Chapter 326 - Top of the tower (2/2)

”Just a hunch that you may be able to help,” Ray answered.

Right now as they travelled up the stairs, Van had a serious look on his face.

”Ray, I guess I should call you now? This is it, isn't it?” Van said. ”You're planning to leave after seeing the divine being. You have no more reason to stay, and you're clearly more powerful than anyone of us here. You have nothing to learn from the academy. I guess what I'm getting at is, I want you to take me with you. Please, allow me to join the Redwings.”

Ray looked at Van and was surprised to see how much he had changed. When he first met him, he was a shy and timid boy, and he still was. He didn't speak much but right now when he had requested to join the Redwings. The sound of his voice wasn't shaky, and he didn't hesitate.

”Van you have changed, it would be a pleasure to have you join the Redwings, but I do not wish to make another enemy so soon. You should first speak to your mother before leaving. As you know, we are at war with the empire, and if the prince of another kingdom was to join, I'm afraid it would cause a misunderstanding.”

”Prince!!!” Bliss shouted. ”Van, you're a prince and the prince of Alure kingdom. Why didn't you say anything? Nobody would have even touched you in the academy.”

”Would that have changed anything?” Van replied. ”if others were to know how I am and treated me differently than who am I really speaking to. Shouldn't you treat people the same way regardless of who they are? My whole life has been sugar-coated, but when I was younger, the guards would always say things behind my back. Because of my abilities, many people had died when I was a child. They still hadn't figured out what was happening but could only assume I was cursed. However, when Amy came, that all started to change.”

When Ray heard that name, a pain in his chest was felt. He too knew what Van was going through because it was the same for him. In the village, everyone had outcasted him on the spot because of his hair colour, but Amy was the first to see past that.

The second person was her Brother Gary. He was the only person who had seen the strange scales and other things on his arm. Yet he didn't treat him any differently, and he also didn't tell anyone about it.

'I promise Gary, I will get you back from the clutches of the shadow' he thought.

Finally, they had arrived at the top floor of the tower. Before they could enter, there was a large steel door blocking their entrance and a circular lock at the front.

”I'm afraid this is as far as I can take you,” Mia said. ”I do not know the code to this door, and only Mia does. It's why the security inside the tower isn't so high. Because without knowing the combination, there is no chance of getting through this door.”

”So the whole trip was a waste then!” Bliss shouted.

”I did as I was asked by Lenny. To take you to the place where the Divine being was located. There is nothing else I can do.” Mia snapped back.

”Don't worry, I can get us inside.” Ray then placed his hand on the door, and the system message appeared.

[Would you like to unlock the door?]

[Yes]

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