The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon.

"Life and death!"

When she heard the name, Iris' pupils instantly dilated and she couldn't help but exclaim.

"The power of life and death? What is that?"

Vivian, the only one present who had never heard of this word, raised her hand and asked in confusion.

Her remarks undoubtedly eased the tense atmosphere in the restaurant.

Iris swallowed hard, then explained to Vivian the terrifying aspect of this magic, or rather, the divine art.

As a legendary wizard with an age of over three digits, Iris spent a long time studying in the Karen plane with her teacher when she was young.

While traveling and learning all kinds of strange magic, I naturally got to know the legendary gods.

Among them is textual information about the special powers possessed by the gods.

[Life and Death] is one of the abilities that belongs exclusively to higher gods.

The description of life and death is actually very simple. It only has two effects:
1: The gods who have the power of life and death can designate any mortal and end his life.

2. The gods who have the power of life and death can designate any dead mortal to be resurrected.

Once this ability is successfully cast, it can automatically cross plane barriers and pass through obstacles (including all protective magic except extraordinary shields), achieving cross-plane casting.

But this also has a prerequisite, that is, the target must be where the gods can perceive it - within the range of the gods' senses or remote sensing capabilities.

If the deity cannot see the target, then the deity must be aware of the target's characteristics in order to successfully cast the spell.

For chestnut:

Suppose Hogg unfortunately died in battle one day, and Ron wanted to resurrect Hogg, but didn't know where he died.

He can choose the following conditions for screening resurrection:

[I want to revive a one-eyed man named "Hogg", whose power is legendary, who is fourteen years old, born in the Karen plane, and who is a dragon-veined dog-headed man with the blood of a rainbow dragon.]

After going through this series of screening conditions, a brand new Kobold Hogg will be resurrected and summoned to Ron~~~~
Truly factory new!
Because the life resurrected in this way will definitely be in a state of not wearing clothes, so it is recommended to prepare clothes when using this power to avoid embarrassment.

The price he paid for all this was that Ron could not use [Life and Death] again for 1 minute!

It can be said that there is no price!
(Of course, this type of screening resurrection may occasionally result in omissions. For example, you may resurrect some deceased people who also have the same conditions, thus triggering a series of major events.)
Likewise, if a god chooses to kill a mortal, the mortal in his mind will die immediately!

And after that, this mortal cannot be awakened or resurrected unless a god with equal or higher divinity uses the power of [Life and Death]!
(It is worth noting that the scope of mortals here refers to: all demigods and all lives below demigods, that is, all non-gods.)
The spell of life and death is almost the magic in the entire astral world that best reflects the essential difference between gods and mortals.

In front of the gods who hold the power of life and death, the boundary between life and death of mortals is almost completely controlled by them, and life and death is only a matter of thought.

There is no room for luck in this!

No matter what kind of genius or brave person he is, no matter how brilliant his achievements are, no matter how he has fought across different ranks.
As long as one has not become a god, even if he is a legendary dragon, in front of the power of life and death, he is no different from an ordinary chicken!
"Damn it, you went from being a demigod to a high-level deity in just one year out of town?"

Iris widened her eyes and looked at Ron in disbelief.

To know

Although the spellcasting effect is incredible, the difficulty of mastering the power of [life and death] is equally extraordinary!

This standard is very strict even among gods.

Normally
[The Power of Life and Death] will basically only awaken among gods at the stage of great divine power.

And the deity must possess abilities related to [Death] and [Life] in order to use it.

These two conditions almost screen out 99.9% of the gods in the astral world.

Those who have the abilities of [Death] and [Life] do not have great divine powers, and those who have great divine powers may just lack the abilities in the relevant areas.

This also means that those who can use this ability are basically the main gods of each major pantheon.

(Typical representative: Elf God Corellon)
For these main gods, there is no need to use this ability to resurrect or kill a mortal.

Just one word and the sub-gods and believers under the Lord God will be like sharks smelling blood and will fight to the death to achieve his goal.

Even if they won't even let the main god look at them after this incident, they are still content with it.

"I said, did you misunderstand something?"

hear the words
Ron glanced at Iris speechlessly.

This guy has too much imagination.

Jumping from a demigod to a higher god (great power) in one year? Do you think you are a disciple of the Fengling Yueying Sect?

"Ahem, it's not that exaggerated."

Ron coughed twice:

"There's probably still a little gap between me and the higher gods."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and made a tiny gap between his thumb and index finger:

"Just a little bit."

Iris, Gaia, Vivian, Setsuna: "."

In fact, even Ron himself was not quite sure why he had the power of life and death.

It's not just that the divine power is not up to standard.

