Chapter 249 (2/2)

Then, reality sank in as I felt the tre

“daaze from the disabled soldier and to the scythe almost upon us

To my surprise, however, Nicohier

“Tessia almost died because of your attack, Cadell!” Nico roared “I’rona made it clear to you that she is to stay alive!”

I finally knew the name of the scythe that had killed Sylvia when I was a child in this world

Cadell landed deftly on the ground as if he had just stepped off the sidewalk His stride was leisurely yet confident, each step de your attention

I made sure to positionnote of the rising tension

‘Arthur! I’e figure in the sky above soaze flitting behind him for a second before he focused on Nico

“If I had not acted in the way that I did, the vessel would have escaped,” he responded apathetically before turning toher life! We had a deal,” Nico snapped, a tendril of black sash

“You would’ve failed on your own Why? Because of your past with the boy If you weren’t so fixated on getting your revenge against your old friend, then the vessel would have already been in your possession”

Sylvie was almost here, and while it would’ve been snore what they were speaking about Even though I kneould regret it, I just had to know

Cadell and Nico fell silent and turned tons of weakness, I stood tall and letarea

Cadell raised a brow as he studied ht left in you”

“Explain what youwith the help of mana despite the near-whisper of a volu to bring Cecilia back, right?” Nico replied, his voice a lot calmer than it was before “Well, what if it will?”

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“Then I would say you’re out of yourneedles stabbing every inch ofand perfecting over the past few hundred years, Grey, and your reincarnation hat allowed everything he had worked for to turn the gears into motion,” Nico explained “And that was hoas able to reincarnate into this world After al,l if someone deserves a new life, it isn’t you…it’s Cecilia anda trail of pain throughout s and throat

I took a deep breath and let the anger fester inside h my body Once more, I desperately tried to e The pain grew stronger with each atte

To ate was destroyed and there wasn’t another one nearby

It wasn’t fair No er I became, why did I always just barely lack the power to win?

dareat ti at the palm of my hand where that bastard asura, Wren, had stuck that acclorite

Tess suddenly grippedto your hand?”

Just then—as everyone’s eyes were onon ently touched my shoulder, worried

I hurriedly wiped the blood running down my nose and lips and looked back up to see Cadell’s lips curved into a s down, isn’t it, Lance?”

“What? Is that true?” Tess asked “How bad is it?”

“I’ll be okay,” I lied, shrugging her away I couldn’t even look her in the eye Instead, I keptwas pointless now and whatever that asura jabbed into my hand wouldn’t help me now

Whether it was Elijah or Nico, it didn’tto take Tess, and they wouldn’t stop there

I infused s and prepared to make whatever desperate atteirl stood in the way

“Sylvie Don’t try and stopbody in mana in preparation for one last battle

“Would you stop even if I tried?” olden-white aura flared to life around her “If you’re so bent on killing yourself, We’ll go together”

Cadell and Elijah clad theround cracked and splintered around us as whoever was left from the Alacryan side had all run away

“Nyphia Take Tess and Mada back over aze down at Mada out of stone before turning back “And don’t stop”

“Elf Princess,” Cadell said his s “If your dearly beloved stays in that forer, whether he wins or loses this battle, he’ll die”

“Leave her out of this!” I shouted but by the tied off Nyphia

Tess didn’t speak to ripped Sylvie’s wrist and asked her, “He’s lying, right? Tell , Sylvie!”

Sylvie looked at me, but didn’t respond

“I’ll be fine, Tess,” I lied again, but lare

“You always do this You’re always ready to give up your life to save rabbed her arrateful if you died to save

She wrapped her hand over rip She touchederratically as she held back sobs

She let out a whisper after placing her lips against mine “You idiot”

Then she tore herself away froht towards the enemy

“No!” I stepped forward, ready to sprint after her, when Sylvie heldher arms around my waist

“Sylvie! No! You can’t do this to ed, her s “I don’t want you to die”

I watched helplessly as Tess walked away, the sound of blood pounding inevery other sound I couldn’t even hear ht, to let me die

I watched as Tess turned back and sh They may have been Tess’ last words and I couldn’t hear theazes flitted down to my bloody palm as I checked once more with the faint hope that the weapon would appear

It didn’t, and I didn’t have ti me away froed my hand inside my protective chest plate and pulled out theTess back—a reminder that this entire world and countless others would fall to Agrona if Tess was in his hands

It all made sense now For whatever reason, Tess was meant to be the vessel for Cecilia Maybe it was because of our relationshi+p in this world that created the bridge, but that didn’tafter reincarnating into this world, how strong would Cecilia, the ‘legacy,’ be if she reincarnated into Tess’ body?

“Sylvie You knohat Rinia said,” I pleaded, studying the ancient relic in my hand “We can’t let them have Tess”

Sylvie shook her head, her face still buried inas we live, we have a chance”

I felt my insides churn as I stood on my last few minutes of Real about it that I hadn’t noticed before now stood out to me within this fully assimilated state of Real the aetheric runes on the gate resurfaced and the hours I spent in that ancient cave watching Sylvie ether instinctively in a way that my mind couldn’t fathoe in the air as I got to work

“A-Arthur? What are you doing?”around as she witnessed my act

“I’m sorry,” I whispered as a athered aether I had influenced I reached out with my arms, one pointed at Nyphia and Madam Astera, the other directed at Tess

And suddenly, ere in a separate space This was different from Static Void where I was in the same space as the rest of the world

No, I had created a separate pocket di with me

With no time to waste, I threw the raved in it and created a teleportation portal of my own

“Into the portal, now! ” I shouted as I struggled to keep the portal stable

Mada no time, she picked up Nyphia and sprinted towards the portal with the prosthetic leg I had conjured for her After tossing Nyphia into the portal, she ran after Tess, as a few paces away still

I restructured the size of the pocket di Tess closer to Madam Astera and the portal

Without even the chance to get a word out, I saw Tess get sucked into the portal Mada h the portal herself

“Sylvie… it’s t-ti at me in horror

She reached up and wiped the tears streaers covered in blood…to o deeper into hts froto stay stable for er, Sylv P-Please, I can’t have you die too,” I said, s out ofpain hit me and the pocket dimension rippled like a bubble about to pop Disoriented, I tried to force Sylvie into the portal when she began glowing purple

“Sylv? What are you—” My eyes widened in horror as I realized what she was doing

The light spread until an all-too-fa in front of one, okay?” Sylvie said as she gave rin

“Sylv, no! Don’t do this!” I screamed Desperate, I tried to push her to the portal, butethereal and she was fading astheinable pain at the sudden change it was going through, but I held on, unwilling to pass out My vision faded as I screamed out to Sylvie, but her last words were cut off as she pushedcorporeal limb she had left

My bond had left ain’