Chapter 288 Shifting Responsibility
Upon hearing where Elysia was going, Elanor still didn't understand why the later exuded such hostility. Silver already knew the story about Elysia's parents, but Elanor had yet to learn of the details.
Elysia quickly realised from the mortified look on Elanor's face that she had no idea. Elyisa panicked for a moment and quickly explained the situation to Elanor.
"Okay, that makes more sense now, I didn't realise you were part of the vampiric Kitsune family." Elanor sighed in relief, now understanding the situation a bit more. However, what she said caught Elysia's attention. This was the first time she heard it actually referred to as vampiric.
She knew her flames were vampiric, but as far as she knew, her family was only known for its fire.
"Wait, how much do you know about them?" Elysia thought it wouldn't hurt to ask, but she doubted Elanor knew much since she had been exiled for quite some time.
"Well, we elves live for a long time, so we have accumulated a lot of historical records that others considered lost to time. That being said, I don't know much other than that it was a kitsune race that has vampire blood." Elanor squirmed in her seat, as she didn't mean to get Elysia's hopes up. The information she knew was from the brief fragments of knowledge she had memorised when being home-schooled about history.
Elysia sat there pondering for a moment, as she didn't realise she was part vampire. It made sense that she would be with how her flames worked. However, why then does she not have the urge to suck blood?
'Maybe I should ask Shaman if I can have a sip?' Elysia shot a glance at Shaman's neck, and despite not having the urge to suck, another desire flared up in her again.
A shiver travelled down Shaman's spine, and she quickly looked behind her to see Elysia staring at her with hungry eyes.
"You're not thinking of sucking my blood, are you?" Shaman was fully aware of the conversation, and the image of Elysia biting her somehow sounded appealing.
'Damnit, please don't revive my teenage vampire fantasies.' A core memory of Shaman's dark history replayed in her mind. It was something she hoped would remain forever forgotten, but the sudden chance to live out old fantasies has helped dredge up those crazy ideas.
"Please?" Elysia tilted her head while giving an innocent smile, a tiny part of her fang poking out. n0velusb.c0M
'Shit, I thought I wasn't into it anymore, but I guess I can't run away from my immature desires.' Shaman quickly turned her head away as her face was turning bright red.
"L-l-later."
"Hehe~, thank you." Elysia licked her lips, thinking about it.
"Ahem." Elanor cleared her throat, as she really didn't want to be thinking about what they got up to in their free time.
*Sigh* "Good thing I'm no longer in my wolf form." Silver could imagine that if he hadn't gotten a human form, right now they would be going at it without a care in the world.
This prompted Elanor to look at him with shock, as there was no way they would have done something like that in front of him.
Silver nodded in response, knowing the exact thoughts that were running through her head.
"Oh, you poor thing." Out of instinct, Elanor hugged Silver like she was protecting him, but that was probably the worst move.
"Ooo, someone is so very protective, maybe you should look after Silver for us~." Elysia, with a smirk, spoke right into Elanor's ear, which made her realise what she was doing to him.
"I agree, we will be busy with training, and it seems like you two are housed close to each other." Although Clara wasn't involved much with Silver, she still looked after him like a watchful angel, despite being a demon.
"I-it isn't like that, why does it sound like you are abandoning him?" Elanor pushed Silver with all her strength, causing him to fall right off the couch. However, due to her embarrassment, she didn't even realise what she had done to him.
"Hmm, well, I will be gone for a year." Elysia had a valid excuse, as she literally wouldn't be here, so that made sense.
"As you know, Elaina is my half-sister, and I've already been notified that I will be going through the same training she did." Clara didn't have the full details yet, but from what she was told by her mentor, her free time is scheduled to end once Elysia departs.
"I-I see, but what about you, Shaman?" Elanor was grasping at straws now, looking at Shaman, who was still daydreaming about vampires.
"Huh?" Snapping out of her fantasy, she looked over, wondering what had happened.
"Do you think Elanor should look after Silver while we are busy training?" Elysia asked the question, hoping that Shaman wouldn't think too much about it.