At present, Ron actually only possesses the authority of [Light].

Well, it can’t be said that it has nothing to do with the two forces of [Life] and [Death], but it can only be said that there is a world of difference between them.

No matter how you look at it, Ron does not have the prerequisites to use the power of life and death.

But the strange thing is

From the moment he entered the realm of gods, he naturally mastered this power, even more skillfully than the authority of [Light] that is unique to the Rainbow Dragon clan!

Just like. Use it frequently.

Come back to your senses from your messy thoughts.

Ron tilted his head slightly, his eyes fell on Gaia who had been silent, and couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Since you can see that this is a life-or-death situation, you should also be able to see that what I just released was not the Hand of Death. Why did you react like this?"

He picked up the silver spoon again and slowly scooped up a spoonful of soup. The silver spoon paused slightly in the air.

"So, can you give me a reason?"

Ron put his mouth close to the soup and blew gently on the hot steam on the surface, waiting for the answer in a gentle voice:
"Gaia."

"reason."

After a moment of silence, Gaia slowly raised her head.

Under the lowered eyelids, the emerald green eyes sparkled with star-like light, as if all things in the world were contained in them.

"Hermione is my first friend and I don't want to lose her."

Her voice was low and firm.

Hearing this, Ron did not show any displeasure, but continued to ask patiently:

"Have you asked your friends for their opinions before doing this?"

"."

Behind Gaia
Hermione, who was standing behind Gaia, felt a hint of tension.

She took a step forward and gently tugged at Gaia's skirt, trying to make her relax.

However, Gaia's determination was like a solid shield, and she still stood firmly in front of Hermione and looked Ron in the eye.

Although, this protective gesture, although of no practical use, is overflowing with determination and emotion.

Everyone looked at this scene and didn't know what to do.

Hermione, who was closest to them, could clearly feel Gaia's concern and kindness.

She walked to Gaia and whispered:

"Father won't hurt me."

Gaia turned around suddenly and faced Hermione, her voice filled with uncontrollable urgency:

"No! You don't understand at all."

Her voice trembled slightly with emotion, and she shouted at Hermione, who was in shock:
"Even God cannot create a new race with infinite lifespan and the same intelligence, reproduction rate, and growth rate as humans."

"This is the rule, and this is the price!"

"so."

She clenched her teeth, trying not to let the stars in her eyes fall:

"If you become a human, all your vital signs will return to that of an ordinary person."

"You will get sick, grow old, and die. Even if you become a demigod, your life span is only a few thousand years."

"I don't want to see you getting old, I don't want to see you getting old again."

The voice hasn't fallen
Suddenly, a hand reached out gently and pulled Gaia into his arms.

That's Hermione.

She held Gaia close to her, warm and firm.

Feeling that familiar warm embrace.

Gaia finally let down her guard and buried her head deeply in Hermione's shoulder.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Hermione patted Gaia's back gently, as if coaxing a child who was afraid of the dark night, and her voice was like a gentle spring breeze:

“No matter how long we live, we will eventually grow up.”

“Although time may take away some things, it will also teach us the most important meaning of growth.”

"But."

Gaia wanted to say something quietly, but Hermione spoke first:
"My father didn't force me. This was all my own choice."

Hermione's voice was soft but firm, with a firm conviction.

She lowered her head slightly and whispered in Gaia's ear:
"Let me tell you a secret. I've always envied Vivian and the others."

When Gaia heard this, she couldn't help but look up and looked at Hermione in disbelief.

She really doesn't understand
Why do your friends envy those humans with short lifespans, and why do they want to become one of those short-lived races.

Hermione saw the confusion in her friend's mind.

For the first time, a sincere smile appeared on her face, like a ray of sunshine shining into everyone's hearts:
"I don't want to eat those bitter magic cores anymore."

Hermione pouted: "Every time I eat them, it feels like I'm chewing glass. My teeth are almost sore from biting them."

"and"

Hermione gently took Gaia's hand and placed it over what she theoretically thought was her heart.

It was an energy conversion core that made no sound, and a trace of Ron's divine power was constantly running inside it.

"I want to be like a real girl,
Want to feel the heart beat
Want to taste delicious food
I want to experience the feeling of growing up.”

Hermione's words seemed to travel through time, and Gaia could feel the desire and yearning in her heart.

Gaia looked up.

At this moment, in Hermione's eyes, there was a gleam of yearning and longing for a free life.

"No matter what I become, I will always remember Gaia and our friendship."

Hermione's voice was firm yet gentle.

She looked at Gaia and smiled:
"Because, we are best friends, aren't we?" (End of this chapter)