Chapter 865 Beyond The Barrier

Chapter 865 Beyond The Barrier

"U-urgh..."

Esme slowly opened her eyes as she felt something pull her from the realm of unconsciousness. Before then, she had been stuck in a pleasant dream—one where she never had a falling out with Rey, and things were back to normal.

However, just as if she was suddenly doused with cold water, she was plunged back to consciousness.

"W-what happened...?" She murmured, still groggy as her clouded vision tried to pick up the fine details around her.

"Glad to see you rejoin us." "Eeep!"

Ater's voice suddenly jerked her back to full consciousness. Her dulled senses sharpened in an instant, and she was able to see everything normally once again.

Right in front of her were Ater and a miniature entity that looked like an elf with wings. The creature had slightly pointy ears, with very beautiful wings that fluttered very fast. Her blond hair danced as she remained steady in the air—her eyes all over the place.

"What in the—?"

"Esme, meet Fae... and Fae meet Esme." Ater broke the silence with a quick introduction. "Fae here has been kind enough to grant us safe entry past the wall of trees and has even agreed to let us meet her people's ruler."

"Erm... okay?" Esme was still confused, but she nodded slowly as she rose to her feet.

She had no idea when she fell unconscious, but it didn't seem like any of it turned out to be a big deal since Ater was being so calm about everything.

"N-nice to meet you, Esme!" Fae's voice stuttered a little as she introduced herself. "It is as Ater says."

"I see..."

Esme recognized the voice as soon as she heard it.

'Isn't that the same voice that was taunting us, even moments before I lost consciousness? It seems Ater managed to convince her while I was asleep.'

Speaking of Ater...

"You told me I would be perfectly fine if I—"

It was beyond beautiful.

"This whole place is protected by a powerful barrier... pretty strong Magic." Ater explained to her. "I doubt any of your people know of this place."

The only one that would be aware of it was The Oracle, and there had to be a reason she didn't let any of her people know of it.

"I see..." Esme muttered. "So how did you come upon it?" "...." Ater chose silence as his response for the first few seconds before turning to Esme and giving her a rather vague response.

"I have my ways.".

"Okay then." She said, almost suppressing her disappointed sigh.

"It's a good thing Fae allowed us passage." Ater quickly changed the topic. "The Fairies are the last piece of the puzzle, especially now that Rey has gotten the support of the Giants and Dwarves."

"Really? When did that happen?"

"A few days ago."

"W-wow..." Esme's cheeks brightened a little as she did her best to hide her pleasant surprise.

She didn't expect Rey to work so quickly when it came to his diplomatic affairs, and the fact that he was able to convince two of the most stubborn races of H'Trae to enter an alliance with him showed just how resourceful he could be.

"... Impressive."

"Indeed." Ater said with a shrug. "Once we get the help of the Fairies, the Dragon Empire is as good as done for."

With the joint power of all the Races, the chances of victory against the Dragons just got astronomically higher.

Even if the Dragons were the strongest race in H'Trae, they would be up against Fairies, Elves, Giants, Dwarves, and Humans—not to mention the Otherworlders.

"Once it's all done, H'Trae will be saved... and this whole thing will be over."

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