leonardwarren Chapter 1138: Reunion (11)
Chapter 1138: Reunion (11)
Ames jolted at Cade's words and shouted, "Don't! The path connecting the gate may look stable, but it's not. Once your feet touch that, there is no telling if it will lead you here. We need Kyran to stabilize the path."
She immediately turned to Teryl, one of the first Regis members to arrive in the Higher Realm, and said, "Contact Myst and let them know that the gate is—."
"There is no need to trouble Kyran over this, Lady Ames. We've anticipated this and made ample preparations."
Ames was not one to be startled that easily, but when she heard Cade's voice sounded too close to her ears, she almost jumped back in fright.
Standing approximately five feet before her, Cade was gaping at her awkwardly.
"S-Sorry," he apologized with an uneasy smile. "I did not mean to startle you, Lady Ames."
Before Ames could adequately form the question in her head, another person stepped out from the gate and lowered his head respectfully at her.
He did not have the features of a Regis and looked much older than Cade. But he appeared to be very respectful, not only toward Ames but also to Cade.
"Pardon the intrusion, milady. And also, I will have to ask for your understanding of what we are about to do."
Ames's eyes narrowed as she looked at the middle-aged man. Though it was not as strong as Kyran's, the middle-aged man's emitted the same magic energy as the Void. It was mixed in with another type of magic energy, but it blended well with the Void.
If Kyran had been there, he would have immediately recognized the man— Gael.
"He is one of Kyran's Servants, Gael," Cade introduced Gael to Ames while they stepped aside to give the older man some space to stabilize the path connecting both gates.
"No wonder. That explains why his magic energy has a strong blend of the Void."
"Yes," Cade nodded and continued to explain, "He'll take care of stabilizing the path on this side while another Servant does the same on the other side."
Ames sighed, shaking her head. She said, "I didn't even think this was possible. He is not a Regis, nor does he have any dragon blood. It should not have been possible for him to enter the Regis Terram."
"About that..." Cade smiled wryly and said, "We don't know how Kyran did it, but all his Servants and Sigils can enter the Regis Terram without problems. We also checked if people he only placed a mark on could also enter, and they could."
"... He did not go around giving away a drop of his blood to his people, did he?"
"As far as I know, he didn't."
Soon after Ames returned to her mansion, Aillos also arrived. He did not enter the receiving room, knowing full well that his natural presence could affect and might even be fatal to the Regises with low mage level. Instead, he went to the indoor garden and called for Aron and Cade.
Since Aron was the current Patriarch of the Regis Clan, and Cade was his successor, it was only right for them to be the first ones to meet the Dragon Emperor.
However, when he called for them, Aillos did not care about those things. He chose to speak with them first because they were Kyran's grandfather and father. Aillos would have also called for Rin, but because her mage level was low, she might not be able to endure his presence and suffer internal injuries.
Aillos wanted to avoid that. Thus, he only called for Aron and Cade, who were already a Legendary and a Sage, respectively.
Aillos sat on a chair inside the gazebo while Aron and Cade knelt outside, a few meters away from the gazebo's steps. Ames was also inside the gazebo, maintaining a barrier while standing beside Aillos.
Ames created the barrier not to protect her father. It was the other way around.
Aron's and Cade's mage levels might be higher by the Lower Realm's standards, and they could endure Aillos's natural presence. However, prolonged exposure to his natural magic energy could still affect them and might even cause some problems with their magic cores.
After a moment's pause, Aillos asked, "How is everyone's body coping with the Higher Realm's magic energy?"
"Everyone is managing on their own, milord."
The one who answered was Aron.
"Is it too much for most?"
"It can be intoxicating if we do not circulate it properly," Aron replied. "The quality of the magic energy here is at least thrice as good as the one in the Human plane."
"Hm... That's right, the Human plane is a remnant of the Land of the Ancients. Thus, the quality is not that far off. If other mages from another plane in the Lower Realm get exposed to the Higher Realm's magic energy, they will probably lose consciousness after half an hour at most."
"Wait," Ames frowned and tilted her head, "A few humans there are not from the Human plane, though. How are they able to cope?"
"They are mostly Kyran's people, so they will not have any problems," Aron explained. "In fact, those people are used to a plane where the magic energy is limited, so being in a place with an abundance of it can be a refreshing experience for them."
"A plane with limited magic energy... the Lower Realm actually birthed some strange planes."
Aron and Cade's ears perked up at what Aillos said. The latter might not have noticed it, but he said something that few from the Lower Realm knew.
"Alright, let's continue our idle chat later," Aillos immediately changed the topic and said, "For now, let's talk about what you will do in the next few weeks."