Episode 19 – Distance Test (Part 2) (2/2)
In this situation, even with his degrading mental capacity, Kiel could feel it clearer than ever – Elaru Wayvin was not simple-minded at all No matter hoitted, carefree or careless, she seemed, all that immaturity disappeared in an instant when the situation didn’t allow it As if she switched gears, as if her personality was liquid, molded by the situation
After passing 12 km, Elaru had no choice but to sit down and try to catch her breath
Covering 12 k that would usually make either one of them tired But in this scenario, it felt as if they had been running for days without rest Kiel kept gripping the blanket on the bed tightly He wanted nothing more than to pluck his heart out of his chest and stop the pain It was beco unbearable
Kiel felt Elaru’s hard breathing reverberate inside his head That is when he realized that he too was breathing hard Their raspy breaths seemed to be in sync It felt as if theirwith each other As if the breathing of their cells started synchronizing, as if their hearts became one and the same
His body was urging him to move towards a specific direction The further away she was, the more clearly he could feel her presence
“I don’t understand The farther away you are, the closer to me you feel”
The entire tins of losing power On the contrary, he could hear her more and more clearly, feel her pain more and more distinctly
He wasn’t a sissy, he could take physical pain and disco else entirely He would prefer it if he were beaten to a pulp than going through this again
It was as if his heart was breaking, as if he was nearing the collapse of his mind
It had felt like hours before Elaru reported reaching 13 km mark But she didn’t even need to report it He could tell clearly just how far she was He could tell by how not even a drop of er had an aura He could tell by the sharp stinging pain enveloping his entire body His ony Involuntarily, he let out a hiss He could feel it by his heart that was trying to leap out of his chest
Kiel laid on the bed listlessly, his consciousness clouding over Is this how mana deficiency feels like? His entire body was sore He felt weak
His mind wandered aimlessly, until it reached the depths of his subconscious, where he found the ht blue eyes that he tried not to think about Is this what you felt your whole life? Your whole body screae of collapse
All this tie How naïve… how selfish was I? I even had extra ic You… you didn’t even have enough mana to live…
Elaru’s weak voice brought him out of his daydream “15 kilometers”
He could feel her frowning “I a away fro e to run back MyI won’t be able to last er Should I turn back?”
Kiel considered it for a second before gritting his teeth and replying “No, let’s continue just a bit more” He wanted to know their exact li they could last They ht need to know in the future And even to coress as the bond evolves
Another 5he had ever felt before It was so heart wrenching that he thought he would die there and then just fro He could feel the metallic taste of blood in his mouth
Every part of hi, he could swear that his soul itself was shrieking
A brief cooling feeling dulled the pain as he heard Elaru’s voice “20 kht not make it back at all”
As she spoke, he could clearly feel her She was breathing hard and her li on her skin
“Yeah… coasps He felt feverish, he couldn’t think straight
It had felt like an eternity before his h to think clearly
Why didn’t the telepathy show any signs of weakening? Our minds were 15 km away from each other Could it be that the distance between the Minds is irrelevant? Or does the mark connect our Minds even when they aren’t in proximity to each other? Just like it links to the soul?
No It’s not that telepathy didn’t weaken, it did the opposite Its effects increased
The further they were, the more clearly he could feel her The further away they were, the closer he felt to her Each time she talked to him, he felt her every emotion He felt her every twitch and shake Was it because it becah telepathy? Was that why h?
Or was this… resonance?