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The rest of their trip back to the Kaoriht continent wasn't so adventure-filled, thankfully, and in the deepest recesses of Alec's mind, he sort of treated it as a long-term date with Elysia.
He didn't know if it was because of their new relationship status or because he just admitted it to himself, but it felt like everything would be fine.
He didn't feel as anxious when he had Elysia in his sights, and he felt that he could handle whatever chaos the world threw at him.
The time he spent with Elysia and only Elysia allowed him to learn so many little quirks and thoughts that she had, and if Alec thought that whatever love he had for the teen had been deep before, it was nothing compared to how much it continuously increased.
Sometimes, Alec lay awake at night, thinking about how terrifyingly unfathomable such feelings were. Just how were they able to continue expanding like this, without any bottom?
It made him scared… that Elysia didn't feel the same.
It made him wonder… did all Chers go through things like this? Thoughts like this?
He wanted to talk about it with someone… anyone. But the only Chers he knew were his mother and Elias.
On the other end of the spectrum, the days passed in a manner that left him feeling like he was endlessly drunk on something called 'love', which made him wonder why he'd spent that long denying everything it had to do with him.
He still wasn't quite resigned to being a Cher, but when he held Elysia in his arms, he didn't mind as much.
It was a strange contradiction that left him feeling lost at times, but everything seemed to fade away when he just looked at Elysia's molten gold eyes and saw that they stared back at him.
The days repeated in such a manner, and it left him feeling almost sad as the shore approached them. It felt like the dream was finally ending. They would have to return back to their chaos-filled life once they were back on land.
Still, there were too many things that he wanted to do for him to spend every waking moment with Elysia. As much as he wanted to, he was much more determined than ever before to try and end the organization that had already hurt so many people.
He didn't want to leave any loose ends behind that would hinder his future with Elysia.
The two of them had tried to look further into the ship that they were on, but even with Loeri being able to turn invisible to infiltrate the place, they weren't able to learn much.
Alec went in himself, but he couldn't find anything like a ledger or even the person that was supposed to be in charge here, which left him very suspicious.
However, he did manage to connect again with Mason, who had gotten himself 'captured' again.
Mason would be working on it from the inside, and Alec wasn't the type of person who overturned other people's decisions, so he left it to the man.
It was his own choice.
Alec would not be pursuing this lead for the moment. Instead, after returning back to the Kaoriht continent, he return back to the sect for a while.
On the last day, Elysia and Alec didn't appear in public.
Instead, the two of them spent some alone time away from the masses and just basked in each other's presence.
They didn't act like a new couple at all.
Perhaps it was because they had been already relatively familiar with each other before they got into a relationship, or because Elysia's personality meant that she didn't allow anyone to act awkwardly with her, but Alec had never felt so relaxed and open in anyone's presence before.
At the time of their supposed departure, Alec picked Elysia off the bed, causing her to blink, startled, before she laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, squeezing him happily.
Instead of putting her down, Alec carried her out just like that, attracting various stares to themselves.
The sight of a handsome young man and a lovely young woman acting out their affection in front of everyone attracted various jealous gazes.
With the addition of their familiars following after them, the two of them looked exactly like a youthful couple that were still in their honeymoon stage.
Elysia peered over his shoulder and stared at the people who were left behind. There was a faint pink on her cheeks, and she seemed happier than she'd ever been.
However, it was only now when Alec so obviously displayed their relationship that the last few stragglers that were still hoping for a chance with either one of them gave up.
The two of them looked carefree, but in actual fact, they were fully utilizing every search method they could right now.
Their guard had not been let down at all as they were leaving the ship.
If someone had discovered that they had links to Mason's 'breakout', then they would likely make a move as they were leaving the ship or soon after.
But since there were too many people who were looking at them, it was hard to pinpoint it when they weren't exuding any hostility.
Alec and Elysia had covered up their tracks well enough before, yes, and with Loeri who had done the infiltration for them later on, it had also planted other false trails.
However…
Stepping back on land, Bunbun's size abruptly grew, and Alec hopped onto his back.
The people behind were all left staring at them, dumbstruck, as they rode away on a giant bunny.
After they were far away enough, Alec's eyes sharpened. Sure enough, there were people following them.
The people that were following them did not seem to be aiming to attack them. Instead, they were likely tracking them down.
There were around six people that were currently tracking them, and they should be a single squad.
Alec didn't know whether or not to be insulted that they only sent six people after them.
