“You plan to interfere?” He asked.
“I plan to fix her,” I responded. “I can save her life. If you try to stop …”
“Hehe… you already suspect my strength, and you still threaten ?” He gave a dangerous look.
I coughed. “I was going to say I would convince you…”
“However, you should know by now what happened to Lydia. I allowed you to fight her because I wanted you to see for yourself. She doesn’t rember anything. She doesn’t rember you, her na, or anyone else in her life.”
“I know…” I closed my eyes. “The miasma destroyed that part of her soul. Everything related to us is gone.”
“It’s the way soul reaving-daggers work.” He sighed. “They burn from the outside in. She likely wore the mories of her friends and loved ones outwardly. Only those things buried deep survived that attack.”
There was a long period of silence after he had spoken. As for , I was partially thinking, but I was also running through my available jobs and skills in my mind, deciding on my next course of action. After so ti, I finally ca to my conclusion.
“Alysia, I’m going to need you to do sothing for .”
“No!” She imdiately declared. “Not that, Master.”
“Alysia. You’re the only person I would trust to do this.”
“There has to be so other way.”
“Maybe… but I don’t have the ti to co up with one. This is my choice. Please honor it.”
“Master…” She whimpered but didn’t argue anymore.
I walked over to Lydia’s side, looking her over one more ti. The silent Kingpin watched out of the corner of his eye. I didn’t know what to make of the man. He had seemingly saved Lydia’s life. The assassins that Lord Roth had sent should have killed her, but he had managed to keep her alive and then take care of her. It seed like I owed him for that. Perhaps, there would be a ti when I could repay him.
“Do you intend to interfere anyway?”
“I do.”
“Even though she doesn’t rember you? Even if you do manage to heal her, she still won’t know who you are.”
“I understand.”
“If you fail to heal her, and sohow cause her to die here, I will kill you where you stand.”
I t his dangerous glare. “I accept.”
“Hmph…” He snorted. “Then do as you will. I’m curious what this healing thod you’ve concocted is. I may not be a White Mage, but I have a certain level of knowledge when it cos to souls. The current state of her soul is disordered, and I see no ans of completing what was started. This was her choice… I an, her life is in your hands now.”
“That’s why I won’t fail.” I smiled, holding out my hand.
Alysia ford in my hand, but her form was much smaller. She appeared as a dagger, perhaps even smaller. One might be amiss to see her as a letter opener. It was almost like she was hiding her physical size, afraid of being larger.
It didn’t matter, because what I was cutting wasn’t physical. I slamd the blade into myself, and I started to cut.
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