Chapter 293 The Kidnapping [Part 1]
Raven took a little time to breathe in and out before she started her part of the report.
Her voice was calm, serene, and soothing to the night as she said:
"All day, I checked around the city, from block to block, house to house, and I found absolutely nothing."
Northern raised a brow.
"I'm pretty disappointed..."
He got interrupted before he could finish; Raven continued.
"Then I waited till night and decided to check around some more. It was then I ended up finding myself around the palace..." she paused, looking out the window and gazing at the trailing colors in the sky.
"I decided to check the most unsuspicious place... and then I found something weird happen."
Her words piqued Northern's interest; one could see his eyes focus on her with keen attention.
"And that is?" His voice dripped with anticipation.
"It was hot..."
A small frown creased Northern's brows first, then as the seconds flew by and Raven's words settled in, the frown deepened on his face.
"Hot? That's strange?"
"I know, right? I thought the same thing. The mountain situated at the back of the palace is supposed to be the coldest place in this region due to the amalgamation of ice and snow there. But it's hot."
"Which is very weird."
"It is..."
Northern squinted his eyes, staring down for a little bit, then he shot up to his feet.
"I think that is our clue to whatever is going on in this place."
Raven nodded.
"Me too."
"Our attention should be on that place..."
Raven smiled,
"I left my bird there..."
"Your bird?" Northern cocked his head a little bit as he inquired.
Then he remembered before Raven got the chance to respond.
"Oh, that..." he muttered.
"Yes, that..." A slight cocky smirk ghosted Raven's lips.
A couple of seconds passed, then she just had to comment.
"Don't worry, no one can find out about the bird, even you didn't."
Northern frowned at her.
But her voice trailed before he could shoot his words.
"It's not your fault though," she said, "the technique itself is created to mask itself using the atmospheric essence. As long as there is essence in the air or even in the soul, no one can ever sense it. If it is used against me too, I probably wouldn't know."
"Yeah... good, so what's the plan moving forward? We are going to maintain low-key surveillance over the place...?"
"While you try to find out more about this subject-ruler situation from your student."
Northern narrowed his eyes at her; for a couple of seconds, silence drenched the air in the room.
Then he whispered mockingly.
"I sense contempt in your voice... it's dripping with contempt."
Raven in response stared down at him with indifference; however, this time, her indifference seemed a little forced. She scoffed and looked away from him.
Then walked towards the window and said over her shoulder.
"I guess your fun time is about to come to an end? Teacher Northern."
Northern retracted his head with a grin,
"It was fun while it lasted. I never really adored it to begin with though."
Then his eyes became somewhat distant.
"But Ulzred... he's a special kid. A really good kid."
Raven looked at him for a few beats and turned her head away, wearing her usual indifference on her face like a cloak.
Then she flew out the window, fluttering away into the air.
Northern gazed towards the window for a long time before he heaved a sigh and retreated to his bed.
"Tomorrow would be another long day..."
Northern lay on the bed for a couple of seconds, finding it hard for his mind to find rest.
Then he decided to dive into the Limitless Void.
He manifested himself upon the throne and sank into the large seat languidly, observing the endless amount of pillars that sprawled forth.
'Been a while since I saw Night Terror.'
Northern immediately summoned the profile of his favorite Void Summon.
Name: Night Terror
True Name: [Singularity]
Danger Level: [Devil]
Void Rank: [Echo]
Void Ability: [Void Flames]
Soul Fragments: [566/1000]
Northern's mouth dropped.
'Five hundred and sixty-six soul fragments? Has this guy been going around killing? Oh, crap...'
Northern was a bit fearful; although it didn't really matter much to him, to maintain a semblance of humanity, he really hoped Night Terror didn't go around killing humans.
He could trust that the stalwart Summon of his wouldn't kill Ellis, but he couldn't say the same for other humans that pestered or got in his way.
Northern heaved a tough sigh and summoned his own profile.
Name: Northern Longguard
True Name: [Nameless]1
Attributes: [Formless], [Spawn of Void], [Limitless Void], [Vestige of Chaos and Void], [All Eyes], [Chaos Thread], [Flames of Chaos]
Soul Rank: [Drifter]
Void Summons: [6/100]
Talent Fragments: [948/2000]
[Copied Talents]: [1/2]
[Owned Talents]: [1]
[Attribute Abilities (Active/Passive)]: [9/10]
[Owned Items]: [Mortal Blade], [Eternal Twilight], [Silver Sword], [Death Glare] and 5 others.
'I have nine forty-eight... I did kill a lot of lumidrakes and armored serpents.'
He smiled, satisfied with his speed.
'Close to one thousand is good; I should become a Nomad by the time I leave this rift...' Northern paused, his eyes glowed with an intense and dangerous blue flame.
He felt a strange urge to dream higher, farther.
He was aware that dreaming too far could leave him shattered and disappointed with his growth in cases where he should be grateful.
Which was why he had been careful so far.
So if one was to put it in a way, he was trying to cut his clothes according to his size.
But legends were not carved by people who were careful. The thought of shooting that far caused him to be nervous.
But that was exactly how Northern knew he was doing the right thing.
That nervousness, that fear, had to be it.
His brows furrowed and the fire in his eyes ignited brighter, stronger, more intimidating and fearsome.
"I will become a Master before I get out of this gate..." he murmured to himself.
This was just more than mere talking; he was going to do everything to bring it into fruition.
Northern thought to himself.
However, his thoughts were interrupted by something.
A deep frown fell upon Northern's face; he could clearly know what was going on in the other plane of reality even though he was here.
He wasn't sure what to do, whether to stay in the Void a little more or wake up.
Because right now... his body was being hauled away from his room.
'Am I being kidnapped?'