Chapter 215
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After having sent everyone off, Alec waved goodbye to them for a while. The Spectres had to drag away Dominique, who seemed unwilling to leave his boss, but he reluctantly went with them as Elysia was leaving as well.
Alec left Elysia in Rosabel's hands.
One, because Rosabel needed more female friends, as did Elysia, and two, because his instincts screamed at himself not to shoot himself in the foot by allowing potential rivals to get close.
…Didn't he give up already?
Alec had already resolutely made sure not to get overly involved in her life, so why was he still acting this way?
Now that he had some breathing space away from her, Alec shut down those softer emotions hard, shoving them behind the wall, and down.
Since when did they sneak out without him realizing?
Was it healthy? No, of course not. But, right now, he just couldn't face those budding emotions just yet.
He already felt like he was losing control over himself, and that just wouldn't do.
Alec was still going to induct her into the Spectres.
Although the Spectres had originally been created in order for the Sins to have a division that they could call theirs without any discrimination, that didn't mean that they were limited to only Sins.
Of course, it was still a secret from the rest of the sect.
Ye Sha spoke up again now that the rest of Alec's party was gone. "From what I gather, this place is an artificial clone of that crack between realms that's now in Dominique's hands. Let's call that dimension 1A. Then, the red one is 2A."
Alec brushed his hair from his face, feeling annoyed. What were all these people doing, cloning dimensions, bringing spatial beasts and all?
The System re-entered the crack between dimensions.
"It's not safe to leave this here in other people's hands. If they were somehow nurturing Vi for their own use, then Vi should be an integral part of their plans," Alec said.
"That's what I was thinking," Ye Sha approved. As expected from Alec, who never left loose ends that would work against him in the future.
"Is it possible to bind this place to you instead?" Alec wondered. There had been no such precedence, so it depended on Ye Sha's skills whether or not it was possible.
"Probably," Ye Sha answered bluntly. "Because it's me. Any other System can forget about it."
Alec smiled faintly, used to Ye Sha's habitual confidence in himself. "Do it then."
Ye Sha hummed as he worked, eventually instructing Alec to leave the crack between realms. "It's done. You can re-enter it whenever you wish. Since there's already someone who has control over this crack, I moved it over to the decoy crack, 2B."
"Good job."
Having a good System was really a cheat, honestly.
Alec was starting to acquire more Main Character-like things that left him a little disquieted.
They were roughly a day behind the rest of Alec's party, but Alec caught up with them just before they re-entered the sect's gates.
Alec's master had indeed been surprised when he saw him, as had the rest of the division.
In the short few days that he hadn't seen his disciple, the boy came back a teenager.
It hadn't even been a week since he left!
Nathan felt a little thrown off balance, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened to the disciples in the sect.
Alec still acted the same as before, despite his aged-up appearance. In fact, with his maturity, it seemed like being a teenager suited Alec more instead.
Nathan was secretly a bit sad that he missed Alec going through puberty, though he didn't say anything about it.
But… on the plus side, now that Alec's body was pretty much fully grown, Nathan could start his physical training early.
-
After Alec and his party had left the crack between realms, two hooded figures turned up near Gorgestar Canyon, where there were still traces of people going in and out of the place.
The two figures were dressed in suspicious black cloaks, yet their manner of dressing wasn't that strange on the continent.
There were many that chose to dress this way as well, as it looked 'cool', so it was easy for them to hide their faces.
Their cloaks were just plain black without any extra symbols nor distinct features but had the added option of having a hood that covered the top parts of their faces, allowing them to remain relatively anonymous.
Of the two figures, one was male, and the other was female.
The male figure kneeled down and touched the ground, feeling the traces on the ground. "It's a few days old," he observed.
Under the hood, the female figure frowned. "Hmm. We were too late to stop them from going into the dimension. This was our oversight. The company will not be happy."
