Chapter 42 - A Light Storm (1/2)

Chapter 42: A Light Storm

A nasty gale hauling cold water passed by a patch of forest, the fierce wind raging, ripping branches from the trees

As if the gates of heaven had bursted open under the hand of Typhis, the hty God that resides in the eye of the cyclone, the windstor the woods

A untouched, unaffected by both man’s effort and nature’s assaults

Thepoint about the unscathed circle was that it was filled with flowers coathered in aesthetic patterns, lining sarden At the end of such a path stood a bench on which a beautiful wo the stor on the other side of the invisible shi+eld, a small stone’s throay from her

Instead of withering, the flowers started to grow roots Sensing her sister closing in, the Goddess let go of the plants, placing the a single bloom in her hand

The contrast between the co scenery inside the un a cabin at its center, reminded Gabriel of Bael, who now took a seat beside her, as they were also two opposites beautifully and peacefully coexisting

“There you are, Gabriel Happy to have three cute nieces?”

Raising a hand to her lips, Gabriel noticed that a smile had unconsciously sneaked itself on her face

“Maybe … I guess? It’s not bad to have more family members

Fortunately we found Nisha pretty fast, it’s lucky she prayed as soon as she arrived in [Ataraxia], her soul wasn’t corroded yet”

Dread coldy shrouded Gabriel’s on’s soul, much less to her sanity

“Why are you so obsessed with that young dragon anyway, Bael? She is cute and everything, I like her too, but she’s just a mortal like any other That doesn’t make sense for you to pay her so much attention, or to treat her so well”

Playing with the flower in her hand, Gabriel tried to i for an answer She would not admit it out loud, but jealousy had also played its role in her inquiry For countless years they had been with each other, sharing everything, looking after each other They only had the other in their life

The apparition of the s her

“You oat’s request to look after her?”

Gabriel’s uneasiness ainst her on the bench and rubbed her hand, reassuring her

“Let’s start with the latest interesting event then, e found her in [Ataraxia]

Leaving aside her unusual strong prayer – I think everyone was able to hear her, ere quite lucky to arrive first – have you ever seen a soul that could resist the dissolving effect from [Death’s Ereat circle of reincarnation, Nisha had been deadly wounded and was thus meant to fall under its authority and melt”

“As you said, ere lucky enough to be the first ones to react and get her out of there before the corruption took hold of her, although those bindings that were holding herher”

“You see, I believe it’s s are indeed fascinating; have you ever seen anything like that before? But I don’t think they were supposed to protect her from dissolution, they were too easy to break from the outside It took hardly any power at all for uess is that they were meant to keep her locked in [Ataraxia]”

Bael’s suggestion see look on her face

“Do you think that someone marked her soul to abduct it later in [Ataraxia]? Is that why she had the appearance of an -”

“I don’t think so, actually The appearance of a soul is difficult to alter, and her strength seeenuine

So far, all I know is that that forh her outer physique is that of a dragon I don’t know exactly how it came to be this way, but maybe it’s connected to her parents

All in all, it was probably to preserve her soul in case soot out after reaching a level of strength sufficient to break the shackles by herself, maybe it was a hidden plan to ensure her safety, for a while at least”

Trying to comprehend all of her sister’s theory’s implications, the blonde Goddess’ eyes ide after a second

“How et rid those constraints again? I can’t believe soh to do that? The dae it could do to her mind, she could have lost her sanity forever…”

“It’son how you look at it, rather than a trap it could be more of an insurance to protect her Earlier I told Nisha I’d have had no choice but to welcome her inside my realm, yet there’s alht have had died, but her soul would have been kept safe

With all these ele about Nisha fascinates on as well? Who put those constraints on her? Hoas she able to resist [Death’s Empire]’s pull?

Rasenth is involved in her fate too, I always thought that the egg he was guarding in his shrine was his own; once, I checked to see if there was a life spark inside of it, so I know that the egg wasn’t dead at least Itnurtured and getting ready to hatch I don’t think even that old goats’ kid would take that long”

Watching the tornado helplessly trying to break the barrier that protected their garden, the two sisters stayed silent for a while, pondering on their conversation

The violent gales invoked by nature slowly receded, the angry dru into a softer melody

“I always knew she wasn’t your average girl Intriguing and always pleasant to be around When she talks toto you, Bael, it is one of the reasons why I a her well as well

But su has it been since sohtened me?

And yet, I probably won’t stop caring for her; the next time she prays I’ll be there to meet her With a smile on my face

Nisha is a strange girl, isn’t she?”

Squeezing Bael’s hand, Gabriel softly sighed and let go of the petals she was holding; scattered, they dropped to the ground where they withered and returned to their initial state, a nameless seed

“This wasn’t just the latest incident, right? You’ve been torturing yourself on that matter for a while”

Bael s the seed return to its bed, where it bloo its beauty in a dangerous hue

“Indeed, there have been too irl and has no knowledge about the world, she’s not at fault here

We will figure it out eventually, there’s no rush Having a little , doesn’t it?”

Gabriel stood up and walked to the invisible wall Sticking one hand outside, the green haired Goddess caught a rain drop, ad with her other half for the storm to pass

Blinding white light was everywhere

The last thing Nisha reround, because …

Unable to recall the reason why she would have done such silly thing, the young girl was trying to sit to get a better overview of her situation, when a blazing pain shot up between her left shoulder blade and her heart