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Chapter 62: Memory or Hallucination
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Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 63: Remuel Asks Questions
“Mira!” It was Wen’s voice that Mira heard inside her head. “Don’t say anything, but did you see how Casser reacted like he already knew?”Mira looked at Casser who did not seem to mind what Remuel just said. That does not mean anything, she thought.“I just thought it curious that Casser did not care at all that his cart just got ransacked. It was like he knew what already happened to it,” continued Wen.Mira could not speak to tell her sister, but she wondered why Wen would be too suspicious of Casser. Why should it mean anything if Casser was able to hide his anger from the rest of them. Perhaps his material possessions at the cart did not really matter to him as much as they thought.Mira dismissed the thought from her mind and approached the men who were still conversing near the entrance to the cavern.“At least you still have some of your goods there, my love. Don’t worry, it’s just money. We’ll recover them in time,” Mira told Casser as she held on to his arm.Casser looked at
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 64: Sela
“I suggest you stay here for a while and let the imperial soldiers pass. They will not find you here, I’ve made sure of that,” said Remuel with confidence. He placed his hands on his hips and turned to the travelers. “You are not in a hurry, are you?” he asked.“Not really,” said Mira, “but we don’t want to impose too much.” She then turned to Casser. “What do you think, Casser?”“Casser…” Remuel called his friend’s attention.“Oh, sorry!” said Casser, realizing that they were calling him.“Caught daydreaming, are you?” Remuel grinned.“Just thinking about what to do next,” replied Casser, shrugging his shoulders.“Well, as I was saying, you can stay here for a while until the imperial soldiers pass. You can help with some of the chores here, if you want.” Remuel said.“That, we can do,
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 65: Sela's Story
Sela sobbed uncontrollably and Mira and Eldion could not do anything to console her. Eldion looked at Mira as if to ask her what he should do. He felt guilty thinking that it was his fault. After all, it was he who asked the question that finally made the Sela cry. At first, Eldion thought that the woman was a tower of power and quite immovable. At that moment, however, Sela seemed vulnerable and was the opposite the tough exterior that she had shown to the newcomers.Mira saw Eldion look at her, but she also did not know how she would act. Back at Thunka’s Entertainment Palace, she had been trained on how to deceive people by acting and making up stories that would capture her target’s sympathy. Mira learned how tears could do wonders in getting an upper hand on targets that were quite difficult to crack. When presented with an actual situation where a woman cries in front of her, Mira was quite clueless on what to do. She wondered if Sela was just acting just as Mira was able to let
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 66: Remuel's Goods
“So, what do you have for me?” asked Casser as he entered the cavern where Remuel led him to. They had left the previous cavern where they had the green ant tea short after Remuel had one of his men guide Eldion and Mira to the kitchen to help the cook, Sela. The den was actually a string of caverns that were interconnected by narrow tunnels dug up by Remuel’s men to hide themselves from the imperial soldiers. There was no daylight coming from above and the only light came from lamps that were placed at regular intervals on the walls of the tunnels, but more were installed on recesses carved on walls of the more spacious caverns. “Well?” said Casser as he stood in a room where there were shelves and tables filled with all sorts of bags and boxes of merchandise.“Hold your horses, Casser. It’s not like you going anywhere soon,” said Remuel. Then, he went to a table where there was an assortment of different objects. “It’s not really a magical object but a weapon that we were able to a
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 67: Melsip Feathers
“Are you sure about that?” asked Casser trying to recall the feather bag that Mira-Wen had always kept with her. “I thought it was just some fashion accessory,” said Casser, rubbing his chin.“Ha! What do you know about women’s fashion?” asked Remuel, raising an eyebrow.“I don’t!” said Casser. “I’ve never been a woman before, but I do know someone who had become a fat woman for a time.” Casser laughed loudly.“You got me there,” said Remuel, admitting defeat.There was a pause before Casser spoke. “About Mira’s feather bag though, I don’t think those are melsip feathers. Melsip feathers are quite rare and are as rare as the magical birds themselves.”“Yes, I know. The birds could turn themselves invisible at the first hint of danger and it would take powerful magic to be able to track them in the jungle,” said Remuel. “I haven’t really come across a lot of them, but I’ve seen one or two and I think that bag was covered with melsip feathers.”Casser was quick to reply. “Nah! Melsip fea
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 68: Roast Chicken for Dinner
There was a cluck of a chicken and Eldion turned towards the sound. He found a small rusty cage in the corner of the kitchen and inside was a chicken, looking scared and agitated.“I didn’t realize there was a chicken in here,” commented Eldion. “Are we going to cook it?”Mira craned her neck and found the chicken clucking in the corner. “It does look frightened,” she said.“One of Remuel’s men came barging in here and brought it, expecting me to know what to do with it,” said Sela.“Maybe you’re supposed to cook it for dinner,” suggested Eldion.“I haven’t had chicken in a while,” said Mira.Sela looked at the remaining firewood in the stove and the covered pots above it. “Well, the broth is almost done and I suppose we’ll need to have more food with you three joining in.”Mira stood from where she was seated and approached the closed cage with the frightened hen. She unlocked the cage door and took out the chicken. Surprisingly, the chicken went silent when Mira held it and even issu
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 69: Guests from Alnoc
Remuel chuckled as he took the chicken from Mira.“Ha! So, you already know. Beats me how were you able to know whose chicken this is,” said Remuel.“Mira recognized the chicken,” answered Eldion.“You recognized this one from so many others? I thought all chickens looked alike,” replied Remuel with a bit of sarcasm in his voice. He looked at Mira and produced another smile.Eldion, hearing what Remuel said, suddenly turned his face to Mira and smiled as well. “I told you they all look alike,” said Eldion.“Men,” said Wen’s voice and Mira imagined her sister rolling her eyes. Mira merely shrugged her shoulders ever so slightly.“Where are you taking it?” asked Sela. “I was just about to cook it, but Mira stopped me.”Remuel turned to Mira and said, “Oh, did she?” Remuel turned to Mira. “I’m glad you stopped Sela. She can b
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 70: A Test of Loyalty
Eldion returned his gaze to the man who was tied to the large wooden apparatus in the middle of the cavern. There was blood streaming down a cut from the man’s left eyebrow. His body was tied against the apparatus while his arms hung limply from the thick beam where his hands were secured with thick rope. The man’s chin was resting on his chest that moved with his labored breathing. Eldion could only place the man’s face at the ancient temple in Alanca when he attacked and was able to subdue Verna, but he could not remember him before that. No other memory was triggered upon seeing the man in front of him. Eldion knew who the man was, Mira had told him who he was. Mira told him how that man placed magic-imbued slugs on his temples and how Eldion screamed in pain as the psylugs did something to him. Yet, Eldion had no memory of it all. Everyone around him was probably thinking that he should feel anger or hatred against the man, but instead of feeling animosity at the man who was respo
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