at her god’s new found will to talk

Most gods were just about as talkative as a rock

Achievement: A Question of Order

For thousands of years we have aided mortals in their lives

Rewarding every child who tries and every knight that strives

But if we did more than bolster the strength you mortals earn

The System has been clear that the resulting world would burn

“So you’re allowed to grant rewards but not detailed advice

And mortals, for the most part, are left to their own device

Where did you gods come from by the way, if you don’t mind

I’d appreciate more knowledge, if you’d be so kind”

Achievement: Taboo

Unfortunately that is where this conversation ends

You need not know about where I’m from, or my godly friends

I may be known as the God of Wisdom, this is true

But I had to find my own answers, the same as you

Hawk was unsurprised but disappointed all the same

But the truth of the world was a fearsome beast to tame

In the end, the mystery of it did sound like fun

Though she did have one more question before she was done

“There is just one final thing I want to hear from you

Some say Twig is related to all this, is it true?

Did he do something to set these events in motion

Have you spoken to his god about the commotion?”

Achievement: Heavenly Mysteries

If I knew the answers, I would never speak of it

But no gods I know have found that god, I must admit

It’s uncertain if he’s in the realm of gods or not

As for Twig, it’s hard to understand the young boy’s lot

The flying mage just sighed at the God of Wisdom’s reply

Then noticed something interesting while flying through the sky

Deep beneath the ocean’s surface there were flashing lights

Which reminded her of the spells used by magic knights

She dove beneath the surface to inspect the flashing’s source

Casting a new breathing spell as a matter of course

And when she saw the source of all the strange magical light

She couldn’t help but laugh for it was such a great delight

An army was engaged in war with terrible portal monsters

Creatures that she’d heard about that hunted the waters

Rare enough that only vague descriptions could be found

No knowledge survived in any books the whole world round

But here before her now was almost too good to be true

There were things she’d heard of there and unknown monsters too

But even more exciting was that the monsters now fought

A race of warriors long extinct, or so she had thought

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