"Whatever. Xin Yi, hurry the fuck up," Sekai said, his voice already seeping with annoyance at the perceived work in front of them. He was already stepping into the area to enter the crack before the lady had the chance to reply.
Xin Yi shot his disappearing figure a look of pure annoyance. She really didn't like Sekai. That fool always thought he was so much better than everyone else in the company, looking down on all of them.
She made sure the hood was secure before she stepped into the area that folded before her into the crack between dimensions.
The blue of the sky faded to an alarming crimson red, giving the entire place an eerie feeling.
The two looked around.
Sekai frowned with annoyance the moment he stepped into this place.
He hated coming here. Especially when they had to come every few weeks or so, since it was mind-numbingly dull. Not only that, the place gave him the creeps, and his annoying partner wasn't of any help either. She was quite literally the opposite of help.
God knows what the higherups were thinking when they made Xin Yi his partner.
Both of them got along like cats and dogs, and that was putting it lightly.
The most unfortunate part of it was that they were able to anticipate each other's moves so clearly *because* of how much they fought, so neither were able to get a significant advantage over the other. Which was, in turn, why the higherups had placed them together.
It was utterly maddening.
If he knew that it was going to turn out like this, he would have avoided fighting that annoying woman in the first place.
Not only that, they had to stay out here in the damn countryside with *nothing*. There was nothing to do out here and they had to check up on this place every few weeks because of the difference in the way time flowed inside this place.
Sekai was sick and tired of this place, but if he even started to complain, that damn Xin Yi would immediately report him to the higherups, and he'd be forced to go through another round of brainwashing.
Fuck!
That woman had been thoroughly brainwashed by the damn company. Hah. 'Company'.
Sekai was biding his time until he was able to escape from that place. He just had to get the damn branding off him first.
Following all these rules and regulations was chafing at him badly – even worse than when he – mh. Then again, he was a Sin.
The regulations were particularly stringent when it came to him, which just pissed him off even more.
Xin Yi frowned harshly when she didn't feel the familiar presence of the Vampiric Willows.
"Sekai," she said harshly.
"What," he snapped back, just as annoyed. She couldn't even let him brood in peace now?
"There is no time for your dramatics. The Vampiric Willows are gone."
"What?" Sekai said more seriously. He wasn't remotely connected to this crack between realms like she was, but he was a bit of a sensor, which was rather rare.
Spreading out his magic, a bad feeling started creeping up on him.
Fuck, it was really gone.
Didn't this mean that they were going to be recalled back to headquarters?
Losing the King Vampiric Willow that the company had been nurturing for years – allowing it to go through battles of blood and fire – had all been for naught.
"Fuck," Sekai swore unhappily. His mind was spinning at a rapid rate.
"We have to report this back to higherups."
That was exactly what he *didn't* want! He swore that this woman was put on Incantix just to go against him in every single way.
"No."
Xin Yi pulled out a greatsword menacingly, as she did whenever they had any disagreements.
Similarly, Sekai pulled out a sword of his own, sneering at her.
The two clashed spectacularly, both of individuals doing their best to severely wound the other.
There was no movement of theirs that was held back, but because they could read each other so well, they didn't even take any significant damage.
It was only about three hours later that Sekai's patience finally ran out.
"Fucking woman, we're wasting time."
"I agree," Xin Yi said coldly. "I do not have time to waste on you when we should be reporting to the higherups."
Sekai ruffled his hair in sheer frustration, his hood having fallen off in their battle. This woman was truly so stubborn-!
"I disagree. We should look for the perpetrators first. The King Vampiric Willow should be on them."
Xin Yi frowned, thinking. She reluctantly agreed with Sekai's decision.
As much as she disliked having to go along with one of Sekai's plans, she did not want to report to the higherups of their failure to maintain the company's best interests.
If they could get the King Vampiric Willow back, that was for the best.
"Half a year. If we cannot find it in half a year, we must report back."
Sekai snorted. "Plenty of time."
