A palpable anger.
“Who did this?!”
He asked. His mana surrounded the room and vanquished the darkness. His extremely pure mana, the mana of a dragon. Something that this meager darkness could never beat.
[Supreme Dragon of Chaos Suleras informs you that it was caused by Sabrina herself.]
Suleras’s voice rang in his mind.
‘What?’
Alan’s grip on Sabrina’s shoulders increased, just like the numerous questions in his mind.
“it hurts…”
He didn’t even hear Sabrina. Alan’s grip on her shoulder was almost breaking them.
[Supreme dragon Of Frost Lanesha advises you to calm down.]
[Supreme Dragon of Chaos Suleras advises you to use Dragon Eyes.]
Alan calmed down and used Dragon Eyes to check Sabrina’s condition.
His eyes glowed with an astral glow, and some blood seeped out of his eyeballs.
[|DRAGON EYES| has been activated.]
“What’s wrong?”
He commanded.
Sabrina was almost blinded by the luster of Alan’s eyes, it was like two bright orbs right in front of her. She had been staying in the dark for too long, which was why it stung so much.
Dragon eyes told him the truth.
[Sabrina Wellington is currently facing the corruption of darkness. This has happened as a result of using the element of darkness continuously.]
“Alan…”
He didn’t hear anything she said.
“Explain more in Detail.”
He ordered his eyes to show him even more detail. Sabrina saw blood dripping down his face.
[The Corruption of Darkness, when it takes hold of an individual, is a harrowing and deeply unsettling experience that twists both body and soul. It’s as if an insidious shadow has woven itself into the very fabric of their being, consuming their essence and replacing it with a malevolent force. The user hears voices and other such things continuously, making them unable to have ample rest. The voices first attack the mind, and the area around the user, corrupting it slowly. It manifests in subtle but eerie ways.]
As the corruption deepens, physical changes become more pronounced. The individual’s skin might pale, taking on a sickly and ashen hue that seems to absorb light rather than reflect it. Veins beneath the surface might become visible, tracing a labyrinthine pattern of darkness just beneath the skin. The individual’s movements become more languid and erratic as if they are struggling against an unseen force.]
Alan, immediately upon reading that information grabbed Sabrina’s arms and rolled up her sleeve…and saw black veins corrupting her skin.
But Dragon eyes were not done. There was more to this phenomenon.
In their behavior, those consumed by the Corruption of Darkness might become increasingly isolated, withdrawing from loved ones and social interactions. Their words carry an unsettling weight as if they are no longer in control of their speech. It’s as if the very essence of their being has been tainted, their actions now dictated by the dark force that has taken hold.
Attempts to resist or fight against corruption are met with frustration and futility. It’s as if the more one struggles, the tighter the grasp of darkness becomes. Even external sources of light seem to flicker and wane in their presence, unable to pierce the impenetrable veil that surrounds the user.]
“…Enough, deactivate that skill. Your bleeding.”
Dragon eyes had more to show, But Sabrina’s voice caused Alan to deactivate them
“When did you get better?”
She asked, treating whatever was happening to her like nothing. She grabbed a napkin and wiped the blood off Alan’s face.
“…”
Alan didn’t answer.
He took out the Ame-No-Sakahoko from his inventory and Sabrina immediately showed a reaction to it.
“Agh!” The voices in her head intensified.
[Kill him! He’s gonna stab you!]
[Evil spear!] .
[Get it away!!!!]
But then, as soon as the Ame-No-Sakahoko was placed beside her…It was all calm.
The voices disappeared, it was as if they didnt exist. Her mind was finally tranquil, and not plagued by the voices of darkness. Her vision finally recovered and the signs of the corruption on her body started to dissapear. Her wounds healed and her scars began to fade.
“Ah…”
She muttered.
“You ok now?”
Asked Alan, worried.
He thought since this was related to the darkness element, the Ame-no-sakahoko, which had the property of dispelling and warding off darkness and chaos might help.
Thankfully, it did.
“Yeah…I apologize for showing you this unsi-”
“Sabrina.”
Alan called out her name and she stopped.
“Sorry…”
She muttered, Alan let out a sigh. She still apologized.
“When did you recover?”
She asked. Their positioning was strange, Alan was still kneeling and looking at her straight in the eyes whilst Sabrina was still in her corner.
If someone walked in…they would question what the fuck was going on.
Nevertheless, the two did not care.
“Quite a while ago.”
“Oh…”
Alan grabbed Sabrina like she was a doll, plopped her down on the and sat on a chair.
“Harsh.”
She commented, Alan placed the Ame-No-Sakahoko beside her.
“Are you okay now?”
He asked again. Sabrina finally relented and answered.
“Yes.”
She lay down on her bed and treated the spear as if it was a large teddy bear. She was cuddling it.
The aura of the Ame-No-Sakahoko was helpful.
“…Since when did this happen?”
Alan asked.
“It’s been a while.”
She told Alan. She closed her tired eyes and asked.
“Where have you been? What about the others?”
“I don’t know about the others, but I’ve been training in the Demonic Continent.”
“WHAT?!”
Sabrina opened up her eyes abruptly and looked at Alan, praying he was bullshitting. But the contract between them told her that it was the truth.
“…that explains why you’re always half dead in your status.”
Alan let out a light laugh.
“I need to clear the Tower of Trials…I have to do this.”
He answered. 𝘪𝑎.𝘤𝑜𝘮
“To cure your little sister?”
“Bingo.”
“With whom? Surely you can’t be training there alone.”
She asked, But Alan couldn’t tell her.
“Can’t say.”
Sabrina didn’t ask further if Alan didn’t want to tell her, there was probably a reason.
Suddenly, at the mention of the cure, Sabrina recalled the papers on her desk.
“Alan, Check those papers on the desk with your spatial mana, I think I found the coordinates to some planets.”
“What?”
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