Elysia jumped across onto Fenrir, who was running beside Bunbun.
The two of them exchanged a look, and a grin broke out on Elysia's face.
It had been a while since they'd been able to fight, and she already missed it.
A whole month of not fighting meant that she and Alec had only been able to spar with each other in the room they blocked off from outside influences.
She was scared that she'd gotten rusty, but someone had been kind enough to send people after them for her to practice on and let loose.
It wasn't bad that she was able to be with Alec every day, but she missed running about freely.
Likewise, Alec was itching after only being able to play with Elysia this one month in.
His blood was boiling in a whole different way than when he kissed Elysia.
Their group disappeared deep into the forest, and they hid their bloodlust relatively well.
They split up, waiting for the group tracking them to come deeper into the forest to land right in their traps.
In the area he was in, Alec happily Awakened some trees nearby to help him. It had been a long time since he'd connected with some trees.
He'd Awakened things on the ship as well, but it just wasn't the same since those things didn't have any latent magic inside them at all.
His heartbeat quickened, and a sense of excitement that he hadn't felt for a long time boiled in his blood.
Sure enough, being a Sin really encouraged their feelings to fight. It was the bloodlust that entered their blood, quickly raising their cultivation that made it both addicting and joyful.
Violence was born and bred in them, and unless Alec forcefully controlled himself, he could indulge in it for a long time.
This time, however, it was the people who were sending themselves to his door, so he was fully prepared to draw it out for fun.
The people coming should be some of the guards on the ship, right?
Six advanced tier people…
Alec subconsciously licked his lips.
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The rest of their trip back to the Kaoriht continent wasn't so adventure-filled, thankfully, and in the deepest recesses of Alec's mind, he sort of treated it as a long-term date with Elysia.
He didn't know if it was because of their new relationship status or because he just admitted it to himself, but it felt like everything would be fine.
He didn't feel as anxious when he had Elysia in his sights, and he felt that he could handle whatever chaos the world threw at him.
The time he spent with Elysia and only Elysia allowed him to learn so many little quirks and thoughts that she had, and if Alec thought that whatever love he had for the teen had been deep before, it was nothing compared to how much it continuously increased.
Sometimes, Alec lay awake at night, thinking about how terrifyingly unfathomable such feelings were. Just how were they able to continue expanding like this, without any bottom?
It made him scared… that Elysia didn't feel the same.
It made him wonder… did all Chers go through things like this? Thoughts like this?
He wanted to talk about it with someone… anyone. But the only Chers he knew were his mother and Elias.
On the other end of the spectrum, the days passed in a manner that left him feeling like he was endlessly drunk on something called 'love', which made him wonder why he'd spent that long denying everything it had to do with him.
He still wasn't quite resigned to being a Cher, but when he held Elysia in his arms, he didn't mind as much.
It was a strange contradiction that left him feeling lost at times, but everything seemed to fade away when he just looked at Elysia's molten gold eyes and saw that they stared back at him.
The days repeated in such a manner, and it left him feeling almost sad as the shore approached them. It felt like the dream was finally ending. They would have to return back to their chaos-filled life once they were back on land.
Still, there were too many things that he wanted to do for him to spend every waking moment with Elysia. As much as he wanted to, he was much more determined than ever before to try and end the organization that had already hurt so many people.
He didn't want to leave any loose ends behind that would hinder his future with Elysia.
The two of them had tried to look further into the ship that they were on, but even with Loeri being able to turn invisible to infiltrate the place, they weren't able to learn much.
Alec went in himself, but he couldn't find anything like a ledger or even the person that was supposed to be in charge here, which left him very suspicious.
However, he did manage to connect again with Mason, who had gotten himself 'captured' again.
Mason would be working on it from the inside, and Alec wasn't the type of person who overturned other people's decisions, so he left it to the man.
It was his own choice.
Alec would not be pursuing this lead for the moment. Instead, after returning back to the Kaoriht continent, he return back to the sect for a while.
On the last day, Elysia and Alec didn't appear in public.
Instead, the two of them spent some alone time away from the masses and just basked in each other's presence.
They didn't act like a new couple at all.
Perhaps it was because they had been already relatively familiar with each other before they got into a relationship, or because Elysia's personality meant that she didn't allow anyone to act awkwardly with her, but Alec had never felt so relaxed and open in anyone's presence before.
At the time of their supposed departure, Alec picked Elysia off the bed, causing her to blink, startled, before she laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, squeezing him happily.
