32 Chapter 32: Preparing To Break The Barrier (1/2)

Alex slowly opened his eyes, looking at the clock next to his bed he was a little shock to see he overslept by a lot. ”Guess I was tired”, he thought as he slowly got out of bed.

Exiting his room Alex made his way towards the bathroom, closing the door behind him he undressed and took a shower. After freshening up he went downstairs where he saw the children either playing or watching television.

Aura came up behind him and said in a cheerful tone, ”Morning, Master. Sleep well”, she asked while hugging him from behind.

Feeling her warmth Alex couldn't help but have his mood raise, ”Morning Aura”, he said as he struggled a bit to get out of her hug but she held him like a vice. ”Just a bit longer”, she whispered from behind, and after a moment she gave him final squees before letting go, with a skip in her walk she went into the kitchen with a blissfully smile on her face.

”Is that really all it takes to make the little element happy?” Alex thought to himself as he watched her skip off into the kitchen, probably to make him some breakfast. Alex moved towards his seat at the dining table and sat down while waiting for his breakfast, soon Aura came out with his coffee.

”Breakfast will be out soon”, said Aura as she placed the coffee down on the table before turning around and heading back into the kitchen.

Alex took a sip of the coffee and savored it, then turned to look at the children as they played. Alex saw that Aura had taken the liberty to buy some toys for them to play with, they looked as if they were enjoying themselves. Alex held nothing but pity for these children so seeing them smiling again made him happy.

Normally it would have taken longer for the children to recover, but when you have a being like Aura at your side it is truly hard to stay gloomy. Her very presence brings happiness to the surroundings as she engulfs all in a warm soothing invisible light.

Aura came out of the kitchen and place Alex's breakfast onto the table, Alex started eating right after thanking her. Finishing his breakfast Alex stood up from the chair, Aura was standing by his side waiting for him to tell her what to do. He turned to her ”That was delicious, thank you Aura”, Alex said causing Aura's happy face to become even more so.

”What could you find out about the girl in the barrier?” Alex asked her, Aura face turned serious when she heard his question.

”It seems that the barrier was created by something within the child, I presume it's a special ability she was born with but can't be sure. The girl was poisoned like the rest but unlike the rest, she would have died a minute or two before you arrived if not for the barrier. The barrier in itself is very special as it can slow time down to a craw inside. This stopped the poison from killing her but also put her into a deep sleep and the only way to deactivate the barrier would either be to wait for it to naturally dissipate or forcefully destroy it”, Aura answered.

Alex thought over the information for a while, ”The ability is definitely a sacred gear, a powerful barrier type one if I'm not mistaking,”

”What would happen if we were to wait for the barrier to dissipate or destroy it forcefully?” Alex asked.

”Well, from what I've seen, Master, if either happens the poison will act up again and kill the girl, I advise we clean it first and then save her, I would also advise we not break the barrier but wait for it to naturally dissipate.” Aura said.

”I understand the cleansing the poison before we save the las but why wait for it to dissipate naturally?”