Chapter 159 - The Wheel of Fate (1/2)

Lyn saw the complicated look in Allen's face and wanted to say something. But she refrained from doing so and turned her attention to the fight.

Amid the fight though, it felt like she was being pulled into something, like a vortex of some kind. Soon, her surroundings were different. Lyn found herself in a familiar corridor, a familiar building. Lyn deeply sighed, 'don't drag her into a random magic space now of all times.'

”Didn't you say that you didn't care?”

The cat purred, but in contrast, the jewel on its forehead shone with a bright light. The jewel on the animal's forehead was something she was all too familiar with.

”Didn't you tell me that you wouldn't interfere? That it's up to me to make my own decisions?”

”That's right. No matter what happens, it doesn't matter to me. Whether you fail or succeed. It's not like I don't have emotions like revenge or hatred, but the source of my hatred isn't the stupid conflict going on in the empire.”

”Then,” Lyn paused. She wanted to ask, what exactly is he trying to do? By calling out to her. By appearing before her like this?

”Ah, perhaps I want to find an answer for myself.”

”Answer?” Lyn repeated.

The cat had vanished and in the spot stood a tall man with long dark hair. Due to the darkness, however, it was difficult to see his face. Even now, this person is hiding from her. Lyn has told nobody this before, but this man has always been around. Is he just a figure of her imagination? Somebody that belonged to her subconsciousness? If so, then she shouldn't be able to touch him.

Lyn took a few steps forward and extended her hand out. The man simply smiled and grabbed hold of it, ”I am a real person, have we not spoken about this before?”

”We have,” and they have. But Lyn still had a hard time believing it.

”So regardless of what happens, I will not involve myself in your conflicts,” the man trailed off, ”But the reason why I keep calling out to you is because I respond to your voice.”

Lyn looked at him puzzled, respond to her voice? What does he mean by that? As Lyn thought this, she noticed that the surrounding space seemed to flash different colors. ”I wanted to ask you,” Lyn started, ”About Kazuya.”

The man smiled, ”You need not ask me about him,” he trailed off, ”Besides I am only here because you called out to me. I will always appear before you whenever you need me.”

”Really?” she questioned. Lyn couldn't understand his words even if she thought about it. She didn't understand. What does he mean by her calling out to him? Lyn didn't even know his name, so how could she call out to him? It made little sense to her as always.

”Things have already reached this far, so there is no longer any way of going back. There is no hope for salvation anymore.”

Her real identity? Why was she lost? Those things were insignificant. Lyn gave up on herself who had asked those questions even though she understood the reason.

”I can only completely spin the wheel of fate,” Lyn replied.

Lyn didn't know where those words came from, but she said them with such determination.

”Then I will watch over you; I will see what choices you make. What decisions you make will end up affecting the wheel.”

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Fighting with these wounds isn't easy. It's painful, it really is painful, and she really does feel as like her whole body is in flames. It's burning as if her skin is peeling away. Ah really, in the end, she will always do this. Still, Lyn deeply sighed. Don't just randomly drop the space like that or at least warn her. Regaining her consciousness, only to stop that large-scale attack headed her way. Lyn didn't have to fight alone for long, though; she hears a sudden explosion leading to another fog. But that fog quickly dispersed when she saw who it was. The person who just descended in the midst of the explosion was somebody she knew all too well.

The person that stood there had maroon colored hair. Lyn knew who he was immediately. It felt like something like this happened before.

”Why?” Lyn questioned that back. ”Didn't I tell you already?” Lyn exclaimed.

Yes. She had said this. She said to Kazuya that once this was all over, she would set him free if he chose to leave her. Hadn't she come to this place because she had decided so? Didn't she reveal her abilities like this because of that? Lyn felt stupid seeing Kazuya. It felt like her resolve and everything just crumbled away just like that.

How could he do this to her? Lyn thought when they parted ways that he understood. Even if they want to stay together forever, many obstacles will be in their way. Before they can truly be with each other, she has to prove herself.

”I heard you loud and clear.”