Chapter 67: Vol2 Ch23 – The Goddess of War (3)

When they stepped through the doorway from the Void Palace to Arslade, Kye, Allison, and Luma felt the ground rumble. Each instinctively flared their mana and drew their blades.

Allison detected the source first. “What must be the ‘pet’ is just outside the city.” She vanished, followed swiftly by her two companions. Looking down on the scene from above, what they saw was nothing short of a monster out of a myth.

“What the hell?” Luma muttered.

“I admit I underestimated this ‘pet’,” Kye said. “How in the world did it get here?”

Standing in the lake northeast of the city was an enormous two-legged demon beast. It looked like an S-Class beast with its humanoid shape, albeit with elongated arms, but it was exponentially bigger. Magic filled the air around it. The defensive was already underway.

“Judging from it’s mana...” Kye said. “I estimate it at around 25000T. This thing is no joke. Even if I compound Aether Drive, Overdrive, and Awakening...”

“No,” Luma said. “There’s no point in you trying to calculate a way to fight that monster. Your mind just jumped from those options to-”

“And so what if it did?” Kye shot back. “Either everyone dies or one of us forces it. I would stand the best chance out of the five of us if I-”

“Stop,” Allison said calmly. “I won’t stand for a sacrifice play, and I’m concerned that your mind went to that as a solution so quickly. There is no need. I’ll take care of it.”

“I agree,” Luma said. “Kye, you should stop trying to take on all the burdens yourself. Let your friends fight for you this time.”

Kye wasn’t having it. “Even if Allison is the strongest mortal in Elysium, it’s still not enough to fight that thing! I could do it with her output, but that’s relying on aether!” She eyed Allison. “With aether you can probably take that thing on, but-”

“Stop.” The look in Allison’s eyes hadn’t changed one bit. Her eyes showed not an ounce of fear or doubt, only confidence. “Lady Luma, please shield the people. I may rewrite the map a bit, and I’d rather exclude our people from the crossfire.”

“Uh...”

Allison held her hand up and unleashed her Radiance. It glowed a brilliant silvery blue. “One should always practice restraint, even in the midst of battle. This is why I allowed you and Alethea to assist me four years ago when the city was attacked, Kye. If I were to haphazardly unleash my power in a populated location... most of the people would die from just the exposure.”

“I’m aware of that,” Kye replied, slightly annoyed. “That’s why I fought the S+ beast out at sea that time on Atlas.”

“Yes, and that’s why in such close proximity to the city that time, I allowed the student I trusted most to succeed to handle the fighting while I played defense. This time, I’d like you to play defense.” She paused a moment to turn back to Kye and smiled. “Sometimes, you should rely on your mentor.”

Kye’s eyes widened, and she clutched her head as if in pain. The world became so bright so quickly that she couldn’t see anything.

Huh?

As the brightness faded, Kye found herself in a courtyard in front of a beautiful marble palace.

What is this place?

“Elysia! Again!”

She heard both her name and the sound of swords clanging together. She ran toward the source and found a younger version of herself fighting with a black-haired woman.

No, they’re not fighting... they’re training. And there’s...

Several students were lined up watching the exchange, trading comments like, “Do you think she’ll be the first to pass?” and “She’s really improved. It’s easy to imagine why she’s top of the class.” Kye recognized many of them. The first one to catch her eye was a beautiful pink-haired girl whom Alethea strongly resembled.

Maya.

Next to her were a pair of redheads similar to Doran and Michelle.

Adel and Adara.

Next to them were a pair of golden blondes, then a pair with green hair.

Elias, Eliana, Katriel, and Kadmiel. But...

She fell to her knees and clutched her head again.

Why do I remember their faces now? And... the black-haired woman...

Elysia ended up on her bottom with the black-haired woman’s blade pointed at her. “Not quite. You’re close, but you’re still not quite there.”

“Damn,” Elysia mumbled as she stood up. “How are you so good? You came after the rest of us! Lady Eve didn’t even give you a number!”

The woman smiled. “I can’t say. I’m not certain why I was created with better weapons skills than the lot of you were. I ended up as your instructor, though, so maybe that was our lady’s intention.”

