NABC Chapter 584: Chapter 584 - Dormant Fae Seed
Chapter 584: Chapter 584 - Dormant Fae Seed
chapter 584: chapter 584 - dormant fae seed
two soul stones emerged from broken's inventory, both floating in the air, spinning rapidly with a powerful vibration.
"broken, tell me. will something like gaia emerge from those soul stones?" elincia asked urgently.
"no!" ivana replied immediately, stepping forward toward the floating stones.
"ivana?" broken said, moving closer to her.
"no, this won't harm us," she assured him.
for some reason, after hearing her words, elincia and the others decided not to flee. surprisingly, they trusted her.
[two soul stones with identical entities are undergoing a fusion process...]
broken received another notification, watching as the two soul stones seemed to draw closer, merging together as lines of energy formed a cocoon, wrapping around them both.
"could elaine be reborn from these soul stones? or maybe... will a spirit emerge, like what happened with gaia?"
polly, still in her large form, walked up to broken and pressed her head against his face. broken stroked the fox's head gently.
"polly, are you okay? where's pawpaw?"
polly gestured toward her back, where the little kitten lay fast asleep.
broken carefully lifted the kitten and placed him into his pocket dimension.
they turned their attention back to the two floating stones.
"master... i can hear a voice coming from over there," polly said.
"will a spirit be born from this?" broken asked.
polly was silent for a moment. "i don't know."
[a fusion process has stalled due to insufficient energy...]
[the two soul stones, once in the process of merging, are now in a new form: a dormant fae seed.]
the floating stones had stopped vibrating, now fused into one and wrapped in a glowing green cocoon. slowly, it drifted down to the ground.
broken stepped forward and picked it up, studying it closely.
"a dormant fae seed?" he murmured, pausing in thought.
he looked over at alora, ivana, and then elincia, hoping one of them might have an answer. "no, i don't know. i've never heard of it," elincia said, shaking her head.
"this is new for me as well," alora said. "i know elves and fae share the same ancestry, but we elves have evolved, becoming more human-like over time. the fae, on the other hand, stayed closer to their ancient roots, especially in the ways they reproduce and grow."
"i've heard something like that too," broken replied.
broken examined the item, but there was no description or explanation. taking a chance, he tried channeling some mana into the dormant fae seed, which caused it to glow faintly blue for a moment.
"does this need a mana supply too, like pawpaw's egg, for it to hatch?"
but there was still no response from the seed, even as he poured more mana into it.
could elaine really be reborn from this?
broken searched the group for cecilia, but she was nowhere to be seen.
slowly, he asked cedric, "how many from you survived?"
"fifteen, mr. broken," cedric replied in a subdued voice.
a heavy silence settled between them. broken took a step closer, the unspoken question -"where is cecilia?"-hovering on his lips, yet he held it back.
after a pause, cedric lowered his gaze and murmured, "cecilia didn't make it. i failed to protect her." his fists clenched tightly as he struggled to hold back his emotions.
the area fell still, and everyone could feel the weight of cedric's grief as he fought to contain
his tears.
without a word, broken stepped forward and wrapped an arm around cedric, patting his back gently. no words were necessary.
he had taken down several fae beasts in the battle, but he had made sure not to target cedric or cecilia. yet, the chaos of the fight had been overwhelming, and in the end, the outcome was beyond anyone's control.
after a moment, broken stepped back, and cedric lifted his face, trying to mask his sorrow.
"you're free now. so what do you plan to do?" broken said.
cedric met broken's gaze and answered firmly, "allow us to follow you. now that the curse is lifted, we can still shift into our eternal flame form and control it consciously, so we can be of use to you, mr. broken. please, let us serve under your leadership."
broken nodded. "i have a small town in the southern part of the dissidia kingdom. come with
me and help me build it."
the faeries smiled at the offer, clearly relieved. they had managed to return to their true fae forms and could even control their eternal flame forms now. for those who had survived, it
truly felt like a blessing.
"alright, let's head back."
after some time, the rest of the party finally arrived, including members from the kingdom, warriors from deadbay city, knights loyal to broken, and other members of the ass guild. to everyone's relief and joy, their expedition had been a tremendous success.
as they began their journey back, livelywood approached broken.
"broken..."
"yes?"
"i have something for you," livelywood said, extending his hand to reveal an object.
it was a soul stone.
"whose is this?" broken asked, but livelywood simply handed it over without a word.
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(author's note:)
alright, folks, that's a wrap! [volume 4 - blood on enchanted soil ends here! hoorah! i couldn't be happier (or more exhausted).
i'd love to hear your thoughts and feelings on this volume. drop a comment, let me know
what parts hit the hardest! and if you feel inspired, maybe leave a quick review? nothing makes me happier than seeing your reactions, and who knows, it might even make me treat our dear mc a little better in the next volume.
so, what's coming up? eternal challenge, anyone? or perhaps it's finally time for broken to officially establish his guild? and we can't forget that little "toy" he's been ignoring for a whole volume... yes, i'm talking about that golem class, xi xi xi xi xi...
see you in volume 5, and thank you for all your support![]