Liara shuddered when she saw the light emanating from the pit and Ryan hanging in mid-air, awaiting his fate.
She saw his form when she found him , without her ability she would never have recognized him.
Mira and Celine also knew what that light emitted meant when they saw the burns on Ryan body.
Mira was angry and nervous. She didn't know why these people were looking for her, why her family was kidnapped because of her, and she also knew how her brother felt about them.
She thought sadly,
'We were gone for so long, how could he consider us sisters when we couldn't protect him'
But Celine was angry with herself.
She didn't want to go home because the drive from the academy to her house took too long, and she longed to train for another element
With graduation approaching, she planned to join a guild and become an adventurer
But now it made no sense.
'What the hell am I supposed to do now?'
Then they saw the stranger's hand release Ryan, whose image had vanished.
But moments later, they heard his voice—not his usual cold, calm voice, but a cry of pain.
Eliana was hugging her husband and crying bitterly for her son.
She was saying, while gasping
"What do we do now, dear? What... what if something happens to him because of this?"
Darwin patted her on the back and comforted her.
"Don't worry, he'll be alright."
But even so, he was worried and angry. Seeing his son being beaten and burned, and him being powerless to do anything, was a terrible feeling.
At that moment, Liara spoke:
"Stop this, that's enough."
Jeffrey stopped the show, obeying her command.
She looked at her family and said,
"We must wait for Ryan to wake up now; perhaps we can find out which kingdom did this."
Celine spoke, her face showing surprise:
"Wait a minute, didn't you say they were from the Kingdom of Kavalon ? Why should we wait? We must make them pay"
She replied, annoyed,
"I know, but those rich bastards said we couldn't know who they were just because they came from the borders of the kingdom of Kavalon ."
She took a breath and continued,
"I want to teach them a lesson, but that will only get us into trouble."
Then she looked at Ryan.
"Ryan saw their faces, especially the one who used the communication crystal."
At that moment, Elora spoke:
"You can take him home. There's nothing I can do right now. As for his remaining burns, I'll come by later to treat them."
Then the family bowed to her in gratitude, took Ryan, and returned home.
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Three more days passed
The family was gathered in Ryan's room with Elora, who was examining him.
Her face showed surprise.
"This is strange. His body is fine, and the burns I couldn't treat aren't the reason he hasn't woken up."
Then there was an odd silence, which was broken by Eri:
"Mom, why does my older brother sleep so much?"
She started crying.
"Doesn't he want to see Ari because he was hurt because of her?"
Eliana picked up Ari and began patting her back.
"Of course not, your big brother will wake up soon."
She said that, but her expression said the opposite.
The family was worried: what if Ryan never woke up? How would they wake him up?
Then, at that moment, Elora spoke:
"If he remains in this condition, perhaps we should try the doses. There are many good doses, but they cost too much."
The family wasn't poor, but they weren't rich either. At that moment, Darwin spoke:
"Money doesn't matter. We'll do anything to make him wake up."
Years passed, but Ryan never woke up.
The family was gathered around the table to celebrate Ryan's eleventh birthday.
They hadn't gotten together in a while. After what happened to Ryan, the sisters became greedy for money to find a cure for him, but nothing worked.
They were gathered around the table but they didn't say anything and couldn't even eat.
Then they heard a voice say sadly,
"I wish my brother would wake up."
Ari was seven years old now. She was very thin with thin, silvery hair and very fair skin.
She was preparing to join the academy next year, so she wanted to see her brother wake up.
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces darkened and tears welled in their eyes. They didn't know what to do; nothing helped.
Then at that moment they began to smell something, as if something was burning.
Liara spoke up:
"Mom did you left the food on the stove again."
The mother replied,
"I didn't leave anything."
Then everyone looked in the direction of the smell and saw smoke coming from Ryan's room.
Darwin shouted,
"I think there's a fire in Ryan's room. We have to get him out!"
But before he could react, an explosion occurred.
"Bam"