Chapter 387: The Puzzle with missing pieces... Part-3.
Chapter 387: The Puzzle with missing pieces... Part-3.
The group had no choice but to follow Idri back to the dragon palace; no one had a solid idea about what Neo was actually planning, and everything was but speculation in the end.
Once they passed through the portal, the group arrived at the throne room, and Idri spoke in a calm voice.
"I will see to it if Neo has left any hidden troubles behind in the dragon valley in the next few days, so I shall not accompany you next; you can spend the time at your own leisure..."
Idri glanced at Liam before looking at the others.
"I am not obliged to worry about what Neo will do in the outside world; as long as he doesn't bother me and the dragon valley, I won't bother dealing with him either..."
"So, when you guys are back, make sure you tell Ashtel and the others; they are the ones you will need to rely on... Don't expect me to come for your help..."
Idri and the Dragon Valley has nothing to do with what chaos Neo wants to cause; in fact, it was even better that Neo got rid of that forbidden magic for the Dragon Valley.
Now the dragon valley will be safer; in the end, Neo's actions indirectly benefited the dragon valley, so Idri wasn't really going to pursue the guy and look for revenge anymore.
Neo has already atoned for his sins of angering him earlier by getting rid of that forbidden magic in his stead; thus, Idri lost his interest in this matter altogether.
Hearing Idri's nonchalant tone, Selain clicked her tongue and didn't stay longer; she turned toward the door and started to leave.
The rest of the group also nodded their heads at Idri as a sign of farewell greeting and then left along with Selain.
Only Selain is bold enough to display her anger so openly in front of Idri after all; the rest of them still have to follow proper manners as they are in the other party's home right now and are but guests to the Dragon Valley.
Idri also ignored Selain's irritated look on her face and sat on his throne before ordering the maids to bring some wine for him to enjoy.
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Dragon Palace, A long corridor.
While walking through the corridor, Selain sighed heavily and glanced at Liam,
"Liam, I apologize in his stead; my father has always been that kind of person; he doesn't really respect people much who are too weak for him... Just ignore whatever he said to you; he talks too much..."
Liam shrugged his shoulders at those words and replied in a calm voice,
"No worries, I have had my fair share of days when I have faced insults and curses; these small matters don't bother me anymore...'
Right now, the only thing in Liam's mind is that he must find some way to help Ellie out of her situation.
He doesn't care about anything else much.
"Sigh, I kind of regret inviting you guys here now... I didn't expect your supposed fun times would be ruined like this..."
Selain invited the group out of her own interest, and she was planning on hanging out with team Astra and learning a few tricks from them each, as all of them are the strongest in their
own sense.
But nothing went according to what she had in her mind.
First that sudden evaluation test came, and her plan of enjoying the dragon festival went completely haywire. Then the incident with Neo happened, and they got stuck in that mysterious building.
By the time the group finally made it outside the building, two days had already passed.
In other words, the Dragon Festival is already over in the central city and all other places in the Dragon Valley.
Thus, the group has lost their chance of enjoying all the awesome things that they could have seen in the Dragon Festival.
"Well, I guess all that's left is for us to see some local scenery at most..."
Dragons don't build skyscrapers like humans, and they don't like living in closed spaces like humans do; they are always closer to nature and prefer living in the wild.
So, for them, the wild is their home, and thus they don't focus too much on caring about maintaining tourist spots either, as for them, the beautiful scenery is something they see every day.
In the whole Dragon Valley, there are definitely amazing spots and places to enjoy, but they are not properly developed, so you won't even find a chair to sit there; you will need to sit on stone or the ground if you want to.
Thus, Selain was having trouble thinking where she should take her friends to have fun, as the Dragon Valley doesn't usually have these kinds of things; only the Dragon Festival was an exception, but that chance is gone now.
'Ugh, if I don't come up with something, they will go home early!!!
Selain is the most talented in the younger generation of the dragons, so most of her peers are either jealous of her or just want to take advantage of her talent.
