Chapter 451 - Go home! (2/2)

”I knew you wouldn't admit it, One day I promise I will….” Roy paused for a second. ”Yes?”

”Yes, it was me. Do you remember the incident with the shadow? I was there for a few reasons. Originally my goal was to talk to the Divine being. But the shadow had unexpectedly appeared.”

Roy was a bit stunned, he didn't think it would be that easy for Ray to admit it. ”Why…Why did you set it up, so it looked like I killed you. You ruined my life.”

”And you hurt one of my men. Do you not remember coming out on the field. You hurt one of the members of the Redwings.”

”Oh is that who this guy is,” Kyle said. ”The teacher that hurt Jack, well it makes sense if one of the king's men is hurt in front of his very eyes, he would have to do something.”

Hearing Kyle's words, it was a reminder of what the group had told him before. Due to Roy helping them, he had come with them, they agreed to pay for his stay at the Inn. They decided to explain to him why they were in the empire and how they were part of the Redwings. Slyvia also offered an official invitation to join.

Roy didn't decline, but he didn't accept, for he wanted to hear Ray's explanation of why he did what he did.

”It's more complicated than you think,” Martha said nervously, trying to calm the tension in the room. ”Ray take it easy on him. He helped and possibly saved mine and Slyvia's life. And Roy, we were there to help fight against the shadow. Ray's situation is far more complicated in this.”

”As you can see, even now we are doing everything we can to go against the shadow.” This was as much Martha could explain without scaring someone. If they were to tell them that Ray was a fated one, and the divine being was at the Redwing base. They would have thought they were a bunch of liars.

'I guess, I was a bit hot headed in those days.' Ory thought, but didn't say it out loud and wouldn't admit it.

Just then, Sylvia had come into the room. ”Oh, he's finally awake,” Slyvia said.

Looking at her, she was currently wearing an eye patch over her right eye. Ray thought that maybe she had gotten injured while he was away but something felt off.

”You're eye what happened?” Ray asked.

”Oh, this, don't worry it will heal I just hurt it a little,” Sylvia replied.

Using his Dragon eyes, Ray could see the truth. Her aura was mixed with some of the Shadow plague.

”You are infected.” Ray said, coming out from the bed and going to her side.

”I told you I'm fine.” Sylvia protested.

But Ray, lifted his hands and snatched the Eye patch off. Showing a black filled shadow infected Eye.

”Go back to the redwing kingdom now. Go see Bliss and tell her to try to remove it.” Ray ordered.

”No, Ray. I'm fine. Look I'm talking to you fine right now aren't I? I'm talking to everyone fine, and my body isn't being hurt. I know myself better than you. It isn't affecting me.”

”Just like it didn't affect Gary?” Ray said. ”Eventually even he was taken over. If it happened to him, then it will definitely happen to you.”

Ray was deeply concerned, everyone could tell. It had been a long time since he had mentioned Gary's name. And seeing Slyvia like this, everything had come back to him. He couldn't let it happen again. He couldn't let another one of his people get taken over by the shadow.

Maybe Bliss could do something to get rid of the infection. If she got it out from the land, then she should be able to do it with a person, was his thought. Still, he was unsure.

”I'm not Gary. Me and him are different Ray, and we don't even know if this is the same. I already went to my brother. We tried to remove it like we did with those men, but it didn't work, and it seems like the people they took in are all fine as well. Maybe this is different, besides if I leave now or later it won't make a difference. And I need to be here right now.”

”What do you mean?” Ray said.

”Ray, you've been out for a few days,” Martha replied. ”The all kingdom tournament. It starts tomorrow.”

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