Chapter 14: Chapter 14 - A lost Pheonix
{ A/n: The day of Auction and previous chapter is same, Hope readers don't confuse themselves }
Jenny's body landed on the dry, cracked grass, her gaze fixed on the vast canvas of stars above. In a hushed breath, she uttered a single word,
"Ryuk"
Her eyes, glistening with tears, were locked on the majestic night sky, a breathtaking yet merciless beauty that mirrored the immense pain she was about to endure.
'Where did I make my mistake?'
Jenny's eyelids grew heavy under the weight of her thoughts. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com
'All I wanted was to be with my family,' and with these poignant thoughts, she surrendered to sleep, succumbing to her physical suffering and emotional torment.
Under the gentle glow of the moonlight, Jenny's prone form, with her disheveled pink hair sprawled on the ground, became a portrait of suffering. She neither slept peacefully nor remained fully awake; she was a prisoner to her exhaustion and agony.
WHOOSH
Then, out of nowhere, her body began to radiate an otherworldly luminance.
A spectral figure emerged from her, a woman-like soul, casting a radiant shimmer that outshone the moonlight, her Starlit eyes fixated on the wounded pink-haired girl resting below.
SWISH
With a graceful motion of woman's hands, the girl's body started to elevate in the air, figure's ethereal hands that aglow with a soothing aura, extended towards the injured child.
"R-ryuk, I...am...sorry,"
Jenny's faint voice echoed in that dark space.
Woman's eyes turned towards the little girl, who was still in pain, repeating the same name since her arrival.
?Is he the cause of your suffering?
Looking at the state of girl, she turned towards a certain direction with her gaze that seemed to pierce through all the obstacles between her and something far away from this place, before her figure vanished and moved towards in that direction.
Jenny's body gently descended to the ground, enveloped in an invisible, soothing aura, as the whip marks on her skin began to fade away, and she fell into a peaceful slumber.
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Far away from this place, in the capital city of Selvius Kingdom, inside a Palace's room.
'System, Extract kill points.' Ryuk looked toward the soul orb in his hands.
╔═══━━━──── • ─────━━━═══╗
EXTRACTION BEGINS
?1%?18%?35%?67%?99%
Kill Points — 03 (- -» 10,003)
╚═══━━━──── • ─────━━━═══╝
His eyes settled on the screen in front of him, showing the increased number of Kill points he accumulated from the orb.
'It will be possible to see Adanyl's bloodline now,' his hands again moved toward the screen to utilize the points for his purpose.
BEEEEPPP!!!!!!
A ringing sound echoed in Ryuk's mind as a red window appeared in front of him.
━━━━━━━━━━━ ? ━━━━━━━━━━━
Warning!!!!!!!!
EXTERNAL INFILTRATION DETECTED
Nullifying the soul attack.
(10,003 - -» 6,790)
(6,790 - -» 3,450)
AUTO-DEFENSE ACTIVATING
(3,450 - -» 1,200)
━━━━━━━━━━━ ? ━━━━━━━━━━━
'!?!'
Ryuk's eyes widened as his eyes reflected the decreasing number of kill points before he swiftly turned toward a silhouette.
Her body is shimmering with an ethereal aura, and slowly, her long eyelashes give way to starlight eyes that seem to hold a depth vast enough to absorb Gaia's light.
"M-mother, did you find Meiyue?"
A trembling voice reaches the woman sitting in the middle as her eyes turn towards the young woman standing among dozens of figures, anxiety in her eyes for the answers she needs.
?I found her?
As her words reach the ears of those assembled in the hall, dozens of auras surge as figures place their hands on their chests in supplication.
"Order Patriarch, we will retrieve the young miss immediately."
?No need, she is fine?
Her words bewilder all present, their gazes turning toward the woman, yearning for clarification. None dare speak except a young woman whose maternal instincts override her fear.
"B-but, Mother."
The woman's eyes turn to her daughter, who lowers her gaze in trepidation, and then to the figures kneeling before her.
?I encountered a boy with amber eyes there?
GASP
The hall resounds with gasps, and a fiery aura envelops them as a figure kneeling on the ground speaks, "We are unburdened by our lives, Patriarch. Please give us your command."
His words seem normal, meant for a face-to-face talk, but they hold vast meaning. It wad a declaration of war — a war that's result has already been decided before it can even begin.
The woman, looking towards all of the people's reactions, calmly speaks, ?I will visit Ardoros Continent Myself?
"'"Understood"'"
In unison, all bow before the woman, and her figure vanishes from the hall.
As the Patriarch's absence is noted, a collective sigh of relief permeates the room, dispelling the tension that had lingered for hours as they avoided disturbing her.
"M-my child is safe "
Tears well up in the young woman's eyes as she collapses to her knees, overwhelmed by the memory of losing her child the moment she was born.
Everyone knows who is responsible, but the Monarch's influence restrains them from retaliating against the opposing faction.
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In the Heindal Continent, within the bustling capital city of the Selvius Kingdom, the mansion that belonged to Baron Carlo was abuzz with activity.
The news of Ryuk Von Selvius, the crown prince of the Selvius Kingdom, arriving had set the household into a frenzy.
BANG
The tranquility of the stable room was abruptly shattered as the gate was forcefully kicked open by one of the servants.
His impatience and frustration were evident as he barked at a little girl who had been peacefully sleeping, jolting her awake.
"Hey, you pest, wake up!" he hollered, his anger palpable.
The little girl, startled and shaken from her slumber, blinked up at the servant.
"Tch...here I am, running errands since morning because of the crown prince's arrival, and this pest is sleeping," he grumbled, his face etched with annoyance.
The servant's gaze then fell upon the girl, who was now standing and dusting off her dress.
He couldn't help but remember the beating she had received the previous day and almost dismissed her.
"Wait! I can do tasks for you,"
Jenny, perked up at the opportunity. This was her chance.
Hearing her words a satisfied smile come in servants face,"You can help by giving water to the flowers in the garden."
Jenny watched him disappear, and her eyes welled up with determination.
'I need to leave this place'
She clenched her dress tightly, realizing that her only hope for survival was to leave this place.
She knew that if she were to stay, she might not make it through another day of abuse.
'Ryuk will definitely help me'
Her mind was set on seeking help from Ryuk as her only way out of this dire situation.
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There would be several questions arising in readers mind, I wanted to reveal them in future but knew, you guys will break comment section.
1. Jenny is a heroine afterall, so she must have a background story, right?
2. Jenny's mind needed to be at it's lowest level , Emotionally she was broken after knowing about her family and physically exhausted due to beating making her dormant bloodline reveal itself for moment to allow the Patriarch of Pheonix Order, to pinpoint her Bloodline's location.
3. Isn't Ryuk killed Jenny in the end then why didn't she arrived at that time, cause she was mentally and physically exhausted after good beating?
I can't eloborate as it is for my future chapters but there was a WAR going on, outside the Heindal Continent...