Ery could tell that the white-haired girl's breath changed, her heart beat differently as she waited for his answer. He even noticed her hands were trembling slightly, confirming her obvious nervousness.
As Ery searched for the answer to her question, flashes of mory started to appear in his mind.
Their ti together at the academy, the ti they were stranded on a planet, the journey together to the Alfa station, fighting alongside her on the elven planet, and then finally her taking care of him when he was unable to move.
eting her gaze one more ti, Ery's heart was moved. The girl in his mories was fearless and her current condition made him want to ease her troubles. He approached her, held her trembling hand, gazed right into her eyes, and said, "I rember all of them."
He could see the joy growing in her eyes when she heard his words but she quickly tried to hide it and then tried to pull her hand away from him.
"That's good... I am glad…" She responded.
Silva then took a few monts to build up the courage, to ask him another question. "If… for so reason, you could no longer rember Earth… Would you... Could you… ever consider this place as your ho?"
Upon hearing that, Ery imdiately put on a contemplative look as he thought seriously about the question. A few monts later, he finally spoke.
"I'm sorry, Silva. Even now when I only rember part of it… I still know deeply that there is no other place I can call ho."
Silva nodded her head with a faint smile as she said, "I see… I guess that's also why you didn't accept Silvermane's throne." Seeing his expression, she quickly said, "Don't worry, I understand your reasons."
The girl in front of him was probably the one who knew him most, hence Ery felt really uneasy to disappoint her with such an answer. Ery knew however that lying would be a much more cruel response.
It took the girl a while to get her bearings. Ery saw her face harden when she appeared to have made a decision and with all seriousness, she turned to him and said, "I believed this is where our fate would end, you should leave right away"
Caught off guard by such unexpected words, Ery asks, "What… Why?"
Her answer was sohow surprising, "I have received news that my mother the queen will be returning in a few hours, you should leave before she arrives."
The girl explained that the queen still sohow blad him for what happened with her, and staying here would only lead to her judgnt.
Ery cut her off and surprised the white-haired girl with his words.
"I'm not afraid. If that's really the case, then I will wait for her to return, and be prepared for any punishnt."
Silva took a deep breath before saying, "I'm telling you, this ti it's serious… This ti, she will not let you go."
Ery was a little flustered because he couldn't grasp the gravity of the situation. Even if he was to bla for Silva's condition, he had been trying to help her recover ever since he found out. So what exactly was the reason she said such words?
Realizing there was sothing deeper into this, Ery turned serious as he said, "What exactly is going on? What did you not tell ?"
To his surprise, the white-haired girl was emotional as she said, "Didn't you learn anything from your ti at Silvermane? Your mutated blood gene is special! They're even willing to make you their king for god's sake!"
"If you stay here, you will either be forced to join our faction, imprisoned for years on end, or even be sent to elven planet for so gains."
It was sothing so outrageous that he found it hard to believe.
Before Ery could ask for more explanation, he was surprised to see Silva's face turn much pale, the outburst before seems to take a toll on her.
The girl lost her balance and Ery quickly caught her in his arms.
Even in such a condition she still whispered "You…. should leave while you can"
Ery quickly used all the power he had to dash as fast as he could as he carried the girl into the facility.
He could only watch as the experts slowly took her back into the dical tube, a deep feeling of helplessness welling up inside.
Monts later, Duke Syre's footsteps echoed in the hallway as he approached Ery with a group of guards and said.
"There is nothing more you can do here, you should leave right away"
Apparently the Duke had been observing him all this ti and now he ca to fulfill Silva's wish to make sure Ery left the planet.
"You have an hour before the queen arrives… leave now or not at all"
Not being given much choice, Ery was led to the airfield where Annara and his pack had gathered.
As the group began boarding the spaceship, Ery couldn't help but feel his steps getting heavier. A flash of mory popped into his mind, about a similar situation that happened in the sa place in the past – that ti he had escaped from Ouroboros.
"Hey, we don't have much ti left?!" Annara shouted, obviously emotional with their current situation as well.
When he finally entered the spaceship, Ery couldn't help but look back, considering if leaving was really the correct choice.
It was precisely at this mont that he felt a gentle touch on his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw Morgana's face. Thanks to their shared bond, the girl had an understanding of the situation and so ca to comfort him.
"You really like her, don't you? I have heard her na so many tis from your soul back on Earth... Now that I have seen her, I can understand."
Morgana's words made Ery rember about the Khaos Gate once again. At the sa ti, it made him realize that it was not that important compared to the things that had been troubling him deep inside his chest.
Looking into her eyes, Ery spoke to Morgana. "I'm sorry. We can't leave just yet."
He quickly told Annara about his decision, and the batgirl supported it without question. She was told to continue taking off to space to fool the Ouroboros watchful eyes, while Ery himself opened the door of the spaceship and unhesitatingly jumped out, a pair of light wings appeared on his back as he soared towards a specific destination – the gene facility.
Even if he had to risk being imprisoned or worse, he needed to know the truth.
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