Netori: Stealing The Hero's Party!

Chapter 492 Feeling In The Blues

Note: Pre-emptive apology for skipping some stuff, things were dragging on a bit too much, sorry-I really mean it.

El Emina Adre' De Quo–to be free yet bound by promise, were the words etched along the circumference of the Djinn's ring. Left on the island on the only seat–a throne which was left behind by now shattered illusion, it had laid in wait until Raven had come to collect his reward for freeing the Djinn from its chains.

"She's gone but her spirit can be called by that ring's bearer for that one last wish," reading the note left behind by her sister, Riyanzah's gaze turned to the shiny yet dark violet gem of said ring. Staring at it, her eyes squinted and her mind raced with questions about potential betrayal by her sister, she wished to call her right there, however, Raven was already wearing it.

"If she's lying, we're gonna have a lot of trouble when we really need her help," standing at the ship's helm with his eyes gazing into the sea, Raven wasn't sure if Elana had bailed or if she was true to her promise.

Already being on the sea after yet another week of transporting people from one island to the other, the mage wanted just a moment of quiet and even then, he couldn't rest his head without making Riyanzah read that letter that he'd found once the island had turned vacant.

"Where are we headed now anyways?" Asked the pearl-eyed demi, and that Raven had no response at all.

Blinder than a bat with a loss of hearing, he and the ship had been strolling the waters for three days and not even Reina was sure where they were heading. The only thing certain was that once again, Linkle's plan to visit the hells had been put to a stop–thanks to the witch's paranoia that had her preparing for everything, perhaps even the apocalypse.

'Yet another setback, seems like every other day is the same. Nothing but problems stacked on top of each other, and not to mention...'

Reminding himself of the rest of the crew travelling with him, he couldn't help but worry even more.

'Too many people to manage for my liking.'Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"What am I even supposed to do though?" Burdened with a responsibility he never asked for, Raven came to realize that sometimes there's just nothing you can do to improve upon whatever life throws at you.

'Are you okay?'

Concerned for the mage's health, even the goddess decided to check up on him, but before he could even respond, his body flopped to the ground as he was walking towards his room.

The thud from his fall alerted those who were still awake, and rushing out of their doors, their boredom was cured in an instant.

"What happened?!" Yelled Erika, but nobody had an answer.

Getting closer to the mage, even helping the others to get his body up from the ground, they took him to his room completely unaware of just what had done this to him. What should've been a night of boredom and inactivity would soon turn into something far greater, the ones awake didn't know that just yet but the moment their eyes began to flicker, Athenia had made up her mind to put some much-needed secrets to a rest.

'I can't have him fainting all the time and the others distracted!'

Even though that was the reasoning she gave herself, in reality, she was afraid that the mage and the rest of the party were slowly dying–or at least such was the case for their faith, but as of now, even the goddess wasn't sure yet.

'I need to have a talk with them, all of them.'

And with that, it was time for a between her and her chosen, a meeting that would put a rest to every secret, especially their parentage.