66 The sleeping mage (2/2)
”Exactly! And you are the only one who can use all three at once... That guy Marceus and his candidate Daren got really close to doing it, but they lacked the power of magic.”
”Right... But, doesn't that mean that I'll need to get cursed and get blessed?”
”Not necessarily... Because of your unique skill, you can find an alternate way.”
”Alternate way...?”
”You are the magician of recreation right? All you need to do is build a weapon that combines all three types of energy in one!”
”How will I do that...?”
”Oh, for the love of... Your stupid crossbow!!!”
”Oh... Ohhhhh!”
Evlin thought about her crossbow, her most trusted item, her very first weapon that she created when she first obtained the power of magic after passing the final exam to obtain a root of the channeling tree. She had been using it for so long that she almost felt like it was part of her by this point.
She ended up losing her crossbow after transforming it into a gauntlet and letting it be stolen by the demon-slayers. However, she managed to make a new smaller one by finding a door made from the same material.
”So I just need to combine my crossbow with blessed and cursed energy...”
”Exactly! You already have blessed energy thanks to all that silver metal you always carry around.”
”Which means... Now I just need a cursed weapon...”
”Correct! If you combine all three into a superweapon, you will be able to kill basically any being and will be able to use it against East so you can beat her! But you can't do that while stuck in here!!!”
”I know... I know... But you are free right? Can't you send a message to my friends?”
”Gods can only interact with humans when they are looking for potential champion candidates... Or to domesticate them...”
”Domesticate?”
”Yes. If a champion starts to revolt against his god, that same god is permitted to interact with him to reassure his obedience.”
”Ah... So that's why East could turn Marceus's friends into statues... He was disobeying her by not trying to find a partner.”
Evlin just realized East was lying to her when she said she would get Marcus off her back since she can't speak to him because of this condition unless he starts disobeying her. She was glad she rejected that offer after all.
”Correct... But in my case... Your friends are showing no act of betrayal towards me... So I have no right to interact with them...”
”But... You are interacting with me right now...”
”The white void is a place free of rules... No one can be harmed in here... So things like this are allowed to happen... Think of it as a safe zone...”
”I see... You know, for such powerful creatures, you guys sure do have a lot of limitations... Then... How can I warn my friends...?”
”Mmm... Let me see...”
”Ah! What about the south god? Does he have a champion?”
”Not that I know of... He's so far behind in the game that he probably just gave up by this point...”
”Can you talk to him? Ask him to go see my friends as possible candidates to be his champion!”
”Hey!! Are you planning on two-timing me?? Your group should be my followers!”
”We just need him to deliver a message to them! Let them know that they need to beat Xadi to wake me up!”
”Mmm... I see... That might work... But can they even beat that mage without you? Your face just now didn't scream much confidence...”
”They will if they know they can save me by doing that... My family would never abandon me!”
”Well... I hope you're right... I'll pass the message for the South god then...”
”Wait! What exactly are you going to tell him?”
”What's there to tell? Ask your friends to find the mage and stomp him so you can wake up.”
”Huh... Can't you put it in a more poetic way...? Maybe... ”Your dearest friend finds herself trapped in the clutches of evil, and only you possess the power to rescue her!”, or something like that...?”
”...”
”... You know... So that I won't look like some idiot that just got herself captured due to her carelessness...”
”...”
”Or maybe not... I guess... Just ask them to stomp Xadi is fine too...”
”...”
”...”
”I'm going to miss you when you're gone...”
”Eh... Thanks West...”
”Just don't forget, as soon as you wake up, try to search for a cursed weapon. This is the demon kingdom, there has to be one of those in there somewhere...”
”Don't worry...”
”Well, I'm off then...”
”Wait! West!”
”What??”
”After you're done...”
”...?”
”Could you come back and keep me company...?”
”...???”
”I... I'm not good with being alone...”
”... You can't be serious...”
”I don't know how long I will stay in here!! If I just keep staring at this white void all day without anyone to talk to I'll go insane!!”
”Ughhhhh, humans are such a paaaaain... Fiiiiine... I'll keep you company after I deliver the message...”
”Thank you...”
”Want me to hold your hand too...?”
”Don't need to mock me...”
”Well... I'll see you soon I guess...”
”Thanks West...”
West proceeded to vanish and left Evlin alone inside the white void. Without anyone to talk to and nothing to do she was simply lost in her thoughts. She actually had a lot to think about right now.
Marcus and his friends were coming to attack her, her group was finally entering the demon kingdom, she needed to find a cursed weapon to merge with her crossbow, befriending the south god. Many things that she needed to deal with after waking up.
But one thing was topping all of these worries above the rest.
”Why did Ashley lie to me...?”