Morning co, I left my room and joined the others, who were waiting for at the hallway leading to the library.
"Morning." Lucius said with a bright smile. He seed much happier and energetic than before. I was pleasantly surprised – at least soone had rested well.
"Hey." I said as I yawned. Because of the wyvern's effect and Asher's unexpected visit, I had only slept for a couple of hours. I glanced at the sorcerer as I bid them both good morning – he seed just as tired as I was.
"Let's go." He said, clearly unhappy. Lucius nodded and led the way as I followed from a few ters back. Asher's words had cast a doubt on – what if the primal core wasn't enough? Was I going to lose myself?
"Kai?" Lucius's voice pulled out of my thoughts. "Hey, are you ok?"
I forced a smile. "Just a little sleepy."
His smile faded, leaving its place to an almost angry expression. "You're not telling everything."
I dropped the fake smile. He knew too well, and honestly, he was the last person I needed to fake my emotions to. "No," I replied with a sigh. "And now we have other things to focus." As I said that, we arrived at the door to the library.
"Wait." Asher stopped us before I could push the door. "Are you sure about this?" He glared at . His eyes were begging to change my mind. "This could end badly, that sphere is clearly filled with dark magic."
I didn't avert my gaze. "I need that primal core, Asher."
After a mont's hesitation, the sorcerer stepped aside.
That was the end of discussion. Neither him, nor Lucius suggested we find another way. I pushed the doors open and we stepped inside. Once again, the beauty of this living, breathing room, took my breath away.
"Asher," I said as we approached the centre. "If I tell you to teleport , don't hesitate, don't ask, just do."
He nodded. As I glanced at them, I could see the worry on their faces. "Don't worry." I forced a smile. "I'll be fine."
"Of course, you will." Lucius said, suddenly grinning. "Anyways, let's do this." Before I could stop him, he stepped closer to the sphere. As he slowly reached out to it, I grabbed his arm. "No."
I pushed him back, I wasn't about to let him risk his life for sothing only I needed. "Asher, be ready." Lucius stumbled back as he shouted. "Kai, wait!"
I turned my back on them just as Lucius regained his balance, then touched the surface of the black sphere. I was taken aback as my hand passed through it with very little resistance.
"Wait, it's not a barrier?" Asher whispered. I shook my head. "I can feel my skin tingle." I said with a low voice.
"Be careful." Lucius said as he approached . He was ready to pull back at the smallest sign of trouble. I nodded, then took a deep breath and stepped inside the sphere. It felt weird, the air inside was much cooler. I shivered, where was I?
All I could see was darkness, surrounding . I looked back, only to see Asher and Lucius' silhouettes through the dark veil of the sphere. While I couldn't quite see their expressions, I could tell how nervous they were from their stances. Lucius seed ready to leap in right after while Asher's raised hand indicated he was ready to cast a spell.
The scene gave a little bit of confidence. Enough to face whatever ca next. I looked ahead. I could see movent at the other side of the veil. My brows furrowed – there was no one else at the castle but us. I took a step closer – I was now standing at the centre of the sphere.
"What's going on?" Asher's voice echoed in my mind. It was hazy, almost as if it were about to fade. "Kai-"The connection severed as I took another step forward. At the sa ti, a cold wind blew my hair up, causing to glance down. My eyes widened as I spotted it �� the glowing white crystal in the ground. It was at the centre of the sphere, clearly supplying it with mana.
"Asher?" I called out to him in my mind but received no answer. I forced myself to remain calm as I glanced back. They were still there; I could see their silhouettes. In fact, Asher seed much more worried as I could spot a faint glow in his hand. Was he preparing to teleport out of here?
I needed to get the crystal – the primal core – before he did so. I knelt on the ground and touched the surface of it. It was buried into the black marble floor tiles. How was I going to get this out of here without destroying everything around here?
I bit my lower lip, then summoned my inventory. As I took the scythe out, I couldn't help but be a little worried. There were too many unknowns, what I was doing wasn't exactly 'safe'. I stood back up, scythe in hand, and raised it above my head, tightly grasping its shaft with both hands.
"Please work." I whispered before brining the scythe down on the marble tiles. A loud thud and cracking sound echoed. I almost let go of the shaft – why was the sound so unusually amplified? I glanced down with worry and anticipation. My lips ford a smile as I noticed the large, deep crack on the marble tiles surrounding the primal core.
"Yes!" I whispered with anticipation as I once again raised the scythe. It didn't matter how many tis I needed to do this – I was going to get that primal core. Another loud thud echoed as more cracks spread throughout the marble tiles. I wasn't going to let the wyvern take over.
With each hit of my scythe, the cracks on the marble tiles widened and spread like a spiderweb. Perhaps a minute later, the primal core was freed from the cold grasp of the ground. Tired, I wiped the sweat off my forehead. "Finally." A smile appeared on my lips. A smile that shattered not a mont later.
"Indeed." A cracked, dry voice sounded as sothing grasped my wrist. "Finally."
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