Chapter 285 - Unseen Paain (1/2)

Rhys seemed very reluctant to tell her since he kept looking away from her. In the end, he simply hugged her tightly, ”Uh, Rhys?”

”...”

Lyn sighed, what use is there hiding it from her? She will eventually find out, anyway. ”Well, I'll get going then,” she still felt very uneasy, leaving him alone. But she did come here to check on Mother. This may be the only time she will get a chance to see her Mother.

Rhys nodded and started to walk away in the opposite direction. Lyn turned away too, but after a few seconds, she heard rapid footsteps heading back to her. ”Rhys, whats—” her sentence fell short when he hugged her from behind. His lips grazed her ear.

”Thank you.”

Thank you? Lyn was about to ask him what he meant, but Rhys was already walking away. It was only after she was sure that Rhys had already gone did Lyn realize what he was about to do. It can't be, right?

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Year 4014 Central Town - Backalley-

Lyn had never gone out when it was night before in the Mist Kingdom. So she didn't realize how bad the mists were - but now that she got a look she understood. It's no wonder people don't go out late. If they do, they'll pick an inn nearby to stay at instead of going home. The Mist had surrounded the entire place; it was hard to identify the streets and houses. But Lyn made her way through, regardless. After some time had passed, she felt the presence of other people, and the sound of fighting.

Hesitantly Lyn made her way towards the source of the sound. In a few minutes, she eventually arrived at an alleyway. In the center of a pile of bodies was Rhys. The surrounding aura around him was beyond deadly, and the scent of blood was heavy.

”Rhys…?” Lyn called out.

Rhys whipped his head in her direction, ”Lyn?”

”Um, say.. I…”

She what?

Rhys sighed, ”Wait a moment, I'll come over there, and we can go back.”

She could only stand there and nod dumbly. Lyn couldn't mistaken his change in tone. Just now, there was something frightening in his eyes and aura. Was that just her imagination?

Before Lyn could say any more words, she felt somebody grab hold of her leg. Lyn looked down and saw one of the people on the ground had woken up. The look in their eyes screamed malice and Lyn tried to break free. But it was too late, a bright glow surrounded the man, and the ground shook.

”I'll just drag you down with me.”

It happened all in a flash before she could get dragged down by the guys magic. A pair of familiar scrolls wrapped around her like a wall - separating her from the man and shielding her away. By the time the scrolls came down, all she could see was the remains of what was there. The sight was beyond brutal, and the one who did it was… ”Rhys?”

Rhys had left the pile of bodies and was making his way over. His massive strides in this darkness and Mist, made her heart feel heavy. Something felt wrong, but she didn't know exactly what it was. By the time Rhys reached her, Lyn knew that he wasn't happy with her.

”Why on earth did you follow me?!” Rhys exclaimed. ”I told you to go back for a reason!”

”I was just concerned, I…” Lyn looked over at the bodies sprawled across the floor. Even without getting a proper look, she knew all those people were dead.

”You what?”