Chapter Invite Someone
"Are you sure it"s around here, Ely? This Subconscious Mind is actually so vast." Elena flew next to Elysia to explore every place in the realm full of memories.
"En, this realm is much wider than the Elysian Realm. Hm, I"m sure it"s around here. Wait, I think it"s there." Elysia could finally see a particular spot in Elena"s yellow memory orbs. She immediately flew where her heart guided her because she still remembered that the golden cloud was near that spot.
"..." Elena immediately followed Elysia. She squinted her eyes because she could only see the endless yet magnificent outer s.p.a.ce in the direction they were going.
However, she suddenly grabbed Elysia"s arm and stopped when something unusual entered her vision.
"Yup, this is the place. I was sent to the Boundless Realm for trying to get close to that faint golden cloud." Elysia took a deep breath as she gazed at the faint golden cloud in the distance.
"Why is that golden cloud here? If so, then the said invisible portal is around here, Ely. Let"s proceed with extra caution." Elena held Elysia"s hand tightly before advancing closer to the golden cloud.
"Hmm?" Something caught Elysia"s attention. While she looked further, she found an invisible energy fluctuation disguised in an empty s.p.a.ce.
"You found something with your sacred vision, Ely?" Elena also stopped in mid-air.
"En, there is the dimensional portal that sent me to the Boundless Realm. We need to secure it immediately." Elysia pointed in a direction.
"Your trial isn"t as simple as Lifa understands, huh. Her formation didn"t send you to the Illusory Realm. That invisible portal is the mastermind behind the incident. Why is it in our Subconscious Mind? Let"s secure it first with your imagination magic, Ely." Elena nodded in understanding.
"En." Elysia examined the crest on the back of her hand for a moment before going over to the invisible portal.
"..." Elysia and Elena floated side by side, right in front of the dimensional portal. They looked at each other and nodded before starting to secure that portal with magic.
The first thing they did was claim the portal into Elysia"s rule by overhauling some laws. After that, they made a portal frame to stabilize the energy fluctuations.
"Phew…" Elysia wiped her non-existent sweat.
She and Elena stared in satisfaction at a dark dimensional portal before them. It was only five meters in diameter but gave off an intimidating aura.
"Ely, what do you want to do with this dimensional portal? Bring this out via your s.p.a.ce Storage ability?" Elena checked once more into the portal.
"Yes." Elysia touched the portal"s frame and put the entire portal into her s.p.a.ce Storage. It was too dangerous to stay in her Subconscious Mind.
To avoid the energy clash while being transported, she took out everything from her s.p.a.ce Storage, but only one thing was left.
*Poof*
The dark portal disappeared, and a sword handle appeared in Elysia"s hand.
"This? Celestia?" Elena recognized that sword handle very well.
"Yes, Celestia was destroyed in my last battle against Sera. This magic weapon has accompanied me during my adventures in the Boundless Realm with Ai, Alisha." Elysia had the intention to repair her odachi soon. Moreover, she had upgraded it to divine grade.
Elysia checked into her s.p.a.ce Storage. There was no clash of energies or anything that she was worried about. She placed that dark portal in the corner, then put her sword handle back into her s.p.a.ce Storage.
"Well, Ely... Can we bring in things from the outside world via our s.p.a.ce Storage? I mean, it can materialize tangible things into ethereal things? That will speed up the process of building the total Elysian Realm, Ely~" Elena rubbed her hands together on that realization.
"You"re right too, Sister Elena. However, isn"t my imagination magic already broken in the Elysian Realm? I can materialize anything from nothingness unconditionally." Elysia chuckled and shook her head.
"Then you should spend more time in the Elysian Realm with Rhea and me. We have quite a lot of work to do there." Elena tried to lure Elysia into her bidding.
"Sure. I don"t know how much time has pa.s.sed in the Boundless Realm. I want to spend a lot of time with you." Elysia held Elena"s hand with a longing expression.
"You miss me? How much do you miss me, Ely?" Elena replied with a tender smile.
"Words alone won"t be enough to express it. I missed you so much." Elysia just came closer and hugged Elena.
"Oh, oh dear, gorgeous. Lovely child, welcome back." Elena hugged back Elysia and gave Elysia"s head a gentle caress.
Meanwhile, Elysia buried her face in Elena"s b.r.e.a.s.t.s for a while before taking a little distance and staring at Elena"s face.
"Oh my, are you no longer blushing? Even though you"re a spirit, this is a regrettable change." Elena threw a light joke.
"I can still blush if I"m shy. Even though there have been many improvements, I"m still who I am. It"s just that I"m not as easily blushed as my old self. Never mind, let"s check out that golden cloud." Elysia grabbed Elena"s hand. They approached the golden cloud with extra caution.
