Chapter 138 (2/2)

CYNTHIA GOODSKY’S POV:

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I agreed I wanted to speak, but no audible sound could be produced I fell tosoon became unbearable, but the voices hidden in the shadows continued to pester ardless of cost They were desperate, but so was I

“It’s okay for you to die froet the anse need, your job is done,” a particularly ht that the curse had been lifted by Lord Aldir,’ I wanted to protest, even though I knew that, deep down, er However, my voice betrayed me, and the torturous sound overtook

I thought to myself that if this hat death felt like, I would welcome it wholeheartedly I closed my eyes, yet my vision was still coan to wonder ould happen next when a darkened figure soon approached ot closer and closer, its features could not be distinguished My only comfort lied in the fact that its outline seeure arrived in front of me, it bent down and extended a hand to help me up

Truthfully, I was reluctant—even in whatever stage of death I was currently in

However, curiosity bestedfor him to take it

As our hands touched, the veil of shadow that had shrouded my mysterious helper disappeared

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I squeezed harder, realizing that the one I had locked hands as Virion

His hand was so warm I wanted to reach out and embrace hiround with his hand on top of ently, like a newborn chick, as if htest pressure

I wanted to grab ahold of hiain, I could not an,softly about how he hadn’t stopped me, even when he realized what could happen to ht and confident, cracked and wavered as he spoke

I pried aze off of Virion’s hand and looked up at my old friend His face was blurry, and I couldn’ton, but for some reason, I could see the tears in his eyes so clearly

Suddenly, Virion released his grip, and he was again shrouded in darkness As he walked away, I shouted at him to come back, but my voice didn’t come out

The featureless shadow that Virion had reverted into stopped ain It was hard to hear, and I couldn’t make out some of the words, but I was coer tried to shout at him to coure disappeared into the white abyss, the scene shi+fted to a memory that I had always taken comfort in came to life

It was just after the end of the war between hureed upon a treaty

Virion, side me The scene was exactly how I had remembered it, down to the field of wilted tulips that spread to our left

As alked down the paved path, my body moved on its own, but I didn’tnow that the war is over?” Virion asked, his gaze fixated ahead

After the as over, I had planned on quietly observing the state of the continent—that had beenof the elves that, I just shrugged e the subject

“I’ve known you for a few years now Some of those years, ere enemies and so to er to emphasize his point

“Oh?” My voice ca love for et I’m married?”

“That hasn’t stopped any of the hun innocence

“We elves are loyal,” he replied, shaking his head “But I digress What I thought was that you’d reat mentor and inspiration hell, I could see you as so youth to a greater future”

“Well that caenuinely surprised “What s,” he winked “But seriously, you should think about starting off as a teacher I know you’ll grow to love it”

“Maybe I’ll just open up an academy of my own” My lips curled upward into a s to Xyrus City”

“An acade city,” he pondered “I like it!”

My body stopped and I watched Virion as he continued walking “Then what say we open the school together?”

Looking back over his shoulder, he stifled a laugh “Yeah, and we can call it the Goodsky and Eralith School of Mages”

I could feel my face flush from embarrassment

“No, but randkids when they turn of age That is, if your school is good enough for the to make one, you know,” I huffed “Just wait and see Xyrus Acadees”

“Xyrus Acadeinal…”

“Well I can’t call it the Goodsky and Eralith School of Mages, now can I?” I retorted, puffing out my cheeks “And you’ll be darn lucky if I let any of your descendants attend”

“Ouch,” he chuckled “Well, here’s hoping for the success of Xyrus Acadelass in his hand to a toast

Seeing his joking expression, I kicked hih aloud even ht then and there that this s of regret that I had not met this man sooner Maybe if we had met earlier, my loyalty to my continent and to the Vritra could’ve wavered

No By this time, my heart had already wavered

“I’ here,” Virion called out fro to catch up when a piercing pain bore a hole in my chest The flower-filled scenery turned a shade of red I looked down, finally having control overout of me with my heart at the tip

“Hurry up,” Virion called out again, this time from afar

I reached out to him and called for hi out ofot sucked away froht of Virion walking aas the last thing I saw before a bone-chilling grip envelopedize toscream jolted me awake I didn’t knohen I had fallen asleep, butout ofin the direction of the shriek

“C-Co to a stop

“What is going on?” I looked around, watching the other guards all heading in one direction

“I’m not sure, Commander The scream seemed to have come from just a floor beneath”

“There shouldn’t be anyone—Anna!” I gasped The only occupied room just immediately below this level was Cynthia’s roouard’s eyes widened as he turned and headed down I behind, I pushed aside the horde of aruards Arthur’s fa inside Everyone was staring inside

Lifting aze, my eyes stopped at the scene just a few feet ahead

“N-No,” I let out as I hobbled closer, unable to believe my eyes

“H-How? Who?” I stammered, but Anna was just as shocked as she shook her head

My head spun as the clutter of noise and murmurs around ave out underneath ainst the bed

Cynthia Goodsky lay peacefully in bed, her arms by her side and a thin white sheet over her body And out of her chest was a pitch-black spike jutting out, covered in blood Covered in her blood

An indiscernible howl ripped out of htly at my old friend’s cold, lifeless hand