Episode 4 – of Sight (2/2)
”You are a whirlpool of unused potential… like a large chunk of Xiu away in the shadows You only need to be found and refined to be turned into sonificent” She clasped her hands and spoke with strange exciteht that there would be so in this town”
Co him to Xium? Xium was a rare mineral that resenize it even if they caeeems because of their i that he couldn't quite define
”You are lucky too, Kiel Rroda Because I was the one to find you Because I have the power to turn you into what you weredown at him
Moonlight was shi+ning down behind her, giving her an ethereal glow Her hair was softly flying around in the breeze Her eyes were gloith et up from the floor
Her cleavage was exposing the roundness of her breasts Her face showed pure excitelee She was unaware of her own allure
For a briefabout this situation seemed familiar
”Kiel Rroda, will you let me unleash your true potential?” She asked him a question that carried more power than simple words could convey
If Kiel didn't feel like he was faced with life and death choice, he ht have found the situation to be funny This scene would surely look like a fairytale prince proposing to a princess The fact that he would be the princess in this situation would only add to the humor
However, Kiel was in no s Power and charisma oozed out of Elaru in dense waves, even before the dreadfulher presence
While Elaru was concealing her presence, her le drop cah the waves of the ocean rose and violently crashed into him
Her aura washed over Kiel, striking his mind like a hammer He froze, struck to the core by the potent emotions carried by her mana
She could see him Beyond his shell Beyond the false face he showed everyone
She saw the darkness dwelling inside; she saw his talents and his flaws
And she thought him to be absolutely beautiful Not in the superficial, physical way But rather, soht his existence was beautiful Like his existence was needed She needed him She needed him for what he truly was, beyond his lies and his family name She needed the real him
At that lad that she held herBecause the power carried in that aura was not so he was prepared for
In a single rasp Kiel could no longer just walk away and pretend to have never met her How could he walk away froer that craved neither the person he pretended to be nor his family name Even if Elaru was a demon, even if she just wanted to use him in the end… he was unable to walk away
”You say you can give ive you in return? Myself? What does that mean?”
”I need you to becoree, not only will you have access to near limitless mana, but both of us would be able to use pure mana as a result”
Since Kiel refused to take her hand, she retracted it and reached out to the sky, a look of longing covered her face
”Just like you, I have alanted to fly But I can't be bound to just anyone That's where you come in”
That's right While he didn't have the right amount of mana to be able to fly, she was an elibu – she didn't have the right type of mana to be able to fly
Elibu have a transmutation ic Argel have an augic, which was augic An elibu would never be able to fly
By using pure ic And beyond that, pure ic
In the world of Halnea, there existed a fair amount of ancient divine artifacts that could purify transmentation mana Every noble family had a few; some non-noble wealthy families had them as well The rest were under the strict control of association of Magic for use in forging ic portals and other i to reproduce them for hundreds of years to no avail
Was she offering to lend him such an artifact? But Elaru said that her solution would make her able to use pure mana as well If she already had such an artifact, she would already be able to use it Does she know a location of such an artifact and needed his help in getting it? But then, how could he, a non-e, possibly help her?
And what about his lack of enerate endary Soul Crystal - the enerate pure mana!?
She had succeeded in catching his profound interest
Who are you Elaru Wayvin? Who are you really?! Kiel'sto connect all the clues
Kiel jumped back on his feet skillfully He didn't want to look up at her anymore He'd rather look down at her like he was used to
”Are you an intelligence agent?” Kiel blurted out
She frowned ”No”
Not like an intelligence agent would ad one anyway Kiel stared at her suspiciously
”No, really I'ular quest seeker” She defended herself
”Oh? What type of quests do you specialize in? Intelligence gathering ones?”
She rolled her eyes ”That would ent I already told you, I'm not a spy”
She did seeood liars
The brief pause allowed Kiel to regain back his composure and take back the control of the conversation
”It's such a waste With your skills, you could be a top ranked intelligence agent”
She pouted”Bah, you sound like my… ” She paused ”I tried that route, but it isn't forYou have to keep a low profile and passively observe people” Her pout changed into a sing the subject!”
Kiel sies, please continue”
She opened her ain before she could do so
”On second thought, don't Why don't we continue this chat to pretty late, and I aain with her That is… to come up with a battle plan
She looked at him with eyes narrowed in suspicion
”You are not just saying that to get rid of me, are you? You think I am a creepy stalker, don't you?”
That rin wide Elaru was so brutally honest it was refreshi+ng She is like anti-ht
”Yeah, you are a 'creepy stalker' In spite of that, I really am interested in your proposal”
She returned his grin accepting his response
”Well, alright You're currently out of mana, so you can't enter an oath withwhere you usually practice ic”
Kiel nodded briefly before looking around trying to discern where he was and where home was
Elaru must have noticed his disorientation because she asked slyly: “Do you need help getting home?”
”piss off!” His mouth spoke before he could censor it Kiel ay too tired to be picture-perfect
His irritation was a to her - she chuckled musically
”Alright See you soon!” She turned her back to hi off into the shadows of the trees Her presence vanished along with the glitter of her red hair
Kiel jumped up to the branch of the nearby tree, and from there, leaped to the next branch in rapid succession until he reached the top Kiel didn't needthese trees for the majority of his life
The view froet back ho around hisaway frolad that he didn't need to run for hours to get home
Kiel hurried back ho the way Over and over
Such a dangerous fe of uncertainty and insecurity, a feeling that he did not like
And yet Kiel still wanted to
I ht
Back then, when he first h he thought he did
He had labeled her a lupax indemon
He had never beenat the same time
Even when presented with the pure and sier and prejudice, Kiel could not recognize her true form
Unknowingly, he had already started walking along the path of no return And even if he understood the gravity of the situation, even if he had seen through to her core, it would have been too late