By this time .. two days had passed ... as a man and a woman walked around in the forest as if looking for something ..
this clearly seemed that way especially in the face and eyes of that man ...
he rubbed his chin ... as his eyes swept over the entire forest ... from their spots towards the 16 miles radius ... which made his search far much more easier ..
but even with the help of his senses ... he couldn't get what he wanted ... as he contemplated whether he should keep on looking or move on forward ...
but after thinking about it clearly .. he thought that it didn't make any sense ..
a while ago when Theo was in the village .. he remembered the visions he received ...
he remembered the routed his sight took him through .. it was a simple path leading somewhere deep within the forest ..
yet even though this memory was still fresh in his mind .. it seemed like he wasn't getting anywhere .. it was like everything he had done to get here was all for naught ..
he was starting to get frustrated ..
he glanced to his left and spread his senses outwards even beyond his limits ...
which made him wince pain causing the captain ... to worry about him ..
over the past few days they spent together .. she had grown more attached to him more than she was attached to her work ...
although he was annoying at some times .. he was still helpful .. and very caring despite his sudden craziness of coldness ..
she had seen him walking in circles ever since they walked out of the village .. and each time they failed to get on the right path .. he would explode into a fit of annoyance ...
and now for the thirteenth time .. today .. he had started to go crazy ..
although it wasn't necessarily 'crazy' ... he was getting a little bit more angry with each second passing ..
his expression told her everything .. she needed to know ..
the stress he had accumulated over these past few days ... and from the time he escaped the space tunnel ... made him a complete different person ...
she thought that maybe he needed some comfort .. and some words to ease him up a bit ...
"Hey .. are you alright .." Theo turned and sighed as he sat with his back against a large tree .. his eyes closed ...
"No .. I'm not alright ... I remember the path correctly yet .. I can't even get the direction right ... we should've finished the mission by now ... " he said ... ...
the captain walked up to him and sat infront of him ..
"Hey .. you've been working yourself up ... it has not been that long since you've been transported through the tunnel you spoke of ... your powers are all depleted .. and there's actually nothing you can remember yourself with .. each and every one of your memories represent a rank ... and every time you progress .. makes you even more hasty and .. well I don't know ... you overwork yourself so much you barely rest ... maybe you're tired ... " Theo opened his eyes and nodded in agreement as well ...
if he had at least a few of his memories from the life he lived in his other earth .. he would've been able to catch up to what he was trying to find ...
as if reading his mind .. captain Rose .. nudged him and chortled ... "Come now .. why are you sulking ... I thought you were the king of awesomeness .." Theo looked up and his sight went in slow Mo ....
he laughed as well .. "Now now ... I wasn't sulking ... and also .. it's emperor of awesomeness ... " closing his eyes .. he continued .. "but that's said ... my captain .. all of this is because of that darn tunnel .. If I wasn't transported here .. I'm pretty sure things wouldn't have ended in this way .... " he gritted his teeth as he said that ...
but he the calmed down .. and his breathing became calm and collected ..
"Sorry that came out wrong ... sure . the tunnel is the cause of me losing my powers and my memories ... I think ..
but even so .. I don't regret meeting everyone here ... on this earth ... especially you captain ... I hope you understand that my situation is just as hard as trying to break the space with your hands .... all I know about myself is that ... I'm Theo ... I almost got married to an older ancient person ... for an alliance .. and I'm technically no one there ... " Captain Rose .. looked at him and stood up .. sitting her back against the tree next to him ...
"You're someone here .. in this world ... in the military .. and right here .. " she smiled. ..
"Perhaps ... "
he responded in a disappointed depressed tone which made the captain's heart ache...
"Okay .. enough with sympathy .... tell me something captain ... " the captain raised her head and looked at him ... and raised an eyebrow with a questioning gaze ...
"Remember when you ascended inside the basement .... ahem ... I kind of saw something ...during the entire process ..." when the captain heard that .. she was dumbfounded and looked a little bit lost ...
"Uhm ... it was like some sort of a chimera ... but it was made out energy ... your energy .. and well .... mine combined with it ... it was covered in flames .." his eyes turned in her direction ...
she .. suddenly became stiff ... when she heard his words ...
"A chimera .. you say .. huh ..." she then giggled lightly .. as she put on a long face ...
her expression instantly took a 180 degree's change .... after that ... Theo shook his head and closed his eyes .. "Eh ... it's no big deal .... "
"That chimera belongs to the Gaumont Clan ..." she said ... amidst the standing silence ... Theo lifted up his head and looked at her .
"Your family ...?? huh ..?? are there any special relations your family has with it ...??" the latter nodded and took a deep breath in and exhaled ...