The woman and man looked at each other without any friendly intentions, before the man stalked back to the exit, the woman following behind with a cold face.
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After having sent everyone off, Alec waved goodbye to them for a while. The Spectres had to drag away Dominique, who seemed unwilling to leave his boss, but he reluctantly went with them as Elysia was leaving as well.
Alec left Elysia in Rosabel's hands.
One, because Rosabel needed more female friends, as did Elysia, and two, because his instincts screamed at himself not to shoot himself in the foot by allowing potential rivals to get close.
…Didn't he give up already?
Alec had already resolutely made sure not to get overly involved in her life, so why was he still acting this way?
Now that he had some breathing space away from her, Alec shut down those softer emotions hard, shoving them behind the wall, and down.
Since when did they sneak out without him realizing?
Was it healthy? No, of course not. But, right now, he just couldn't face those budding emotions just yet.
He already felt like he was losing control over himself, and that just wouldn't do.
Alec was still going to induct her into the Spectres.
Although the Spectres had originally been created in order for the Sins to have a division that they could call theirs without any discrimination, that didn't mean that they were limited to only Sins.
Of course, it was still a secret from the rest of the sect.
Ye Sha spoke up again now that the rest of Alec's party was gone. "From what I gather, this place is an artificial clone of that crack between realms that's now in Dominique's hands. Let's call that dimension 1A. Then, the red one is 2A."
Alec brushed his hair from his face, feeling annoyed. What were all these people doing, cloning dimensions, bringing spatial beasts and all?
The System re-entered the crack between dimensions.
"It's not safe to leave this here in other people's hands. If they were somehow nurturing Vi for their own use, then Vi should be an integral part of their plans," Alec said.
"That's what I was thinking," Ye Sha approved. As expected from Alec, who never left loose ends that would work against him in the future.
"Is it possible to bind this place to you instead?" Alec wondered. There had been no such precedence, so it depended on Ye Sha's skills whether or not it was possible.
"Probably," Ye Sha answered bluntly. "Because it's me. Any other System can forget about it."
Alec smiled faintly, used to Ye Sha's habitual confidence in himself. "Do it then."
Ye Sha hummed as he worked, eventually instructing Alec to leave the crack between realms. "It's done. You can re-enter it whenever you wish. Since there's already someone who has control over this crack, I moved it over to the decoy crack, 2B."
"Good job."
Having a good System was really a cheat, honestly.
Alec was starting to acquire more Main Character-like things that left him a little disquieted.
They were roughly a day behind the rest of Alec's party, but Alec caught up with them just before they re-entered the sect's gates.
Alec's master had indeed been surprised when he saw him, as had the rest of the division.
In the short few days that he hadn't seen his disciple, the boy came back a teenager.
It hadn't even been a week since he left!
Nathan felt a little thrown off balance, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened to the disciples in the sect.
Alec still acted the same as before, despite his aged-up appearance. In fact, with his maturity, it seemed like being a teenager suited Alec more instead.
Nathan was secretly a bit sad that he missed Alec going through puberty, though he didn't say anything about it.
But… on the plus side, now that Alec's body was pretty much fully grown, Nathan could start his physical training early.
-
After Alec and his party had left the crack between realms, two hooded figures turned up near Gorgestar Canyon, where there were still traces of people going in and out of the place.
The two figures were dressed in suspicious black cloaks, yet their manner of dressing wasn't that strange on the continent.
There were many that chose to dress this way as well, as it looked 'cool', so it was easy for them to hide their faces.
Their cloaks were just plain black without any extra symbols nor distinct features but had the added option of having a hood that covered the top parts of their faces, allowing them to remain relatively anonymous.
Of the two figures, one was male, and the other was female.
The male figure kneeled down and touched the ground, feeling the traces on the ground. "It's a few days old," he observed.
Under the hood, the female figure frowned. "Hmm. We were too late to stop them from going into the dimension. This was our oversight. The company will not be happy."
