– That mortal is incredible, I will take it when we return. How can I deprive him of my knowledge? I finally found someone who appreciates my words, I'll let him listen and write down everything I say and think so he can share them everywhere...
– Gale… could you for once, just once, shut up… – Mikella said with a voice full of desperation.
– What are you talking about Mikella? You've been complaining the whole way, I assume what's really happening is that you have a problem with something or someone but you're taking it out on me. Let me guess, it's with your grandfather right? It is more than obvious, considering that…
- Be quiet! Just for a few minutes! I can't take it anymore, I swore that I will beat you and accept any punishment in return if necessary.
– You were right, weren't you? My deductions never fail. You just need to calm down and take this mission as a vacation. Look at Marik, your brother is so calm and calm, he would never explode in anger like you. I've always admired that about him, why else would we be friends since we were little?
– That's because the jerk can turn off his brain when he's with you. – Mikella replied while looking at his brother who was unfazed by the situation.
A laugh came out of Gale's mouth – What are you talking about? I've had full conversations with him. If you had your brain turned off, why would you respond to me when I stay silent?
[That's because you only shut up when you laugh or eat. And Marik reconnects his brain with your laughter] Mikella thought as she wondered the reason why her grandfather sent her on this mission with those two. She even started going through her memories looking for any possible offense she caused her grandfather to punish her like that.
A sigh was heard in the room, as if someone's spirit came down again to take possession of his body. – I understand that some time ago an immortal came to this place looking for something in the library. There's a good chance you've been looking for the same thing as us.
– That is impossible, we have her.
– I know Mikella, but the world is huge and its people are mysterious. What assures you that she is the best, there is always someone better than you. I will be in the library, according to the servant's memories, that man stayed inside for five days and did not take anything, they took an inventory of each book after he left and everything was the same. It is very likely that what we are looking for will be found there.
– Brother, let me accompany you! I will be great…
Before finishing his sentence Mikella saw his brother leave quickly without looking back. [That damn idiot!] She knew the reason he left her behind, it wasn't that it wasn't important, on the contrary, he left her the most important mission of all, one that everyone in her sect would kill to avoid. , take care of Gale.
– Your brother is incredible, after all these years he is still so serious and direct. You're not mad at me are you? If you have a problem with your grandfather just tell me, my father will order him to…
Large sparks followed by a loud screech came out of Mikella's glove, she knew that if she kept doing this she would damage her armor but it was the only way to swallow her anger and avoid a disaster.
– Anyway! Food right? They offered us food, I'll go see what they eat around here.
With an obvious attempt to change the subject, Gale left the room followed by Mikella. Despite his position within the sect, his incredible talent and ability, in the entire world there was only one thing he feared most after his mother, Mikella. Since childhood she has always been characterized by having a volatile temperament, he even remembers the occasion when she covered her sword with green snail slime. For Gale this would be an incredible gift since green snail slime had the property of catching fire when injected with a little mana, from his point of view there would be no better thing for a child as a birthday gift. The only problem was that the green snail slime after being applied was almost impossible to remove without damaging the object, in addition to leaving a foul smell forever.
For Gale it was an incredible gift that came after a night of figuring out the perfect gift, for Mikella it was a reminder that men are idiots. When she was five years old, Mikella was allowed to enter the family treasure chamber to appreciate its wealth and listen to its story. That was where she found the sword and from that moment on she loved it with all her soul. After begging his father, he agreed to give it to him only if he completed his training before he was ten years old. With effort she achieved it and for a whole year this was her treasure, a sword with a navy blue handle with a guard that resembled ice and a double blade blue like a clear sky. A sword so beautiful, that contrary to its appearance, was intended to be used in conjunction with fire arts, this plus the beauty of the sword made Mikella fall in love with him, dreaming for four years about his future and how he would make a name for himself with that sword. .
It wasn't until his tenth birthday that he came across a boy covered in stinky mucus holding his beautiful sword covered in the same mucus, smiling as if it were the happiest day of his life. At first she didn't know how to act, she was in total shock. It wasn't until he saw that boy set the green mucus on his sword on fire using two stones that he became furious. Mikella, like Gale, only remembers her grandfather dragging her away from a red and green pulp that was next to her deceased love.
From that moment Gale has a deep fear of Mikella and she vowed never to touch another sword in honor of her lost love. Normally after this interaction Gale and Mikella would never speak to each other again but the problem is that Gale is not a "normal" person. A few days after the beating, he appeared with his brother as if nothing had happened. Due to the resentment she held, she would have ignored him and even hit him again, but she had learned that the status of that child within the sect was too high to do so. . This plus her grandfather's reprimand made her swallow her pride and anger, putting up with Gale as much as she could and interacting with him as little as possible. The problem was that for some reason he always ran into Gale, he even began to live with his brother, a weirdo who never spoke and always seemed to be in another world. Why, if there is a being who can support Gale, must it be his brother?!
