269 Waking up (1/2)

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As Raven's consciousness returned to his body, his eyes opened and he involuntarily let out a groan.

Luna, who was in the middle of cleaning his body, let out a gasp and felt her heartbeat quicken.

”Avi? Avi, can you hear me?”

Raven tried shifting his head towards her direction and but suddenly found out that he couldn't. He let out another groan but he was actually trying to speak this time but his lips won't move. Luna kept on calling out to him and but Raven was only responding through groans.

Suddenly, Raven remembered something before he lost consciousness.

Before he passed out, he cranked up the level of the Resistance Seal on his body in order to contain himself. Raven sighed inwardly and sank his perception on the seal.

Under Luna's worried gaze, several golden seals appeared on his body. She watched as they dimmed down and saw Raven moved for the first time in a month. He slowly rose and sat up, he started twisting his arms in a circular motion, feeling stiffness and numbness all over his body.

”Ugh, I feel so stiff.” Raven said as the numbness on his body gradually disappeared, he then turned to Luna who was on the verge of crying and asked: ”What's the matter Princess? Did something happen-urg!”

”Avi!” Raven didn't finish speaking when Luna suddenly pounced on him and wrapped him into a tight hug. Raven returned the hug but he was frowning. He became even more confused when Luna said: ”You're finally awake!”

”Yes, yes. I'm awake already. Relax, I'm only out for a few hours.” Raven replied, hoping to calm her down. But what he didn't expect, was Luna's reply.

”What only few hours? Avi, you were unconscious for a whole month!” Luna exclaimed in his embrace.

”What did you say?” Raven asked in a shocked manner.

Luna pulled away from the hug and wiped her tears, she then replied: ”You heard me right. You were unconscious for a whole month. At first we thought that you were just gaining enlightenment but you were out for so long that we started becoming more and more worried. What happened to you anyway?”

Raven was gobsmacked. So much so that he didn't even know what to say.

'I'm unconscious for a month? How could that be? Did my enlightenment really last for that long? If that's the case, then why was I barred when I entered the crown space? I should've been able to enter it! What's going on? This is so confusing!'

These were Raven's inner thoughts in his momentary shock. He was pulled back to reality by Luna's voice. He now just realized that she must've been extremely worried for him all this time. He suddenly felt guilty so he did what he could for now and pulled her close to him.

”Sorry.” Raven said as he buried his head on her neck, taking a whiff of her wonderful scent and feeling his hear speed up. ”I didn't know it's going to take that long. Sorry, for making you worry. I'll make it up to you I promise.”

Upon hearing this, Luna cried even more as she returned his hug. Raven showered her with kisses and started inspecting their current location.

Seeing the state of what looks like to be his house, Raven smiled wryly and asked: ”I did this, right?”

”Yeah, you did.” Luna replied as she calmed down, ”The night you went unconscious, we arrived here and saw a foreign force protecting you and destroying your house. We have to wait until it disappeared so that we could approach you. What was that anyway?”

”I'll explain later.” Raven stood up and wore some clothes, he then said: ”I'll go to my parents first, do inform the rest to come at the palace. I'll explain there, okay?”

Luna nodded and thought that it would be better that way, they then parted ways and Raven returned to his parents' home to inform them that he was alright.

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”Law Enlightenment for a whole month. That is really unheard of.”

The King commented in an emotional manner. The rest who were present at his office felt the same way as well.

Raven already informed that the whole month that he spent unconscious was really under an enlightenment.