Chapter 184 184 The Young Powerful Master

Chapter 184 Chapter 184 The Young Powerful Master

Her hands were clasped together in front of her- and she swayed lightly on her feet- looking all cute and adorable.

Beside her, in the middle of the ten foot wide path, Nexus placed his right hand on her shoulder, and declared aloud;

"There's been a change of dynamic Selina. From this girl moment on, this girl is now my protégé. . ."

Nexus watched as the light went out in the woman's eyes.

Rather than explain, he quickly added;

"Oh, pardon my manners, I believe a proper introduction is in order. . .Selina, meet Stacy. . .Stacy, meet Selina. . .although I'm sure you probably knew that already. . ."

Stacy blushed; "Yeah, I kind of do."

"It's all good," Nexus waved it off; "That's all in the past now. . .right Selina?"

He looked at her- staring her directly in the face;

"I hope we can all put the past to bed and become friends. Because trust me, there's a storm coming, and we all need to be together when it comes."

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The gentle breeze picked up- lapping up the leaves, and causing the entire herb garden to sawy. The rich scent- a clash of herbs, spices, and flowers, swept through the breadth of the vegetation.

But Selina neither felt nor smelled any of that.

With her white curly hair fluttering in the wind, on the left side of the wide path- a little too close to the green shrub- she stood ten feet away from Stacy- eyes bulging, and lips parted- watching both of them with an intense gaze.

A hundred questions burned through her mind- nearly melting her brain in the process. Just a single word summarized it all;

"HOW?!"

That was the question.

An S-class illusionist?! Subdued by someone so young?! Her throat went dry- and her knees buckled beneath her.

She had grown up literally fighting a top notch illusionist! It had taken her years, and years of cultivation to build up that much resistance against Madeline!

Carefully, she ran her gaze all over Stacy- remembering just how oppressing and terrifying this S-ranked girl had been. She blinked, and blinked again. Ni Yang had done it- in what? A second?!

'INCREDIBLE!!'

She screamed inwardly!

"Selina," Nexus called out to her; "I know its a lot to take in, but you need to breathe okay? The last thing you need right now is to shoot up your blood pressure."

Peeling her intense eyes away from Stacy, she settled it on the young man. For the first time, she truly looked at the hat-wearing fella.

His youth was deceptively misleading.

'A powerful master?' she gasped; 'At such a young age. . .???'

Nexus took a step forward- carefully stretching out his hand;

"I know. . ." he said; "Don't blame him, but the manager told me about your condition. . ." n.-0Vεlb1n

Her eyes barely registered his words;

". . .right now, you're in no state to be wandering about fighting S-ranked mages. You need to attend to your body. Health always comes first. . ."

He wanted to reach around, and offer some kind of bodily assistance- but he remembered that she absolutely hated body contact;

"You need to get a move on. At this point, medication is your utmost priority. So–"

[MISSION LOG UPDATE.]

Nexus' brows tensed.

[THIS MISSION HAS BEEN TAGGED COMPLETE.]

[COLLATERAL DAMAGE: ZERO PERCENT.]

[TIME TAKEN: ELEVEN MINUTES.]

[METHOD USED: ILLUSION.]

He remained static.

[PLEASE STAND BY FOR MISSION REWARD UPDATE.]

His eyes twinkled ever so lightly.

[REWARD:TEN SETS OF COMMUNICATION ENABLED JEWELRIES.]

What?

[BE ADVISED, THESE JEWELRIES RANGE FROM DIAMOND EAR STUDS, TO CHOKER CHAINS, SIGNET RINGS, AND GOLDEN BRACELETS.]

The system further expounded;

[ANY TWO PARTIES WEARING ANY ONE OF THESE PIECES WILL BE ABLE TO CONDUCT LONG RANGE COMMUNICATIONS.]

[REWARD IS TO BE USED WITH DISCRETION.]

But Nexus barely heard that last part.

A communication device?! It was the closest thing to a cell phone!

Excitement rippled through him in tidal waves- arresting his mind, and flashing in his eyes. In this world, a two way communication was like a dream. And now, he could easily talk to Crystal, or Mrs. Russell, or Selina- from miles out!

As the system's command prompt ebbed, Nexus had to force himself to calm down.

Off of this new reward, Nexus was already planning battle strategies left and right.

'Shit, Leonard isn't gonna know what hit him at all,' he thought; 'AT ALL!'

"Master Ni Yang? Are you alright?"

Stacy's voice called out to him- sounding so faraway- ripping him out of his fantasy.

His shoulders which were previously tense, relaxed immediately.

With a smile, he replied;

"Oh yes- for sure. . ." turning to face her, he answered further; "In fact, I think I might have something special for you. . ."

Both her eyes lit up with sparks- like the fourth of July.

"F-f-for me???"

"Yes," he smiled; "Tell me Stacy, "How do you feel about earrings?"

Thinking this was some kind of test- a little slice of doubt streaked across her face. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she remembered that she was now a disciple;

"Uhm, they're worldly possessions? And not to be clung to like–"

Nexus laughed;

"Okay Stacy, okay" he chuckled; "Don't over think it, it's just an earring, it's not that deep alright?"

His dark eyes smoldered- like logs of wood at a fireplace. On his right side, under the long black sleeve of his trench coat, Nexus' hand delved into the system's space- willing a single pair of earrings to come to him.

He wasn't even sure how he'd gotten so used to doing that. Really it was like breathing- effortless, and involuntary.

In a fraction of a second, literally out of nowhere, the ice cold steel of the earrings landed on his palm. He closed his fist around it- tightening his grip as he lifted up his arm towards her;

"Here," he unfolded his fingers; "Have them,"

The girl fought the eagerness in her eyes- but they brightened up, twinkling at the gift in Nexus' hands.

"Nexus. . ." Selina growled quietly- shooting him a silent message- a warning.

"Oh calm down Selina. You worry too much." he glanced back at Stacy; "Go on, take them. I said they're yours didn't I?"

"Yes, yes," she chimed; "Of course."

She stretched out her hand, curling her fingers into claws- and picked up the twin set of earrings. They were silver- clean, extremely clean- with clear cut diamonds, dangling south of the curved hook. Some mysterious engravings were carved in the innermost part- but too tiny to read.

But Stacy did not seem to care.

Giggling with excitement, her fingers curled around the hook- rolling all over the pair of jewelry- looking at them through flashing eyes.

"Make sure you have them on at all times Stace-" he charged her; "–at ALL TIMES. It's extremely important. That's how we're going to keep in touch. Got it?"

Face glowing- even though she didn't understand completely, she nodded enthusiastically;

"I won't disappoint you master," her eyebrows dipped; "In fact, I think I'm going to try them on right away,"

She turned away from both of them- angled her head to the side, lifted up the first earring to her right ear, and began to hum a low tune as she hooked the earring in.