BXBX NOVEL Chapter 177 - [Bonus ]Episode 177: More Than Anything.
Leonia is wiping her tears and snots. She then clears her throat and stands up. She walks toward the room and grabs two pieces of paper and a quill. She then writes down something on the paper, it seems that she\'s going to give a reply to Hacal\'s letter and I can see from her expression of sadness, relief, and happiness combined into one. Ezira is looking at the weather outside from the window while sitting next to me and eating her baked potato.
Leonia is writing while crying and tears are falling onto the paper. After she\'s done writing full words on the paper, she then gives the other piece of paper to Hermia and gives the quill to her. Hermia starts writing on the paper while Leonia is hugging her from the side kissing her shoulder frequently and reading what Hermia is writing.
After Hermia is done writing her letter, Leonia stacks the papers and rolls them then ties them with the same ribbon that Hacal used. Leonia is looking at me and smiling weakly.
"Please, send this letter to him, my lord... I want him to know that we are doing fine in here and I want him to know that we will be waiting for him here."
I grab the letter and nod.
"I understand."
Leonia and Hermia nod with relief.
Ezira then looks at me and raises her head.
"Are we done here, Trev? If you are, then let us go down and discuss with us in my place."
I shake my head.
"I still need have one thing to ask both of them, is it okay?"
Ezira looks at me and leans on the chair while raising her eyebrows.
"Alright, take your time."
I smile and nod.
"Thank you, Ezira."
Ezira scoffs and waves her hand in front of her face while grabbing another baked potato on the plate. I look at Leonia and Hermia.
"I need to ask you a very sensitive question. I really don\'t want to bring this up, but I have to."
Ezira is looking at me from the corner of her eyes while eating the baked potato. Leonia and Hermia are looking at each other, then Leonia looks at me and nods.
"Yes, my lord?"
I clear my throat and take a deep breath.
"I want to know who killed both of you..."
Ezira immediately looks away and continues eating her baked potato. Leonia clenches her fists and puts them on her thighs. She closes her eyes and slowly gulping. She opens her eyes and looks at me.
"We don\'t remember his face, because it happened very fast. But, after my head rolls on the ground..."
Ezira stops eating and closes her eyes while taking a deep breath. Leonia\'s hands are shaking and Hermia is hugging her to comfort her. Leonia smiles at Hermia and then looks at me.
"I see a mark on his wrist... no, a drawing to be exact. It was a snake with so many heads. No, the snake doesn\'t have a head, just many necks with one body with the tail circling around his arm. That is all that I can remember before my vision went blurry..."
I\'m covering my face and sigh. To think that the culprit is coming from the Headless Cult is really unfortunate for me. I regret taking this quest but at the same time, I already promised Hacal and his affinity is very important since I have no idea what kind of skill, item, or information when I maxed out his affinity, but on the other hand, if I help him to find the culprit, Aspen will be very pissed and since I have become a part of Jariel\'s team, it will make a mess that I don\'t think I can fix it.
Ezira is looking at me while raising her eyebrow.
"It seems that you know who he is."
I shake my head while keep covering my face.
"No... but I know that he is a part of a cult. The Headless Cult..."
The three of them are looking at me with curiosity. Leonia then stands up so slowly. I put down my hands and look at her. Leonia is hesitant to open her mouth and keeps putting her thumbs in and out from her hands. She then walks to a room and then she comes back while carrying a small girl that looks like a 4 to 5 years old. Both me and Ezira are looking at her with confusion.
Leonia\'s eyes start watering.
"Th-this is... my unborn daughter that I haven\'t even had the time to tell Hacal that I am pregnant with my second child. I... I still cannot get over that incident... My lovely daughter that is still a month old inside of me..."
Leonia falls to the ground so slowly that the girl won\'t wake up. Hermia is quietly running toward her and hugging her so tightly. Ezira mushes the baked potato and looks at me so seriously. Ezira then stands up and walks past me then she sits in front of Leonia and Hermia. She strokes both of their heads.
