Chapter 303 - 303: The Gift (1/2)

Chapter 303 - 303: The Gift

[Her words that popped up in front of Van were, without a doubt, unexpected But still, he nonchalantly waved it away and ignored it as he focused on the headstone in front of hiest the ever lived' was engraved on it After freeing Charlotte from the prison that was herher on the spot where Charles teleported him away earlier If there was a chance that he would return here, then that would at least allow him to know of his round, using an abundant arave Heless would be unworthy of her

Van had only known her for a brief h for Van to feel like she was truly family, and maybe, by the end she truly is And perhaps out of all the people he had known throughout his life, she was the one most like him

She wanted the embrace of her family, she wanted the love of her family, she just wanted her family Van understood this, perhaps all too well He craved for the affection that Evangeline and his father could not give, he just didn't realize until now

When a hint of that affection was felt from Charlotte's embrace, Van finally realized what he also truly craved-- a family

He was about to make one with Artemis He promised himself that he would not abandon them as his parents did But now, they too were taken froht hope, a hope that here, so freely

"Thank you, Miss Charlotte," Van then gently trailed his hand on the headstone he made, "I'll find your family for you That

I promise"

Van's whispers reached only the air, but that was enough Finding theoal from the start, the only difference noas the reason behind his search He wanted to reunite with the

What was so important that they had to abandon Charlotte? Did they perhaps think since she was strong, she would survive being alone for a thousand years?

That was unacceptable, Van thought as he let out a long and deep breath Charlotte truly was the strongest person he had ever met, but at the instance that she fell on Van's ar the thelance at Charlotte's grave, before finally calling his Systeain He thought that his Systeone, as even Charlotte could not access hers

But as Van stared at the floating letters in front of hihtly baffled Did they have to unlock their Systeain, but differently this time?

"" Van then shook his head as he erased all of the thoughts in his head Thinking about it noould only lead to more questions

[Souls Collected: 1]

Van then looked at the gigantic flickering soul in front of him

"It's black?"

Van could not help but furrow as he stared at Charlotte's soul He knew that she had probably killed a lot of people in her lifetime, but even some of the criminals in the Pit had a Neutral soul

But still, he onlyCharlotte's soul And to Van's surprise, an unfamiliar set of words welcomed him Instead of the usual choices of where to send the soul, there was no choice at all

[Do you want to absorb the Lv 2447 Dark Soul? Y/N]

"" Van hesitated for a while, before gently and carefully choosing 'Yes', "This is truly goodbye, Miss Charlotte"

Van felt a sudden surge of power flow inside of him as soon as Charlotte's soul was absorbed The nuhtheaded, but still, his task was not over yet

"I will carry your memory," Van whispered as he placedthat Charlotte had in abundance, STR Distributing the rest to his VIT

"!!!"

And as soon as he did so, he felt a searing pain travel through his veins The excruciating painshattered into little bits and pieces, with its shards eating and dicing every fiber of his flesh and ; as Van felt hiround, unable to move even an inch He wanted to scream in pain, he wanted to faint

But he held on Because Charlotte may not be an Olyift And Van made sure to treasure each and every moment of it

A second