Legacy of the Dark Sage

Chapter 1254 'I Don't Know... I Don't Remember...'

even with the defensive spells and arrays inside kyran's room, cyneah could still vaguely sense the magic fluctuations around the infirmary. she contemplated checking the macabre glacier's state in case it had something to do with true void's current situation. however, only five minutes passed, and the magic fluctuations gradually decreased, confusing her.

eventually, cyneah's magic sense, which she kept probing around the edge of the magic fluctuations' range, began to clear, and she could

see

again.

'kyran...?'

cyneah found kyran inside the infirmary. unlike the vague presence he emitted these past days, the empty-like space she normally saw had returned. in fact, the size of his presence had grown significantly, and she wondered if true void regaining his consciousness boosted his recovery.

cyneah knew kyran had not fully recovered after the encounter with the emperor. she sensed something significant had happened then and was curious about it. nonetheless, she respected his decision not to tell her because she knew he was thinking about a lot of things, and he was still sorting them out.

cyneah

did

drop a massive bomb when she relayed haylee's words. including everything that was happening in the clan and the preparations they had to go through in anticipation of the emperor's next move, she thought it best to let him be for now. she decided to provide support from the sidelines.

'more importantly...'

cyneah slightly shook her head and pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind. she then observed the infirmary's surroundings.

bam!

but then she noticed something and immediately rushed out of the door. she went to the infirmary, but her steps slowed as she neared the door.

it was faint, but she could hear a muffled sound inside the infirmary.

cautiously, cyneah reached for the door's panel that recognized her magic energy (leif helped record them before she left for the inter-clan conference) to open the door.

using her magic sense to its maximum, she manipulated the magic energies in the surroundings to recreate the structure of the infirmary in her mind's eye. fortunately, the abundance of the magic energy around them helped create a detailed image of the infirmary, albeit in black and white in cyneah's mind.

after exerting her magic sense's capabilities, the empty space depicting kyran's presence appeared more stable. his silhouette was still unrefined, but the form was enough for her to visualize his position and stance.

'...true void is... not here...?'

whether it was because true void had been unconscious, cyneah had a better visual of his silhouette. she remembered true void was also depicted as an empty space when she met him in somuli.

in any case, cyneah wondered if kyran forced true void to retreat inside his world or sea of consciousness, which was why she could not see him. but why did the infirmary exude such a deep melancholy air if that was the case?

just as this impression crossed her mind, she heard the muffled sound again and realized it was coming from the empty-like space where kyran was.

that was when cyneah was struck with a realization, and her heart broke, imagining what had happened in those few minutes that kyran entered the infirmary to check on true void.

with small calculated steps, cyneah entered the room and approached kyran. it was then that she finally understood why she felt the air had gotten so heavy.

"it has been fun, void halfling."

true void's parting words seemed to ring in kyran's ears. and the deep emotions that threatened to overwhelm him eased somehow.

a gentle, melancholy voice filled his senses as he belatedly registered cyneah's singing.

kyran was reminded of the first time he heard her sing. however, unlike the song she sang then, she sang a far more comforting song. in the past, he could not understand the words when she sang. but after learning the ancients' language, he understood it better, and in the process, he was comforted.

kyran did not remember how long they had stayed that way. he could not even remember how they left the infirmary or his state when he met zigor and the other blade dancer members observing the ship from a distance.

but zigor and they did not notice anything wrong, and they returned to their tasks after kyran confirmed that everything had been settled.

kyran did not return to the enclosed dome. instead, he retreated to his room inside the ship.

cyneah, wanting to stay by his side, kept him company.

the two lay in bed without saying anything.

truth be told, kyran felt too exhausted to speak or think. that was why he felt grateful for cyneah's understanding. though he did not want to talk, that did not mean he did not want to be around others. for this reason, cyneah's presence alone had been enough to ease his mind.

this was not the first time that kyran sought cyneah's company.

back in the human plane, when the cottage was still in its original location, he would go to her whenever he encountered something that shook him. and this time was no different.

having cyneah in his arms, kyran eventually calmed down. soon, he drifted to sleep.

when cyneah, who had been silently listening to kyran's breathing, realized he had fallen asleep, she retracted her magic influence to allow him to rest naturally. though she only had a vague idea of what happened, she sensed kyran underwent a significant change.

she still could not put it into words, but she guessed that true void might have imparted something to kyran before he left. she knew true void would not leave anything that would harm kyran. nevertheless, she felt somewhat restless.

the macabre glacier's sentient, or to be precise, the king of the ancient's corrupted soul remained silent throughout the ordeal. so cyneah might be overthinking it.

but even if she tried to tell herself this, she still could not shake off the feeling that kyran's change would affect the future of both realms.

'...stop. don't think too deeply about it... you'll only confuse yourself...' cyneah reprimanded herself. in the end, cyneah, with her mind full of uncertainties, also succumbed to sleep.

*

in an unknown space, three pairs of eyes opened. one of these three pairs seemed to have suffered some damage if one looked closely. following the appearance of these eyes, overlapping monotonous sounds echoed through.

"

the

anomaly has been detected...."

"removal of the #%(&^%#, has been moved to priority list..."

"commencing deletion of detected anomaly..."