Chapter 1232 - Brother (1/2)
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Tilly quavered. She slowly turned around, and there was a multitude of feelings in her eyes. As if confirming what she had just heard, Tilly asked, “What… did you say?”
“I said that Ashes might be still alive,” Roland repeated slowly. He knew he could not retract now.
“No… brother,” Tilly mumbled as she managed a smile. “I know you want to comfort me, but you can’t…”
“But it’s not what you think,” Roland cut across her. “To be honest, I was as incredulous as you when I heard the news, and I know it’s unfair to tell you before I confirm that it’s true. However, I don’t want to regret it later.”
Tilly fell silent.
She stared at Roland out of his countenance as if processing the information. She suddenly realized that what Roland had said was probably something unusual.
Tilly was one of the smartest and most open-minded witches among all.
After about seven minutes, she asked tentatively, “Who told you that?”
“Lan.”
“I’ve never heard of her…” Tilly muttered as she lapsed into thought. “Does it have something to do with the Dream World?”
Roland was not surprised that Tilly had quickly made the connection. He answered calmly, “Slow down. I’ll tell you everything.”
…
By the time Roland finished, the first hint of dawn was visible in the east. The first ray of sun broke over the horizon behind the mountains and gilded the roofs of the buildings in the distance.
Tilly was still lost in thought. She muttered to Roland as much as to herself, “That means… as long as you control the Realm of Mind, you’ll be able to bring Ashes back?”
“Technically, yes,” Roland replied while nodding. “According to Lan, after a witch becomes a Transcendent, she’ll leave a mark in the Realm of Mind. This is consistent with Kabradhabi’s statement.”
During the interrogation, Kabradhabi had told Zooey that their souls would return to the Origin of Magic. Once their kind dominated the world, he would come back. Although it was quite different from what Lan had told Roland, there was one thing in common.
That was, the Realm of Mind accepted souls.
“In addition, in the ancient book of the underground civilization, the author also wrote that the journey to the Divine Will is the process of a magic power upgrade. The winner will eventually rival God. If we view the Realm of Mind as the pinnacle of magic power, then Lan’s words, in a way, fits the description.” Roland paused for a second before he continued, “Nevertheless, considering that this information may be all from God, we can’t completely trust it. The best way is to verify its validity myself.”
“Brother…”
“Don’t worry. I’ll penetrate the Realm of Mind as soon as I can and try my best to retrieve Ashes, if she’s really there. Therefore, I want you to protect yourself before I find her, as I don’t want to infuriate a Transcendent who has exceeded her limit and is beyond the restriction of God’s Stones of Retaliation…” Roland said in a half-joking manner. Then he suddenly found that Tilly did not look right.
She was trembling, her head hanging, and she was mumbling under her breath as well. Roland held his breath and listened.
“That’s great… That’s great…”
Roland suddenly did not know what to say.
Tears started to trickle down Tilly’s cheeks and splattered against the back of her hand.