Marlon can see aura? That's something I didn't expect to hear.
"How?" Freya looks at Marlon curiously.
"Because of the gem that's been with me for a long time yet I lost it." Marlon casually said unknowingly it was Freya who took it. "But it was not just a gem, the gem I'm talking about is a living thing and also has an aura. I think I have been exposed to its aura that I were able to see them."
As expected of a G-Treasure. It is not just a simple thing. Freya said inwardly. She then noticed Yuna looking at her then smiled. It only took a moment before she realized what that smile meant... So Yuna really did knew that I was the one who took it. But why didn't she asked about it, usually she would speak of it to dig deep about the topic.
Marlon expected that they would ask if there was such a thing but neither of them ask as if they knew about it. He didn't show his expression and just listened to them.
Freya then remembered what she was about to asked earlier. "Then the plan? What or how did you distract them?"
"Well it was Rei's plan and did most of it since he is... " 'some kind of a nymph' Yuna shut her mouth and did not continue so that Rei would finish it since it is something personal about him. And it would be suspicious that I knew about the nymphs that are usually called fiction at this time.
Eyes dropped to Rei. He then heaved a sigh then spoke up, "Since you've witnessed what I did there then there is no need to hide it from all of you but please refrain from speaking of it." Everyone nodded. "I am a half-nymph." After he said that he looked to each one of them to see what expression they wore.
Half-nymph? Yuna and Freya thought knowing that nymphs are real they did not expect something like half-nymph since nymph are spirits.
Marlon aside was clueless. His knowledge about nymphs was from movies, series showing that they are fictional characters.
Noticing Marlon's reaction, Rei understands what he is thinking then said. "Marlon, you may know them fictional characters in movies but they are real and exists up to this day."
Marlon accepted the fact they exist. Like who would not believe about impossible beings existed after witnessing or gotten involved in such impossible thing to happened yet it already happened.
"Half-nymph? How would that be? Nymphs are spirits. They don't have any physical bodies." Freya exclaimed.
"My mother was a different case. She can transform into human for a while. 'A while' in their timeline is different from us human beings so would mean months or even a year. It was not genes that I got from her but a part of her soul." Rei explained.
"Your mother's name?" Yuna asked.
"Nymphia" Rei replied in a low voice.
"Nymphia?! As in 'the' Nymphia?!" Freya blurt out leaving her seat.
"Shh! Keep it down." She sat down looking around to make sure no one was eavesdropping.
Yuna asked, "Nymphia, who?" Prentended to not know.
"Nymphia. The Mistress of all Nymph Mistresses and the offspring of Nympha, the goddess of nymphs." Freya said in low voice.
Rei nodded that confirms Freya got it right. Marlon on the other hand, the whole time was clueless and had a hard time taking in such valuable and unbelievable information.
"Promise to not tell this to anyone, alright?" Rei confirmed. Everyone nodded.
If he is a child of Nymphia then does that make him as powerful as the other Nymph Mistresses? Frey and Yuna thought at the same time.
Ariella on the other hand have been listening to their conversation while playing with the other nymphs but there are times that she did not hear nor listen. But still Proud of her brother. Suddenly, she felt a presence —using the part of her spirit guarding Rei— by the window and immediately notified Rei.
On the same time, Marlon saw a faint glow of aura outside where Ariella felt the presence of an outsider. "Someone's here." this alert the others, "Out the window" he continued.
Freya did not hesitate to believe Marlon's instinct, instantly move to action. In a blink of an eye, Freya was by the window teleported using shadows. She did not directly went outside to catch the other or it might be just a bait.
The eavesdropper was alarmed when it felt a presence just the other side of the wall then ran away. When Freya gazed outside and she saw the silhouette of the eavesdropper. She was about to familiarize its figure but it instantly vanished. Frey did not went out to give it a chase because she might engage to combat and it would be dangerous in the middle of the city. And she has not recover half of her power after making a doorway from Bulsa.
Freya returned to the others and told them was she saw in those milliseconds. "Even though I did not see its figure, I familiarize myself on its shadow. Therefore, I would easily recognized its shadow if we meet it again."
Yuna then spoke to Marlon, "What kind of aura did you saw?"
"It was faint but I made sure of it that it was sort of a gold or brown. It only appeared for a second but somehow it felt like he's been there long enough to hear our talk."
He's been there the whole time? Why did I not noticed him? Everyone thought the same thing. We've got too attentive to each other that we forgot to be cautious.
After learning about the color of the aura of the intruder, there is one familia they could think of... Foxglove familia.
"Foxglove" Frey said out loud.
Yuna then remembered the story goddess Hecate told her. Foxglove were the ones who caused the great disaster causing to commit the tabboo by the Great Magi himself. For a Foxglove to eavesdropped... but for what? Are they gonna recreate the disaster again. Now that the great magi is gone or missing. But what can they take from us a bunch of teenagers.
"Umm, guys." Marlon spoke up. "Can you fill me in this familias you've been talking about? And what does aura have something to do with it?"
This topic is not for some outsider to know but since he has grasp much about "this" world and in the future he will get involve more, he would need these information for survival. Freya thought but a part of herself do not want to talk.
"Well it can't be helped. I bet you have entered in 'our world' before you knew anything about it but we will tell you a brief information, the general one for your own survival." Rei assured. "But beware to not tell anyone about this. Because once you've said a word, you might not know that the one you've shared about would be your enemy that might take your life.
"Since, knowing this general information would make you one of us. Related to this mess. I hope you are prepared for it."
Marlon could only nod. Freya have no choice but to envelope them in a shadow to prevent outsiders to hear them. They don't want any eavesdropper to hear them again. But she still left a light for them to see each other.
Rei then began to tell about the Majicai, the major Familias: Herminium, Nightshade, Wisteria, Hortensia, Foxglove, Snakeroot, and Hemlock. Adding the main colors of their auras usually the basis on which familia you are. Snakeroot: moss-like colors, Foxglove: golden brown, Hortensia: cyan, Wisteria: light or nearly white colors, Hemlock: brownish colors, Nightshade: shades of black, and finally Herminium: mix colors that emits a unique characteristics.
He then proceed to the story of the great disaster led by the Foxglove.
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A savannah cat suddenly appeared within the bushes near an empty parking lot. Waiting for something then a four-seater silver car stopped before it. The back left car window slid open and stopped halfway. The cat jumped over it and in to the car. As soon as the cat has entered the car window closes.
"Half-nymph and a Nightshade has appeared." said the cat with a young voice, slowly transforming itself into a young lady with a pair of golden eyes. The young lady (Savannah cat) was the eavesdropper herself.
"Children they are. That would do for the mean time. Get in before someone sees you." The woman in the seat-driver said at ease then drove the car out of the parking lot.