Chapter 326 - Top of the tower (1/2)

After changing his form and reviling himself to the others, it seemed like Van was starting to wake up and it was at the perfect time. Ray placed him on the floor and allowed him to slowly open his eyes.

”What happened?” He said as he felt a banging pain in his head. Although the spell wasn't damaging, it was still unnatural to make someone fall asleep on the spot. There would be slight side effects to the whole thing.

But when Van's eyes finally opened the first person, he set his eyes upon, were Ray. ”Am I dreaming.” He thought.

Lately, Van started to think about the Redwings leaders' action more and more. It seemed like not only was the leader brave but the whole group. For years all the other kingdoms had fallen victim to the bullying of the empire, but the redwings seemed like they weren't having any of it.

And their actions revolved around one person. ”I want to be like you,” Van said in a soft-spoken voice, but then the sound of laughter was heard coming from the two women in the room.

When he turned to take a look, he noticed that Mia and Bliss where there. ”Van I didn't know you swung that way,” Bliss said laughing.

Quickly, Van's face started to go bright red. He began to touch his whole body all over, realising that this wasn't a dream.

”You, what are you doing here in Roland, and with them. What is going on?” Van said in a panic.

The only way to ascend the tower was by climbing the long ascending spiral staircase, which would lead to each floor. The divine being was located at the very top. While the group ascended the long staircase, Ray started to explain his story.

He went back to the very beginning about how the Divine being that was discovered at Avrion. How he had been given a task to locate all three pieces of the divine being and Roland was the final piece of the puzzle for him.

The Redwings weren't on a quest to defeat the shadow like everyone thought, but they were just on an errand run for the divine being. But while this was happening, the shadow would constantly get in their way.

But not even the Redwings knew the true goal of the Redwings, for all Ray was trying to do was get his body back and get answers about what had happened to him.

”Then why bring me?” Van said.

”I don't know why but the Devine being said If we were to vanquish the shadow, I would need your help and that is why I have brought you with me here today,” Ray replied.

”Do you think it has something to do with the Shadow being after Van?” Bliss asked.

”I can only suspect I know just as much as you do, but the Divine being chooses to answer me in riddles or fragments. Perhaps scared that if I learnt the whole truth, I wouldn't do her bidding.”

”Why would she think that?” said Bliss. ”Of course, if it can get rid of the shadow, you would do anything to help.”

When Bliss said those words, Ray didn't say anything back. It was then that she realised that Ray perhaps wasn't doing all of this out of choice.

”Why did you let me follow you?” She asked.

The vision had not only shown Van. But also shown a dark-haired female who wielded a magic staff. At the time, the vision was quite blurry, but now he was sure of it. Bliss was the other person in the vision, it also couldn't be a coincidence she resembled the Divine being so much.