Chapter 140 (1/2)
Chapter 140
Chapter 140: Ultimatum <hr/>
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Scenes of the otten flashed in ht as we prepared to nated location where ould er
‘Are you okay, Arthur?’ Sylvie’s concern touched my mind
‘I’m fine, Sylv Other than the fact that you callher small ears
‘Grandfather said that it’s ions’ My bond held her tiny snout up high, she sauntering beside ate that Aldir had conjured
We just had arrived near a s town called Slore more than a dozen miles south of Etistin
‘Well, I can’t say you weren’t cuter before when you used to call me “Papa,”’ I smirked
‘Don’t worry I still see you asas alked
“I still don’t feel right about doing thiswithout any backup,” Virion said warily
We were in a s on a rise just above the town of Slore The occasionaler has the audacity to act against us, I will have every right to intervene,” Aldir assured, a slight sle opened eye stared straight ahead
“With the way the Vritra’s side has been planning everything—breeding asura half-bloods, creating mutants with our continent’s rona has been planning this And I can’t shake the feeling that this war is arona was so easy to predict, he never would’ve gotten this far,” Aldir acknowledged reluctantly “Since he, like all the other asuras residing in this world, is prohibited to participate in this war directly, he’s been cohty hand that moves his chess pieces—at least for his side”
“And who is the alhty hand that moves the pieces for our side?” Virion asked with a raised brow
“You are the one leading this war, are you not?” Aldir reed skeptically “That’s what I tell ht,” I intervened “Is this theplace?”
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“Of course not,” Virion let out a sigh, tying back his long white hair
“This is the farthest I can take us before we traverse to our real destination,” Aldir clarified “Our destination is in the estured
Aldir’s feet slowly rose froround as a milky aura covered both him and Virion Soon, the aura lifted Virion into the air as well Virion’s lips shut tight as every muscle in his body tensed like a cat picked up by its scruff
As the two of them shot up above the clouds, Sylvie suddenly scae of the cliff
‘Jue
Without a second thought, I followed e, I took the ti town directly below an to descend, Sylvie’ss I patted the base of her long, black neck as we sped through the clouds
‘Sylvie, did you gain weight?’ I joked, spotting the two tiny figures of Aldir and Virion ahead of us
‘That joke is getting old, you know,’ Sylvie gru whoop at the top of ainst us as we sped faster
Sylvie stayed a few dozen meters behind Aldir as we surfed the top of the clouds This far up in the sky, the only sound that could be heard was the sharp whistle of air around us,the journey peaceful despite the purpose of our trip
As I stared in a daze at the blue and white scene around us, my mind wandered back to Epheotus after I had just finishedof asuras had wanted to see me before I headed back to Dicathen That was the second encounter I had had with Lord Indrath, and also the moment I realized who Myre was
The elderly asura that had healedRealht next to the stone-faced Lord Indrath with an arin on her now-youthful face
As I stood speechlessly with my mouth ajar, Lord Indrath beckoned me with a simple, “I’m sure you re hadn’t gone as I had thought it would For one, Lord Indrath had been much less critical this time compared to the first tied h he had added that if I hadn’t learned with Myre’s help, then I would’ve been a lost cause
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Before leaving, Lord Indrath had left me with one piece of advice What was odd was that he had activated his aether ability, freezing time for everyone present—even his wife—except for the two of us As I stared blankly at the king of the asuras as Myre, Sylvie, and the guards ree:
‘It’s wisest to close your heart to the elf princess’
That was all he had said before withdrawing his powers and having the guards escort Sylvie andfor us outside
‘We’re al me back to the present
Aldir and Virion had stopped above the clouds, waiting for us to catch up