A Psychic's Scarlet Dream

I nodded as I memorized everything he said about the location of the library 1000 years ago.

Sagax: "Now if that"s all, I suppose I need to send you back."

Kais: "Before that,"

There"s something that I had wanted to ask him for a while and so I stopped him.

Kais: "There"s something I have been really curious about, and it had to do with this war."

Sagax: "Go on."

Kais: "The Alliance of the dragons, Vermillion and the Ghost Nation are up against Vampires. I don"t really see how vampires can possibly even stand a chance here."

Sagax: "Hmm."

I didn"t know if he knew what faction is doing what in the war but I a.s.sumed he would. From his reaction, it"s hard to tell but he probably didn"t know about this.

Sagax: "So you are wondering what the Vampire Kingdom may have up their sleeve."

I nodded. If they are defeated before we are able to do anything, all of this would be pointless. On the other hand, it"s not like we can help the vampires and stop Ozyllus at the same time.

Sagax: "I don"t know."

That took me by surprise. I thought he would know if there"s some ace the Vampire Kingdom has that may help them at this point.

Sagax: "They were quite a threat because of powerful leaders.h.i.+p back then but I don"t think something like that would be enough this time. I don"t know this but I highly doubt that these 1000 years didn"t produce a single weapon that can remove the value of leaders.h.i.+p skills."

Well, there are hydrogen bombs. Be it normal humans or vampires, I don"t think they stand a chance in h.e.l.l against that.

Sagax: "This is really something."

He was pondering with his finger on his chin.

Sagax: "I have really no idea what the vampires plan would do. Add to that the fact that there is, according to what I have heard from Sona, someone more powerful than the dragon on the ghost"s sides."

She probably meant that guy who was dressed completely in black.

Sagax: "Their chances seem slim to none."

Seeing from how he was pondering about it all, I knew he really had no idea what the vampires are planning to do about this all. I mean, they wanted to bring me on their sides but no matter what they may say about me being more powerful than all psychics, I know there is just no way that I alone would have been enough to turn the tides in their favor.

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We kept thinking about it for a while but no answer came to mind. Just what exactly are the vampires going to do?

Kais: "I just can"t get that question off my head."

Sona: "What question?"

She says as she steps in front of me while looking relaxed. Following her, Sneha and Ethan step in my line of sight too.

Kais: "Well, just wondering how the vampires are going to fight the three powerhouses by themselves."

I turn to Ethan as I narrow my eyes to display my suspicion.

Kais: "Do you know anything?"

He sighs.

Ethan: "You are certainly less violent than I expected you to be."

I guess after seeing me losing my temper on our second meeting, it is fair for him to think I"d be more aggressive.

Kais: "Let"s say I have learned to control myself better."

Thought to be completely honest, I don"t feel any need to get aggressive.

Ethan: "So you say."

He sighs with a look of disappointment on his face.

Kais: "Did you want me to pummel you? Are you a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t?"

I say mockingly, the reply to which came with a straight-face,

Ethan: "Well, I could be one, I honestly have no idea."

Kais: "You go around picking fights with people who can kill you in an instant. Furthermore, you aggravate them with a smug look on your face. I"d say you are a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t."

For some reason, our conversation derailed from the topic as soon as it began.

Sneha: "Whether he is a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t or not is not really that important, is it?"

She looks at us with even more of a disappointed look.

Ethan: "Just what do you mean? I am in the middle of doing some very important self-introspection here."

Even though he says that jokingly, his nervousness doesn"t go away. On seeing no one reacting to his words though, he sighs.

Ethan: "Fine, let"s get back to topic."

He turns to me as he says,

Ethan: "You want to know what the vampires are planning to do about their huge disadvantage in this war."

He says as if to remind himself.

Ethan: "Well, I don"t know everything but it seems like they have one h.e.l.l of a strategist and are mostly dependent on him."

A strategist, huh? That isn"t much different than having a great leader. What can that strategist do against the likes of a hydrogen bomb? And how exactly would he defeat that guy in black clothing?

Ethan: "I know what you are thinking and I have those doubts too but from the intelligence I have been able to gather on them, they seem to trust that guy to be able to take out all the enemies with his mind."

Kais: "Just mind?"

It would make a bit more sense if that person if also really powerful in addition to being a good strategist. However, my answer comes as a sigh from Ethan.

Ethan: "He seems to have no supernatural abilities."

Kais: "What!!!"

My reaction is shared by Sona and Sneha too. Of course it is. Who wouldn"t be surprised to hear that?

Ethan: "He doesn"t even seem to have a special ability like mine. He is, in every sense of way, a powerless human being."

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It seemed like Sagax had given up on coming up with a possible way for Vampire Kingdom to fight back. And so,

Sagax: "After you are back there, your mission begins."

I nodded.

Kais: "Yes, I am well aware."

Sagax: "Before you go, tell me something."

He said even though light rays had already started flooding and I was starting to get pulled by them.

Sagax: "The current holder of my eyes, my successor, is he on your side or not?"

He asked just as I was about to be completely pulled away.

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Ethan: "Before all of that though, there is something else I am curious about."

He steps forward and stands right in front of me.

Ethan: "What are you going to do now?"

My answer to this question has been given to everyone but him, so I figured he"d ask sooner or later.

Ethan: "Will you keep sitting on your b.u.t.t and let Ozyllus do whatever he is doing like you have been for these past 12 years?"

He is looking straight at me as he says with a resolved face and firm voice.

Ethan: "Or are you going to try to change things?"

Kais: "Hah!"

A chuckle escapes me causing him to tense his eyebrows in annoyance.

Kais: "Sorry about that."

He is on our side alright. You can relax back there remembering that smile I gave you for an answer before being pulled out.

Kais: "Well,"

I take a deep sigh and say,

Kais: "I"m going to destroy him obviously."

I am not exactly using AurReading right now, but I feel like if I were, I would see smiles on both Ethan and Sona"s faces right now.

Ethan: "Well, if that"s the case,"

He says as he steps away and towards the lower floors.

Ethan: "You might need to tell that to those outside then."

Kais: "Outside?"

Ethan: "I figure it has been long enough for those two from the Ghost Nation to have shown up outside the tomb."

I see. That makes sense.

Ethan: "I"d be going ahead."

He says as he starts walking out of the tomb.

Ethan: "I have to give an answer to their question myself."

He walks away with a smirk on his face. When we get out, things may get ugly. We may need to fight those two monsters when we refuse to join them. But, as I look at the back of the man whose eyes cannot be deceived, I feel like he is ready for it.

Sona: "Well?"

And if he is, then how can I sit back?

Kais: "Let"s get going then."

I answer to the question she asked me with a smile, and stand up.

From here on out, I am going to need to fight many times and most people would probably be stronger than me. so, there"s no better warm-up than the those two, is there?

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