Chapter 146 - 143 : Hazy Memories (1/2)

”You're late.”

With her cold eyes and deadpan face, Robin reprimanded Arthur, who so was immersed in trying the new things with the Plant and Nature Magic that he forgot about time. He only arrived at the meeting location half an hour after the agreed time.

”You told me to wait 5 hours and you're still complaining?”

Arthur didn't bother arguing with her much, he summoned the dark cloud and told her to hop in. She hesitated for a bit before she jumped on it but she still seemed stressed as she is now used to high heights.

”Relax. You won't fall so don't keep looking around and just sit.”

”W-who afraid! I was just ascertaining that no enemies are lurking in the darkness.”

She folded her arms and sat on the dark cloud. Since it was rather big, it was more than enough to fit both of them. Arthur also didn't dare get too close to another woman, not because he hated her but he would not want to face Lucy's wrath. That wife of his was so overprotective and gets jealous so fast, it's crazy. Even if they are separated by an unimaginable distance, a woman's instinct is pretty strong, or so they say.

With a playful smirk and a mocking tone, Arthur jokingly said

”You better hold tight or you might fall.”

Robin, confused by what she just heard, tilted her head while facing him but before she could utter a word, the dark cloud accelerated and disappeared from the elven village. It was soon by a cry coming out of her mouth. Her face became paler and her two hands were clutching the dark cloud as if her life depended on it but the sad truth is that even if was standing, she still wouldn't fall as Arthur put a barrier around the dark cloud.

She would suffer no wind resistance, shaking or anything of the sort, it's like an open first class seat in an expensive private jet on Earth except the sight was much more beautiful and it was way safer.

”Get me down! Get me down this instant!!!”

Poor Robin could no longer maintain her cold and calm demeanor, she was freaking out as the surroundings blurred and she could only high and small mountains appear and disappear in seconds.

”I told you we'll arrive fastly.... yet you didn't believe me.”

While shaking his head, Arthur created a small sprout that came out of his finger and grew into a two feet long green vine that wiggled in the air.

”You... you're the worse! I'm telling Miss Lucy you bullied me!”

While playing with his plant, Arthur shrugged his shoulders and nonchalantly replied

”Go ahead.”

....

With the dark cloud's speed, to go from the Itas Continent to the Demon Continent, it wouldn't take more than an hour if not less. Arthur enjoyed the trip and kept using his new magic, as for Robin, she gave up and closed her eyes as she felt a bit dizzy.

As the dark cloud was traveling above the ocean, Arthur's focus suddenly deteriorated and his control over the dark cloud was almost cut. With the last bit of sense he got, he ordered it to halt and float above the ocean, however, his state became much worse for some odd reason.

It only started with a small headache which turned into an unbearable pain that didn't go away even after activating the pain immunity. He held his head with both of his hands and rolled on the dark cloud until he fell into the ocean, leaving only the panicking Robin looking at his falling body with nothing to do but call out to him.

His body was sinking in the ocean but he didn't have the time to move, he gathered his Mana and tried to get rid of the thing that's causing him pain but there was no poison, illusion or anything of the sort, which left him confused.

A sound similar to a banshee, very loud and deep, resounded in the ocean, making the calm water rage and the aquatic creatures shake with fear as they retreated away from the source of the cry.

Arthur didn't know what's wrong with him but he unconsciously emitted that banshee cry, his vision blurred and he seemed to be losing consciousness.