Chapter 353 - The Ark Of A Place For Recovery

"Don't be daft! Humans can't stay here for too long, our Elemental Auras are enough to destroy human flesh if raised high enough. And we are at our limits. So I ask of you to help us in that," said Z, sounding quite tired.

The same way it was tiresome to hide his ears and tail, it was also painful to seal their Elemental Auras. The three of them were nearly at their limit and Raiyen was just about to head out to release his Aura without killing anyone. Tomoe doesn't have an Elemental Aura since he is a spirit.

"Alright, I know of a rundown place that is just after the village outside. But it was badly burned by the previous villages that were rioting a few weeks ago, so it might be quite the pain to restore," said Tomoe, as he recalled the nearby places of the Old Chapel.

"Did it have a large communal space at the main block? And the whole thing looked quite short but it had quite the number of rooms?" asked Raiyen, suddenly chiming in.

"Yea, it had a few one-level huts. It was the one that was directly ahead of the Old Chapel. Like, if you just went straight, you would have bound to see it," said Tomoe.

For a little geographical help, the Old Chapel was situated in the middle of a forest called the Crooked Forest. Since all of its trees are grown at an odd angle. And the body water that Tomoe was referring to was a long river that separates the Campania and Urnsfield Domains.

"I have a bad feeling about using that building. There was a reason why it was getting burnt down by the villagers," said Raiyen, warily.

"And why is that so?" asked Tomoe, with his tail wagging with amusement.

"Because a few hundred years into the future, that place is going to be a place of hell. I've seen it in action. It was home to the aggressive side of the War, where most of the mass killings occurred. It was made to be a place to torture people."

"But I think something's wrong. If you claim to have seen that building, we've got a major problem heading our way. And later on, that building is called the State Sanatorium of Pediatric Neuropsychiatry of the area. Meaning to say that it was later for kids to go in."

"Why would that be an issue?" asked Tomoe, wiggling his ears.

"Because that place doesn't exist until the 1940s. It should not be around here. If we send the kids there, we might end up having nasty abnormalities," explained Raiyen, suddenly looking serious.

"Well, we could make a building next to it. The area should be quite barren, right? We can just copy the style of the building. Besides, Tomoe says that it's quite dilapidated, so we are starting from scratch anyway," suggested Z, remembering that area.

True enough, to all the Mages' knowledge, there shouldn't be anything at the place where Tomoe had described.

"It might still be too close to the site of the abnormality. Maybe we could put it closer to the riverways instead?" asked Raiyen.

"That could work. Look, the next few ladies have arrived. Who would be the one to help me look for the new area?" asked Tomoe.

He was sounding quite jovial as he said those words. He wanted to be as far away from Raiyen as possible. At least to say, the two could not get along even if Ysabeau forced them to. Gillian wrote another handwritten note for the creature to take back.

"Ah, it seems that Mavislin has named the creature 'Ciel'. And he looks like he loves his master very much," said Gillian, scratching the creature's chin.

Raiyen looked at the creature with fear. The creature was quite long in size so he dwarfed everyone in the room. The children were gripping onto his feathers while Z was carefully moderating both parties. The kids seemed to have been more active as the minutes go by.

However, some of them were still slumped at a corner, unmoving. These will be the children that would suffer in the long run. Gillian glanced at his books once more. Looks like most of them won't be lasting far into the future, judging by the thin books on his desk.

But Gillian had hope that Mavislin could change the writings and give the children a longer life span than the predicted ones. He had faith in his adopted daughter. Ysabeau knew about it beforehand and helped out the Valkyrie to stop such a [painful end for so many children.

"As for the trip, Tomoe, it would be none other than the person who gave you powers, of course," said Z, grabbing Raiyen by his shoulders.