Three heads rose and blinked at her. “Sorry, it’s a bit rude to whisper in front of us…” Juviana cracked a subtle smile. “Right, right, right, right.” Shadow nodded mechanically. “Anyway, we must help them to ensure The Unknown’s safety.” “I agree with my daughter.” “Are you sure we are doing something good?” “Yes.” “Yes.” “... Alright.” Ali breathed out tiredly. If Shadow and Ibrahim were so hellbent to help them, who was he to deny it? “Let’s go.” He rose. “But… the sky…” Shadow pointed at the sky above. Ali scowled. “Don’t bullshit me. You can ask The Unknown to stop the rain.” Shadow promptly cocked her brow and furrowed. “You know that The Unknown is not a living thing, right? The Unknown is the third world that has its own feelings and could convey their needs through nature.” “... I am aware.” Despite that, he flinched. “And do you know that… The Unknown is not a god? It can’t simply stop the rain. Only God can.” Ibrahim nodded. “Unless it was man-made rain… I
Juviana eyed a few herbs growing along the long transparent. She fell onto the terrace. The merchant didn’t specify which herbs and how many gallons of river water should she take or to be deemed appropriate to create the cure.Red patches disease was the ancient disease that had lost the book medicine after the last battle between the two sides. The last war literally burned a lot of things including the world library that compiled the world's secrets.The cure for the red patches disease was one of the lost texts.The creator cure of the red patches disease and their descendants were long parted off from this world for some reason. Even if she wanted to ask for the recipe, she couldn’t do it. Unless, if she had the necromancer with her. Fortunately, she didn’t befriend the devil worshipper so, necromancy had already been deleted from her mind. Her last bet was Shadow, though she doubted her ability.People always said that Shadow was the wisest yet. Her brain was like one in a bill
Silence filled the field once again. Juviana turned away to catch a glimpse of her subordinates. Her brain was working hard to identify the truth of the words. The Holiness that she saw from afar and heard from the third party was extremely different from The Holiness whom she met personally.“Lord Holiness, may I ask you to explain?”Juviana, who had only started to pull out the grass, halted her hands and focused on Shadow once again. Her tone sounded careful and mixed with intrigue.“I am the lion king’s younger daughter, from the lion tribe.”“I am the Queen of Elf, from the Western continent. We are people who lived among ourselves without care of other races.”“I see. Again, I am the daughter of the lion king from the lion tribe. Our place originates from the eastern continent.”Shadow’s lips curled purely like an angel, creating a blinding smile. For a legal reason, Juviana could see the halo on top of her head for a mere second. It disappeared when she involuntarily blinked.
Her statement was the truth.However, Juviana wouldn’t have it. Shadow’s hard work must be acknowledged whether she liked it or not. People… no, the world needed to know her kind nature. News distorted the truth.Shadow wasn’t as crazy as they ought to make.Juviana firmly believed that Shadow wasn’t crazy at all.Poor woman. If only she knew her true nature.Shadow was everything but kind. She had her own interest that The Unknown understood.At this point, The Unknown abided by her rule, not the other way around. She was a demon in an angelic mask. Ironically, The Unknown knew. Creating a good world needed a few sacrifices including making the blood flow down the river. Spilling the blood was her personal playtime no one shall interfere. That included hunting the mice.The disease was highly related to the factories that were built next to the river as if they had planned this thoroughly to fuck up the elves.The motive was still concealed by the world, but it didn't mean it remain
“Remember, you’re my daughter.”Shadow was surprised by the sudden whisper next to her ear. She turned her head and cocked her head to look at Ibrahim.“Why the sudden declaration?”“It wasn’t sudden.”“So…”“That queen is rather lovey-dovey to you.”“I know. She likes me.”“I am not blind, my dearest daughter.”“I know I am your beloved daughter, my dearest daddy.”A small smile stretched on his lips.“Is this what it is?” Shadow looked at him as if he was being ridiculous.“Yeah, I am jealous. She has taken interest in you.”“Is that even wrong?” Shadow couldn’t believe it.“Are you doing okay over there?” Juviana that led them toward her kingdom turned halfway and grinned beautifully at Shadow. It fueled even more anger in Ibrahim.Unintentionally.Currently, they were walking silently toward the secret path to the lion border. They needed to teleport thrice. Each teleportation consumed their entire stamina and mana. Furthermore, to teleport that far needed Ibrahim and Ali's power
It took them no less than two days to teleport thrice. Shadow had to use her mana at the last stop because the rest of them were too exhausted. Originally, it would take them more than a week, but they beat their own record for it. They went straight to the center of the problem instead of curing the patients. To Shadow, finding the problem was the most pressing matter on hand. People would continuously flood the hospital if they kept drinking the same source. “Where are we going?” Karam followed behind Juviana in wonder. At first, he thought they would cure the patients, but this was not the right direction for the patient bay. “We are heading to the source of your problem.” Shadow answered in Juviana’s stead. In fact, she started to lead this little group instead of the owner of the kingdom, Juviana. Having a deep trust in Shadow, Juviana said nothing and trailed behind her humbly. In fact, the whole experience of traveling with Shadow and the rest of them was an eye-opener.
They marched to the deepest forest wordlessly. The air stiffened, dirty dust flying around and the pungent odor dancing in the air. It caused Ali and Ibrahim to wince.“This is terrible.” Ali instinctively covered his nose.“I can’t. I can’t.” Ibrahim had it bad.For a lion, he, for sure, relied on his senses and sensitivity. The smell stimulated his brain and quickly sent the signal. He got it bad. Shadow should be lumped in the same category as the lion due to the experiment. However, she also could control her body to do as she pleased. If she wanted to disregard the odor, she would and she was doing it.As they went deeper, the trees totally died out. The steeps became uneven, the ground was so brittle. Ali almost questioned his own weight while Ibrahim had lightened his body with tiptoeing.He didn't know whether it helped or not, but at least he tried his best.“What is this even? Ah– thanks.”“Thanks.” Both of them muttered thanks, basically snatching the handkerchiefs that w
“Damn, I’ve been caught. This hurts like a bitch, tell ya!”No matter how many times she did it, she would never get used to this prickling sensation. She felt like her skin was torn apart, shredded, and dissolved into nothingness. She felt the bones crushing under the pressure as the toxins clamped her entire arm.“I can’t get used to this. Not at all.” Her resistance training was a sham. The pain was still there. Her pain receptors were still pretty much kicking, disregarding her true feelings.“Abah would kick a bucket if he knew about this. He probably rolled inside his grave, though. The Potential Lab Rat he picked himself is having a hard time in the easy mode. What a life, huh?” She gritted her teeth.‘Fuck! Hurry up!’Her body was still identifying all the toxins in the river. Her own poison in the blood dispelled all the unwanted toxins after scrutinizing it. “What are you doing, darling?”“Examining the toxins inside the river.”“There’s gotta be some other ways to do it,