"It's sort of like my own consciousness ... deprived from the depths of my soul ... every family member .. of the Gaumont Clan ... has one ... but even with that ... the family head owns them ... it's more like owning us ... " Theo pondered ... and justified ... "I guess everything bad happens even in big families ... but you don't deserve that kind of family ... if you're treated like that .. then it's no longer considered a family .. "
"I know .. what you're trying to get at .. but it won't work ... despite me being stripped down from my power and position in the military .. the head still considered me as the clan's property ... or you can say .. I'm considered a walking vase ... hehe .. " she then sighed ...
a few seconds later... she continued .. "Honestly I never thought ... my own deprived spirit beast would evolve to a high level ... this ... this is going to make the head very pleased ... and this is an enough reason ... for them to gain complete control over me .."
he asked ...
"But ... the resources you got when you ascended weren't theirs ... you can just clarify that ... or what is the next best way to get out of a family like that ..?" the latter shook her head with a soft laugh leaving her mouth ...
"Until I become an independent person and head general .. I'll probably ... be free ... everyone in that clan who has crossed or reached that threshold seems to have cut ties with the family .." before she could finish though ... a laugh interrupted her mid way .. making her look at Theo in confusion ..
"What a clever leader ... but I bet you're smarter than that .. it's not simply letting you go .. it's more like giving you your long lost freedom ... but when the time comes .. you'll become a minion once more .. the mind of this leader ... is comparable to a lake in an ocean to you guys ... behind that simplicity is a giant ocean that could cover up an entire ecosystem ... he's like a general of an army ranging about 1 million ... tell me though .. do you think a person like that can really let you go like that ... your clan must consist of many people if I must say ...do you think a person who can rule over so many people can easily become a fool ..." he inquired .. as he waved his hands ..
"I had my own doubts .. but never this much .... I never considered such a tactic to be put in play ... now that you mention it ... the leader really is a cunning fox ... " she sighed as her shoulders slumped .
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"Powerful like those Supreme people the leader of the ice village spoke about ..?" he asked curiously ...
the ranking system on this earth was twisted in a way that even he himself couldn't understand anything..,
a captain was a lower ranked before the commander .. and lieutenants had a much higher power than them ...
the only rank that stood true to its honour was the general rank ..
so yes .. he felt that it was a good question indeed .
"The way I see it ... they're stronger. . and sit at the same level .. I don't think there are any inconsistencies ...between them ... other than having different elements ... and different mindsets ... the strength is the same ... but sometimes that varies .. in experience .. more experience means more strength ..." .... she replied ...
"No I don't think so though .... I don't think you've noticed ... but strength in every individual is different ... especially those in the same level .... although these supreme people are comparable to the unanatomized ... Ice Village Leader .... I do not think they all have the same strength ... some used their bases on strength while others ... used them on magic .. or whatever you call it ... but there are anomalies ... amongst these people ... for example ... when you were in the process of breaking through ... your strength and elemental power ... were on the same level before you combined them ... both bases under the same foundation ... and both of them had an excellent compatibility with each other ... so when you were in the process of merging ... the two bases .. you fell under a foundation holding two bodies and souls ... a complete and excellent synergy ... made you much stronger to even stand against a few individuals on the same level as you .. and there is exactly 67% ... chance of winning against all of them ... in the yin yang theory ... these two aversive energies ... cannot merge .. because merging them could cause a turmoil inside of them ... although this could be solved using many methods ... the thing is .. these two energies cannot combine under one reason which I think I forgot ... so you combining these two bodies and souls ... made you a stronger person .. so even in the future ... your foundation will grow with you ... your strength will be your elemental power .. and vice versa ...." the captain nodded and suddenly laughed ..
Theo looked at her with a questioning gaze .. as his eyebrow rose ...
"How did you come up with all of that ... even the 67% ... I mean .. I have to say .. I'm impressed ..." Theo's eye twitched ...
he then massaged his temples and smiled at her cockily ... "Not everyone is a brute without brains ... although I act kind of a little bit stupid sometimes ... I'm smart ... even though I lost my memories .. my intelligence stayed with me ... that is why my knowledge about theories and powers ... are so superior than the humans of this earth ... besides ... if I made all these calculations .. it would take you at the least ... a thousand years to comprehend of course you're the only exception with the intelligence to understand it that fast ..." the lad then brushed his finger under his nose .. and closed his eyes .. enjoying his boast ...
"Oh ... that's what you call 'an exception' ... thousand years is really fast ... " captain Rose sighed .... and recalled back when he said he could act stupid sometimes ... and she found it kind of funny ...