“It’s still ridiculous! You’re a full grown woman, Master Seris! We are still... we’re still children! I look like a thirteen-year-old mortal! Why is it taking so long for us to grow?”

Seris patted the blonde girl’s head. “You ninety-nine are very precious. You are the first creations of our lady, Eve the Primordial. I imagine she is taking her time with the lot of you. Don’t forget, our lady loves you very much.”

“I wanna grow up, already!”

Seris shook her head and smiled. “Don’t equate yourself to a mortal. The time it takes one of them to be born, grow, live, and die... is nothing more than a blink of an eye to you. Don’t use them as a metric for yourself.”

“But...”

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“It’s fine, Elysia.” Seris patted Elysia’s head and kneeled down in front of her. “You and your classmates are the most exceptional souls out there, but you can grow to be so much more if you let the rest of us help. Lady Eve created this place just for all of you.”

“...yeah.”

“And look, I know everyone looks up to you. You came first, and you’re the most gifted of them all. But, if you are the first... who do you rely on?”

“Wh-what?”

“I’m sorry if I’m not making much sense.” Seris smiled again. “Just remember. Sometimes, you should rely on your mentor. That’s what I’m here for!”

And then the marble world faded away, replaced by the sky above Arslade. Kye flung herself back when she saw Luma and Allison again.

“Kye?” Allison said. “Are you okay?”

She didn’t say anything. She frantically looked around, trying to see the marble world again, but it was gone.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” Luma asked as she approached. “You look like-”

Allison also approached and took a close look at her eyes. “Seems normal now. What was that? Your eyes glazed over and you just floated in place.”

“I...”

“Was it a vision?” Luma asked, and Kye slowly nodded. “What did you see this time?” Luma glanced at Allison. “Go fight. I’ve got her.” Allison nodded and flew off toward the monster. “Kye, what was it?”

“I...” She felt a tear in each eye. “I...”

“It’s okay. Take it slow.”

“L-Luma, what... what kind of life did I leave behind?”

“Huh?” Luma was taken aback by the desperation in Kye’s eyes.

“Before I transmigrated. When I was Elysia, and only Elysia. Before my first reincarnation. What did I leave behind?”

Luma’s eyes narrowed as she listened to Kye’s question. “Why are you asking? What did you see?”

“I think it was a memory. A very old memory from before any of us were fully grown. I saw myself fighting Master Seris. I think it was an exam.”

“Oh my...”

“You were there. Maya, Elias, Katriel, all ninety-nine of us were there. One big class! We were physically thirteen. I... what Allison said triggered it, I think.”

“Which?”

“Do you remember the phrase Master Seris said to me that time? It felt like something she would say often, but I don’t know... that’s the only memory I have of her right now.”

“You must mean ‘Sometimes, you should rely on your mentor.’”

“Yeah. When Allison said that, it was like Master Seris was saying it.” Kye looked over at the battlefield to find Allison. She couldn’t figure out why the memory triggered, other than that it felt so similar. “Why does it hurt so much to think of her?”

“Allison? Or do you mean Master Seris? I...”

“Yes! Master Seris! Tell me! Why am I crying over her?!”

Luma sighed and averted her eyes. “I’m sorry. I can’t say. We can talk more about this after the battle. I can’t tell you anything about your life back then, but I can point you in the right direction. And don’t forget your daughter can restore them once she’s grown.”

Kye nodded and tried to suppress her tears. “Okay.”

“You’ve been through a lot these past few weeks, and... this is the last thing you need right now, honestly. Kye hon, go back to the Void. Go stay with your kids while we take care of this. I’ll run defense for Allison. Even if I can’t handle it alone, there’s dozens of elder royals here to help. We’ll be fine. Go be with your kids.”

She hesitated, but nodded and said, “Thanks,” before teleporting.

Luma smiled and headed for the battle. She caught up to Allison and filled her in on what Kye was doing.

“I see. Good. We’ll be fine without her.”

“Yeah.”

“And with you here, I can fight for real.” Allison held her hand out forward and a katana appeared.

“Oh? I hadn’t taken you for a katana wielder. I’ve only ever seen you... what the hell?”

Allison grabbed the katana and drew a vertical circle around her. Several afterimages were left behind that quickly solidified into real weapons and floated in place. She held the original forward and said, “Awaken.”

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