"You are all okay now... You all will be living in this place for eternity without having to be scared, feared, or worried about anything. You are all living in a place where with nothing but happiness and peacefulness. I can promise you that. Just be strong because you had gone through hell and nothing can harm you anymore."
They both are nodding with understanding while Ezira keeps comforting both of them. Ezira then looks at Leonia.
"May I know the name of your second daughter?"
Leonia is looking at the little girl and stroking her hair while smiling.
"Her name is Patricia I gave her name after I met her here..."
Ezira removes her gauntlet then touches Patricia\'s cheek with her bare hand.
"Patricia... I, Ezira Alexus will promise you that I will protect you with everything that I have for eternity. Patricia, Betelgeuse is blessing you..."
Ezira\'s body is glowing and then disappears. Hundreds of small orbs are falling onto Patricia\'s face and then Patricia flinches. She opens her eyes and looks at Ezira with a big smile on her face. Ezira smiles gently and stroking her hair.
"You have been blessed by Betelgeuse."
Leonia and Hermia are bowing while crying happily because of Ezira\'s word and her promise that touched their hearts.
"Thank you! My lady!"
Ezira smiles and nods then stand up and turn her head. She looks at me from the corner of her eyes.
"Trevor, we are leaving, now..."
I nod and follow her from behind. Before we leave the house, Ezira looks back at them for one last time.
"Thank you, for the food. I will remember the taste of that delicious baked potatoes forever. Have a good day, Leonia, Hermia, and Patricia. I will see you all again."
Leonia and Hermia bow their heads while Patricia is hugging Leonia and waving at us with a very cute and innocent smile of hers. Ezira waves back at her and then we leave the house.
Ezira is walking quite fast that it\'s hard for me to catch up on her by just walking. All the villager are bowing their heads at Ezira, and Ezira is smiling and waving at them while keep on walking outside the village. As soon as we are outside the village and nobody is near us, Ezira stops walking and she immediately clenches her fist that I can hear the gauntlet is getting crushed by her strength.
Ezira turns around and looks at me with a very pissed expression. She\'s not saying a word and just keeps looking at me. She is pointing her finger at me.
"Trevor. I know that you are here to learn something about Hero and about disciples and mentors. But right now, I don\'t care about those things. I want you to go back down there to Orion and annihilate all the Headless Cult. This is your first task."
Ezira is pointing down at the ground while gritting her teeth.
"EVERY... SINGLE... ONE... OF... THEM!"
A notification appears in front of me.
[Disciple Quest #1 (Accepted)]
[Ezira Alexus has ordered you to annihilate all the Headless Cult. Her anger and disgust toward the Headless Cult from their doings are beyond compromise. (Mentor\'s Orders cannot be declined, ignored, and will be automatically accepted)]
[Reward: 100 Disciple Points]
[Failed: -100 Disciple Points (If you do not have a point yet, it will not be affected by the reduction, but you will immediately be removed from being a disciple)]
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[Exclusive Title "Hero" has been modified!]
[Exclusive Title "Hero" has no longer available!]
[Exclusive Title "New Hero" obtained!]
[Exclusive Title "Ezira Alexus\' Disciple" obtained!]
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[Disciple Tab is now available by using the command "Open Disciple Status"]
Ezira is glaring at me menacingly and raises her eyebrows.
"My disciple, Trevor. Do you understand me?"
I look at the notification and then look at Ezira.
"Yes, I understand clearly."
Ezira then rips open a dimension rift using her hands that the gauntlets are breaking into pieces. She\'s really pissed and I don\'t even dare to say a single word to her. She looks at me and tilting her head at the dimensional rift.
"Get in and you will be back to the Orion. You may come back after you annihilated all the Headless Cult."
I nod and enter the dimension rift while Ezira is looking at me.
I\'m back to the Temple of Gloom and massaging my forehead while sighing.
"I\'m so f*cked..."