Chapter 1384: Nothing Escapes Felicia's Eyes
Chapter 1384: Nothing Escapes Felicia's Eyes
FLASH!
In front of me, a wave of pure mana spread out everywhere and then formed thousands of giant magic circles, which then fused with the snowy lands of the fifth floor of my dungeon.
Suddenly, the misshapen paths of mana and the accumulation of it stopped or was slowed down to a very big extent.
"And we're done, this should be the last one, Sylphy!" master Felicia said, petting my head. "Look at you, all sleepy! Are you ok?"
"Hmm? Y-Yeah..." I muttered, yawning. "I'm just tired..."
We spent the last two hours spreading her special seal on every other floor of my dungeon. If I left, the dungeon time would be accelerated again, and I didn't want to come back to see new miasmic nests and an evil god infiltrating my property again.
So I decided to get this done with right away, now I could barely keep my eyes open, it was infuriating, but at least thinking kept me awake. As long as I kept thinking, I wouldn't... close... my eyes.
"Of course you would be tired, haha!"
Master Felicia awakened me from almost falling asleep while we floated in the sky, that would have definitely not gone well if I did.
"Um..."
"Yes, yes, I understand, let's go back home. You need to sleep, hah."
"Wait, you're going to stay here? But you can't... I think you can't...?"
"I technically can, I've analyzed the dungeon, I can stay but a portal remains open, right?"
"Yeah..."
"So there you have it! I want to spend more time with the Robotians. And don't worry about me, I'll be fine."
"You aren't sleepy?"
"Not really. My body is different. I'm sure your father feels sleepy because he spends a lot of stamina when fighting but I'm a bit different."
"How so?"
"Well, for once I didn't spend much stamina at all..." she said. "Second, I've modified my body a bit. And third, well, cultivation of the body makes you very tough. Once you reach Tier 10 and beyond of your physique, you will understand."
"I-I see..." I muttered, fighting my sleep.
"What's your Tier right now?" she wondered.
"Six... Rank is nine... almost to seven." I muttered.
"Oh, you've advanced very quickly, Sylphy, it's almost staggering," she said. "Though from Tier 7 onwards, things slow down considerably too... Even at your current pace, it will take you many years to get to Tier 10."
"Hah... Go figure..." I yawned, moving to the portal. "Well, I do grow fast but it's just... well, talent maybe?"
"And your System, right?" she asked.
"Yeah and my System- HUH?!"
I gasped as I glanced at master, she smiled gently and calmly, with her usual smugly face. How did she figure that out of nowhere?!
"Her name is Alice, and she's your Light Spirit, or well, that's her disguise, I assume," she said. "It is indeed an amazing power you were born with, Sylphy! I've never seen that in my entire life. This dungeon, and the powers of that civilization, all come from it, right?"
"H-Huh? What?!" I muttered. "I-I don't know what you're talking about!"
I was panicking a bit...
"No need to feel afraid, it's not like it changes anything, right?" she asked. "Your friends know about this power, and they benefit from it, like you give out blessings or something, right?"
"Y-Yes..." I sighed, defeated and sleepy. "Please don't ask more questions and... don't tell anybody else. Please..."
Alice appeared by my side, shocked.
"Hm, sure, I wasn't planning to," she smiled, patting my head. "You're my disciple and I'll protect you and your secrets with my life on the line... This is the power that has given you most of your powers, right? Including that mana that seems like an endless fountain. Which not even my eyes can explain well. It is as if you draw mana from both our world and also another dimension entirely."
"Y-You could see so much?" I wondered. "Master, just what are your eyes? you figured out Alice's true power just by looking at her?! I'm supposed to be the one with the overpowered eyes... what the hell..."
"Hahah, it's not that the power is inside my eyeballs, it is something I was born with," she explained. "It happened spontaneously and randomly as I was born. Perhaps because I am a hybrid, the chances of this happening also increased a lot. Hence why hybrids might be seen as taboo or are very hard to conceive to begin with."
"W-What are you talking about?" I was still a bit lost.
"It's a power derived from her genes," said Alice. "Your master, Felicia... She has unlocked the full potential of her kind."
"Genes? Potential?" I didn't understand. "What are you two talking about?"
"Exactly, indeed! She's very right, to be expected of this new lifeform from another dimension," nodded Felicia. "So did you attach yourself to Sylphy's soul willingly or how did
that work?"
"I know you can see through all things, but thankfully you can't read minds, we'll just keep that a secret for now, Felicia, I don't want to reveal such things to you." said Alice very
strictly.
"I understand," Felicia nodded. "Sorry, I get a bit too excited sometimes... I didn't intend to sound creepy or scare you."
"It's fine..." Alice said. "I still hold you in great regard, and technically I am still a spirit, so think of me as just one, please. I don't intend any harm, if anything, its thank to Sylphy I am
alive..."
"I can tell..." Felicia nodded. "You two have a very strong soul bond, your souls are fused together, it's incredible."
"Fused?" I wondered. "I thought you just were in my soul not... merged."
"Y-Yeah... I mean, I didn't know how it exactly happened, but the more glitches were fixed, the more your soul... kind of filled the empty spaces? Its also thanks to that that the other systems developed," she said. "Your soul made up for the missing parts, and through using
your imagination, they were born."
"Woah..." I muttered. "Well, that's... Nice... I guess? I'm so sleepy..."
"Phew..." Alice sighed in relief.
Did she think I would get mad at her for that?
Not really...
We're attached together forever so its not like it matters how at this point.
"Anyways, we can talk more tomorrow, I'm off..."
"Alright then, take care."
Felicia kissed my forehead and petted my head one last time.
"Sleep well."
I quickly walked back home, threw my boots into the ground, and covered myself on my
blankets.
And slept as if I've been awake for a whole year...
As I slept, I dreamed of many things, of Aquarina, my friends, my mother, and my brother,
then Felicia again.
Then, I found myself inside my Soul Scape with my many Familiars, talking and training our
magic and skills.
There was someone missing now, and it was a bit sad, even though there were so many it
wasn't lonely at all.
"That Curse bastard barely ever spoke, but now that he's gone, it feels like he was always talking," sighed Beelzebub. "Hahhh... This'll take me a while to process. Since when did I become so emotional? So annoying... Is it the drawback of being a spirit?"
"No, maybe you're just becoming a better person, Belze," I smiled. "Curse was your friend, right? I think his friendship changed you too. I think... he would be happy to see you miss
him."
"Hm... Maybe," he sighed.