e-booksonline Chapter 87 – A Quiet and Troubled Night
Chapter 87 – A Quiet and Troubled Night
Chapter 87: Chapter 87 – A Quiet and Troubled NightThat night, Sylvia fell asleep with an unease she couldn’t shake from her mind. The luxurious and warm room in Velthya’s residence should have made anyone feel safe and comfortable. But her thoughts kept drifting to another world a place where someone important to her was struggling alone amidst chaos.
Meanwhile, in that other world still wrapped in night, the atmosphere at Sofia’s base was no less tense.
"Have you checked all the places he usually goes?" Sofia asked, her voice tired but still full of resolve. Her usually neat hair was slightly messy, and her face showed a worry she couldn’t hide.
Altair, standing beside her, nodded with a serious expression. "Of course. We
She hugged her pillow tightly, burying her face into it as if to hide all the pain and worry that had built up. The tears she’d held back finally fell, dampening the cold pillow.
Amid the stifled sobs, she whispered softly,"I miss you... Sylvia."
And eventually, she fell asleep.
The next morning, soft sunlight streamed through the window, slowly illuminating the stone walls and sheer curtains swaying gently in the breeze. I opened my eyes slowly.
I rose from the bed and sat at the edge. My gaze fell on the large mirror standing in the corner of the room, and as I looked at my own reflection, I went still.
A dark aura surrounded my body gently trembling like thick mist dancing with my emotions. My red eyes looked darker than usual, as if reflecting not just my image, but the worry and guilt I couldn’t dispel.
I took a slow breath. "Calm down... calm down..." I whispered to myself.
But calming myself wasn’t easy when my heart was full of anxiety. The image of Sofia flashed in my mind her clear eyes, her voice that was gentle yet full of spirit, and that stubbornness that somehow always made me smile.
It’s been two days since I arrived in this world. Two days without knowing if she’s okay. Two days where I couldn’t protect her. And she’s trapped in the middle of a rebellion, while I can’t even be by her side.
Just as my dark aura began to ripple more violently, two familiar voices echoed in my mind voices that had become part of me since I began walking the path of an evolving undead.
Alicia spoke first, her voice soft as always. "Calm down, Sylvia... You’re not alone. Your heart just needs to return to its center. I know what it feels like to worry about someone you love. But you can’t help anyone if you lose control of yourself."
Then came Stacia, his deep and firm tone slipping in unusually straightforward rather than his usual tsundere manner. "Let your worry fuel you. Don’t let it paralyze you. You’ve become a powerful being, Sylvia. But strength without resolve only leads to destruction."
I closed my eyes, listening to them in silence. My breathing began to slow. The dark aura surrounding me gradually thinned... and then disappeared entirely, like morning mist swallowed by sunlight.
When I opened my eyes, my reflection in the mirror looked calmer, though my face still bore deep lines of worry. But now, there was something different resolve.
"I have to go back," I murmured.
Alicia and Stacia said nothing. But I knew they agreed. And more than that they would support this decision.
I didn’t know how to return quickly. But I would find a way. This world, as chaotic as it was, surely still held paths for those reckless enough to seek them.
I had to return to my world. To the world where Sofia was. The world where Tyrant, my army, and all that chaos was still unfolding. The world where my heart resided.
Staring at my own reflection, I clenched my fists.
"I will return... no matter what it takes."