Chapter 238: Evelyn's Desperate Grief
Chapter 238: Evelyn's Desperate Grief
“Are you sure it will work, Sister Elena?” Elysia felt a little worried after hearing Elena’s suggestion. She needed a solid reason to be free from accusations and troubles after the dome barrier had collapsed.
“Of course, I’m sure it will work, our little drama. I think it’s time for you to reveal a little about yourself. Eh, isn’t that the reason you created a vague identity as the Goddess’s disciple? Yes, you are my disciple, hehe… Now, greet your Master.” Elena covered her mouth with gentle movements.
She thought the solution she proposed was the best to defend Elysia’s identity for all the reinforcements who happened to be thrown into the air by the explosion.
Though they didn’t know why the dome had suddenly turned yellow and exploded. Fortunately, Vanessa and Elysia’s body were still protected by the eight-layered barrier during an explosion greater than Saint Ruvoid’s corpse explosion.
“So, I just need to pretend to be dead for a moment, then you as the Goddess of light will come dazzlingly and wonderfully to save my dying self. Are you able to present yourself to the real world as a real entity for everyone to see?” Elysia put her hand on her chin. She had to conclude their actions quickly as the knights and the others were about to approach.
“Yup, I can. Take it easy, Ely. Don’t worry, I’m sure with this everyone will be quiet and won’t bother you. Leave the rest to me. I’ll take care of this beautifully.” Elena was so confident because she knew it would work. Their magic was wonderful enough to counter the impossible, after all.
“Alright, the after-effects of the explosion have started to die down. Wow, Principal Emperor took to the field directly. Well, isn’t that Pope Alexander, Grandpa? He came directly as Pope… Looks like things out there are a bit chaotic, Ely.” Elena commented as the surrounding scenery came into view.
“Uhh, I think so. What should I do now? Revoke this layered barrier first?” Elysia felt a little helpless. She didn’t want to be accused of being the guilty one when she had gone to great lengths to destroy the accursed monsters.
“You’ll be fine, Ely. Follow the plan that we discussed just now. Let your master take care of the rest~” Elena hummed cheerfully. She already felt calm and didn’t feel afraid of anything anymore.
“Un, okay. Let’s do that.” Elysia nodded in agreement.
As the two girls agreed to play a little bit of their little drama, Alexander had just landed beside Arthur.
“Long time no see Arthur brat. Tell me a brief explanation of what happened. And, where is the enemy?” Alexander greeted Arthur in a relaxed tone, but his expression was serious.
It would sound presumptuous if someone else ordered Emperor Arthur like that, but it was Pope Alexander. No one dared to accuse and impose such things on the Pope, who was more senior than any Human Emperor.
“Oh, it’s you, old man. You’re out of your meditation?” Arthur gave a wry smile. He was one of the few people who knew about Pope’s actual activities.
“Hum.”
Hearing the Pope just reply with a short hum, Arthur gave the desired explanation. “The monsters are inside the dome that exploded. To our knowledge, those monsters were inside the energy dome that had just exploded. Yet, there were no monsters here and only remnants of destruction on the poisonous ground?”
After that, Arthur looked ahead and saw a small area that was not destroyed by the explosion. A large winged white tiger was there, protecting a girl? “Furthermore, we don’t know what happened yet. Oh! There is someone. We’d better interrogate someone who’s there.”
At the same time, Evelyn and the mages landed around there. It made Arthur and Alexander turn their heads at the people who had just arrived.
“Why have you all come here? It’s too dangerous here, go–” Alexander was about to warn the girls who did not heed what he said earlier, but Evelyn interrupted his words.
“Grandfather, there is Ely. I bet it. She is Ely. Maybe, she is hurt… Come help her.” Evelyn asked Pope to help with her urgent request.
“Hmm?” Alexander looked at the holy knights and mages. They felt guilty and were ready to accept punishment.
“That’s right, grandfather. We decided to come because we didn’t see any monsters around here. Evelyn said the girl inside the barrier of light over there is Ely. We need to help her, then we will go away from here.” Ella tried to reconcile the atmosphere. They only came to pick up Elysia and then left immediately.
Hearing that, Alexander frowned and looked at the barrier of light a hundred meters ahead. He couldn’t ignore the reason for the girls’ arrival.
