Chapter 232 The Sealed Place 2 (1/2)

”Respond to our call… Lapis…”

In the void, the sound echoed and disappeared. In waves, the voice kept repeating.

”You are the future of the Behermes. You are our…”

”No… I…”

Lapis held her head, which was aching. The hazy voice kept echoing, making her feel uncomfortable. She never thought such a thing would happen. Ever since she arrived at Unicorn Peak, she found the voice on her head getting worse, ringing endlessly and ignoring her psychological defense. It entered her mind like a surging wave. Those emotions made her feel uneasy. She never felt so much emotion before. It was as if a lot of people surrounded her were shouting at her. There was fear, joy, anger, and sadness. It made her almost go crazy. She wanted to scream and stop those voices, but she couldn't.

Lapis knew her mission was very important and she had to persevere, but she felt drowsy and couldn't think straight. The voices were so chaotic, ringing in her head and making her almost go crazy…

”Little Lapis~~~~”

”Ah!”

When Lapis felt that she couldn't take it anymore, a gentle body hugged her from behind. Lapis subconsciously screamed in surprise. At the same time, the chaotic voices in her head seemed to get reduced, as if blocked by something.

When Lapis turned around, the first thing she saw was Gillian's beautiful face. Gillian was currently hugging Lapis from behind while shaking her tail.

”Why are you dozing off here? Everyone has walked to the front. If you continue to stay here, you'll get lost.”

”Ah, I, I'm sorry, sister Gillian.”

Lapis shrugged her body, trying to get out from her embrace, but soon, she stopped. She realized that when Gillian was by her side, those voices were suppressed and even completely disappeared. This made Lapis couldn't help but choose to rely on her. Just like a person who was about to freeze to death—they wouldn't mind if it was a volcano or dragon cave as long as they could find a warm place to avoid the cold.

”You don't have to apologize to me.”

Gillian only grinned. After that, she let go of Lapis and held her hand.

”Let's go.”

”… Okay, sister Gillian.”

Lapis stayed silent, then nodded her head as she heard it.

The truth was, Lapis really envied Gillian. She was very clear just how humans looked at other races besides them—an artificial race. Ever since she was young, Lapis often got hurt because of this. It was the most painful memory of her. Since then, she had never shown her true self in front of anyone else, including Anne.

But Gillian was different. Although she had a distinctive feature that clearly differentiated her from human, she still revealed herself in front of everyone. She never seemed to mind and think about this issue. This made her felt really envious. She hoped that one day, she would be able to muster the courage to take off her cloak and show her real self in front of everyone. However, every time she thought about it, she felt afraid, remembering past memories, which made her felt uneasy.

She didn't know what she was supposed to do.

”It's here…”

Suddenly, a cold voice penetrated her mind and pierced through her heart. At the same time, those chaotic voices also seemed to have disappeared.

”My child, it's here. Come with me…”

”Ah…”