"Whatever. Xin Yi, hurry the fuck up," Sekai said, his voice already seeping with annoyance at the perceived work in front of them. He was already stepping into the area to enter the crack before the lady had the chance to reply.
Xin Yi shot his disappearing figure a look of pure annoyance. She really didn't like Sekai. That fool always thought he was so much better than everyone else in the company, looking down on all of them.
She made sure the hood was secure before she stepped into the area that folded before her into the crack between dimensions.
The blue of the sky faded to an alarming crimson red, giving the entire place an eerie feeling.
The two looked around.
Sekai frowned with annoyance the moment he stepped into this place.
He hated coming here. Especially when they had to come every few weeks or so, since it was mind-numbingly dull. Not only that, the place gave him the creeps, and his annoying partner wasn't of any help either. She was quite literally the opposite of help.
God knows what the higherups were thinking when they made Xin Yi his partner.
Both of them got along like cats and dogs, and that was putting it lightly.
The most unfortunate part of it was that they were able to anticipate each other's moves so clearly *because* of how much they fought, so neither were able to get a significant advantage over the other. Which was, in turn, why the higherups had placed them together.
It was utterly maddening.
If he knew that it was going to turn out like this, he would have avoided fighting that annoying woman in the first place.
Not only that, they had to stay out here in the damn countryside with *nothing*. There was nothing to do out here and they had to check up on this place every few weeks because of the difference in the way time flowed inside this place.
Sekai was sick and tired of this place, but if he even started to complain, that damn Xin Yi would immediately report him to the higherups, and he'd be forced to go through another round of brainwashing.
Fuck!
That woman had been thoroughly brainwashed by the damn company. Hah. 'Company'.
Sekai was biding his time until he was able to escape from that place. He just had to get the damn branding off him first.
Following all these rules and regulations was chafing at him badly – even worse than when he – mh. Then again, he was a Sin.
The regulations were particularly stringent when it came to him, which just pissed him off even more.
Xin Yi frowned harshly when she didn't feel the familiar presence of the Vampiric Willows.
"Sekai," she said harshly.
"What," he snapped back, just as annoyed. She couldn't even let him brood in peace now?
"There is no time for your dramatics. The Vampiric Willows are gone."
"What?" Sekai said more seriously. He wasn't remotely connected to this crack between realms like she was, but he was a bit of a sensor, which was rather rare.
Spreading out his magic, a bad feeling started creeping up on him.
Fuck, it was really gone.
Didn't this mean that they were going to be recalled back to headquarters?
Losing the King Vampiric Willow that the company had been nurturing for years – allowing it to go through battles of blood and fire – had all been for naught.
"Fuck," Sekai swore unhappily. His mind was spinning at a rapid rate.
"We have to report this back to higherups."
That was exactly what he *didn't* want! He swore that this woman was put on Incantix just to go against him in every single way.
"No."
Xin Yi pulled out a greatsword menacingly, as she did whenever they had any disagreements.
Similarly, Sekai pulled out a sword of his own, sneering at her.
The two clashed spectacularly, both of individuals doing their best to severely wound the other.
There was no movement of theirs that was held back, but because they could read each other so well, they didn't even take any significant damage.
It was only about three hours later that Sekai's patience finally ran out.
"Fucking woman, we're wasting time."
"I agree," Xin Yi said coldly. "I do not have time to waste on you when we should be reporting to the higherups."
Sekai ruffled his hair in sheer frustration, his hood having fallen off in their battle. This woman was truly so stubborn-!
"I disagree. We should look for the perpetrators first. The King Vampiric Willow should be on them."
Xin Yi frowned, thinking. She reluctantly agreed with Sekai's decision.
As much as she disliked having to go along with one of Sekai's plans, she did not want to report to the higherups of their failure to maintain the company's best interests.
If they could get the King Vampiric Willow back, that was for the best.
"Half a year. If we cannot find it in half a year, we must report back."
