When Jack was killed, that’s when I realized that there was truly something weird about this camp, and it was also when I understood that there was no point in gathering the attention of everyone around me.
It was better to keep your strength hidden from others and strike when they would least expect it.
That’s what I did for the rest of the training camp. As much as I hate to say it, Jack’s death had been another reason that I had gotten so powerful. He was the one who gave me that much-needed wake-up call.
The memory with him continued for a few moments before I lost sight once more, but this time, instead of going inside another memory of mine, I was brought back to the real world.
I immediately got my head out of that purple liquid which quickly lost its light as I fell back on my butt as I thought that I was drowning.
Zale watched my reaction as if he had seen such a thing happen quite often to those who would first use this device.
Nevertheless, I quickly understood that I was fine, and I stood up, acting like nothing had just happened.
Zale was the first one to speak up, as he was clearly wondering what I had seen in there.
“So, who was it? You weren’t gone for a very long time, so I expect that your memories were interrupted in some kind of way. So, do tell me everything that you saw.”
I just shook my head. “Just watch them. You literally have access to my memories.”
I didn’t want to waste time discussing those things as Zale closed his eyes, looking through my memories right at this moment without a single care in the world.
“I see. It is strange that it stopped at that moment. Maybe something made it impossible for you to relive the rest of your memories.”
I frowned. “I can’t use this device again?”
“You can, but seeing as to how you were “kicked out” from the Memory Mirage, I highly doubt you will be able to continue looking through your past memories.” Zale still smiled as he walked toward me, taking his time as he patted my back. “However, that was great. You managed to keep your emotions in check with that general. That is exactly what you need to do against Zero, alright?”
I nodded right away. However, I was still quite disappointed that I wouldn’t be able to use the Memory Mirage again because it made it easier to remember parts of my past that I had forgotten about. Nevertheless, this whole thing had been an eye-opener without a doubt, and it had truly helped me.
It also made me realize that the key wasn’t to be emotionless but to hide your emotions. That was the key to all this, and I had understood that with the help of the Memory Mirage, which was all that was needed.
Now, I needed to get back to that tournament and finish it.
“Alright, I’ll make sure to keep my emotions in check. Thanks for the help.”
Zale nodded as he saw me turn around to head back toward the tournament. However, I felt his hand on one of my shoulders, prompting me to stop walking right away without wasting another moment.
“Is there a problem?” I asked as I turned in his direction.
“No, but let’s not go back out there just yet. I think you are ready to heal Phoebe now,” Zale said with a smile as he walked past me.
For the first time since I had met him, he was actually walking at a normal pace, meaning that he was very excited to see me waking up Phoebe. After all, it made sense. She was the only one who could give them news about what happened in the outside world, and more importantly, she would be able to give me quite a bit of information about Zero since she had fought directly against him.
I had wondered when Zale would ask me to heal her, and it seemed that it was finally time.
Truth be told, I might as well be just as excited as Zale. The information in her mind was extremely valuable, and the help she could give me in the Snowy Mountains would also be extremely useful. After all, she knew where to find Zeus, or at the very least, where he would spend his time. Otherwise, they would have never met.
We quickly reached the room hidden by a red curtain and entered, revealing the body of the young Phoebe.
“How old is she?” I asked as I had a small idea, but I wanted to make sure of it.
“17 years old. She is about to turn eighteen,” Zale said mindlessly as he just watched her figure.
I noticed the amount of care he would give her, which was something that did surprise me somewhat, in all honesty. However, I knew that she was very important in the eyes of everyone inside the village, so I didn’t say anything else apart from that.
“Well, I will start the treatment,” I uttered seriously as I gently touched Phoebe’s hands, injecting some of my own aether energy inside her body. I wanted to see how she would react if I were to do such a thing.
After all, I still had little to no clue how to treat her. I simply knew how to manipulate aether energy. However, once I sent a very small of aether inside her body, I understood many things about her situation. The most important thing about it was that her current situation was a LOT worse than she was letting it show on the outside.
If I hadn’t acted today or tomorrow, then there would have been a great chance of her dying.
The corrupted aether that Zero had injected into her body was getting extremely close to her heart, and if nothing was to be done, then she was certain to die.
I stopped the memories about Caedrel a bit earlier than I would have liked. However, I believe that it would have been too long of a time away from the story.
Anyway, I hope you are liking the current arc.
