Everything was still dark when Allesiah woke up. In fact, there was only a gentle warm light that illumined her surroundings which were still blurry. Aside from this, she heard the crackling that cos from wood placed under fire entailing that, the light ca from flas. This perfectly explained why she felt warm. Adding to this sa sensation on her body is the cloth which was placed over her body.
"Hey are you up now?" Zeke asked, sitting right beside Allesiah whom he heard making noises. Of course he didn't look at her anymore. He simply continued sorting various things over his [System].
Allesiah was still half awake when all these happened. Her mories were all restored back to normal which gave her a splitting headache. She then looked at the person who just spoked to her. Understanding what it is that happened.
"Oh my face might be a bit different and so is my voice but "
Even before Zeke could finish what he was saying, Allesiah hugged him. Tightly enough for Zeke to understand how much the elf longed for that mont to co. And how much she needed to endure just for the sake of being reunited with him.
She knew that it was Zeke. Her mories would not be regained otherwise because of the conditions she made. And upon rembering this, her face went red from the embarrassnt she felt. Thus, with her face still buried on his face she began asking.
"Uhmm master Zeke."
"Take off the master part already. Our contract expired already." Zeke said, patting her head gently.
"Okay thenZeke"
Upon ntioning his na without the honorifics, Allesiah's face blushed even more. She wasn't used to this. Plus, Zeke actually caring for her like a lady was also sothing foreign. Making her return even more dreamlike than she imagined it to be.
On her head, she figured that Zeke would put her to training right away. Scold her for getting caught and being so weak. Then put her through the sa opponent over and over again until she won. That is the kind of welco she was expecting. That's why she made the most out of the lock on her mind. Ensuring that she at least gets sothing she wants before this begins.
Instead Zeke was there. Looking elf like with a charming smile on his face. They were under the open night sky with a fireplace near them. And her body was intimately holding on to his.
"You ca for ." Allesiah began; mustering the words out of her mouth as she embraced Zeke even tighter.
"Of course I did. You're the closest thing I've got to family in this world after all." Zeke replied disregarding his initial plan of waking her up while she was falling from [Horizon].
At that mont, there was no threat of enemies coming for them anymore. Zeke's [Conjures] were doing a fine job of securing the whole continent for him. Allowing the gar to have so ti with Allesiah. This was all for logical reasons of course. He wanted to make sure that it was her that returned and that, she would not be in so sort of crazed state.
Aside from these, he wanted to make sure that she'd get a good experience when the real her gets back. This was not part of the logical reasons but sothing he felt indebted to do. After all that they've been through, the least he could do was be kind to her.
Thus, the two chatted all night. Zeke prepared so food in advance, feeding Allesiah with so proper and decent elven al. He then continued to informing Allesiah about the state of Sylph whom he got before her.
"That's not fair. I should've been the first one on your list right? I've been with you the longest yet you ca saving my sister first."
"Okay first of all I didn't even know that you guys were the counts of the continents. All I knew was that there were so powerful beings leading the march."
"Okay I accept your explanation." Allesiah said, as if she had the higher ground on the conversation.
Zeke didn't mind at all. He just wanted to enjoy the mont as much as her. The last ti they had such a conversation was back on Yaeger's realm. Right after Zeke defeated the [Carnivorous Turtle].
"So what happened to your original body exactly? It still feels weird you know. Especially after you told that it's Keith's body."
"Wellbasically I was already dead. Had it not been for the mysterious skill that I got on one of the quests, I'd really be gone and nobody would've saved you." Zeke said.
"So you failed huh."
"More or less. That counts as the first ti Zeke Elwood ever lost. It wasn't part of my plan. That was literally a ga over and yet, I was lucky enough to get a reset."
"That just ans you're as mortal as any one of us. Isn't that a relief at least? To know that there are still things which you can improve?"
"Exactly as I was thinking." Zeke said in reply.
Allesiah looked at him intently. There was sothing different about Zeke. Apart from the appearance and the voice, his aura itself was different.
Allesiah knew that he matured and grew into soone that made his forr self only a shadow. It was a Zeke who had a lot of secrets hidden and, one who saw the world even more vastly than before. Yet she didn't bother asking about things like this. If Zeke really needed to, he'd tell her. Allesiah knew this and so, all she could do was to get strong enough for her to be trusted with such information.
"Anyway do you rember anything about the transport that happened twelve years ago?" Zeke was moving to so information that he needed. Allesiah welcod this gladly because, she knew that it wasn't in Zeke's nature to simply speak about things under the sun.
"Actually about that I did sense it. There was a form of mana that didn't belong to Yaeger."
"So what that old man told was right." Zeke said, with Allesiah wondering who this old man is.
"Can you still recall it?"
"Of course I can. In fact, I even saw hints of this being present on both Glade and the fake version of you. But that's as far as I can rember. My erred mories have been erased after all."
"No. That in itself is fine. We'll at least be able to get leads after this. With your skills in [Mana Sight] I'm sure that the pieces of the puzzle will naturally fall into place." Zeke said and then looked at Allesiah.
"That is, if you still want to join on my journey."
"My. Since when were you mindful of what I wanted?" Allesiah replied, giggling as she replied.
"I'll go wherever you will. The contract might have disappeared but I know where my heart's loyalty lies." As soon as she uttered the words, Allesiah's face flushed red. She imdiately understood what her words could imply and Zeke even made this obvious.
"That sounds more of a proposal."
"AHHHH STOP IT!" Zeke laughed at her, a genuine one which Allesiah felt happy to hear. Indeed, all her years of torture in the labyrinth seem like nothing but a bad dream now.
"So what do we do now exactly?" She asked, finally regaining her composure.
"Wellyou just woke up right? Do you want a little bit of stretching out?" Zeke said with a smile on his face.
One which Allesiah knew quite well. Even with all the changes that happened to him, it was still the sa Zeke after all. A crazy idiot who always had the craziest plans in mind. And that smile was there to prove her right.
"What do you have in mind exactly?" Allesiah asked nervously. Regretting that she even gave the opening for Zeke to take opportunity of.
"First of all, I need to be repaid. That's my first kiss after all and you stole it."
"Your what?!" Allesiah said in shock although it was also her first. She just couldn't believe that even after all those years, Zeke was still the sa uncaring individual who didn't involve himself in any form of romance.
"Oh don't be so shocked. Anyway, the crystal left by the fake Sylvia had mana traces left on it. I'm guessing you can make a proper connection back to its source right?"
"Of course I can. But what are you planning exactly?" Allesiah asked. Getting the crystal from Zeke's hand and imdiately seeing the thread of mana which stretches farther than what her eyes could reach.
While she did this, Zeke ford a party with her. One which was kept in private so that Sylph won't cause an uproar at the mont. Through this, Allesiah could make use of so features of the [Gar's System].
"I'm done. The location is sowhere within the Dwarven Continent of Mithril. The location of the source should be pinpointed on the [Minimap]."
"It's good to see that you still rember the functions of my system."
"Of course I do. Anyway, what's the plan exactly.
"That should be obvious. You've rested enough after all and I need to asure just how strong you are even without your recent mories."
"You're going to make go through hell again aren't you?"
"Nahh don't be silly. It's not as crazy as you think.
"Okay. Then tell what this plan is." Allesiah asked, with an excited smile forming on Zeke's face as the gar uttered:
"We're going to teleport right in front of Sylvia's castle."
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