Transmigration Into The Beginning After The End

Chapter 29 - WHAT TO DO

I explained everything, leaving out the whole future part that maybe only Elder Rinia knew about, and focused on sole putting in the Alacryans. Arthur and Tessia were in the room when I had woken up after the shock of my own mana exhaustion. It had been an hour or two and just a couple of hours were left before Arthur and I left for Xyrus city.

And judging from Arthur's own confusion towards the topic, they haven't told him about my own power, it was a good thing but not entirely. 

There were parts where I had assigned mist magic around both Arthur and Tessia in hopes of them not learning about this early on. I hoped that the decision I was making right then was the correct one, and it was. 

Though my mist manipulation wasn't the best like Aya's, it was still decent enough to block words from entering others' ears. 

With the most important beings in the whole story being in the same room as me, going exactly as ordered: Elder Virion, King Alduin, Queen Merial, Princess Tessia, Arthur Leywin, Elder Rinia Darcassan, and Lances Aya and Alea. 

Not only that but I had to speak formally as well. The King and Queen were here and let us not talk about how they can order lances because of the Oath. Any wrong wording and things could get me either killed or imprisoned for false information. 

I had told them about how I thought it was a good idea to end our training session with Aya and Alea in a dungeon. However, everything went wrong. Mana beasts protecting people who aren't from Dicathen. Then after I spoke about Cadell but never once mentioned his name. I tried to keep it under the table about his looks, saying things like I was being choked and barely had any strength to keep my eyes open with how much I had on my plate. 

Nevertheless, the question came up.

One I didn't have the will to answer yet.

"So then how did you get us off from the dungeon deep in the Beast Glades?" Aya was the next to ask a question. She had stepped forward from the crowd of important people. Her brows went forward and her hands were balled up into a fist. "That monster or demon, whatever he is, was tied up by Alea's vines and I was a second away from pulling us away but then when I realized it, we weren't nowhere near the Beast Glades but rather on the border of Elshire forest." 

All eyes turned to me after being on Aya and Alea when they spoke. The pressure was on me this time, but I didn't think of anything to say. I didn't have anything now in my book, there wasn't a sentence that would get me out of this. 

I was tied up in a dilemma

What to do?

I opened my mouth, tried to say a syllable or at least a sound, but nothing came out. I hesitated. Nothing. There was nothing to do. 

I had to make something up right now, a thing that might help me here. 

"I…don't remember…" 

I lied.

In fact I do remember everything that happened. I just couldn't explain it, not right now. No that is not it, even I don't know how to explain it. 

About an hour or so passed by, the characters of my favorite novel bombarding me with questions one after another. Some I was able to answer while in others I simply stayed quiet. They didn't deserve to know that there was another continent. Not them at least, perhaps only him…

"Alright everyone! Let's give Luke a rest for an hour, after all he has a long trip to Sapin." Elder Rinia said loudly while clapping her hands three times. As she left almost last, she turned to me and gave me a warm smile before closing the door. Now the only ones in the room were me, Arthur, Tessia, and Grandpa Virion. 

The three of them were seated next to me, in silver colored couches, and quickly the kids fell asleep. Who would blame them, it was already the next day and the light of the sunrise was almost hitting the window where I rested. 

I closed my eyes and meditated for a while. I tried to recuperate the lost mana I had used in the dungeon, but only half was able to fully enter my core. Again, I had self hate towards me because of my lack of learning Mana Rotation during my stay with Sylvia. 

It was more than enough to use my healing magic but there was a part of me that pleaded for me not to use it. It was strange. 

"It seems you've recovered young one." 

Startled by his sudden decision to talk, I broke my concentration towards breaking into a new core stage. 

Again, I tried to open my mouth but I couldn't say anything. Instead, I let out a wry smile. 

Elder Virion's eyes studied me, or at least that's how it looked to me wiring the corner of my eye while I stared at the blanket. 

I inhaled the cold air around the room, a long and deep breath, then I let it all out. "Elder Virion, I know I've told you that you needed to trust me. And whatever happened in the dungeon was suspicious along with other things but I plead to you that you continue to believe in me and my words."

The old former elven king placed his eyes on the ground below him, his arms were crossed like he was mad. Perhaps it was my wishful thinking but I thought he was mad at me. 

I waited for him to speak again, as I waited, tension between me and the former king grew more. It was intense that when Tessia murmur came in my ears, I jolted in her direction in fear.

Oh thank god she was just talking in her dream. I spoke mentally, letting a relief breath out while I felt my heartbeat rise and lower. 

"Don't worry, the kids are asleep. They won't be awake until your trip to Xyrus comes in two hours." 

Virion finally said, breaking the silence. 

