Chapter 13: Demon Hunt and Reunion

Ziyang Realm na top grade great realm, one of three thousand small worlds under Celestial Council, with thousands of small realms, no boundary wall—if you get resources, you fit cultivate reach Celestial Immortal.

But this kind realm dey connect with Immortal Realm. Most big families get link to Immortal Realm, and if you get talent, dem go send you to major clans once them see your roots.

When Sun Zikora and team reach Ziyang Realm, them bring out Demon-Seeking Disk, wey dey point to where demonic energy strong. Just follow am, you go see the demonic cultivator.

Everybody get story, this demonic cultivator no different.

When him true spirit get pierced by our spear, the pain no make am beg—na only relief smile we see.

This smile, Sun Zikora sabi am well.

Through Demon-Locking Disk, Celestial Soldiers see the demonic cultivator life—small realm, step by step reach Immortal Realm, plenty luck, main character life. But for Immortal Realm, he be like Sun Zikora before—proud, think say nothing dey.

But reality teach am lesson. He marry into small Immortal Realm family, suffer, dem lure am join dark path, make mistake, join destroy the family wey carry am, then run come here.

The smile pure, real.

"Captain, plenty souls dey this demonic banner. We go hand am to oga or release them here?"

Sun Zikora think small, nod, "Release am here. I go cast spell, una go dey recite Rebirth Psalm."

He waka three steps, point seven stars, walk eight patterns, Spirit shadow appear. Demonic banner spin on top, souls dey shoot out.

The souls weak, wan scatter, but the ten Celestial Soldiers sit for four corners, dey chant Ancestral Rebirth Psalm, protect souls. The souls, confused, enter Spirit shadow, move to underworld.

After spell, Sun Zikora stand guard, in case of wahala, when he see one soul, catch am.

Na black Masquerade Mother wey he meet three thousand years ago for lower realm.

Sun Zikora send small immortal energy, black Masquerade Mother open eye, see Sun Zikora, shock, then burst cry.

She kneel for Sun Zikora leg, just like before.

"Why you dey here? If you ascend from Umuola Small Realm, you suppose reach Palm Grove Great Realm. How you come land for Ziyang Great Realm?"

Black Masquerade Mother drop all guard, crawl small, lie for Sun Zikora leg, dey cry: "Immortal, to see you again this life pass my dream. After you give me magical treasure, big clans for Umuola Realm collect am, harm me. As I dey run, I find old teleportation array, somehow reach here. To avoid wahala for you, I treat people well, dey sincere, reach Spirit Transformation here. But I jam this demonic cultivator, he wan carry me by force, I no gree, he kill me, take my soul into his banner, suffer me well."

She cry more, so pitiful, even my men dey distracted from their chanting.

"Stand up."

Black Masquerade Mother stand by force, still dey cry.

"Wetin be your name?" Sun Zikora ask.

"My real name na Amara." Still dey cry.

Sun Zikora sigh for mind. Karma hard to break.

One storage ring fly from him sleeve, land before black Masquerade Mother.

"Here get some resources I no need. Try cultivate well for this realm. If you become immortal, enter Immortal Realm, you fit find me."

To become immortal hard, Sun Zikora sabi. He no believe this small Spirit Transformation go ever make am. He just send some resources, give hope, end karma.

After, Sun Zikora lead his men back to Celestial Council.

Black Masquerade Mother look Sun Zikora, vow for mind, Immortal, just wait, I go find you.

Wait.

"Immortal! Immortal! You never tell me your name!"

The echo of her cry linger for spirit world, the other souls watching her with envy and hope. My own heart softens small—nobody for this life fit truly sever the rope wey bind us to our own story.