Chapter 56: Vol2 Ch20 – Elea’s Problems (3)

While Kye slept, Liliana was sitting nearby quietly working on her NeuraPhone.

“Lady Liliana, I’m surprised you stayed as calm as you did during that meeting. You didn’t react in the slightest while Aderyn argued with Kye.”

“I have absolute trust in Princess.” She answered calmly and confidently, but Luma was skeptical. Liliana noticed. “If I may speak frankly?”

“Go ahead.”

Liliana nodded and put away her NeuraPhone screen. “Lady Luma, what you said in her defense... while I did not react outwardly, I did inwardly. To hear someone declare their loyalty so sincerely was... both happy and difficult to hear.”

“Difficult?”

“We’ve been together since we were very young, not even a year old. She has been our charge ever since and we her guardians. We didn’t question it until after she revealed what she is to us. Aliana and I have grown attached to her, admittedly to an unhealthy degree. We’ll do anything for her.”

“What has she done to garner such loyalty from a pair of mortals that have lived less than two decades?” In all her time, one such as Liliana and her sister were a rare sight for Luma. She made friends and had loving families in many of her past lives, but she was somewhat taken aback by Liliana’s words.

“She refused us as her attendants and guards. She was so adamant about not subjecting us to that.” Liliana smiled as she recalled her memories. “She tried to tell us it would be the most dangerous job in the world in a few decades, that she was afraid she would not be able to protect us when the time came. She told us in private what she is and then we questioned everything. We did not accept her refusal. The care in her eyes was so genuine that we vowed that day we would become attendants that would never need her protection, and Princess promised to help us grow.”

“She mentioned that your officially measured output is 30B.”

Liliana nodded. “Yes. It’s actually slightly below that, so she rounds up.”

“Would you mind telling me your actual output?”

“270B. We are only slightly below her now.”

Luma’s eyes widened. “How in the world...? I can understand her or Maya reaching that height so quickly, but...”

Liliana smiled. “We are with her at all times, and she is much more strict with us. Her gravity magic assisted training method is quite effective, and we use it to a much greater degree than anyone else, aside from Princess herself. We were able to match her efficiency and have even outpaced her at times. When Aliana and I stepped into the Void earlier, it was actually quite difficult to remain standing properly. The gravity in there is noticeably stronger than here or back home, but neither of us would turn off the magic for a mere inconvenience.”

“How do you manage it?”

“Princess has taught us to constantly emit a flow of aether to counter the effects of the training magic. It requires constant attention. Every action must be accounted for and the flow of aether adjusted accordingly, even when standing up from a seated position. If I make a mistake, I could crush the chair beneath me under my increased weight or even fall through the floor. That’s with too little. If I mess up with too much, I could take a step and fling myself into the ceiling. This method has also been very effective at learning to control aether. It’s so much more difficult to manipulate than mana, yet it is so much more lucrative.” Liliana’s eye glowed gold as she formed a small ball of light aspected fire and toyed around with it.

Luma smiled and glanced over at the sleeping Kye. “I’m happy she’s found friends like you.”

*****

Aliana worked quickly to adjust the locations of the doors. Layla found out about the door before she moved it from the courtyard and she was promptly questioned by the Barrett siblings. Aliana insisted that she could say nothing until they met with Kye, so Alethea took over and shooed her back to her work.

“Yeah, so we only have theories right now about the requirements to enter. Rei couldn’t go in, but others could.”

“But, long story short, Kye can come and go as she pleases?”

“Should. She was able to cross between the Void and Realm 7 with no issues, so there’s nothing stopping her from coming back here whenever she wants. She’s just being stubborn and refusing to leave that planet without fixing some things she has major issues with.”

Layla sighed. “Could she not simply stay here and only go over there to solve those issues? She doesn’t need to stay there twenty-four seven.”

“I agree.” Alethea wanted Kye to return to Arslade and commute to Realm 7 and planned to try convincing her as soon as possible. As Alethea thought about Kye, her face reddened. “It’s not the same without her.”

James grinned and patted Alethea on the back. “Someone’s a little lovesick!”

“Shut up! So what if I am?” She threw a right at his face, slow enough for him to dodge. “You try going a few hundred billion years without your lover, reunite, and see how desperate you get when they suddenly disappear!”

“Easy there, I’m not trying to belittle you, Thea, I’m just-”

“Don’t shorten my name!”

Layla and Allison giggled as they watched the exchange between Alethea and James.

“Alethea, I love how worked up you get over Kye,” Layla said with a smile. “Please continue to take good care of her!”

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“See, James! That’s how you compliment a lady on her obsessions.” Alethea threw another jab at him. Though he dodged the one to his head, he took the one to his gut and fell over. “Serves you right!”

While Layla laughed at James, Allison regained her serious face. “Will you still meditate?” She was referring to Alethea’s attempts to learn Elysia’s Radiance.

She held a hand to her chest and looked down. “Yes. Just in case the Void ever ceases to be an option, I want to find out how to cross the boundary on my own. I refuse to be separated again.”

Allison smiled. “Well said.”

*****

“So THAT’S why.” Danielle had been questioning Doran and Michelle about Kye ever since she disappeared. They finally, reluctantly explained to her, Elizabeth, and Michael.

“What is she hoping to accomplish? That realm is cut off aside the path through the... Void?” Elizabeth was skeptical about the whole situation. Anyone would be, but she already did not trust easily. “She can go back and forth, but she’s staying over there for now?”

Doran smirked and couldn’t help teasing his sister. “You sound worried about her.”

“Worried about her? Please.”

“It feels like yesterday that we had our first day of class in year one... and you picked a fight with her. And look now! You’re concerned about her!”

Elizabeth gave him a look that could not be mistaken for anything except “I’ll kill you.”

“Got her butt kicked, too,” Michael whispered to Michelle, who promptly elbowed him in the gut.

Elizabeth’s threat didn’t stop Doran from pushing his luck. “My cute, adorable little sister, hair as gold as light and temper as fierce as lightning, showing concern for none other than her brother’s wife who all but humiliated her on their first day of school.”

She smiled at him in a way that brought fear to the others in the room. “It seems Drachenheim will need a new heir soon. Perhaps my dear sister would be willing to take the role. We all know one with my temperament can’t be trusted with the throne, after all, yet the current heir dares to tempt it!”

“May he rest in peace,” Danielle said with a clearly fake solemn prayer. “I will take care of our people, brother.”

Doran sighed, “Alright, alright, I’m sorry. Enough joking.”

“Are you going to try to convince her?” Danielle asked.

He shook his head. “No. She won’t change her mind no matter how much we try. No, the one I need to convince is Rei.”

Michelle nodded. “That’s right. All considered, Rei is probably the only one that can sucker her into coming home.”

*****

“She did what?”

In a purple and black mansion overlooking a purple sea, much like the one Aliana created, Shiro and his subordinates were meeting.

“We do not know how, but she has appeared in Realm 7,” Elliot said. “I haven’t heard any more information.”

Shiro turned his gaze to Amelia, looking for more information. “I am not privy to this topic, My Lord.”

“I see.” He glanced at the empty chair. “Gustav is still gone?”

Amelia replied, “Yes, My Lord. His target is very well guarded.”

Shiro returned his eyes to the vast expanse of purple ocean. “Elliot, see if you can find out more information about that woman.”

“Yes, My Lord.”

“Amelia, see if you can’t figure out a way to help Gustav.”

“Yes, My Lord.”

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