"Is that so?" 

My words came out with anxious clarity. I didn't notice, on the other hand, Elder Virion had. 

"Can you walk? Or do you need a wheelchair?" 

I nodded without thinking.

"Good. Follow me, I have something to show you."

Those were the words the unserious elf said before we headed towards the lower castle's floors. 

What felt like thirty minutes of walking down spiral stairs was finally over. A dark and cold sensation poured into my body and mind, my narrowed eyes scanning the surroundings as my mind questioned Elder Virion's purpose in this "walk".

The long hallway that was swallowed up by darkness, the small light that the torches provided, and the rusty metal bars that were placed on each side of the wall, brought a single word to my mind. 

A Prison.

This is where prisoners were kept, or were once being held. The novel never mentioned people being held here or maybe I didn't pay attention to it. However, it didn't change the fact that Elder Virion has brought me here for a reason, and it was one that I wasn't aware of. 

Being absolutely absent minded, Elder Virion had stopped in a specific area, I didn't notice until I crashed into him hitting my head.

My eyes rapidly turned to the other side of the metal bars. "W-what…happened?"

The scene in front of me was a disaster. The bodies of multiple people were scattered and lifeless. 

"We tried multiple different methods to extract information from them, in the end they only said one sentence and willingly took their own lives."

Virion's face hardened when he said that, almost like he was present at the time.

Though it was a cruel way to extract the truth from them, it was the best way they could think of. An effective way if you will. 

Of course I wasn't in favor of this scene, much less encouraging that it was the best choice there was. But who was I to judge? I wasn't some King of a nation or from a royal dynasty, no, I was a human with no status who was reincarnated from a different world. 

I clenched my fists knowing that I wasn't a powerhouse to this continent or nor will I ever be. But I needed to be strong, to get as strong as a Lance…no I need to be stronger than a Lance. 

Even so, I need a way to hone my skills and core. And I doubt that just by looking at this scene I will get strong enough to fight back against the Alacryan army or Agrona's master plan.

"Their last words were–"

""Long live the High Sovereign.""

Virion gave me a surprised and confused look, me on the other hand, I couldn't dare to look at him after saying those words. 

The former ruler of the elven kingdom laid his hands on my shoulders, turning me to face him, but I didn't. "How do you know that? Luke, what do you know about these people, this problem?" He urged, shaking me with the wishful thinking of me telling him at that moment. 

Instead, I only looked at the cell. The words of the Sentry floating in my mind, no. I was lying to even say that. They forcefully pushed themselves to me, breaking my current thinking and tried to make me feel guilty. Before Cadell even appeared from the portal, the orange haired Sentry cried out to me and the lances. 

"I have my blood waiting for my return! Please let me go! My little brother and little sister are my only blood left. Please…"

Her words sounded truthful, I felt no lie in them but there was no reason for me to believe her, was there? 

Now, her body was sitting against the wall with mold. Her unnatural colored eyes were wide and with no signs of life to be noted. 

"Elder Virion. Do you truly believe we are the only continent?" My question was genuine, if it weren't for my knowledge of the novel, I too would question this. How come there was only one continent and not some remote islands around us? 

Those who don't know about the "Gods" or Asuras would have a difficult time answering that. On the other hand, someone who knows about the Asuras, like Virion, wouldn't find my explanation complicated. 

Well, here goes nothing…

I thought in my mind, letting myself jump into what seemed like a building on fire. 

"I know that we are not the only ones here. We are not the only ones with intelligence beyond animals, more specifically, I know that there are gods in this world… much like there is another continent."

The long beard elf was shocked by my words, again. 

I didn't know if telling Virion about there being another continent was the best play or even mentioning the Alacryans last sentence before they killed themselves. But there are too many fingers pointing at me right now, and if I didn't do anything, I would be labeled as a terrorist or a spy on this continent. 

All I had to do was tell Virion the most important details about Alacrya and their intention. Then, it is up to him if he wants to believe me or not.

It is nothing but my wishful thinking that he would actually believe me. 

"Aside from us, there is another continent. Totally different from ours but similar at the same time. Yet that does not mean that they have friendly intentions with this continent…" I took a moment to regain my breath, I then shifted my view to the dead alacryans. My brows forward with frustration imbued into my tone. "Their leader, or Sovereign, already knows about the existence of this continent while we don't. The one demon we encountered in the dungeon was his right hand. He is far stronger than the six Lances."

I gently placed my hand over my sternum, where my core resided. My core, dark yellow stage, with half, if not less with mana. I was close to breaking to solid stage but I need more training before even trying to enter that power level. What's more, next to my mana core was a dark, sinister, black and white flame. 

"And he is responsible for placing this spell on my core as well…"