Thus, she doesn't have friends at all, as she can see through their façade of treating her with fake emotions.
It's rare for her to meet people like the members of Team Astra.
Each and every member of team Astra is a great talent who is a master of their own field, so Selain doesn't have to worry about them being envious of her status.
This was also the reason why she was able to easily get along with the group without any problems.
Once the group reached the end of the corridor, Selain glanced at the others and said,
"It's getting late; let's all disperse now and take some rest. Good night to you all..."
Selain waved her hand and left in a hurry, as she had to make plans for tonight about where they should go to have fun tomorrow morning.
Link and the rest also nodded their heads at her and left for their own rooms; only Lia went towards Rio's room as she wanted to figure out if he was fine.
Although ain had asked everyone to take rest, none of the members of group peaceful sleep that night as each of them had their own concerns and thoughts bothering
them today.
Throne Room.
"How long are you going to stand there like a statue, speak something, will you?"
Idri glanced at Fenix, who was standing nearby with a grim look on his face.
Just now Idri told him about the whole story once he came back to report to Idri that Rio was
doing fine.
All this left him completely speechless, and a deep frown appeared on his face.
"Stealing forbidden magic, and then his future also became mysterious and hidden... This
doesn't seem like a good omen..."
Idri nodded his head at Fenix's words.
"Indeed, the guy is likely trying to use some evil means to improve himself... I think he's working in sync with demons... After all, without the aid of a powerful demon..."
"That kind of spell won't work at all..."
Fenix eyes widened in surprise at those words.
"Wait! Could it be that you have already figured out which type of forbidden spell Neo got
from that altar!?"
Idri nodded his head and said in an amused tone,
"Although I am not hundred percent sure... but if my interpretations of the broken inscription on the altar are correct... then Neo likely got his hands on something very questionable..."
Idri sipped the wine and then said in a solemn voice,
"It's the kind of forbidden magic that is hated by laws of the world to the extreme... It's so extreme that I can't even spell out its name; otherwise, I will be cursed by the 'Laws' too..." Even Idri dared not say the name of the spell out loud for fear of attracting the 'Heavenly Punishment' out of nowhere on himself.
Fenix's mouth widened in shock at those words, but he dared not ask too much about the
spell.
After all, these kinds of things are better left unknown; sometimes knowing too much can do you more harm than good.
"This spell is one of the few that the 'Law' of 'Miasma' has corrupted the extreme... Its very
existence is a curse in itself, and just having it in your possession will make the 'Laws' of the
'World' your enemy..."
"Neo has gotten his hand on such an evil thing... I don't want the dragon valley to get in touch
with such an evil object..."
Idri got up from his throne and said in a stern voice,
"Once the guests leave the Dragon Valley, we will seal the Dragon Valley completely from the outside world for the next few years..."
"Whatever happens outside has nothing to do with us... Tell all of the SS-rankers to keep their
guard up too..."
"The moment Neo tries to do any harm to the dragon valley, surround him together and
destroy his very existence!"
Fenix nodded his head and left the throne room hurriedly to convey Idri's words to the other
SS rankers of the dragon valley.
Idri glanced at the rising moon from the window, and a look of contemplation appeared on
his face.
'The world is changing; this turn of events seems like they have started something completely
new..."
From Idri's perspective, Neo's actions have likely stirred a wave in the strings of destiny; now the fates of various people will start to move after this event, and various factors will come
into play.
Neo was likely the last cog in the machine; now that he's set in the place, the machine will start moving and the strings of destiny will start to show their true powers.
'I can feel that a new era is about to arrive... The problem is that this puzzle is lacking too many pieces, and I can't figure out the whole picture because of it...'
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here!
Question of the day. What are your thoughts on the current situation? Can you also feel some mysterious plan
brewing in the dark?
(Tell me your thoughts in the comments)
By the way, don't forget to use those power stones!!