Instead of putting her down, Alec carried her out just like that, attracting various stares to themselves.
The sight of a handsome young man and a lovely young woman acting out their affection in front of everyone attracted various jealous gazes.
With the addition of their familiars following after them, the two of them looked exactly like a youthful couple that were still in their honeymoon stage.
Elysia peered over his shoulder and stared at the people who were left behind. There was a faint pink on her cheeks, and she seemed happier than she'd ever been.
However, it was only now when Alec so obviously displayed their relationship that the last few stragglers that were still hoping for a chance with either one of them gave up.
The two of them looked carefree, but in actual fact, they were fully utilizing every search method they could right now.
Their guard had not been let down at all as they were leaving the ship.
If someone had discovered that they had links to Mason's 'breakout', then they would likely make a move as they were leaving the ship or soon after.
But since there were too many people who were looking at them, it was hard to pinpoint it when they weren't exuding any hostility.
Alec and Elysia had covered up their tracks well enough before, yes, and with Loeri who had done the infiltration for them later on, it had also planted other false trails.
However…
Stepping back on land, Bunbun's size abruptly grew, and Alec hopped onto his back.
The people behind were all left staring at them, dumbstruck, as they rode away on a giant bunny.
After they were far away enough, Alec's eyes sharpened. Sure enough, there were people following them.
The people that were following them did not seem to be aiming to attack them. Instead, they were likely tracking them down.
There were around six people that were currently tracking them, and they should be a single squad.
Alec didn't know whether or not to be insulted that they only sent six people after them.
Elysia jumped across onto Fenrir, who was running beside Bunbun.
The two of them exchanged a look, and a grin broke out on Elysia's face.
It had been a while since they'd been able to fight, and she already missed it.
A whole month of not fighting meant that she and Alec had only been able to spar with each other in the room they blocked off from outside influences.
She was scared that she'd gotten rusty, but someone had been kind enough to send people after them for her to practice on and let loose.
It wasn't bad that she was able to be with Alec every day, but she missed running about freely.
Likewise, Alec was itching after only being able to play with Elysia this one month in.
His blood was boiling in a whole different way than when he kissed Elysia.
Their group disappeared deep into the forest, and they hid their bloodlust relatively well.
They split up, waiting for the group tracking them to come deeper into the forest to land right in their traps.
In the area he was in, Alec happily Awakened some trees nearby to help him. It had been a long time since he'd connected with some trees.
He'd Awakened things on the ship as well, but it just wasn't the same since those things didn't have any latent magic inside them at all.
His heartbeat quickened, and a sense of excitement that he hadn't felt for a long time boiled in his blood.
Sure enough, being a Sin really encouraged their feelings to fight. It was the bloodlust that entered their blood, quickly raising their cultivation that made it both addicting and joyful.
Violence was born and bred in them, and unless Alec forcefully controlled himself, he could indulge in it for a long time.
This time, however, it was the people who were sending themselves to his door, so he was fully prepared to draw it out for fun.
The people coming should be some of the guards on the ship, right?
Six advanced tier people…
Alec subconsciously licked his lips.
The rest of their trip back to the Kaoriht continent wasn't so adventure-filled, thankfully, and in the deepest recesses of Alec's mind, he sort of treated it as a long-term date with Elysia.He didn't know if it was because of their new relationship status or because he just admitted it to himself, but it felt like everything would be fine.He didn't feel as anxious when he had Elysia in his sights, and he felt that he could handle whatever chaos the world threw at him.The time he spent with Elysia and only Elysia allowed him to learn so many little quirks and thoughts that she had, and if Alec thought that whatever love he had for the teen had been deep before, it was nothing compared to how much it continuously increased.Sometimes, Alec lay awake at night, thinking about how terrifyingly unfathomable such feelings were. Just how were they able to continue expanding like this, without any bottom?It made him scared that Elysia didn't feel the same.It made him wonder did all Chers go through things like this? Thoughts like this?He wanted to talk about it with someone anyone. But the only Chers he knew were his mother and Elias.On the other end of the spectrum, the days passed in a manner that left him feeling like he was endlessly drunk on something called 'love', which made him wonder why he'd spent that long denying everything it had to do with him.He still wasn't quite resigned to being a Cher, but when he held Elysia in his arms, he didn't mind as much.It was a strange contradiction that left him feeling lost at times, but everything seemed to fade away when he just looked at Elysia's molten gold eyes and saw that they stared back at him.The days repeated in such a manner, and it left him feeling almost sad as the shore approached them. It felt like the dream was finally ending. They