105: Guest from Albest

There were two heartbeats inside Maria’s chest and a third one throbbing all around her. She did not doubt the fact that the cave she had entered just now was different from any other she had been in before. Somehow, this one felt alive.

Or maybe it was because of the weird feeling she got from the second she entered this cave. It felt like a physical presence around her like Nao and Suna were in the time they ‘helped’ her out.

Then there was the feeling of having someone watch her. Maria had looked around to try and find the intruder a few times now but had always come up unsuccessful. It did not help that the feeling of the heartbeat inside the cave masked any other presence inside it.

The seal inside Maria throbbed as a result and tugged at Maria to follow it. Maria could not resist the flow of magic being poured into her being by the feeling, so she followed it. Despite having someone tail her, Maria only focused on going inside.