Chapter 90:
Arthur's Point of View
Reed Farmstead
Days had passed since my return, and my wounds still felt fresh. The injuries sustained from Rudnurth and the spell returning to the present had been taken care of. However, the damage I received from Thana was still on the nd. They were no longer gaping holes and slashes like before, but the fact that they persisted days later, irked .
"That spear wasn't normal." I mumbled to myself as I put my armor on.
I assud it was the reason my wounds were taking so long to heal, even with most of my energy returned to . Although, with my armor on, no one would suspect otherwise. Picking up my sword, my mind drifted to the last three years and everything I had learned. It made hopeful that training would be easier now.
However, there was still one thing I needed to check. "Ya goin sowhere?" Austin asked from the doorway.
Eyeing him for a mont, I replied as I finished putting on my armor. "There is sothing I need to check on. I would have done so as soon as I returned, but my injuries prevented from doing so."
"Would ya like so help?" The red-haired boy asked innocently.
With my sword on my back, I ruffled his hair and headed downstairs. "Not this ti."
Austin followed downstairs to an alard and surprised Augustus. "Well, where ya goin?"
Grandpa Reed moved in front of slowly. "Yer goin sowhere?"
"Need to look into a few things. Won't be gone long." Moving around him, he quickly put his cane up to stop , and I had to refrain from glaring at him. "Yes?"
"Are ya doin alright? Your wounds are all healed up?" He inquired with an inquisitive gaze.
"For the most part."
After letting Cassidy see the extent of my healing capabilities, I thought it best to dispose of the heart to be on the safe side. She could tell people, but I made the mistake of thinking this was back in the past, and people would leave alone. Barely any ti had passed, and these people hadn't changed. They were thoughtful and caring enough to put up with . Problem was I was used to a certain way of life that I no longer have.
"I'll be back later." Pushing his cane down and moving around him, I continued. "There are a few things I need to look into."
"An escort wouldn't be a bad idea, Arthur." Grandpa Reed had followed outside where Cassidy was and quickly made her way over. "Surely a few Town Guards could-"
"No!" Raising my tone startled him, and I sighed as I closed my eyes. "I'm sorry. I need to be alone right now. You've been amazing this last week, and I appreciate everything you've done for , but I need to do sothing in privacy without people following around or spying on ." Then my gaze drifted to Cassidy. "Things didn't exactly go too well the last ti I had people following around."
The older man sighed. "Very well. Ah hope yer right. Be safe, and don't co back covered in blood this ti."
Chuckling at that, I turned and started to leave. "I'll do my best."
With that, I wasted no ti as I started sprinting and tearing up parts of the road and ground. There was only one place on my mind that I wanted to check before I did anything else. Klasteris. What condition it was in and if it had been moved... These thoughts plagued my mind, and I avoided the Heart of the Hollow Forest since I was ashad to even think of visiting Aydan's guardians.
A few hours had passed, and I was getting close. Throughout the process, I changed my path several tis and leaped vast distances in case anyone was trying to follow . After getting to be a few miles out, I ca to a stop and floated myself into the air with my eyes. Not at any violent speeds, but enough to keep airborne.
Familiar mountains ca into view, and I grew more anxious as I slowly moved over them. At the top of the mountains was where Klasteris should've co into view. It didn't. Standing at the top of the mountain, a fog had covered the area. Frowning, my energy reached out and utilized the wind to quickly disperse the haze from my view.
In doing so, I fell to my knees in horror. "No..." I whispered to myself.
Before was a giant hole that had grass growing down into it with trees also perched on the sides of its depths. It spanned several miles underneath and around the surrounding area where Klasteris should've been and seed to be just as deep.
Very few floating stones remained in the air. Likely the remnants of my anger and the ones that survived my attack on Thana. I feared that the kingdom was forgotten due to it falling to war, but there was no ntion of it in any history book I had read. All that remained was a wide-spanning hole, who knows how deep, in the middle of two mountain ranges. It wasn't the war that destroyed it in the end. It was ...
Gritting my teeth, my head hung low as I realized more innocent blood was on my hands. Blood from ones I had sworn to protect. The lives that Elias, Aydan, and so many others had entrusted to . Klasteris trusted , and this is where it got them. Lestrania placed its hopes in , and I failed.
Sitting down in the snow, a cold wind blew as I looked at the scenery with a lifeless gaze. "I don't know if it was worth it, Aydan." I started. "But I know you loved this place. Even if you were willing to make that sacrifice, I never wanted you to." Then I leaned into the cold rock behind . "Sa with Mara. However, I will do everything in my power to avenge both of you and make sure Lestrania is looked after. It'll just be a little different this ti, but trust in like you once did."
No one answered or replied to like I had faintly hoped. It was no surprise. Although now that I was here, I didn't want to go back. Hours of running, jumping, and flying just for this disappointnt made it more daunting to return. I could've gotten here faster had I poured more energy into it, but I was still focusing on my wounds.
"If only I could teleport like either of you." My sword flashed on my back as my energy seed to resonate with it, and I stood quickly. "What?" I mumbled, confused as I drew it from my back.
A light shot from the sword's orb that matched my eye and hit the ground. My energy started to morph before and quickly turned into a circle of sorts. Examining it, I saw that it was paper-thin, but it was clearly being created by the sword, which ant it was created by .
Putting my hand out and slowly touching the energy, I felt it phase through. "Huh." I said before pulling it back and seeing that it was perfectly fine. "One last lesson or gift?" My question was asked with a smirk on my lips as I looked back at the hole where Klasteris once floated. "Thanks."
With that, I stepped into my newest ability. Might not be teleportation, but that's overrated. Everyone knows portals are where it's at.
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