Chapter 645 The Whisper

Chapter 645 The Whisper

A faint whisper.

It echoed within Rey's mind, almost like a suggestion. The voice told Rey to kneel, and he found himself obeying in no time at all.

As Rey saw the eyes of the statue shine brightly, with markings of blue and white covering its pristine body, he felt the presence of an entity.

Was this The Oracle? Was it not? He had absolutely no clue.

All he knew was that this being, whatever they were, was great enough to cause his body and mind to shiver. The strong and sweet aroma that suddenly filled the air caused him to swallow his fast-forming saliva, and he could sense an allure of something unseen.

Then, the very same voice came to him once again.

~Bring the Half Elf in your company with you for your next visit, and an audience shall be granted of you.~

Rey's eyes widened as he heard this in his thoughts. There was nothing more stated, and despite the many questions that appeared in his mind as a result of the instruction he had just received, he remained quiet.

After a few seconds, he finally spoke up.

"Understood."

As soon as his words of confirmation echoed in the hall, the energies in the room began to dissipate.

The statue lost all sense of life, and Rey was left all alone in the Shrine after that.

'That was intense!' As he thought this, he jumped to his feet. A bead of sweat had formed on his face, but he brushed it off quickly as he bowed his head before The Oracle once again.

Afterward, he departed from the Shrine.

As he opened the grand door that led outside, he couldn't help but indulge in his troubled, but also curious thoughts.

'Bring Esme along with me? Why...?'

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"Y-you had an encounter?!"

"D-did you see The Oracle? Did you gaze upon their magnificence?!"

lightsΝοvεl ƈοm "Please tell us everything!"

As soon as Rey came out of the Shrine and met the Esteemed Elders, he was bombarded with questions from all directions.

It seemed like they could somewhat smell the remnants of the sweet aroma that suddenly filled the room back when he heard the voice, so they figured he had an audience with The Oracle. At the very least, that was confirmation to Rey that he indeed spoke to the real deal.

Still, the Elves and their obsession with this deity of theirs didn't make him show any form of excitement for his achievement.

"L-Lord Rey..."

"I-Is everything okay, Lord Rey?"

"Lord Rey, please say something!"

Rey glanced at the Elders and maintained his facade despite the millions of thoughts that went on in his mind.

"Don't move a single inch."

Before they could open their lips to respond, a brilliant ray of light shone from him and he vanished from where he stood.

~VWUSH~

At that very instant, he appeared in his room, finding Kara standing still like a lifeless doll.

"Kara..."

"Kyaaaaah!" The girl screamed as soon as he called her name, dropping the note and pen she held in her hand as a result.

Rey easily manipulated space and returned them to her hands

—good as new—but his expression was still as grim as ever.

"... Where is Esme?" As soon as he spoke, his body vanished from the distance and appeared right in front of her.

She was still flustered, gulping at every second that Rey breathed down on her, but he didn't care about that.

All he wanted were answers.

"W-well... about that..." Kara gave an awkward smile as she looked away from Rey.

It was at that moment that Rey was certain that he would get his answers. He just wasn't going to like it.

"... Let me explain."

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