Re: Player

Chapter 26: [Goddess of Light]

My mouth shut closed by an unknown force as I looked at the little girl with white hair as she looked at me with a simple smile. She wore a white one piece dress that had a black belt tied around her waistline. The only other defining feature she had were her white eyes that gazed at me, rendering me unable to move even a muscle.

"Alpha, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be inside, child?" Alicia spoke from behind, with a voice filled with concern. From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like she knows about Alpha's true identity.

"I saw my uncle here, so I came to meet him," Alpha spoke in a child-like manner as if she found her favorite uncle before moving towards me and hugging me tightly.

It was only then I could move, and my breath returned to me. Though I still couldn't utter a word, as I was shocked to see her in this form. Shouldn't she be in heaven partaking in the Great God's War?

"Your uncle?" Alicia was even more confused than me. She looked at me with a narrowed expression… but before things got out of control…

"Al.. pha? I thought I lost you!!" I hugged Alepsia, acting my part. If this is what we are going to go along with, I should act my part as well.

I separated her from me, while she herself was surprised by my words. Though she was more amused than shocked. She even smiled brightly as she looked at me.

"How are you uncle? Thank you for treating me nicely all the time. As you can see, I am fine now," she added as she looked at me. Her eyes were meticulously smiling as she observed me.

"Yes! I will be there in a moment," Alicia muttered as she got a message from somewhere before she looked at her guard, Lucas,"it's the Pope. They are calling everyone."

Lucas nodded as she took Alicia in his arms before giving me a second look. Alicia, on the other hand, chanted,"[Protection!]," on Alpha before they vanished from there, leaving only the two of us here.

"Giving a Goddess, [Protection]? That's a first," I shook my head in slight surprise before I looked at Alepsia, observing me with curiosity.

"Let me make a guess," I then looked at Alepsia before I began speaking.

"You saw me running away from Mirag City and kept an eye on me. The fact that I could run away and be saved by Alicia fascinated you, along with the fact that I know that it was Amir's doing. Is that it?"

"Also the fact that I can't see through, no matter what," she added as she looked in Mirag City's direction.

"I thought all hope was lost but something tells me that you running here… isn't as simple as it looks… " she spoke as she stopped mid sentence as she observed me for a couple of seconds, her smile getting wider as she observed me.

"I was confused in the beginning as to why a God let another Fallen God get summoned within the kingdom without doing anything. Why won't she do…" I could say that God is quite possessive of their area, not letting anyone else even step into it unless it's an emergency or something.

And when it comes to a Fallen God, their vigilance is twice as much.

"It's not that you won't, and neither it is that you don't know… it's that you can't. But… why?" I looked at Alepsia, wondering this question. This information could be very crucial in saving the town.

"Aren't you too free considering I am a God?" she looked at me with her eyes narrowed at me.

'Was I too casual?' I thought as I totally forgot to mind my manners… But I have once fought side by side with this God… she is a good kid… just that has her own sense of pride.

Though looking at my worried face, she chuckled,"don't worry. I don't mind this manner of speech as long as it's not disrespecting me. As for your answer, yes. I was bound by a contract. Well, it wasn't a contract as much as it was my pride."

She had a sad look on her face as she continued,

"I sold Mirag Town in exchange for an artifact… it was an artifact that would change the outcome of the battle of the Gods. I…"

Her voice began breaking a little before I muttered with a surprised face,

"Dark Solaris."

An artifact that would allow a God to stop the power of the True Gods… it was necessary to stop the God who betrayed them.

"You surprise me at every turn. Just who are you?" She looked at me with her eyes wide open.

"You really can't interfere with whatever is going on in that town?" I asked as I understood that the spear of light wasn't Alepsia's power but her twin sister the Angel of Light's weapon. What could have been used in the war to turn over a tide was sacrificed to save a meager town.

'Even that resulted in a failure since the wraiths will continue to grow,' I sighed as I realized how this situation was.

"I can't. It is not in my territory anymore… it belongs to Amir," she spoke with regret before turning to me,

"You still haven't answered my question yet. Who are you? How do you know all this?"

"I am Adam. As for how I know this… it isn't really important… what's important is whether you want to save the Mirag Town or not? Save the citizens… " I looked at her, making her confused, as she observed me with her eyes turning a little orangish.

"Are you really telling the truth? Can you save the Mirag Town?" she asked while her eyes concentrated on me. Was she checking if I was lying or not?

"I can. I can save all of them. And I probably… just probably… maybe able to return the town back to you…" I smiled as I looked at her, making her widen her eyes even more.

"I do," she answered as she looked at me before asking,"what do you want in return?"

"We can come to that later… but I need you to do something for me first… That summoning portal and that array… is there any way you can teach me about it? The answer to save those people lies there… Also, can you help me on a hunt?" I smiled as my confidence boosted a little.

All I need is to destroy the array while making sure I follow the proper path to getting the skills that I want. Only in that way, I could save the city…

"For the first… I can arrange an array expert from the church to teach you about it. As for the second, I guess that wouldn't be really hard either but… what kind of hunt?" she asked as she looked at

"About that…" a smile formed on my face as I picked out one of the most dangerous places in the Aurelian Empire.