Chapter 224 - Gaining Value (2/2)

Laz never thought of himself as smart, but he also wasn't stupid.

”You humans much have been so much simpler to deal with back when you thought the sun was a deity and monsters roamed your lands.”

It suddenly struck Laz as strange though. Based on what she just said, that means that A'ruya and here people were here... around 500 B.C. But when they talked about it before, she made it seem like so much longer ago. Laz couldn't help but think there was something off about it.

”Ok.”

”Anyway, I just brought you here to see if your fine. You can go back now.” Strangely, after interacting with Laz, A'ruya didn't really feel anger anymore. Nor did she care what happened to him. If she narrowed down her feelings, then she was just relieved he was ok.

She would have summoned him sooner, but she had been busy as of late.

”That's it? No yelling? No... threatening my dog like existence? No evil plans to rip me limb from limb to quench the bloodl.u.s.t in your heart? None of that?”

”What exactly do you see me as?”

”You don't know?”

”I don't really care.”

”Then why did you ask?”

”You're beginning to make me angry.”

”Real shame, that.”

”Just leave...”

”You're not going to violently kill me to get rid of me?”

”Do you want me to?”

”Well, not really. but is there another way out of here?”

With that question, A'ruya pointed at an ancient looking door in the trunk of the tree. Laz had seen it before, but it was always closed so he never really thought about it.

”You mean I can just go through this door?” He asked, skeptical.

”Yes.”

”Then why...”

”You'll know once you walk through it. But since you are older now, it's best if you deal with it yourself.”

”Ok...” Laz started walking to the door, intent on leaving. Just before he turned the vine like handle, he heard A'ruya behind him.

”Whether you believe it or not, I am not your enemy. In fact, we will one day have the same goal. Also, I'm not sure if it's coincidence or not, but where you are right now is where something large and dangerous disappeared a long time ago. It's either going to be a blessing or a curse if you find it, so be warned.”

Laz wasn't expecting much from this meeting as he viewed it as checking in. But now he got a piece of info that confirmed that where he was is probably where the thing that he was looking for is.

'What did she mean by large and dangerous though...?' Again a question without an answer. Laz had way too many of those.

As Laz opened the door, he saw that behind it was a blank space of looming darkness. It almost looked like the little bit of light within was being dragged to the center and collecting into a hole. Since he didn't know what it was, he wasn't afraid and stepped in.

The pain hit him all at once as his body started feeling like it was being ripped apart. Just before his mind gave way to the pain, he disappeared and the door closed by itself, leaving the fairy like beauty alone.

...

As Laz opened his eyes, he felt entirely conflicting feelings. His body felt stronger than ever while the words at the bottom of the foundation started lighting up. These were the continuation on what he had read before. By they were different and he couldn't make them out entirely. On top of that, his head felt like he had been hit with by a train and he could barely stop himself from shaking.

'Maybe she killed me all those times before so that I wouldn't feel the pain of travelling?' It was a crazy thought, but it almost seemed to make an insane bit of sense.

Taking stock of the room and checking the time, Laz noticed that only a few hours had passed since he had gone to bed. It seemed like going to direct route, while painful, was much more time friendly.

Now Laz had to figure out where this thing was that he was suppose to find.