Chapter 559 Curse From The World

Chapter 559 Curse From The World

~BWUUSH~

Echoes of wind danced all around the room, as torrents swirled all over Rey.

Green light sparked, followed by bright white, and eventually gold.

All this energies kept evolving, until they finally reached the level that Rey desired—Healing Magic that was on the Divine Tier.

'I no longer have my [Absolute Healing] Skill, but this is much better...' He smiled as his hands flowed with bright golden light.

They seemed to invigorate everything around them.

Sparks of white still danced around the golden glare, and before he realized it...

"Haha... yes!"

... Rey was chucking to himself.

'This is it!' With widened eyes, his irises reflecting the golden light on his palms, he neared Alicia's sleeping body.

'This should do it!'

He was well aware that Ater was much stronger than he previously gave him credit for, but there really was no way an imperfect item that he created would be able to resist the Healing Magic birthed by his two Divine Skills working in tandem.

Without wasting any further time in thiught, Rey pushed his hands forward and touched Alicia with them.

The darkness surrounding her tried to resist, but he was most definitely stronger.

His power made it through, and the golden surge of light made its way all around her body.

In a single moment, she was brimming with golden light.

"Haa..." Rey's eyes widened as the bright glow remained evident in his eyes.

He watched as his Magic did its wonders and waited for her to flick her eyes open.

But—

[System Notice]

~Healing Magic failed: Target's Curse can not be healed by Magic~

[Would You Like To Try Again?]

"H-huh?"

Rey's eyes slightly widened as he saw the panel open up in front of him.

Exactly at that moment, the golden light that had been surrounding Alicia was engulfed by the darkness, causing it to vanish forever.

He failed.

Before Rey could even think about it, or process the implications of what he had just seen, his lips practically moved on their own.

"Try again."

Once more, the golden light appeared. It went through the same process and covered Alicia from head to toe. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

But—

[System Notice]

~Healing Magic failed: Target's Curse can not be healed by Magic~

[Would You Like To Try Again?]

—He received the same rude awakening.

"Try again."

"I doubt it. It would be different if someone cursed you with Magic, but this is pretty much a curse that comes from the world itself."

It was similar to how Class Privileges could not be altered unless someone changed their Class.

"Though... if you had a Curse Skill, that would be different." As Ater said this, he rubbed his chin.

"Curse Skill? Isn't that what I just said?"

"No. Curse Skill and Curse Magic Skill are different."

"Huh?"

At this point, Rey was slightly confused.

He looked at Ater in a strange way, as though expecting an explanation from him.

As expected of the Familiar, he picked up on this very quickly.

"Magic is a product of sentient understanding and evolution. Humans, Dragon... they learn Magic which is how they understand the laws of the world and how to bend it to their whims. Once they reach a certain level of proficiency, a Skill is unlocked. Sometimes, they are naturally born with this ability as well... so you'd get something like [Wind Magic] or [Curse Magic] as a Skill."

So far, Rey perfectly understood.

Frustration still tugged at his heart, and he found himself slightly distracted by Alicia and his concern for her.

Still, he paid attention.

"Skills in themselves are not sentient dependent, and they are simply given by the world. They're similar to privileges in a way, and so they're not limited to the sentient capabilities."

"I... don't get it." Rey muttered.

"For example [Divine Beast Summon] is a Skill in itself, and it's not Magic. It relies on something beyond the reach of Magic, since it summons creatures from another world. [Divine Sword Summon] is another example. These are all Skills that transcend the limits of what Magic can do."

Rey began to rub his own chin before realizing it.

"So... there's a difference between [Fire Magic] and [Fire] Skill?"

"Yes. Other than the fact that you'd need to cast a Soell to generate the first, unless you have a Skill like [Magic Application] or [Magic Supremacy], and you are restricted by those Spells, the [Fire] Skill allows free rein over fire, depending on Tiers. It's basically a pass given by the System to use that which is within its bounds."

"I see. So a [Curse] Skill would allow me to interact directly with the Curse that's afflicting her, while [Curse Magic] would only be able to affect Curses within the bounds of Magic itself."

"Correct. You learn fast, Master."

Rey couldn't feel happy for his achievement even if he wanted to. He still didn't understand the details of what Ater was talking about, and frankly... he didn't have the strength to.

All this time, he thought he was only delaying the inevitable so he could prepare his heart when he finally met and woke Alicia up.

But now, he realized he couldn't do it—at the very least, not as he was.

'I'm such a joke...' He smiled at himself as he removed his hand from Alicia, still seeing the darkness overshadow her.

He covered his his eye with the eyepatch, causing his vision to return to Normal Mode.

With that, he could no longer see the depressing sight of the girl he loved being consumed by darkness.

"Is there really no way to wake her up now? Anything I can do at all...?"

"Well—"

Before Ater could say any further, both he and Rey sensed something beyond the door of the room, and they instantly knew what it was.

Ater stared at Rey with curious eyes, as if asking him;

"What will you do now?"

Rey sighed and rose to his feet, still remaining by Alicia's side, as the doors were pushed open and the people outside were granted a view into the vast expanse.

It was the first time in months that Rey had seeen them, and he could feel the building tension as he rested his gaze on the group that stood outside the room.

'Justin, Clark, Belle, Lucielle, and Brutus...' All of them had surprised expressions on their faces, and rightfully so.

This was also the first time in months that they were seeing him.

'... It's been a while.'