Chapter 105: Master?

Chapter 105: Master?

Seraphina Darkthorn's POV:

"How do you feel?"—I asked Svetlana.

"I feel... 'normal'. I don't really know what normal felt like before— but I guess I am normal now?", she said with a bright smile.

It was a smile I had never seen on her face before.

The only smiles she ever showed me were those of fake reassurance — the kind a dying patient gives to hide their own pain.

But now...

Now her smile held the vivacity of life.

"The medicine is working...you are getting better", I let out.

My hand gently clasped her right hand in my palms. "I'm glad!"—a soft, low exclamation left my mouth, and my gaze locked on her blindfold.

Out of the blue, she planted a peck on my cheek, as if to say 'don't be upset now'.

Then, she took a seat next to me in the study.

"Mother, are you studying Runic magic?" She asked, changing the topic to something less emotional, while eyeing the book I had on the study. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

"Yes, that I am."

"But you use Deviant magic, why would you research Runic magic?"

Instead of directly answering her, my eyes darted towards the window, absorbing the scenery outside.

In the garden, Liam and Noah were busy at the tea table.

"That's because you can harness the power of Runic magic even without activating the mana core."

'Or having one.'

Svetlana wore a knowing smile upon hearing my answer. "And I thought you wouldn't accept him as a disciple?" she spoke.

"I never said that... I just wanted to see his true skills. And people only reveal their true abilities when they have something at stake," I said.

But soon a smile graced my lips."The duel however, was hardly anything like what I had imagined. "

"So it was all a test?" Svetlana asked. "All that talk about him being a worthy was just drama?"

"Hardly," I replied. "He is an interesting boy. Despite his young age, he has achieved so much."

I looked at Svetlana, "He can be a great benefactor to us, just as we can be to him. And not to forget your vision about 'Dream breaker.' I was amused by his background.", my words trailed off.

"I wanted to push him to his limits and see."

"And yet, you failed, you know that?" Svetlana replied.

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.

"He was holding back, just like you were," my daughter revealed.

I frowned at her response.

'He was holding back?'

"I think I would like to personally meet him and thank him," Svetlana said, while walking towards the door.

I too followed her.

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Noah's POV:

Her smile was so bright that it felt as if I went into the '13th cloud'—a place I never knew existed until this very moment.

But then again....I remember how Svetlana was when I first met her— dead inside, unhappy and sad.

I looked at her extended hand and realized that now she was lively and filled with the vivacity of life.

Seeing her smile of happiness made me feel great, as if I had truly made a difference in someone's life.

'I really saved someone... '

I extended my hand and locked it with hers, replying genuinely, "Likewise. It's good to see that you are doing better."

In that moment, all my thoughts about manipulating her or making her fall for me disappeared.

I realized that she had suffered, just like I had, and she deserved to live a happy life.

But suddenly, for a very brief moment, her eyes, which were filled with happiness, turned to that of pity--as if she was feeling sorry about something.

She quickly changed her expression, but it didn't go unnoticed by me.

"So...when you usually wear blindfolds, can you actually see through them?" I asked, trying to change the atmosphere with a random question.

Svetlana looked at the piece of black cloth in her hand and giggled, "Of course, I can! I have been practicing vision magic from a young age. But it's not the same as seeing with my actual eyes. That's why I wanted to see the one who saved me with my 'own eyes'."

'Ah...'

-"Your classes are starting next week, if I'm not mistaken?" Seraphina asked out of the blue.

"Yeah...why?"

Seraphina smiled and told me something that made my eyes widen, "WHHHHAAAT? No, you can't do that!"

.

.

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After talking with them for a few more minutes, I left.

However, the thought of what Seraphina had said was making me somewhat worried.

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Third person's POV:

Svetlana waved her hand in the air, watching Noah, as he left the garden.

"You tried looking into his destiny?" Seraphina asked Svetlana.

The once-cheerful expression that adorned Svetlana's face faded into one of profound pity upon hearing her mother's question.

Observing her daughter's sudden change of mood, Seraphina asked, "What is it, daughter? What did you see?"

Svetlana's gaze dropped to the ground.

Seraphina also didn't press on, knowing full well the effects Svetlana's propensity had on her.

After a moment, Svetlana finally spoke, in a gentle voice—"Yes. I saw a vision. "

"In my vision, I saw a man who lost his home."

"And a man, who was struggling to swim against the currents of a river...."

"Above him loomed dark amethyst clouds, crackling with thunder, while an owl ominously hovered. Somehow, it was a tragically somber scene."

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