"I don't see why not, but isn't she also busy with training? Also, Silver is... grown up now, so it's up to him." Shaman swallowed her delusions and decided not to go against it. If Silver was still a child, the answer would be no, but she didn't want to take away his freedom.
'Why does Elysia have to put me in the spotlight? She knows full well that I'm the typical overprotective mother who is struggling with seeing her son be independent.'
"Oi, I'm still here, you know." Silver poked his head from behind the couch, pouting.
"What do you say about Elanor taking care of you?" Clara then proposed the question to Silver, sure that it would make him flustered.
"We were just here to say goodbye, but if I have to answer, then I don't mind... Seriously, I can look after myself now." Silver spoke quietly, as it was embarrassing to discuss 'being taken care off'. Even Elanor ended up blushing a little.
"Hehe~, we're just teasing you. I won't be around for a while, so I have to get some in while I still can." Elysia finally dropped her mischievous act, as did Clara.
"I doubt you would actually stop since you can just message him whenever you want." Shaman knew Elysia wouldn't stop, especially since she could contact them anyway.
"But it's different from doing it in person. I won't be able to squeeze his cute cheeks or sneak up on him."
"Oh well, not much you can do about that. Now moving on, Elysia, you should go grab your new weapons." Clara didn't want Elysia to forget them somehow by accident, so she wanted to make sure Elysia grabbed them.
"That's right Weren't you going to show off your new scythe once we were inside, Silver?" Elanor's eyes shone brightly, as she was really eager to see it.
"Yes, I did, why don't we all head to a training arena and show off our new weapons?"
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<Fox Realm>
–Freja POV–
"Rea has lost contact with Shaman and is currently unable to monitor her position." A strange voice echoed in an almost pitch-black room, with the only source of light being a cigarette.
"Oho~, has she now, and I thought she was one of the best system handlers there was? What happened... Lucifer?" I smirked while taking a puff of my cigarette as the situation suddenly got interesting.
"She managed to merge with the conduit earlier than expected, and conveniently, the person it used to belong to escaped their seal."
"Seems like the heavens are in shambles right now, but I'm guessing they still want me to do some of their dirty work." It was infuriating that I was just a pawn they used, but unless I wanted this entire planet to be destroyed, I had no other choice.
"Yes, they want you to investigate her current state and possibly establish a connection. I also came to warn you that Shaman may have fully recovered her memories and may know of your involvement." The voice was cautious, and it took me a second to register what he meant, but I then realised
"WHAT!? HOW!? Wasn't her other self meant to be gone? How the fuck did this happen? I was told she would never be able to know who was responsible." The checking up on her part was easy, but having her memories regained is a massive problem.
"I'm afraid they lied to you, the conduit is actually her other self, so when she merged with it, so did all the memories we locked away on purpose."
"BASTARDS!" I slammed my fist onto the bed I was sitting on, splitting it in half.
"Now onto more immediate matters: the goddess that has escaped her seal is reported to be making a visit to the mortal realm... specifically to you." Lucifer sounded hesitant, which was a first, as he was always cold and monotone.
"How? Won't she destroy the world if that happens?" It was a dumb thing to even think about, as it should be impossible for gods.
"I don't know, but I must leave now as Klaus' mistress is waking up. Good luck, and don't piss Akrone off." Suddenly, the connection was cut, as if he was purposefully avoiding the question.
"That fucking devil bastard—if Klaus didn't make her ascend, we wouldn't be having half of these issues." I clenched my fist, having the urge to destroy something. First, he tells me that a god will somehow enter this world, then he immediately leaves me without any further explanation.
'For someone who is making me his successor, he does a shitjob at explaining.' I was busy complaining in my thoughts when, in the blink of an eye, I suddenly found myself in a different space. I didn't know what happened at that moment, but as my eyes adjusted to the sudden change of scenery, a Kitsune started to approach me.
"Hope your chat with dear Luci went well, Frejaaa~."