Sekai snorted. "Plenty of time."
The woman and man looked at each other without any friendly intentions, before the man stalked back to the exit, the woman following behind with a cold face.
After having sent everyone off, Alec waved goodbye to them for a while. The Spectres had to drag away Dominique, who seemed unwilling to leave his boss, but he reluctantly went with them as Elysia was leaving as well.Alec left Elysia in Rosabel's hands.One, because Rosabel needed more female friends, as did Elysia, and two, because his instincts screamed at himself not to shoot himself in the foot by allowing potential rivals to get close.Didn't he give up already?Alec had already resolutely made sure not to get overly involved in her life, so why was he still acting this way?Now that he had some breathing space away from her, Alec shut down those softer emotions hard, shoving them behind the wall, and down.Since when did they sneak out without him realizing?Was it healthy? No, of course not. But, right now, he just couldn't face those budding emotions just yet.He already felt like he was losing control over himself, and that just wouldn't do.Alec was still going to induct her into the Spectres.Although the Spectres had originally been created in order for the Sins to have a division that they could call theirs without any discrimination, that didn't mean that they were limited to only Sins.Of course, it was still a secret from the rest of the sect.Ye Sha spoke up again now that the rest of Alec's party was gone. "From what I gather, this place is an artificial clone of that crack between realms that's now in Dominique's hands. Let's call that dimension 1A. Then, the red one is 2A."Alec brushed his hair from his face, feeling annoyed. What were all these people doing, cloning dimensions, bringing spatial beasts and all?The System re-entered the crack between dimensions."It's not safe to leave this here in other people's hands. If they were somehow nurturing Vi for their own use, then Vi should be an integral part of their plans," Alec said."That's what I was thinking," Ye Sha approved. As expected from Alec, who never left loose ends that would work against him in the future."Is it possible to bind this place to you instead?" Alec wondered. There had been no such precedence, so it depended on Ye Sha's skills whether or not it was possible."Probably," Ye Sha answered bluntly. "Because it's me. Any other System can forget about it."Alec smiled faintly, used to Ye Sha's habitual confidence in himself. "Do it then."Ye Sha hummed as he worked, eventually instructing Alec to leave the crack between realms. "It's done. You can re-enter it whenever you wish. Since there's already someone who has control over this crack, I moved it over to the decoy crack, 2B.""Good job."Having a good System was really a cheat, honestly.Alec was starting to acquire more Main Character-like things that left him a little disquieted.They were roughly a day behind the rest of Alec's party, but Alec caught up with them just before they re-entered the sect's gates.Alec's master had indeed been surprised when he saw him, as had the rest of the division.In the short few days that he hadn't seen his disciple, the boy came back a teenager.It hadn't even been a week since he left!Nathan felt a little thrown off balance, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. This wasn't the first time something like this had happened to the disciples in the sect.Alec still acted the same as before, despite his aged-up appearance. In fact, with his maturity, it seemed like being a teenager suited Alec more instead.Nathan was secretly a bit sad that he missed Alec going through puberty, though he didn't say anything about it.But on the plus side, now that Alec's body was pretty much fully grown, Nathan could start his physical training early.-After Alec and his party had left the crack between realms, two hooded figures turned up near Gorgestar Canyon, where there were still traces of people going in and out of the place.The two figures were dressed in suspicious black cloaks, yet their manner of dressing wasn't that strange on the continent.There were many that chose to dress this way as well, as it looked 'cool', so it was easy for them to hide their faces.Their cloaks were just plain black without any extra symbols nor distinct features but had the added option of having a hood that covered the top parts of their faces, allowing them to remain relatively anonymous.Of the two figures, one was male, and the other was female.The male figure kneeled down and touched the ground, feeling the traces on the ground. "It's a few days old," he observed.Under the hood, the female figure frowned. "Hmm. We were too late to stop them from going into the dimension. This was our oversight. The company will not be