Without understanding what his problem was, Mikella always kept his distance from Gale, interacting with him as little as possible. She had even managed to be assigned to a faraway island for her coming of age test. Everything was going amazingly until a few months ago her grandfather called her reporting a change in her test and reassigning her to a new team along with her brother and Gale. Despite resisting for days and even threatening to take his own life, he only accepted after his grandfather informed him of the details of the mission and its reward. This had been given by the fortune teller herself, the best fortune teller in the entire world. Although fortune tellers are frowned upon and even hunted in some regions, each important sect in the center of the world has its own, this being an open secret and the sect to which it belonged had obtained the best of all.
Although the sect's top officials are aware of fortune tellers, very few know exactly how their power works or what it takes to become one. The only three rules that his grandfather transmitted to him about them were first, that depending on their ability they will be able to see the future more clearly and in detail. Second, visions about important events will sporadically be transmitted to all the diviners at the same time. And finally, never trust one completely.
The first rule goes hand in hand with the second, if the fortune tellers have a joint future vision this will be clearer and more precise for those with better skill, while the last rule did not imply that they gave false information, on the contrary, for For some reason they could not lie, so they were kept in secret places to prevent them from leaking their predictions. The last rule refers to the fact that sometimes their predictions can lead to future disasters for those who follow them. For this reason, when following any fortune teller's prediction, one must be prepared for the consequences; some have even called it balance of destiny since by trying to control it by favoring your future, destiny will try to balance it by bringing misfortunes to you.
According to the fortune teller's vision, a relic of incalculable value will soon awaken in the world. A relic that even the center of the world would fight to the death to possess. Due to it being a joint vision, it was obvious to assume that all the sects would be searching for this relic. Fortunately, having the best fortune teller of all, their vision was accompanied by images of a sunrise. After days calculating the position of the stars and the sun according to the fortune teller's description, it was deduced that the relic would appear in a place close to where they are currently located.
Anyone would ask in this situation. Why don't they ask the fortune teller again about the location of the relic? She even asked her grandfather that question at the time, but her grandfather responded bluntly, "Because making divinations about a vision together means death." Mikella didn't quite understand how divination worked but it was clear to her that there were forces in the world that no one could explain and this was another one to add to her list.
Given the importance of the vision, all the sects would be in search of this artifact, spying on each other in order to obtain the greatest amount of information and be the first to get it. Being the sect with the best fortune teller, it was obvious that they would have something that the other sects did not and according to their informants this turned out to be the location of the artifact. Some obtained the day of appearance, others the time, one even obtained the form of the relic, which was dangerous since they could intercept anyone trying to enter their sect, search their bags with secret techniques and decide whether to act or not. .
Due to the sincerity of the fortune teller it was obvious that the fact that their sect possessed the way to find the artifact would be leaked, so a decision was made. A group of experts would be formed who were willing to give their lives for the sect to send them away and pretend to find the artifact while secretly and using the coming-of-age ceremony as an excuse, a group of young people would be sent to recover the real one. artifact. Of course, this would be done by adding another layer of security by having this group leave for a designated island for their coming-of-age tests and once inside they would teleport to another island and then leave for their true destination. Even if they were to intercept them, no one would suspect that such an important mission was left to a couple of young people. It was a risky technique but due to time and its importance it was the best that could be planned.
For this, the best and most faithful young people in the entire sect had to be chosen, so three people were chosen, two young members of the Meng clan and the son of the patriarch of the sect. For everyone, belonging to a group in charge of a mission of such caliber would be an honor, and it was like that with the exception of one person. If it weren't for Mikella's grandfather promising her that by completing the mission successfully without alerting anyone he would settle the matter with Gale and send her forever to the Southern headquarters of the clan to later change her identity, Mikella would most likely have ended her life. life at that moment in order to avoid such torture.
For Marik it was a few more days with Gale, for Gale it was a vacation with his best friend and the person he admired the most, but for Mikella they were the hardest days of his entire life.
Reassigned, she could only follow Gale's back, praying that he wouldn't reveal anything to anyone and hoping that she wouldn't have to silence any mortals unnecessarily. Before continuing walking, Mikella faintly heard some words behind a wall that alerted her, knowing that they possibly meant the end of her mission. He wanted to alert Gale but when he turned to look at him he saw how his gaze and countenance changed drastically, going from a happy and carefree boy to a cold and ruthless being.
They both knew that such words should be impossible in this area if not for an extraordinary event. After a silence Gale spoke only one sentence.
– Mana mine, we found it.