Chapter 117 - Half Seal Ritual

"Ralkier? Who is she?" Cecelia and Helvi looked as if they were talking about a ghost, 

"Even I don't know much about her, I only heard rumors about that girl, after taking what she asked for she just gave me this book, at first I refuse to tell her but then when I took a good look at that book, I realized it would be a huge waste to it go, 

So I took, everything I told was researched and written in that book, but after I finished reading it, I realized that I only touched the tip of the glacier."

While talking, Lele was etching a magus circle around Melvi, she took out Melvi's cloth, then split her thumb, and made another magus circle upon her body with her blood.

"Now both of you, stand back." 

Helvi and Cecelia took a few steps back, and Melvi and looked at Helvi, 

"Sister…" 

"It's ok! I am here Melvi! Nothing will happen to you!" Helvi was shaking in nervously, quietly Cecelia grabbed her hand, Helvi looked at her with surprise, 

"Don't worry, if it's grandma Lele everything will be alright." Cecelia didn't look at her with uneasy guilt; she hid her eyes from Helvi.

"Let's begin then, 

[ I LELE UZBEL, 

HAVE OFFERED MY BLOOD TO CURSE A SEAL UPON THIS SOUL! ]

Lele grabbed a small blade, and stabbed Melvi on the heart which was the center of the magus circle, Melvi screeched out in pain, struggling and shaking her limbs.

"Grandma! What are you-" Helvi screamed and tried to get close to Melvi but Cecelia held her back, 

"Just trust her! If it is the only way, we don't have much choice! Please Helvi calm down!" 

Eventually, Melvi started bleeding from the wound, and her blood started spewing out peculiarly, her blood tracing the magus circle upon her body.

[  I BEG THEE, 

LET HER BLOOD SOAK IN MINE, 

AND BECOME THE BARRIER FOR HER 

ANGUISH AND HER PEACE!

MAGIA SOUL WEAVING, 

RED RIDGE! ]

Suddenly Melvi's blood started flowing back in,  absorbing the magus circle made out of Lele's blood, and that blade started slowly plunging in more in her flesh, Melvi was crying in pain, and Cecelia hugged Helvi tightly, hiding her gaze and covering her ears.

Helvi wasn't able to stop shivering in terror and anxiety due to Melvi's cries.

"Sister! Sister! Help me! It hurts! Please! Save me, it hurts!" Melvi was able to move now, she could only scream out of her lungs and cry as that blade was slowly plunging into her body.

"Patience little girl! Once this will be over your dominant soul fraction will take over and the other will be sealed up for eternity! In your case, your human soul, so bear it for once, after that, I will make sure that you don't have to go through this ever again!"

Lele held her left hand and nodded at Cecelia, she lightened her hold on Helvi and Helvi looked at Lele, she leaped to Melvi and grabbed her right hand tightly.

"You can do it Melvi! After this, we won't have to go anywhere else, I will stay with you forever! So please don't give -"

"You promise?" Melvi looked at Helvi, she stopped struggling biting her lips, she tilted her head at her and half-opened her eyes, 

"I promise!" Helvi gently smiled at her.

Shortly the blade completely went inside her chest, along with the blood inscribed markings and Melvi fainted.

"Grandma Lele, what is happen-"

Suddenly Melvi's body started letting out a tremendous aura and glowing, the magus circle on which she was lying created a barrier kicking Lele and Helvi out.

"She is going through Soul Morphosis, the seal has been completed with the blade stuck in her heart, the blade is actually the pin that will keep that soul fraction in, now her body will change according to the dominant soul."

Cecelia rushed to Lele and picked her up, she was astonished to witness the whole ritual, 

'I can't believe my eyes! It is possible to manipulate fractional souls! I read the whole book about one spell to master it and it worked! I can't even imagine if she can perform such feats, and has many more spell-like this, there are no laws of gods and nature that can stop her then!

