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Chapter 78: Hidden Agenda
Casser stopped snoring and opened an eye, looking around the sleeping cavern for anyone who might have stayed behind. Finding no one, he rose from his bed and stretched his arms, all the while on the lookout if he missed anyone who could still be there in the room with him. Satisfied that he was alone, Casser reached under his shirt and brought out a small bunch of brown feathers. He picked one and returned the others from where he got them. He smoothened the brown feather and even blew at it.
“Is it possible?” Casser asked no one. Then, he approached a torch at the wall while gently brushing his chest with the feather. Upon reaching the torch, he raised the feather and placed it near the flame. He waited a while and then saw a change in the brown feather.
“I never could have guessed!” said Casser as he looked at the feather in his hand. Heated by the flame, the feather started to have a fluorescent quality that was even more pronounced at the t
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Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 79: Heal or Destroy
Eldion saw the two outlaws race from where Wen was standing and towards the direction of the mess hall. In a moment, the outlaws disappeared as they made a turn in the tunnel not far from where Eldion was hiding. When he returned his gaze to Wen, he saw that Wen was waving to him and he immediately left his hiding to place to join her by the door.“Those two were like racehorses trying to see who can get away first. How did you manage to do that?” Eldion asked Wen, admiring his companion’s skills of persuasion.“I don’t want to talk about it,” said Wen dismissively as she listened to her sister laughing. Then, she went close to the door and looked inside the cell through the opening. In the dim light, she saw Lankko sitting on the floor near the fireplace. There was purplish light that seemed to come from the pot that was hanging above the fire.“Pssst… Lankko!” Wen called to the Keeper.Lankko jerked
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 80: Working in the Dark
Casser walked from the sleeping cavern noiselessly. He slipped through the darkness and avoided colliding with the few outlaws that were still walking in the tunnels. Soon, Casser saw his destination and saw the guard standing in front of the locked door. It was the small cavern where Remuel stored his loot of magical artifacts. As Casser got near, he tiptoed until he was standing directly in front of the guard. Then, Casser raised his hand and waved it in front of the guard’s face. The guard seemed not to see Casser waving his hand and just ignored him, merely turning to one side. Casser spun around like a dancer and was standing at the guard’s left side in a moment. Then, Casser knelt and looked at the guard’s belt where there hung a set of keys.Casser got hold of the key ring and was about to unhook it from the guard’s belt when a group of outlaws appeared and called the guard’s attention. The guard moved suddenly and Casser had to let
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 81: Good News and Bad News
“How did you get that soot on you?” Remuel asked Casser. Then, Remuel raised an eyebrow and looked at the tunnel behind Casser. “Did you just come from the coal storage?” he asked.Casser wiped his face and looked at the soot on his hands. He looked at the tunnels behind him as well. “Yes,” Casser said after a short pause. “I haven’t had the chance to wash.”“I don’t see why Sela would put you to this kind of work,” Remuel said and came close to Casser to pat some of the soot off the merchant’s shoulder. “Come with me, my friend. Let me get you to the mess hall where you can wash a bit before we get some breakfast.”The two men walked together towards the mess hall, leaving the guard standing in front of the storeroom. He looked at the retreating figure of Casser suspiciously before taking a step forward where she saw Casser suddenly materialize before his eyes.Remu
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 82: Enzir Drinks the Elixir
Wen and Eldion watched Enzir drain the magic elixir from the vial. Then, Wen took the vial away while Eldion lay Enzir’s head gently back on the mat. After a moment, they saw Enzir touch his arm and drew his knees upward as if he felt cold. He made a sudden jerking movement before convulsing on the mat before Wen and Eldion.Eldion stared at the twitching body of Enzir while Wen felt nervous at the possible deleterious effect of the elixir on Enzir. She remembered Lankko collapsing to the floor after drinking the elixir but eventually getting up on his feet. Wen hoped that she had done the right thing and that Enzir would be better. However, the involuntary movements of Enzir’s body had made Wen feel uneasy as to the correctness of her actions.As Enzir’s movements became more and more violent, Wen touched Enzir’s arm in an effort to steady him and prevent any more possible injuries. She had to remove her hands abruptly when she felt Enzir&rsquo
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 83: Eldion Asks Enzir a Question
The outlaw standing guard at the entrance to the cavern turned towards Eldion and Wen and started craning his neck. He seemed to be starting to get suspicious at what Wen and Eldion were doing.“I think you’ll have to lie down,” said Wen. “The guard is getting suspicious.”“Sorry,” Enzir said as he lay flat on his back. “What I meant to say earlier is thank you for saving my life and your secret will be safe with me as with Lankko.”Wen nodded and stole another glance at the guard who seemed to have lost interest in what they were doing.“He’ll have to cover up. They’ll see that his wounds have healed,” Mira said suddenly, and Wen thought that it made sense.“I’ll have to cover you with a blanket,” Wen told Enzir and pulled a blanket over Enzir. “They might discover that your wounds have healed,” she explained.Enzir let Wen cover him
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 84: Eldion Is Not Sure
Eldion was filled with hope with what he had just heard although he also felt dread. As much as he wanted to know who he was, he also dreaded finding out the truth about himself. Without knowledge of his past, he did not really know if it was something that he really wanted. Perhaps it was really a good thing not to know the past and have his slate clean. A fresh start.“I will tell Lankko to create an elixir for you,” said Enzir, looking at Eldion.Wen also looked at Eldion and noticed that he did not seem too excited with what he had just heard. “You don’t seem too keen about the idea, Eldion,” said Wen. “What is it? What is bothering you?”“I know I should be excited to have my memories restored. I wanted to know who I am, but now
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 85: Lankko Gives Remuel the Elixir
Remuel looked at the vial of magic elixir that Lankko handed to him. It seemed like a small bottle of turbid water at first glance, but when he looked at the vial against the light, he saw the slight purplish glow and assumed that to be the hallmark of the magic liquid.“Just one vial for the disguise stone?” asked Remuel. “I was expecting a lot more.” He then looked suspiciously at Lankko.“Disguise stones are quite complex artifacts, created by fire and water magic. Very difficult to extract,” replied Lankko, shaking his head slowly.Remuel looked at the clay pot at the fireplace. The fire had been put out, but Remuel could tell that Lankko had used a lot of firewood based on the smaller pile left near the wall. Remuel scoffed. “You used a lot of firewood. Didn’t you just boil away the elixir?”Lankko coughed. “Extracting the power of the disguise stone is not as easy as boiling water. I was ab
Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 86: A Bolt of Energy
Earlier, Casser left Eldion and Wen with the knowledge that they had already healed Enzir. Wen and Eldion were surprised that Casser was able to find out that Enzir had already recovered from his injuries while Enzir had to comment on the merchant’s shrewdness. As the three were left by Casser in the cavern alone, they decided to talk about what they should do next.“It will just be a matter of time before Remuel finds out that you’ve healed,” said Wen. “And who knows what he’s going to do afterwards. We need to get you out of here quickly.”“I can’t go without Lankko. He is my Keeper of Secrets and I need to protect him. Also, you need the magic elixir he’s made to try and get Eldion to recover his memories,” said Enzir, looking intently at Wen.“But there’s the outlaw standing guard at the entrance,” added Eldion, waving his hand towards the entrance without looking.&ld
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- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 154: The Entertainers
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 153: The Theater
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 152: Precautions
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 151: A Talk Between Enzir and Lankko
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 150: A History of Magic
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 149: The Healing Stone
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 148: Lankko's Plan
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 147: Dinner With Lankko's Family
- Journey Through the Shadow Realms Chapter 146: Enzir's Mother
