Chapter 651 ( Melusine Underwater Ruins - VII )

After thinking about it for a few minutes, the group decided to use the rift and go straight down to the next floor, this was much riskier than the other options, but it was the quickest.

Cloud quickly used his transmutation ability to widen the hole before jumping down first, after all, he was the toughest and had the best chance of survival if there were any formidable enemies in the place, though what he didn't think there would be, would be a powerful current that had to make him brace himself to one of the walls of the cavern.

"Cloud! All right?" - Shizuku exclaimed from the upper floor.

"We have a bit of a problem, there's a powerful current down here that I don't know which way it will go" - Cloud replied as he frowned - "I'm going to let myself go, you guys wait for me to send you a message over the communicator."

"OK" - nodded the girls as they watched Cloud being swept away by the ocean current.

Kaori frowned when she saw this as she looked in the direction where the blond had disappeared, a serious expression on her face.

"Relax, this is normal for us," Tio said as she tried to calm her down, unaware that his words were upsetting the poor girl even more.

* * *

Fifteen minutes of waiting later, the girls were starting to worry, although they calmed down when they heard the communicator ring.

"Are you all right, Cloud?" - Yue asked earnestly.

"Yeah, the walk was a bit long, but there's not much inconvenience."

"Where are you?" asked Shea with concern.

"Interesting place, I'm on some kind of island paradise."

"Huh?" - this answer was not what the girls were expecting.

"Did you get kicked out of the labyrinth, by any chance?" - Tio asked with a frown.

"No, the magical concentration of the place is similar to the ones on the first floor."

Cloud looked calm, they could even tell he was relaxed, so they understood that there was no problem in using the same method to get to their beloved blond.

"How dangerous is the current?" - Shizuku asked seriously.

"They just have to let the water sweep them away, though I recommend that Yue use a barrier to protect them because there are some sharp turns that are sure to impact."

"I think we already have the necessary answers, so we'd better get going right away" - Yue said as the others nodded. She quickly created a two-layered barrier around the group, one layer was to protect them, and the second was to prevent them from leaving the barrier.

"We're ready," said Tio calmly.

The group quickly jumped into the stream while Kaori was still a little self-conscious.

* * *

15 minutes later, the group arrived at the place they thought was where the blond was, after all, they were on an island paradise.

"Good thing we used the barrier, otherwise we'd be throwing up seawater and sand," said Shizuku while shaking her head.

Tio shrugged because that wouldn't be the most disgusting thing to enter her mouth, she had to survive during her training, okay?

"That aside, I think we'd better reconnect with Cloud" - Shea said as she looked around and noticed that the blond was nowhere to be found - "Strange, he should be around here somewhere."

"Maybe the current sent us to a different part of the island" - Tio analysed while frowning - "I think we'd better get in touch with Cloud."

The girls nodded as Yue passed the communicator to Kaori, who was surprised by such an act.

"Why?" - Kaori asked, confused by her blonde companion's actions.

"I've noticed you've been a little upset since we entered this place" - that was all Yue said before walking away towards a nearby coconut tree - "Oh, and don't take too much time, we still have to meet up with Cloud"

The other girls in the group looked at each other before following Yue.

Kaori was silent as a faint smile appeared on her face - "Am I that easy to read?"

Kaori looked at the communicator for a few seconds before trying to contact the blonde.

"Yes?"

"Cloud..." - Kaori said as she bit her lip.

"Kaori... What's wrong, what's bothering you?"

"Am I that easy to read?" - Kaori asked for the second time.

"I can feel your voice a little droopy, besides, we've known each other for years, if I couldn't know that something was bothering you, I wouldn't have the right to call you a close person to me."

A small smile of happiness appeared on Kaori's face when she heard this, though it was quickly replaced by a melancholy expression - "Cloud, I feel like I have no right to be here, I'm too weak and I haven't done anything to support you."

A deep silence pervaded the place as Cloud seemed at a loss for words.

Kaori felt a deep ache in her heart as she felt Cloud's silence was a way of confirming her concerns.

"Kaori... power is not the only way to measure a person's strength, yes, brute strength is important, but you gain nothing from being the strongest person if you don't have the mental fortitude to be able to keep that strength in check, you gain nothing from being a monster if you let your instincts rule your actions."

Kaori was silent as she digested Cloud's words.

"Listen, I'm going to repeat it one more time, strength isn't everything, you need many more things for you to be able to bring out the full potential of your power, among these things, the most important are self-control, mental strength, and finally strong conviction."

"Self-control, mental strength, and conviction" - Kaori muttered as she nodded firmly - "But"

"No buts."

Kaori was silent before nodding.

"By the way, if you really want to have unparalleled strength, then you can only train to the limit of what is humanly possible, there are no shortcuts to reach that level, except to train, train, and keep training. After you reach that limit, you may be able to see what lies beyond the mountains."

Kaori nodded again as she felt a new conviction rise within her - "Thank you, Cloud."

"You're welcome."

"Oh, right, I had originally contacted you to tell you that we're on the island, though it seems we didn't land on the same side as you" Kaori said with concern.

"I was afraid of that when I didn't see them anywhere."

"What do we do, Cloud?" - Kaori asked as she looked at the communicator, as if she was trying to see the face of the boy she liked - "Shall we try to meet up with you again?"

"That won't be possible."

"What do you mean, Cloud?" - Kaori asked in surprise.

"That there's a barrier on the outer area of the island, so our only chance of reuniting would be to keep moving towards the centre, the place where the staircase to the next floor is supposed to be, if there is such a thing."

Kaori nodded, though her expression changed when she heard the shout of multiple men and women - "Cloud?"

"Sorry, let's just say I'm in a strange situation."

"What's going on?" - Kaori asked with concern.

"Remember I said there was nothing interesting in the graveyard of ships near the labyrinth?"

Kaori nodded, though Cloud couldn't see her.

"Well, this is where the interesting stuff is."

"You say there are parts of the ships that were sunk outside this maze?" - Kaori asked, surprised at the blond's words.

"Yes, though that's not the problem, but I'm in a strange illusion while talking to you."

"Are you alright?" - Kaori asked as she bit her lip.

"Yes, though this is strange, physical attacks are useless, but magical attacks are perfectly effective."

"Are you sure you're alright?" - Kaori asked as her concern grew more and more serious.

"Yes, I'm in perfect condition, though I'm worried for you because something tells me that I won't be the only one who will be affected by this strange illusion."

Kaori fell silent before she heard a strange and powerful screeching sound - "Cloud!"

The girl tried to contact the blonde, but to her growing concern, the signal seemed to have been cut off.

Kaori was silent as a bad feeling grew inside her, so she quickly ran to the others

"What's wrong, Kaori?" - Yue asked as she raised an eyebrow - "Did you manage to contact Cloud?"

"Yes, but there's a huge problem," Kaori replied as she began to explain everything she had heard from Cloud, as well as the last thing that happened before she couldn't contact him anymore.

Yue and the others were silent as they frowned, even they knew this was too strange.

"I guess we'll just have to keep moving towards the centre" - Tio said as she frowned - "I'm a little worried about those illusions though."

"I think so too" - nodded Yue as she looked at Kaori - "Did you hear anything strange during the communication before it went dead?"

"Just cries of rage and despair" - Kaori replied with a frown - "And incantations of holy magic"

"Sacred magic" - Yue muttered as she thought about the situation, only to widen her eyes in surprise - "What were the words that were written on the notice outside the labyrinth?"

"I don't remember them exactly, but it was basically exposing the sins of the gods" - replied Tio as her eyes widened - "That's right".

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