Everything in this world will be mere toys for her… that Witch of Ralkier, I want to meet her once again and learn but I don't think I'll be able to withstand her presence in front of me after witnessing this.' 

Lele wasn't able to stand in awe, Cecelia helped her to sit on the chair, and abruptly that bubble of light busted, creating a flash blinding everyone.

"Melvi, are you okay?" Helvi screamed out, 

"I am fine, but my chest hurts a little…" Melvi spoke slowly and Helvi glanced upon her and hugged her tightly without wasting a second.

Slowly pushing their eyes Cecelia and Lele opened other eyes but were left speechless.

Melvi was still human, not an ounce of dark elf trait was visible physically or spiritually.

"Grandma, did the ritual fail? Her aura seems to be stable but she didn't morph into a dark elf." Cecelia looked at her in disbelief, but Lele was far more shocked than her, 

"No! The seal is definitely completed! But if she is still in her human form then there could be only one possible reason behind this, her human soul fraction dominated the dark elf one."

"What? You can't be serious! How could a human soul be more powerful than the dark elf soul!"

"Then how will you explain that? It wasn't impossible, but to be honest, I didn't expect it to happen.

Dark elves are indeed stronger but some humans have the power to defy gods too, in this case, the most possible answer written is that by the time Melvi was born the dark elf parent must have gone weaker…

Helvi, just who was your mother? Creating such a  powerful soul fraction for Melvi!" 

Lele stood up and walked to Melvi, patting her head.

But suddenly Melvi's belly growled and she flushed, 

"It wasn't me!" 

Lele giggled, "let's save the talk for later, Helvi, why don't you cook her something, probably something her favorite." 

Helvi looked at Melvi and smiled, she picked up Melvi and laid her on the bed she slept on.

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After having a nice dinner together with everyone, Melvi dozed in minutes, 

Cecelia, Lele, and Helvi moved to the next room and sat on the round table, there was some hot cocoa in front of them, and Cecelia was now eager for answers.

Cecelia took a deep breath and let out her anger and every emotion she felt in the last few hours, 

"So, tell me now, who are you? And who is this girl? Is she your sister? Are you a half-blood too? If so, how did you survive the soul fission? What are-"

"Calm down idiot!" Lele thrashed her head, shutting Cecelia's mouth, 

"My God, just take and let others breathe too, Helvi I won't ask much because I trust you, and don't worry about anything, whatever happens, and whatever your answer is, I won't question further, after all, I owe my life to your father."

Helvi was still hesitant, after fidgeting for a while, she sighed, 

" if you know about him then I could trust you…" 

Cecelia was the only one confused there, she looked at both of them eagerly, 

"Grandma, how do you know her father? And what do you mean you owe him your life?" 

"I told you to shut your trap brat!"

Lele sigh, 

"I guess, I have started from the very beginning to make things easy for both of you, as you know Melvi I am currently past my age of 400 years, and you also know that this colony along with me wants that's happy and prosper from the start."

"Hmm" Cecelia nodded, "this village elder was freed, slaves of last revolution two hundred years ago, you told me that you fought in that too!"

"Yes! I did, the elders of this village and many other villages. The dark elf was freed in that revolution, do you know why it was successful?" 

"Hmm! That hero! The strongest dark elf

Helkaiser!" Cecelia got enthusiastic as she was talking about a hero as a child.

"Yes, Helkaiser, he is Helvi's father," Lele said and a blank expression spread on Cecelia's face, 

"What? What the hell are you talking about?" She looked at Helvi and she smiled at her uncomfortably.

"No! It should have been me!" Cecelia smacked the table and Lele teased her again, 

"Do you regret birthing in our lineage, I could end your regret now if you want!"

"It's okay! I am proud of it! I am proud of it!"

"As I was saying, I was also a slave of the humans, along with your grandpa, and your parents, uncles, and aunts, we all got separated after being sold as things in their auction, only I and your parents were left together after we were brought by a noble, and then the real misery began."