>>Amber
At first, it was a faint prickling sensation, like needles dancing across my skin. But soon, it intensified into a searing agony that tore through with rciless ferocity. Every fiber of my being scread in protest, as if my very essence were being torn asunder by the overwhelming force of the mana.
My eyes went wide in horror
I tried to suppress the pain, to push through it with sheer force of will, but it was relentless, unforgiving in its intensity. It felt as though my body were being consud from within, as if the very essence of who I was were being devoured by the unbridled power of the mana.
"AHHHGGGGGHHH!!!"
I cried out in anguish, my voice lost amidst the cacophony of agony that echoed through the chamber. Each breath felt like fire in my lungs, each movent sending waves of tornt rippling through my shattered form. I didn’t even realize when I laid down, clinging onto my chest as if trying to rip it out.
Through tear-blurred vision, I saw Hael’s face contorted with concern, his hands reaching out to in a futile attempt to ease my suffering. But his touch only served to exacerbate the pain, sending shockwaves of agony rippling through with each fleeting contact.
Ti seed to blur and distort, the minutes stretching into eternity as I writhed upon the bed in a tornt beyond imagining
Hael put his hand on my eyes, "Sleep," He said and I felt the glow of his magic and the coolness of his mana enter
I closed my eyes, letting his magic co into and put into slumber
>>Hael
"Ready?" Helena put both her hands on Amber’s stomach
"Let’s start," I put both of mine on her head and we began to pour our magic into her to keep her alive, to keep her intact, and to keep her safe
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>>Amber
A searing heat washed over , engulfing my body in flas that threatened to reduce to ashes. It felt as though I were being subrged in molten lava, the scorching heat searing every inch of my flesh, leaving behind nothing but charred remnants.
I scread in agony as the inferno consud , my cries lost amidst the roar of the flas. It was as if the very depths of hell had opened up to claim , tearing through my flesh and bone with rciless fury.
But then, just as I felt myself on the brink of oblivion, a wave of icy coldness washed over , pulling from the brink of the abyss. I was plunged into the icy depths of an ocean, the frigid waters offering a brief respite from the searing heat that threatened to consu .
Yet, even as I gasped for breath in the icy waters, the pain took on a new form, crushing beneath the weight of a thousand mountains. It felt as though the very weight of the world were pressing down upon , threatening to crush into oblivion with every agonizing mont.
And then, just when I thought I could bear it no longer, the crushing weight lifted, leaving adrift in a sea of darkness. Everywhere I turned, there was nothing but emptiness, a void that threatened to swallow whole as I plumted into its depths.
But within that abyss, a faint glimr of light erged, offering a fleeting glimpse of hope amidst the darkness. It was a beacon of solace in the midst of despair, guiding through the shadows and offering a semblance of comfort in the face of overwhelming pain.
Yet, even as I reached out towards the light, I felt myself being torn apart, my very essence unraveling before . It was as though I were being deconstructed and reconstructed, torn apart and pieced back together in an endless cycle of tornt.
I try to walk, but with each step my body breaks. I take a step and my foot crumbles away. The sight terrifies , it crushes my soul. I take another step and all of my lower body crumbles away
I’m suspended in the air, my cells drying up and cracking, then withering away into nothingness
My senses dulled, the pain becoming a distant echo in the recesses of my mind as I floated in the void, adrift in a sea of nothingness. It was a sensation of utter emptiness, of being stripped of everything that defined , leaving behind nothing but a hollow shell of my forr self.
And yet, amidst the chaos, I felt sothing reaching out to , sothing trying to pull back from the brink of oblivion. It was a faint whisper of hope, a glimr of light in the darkness, as if soone were trying to keep from succumbing to the void and ensure that I did not fade into nothingness.
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>>Hael
I was at my limit by the ti we were done. Sweat ca pouring out of , dehydrating my body. My world was a blur, my mind got foggy, darkness was trying to consu .
My hands were still on her stomach when another hand ca onto mine, "You can stop now," It was Helena’s voice, "She’s out of danger,"
I raised my head to look at her. I couldn’t see her properly, the whole place was blurry. But I saw as she fell down
!!!
I got up to look at her, but as soon as I stood up from the bed, I felt like I had no body and before even realizing it, I fainted on the ground.
God,
I definitely underestimated this whole thing. I thought I’d be able to handle it because I could handle the holy artifact. But if Helena wasn’t here, we both would have died.
It’s no wonder though, a speck would have to be this powerful for the core to be able sustain a race.
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>>Amber
I woke up in an unfamiliar room. My throat and lips were dry and I felt disheveled. It felt like I had been pulled back to life from the depths of hell
"Where am I?" I tried to speak but my voice ca out too hoarse. I looked around the pretty room and noticed a jug of water on the side table along with a glass. I grabbed the jug and began to chug water directly from it like a thirsty animal
Stream of liquid ran down my neck as I drank the water. It felt like I had been starved for ages. I finished the whole thing, down to the last drop.
Then I let out a sigh of relief as I put the jug back on the table. Gulping my saliva, I looked around the room again. I wiped the water that escaped my mouth and traveled down with my sleeves.
The room was furnished with nature. It made imdiately think about the palace.
Am I in a room in the palace?
!!!
Then I recalled what happened and looked down at myself in surprise. I threw away the blanket on and stood up after leaving the bed to examine myself.
Everything was intact.
I carefully saw my fingers, my fingernails, my feet, my knees, my hair, everything was there.
So, we made it
I smiled
I could feel it in . The warm energy coursing through my veins. I looked at my hands, from one fingertip to the other, I felt it running in my blood.
It was strong
I looked at the door and then walked out. I had no idea where I was, so I walked in a random direction. From the looks of it, I was definitely in the palace but how do I get to the Queen or Hael?
I’m a saint, shouldn’t there be at least one person next to be? Like an attendant? Everyone knows the saint after all.
Should I call him?
I stopped near a room. He did tell to call him and he’d co to .
Hmm
I folded my arms
I should give it a go
"Hael," I called out his na and waited.
No response
"Hael!" I waited again but got no response. Does it not work in a foreign country? I was so focused on myself, I didn’t notice the door opening and a person stepping outside with their gaze fixed on .
"Hael!!" I called his na louder but he didn’t answer , nor did he appear. Why isn’t he responding? Could he be asleep?
It’s possible, I nodded to myself, then let out a sigh and began to walk again when soone called from behind.
"Wait," It was the voice of a female.
I turned around and saw the most gorgeous yet the most worn out elf in history.
"Yes?" The word ca out of my mouth automatically as I was srized by her beauty
Oh shit
"Are you lost?" She asked and I noticed her silver hair and those silver eyes that looked very familiar for so strange reason.
"Um," She was so beautiful, she made my heart act up, "Yes," I scratched my cheek, "Sort of," I looked around, "I’m not sure where I’m supposed to go."
"I see," She turned around, "Where do you need to go," She asked, "I’ll guide you,"
"Really? Oh! Thank God!" I stepped towards her, "I want to et Queen Helena, so can you take to the throne room?"
"Sure," She began to walk, "Right this way," And I followed her, "So, what’s your na?" She asked.
"Amber," I told her. I thought all the elf people would know by this ti, but I guess not. I was being cocky huh. That makes feel a little embarrassed, "I’m a guest of the Queen."
"I see," She had a subtle smile on her face but that smile of hers was very sorrowful, "And the na you were calling, who is that?"
"Hael?" She flinched at the na, "He’s my-uh-" How do I introduce him? "Uh- he’s my partner, he ca with , so he’s also a guest here."
"I see," She replied, "Can I et with this ’Hael’?’
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