*Crack* *Crack*
The yellowish semi-transparent barrier cracked and collapsed. When viewed from the structure, it was clearly a layered barrier. The attention of Alexander, Arthur, knights, mages, and girls were all there… To the ‘injured’ winged white tiger.
“Grr…” The winged white tiger growled as she protected the black-haired girl with her large body. But she relaxed her guard a little when she saw Evelyn, Ella, and the people she knew. The help arrived, and her master needed medical treatment.
“Help, Master.” Vanessa begged in a language that humans could understand. Then, she moved to the side and showed her master, who was covered in blood.
“That’s a lie, right?” Evelyn trembled at her words. Earlier, she couldn’t see clearly because of this tiger, but she didn’t see it wrong even though it was only a glimpse.
Without waiting for anything or thinking about anything else, Evelyn rushed over to her best friend and led everyone to action. Elysia was there, seriously injured and in need of immediate assistance.
“Ely, silly Ely, are you all right? Please answer me. Oh Goddess, blood… Lots of-” Evelyn immediately knelt beside her best friend with tears in her eyes as she took a close look at Elysia’s state… She refused to believe that her best friend left her forever.
Alexander knelt in front of Elysia silently and grabbed her hand to check. He closed his eyes for a moment and sighed… There was no sign of life, even though the body was healed.
Even so, he still tried to infuse high-level healing magic for Elysia. Unfortunately, the magic was simply rejected without reaction.
“Grandfather, help Ely. She is badly injured. Healing magic, yes, it can heal Ely, right? Please…” Evelyn pleaded with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Yet, the sequel broke her heart… The Pope shook his head with a sad expression and stood up. It was obvious what that gesture meant.
“No, no, that’s a lie. Ely is fine, she needs to be cured, and she will come back healthy. Ely, let me do healing magic for you. Please come back to me.” The tearful Evelyn couldn’t believe it. She took her Hypmond and tried to heal her best friend.
“Ely…” Ella came beside Evelyn, soft in her words. She knows what happened when her grandfather gave up on healing Elysia.
“Ella, please help me heal Ely. She needs our help.” Eve demanded with a desperate expression when she knew her magic was repelled by Elysia’s body.
Ella took Elysia’s hand. Ella tried her best, but the result was hopeless. Then, she turned to Evelyn, who was crying so hard but still trying to heal Elysia… She burst into tears too.
It was hard to believe for Ella. One of her precious friends left the world just like that.
Rosie had quite a bit of impact but didn’t dare to take a closer look at Elysia. She trembled and almost cried, but she held it back. Bianca, Serena, Cora, and Nico felt somewhat complicated in their feelings.
Arthur looked sadly at the two girls who were crying over their dead friend, and he sighed in regret. Elysia was a valuable gifted student and most likely the disciple of a Goddess. Unfortunately, fate wanted something else…
Meanwhile, the knights and mages just stood guard around in silence, ensuring everyone’s safety. They were also condoled.
Alexander stared at the winged white tiger for clues, but the tiger just lay near Elysia with a sad expression. Only the sobs from the girls could be heard, and Evelyn was the dominant one.
Unlike Ella, who felt sad, grieved, and lost… Evelyn was also devastated when reality proved that her friend had really left her.
The past had hurt her painfully, but time healed her gradually. When she already considered someone as a friend, that person harmed her and betrayed her. Time passed, she let go of it all and prayed to the Goddess every day, praying to meet her true friend who would accompany her in her life story.
The true friend was necessary for the career of someone with high status, and her prayers were answered on the promised night. The academy was the answer to the prophecy, and her dorm roommate was the answer to her prayer. A bright future could be achieved by helping each other.
However, when she had met the right person in Elysia. It was all taken for granted.
Evelyn’s negative thoughts slowly came over her grief. Everyone lied to her. Her acquaintances, family, parents, and her brother… Even her best friend also lied to her.
Elysia said she would be fine, but the reality was painful. No, even the Goddess herself lied to her… The prophetic dream was a lie to hurt her even further. Evelyn was affected by her sadness and thought too far into the abyss.
“Ely, please come back… You’re silly, so please come back. This morning Tweety left, and please don’t you either. Please…” Evelyn pleaded desperately and hugged Elysia’s slightly cold body. She was not strong enough to lose her best friend.
Her pet bird had made her feel sad and lost for a moment, but it was completely different at this moment when the one who left was her best friend. She didn’t know if she could recover from sadness.