Chapter 18: The Decision She Will Take With Confidence
"Lil Ely, look at that. Something is shining near a newly formed lake." Elena exclaimed as Elysia was staring at the horizon with a quick thought in the process, she tried to distract Elysia.
Elysia immediately left her train of thought about the cause of her being stranded in this world and many other things, she shook her head slightly to put aside that overwhelming thought. Thinking too much is not a good thing.
She saw a round object blinking because of the reflection of the sun"s light with it in the position directed by Elena from her [Soul Realm] and immediately approached the sparkling object. Elysia didn"t realize it because her mind was focused on what Elena had said before.
A dark blue crystal orb the size of a tennis ball lying on the edge of the lake, Elysia immediately took the crystal orb while looking at the semi-transparent crystal in her hand.
"What is this thing? Like a normal crystal ball that is used by fortune-tellers." Elysia murmured with a slight joke while checking the physical form of the crystal which was slightly cracked.
"Fufu. You are joking Lil Ely, now try to a.n.a.lyze the status of the crystal."
"Um." She agreed with Elena and immediately checked the status of the crystal.
[| Lv. 51 | Earth Grade | Earth Komodo Dragon Energy Core | 80/100 |]
"What? This crystal is the energy core of the Komodo Dragon earlier? His body was destroyed by the explosion and became this crystal? Why level 51? I remember him having level 153 when I saw his status."
Elysia fired several questions that arose only because of the dark blue crystal in her hand.
"Level 153... Level 51. Hmm... So the crystal is one-third of the spirit beast level. That"s a meaningful clue. Oh, yes! Lil Ely, don"t you still have the body of the winged black tiger? Check inside him whether he has similar crystals or not."
A brilliant idea that just came from Elena was immediately implemented by Elysia who felt confused.
She returned to her [s.p.a.ce Storage] which was 25 meters on each side. [s.p.a.ce Storage] which was almost full now has only tiger bodies, aurora crystal stones, and "looted goods" that have not been inspected in its entirety.
Elysia pulled out a large tiger body and looked further with her advanced perception. The energy aura from inside the tiger is clearly visible in her eyes.
Next, she tried to tear the tiger"s body with wind blade magic and retrieve a crystal orb that was the same color as the crystal orb found on the edge of the lake.
[| Lv. 47 | Earth Grade | Quantum Winged Tiger Energy Core | 100/100 |]
"Sister Elena, this energy crystal does have a level one-third of its owner. But why do they have crystals like this? I can examine my own body and I don"t have a crystal in my body that is similar to that." Elysia spoke lightly while cleaning the crystal orb from the blood. Then she put the tiger body and the two crystal orbit back into her [s.p.a.ce Storage].
"For the time being, I don"t know either. What about the fate of the white tiger that is targeting you? He was thrown far away, right? If he"s still alive maybe we can make a conclusion about this."
Elena returned to the reliable big sister mode, and Elysia began searching for the presence of the winged white tiger that had previously attacked her.
Even though Elena knew that Elysia could realize all her problems and overcome them, the fact that Elysia exchanged words, exchanged opinions, even relied on her a little, made her very happy.
Elena has long been lonely and began to feel empty, she really enjoyed the current situation, where she always had someone who always accompanied her. She no longer chooses to sleep long and sleep all the time like on Earth.
As for Elysia, since living on Earth, she has never trusted anyone completely, is always alert and cautious, and does not forget to pray to G.o.d for His grace.
She knew the existence of her guardian angel since her abilities were awakened, and just because of that belief, she always tried to rise from her downturn as Ali.
Therefore, ever since she met Elena, she could be said to regard Elena as the person she trusted the most and to exchange everything she thought without fear and doubt about her past trauma.
In the fight against the winged white tiger, she does not feel afraid or get extreme body reactions like in the past, but an adrenaline rush that makes her very excited with a little smile on her face.
Some time searching from the air, Elysia finally found the figure of a white tiger who fell with a full wound and blood on his body. She immediately landed and approached the white tiger.
Feeling something approaching, the white tiger growled as if bluffing despite his body"s incapability of standing. After he opened his eyes, he saw the human that he had attacked right at 25 meters in front of him.
Elysia ignored the growl of the dying tiger and looked at the body of the tiger using her "advanced perception", but she did not find the energy crystal she was looking for, after searching for a while.
"He doesn"t have it..."
"..." Elena also could not say anything to make a conclusion.
"Oh! Or maybe that energy crystal orb could form if the owner was dead and the released energy crystallized into an energy crystal orb! " Elysia conveyed her theory based on the crystallization laws she had learned in school.
"Err... That might be possible. So what are you going to do, Lil Ely? Give freedom to that poor spirit beast from his suffering forever? "
Elysia did not immediately answer and continued to approach the dying tiger, but looked into her eyes, she had made a decision.
"Human! Why can I feel my kin aura from your body!?" Shortly before Elysia would give the white tiger a relief from the cruel world, the tiger opened his mouth and spoke in a deep voice and understandable language.
"I don"t know what you mean." Elysia only responded briefly with a confused and slightly surprised face because this spirit beast could speak and no longer growl. These are the first words she utters to her opponent. During the previous battle, she only muttered in her mind and did not speak with her mouth.
"Don"t lie to me! I came here just because I was looking for my brother who went on an adventure here. But after I followed in his footsteps, I found the aura of his death from your body! Now say it! Did you kill him!"
The white tiger began to shout loudly with a deep voice despite his dying body, maybe he could not die peacefully if he did not know the truth of the fate of his brother.
Elysia"s mind shook a little after hearing that, she could guess who was meant by this spirit beast, but she needed to confirm it.
"What does your brother look like? Is he similar to you but in deep black?"
"Yes! That"s my brother! I know he"s dead after feeling the aura of his death from your body, please tell me the truth. So that I can die peacefully..."
The tiger"s voice began to soften and stare as if begging, the last request before his death that was approaching slowly.
While Elysia"s mind began to confuse with some guilt, the black tiger that she killed in the previous cave, because she felt threatened only because of the existence of him was apparently the brother of this white tiger.
"Just tell him the truth, we need to respect his last wish." Elena seemed to persuade gently after feeling Elysia"s thoughts that were starting to mess up.
"Yes, I killed him. He came to me with a wound that was no less severe than yours." Elysia immediately spoke honestly, she didn"t care what the consequences awaited her.
"Is that so? So it was you who killed him, but it wasn"t you who caused his death... Now you can kill me. I have lived enough in this cruel world."
The words spoken by the white tiger grew smaller after accepting the reality and seemed to be whispering in his last words.
He knew Elysia had not lied to him by only using his weakened instincts to estimate the truth, now he could sleep peacefully forever and be free from world affairs that were so cruel to him and his brother.
Seeing the white tiger who was ready to fetch his end, Elysia no longer felt guilty, but more to the pity after hearing his last words that were like a whisper.
For some reason, Elysia could feel the melancholy of this white tiger, a feeling she had felt long, long time ago, when she just wanted to end her life while still on Earth as Ali. Her tears began to gradually obscure her vision while her body trembled slightly remembering that.
Now, she can"t end this winged white tiger life. The decision that she had originally taken with confidence began to fade following her tears that began to flow from her eyes.
"Lil Ely... Just follow what your heart says and do what you want to do. I will always be with you and protect you."
Subtle sentences full of tenderness and a lot of attention given from Elena through her mind, it made Elysia immediately wipe her tears with other decisions that she would take with confidence.