Chapter 82 82: Contract With The Unknown [Pt1]

When Alice talked about sharing her secret to control her aura, Keith wanted to get up and sit straight. He wanted to shake Alice until she vomited all her secrets.

But that would blow over Keith's secret and he would end up not getting anything in return. So, he kept his half-unconscious position.

The bite from Mofu-Mofu hurt but it had been expected when someone bit into his skin with sharp teeth. However, the skin had not broken and the injury was minimal.

And as Keith lacked any mana in his soul, he was not in pain or on the verge of blowing up as well. He could act as well as he needed to.

"Don't worry, I will help you out. You know, you remind me of myself. There was a time both I and my sister were unable to feel mana and aura as well. But we overcame it with the help of artificial sensors. But unfortunately, we only found two of them fully working."

Keith was now paying attention to what Alice was saying. He had never heard about an artificial sensor for mana before but he filed it into his mind to find out later.

"You know, we found that sensor by chance in a dungeon. It later became familiar. Ah, now that I say sensor it sounds a little weird, right? It was an egg that we found. I will take you to it so that you can see it. But whether it would work or not is up to you."

Most of what Alice was saying went over Keith's head but what he did know was that Alice was taking him to her secret spot.

He was finally going to get the ability to sense his aura and mana. There was nothing more fortunate than this.

Keith fully opened his eyes as soon as the air around him became cooler. They entered a luminous cave with walls shining with hidden gems and other luminous creatures.

There, in the center of the cave rested an egg that called out to Keith's soul. And as soon as Keith landed on his feet, he walked toward that egg.

As soon as he started to walk, Keith was stopped by Alice and pulled back. It was right in time as well because a second late would have meant falling to his death in the swamp below the cliff.

"Noah, be truthful with me. Can you also not see or feel your mana? You do not have to be nervous and lie to me. Just tell me the truth so that I can help you out."

Alice begged Keith, her hands clasping his tightly. Noah considered his options and even thought to lie here. But he decided to tell Alice the truth this time.

"I…am someone who always had trouble getting along with others because I could not feel their mana or my own. I am sorry I hid this. I just did not want people to hate me for this."

Noah lies through his teeth but Alice believes him. She looked at Keith with a face full of sympathy for what he had gone through this far.

She knew what it meant to be bulled for things you had no control over. She had gone through such a situation herself as well so she felt even worse for him.

'I was not mistaken when I looked at Noah earlier. He is like me and Alex, suffering from the same thing.'

But this place had been Alice and Alex's secret for such a long time. She did not want to share it with outsiders since there was a chance, they would plunder it.

Alice had made a bloody promise to the guardian of the lake to never reveal its secrets to anyone. But here she was, bringing someone into this lake.

"Alice, I have to tell you that I am so glad I met you. I will never forget what you did for me today."

Alice was proud of herself and she also felt bashful. She knew she had developed a small crush on Noah due to his looks and kind personality. She should not have, but she still did anyway.

"There is no need to thank me. If you can finally control your mana, then that is all I need for you. Unfortunately, this is all I can do for you. I need to head home now."

Alice left Noah there with a heavy heart. It took her no time to reach home but she hesitated to open the door.

She did not know why, but there was a heavy feeling in the pit of Alice's stomach when she reached home. The words of the creature who had given Alice and Alex the ability to control and feel their mana still circled in her head.

'Keep it to yourself. Should you try to betray us, that will spell your end.'

Alice shook her head to clear her mind. She had not betrayed the creature at all. She had just tried to help someone out and that was all. Surely the creature would understand her reason.

"Alex, I am back home. Are you in there? Hey, say something."

pαndα,noνɐ1,сoМ Alice forced the door to her home open but there was something wrong. It was too quiet inside her home and Alex had not replied to her yet. Alex was someone who always replied to her as soon as Alice came home.

This lack of reply to her greeting made Alice nervous but she assured herself not to fear things.

She tried to feel around for Alex but her senses turned up blank.

'No, it is back to how it was before I met that deity. My ability to sense aura and mana is gone. Oh god, what do I do.'

Alice hurriedly opened the door to their training room in the house but it was a mess. Everything was broken and Alex's unconscious body lay on the ground in front of her.

"Alex, are you alright? Are you dead? No, do not tell me that you are dead. Please don't be dead."

Alice placed her hand on top of Alex's neck but her sister was breathing. Barely breathing right now at that.

'Shit, she needs medical treatment but I don't know if I will be able to do it properly.'

Alice had strong medical powers but the lack of mana sense meant that she would not know if she was overdoing it or not.

But Alice still had to try because this was all her fault. She should not have taken pity on Noah and taken him to her secret spot.

Had she not done that, her sister would not be in this condition.

"Don't worry Alex. Everything would be alright soon and I will save you. There is no need for you to worry about anything in your life."

Alice assured Alex as she took one of her hands and poured her mana into Alex. She did not know if she was overdoing it or not, but Alice knew this was her last chance to save Alex.

So, she gave it her all and Alex finally started to move.

Alice wanted to pull away from pumping her head into Alex but she was afraid that her sister might die again if she did so. This fear was what kept Alice going and made her mana unstable.

In the end, it was too late for her to pull away and her energy was depleted when she finished. But Alice managed to save her sister in the end.

"I am…so sorry…Alex…This…is…my…fault…I…took…pity…on the….w…r…o..n…g-"

Alice was not able to finish her words but she desperately wanted to look at Alex and open her eyes.

In the end, that wish was never fulfilled as Alice took her last breath. That was the end of Alice and how Alex found her sister once she woke up.

There was despair, there was denial, agitation, and grief. But there was no acceptance.

That day, Alex swore to take revenge for her sister's death but she needed to find out who was responsible for this death of her sister.

And to do so, Alice needed to first go to the adventurer's guild and have a look at her sister's past teammates. She was sure that one of them was responsible for this situation.

Alex would not forgive anyone who made her sister die, be it a person or a god. She would take revenge.

'Hmm, you have a lot of energy. Both yours and your sisters are currently resting inside your body. Do you want me to help bring your potential out?'

It was a dark whisper in the corner of Alex's mind and one she knew she had no business listening to. But the dark desire in her heart was increasing and threatening to consume her.

"Please, give me power. I do not care if you are a god or a demon, just give me a chance to bring my sister back.'

The dark voice smiled in Alex's mind and then she felt something soft take over her sister's body and Alice woke up again.