His desire
Chapter 18: His desire
High Yoru.
He was a person whose years of experience would be valuable to every young Lula clansman. He had fought against many threats hidden beneath the Dream Wall and his merits were highly respected by the Lula Tribe.
Such a man had still young looks, a long lifespan nourished by the spiritual world, and high strength.
But even if all those things were feats worthy of admiration, High Yoru's heart wasn't entirely pure.
It wasn't because of the process he had to go through to get all those merits.
It was because the world had been too much even for him.
"You dare… to betray me, lowly woman?" If one stayed close to one's principles, then the process didn't matter. One could be the worst human, but still himself.
High Yoru's principles have been greatly shifted due to the loss of his beloved; a person he bound his heart to, a person he swore to protect.
Looking at the dream lake, High Yoru's eyes narrowed with devilish glint.
His principles had been long ago forgotten by him. What stood before this Dream Lake was a new person who would do anything to get back his beloved.
Dream Lake…
In the reflection of serene water, all High Yoru could see was Miku's image slowly shattering as if his hands were here to choke her to death.
It was his dream for now…
High Yoru got slightly appeased by this image, "I won't even let you make any more moves here, brat," After saying this, the dream lake's surface shifted from the beauty's image to the young man.
This nineteen years old man was a person who took away one of High Yoru's important pieces to his plan, so upon appearing, Vis' image instantly crumpled as if High Yoru had punched him several times.
High Yoru's eyes dilated, then he sent his attention somewhere far away. He checked something with his high senses, then sighed, "A few days at most… What can this mere weakling do during such time? Both of them are lowly sacrifices…"
The high elder sighed and continued to look at the Dream Lake whose surface kept changing between the white-haired woman and silver-haired man.
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[Vis' second day in the Lula Tribe.]
The silver-haired man woke up, his eyes looking at the ceiling for less than a second.
He immediately raised his body, then went to the bathroom to properly brush his teeth.
It had been a bummer that Vis often needed to give up on such 'luxury'.
But that was a harsh life in the snow territories and also a life of an adventurer that couldn't properly focus on such duties.
Vis brushed his teeth while thinking of his next move, 'I haven't exposed myself yet. It's only that High Yoru, but he is the same… Because of High Madame, he is not making any big moves, but I gotta be careful.'
Spat!
'I just told High Madame that I can find necromancers, so my identity should be hidden to most. I gotta just focus on my duty as Miku's husband… What are my duties anyway?'
Spat!
Vis left the bathroom with his face wet, then looked at dullahan.
She had been still sleeping as no orders or threat could be sensed by her. Her bed was shared with Vis since they were officially the couple and he didn't plan to bring her back to the black book yet.
If someone checked on them, then Miku's disappearance would be hard to explain.
He also didn't mind sharing a bed with her anyway.
Vis first sat down by the table, ate a quick breakfast then prepared to focus on his retreat skill.
"The fifth bloodline's ability is Titan Army. The Undead Army is from the Soul Collector… Let's think about it… If I were commanding the Titan Army, what would my retreat skill look like?"
Vis' mind shook with a vivid image and his body became a little heated up, "I am on a good track? Alright, as for the undead army…"
This time, Vis' body became colder and he yet again felt like being on the good track. He just imagined what Titan's retreat would look like and the same went for the undead.
His image was simple but effective and so he began to focus on it.
Soon, Miku woke up and spotted her master in deep focus.
What else could she do other than her own training?
"At least brush your teeth," Vis' one eye opened and he left the order.
"Yes, Master," Miku replied and left the bed, half-naked.
Her master just closed his eyes and returned to the training while she skipped her way to the bathroom to do the morning routine.
After an hour or so, someone knocked on the doors, "I will check it," Vis stood up and did the same routine as yesterday.
He told his dullahan to stop thinking about undead skills, then cautiously opened the doors.
A young man in his early twenties looked down at him, then passed the scroll, "Hi, I am here on High Nami's orders. So, usually, the couples have one month off like a honeymoon, but this is a daily task you have to do," The young man explained, then bowed slightly and left.
He also left Vis speechless… "Tasks… Here I go with my husband's duties."
Vis took the scroll back to the main room. He patted the chair next to him and his dullahan hopped her way onto it.
Both of them then looked at the daily duties, "Dream Wall's Preservation," Vis uttered the main task that was the most important.
[Dream Wall's Preservation.]
[Each Lula Clansman living in the Dream Wall benefits from its grace. We must return it and pay enough respect. As Miku's husband, one of your duties is to take care of Dream Wall as well.]
[By using the described method here, pass half of your gathered lifespan to the Dream Wall.]
"So it's not only living, but there is a special method to increase lifespan… If this gets out-" Vis noticed the warning just as he said those words out.
[Both Miku and you will die if this method gets out.]
"Yeah, I guessed as much…" Vis faintly smiled, then looked at the method.
This method could be compared to the breathing techniques, but it was not simple 'deep inhaling and exhaling, but various ways of using energy were also explained here.
Vis got immediately pulled by this method and his fingers traced the written letters with great interest.
He then stopped after a few tries and analyzed the situation, "High Madame was the one to send these. We can assume she has taken our side or at least thinks deeply of my words. As for High Yoru, he simply ignores us, just like we," He chuckled and read more of the daily tasks.
One of them was to take care of Dream Lake. This particular task sounded different because Dream Lake itself was like a magical term.
Vis turned his eyes to Miku and she explained what she knew, "Dream Lake can show your dreams. It's also a place that we can use to train our abilities."
"So it's like seeing your own dreams? And you can fight within those dreams with others?" Vis probed.
"Yes," Miku replied!
As Vis thought, this place was indeed a magical one!
One had many dreams and goals, so seeing those here could be beneficial to one's future. It could either raise expectations or make one work harder!
As magical as it sounded, Vis was ready to take care of this daily task.