67 chapter 67 - Fools hope (2/2)
”Noir...? It has been a long time, hasn't it?”
”Indeed Kenji. You've been accumulating XP too slowly, but you've done enough now. Congratulations.”
Kenji tilted his head, something off in Noir's tone.
”What's happened?”
”My brother has grown suspicious, soon I fear my actions in changing his plans will be discovered. This might be the last time we meet,” Noir's eyes glittered with stars that ran down her cheeks like glittering tears to kiss the dusty stone below.
”I won't let that happen, your my friend after a;;,” Kenji said as he held her hand in both of his. ”Can't you run away?”
His words only made the star tears run all the faster.
”In a sense, but not with you. Even as a member of the Observer council, I cannot escape the authority of my superiors. Only a raised soul can do that, like you.”
”A raised soul? What's that?”
”Like how you raise a soldier in wartime, we raise suitable souls to join our ranks. Those that have faced endless trials are strongest, heroes an excellent example. But as we don't have the time, here is your choices and the bonus gift for becoming level four.”
Kenji hugged her tight, and softly Noir wound her arms around him in turn.
”We will meet again. Stay strong, Noir,” Kenji whispered.
”I don't doubt you Kenji, I'll be waiting.”
When Kenji let go a very sleepy-eyed Violet met his eyes, a soft smile matching the bright surprise in her lilac eyes.
”I think it's my turn to sleep,” she said already looking as if within a dream and kissed Kenji lightly on the cheek without thinking about it. Cheeks going bright red, Violet's eyes widened.
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”Cheers,” Kenji whispered, eyes unfocused and rather wanting to puke off the wall's side and into the bubbling water below. The strange thing about videogames, they were never so realistic as to show that an entire town set on fire might turn an old castle's moat to steam.
Going red in the cheeks, Violet shoved Kenji aside and took off like a bird realising she had the wings to fly. Left rubbing his head on the ground, Kenji didn't bother wondering what had upset Violet and focused on the two gleaming banners in his mind's eye.
The first banner was his usual, an additional forbidden slot with added internal space. While the second was an evolution that upgraded his internal space, made his base body not need to sleep and increased the efficiency of his [Forbidden Slot]s from 50% to 65% of the copied body.
Kenji picked the second option, his base form now appearing like a tall dark wizard with ashen skin. So too did he become instantly awake, as if all fatigue vanished in a moment. So too appeared the last banner, that left him with a flowery key in hand with the description of 'Flora God dungeon key'.
It wouldn't help him now, but once this business with the Far King was over with it night be useful. With his mind alert again, Kenji decided to do the rounds and check up on the soldiers, war leaders and while he was at it, find Violet and apologize.
For what? He hadn't the faintest, but she was one of his dearest companions and damn it Kenji would make sure she was all right. Or as well as he could an apocoloptic hellscape continued to engulf Tariak whole.