Chapter 1318 Holding Back Sobs
Chapter 1318 Holding Back Sobs
At the same time that the two siblings began their battle, Mount Ehler was in chaos as well. The solar eclipse overtook the setting sun, bringing chaos alongside it. The wrath inside the mountain amplified, causing the students to suffer from the backlash. Even worse, Rageclaw roared toward the heavens, leaving the mountain defenseless as it flew toward the eclipse. Nyx rushed to save the disciples and find the guardian of the Netherborne Clan, while her parents flew to fix the barrier that was growing unstable. If their barrier broke entirely, Devaheim would discover their location, and their annihilation would begin. Benjamin remained with Diana inside the room, his mind troubled by uneasy thoughts about his grandson. This had never happened before, and he had no idea how to handle it. Even now, his runes refused to work. As he sat there in contemplation, his grandson's woman suddenly shifted in her bed before her eyes fluttered open, albeit confused and disoriented. Benjamin rose from his chair, surprised that she would wake up at this time. "Where is Arthur?" she asked. Benjamin marveled at how her first thought was not about her health, but his grandson. "What is this feeling?"
"Feeling?" muttered Benjamin, confused as he looked at her clenching her heart and crouching. "Does something hurt? What do you feel?"
"I feel… my heart boiling," answered Diana as she tried to calm down and looked at him for the first time. "Who are you? Where am I?"
"My name is Benjamin Silvera, and you are in the Netherborne Clan's home," answered the old man as he adjusted himself and strode forward. "You were brought here by a pirate called Alaric, who claimed that you fought against Deluge."
"…you are related to Arthur?" muttered Diana as she looked at him with a frown, disregarding everything except his relationship with Arthur. "Where is he?"
"I'm his grandfather," nodded Benjamin. Regarding her second question, he hesitated to answer. Arthur lost control because he saw her, and she might have the same reaction. "Arthur is training at the moment. He will be back in a few hours. You should rest for—"
"Don't lie to me, Benjamin," said Diana with a sharp glare. "I know this feeling. I felt it during my entrapment in ice, and I know that it's related to Arthur and his wrath. Tell me what happened," she commanded, then softened. "Please, sir."
"I understand, but try to understand this at the moment. Whatever battle you have been through was no easy one. Your soul is injured and so is your body. Before I answer your questions truthfully, I want you to promise me one thing."
"What is that?"
"That you would remain calm, collected, and rational," said Benjamin. But seeing the swirling red and blue in her eyes as she stared at him, he knew that he was asking for the impossible. "Arthur came to see you as soon as he arrived. But… he lost control."
"Control of his wrath?" asked Diana with furrowed brows. "Where is he now?"
"We have no idea. The entire world is a mess right now. Runes are not working, and the sun and moon are gone, replaced with an eclipse of wrath. Even if he was just outside, you wouldn't be able to do a thing."
"Thank you, Benjamin," said Diana as she rose from her bed, pushing the blanket away and allowing her feet to drop to the ground. Benjamin sighed and rushed forward, catching her before she collapsed. "…my legs…"
"There is nothing wrong with your legs. As I said, you have used a power with a price, right?" asked Benjamin with a saddened look. "Your soul is unable to communicate with your body at the moment. Even your powers are unusable under the solar eclipse."
"I have to see him," muttered Diana, gritting her teeth, her eyes glistening with tears. "If I was just strong enough not to be injured, he wouldn't have lost control. He wouldn't have been hurt again. I have to—"
"You have to rest," answered Benjamin as he placed her back on the bed. "I know how much you care about him, and he cares about you, but there is really nothing we can do."
Diana seemed to understand his words but refused to accept them. Her tears fell down her face and soaked her pillow. Benjamin frowned as he looked at her holding back her sobs. He knew that she was a strong woman just from their short interaction, but her tears fell easily once Arthur was involved.
"He will be fine," said Benjamin as he pulled a chair and sat down next to her. "Do you want to know why?" he asked, but Diana did not answer, only holding back her sobs from bursting through her throat. "Because he didn't attack anyone before he left."
"What… do you mean?" muttered Diana, becoming distracted. Benjamin looked pained as he stared at his own hand, which had a deep scar from long ago.
"Wrath is a terrifying power coveted by anyone who knows about it, but at the same time, it comes at the cost of sanity. I don't know how long you have known Arthur, but do you know his father?"
"I fought against his father back in Alka," said Diana as she wiped away her tears. "What about him?"
"He was my son, my world, and everything I cared about. But… I didn't care about what pushing him would result in," said Benjamin as his smile disappeared. "I could never feel wrath. Not even an ounce of it. Instead, I was blessed with runes. My son, however, was different. He managed to awaken wrath, but it cost us everything.
"You might wonder what I meant when I said Arthur didn't attack us," said Benjamin with a smile. "But I mean just that. Arthur retained his sanity even with the amount of wrath that would disable the runes in an entire world. He is stronger than the wrath inside him, and that's enough for us to know that he will return safely. My son… was weaker than his wrath, and during his awakening, he attacked his own family."