When the night sky was covered with countless glittering stars, Elizabeth relaxed her back and laid down on all fours as the gentle breeze slightly soothed her distraught mind. Except for the chirping of the bugs nearby, there weren't any other sounds in the background, which made her more calmer as she readied for what to come.
Even though she still didn't believe it at first, after looking at the two figures who were watching her silently in anticipation, now Elizabeth's confidence was shaken and wished that it wouldn't work. She knew that she needed this to work, but she would rather choose another way if she could. At the back of her mind, she was still a little hesitant to go along with it.
Running the ring on her index finger, Elizabeth stared at the so-called magic item which would guide her. This time, she was prepared,
After the blinding light subsided, Elizabeth gazed upon rows and rows of pictures on both sides of the wall with a long, unending corridor greeting her view.'I'm back.' she silently thought to herself, as she looked at the abstract art style that didn't make any sense.'Alright, let's not waste anymore time.'Glancing at the ring on her finger, the ring that she put all of her hope to, Elizabeth gently rubbed the gem for the sake of it and mumbled the required chant.The flow of foreign, hard to roll off the tongue words, came out of her mouth as she closed her eyes, entirely focused to not mess up with the pronunciation. Over and over, she remembered the lines of the magic words just for th
'Is it really working…?'Doubting the ring on her finger, Elizabeth found herself treading the endless corridors illuminated in torches of bluish flames. She had been walking for an hour by now but there was no end to the corridor. Not to mention, except for the pictures, there were no signs of entrance all this time.'No… Aaron has no need to lie to me or give me a dud item. So… does that mean the exit is just that long?'Feeling her legs get tired, Elizabeth sighed and decided to take a rest. The dried jerky, salted fishes, and other foods were stored on her bag, including several waterskins. As her throat parched up, she took one of the waterskins and gulped a mouthful of water. Rejuvenating her spirit back while she looked at the ce
'It's broken?''Is it really broken?'No matter how many times she took a look at the ring and rubbed her eyelids, Elizabeth saw a faint crack at the gem.The slight hope within her began to diminish in a second as it was replaced with desperation. Her lips moved to speak out the magical chant. However, after changing for the sixth time, there weren't any results at all.'You must be kidding me…'Regret flooded and she felt the corner of her eyes moistened. The already fatigued body slumped on the floor and the urge to laugh mockingly at herself kicked in.Never
'Again… That name…'When she finally heard what the other party called her, Elizabeth furrowed as she took a deep breath. Another vision about someone called Ludwig. Previously, she didn't bother to think about it, especially since many things have happened to her after getting out of the gallery. Now, her interest was piqued, for it seems that these visions were intended for her.First, she would try to know more about this person through what others said. As she attentively listened to the chatter of the red haired young man, a man's shout vibrated and this time, Elizabeth felt her body jolted unconsciously."Ludwig!"Then, the red haired young man widened his eyes and slapped Eliza
"Help… Me…"Those words rang inside her heart and boomed louder than a thunderbolt. Subconsciously, she wanted to move her body and rushed to the elf's side. However, no matter what she did, the body didn't move. In fact, she found her arms and legs were shaking before she keeled over and puked out.'Is this the first time Ludwig saw an injured person?'While Elizabeth pondered what had happened, at last, the legs took a step forward and ran to the elf. It seemed like her hands were reaching out for some items in their bag and rummaged through it. Before long, a small jar-shaped container as big as her palm was taken out and then the hand poured the content to the wound.The herbal sc
After they laughed and shared the tale they had experienced together, the vision then blurred once more and now, the devastating scenery with the middle-aged man drawing a two-handed battle ax and the Demi-human who held two twin short swords as they fought against a five meters tall humanoid being, with big nose, bloated stomach, and wear only a loincloth.The world slowed down whilst she felt her legs rushing to the monster. As her eyes widened, her uncontrollable body leaped forward before she felt the previous weightlessness and everything turned upside-down.This time, she saw the long and wide river as the dwarf and the Demi human stood beside her, gazing at the scenery together. To her surprise, there was the beautiful elf whom Ludwig had saved back then. She wore skintight leather armor and was equipped with a bow
When Ellie finally let go, Elizabeth sent a second look around and asked what has been plaguing her mind the entire time, "Where are we?""You don't know?" Raising her eyebrows, it was Ellie's turn to appear to be surprised. Tilting her head, Ellie explained, "We are in a hotel that's only five blocks away from our college. But before that, how did you do that, Beth? And why do you suddenly go into a coma for more than three days?"Focusing into the last words, Elizabeth gasped whilst her eyes widened, "Wait, what? Three days!?""Yeah, I've to buy the hibernation pills for your body to have their proteins and stuff when you can't eat." Pointing at the bottle on the table, Ellie continued, "Luckily, that day our family doctor hadn't gotten home yet so you had been diagnosed b
"I told you, it's probably going to be fine…"Walking on the corridor with the stretched out long red carpet, Elizabeth glanced at Ellie who was beside her. The latter's firm expression told Elizabeth that her words seemed to reach deaf ears."Nuh-uh, I'll get you back to your own place, with my car, together. You just woke up from a coma today, remember? Letting you get back alone is definitely a no go.""You are too overprotective, Ellie.""And you are too careless, Beth," retorted immediately, Ellie shook her head, "According to what you've said to me, you've been stalked by these… weird hooded wizards for multiple times right? What makes you think you will be safe this time?"&n