466 Meeting Fae King Vivian (2/2)
Zero looked at the names of the people he should be looking for and raised his brow. ”Are they really all faes?”
King Vivian chortled. ”Yes. Although they call Sylvia the Silver Witch, she's actually not human. Somewhat similar to Raju, she's taken an interest in mortal activities and participated in research of some strange science for the last few hundred years. She's actually a Great Sylph.”
That was useful to know. While it didn't change Zero's initial impression about Sylvia, he was slightly more open to the idea of negotiation instead of confrontation at first sight. He still couldn't forget how reluctant Xvyal and Yxaan were summoned back to U.N.U. with reluctant faces and smiles. As the village leader, he hoped that he could do something to help the magician twins.
”King Vivian, I have a favour to ask of you seeing as you know Sylvia. Two of my villagers from Half Moon Village were summoned back to the United Nation of the Uncanny and I worry for their well being because they haven't sent word back even after I returned from Derby Desert.”
The Fae King didn't reject Zero. If anything, he seemed deep in thoughts. ”Are they chimaeras?”
Zero paused. ”They're magicians...?”
King Vivian made a sour expression. ”If they received a summon from Sylvia, it must mean that they are chimaeras. There is no other explanation. I'm sorry, Zero. However, this is currently out of my jurisdiction. Sylvia knows what she is doing so if they pass the test, no harm would befall them. However, should they fail... I can only hope they find peace in a new life.”
Zero was sad and confused but King Vivian didn't leave Zero hanging. Instead, he gave the doctor a communication stone that could be used to send messages to faes.
”This is a soul stone,” he explained. ”It helps faes reach out to each other despite terrains and distances. However, the tricky thing is to always require a part of the fae you wish to contact like the bark that Axel gave you. as it is, I have a feather from Sylvia that I normally use to contact her even though I don't use it often. You can return it to me when you visit Mystic Meadows.”
Zero received the soul stone and Sylvia's feather carefully, thanking King Vivian. The Fae King watched Zero with a complicated expression. As a fae, he was extremely sensitive to the life energy and mana in every living creature. Strangely, Zero did not emit any sort of energy even if he could tell that the young boy radiated powerful magic traces left behind by various Gods including Gaia. If it wasn't for those blessings, he would never have believed such a person was the chosen one in the prophecy.
Zero excused himself and King Vivian didn't stop him. If anything, he looked relieved as Zero hurried away to make contact with the difficult Great Sylph. It wasn't easy being the Fae King with four difficult key holders and King Vivian hoped that the chosen one from the prophecy would be able to overcome the other three obstacles in his way to obtain the remaining keys without much bloodshed. Unlike Raju, Sylvia and Leah were more difficult to handle.