Episode 10 – Fury (2/2)
Elaru watched hi him She attempted a different approach ”Oi oi! Don't be so ether? So what if I had questionableyou as my mate? The situation is now different Since we are now stuck for life, we are practically family!”
”Fantastic” Kiel said sarcastically ”That explains why I can't stand you Take a page out ofas far away as you can”
”Ah, right You don't get along with your relatives” Elaruwith my relatives either In fact, most of the comparison! It's ht words
She snapped her fingers ”Ah! It's like e”
Kiel alained his balance ”For the love of Origin, please don't coe!” He hissed
Elaru frowned ”You're right, e can be dissolved while we are stuck for life… ”
Kiel alain ”No… that isn't the point… ”
Elaru nodded obliviously ”Right, the point is that now you are one of the ood care of people iones and restart this relationshi+p?”
”There Is No Relationshi+p” Kiel growled out, wishi+ng he could strangle her
”Then let's start one”
”No Let's not”
Surprisingly, Elaru stopped following hihed in exasperation and looked up to the sun
Unfortunately, Kiel didn't get the ti Elaru, decided upon this exactfire:
”Are you going to continue sulking or are we going to Ashar? You know, the deadline for applying for university exams is today”
The city of Ashar was a two days flight from Beyd There was no Gate in Beyd that could be used to teleport over large distances Only major cities had Gates and Beyd was just a small country town There was no way they could make it in time!
”I've already applied for the exauess you haven't yet, huh?”
Kiel froze in his steps ”Are you telling the truth?”
”Of course I can no longer lie to you Our ”
”Lie to me” Kiel blurted out
She grinned ”My favorite color is pink”
Kiel's eyes widened in shock He could clearly tell that it was a lie! Not because of how she said it, or even what she said He felt deep within him with 100 clarity that that was a lie He had never been sure of so
”Again!”
”I aent”
Lie So clear It was so clear! So she really can't lie to him?
So previously… when his 'lie sense' wasn't tingling…
Kiel's hands shook, the dying fire exploded into an inferno in a blink of an eye
Elaru didn't seem to notice because she continued: ”Do you want to stop by your o to Ashar?”
Kiel turned around and spat out: ”Are you deliberately trying to piss me off?! Is this your twisted sense of hu this?!”
Elaru was startled by the sudden reappearance of his fury She had thought that he had ed to calm down a bit She tilted her head in confusion ”What? No What?”
”Beyd doesn't have a Gate!! We can't get there in tily
The realization flickered on her face before it was replaced by a beautiful smile ”Who said we need a Gate?”
Before Kiel could retort with a snide reonal purple crystal the size of a baton stick
An Eternal Beacon
Beacons were artifacts that could be used to create a diardless of where the user was in the world
Beacons were made out of the Gate itself, so they were a limited and expensive method of transportation Periodically, the association of Magic would scrape some dust from the Gate and use it to create slass-like crystal which would le use
However, the Beacon that Elaru was holding was a deep purple color Kiel recognized it immediately as an Eternal Beacon So rare and expensive that there were less than a thousand of them in existence
Unlike a regular Beacon, an Eternal Beacon could be used for an unlimited number of times
Where did she get such a rare and expensive artifact?!
She recognized the disbelief on Kiel's face ”Who do you take e headquarters are in Ashar! Why do you look so surprised? What kind of quest seeker would I be without one of these?” She smiled a brilliant smile
”A normal one” Kiel responded bluntly
”I don't do normal” Elaru smirked
And just like that, Kiel was struggling to stay mad at her
His rekindled anger deflated like hot air escaping froe in expression, but now it felt much less cold His aura stabilized
He tried so hard to hate her, but she was so hard to hate He felt like he was trying to stay , devious, and selfish, there was an inexplicable charm to it
The charinate from her beauty, in that Kiel was sure He had seen many beautiful women before, and none of them had left hi out of her mana? Was it the perfect combination of her many traits that coalesced into 'charm'?
Or Kiel's eyes widened, thinking of another possibility
”Does the bond influence emotions?”