Chapter 130 - The Rift Above The Sky (1/2)

”Then, why don't we get straight to the point? Because I feel like what you're going to tell us now will be something very important for my future venture.”

Sheila said with a sullen tone as her expression hardened. Ever since she had gotten herself a system, her sixth sense has proven that it is no mere feeling that can be ignored but something that can actually affect her life if she had chose not to listen to it. Sheila had been relied on it ever since then, the reason why she was still alive and dandy until now. Perhaps, she might awaken to some sort of danger sensing skill somewhere in the future. That would be great if it came true.

And that very sixth sense was alarming her that whatever topic Angelica would address from now on would be something that would definitely change how she acts toward the future. Looking at Sheila, Ria understood something as she also formed a serious expression on her face while keeping her mouth shut in case she might disturbing their conversation. Angelica only cast a few glances toward Ria before turning her gaze back to Sheila and speak.

”What I'm going to tell you now is honestly can be said to be the secret of the world. So, I hope you don't go around telling others about it.”

Sheila nodded her head in response to Angelica's remark before gesturing the latter to continue. Angelica took a moment for her to recollect the memories of the history that was being told to her from her mother when she was still a small spoiled brat. When she had heard of it from her mother for the first time, the small Angelica thought her mother was reading a storybook for her, like how a mother would do to their kids before they went to dreamland.

The misunderstanding becomes even more rooted within her because the time happens to be at night, right before she went to sleep. It was only when Angelica had grown up a few years later did she knew that the one she thought as a storybook was an actual history of this world, although there might be some exaggerated parts here and there since the author was said to be her family ancestor. But overall, it was very reliable as the family had proven for the most important bits are all hold valid.

”In the distance past, while mankind was still developing their civilization and culture, a woman from Another World came into our world by accident. Yes, it's a person from an entirely new world, a world where magical creatures that flew in the sky that we now named it as Dragon exists on the Otherworld. Although we didn't know whether this is true or false, apparently the accident was completely unexpected. Anyways, when the woman stepped into our world, that's where everything started to change for the better, or maybe worse.”

I wonder why am I feeling deja vu when Angelica mentioned the keyword, 'a woman' and 'by accident'. I'm pretty sure I wasn't even born yet, heck the country I live now must have not existed yet at that time.  Sheila frown at the thought while at the same time dare not to interrupt Angelica with her question, so she keeps her mouth shut for now.

”At first, everything seemed to be fine but a few weeks later, the woman was surprised that she came across a rift in the sky, it was the same rift that sent her here to this world. The woman was thrilled, thinking that she could finally go back to her world but to her disappointment, the rift disappeared shortly after as if mocking her. Ever since then, the woman continued traveling all around the world, hoping that she would come across that rift once again. Even year after year, the woman continued pursuing the same goal while maintaining the same appearance as if she had not aged, not even once.”

Ehh~ is that woman immortal or something?  Sheila couldn't help but retort in her mind.

”Maybe an entity like a god heard her wish and decided to fulfill it as in one fine day, the woman just happened to see a rift twisted right in the sky above her while she was fishing near a lake. Without a second thought, the woman pushed the fishing rod aside before whistling as loud as possible. It didn't take long before another small shadow showed up in the sky, it was an eagle that the woman had healed upon finding it injured the other day on the way here. It had been following her since then.”

Ain't that cool? Having an eagle following you around like pet... while there's me who got a not-so-cool pet, slime. But then again, I could totally tame an eagle now easily after acquiring the skill. I might consider doing that later if I didn't forget about it.

”The woman had been teaching the eagle all sorts of things and now, she was gesturing for the eagle to went through the rift. She knew of the danger posed within the rift as her case was one of the lucky ones, and for those who didn't have luck like her? their existence was erased into nothingness by the power of the void. That was just how vicious within the void was as not even the strongest 'sage' in her world could survive and escape from there if one someone ended up isolated within.”