Chapter 151: The insider (2)
| An extra chapter for today, just cuz I had a bit of free time |
"No, I can't let you do this" Dad cried "It's a parent's worst nightmare to bury their child, don't do that to me, Perseus. Just leave them and leave it to someone else"
"Then who's going to step up?! They are more cautious than ever, and even if someone else manage to infiltrate them, they'll be too slow to stop their plans now. I'm the only one who can, it's a simple choice of choosing between my life and everyone else, and I chose mine. Not without hesitation, I also want to live, have a happy marriage, and someday have children on my own, and sharing my life with my bonds. But if I choose to go down that path now, the seekers will grow too strong, and they will kill everyone.
"I don't want to live a life of regret, dad, that's what you and uncle John always taught me, if everyone dies because of me not stepping up, then I wouldn't be able to live with myself, this is the only way, I've asked my bonds and I've asked Jake, this is the best solution, I'll now take all the burdens, so please don't take this away from me, I'd rather regret the things I've done than regretting the things I could have done."
Everyone in that rooms have tears in their eyes after my statement.
-Even I'm having tears in my eyes, you really moved me there- Siege commented
-That's a rarity, something that moved the cold hearted wolf- Damon chuckled
-Well we did plan to destroy it from the inside at first until we realize their actual goal, but we can't let anyone know yet. And we discussed this before, we don't agree with all of their methods, so we have to make sure we keep our standards no matter what we're ordered to do -
Uncle John then approached me and hugged me.
"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking properly" he said before backing away "If anyone's here is the most scared, it's you, I don't know a lot of people who would've made the choice you've made, so...for now, I'll put my trust in you, but don't talk as if your death is already set in stone"
"Yeah, at least, tell us next time, you shouldn't hold onto such burdens by yourself, you should think about yourself more" Cordelia also hugged me "But I'll keep this as a secret for you, but please don't die and leave me alone"
"I don't, but I'm prepared to do so if the occasion arises"
"Children, huh? I didn't think you were the type" she giggled as she wiped tears away from her eyes
"Please don't mention it again, it just came into my mind at the moment"
-He's blushing- Ace commented
-Yeah, we didn't think you want children of your own- Diana smiled -Would that make me a aunt when you have one?-
"Fine" Dad said as he calmed down a bit "I'll keep this secret spy mission of yours a secret, but don't you ever let me hear the news of you dying"
"Yes, my wish is for you to achieve both your goals" Mom added as she took out a piece of tissue to wipe her face "Do what you need to do, but come back alive, and I'll be naming your first child"
"Wouldn't you need the permission from my future wife first?"
"Don't make me regret it Perseus" she replied
"I'm sorry. Oh yeah, what did you say earlier, Eliza? I was too focused on my speech and emotions"
"You really are dense" she scoffs
-No seriously, what did she say?-
-I don't know, I was also focused on your emotional speech- Dabria answered
| Dense and ignorant |
-The author is in on it too?!-
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3rd person view
10 days later...
"The final room!" Cecily exclaimed "We made it!"
"This better be worth it, we skipped a lot of treasures for this" Lucas wiped his sweat
"Don't worry, I kept some with me in my ring" Eleanor reassured "It should score us a few points at least"
"But I can't believe your ancestor was the one who made this Albert" Lucas said in amazement
-Kin, they must've refer to us reincarnates- Albert concluded -Not as blood relatives-
-The inscriptions, the runes, everything here, only one person could've made it- Helena responded
"Well you youngsters were quick" Professor White applauded as she arrived right behind them "We still need a bit more evidence, but for now, we have guessed that the creator of this dungeon is Andrius Thames"
They then looked at Albert in shock
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"What happened to the treasure?" Professor Williams asked as he arrived in the final room
"I don't know" Albert answered "One moment, the golden staff was in my hands and the next it turned to this crystal. "
"Illusion magic" Professor White concluded "That's the only conclusion I can think of, but that means..."
"Perseus, he was here" Albert said
"That means you 2 are related!" Lucas gasped "No wonder you 2 are freaks, you both are descendants of the greatest mage who ever lived"
"It all make sense now, Perseus, he didn't want to stop the fight" Professor White realized "When we were busy signing the peace treaty, he used that opportunity to come here, no wonder he was in Artia, he knew about this!"
"Professor Williams, why do you look so shocked?" Albert asked
"He knew about this...his teacher, the staff, power rivaling an entire continent, it makes sense now, the hint he gave, he said we would figure it out" Professor Williams was shocked at the revelation "The headmaster must know of this, I must leave you all here"
"What are you talking about?" Cecily asked as he left
"Perseus' mysterious teacher is Andrius Thames" Aenon answered out of nowhere "Not just that, from the looks of it, it seems that Andrius Thames is also the founder of the seekers of salvation"
"That's impossible!" Lucas retorted "He's dead a long time ago"
-Helena?- Albert asked
-I need to ask the others about this, this is impossible! They witnessed his death!- Helena replied before going silent