Luke was sitting in the Hazor residence, looking up at the starry sky. Various thoughts began to sink the youth, like a strong tide on a rainy day. "Balance, can we talk?"
[Of course, did you feel any discomfort with mana?]
The Half-wolf suddenly activated the skill, and within that flash, he could again see Ayla, who turned around showing surprise at the young man's attitude.
"I figured that since you are in my consciousness, I would be able to have more ti to talk in the."
The Goddess smiled at the boy's insight. The two then sat down and Luke proceeded to speak:
"That mana inside , controlling it was not a problem, but it's like my life is being held down by the suffering of so many people. That's so... horrible and confusing."
As the half-wolf looked down at the ground, Balance entwined her arms around Luke's head, reclining him on her chest. Her touch was as real as any pain in the Horus Dinsion, though without heat.
The Goddess then began running her hand through Luke's hair, patting him.
"Death is a critical point in this world. It needs balance, even though it was away from their will, the mana that now resides in you is no more the souls of those who left, but just the energy that remains after they are gone," said Ayla.
Then, she let go of him and looked deep into Luke's eyes giving then a kiss on the man's forehead
"It's okay my kid, you don't need to feel guilty about it." She continued.
Luke was just looking, and from a confused face, he gradually changed into a peaceful expression, feeling reassured and welcod.
"I will guide you through the world on your journey. If you find a high-level mage, who specialized in curses, you shall be able to create an item to cope with the side effects of your divided soul. It won't be enough to surpass it thought, you still need to find the rest of the Cursed Items, or kill the nasty demon that made it to you." Ayla then hugged Luke, who was visibly tired, even in the .
He lay under the thighs of the Goddess, who continued to run her hand through the young man's hair
"If I were a mortal, I could also fall in love with you." She spoke.
Luke with his eyes closed, gave a smile, and slowly began to feel a strange warm sensation in the Goddess's lap, then he fell asleep.
A few hours passed, it was still night and the weather was a little chilly, Luke slowly opened his eyes and realized that he was in redith's lap.
She had a blanket around her body and one of her hands was resting lightly on the young man's chest. Luke was wearing casual clothes, and his body was also covered.
"You can go back to sleep honey," said redith, realizing that Luke had woken up.
A small puff of smoke ca out of the half-fox's mouth, which again affird how cold that night was.
Luke then looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and asked:
"Do you rember what we used to do on days like this?"
Then, the girl smiled. "I could never forget, I tried to warm you with hugs and the warmth of our tails."
The man noticed how distant she seed, probably reliving the monts of the past.
"You've always been by my side Luke, I want to reciprocate that. Sotis, I wonder what it would be like if you had stayed on in Oukiwa, if you would just be mine."
So, Luke slowly stood up and hugged redith. "I will not disappear again, and just as you missed in my ti in Vasconcelos, now there are other people who wish for my return as well."
The girl then looked at the young man with a smile and said: "I trust you, Luke. You have always been the man I love."
From the fox girl's eyes, tears began to fall, slowly.
Luke reclined his head and brushed his ears against redith's, just like in the old days, "I will protect you and every one by my side, and if you so desire, you may always remain with ."
The two then got up and went to lie in bed together, remaining in each other's arms all night long, exactly like the old cold days.
The next morning, redith woke up to find herself alone in bed. She got up and looked around the room, but there was no sign of Luke. The half-fox then went to look for him outside, but he was nowhere to be found. redith then felt a strange feeling in her heart, but just as she was about to go back inside, she heard a voice calling her na. She turned around and saw Luke coming toward her, he was sweaty and was carrying a wooden sword.
"I was training; I'm starving right now. Do you want to eat breakfast?"
redith then felt relieved and happy, and the two of them sat down to eat together.
Then after eating breakfast, redith and Luke t Hazor in his office.
The Young half-wolf had talked again with Balance, who directed him to discuss the proposal with Hazor.
"I need your help, I know you can't infer to the revolution, but I want to know, where can I find a high-level mage who understands curses."
For a mont, Hazor pondered, until he looked into Luke's eyes with a serious expression. "Near Yukiat, there is an island called the Diamond Plateau. There resides the First Academy of Magic of the lki Empire, specializing in the training of battlemages. There are many capable mages there, even though it is a facility intended to teach combat magic, it is the only place where you could find mages without direct contact with the empire."
redith then held Luke's hand, who was now demonstrating that he was thoughtful.
'Balance, I just need a mage good enough to help with the curse, so it doesn't have to be a Sensory Mage right?'
[Exactly, and if we go to the academy, we might be able to recruit more soldiers for your revolution.]
Luke then pondered a bit, and then confird with his head, that he would soon be leaving again for Yukiat, heading to the first lki Magic Academy.
Hazor thought for a while, feeling confused about how to go on, his heroic blood wanted to take a direction he knew he couldn't choose. So, he looked at the two of them and continued.
"I know one of the teachers at the academy, he can take you and place you as students."
Luke could not hide his surprise at Hazor's decision "Is it really okay for you to help us so directly?"
The swordsman then smiled and looked again into Luke's face. "I'm just helping two promising youths get into a simple magic academy. I cannot imagine what you intend to do there."
Of course, Hazor already knew what would happen, he was sure that Luke would take this opportunity to recruit more followers, young people have a much harsher sense of justice. He knew that guiding the two of them to the academy would directly influence the future of the empire, but that didn't take away the feeling in his chest of the need to act as a hero should, the duty to do the right thing.
Luke continued to train at the Dojo for the next three days, while he recovered and tried to stabilize the gigantic amount of mana inside him, Hazor guided him with sword practice.
Training with the sword made Luke realize that it was ti to change equipnt, his Behemoth Axe was no longer such an exceptional weapon. A blade was needed, so the young man pondered and decided that he would look not only for a mage but also for a blacksmith.
The young man was practicing the forms passed down from Hazor, when he then stopped and began to think.
'Balance, what do you think is better, an ax, a katana, or a dagger?'
[Don't waste your energy talking to for such futile questions, I care about you, okay?]
'And why do you care about ? I've been thinking about it since that yesterday.'
[When I walked through your soul and reached your consciousness, I could also see parts of your mory. I think it brought a little closer to you, I created a kind of affection or sothing like that].
Luke laughed at this vague answer and went back to striking blows with the wooden sword.
Then ca the morning of the leaving day, redith and Luke were ready with their packs and equipnt. Hazor then finished drawing a magic circle, that made both the half-wolf and half-fox were expressing their confusion. Both imagined that they would be taken by carriage or that they would go on foot, making a long and exhausting journey.
After finishing the circle, Hazor looked at the two.
''Professor Zhanid has arranged to receive you both at a teleportation circle in New Yukiat, leaving from there you will have a week's journey to catch a port.''
The two accepted and climbed into the magic circle, which then began to emit a faint blue light.
Luke looked at Hazor and said: "Don't forget to keep an eye on Walley for . He is a Corrupt who betrayed the lki Empire, but he is very perceptive. At the mont, he hates the Demons as much as we do, except he may still want to do things by himself."
Hazor waved to them and then a glow covered the vision of the two half-beasts, just like when Luke was teleported to the Skdødsgen Forest for the Tournant of Legends.
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