happy.""Whatever. Xin Yi, hurry the fuck up," Sekai said, his voice already seeping with annoyance at the perceived work in front of them. He was already stepping into the area to enter the crack before the lady had the chance to reply.Xin Yi shot his disappearing figure a look of pure annoyance. She really didn't like Sekai. That fool always thought he was so much better than everyone else in the company, looking down on all of them.She made sure the hood was secure before she stepped into the area that folded before her into the crack between dimensions.The blue of the sky faded to an alarming crimson red, giving the entire place an eerie feeling.The two looked around.Sekai frowned with annoyance the moment he stepped into this place.He hated coming here. Especially when they had to come every few weeks or so, since it was mind-numbingly dull. Not only that, the place gave him the creeps, and his annoying partner wasn't of any help either. She was quite literally the opposite of help.God knows what the higherups were thinking when they made Xin Yi his partner.Both of them got along like cats and dogs, and that was putting it lightly.The most unfortunate part of it was that they were able to anticipate each other's moves so clearly *because* of how much they fought, so neither were able to get a significant advantage over the other. Which was, in turn, why the higherups had placed them together.It was utterly maddening.If he knew that it was going to turn out like this, he would have avoided fighting that annoying woman in the first place.Not only that, they had to stay out here in the damn countryside with *nothing*. There was nothing to do out here and they had to check up on this place every few weeks because of the difference in the way time flowed inside this place.Sekai was sick and tired of this place, but if he even started to complain, that damn Xin Yi would immediately report him to the higherups, and he'd be forced to go through another round of brainwashing.Fuck!That woman had been thoroughly brainwashed by the damn company. Hah. 'Company'.Sekai was biding his time until he was able to escape from that place. He just had to get the damn branding off him first.Following all these rules and regulations was chafing at him badly even worse than when he mh. Then again, he was a Sin.The regulations were particularly stringent when it came to him, which just pissed him off even more.Xin Yi frowned harshly when she didn't feel the familiar presence of the Vampiric Willows."Sekai," she said harshly."What," he snapped back, just as annoyed. She couldn't even let him brood in peace now?"There is no time for your dramatics. The Vampiric Willows are gone.""What?" Sekai said more seriously. He wasn't remotely connected to this crack between realms like she was, but he was a bit of a sensor, which was rather rare.Spreading out his magic, a bad feeling started creeping up on him.Fuck, it was really gone.Didn't this mean that they were going to be recalled back to headquarters?Losing the King Vampiric Willow that the company had been nurturing for years allowing it to go through battles of blood and fire had all been for naught."Fuck," Sekai swore unhappily. His mind was spinning at a rapid rate."We have to report this back to higherups."That was exactly what he *didn't* want! He swore that this woman was put on Incantix just to go against him in every single way."No."Xin Yi pulled out a greatsword menacingly, as she did whenever they had any disagreements.Similarly, Sekai pulled out a sword of his own, sneering at her.The two clashed spectacularly, both of individuals doing their best to severely wound the other.There was no movement of theirs that was held back, but because they could read each other so well, they didn't even take any significant damage.It was only about three hours later that Sekai's patience finally ran out."Fucking woman, we're wasting time.""I agree," Xin Yi said coldly. "I do not have time to waste on you when we should be reporting to the higherups."Sekai ruffled his hair in sheer frustration, his hood having fallen off in their battle. This woman was truly so stubborn-!"I disagree. We should look for the perpetrators first. The King Vampiric Willow should be on them."Xin Yi frowned, thinking. She reluctantly agreed with Sekai's decision.As much as she disliked having to go along with one of Sekai's plans, she did not want to report to the higherups of their failure to maintain the company's best interests.If they could get the King Vampiric Willow back, that was for the best."Half a year. If we cannot find it in half a year, we must report back."Sekai snorted. "Plenty of time."The woman and man looked at each other without any friendly intentions, before the man stalked back to the exit, the woman following behind with a cold face.
