Curse The Mainframe - Chapter 404

The wind rushed past them.

Illyuken’s dragon form was made to soar in the skies, and just keeping his wings out caused them to glide without any problems. With his wings spread out, there wasn’t much wind that bothered them on his back, making it a pleasant ride indeed. It was stable and blurringly quick.

The sun’s dying rays shone down on them, and Elysia’s figure was shadowed by the sun.

Elysia, who looked at Alec’s fading figure in the distance felt a pang of sadness, but she pushed it aside, filling up the hole that she had left in her with determination.

She wasn’t the only one who was going to get stronger. One day, she wanted to be strong enough to stand side by side with Alec and know that she could take on anything with him.

She didn’t want to be a burden.

Elysia had no plans on missing the first birthday that had come since they’d gotten together, but something deep inside her had urged her so strongly that she almost felt out of breath. So, she had left him her promise…

The promise that she would forever be his. He might not have realized, but she definitely realized that there were times he acted insecurely. Though she thought that it was cute, she didn’t want him to feel that way.

The reason why she had left so quickly and abruptly was that decisiveness had hit her. Something deep inside her made her feel like there was more trouble coming soon. And it was going to be something that she couldn’t handle at her current level.

Meister was strong, but it wasn’t strong enough. She knew that she could reach other heights if she just pushed herself hard enough.

Though the end of the company should have given her comfort, she could feel that there was something brewing.

Something that would shake up their entire planet.

And she felt it deep down in her bones that she was currently too weak to be able to withstand it.

Alec, too, was too weak at the time being.

If the two of them couldn’t withstand it, then they would never get to have their ‘happily ever after’ so to speak.

Perhaps this time apart from him would give the two of them a boost and urge them harder.

Illyuken seemed to sense Elysia’s emotions and said in a low tone, “You’re probably thinking about what that deep unsettling feeling is inside of you.”

Elysia was shocked. How did he know? It wasn’t like he could read her mind.

The dragon continued to talk. “That’s our instincts. As you already know, dragons believe in destiny. That’s why you were so hung up on your chosen mate, were you not? Well, other than that, dragons can feel the change in the air.”

Elysia thought quietly about what he said. If what Illyuken said was true, then all dragons had this type of ‘predictive’ ability. Sensing destiny?

It felt farfetched, but she was already a half-dragon. Half of the blood running through her belonged to a pure-blooded dragon, and she had inherited all the instincts that came along with it.

She was sensitive to danger as well as the emotions of others, which was why she knew that what Alec showed on his face and what he felt inside at times weren’t exactly the same. Yet, she felt that he was adorable.

However, what Illyuken was saying was that there was a real catastrophe coming that would shake the world’s foundations.

How could she not be shocked?

While she felt it deep in her bones, there had been a part of her that had been faintly disbelieving, hoping that it wouldn’t come true.

Harou, who was also on Illyuken’s back, spoke up. “If master says it’s true, then it’s true. Even though you’re only considered a halfling, that doesn’t mean that your instincts are any weaker. They might even be stronger, considering that you’re half human as well. it means that your instincts are more in tune with what’s dangerous to you.”

Elysia nodded, no trace of her usual bright smile on her face. She was more serious than anyone had ever seen her.

She clenched her fists tightly.

They would definitely pass this calamity.

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Alec felt dazed as he watched them get smaller and smaller. He felt like reaching out, but he knew that he wouldn’t be able to bring himself to force her to stay by his side.

There was an inexplicable ache in his heart that spoke of separation. Even when he had left his mother to venture out in the world, it had never felt like this. Nor had it felt so strong when he parted from his siblings…

There was a throbbing deep inside that couldn’t be sated.

Alec never knew that he would have such strong feelings for someone else, and it still scared him a little.

He smiled faintly. Ye Sha would have whacked him upside the head…

At this moment, he remembered that Elysia had given him something before she left. He supposed that it was the birthday gift that she’d prepared for him.

It wasn’t very big, and it was even smaller than the size of his palm.

It was a little black box. Shaking it, he didn’t hear anything moving about inside, which made him puzzled. With Alec’s hearing, he should have been able to hear it had there been anything loose inside.

What could it be?

Opening it, his eyes widened with confusion.

Inside, there was a small, silvery ring with a tiny gem the same shade as Elysia’s eyes.

Alec fell into a daze as he stared at it lying quietly on his palm.

She’d… given him a ring.

She…

Wasn’t it usually the other way around?!

Alec complained in his heart, but there was a small smile on the corner of his lips that he couldn’t hide.

With great lingering affection, he pulled off his glove and wore it, staring at it quietly sitting on his fingers.

Suddenly, his face heated up, and he jammed the glove back on.

The only addition was that there was now a ring that lay quietly underneath.

It was an unspoken promise that they would meet again, and it served to make him feel a lot more anchored.

He was a little speechless. That little girl had prepared such a gift. Why was she giving him jewellery of all things?

His fingers felt a little tingly where the ring sat, and if Elysia was in front of him, he would have pinched her cheeks, causing her to pout.

Alec smirked at the thought, and he slowly calmed down.

Not having any further thoughts, Alec turned back decisively once he noticed that Illyuken’s large figure had disappeared into the sunset.

He had no idea how the dragon had flown with the sun in his eyes.

First, he had to gather up his Spectres before they went off the rails thinking that he had ditched them or something.

Not to mention, he had a feeling that a few of his subordinates would break through to become Meisters as well.

Hurrying his footsteps, Alec too disappeared, but in the opposite direction.

It was a separation that could not be avoided if they wanted to continue growing, and all that could be seen was Alec’s slightly lonely figure.

But if they looked into his eyes, they would have seen that there was a light of firm determination that burned inside those crystalline blue orbs.