Jason had made his way through the forest, and he followed the path of destruction that Gina and Farlow had left behind to track them. There were a few spirits that tried to get close to Jason, but the moment the spirits felt the amount of power inside of Jason, as well as the Vympiric powers that he held, they felt such an intense fear in their bodies that they simply ran away and avoided him! Jason could sense that there were eyes on him, and all he needed to do was activate one of his special eyes, and he was able to see the spirits running away to avoid fighting him. Jason just shrugged and continued on his way! After a while, Jason finally reached the area where Gina and Farlow fought against the Valkan, and he whistled in mild surprise! The area was absolutely destroyed, and Jason couldn’t help but appreciate the sheer power that the three of them must’ve been throwing around! Jason noticed that someone had taken care to organise the forest and bury the dead trees after the battle, and Jason knew without a doubt that it was Farlow. Elves were creatures of the forest, so Jason was sure Farlow felt guilty for destroying so many trees in his battle.
Jason turned to the left, and he was a little surprised to see a tree that was walking across the forest on root-like legs. The tree looked like some strange cartoonish creature, and there were shadows that followed the tree around and prevented the sun from illuminating it. The tree glanced toward Jason as it passed in front of him, and Jason just watched with an amused look on his face as it went on its way. A walking tree was definitely not the weirdest thing Jason had ever seen!
After that, Jason finally arrived at the clearing where he found Farlow sitting in front of the large lake. Jason looked over to the other side of the lake, and he narrowed his eyes as he saw Gina’s body lying in front of a cave entrance. Jason spoke up as he came to stand beside Farlow.
"Is there a reason my girlfriend is currently unconscious in front of a dark cave?"
Farlow couldn’t help but smile when he heard Jason’s voice. Farlow had already felt Jason approaching earlier, so he wasn’t surprised by his presence. Farlow turned to Jason, and he invited him to sit down beside him. And once Jason did, Farlow explained what was going on to him. It was a long and interesting conversation, and by the time Farlow was done explaining everything, Jason couldn’t help but feel amazed by just how far Gina had come in the short time that they were apart. Jason was glad that Gina decided to take her training so seriously! Before Jason and Farlow could finish talking, they saw a blue ball fly out from the cave, and Jason watched as Farlow immediately jumped to his feet as the ball flew toward him! The ball flew around Farlow a few times before it rocketed back towards Arandelle, and Farlow’s mouth split into the widest grin Jaon had ever seen on the Elven King as Farlow spoke.
"That’s my wife’s spirit. Gina actually did it. Haha, I can’t believe this."
Jason had never seen the stuck-up king showing so much emotion before, and at that moment, Jason knew that there was nothing more important to Farlow than his wife. Jason told Farlow to go, and Farlow was a little hesitant since Farlow wanted to stay and thank Gina properly. But Jason just shook his head.
"She’s my partner, so I’ll be here to welcome her back. It’s only right that you’re there to welcome your partner when she wakes up."
Farlow let out a breath and nodded to Jason’s words, and Jason was shocked when Farlow suddenly hugged him and thanked him for everything before he took off into the sky and followed behind the blue ball! And that was how Jason found himself waiting outside the cave for Gina to finally wake up.
"Muah, I missed you so much, Jason."
Gina spoke up in a low voice as she and Jason separated a few seconds later, and Jason nodded as he took some of Gina’s hair and tucked it behind her ear. Gina looked like she was a moment away from breaking down into tears again, and Jason grinned as he kissed her eye, her nose, and then her lips. He fucking missed his little crybaby. Jason was about to speak, but he blinked in surprise as he noticed something floating at Gina’s side. Jason’s eyes bled to blue as he activated his [Qi Sense] and the figure floating beside Gina’s shoulder became visible to him. Since spirits were creatures of pure lifeforce, it was impossible for mortals to see them unless the spirit took on a mortal body. But Jason’s Qi was a power that relied on pure lifeforce, and as a result of that, he was able to use his Qi to see the spirits around him. It was this same compatibility that allowed a lot of Qi practitioners around the Primordial Expanse to use Spirit Energy even though they weren’t Spirit Arts users! The Spirit Energy that Qi users could utilize was nowhere near as potent as the one used by the Spirit Arts users, but it was still potent enough to give them an advantage against regular mages!
The moment the creature beside Gina’s shoulder became clear to Jason, Jason couldn’t help but hum in curiosity! Is that a fairy?
Jason asked this question to Gina, and Gina sat back on Jason’s lap with a small frown as she said that it was. Gina looked over at her spirit partner, Ulyn, and she introduced her to Jason.
"Jason, this is Ulyn, my spirit partner, and Ulyn, this is Jason, my fiancé."
The moment Gina introduced what Ulyn was, Jason asked the system what the hell a spirit partner was, and he received a notification from the system explaining everything about Spirit Arts as well as the concept of Spirit Arts users and Spirit Partners.
[Spirit Arts are a special branch of nature magic that is only practiced by a very select group of mages who have found favour in the eyes of the Spirit who rules over their chosen element. To become a Spirit Arts user, a mage must first dedicate their life towards mastering a single form of nature magic in order to become a Sage, and after becoming a Sage, the mage must then show enough potential to the Spirit who rules over their element in order to be gifted with a partner that would aid them in becoming a Spirit Arts user. The power wielded by a Spirit Arts user grows exponentially the stronger their connection is with their chosen spirit partner.]
Jason hummed as he read through all this, and he finally turned to get a good look at Ulyn. Ulyn had been staring right at Jason all along, and Jason thought that she just wanted him to greet her first. But Jason was a little surprised when he got a good look at her face, and he spoke to Gina with a raised brow.
"Why is her face so red?"
Gina blinked in surprise, and she turned over to look at her fairy. And just like Jason had said, Ulyn’s face was growing impossibly red by the second! Ulyn was staring at Jason with wide eyes, and no matter how much Gina called out to her, Ulyn just didn’t answer! It was almost like Ulyn was in some sort of trance! Gina’s eyes immediately narrowed as she shouted!
"Ulyn!"
’Huh!? What!?’
Ulyn was suddenly jolted out of her shock, and she turned to look at Gina! Ulyn’s face had become even redder than before, and Gina immediately spoke up in suspicion!
’What in the world is wrong with you? Why are you staring at him like that?’
’Who in spirits’ name is this!?’
Ulyn suddenly shouted in a loud voice, and Gina raised a brow as she looked from Ulyn over to Jason and then back again. Gina’s eyes narrowed even more, and she told Ulyn that Jason was her fiancé. Ulyn put her hands over her cheeks, like a lovestruck woman, and she looked at Jason with hearts in her eyes!
’Oh my goodness, he’s so handsome!’