would have to return back to their chaos-filled life once they were back on land.Still, there were too many things that he wanted to do for him to spend every waking moment with Elysia. As much as he wanted to, he was much more determined than ever before to try and end the organization that had already hurt so many people.He didn't want to leave any loose ends behind that would hinder his future with Elysia.The two of them had tried to look further into the ship that they were on, but even with Loeri being able to turn invisible to infiltrate the place, they weren't able to learn much.Alec went in himself, but he couldn't find anything like a ledger or even the person that was supposed to be in charge here, which left him very suspicious.However, he did manage to connect again with Mason, who had gotten himself 'captured' again.Mason would be working on it from the inside, and Alec wasn't the type of person who overturned other people's decisions, so he left it to the man.It was his own choice.Alec would not be pursuing this lead for the moment. Instead, after returning back to the Kaoriht continent, he return back to the sect for a while.On the last day, Elysia and Alec didn't appear in public.Instead, the two of them spent some alone time away from the masses and just basked in each other's presence.They didn't act like a new couple at all.Perhaps it was because they had been already relatively familiar with each other before they got into a relationship, or because Elysia's personality meant that she didn't allow anyone to act awkwardly with her, but Alec had never felt so relaxed and open in anyone's presence before.At the time of their supposed departure, Alec picked Elysia off the bed, causing her to blink, startled, before she laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck, squeezing him happily.Instead of putting her down, Alec carried her out just like that, attracting various stares to themselves.The sight of a handsome young man and a lovely young woman acting out their affection in front of everyone attracted various jealous gazes.With the addition of their familiars following after them, the two of them looked exactly like a youthful couple that were still in their honeymoon stage.Elysia peered over his shoulder and stared at the people who were left behind. There was a faint pink on her cheeks, and she seemed happier than she'd ever been.However, it was only now when Alec so obviously displayed their relationship that the last few stragglers that were still hoping for a chance with either one of them gave up.The two of them looked carefree, but in actual fact, they were fully utilizing every search method they could right now.Their guard had not been let down at all as they were leaving the ship.If someone had discovered that they had links to Mason's 'breakout', then they would likely make a move as they were leaving the ship or soon after.But since there were too many people who were looking at them, it was hard to pinpoint it when they weren't exuding any hostility.Alec and Elysia had covered up their tracks well enough before, yes, and with Loeri who had done the infiltration for them later on, it had also planted other false trails.HoweverStepping back on land, Bunbun's size abruptly grew, and Alec hopped onto his back.The people behind were all left staring at them, dumbstruck, as they rode away on a giant bunny.After they were far away enough, Alec's eyes sharpened. Sure enough, there were people following them.The people that were following them did not seem to be aiming to attack them. Instead, they were likely tracking them down.There were around six people that were currently tracking them, and they should be a single squad.Alec didn't know whether or not to be insulted that they only sent six people after them.Elysia jumped across onto Fenrir, who was running beside Bunbun.The two of them exchanged a look, and a grin broke out on Elysia's face.It had been a while since they'd been able to fight, and she already missed it.A whole month of not fighting meant that she and Alec had only been able to spar with each other in the room they blocked off from outside influences.She was scared that she'd gotten rusty, but someone had been kind enough to send people after them for her to practice on and let loose.It wasn't bad that she was able to be with Alec every day, but she missed running about freely.Likewise, Alec was itching after only being able to play with Elysia this one month in.His blood was boiling in a whole different way than when he kissed Elysia.Their group disappeared deep into the forest, and they hid their bloodlust relatively well.They split up, waiting for the group tracking them to come deeper into the forest to land right in their traps.In the area he was in, Alec happily Awakened some trees nearby to help him. It had been a long time since he'd connected with some trees.He'd Awakened things on the ship as well, but it just wasn't the same since those things didn't have any latent magic inside them at all.His heartbeat quickened, and a sense of excitement that he hadn't felt for a long time boiled in his blood.Sure enough, being a Sin really encouraged their feelings to fight. It was the bloodlust that entered their blood, quickly raising their cultivation that made it both addicting and joyful.Violence was born and bred in them, and unless Alec forcefully controlled himself, he could indulge in it for a long time.This time, however, it was the people who were sending themselves to his door, so he was fully prepared to draw it out for fun.The people coming should be some of the guards on the ship, right?Six advanced tier peopleAlec subconsciously licked his lips.
