Chapter 159 (1/2)

Kung! Thud! Thud!

Reina sitting on the back of Hertes was busy looking around at the forest and rivers which were quickly slipping away from her sight.

The spirits didn’t seem to live in cities and towns like humans or fairies. Maybe because they were a group of beings who were born along with nature. Nature seemed to be their home and town.

Were the spirits homeless?

Among the spirits, there were the kings who had houses in the caves or tree stumps or deep waters.

In the case of a Spirit King, he lived in the iridescent castle which was carved out of crystal.

Kung!

Hertes put Reina down and pointed at the gate.

“Once you walk in there, you’ll be able to meet Sylphid.”

Reina, upon hearing his instructions, walked in with nervousness.

However, even as she walked further into the castle grounds, she wasn’t able to find even a single spirit. It was like no one was living in the castle.

Kiiik!

The large crystal doors in front of the royal looking castle opened automatically.

Reina, gulping down on her saliva, went inside with a lot of caution.

As she entered through the doors of the castle, she went to the center of the room. She saw someone seated on a crystal throne.

A man with three pairs of transparent wings on his back with frothy blue hair hanging till his waist.

A gentle calming wind was rotating around him. The outstanding appearance of the being looked like a beautiful sculpture carved by the most artistic sculptor.

‘This is Sylphid! The Spirit King of Wind!’

She had never seen him before, yet Reina was convinced that the man was Sylphid.

The place was silent, but the moment he got up from his throne, a strong wind formed.

Sylphid got close to Reina and asked,

“Are you the one who opened the Spirit World after a thousand years?”

“That is right, Spirit King, the purest form of nature, the friends of fairies!”

“Hmm, you seem to know quite something about us.”

“I heard a few things about the Spirit World before coming here.”

It was a long time ago, thousands of years ago, that the spirits had lost contact with the other world.

Almost all records related to them have disappeared. However, some of their traditions were passed down through legends and fairy tales.

Reina had information about the Spirit World because of those traditions and records.

“But, you have a very interesting tattoo on your body.”

Sylphid while looking at Reina with his clear eyes, told her.

“You’re talking about the Earth’s Tears?”

Reina never knew that her body was displaying a magic tattoo. It was because her father and her retainers were keeping her away from the truth.

However, after meeting with High Elf Erenes, she found out what the tattoo was and why it existed.

“You refer to it as the Earth’s Tears? Looks like a pretty great Elementalist created it to communicate with the Spirit World. Was that why you were able to open the doors of the Spirit World and come to this place?”

In the days of the ancient Abaron Empire, the number of Elementalist began to decrease as the World Tree disappeared and the communication with the spirits weakened.

In response, some of the outstanding fairy Elementalist began to work together to increase communication with the Spirit World.

The result of their hard work was the ‘Earth’s Tear’.

The Earth’s Tear forcibly created a cipher in the dimension, acting as a key to the door of the Spirit World.

However, the side effects were severe.

Moreover, even before it could be completed, the Abaron Empire had walked into the path of destruction.

The last Empire’s Elementalist regretted it.

The descendant of the few Elementalist was known to have inherited the Earth’s Tears. Eventually, when there was only one of them left, he turned over his work to a human servant, who later married the royal member of the Volga.

It was an unknown secret and was forgotten for a long time.

The only thing known was that the Earth’s Tear was constantly being passed down in the Royal Volga family.

With a little nervousness, Reina continued to talk to Sylphid,

“I along with some fairies held a ritual together. Do you maybe know where they are?”

“You are the only visitor we have today.”

Erwin and Sylvia along with the other party members were back on Middle-Earth.