"Nee, Ely. If we use your comparison of the time difference between the outside world and the Boundless Realm, then you"ve already spent almost three years there." Elena stated an estimate based on the information she got via mind sync.
"That may be true, but nothing can prove it. Alisha and my age didn"t even increase since I got there. It could be more than that, but who knows? Eh?" Elysia found she couldn"t get any closer to the golden cloud as she expected. The golden cloud also drifted away as she tried to approach.
"Ely, it"s pointless. We flew only to find we didn"t advance from the starting point. Something is preventing us from getting any closer. There"s no energy fluctuation around here either. So, we can"t do anything to check the mysterious golden cloud?" Elena checked the surroundings. A collection of yellow memory orbs could still be seen back there, and her prediction proved correct.
"It might not be time for us to go there yet. Let"s go back. We need to get Alisha back. She doesn"t belong to that place." Elysia checked the six-wing angel crest on her hand once more and decided to return.
"..." Elena nodded, but she glanced at Elysia"s crest. It was a "reward" that Elysia got after defeating the G.o.dly being named Sera. She and Elysia hadn"t confirmed its effects, but they would test it soon.
Elysia returned to her body, and Elena left the Elysian realm.
Elena"s appearance made Rhea sigh with relief for some personal reason. "They look much more relieved than before. It seems they just solved Elysia"s problem."
"You may revoke the barrier. Our matter has just been resolved." Elena ordered Lifa and Nell.
"I"m glad to hear that." Lifa waved her hand, and the barrier gradually faded away.
"Hey, don"t push me."
"Why is there no sound in there?"
"They set up a barrier."
"I wanted to see Ely and see if she was okay."
The girls were talking to each other from behind the door. They tried to peek and eavesdrop into the room, but it was for naught because of the room barrier.
Elena noticed Elysia was just staring at the door from the bed. She was pretty amused by the girls and immediately opened the door.
"Eh?"
"Wha-"
*Thud* *Thud* *Thud*
Sylvia, Vanessa, and Yuuki fell to the floor. However, they immediately stood up to avoid embarra.s.sing themselves.
"Would you like to visit, Ely? It"s a good thing that she is in good shape now. Please come in and see her." Elena moved aside and motioned for everyone to enter the room.
"Ahem, then, please excuse me." Sylvia cleared her throat and entered the room. She went straight to the girl lying on the bed. "Ely~ We were all worried about you. Your trial took such a long time, but who would have thought you were confronted by a "G.o.d" to defeat while you have to start and creep from scratch."
Sylvia and the girls surrounded the bed. They seemed relieved that Elysia looked fine. The girls took turns expressing their concern for Elysia.
"Mm, thank you, everyone. Sorry to make you all worried, but I"m fine now. Did you all successfully complete your trial?" Elysia replied with a warm smile. She propelled her body to sit. Vanessa and Yuuki gently helped her with it.
"Yes, level one is easy because we"ve overcome our past and accepted it. Level two is tricky because we have to face our heart demon. While level three, that alter ego is really hateful. That girl countered all my abilities, which is h.e.l.l to beat." Yuuki raised her hand and clenched that into a fist.
Elysia looked at the other girls, and they gave a summary of their encounters in their trial.
"I"m glad everyone managed to complete your trial. Was I the only one who failed? I ended up dying there." Elysia smiled faintly and shook her head.
"Uh, please don"t say that, master. An error occurred, and you were sent to G.o.d"s trial. You spent thousands of days in your trial to defeat that G.o.dly being, but you started everything from the lowest point. If it was me, I would have died before three days took place in that dangerous realm." Vanessa sat beside the bed and rested her head on her master"s lap.
"Fufu, I"m not seriously saying it. And, yes, it was so hard even though I wasn"t alone there. Have you all had breakfast?" Elysia gives Vanessa a head pat.
"Mhn~" Vanessa purred and closed her eyes.
"We had breakfast just now." Evelyn looked at the other girls and represented to answer. They had just eaten some fruit and were already full of energy.
Elysia beckoned to Yuuki to come closer as she knew what this seven-tailed fox wanted. She then gave Yuuki a head pat as well because she couldn"t be biased towards her lovely companions.
She then asked, but it was aimed at Lifa. "All right then. I want to invite someone to come here. Is that allowed to be done in this realm?"
Lifa, Rhea, and Nell looked at each other. They could guess who Elysia wanted to invite. It was definitely regarding someone who fought alongside Elysia in that G.o.d-tier trial.
After some deliberation, Lifa sighed and shook her head. "It"s risky if you want to do something like that in this realm. Let"s do it in the outside world to minimize dimensional chaos. We"ll help with what we can if you need it."
"All right." Elysia nodded in agreement. She and everyone then prepared to leave the Nature Realm.