After Rex Violet calmed his disciple and put him to sleep, he decided to investigate something. He wanted to know the limits of his power according to the causality of this world.
Also, to anticipate an unexpected similar situation that Elurian had experienced. Rex Violet should meet the requirements of that supreme entity; he wasn't permitted to interfere in the fate of other creatures.
However, his thoughts began to change since Elurian appeared. Apart from the initial feeling of attraction, Rex Violet somehow felt a sense of familiarity with him.
He had never met him before, but he strangely had an inexplicable affection for him. Like affection for his younger brother.
I don't have a younger brother... Rex Violet denied his strange thought.
He was a guide, born to be the holder of the authority given by the highest entity, and has several connections with that highest entity. He has no family, loved ones, or friends. He was only there to carry out his duties as a guide. That was why, he had almost no interest in anything and only fulfilled his responsibilities.
But .... Rex Violet tries to find out through other means and other points of view.
There were certain things he didn't want to think about right now because it would hinder his goals.
Rex Violet turned towards Finnian who was waiting for his instructions.
"Just keep him in this room, I have to go somewhere for a moment. If something similar happen, I allow you to use the order."
He pulled a golden ticket from the void and threw it at Finnian. It was a very precious item, but Rex Violet had no problem using it to protect his disciple.
Finnian gave a half bow while storing the golden ticket safely in his dimensional storage. He did not express any objection to the use of the golden ticket, in fact he expected it.
"I will guard it with all my strength." Finnian calls for his loyalty to Rex Violet. That means he will not only be using his Avatar, but also his other powers.
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"Hyun-ie, sometimes you are quite easy to deceive, this worries me. But, you always seem to have a way of exploiting other people's deception to your advantage, so I don't know whether I should be worried or not. I just hope you don't lose yourself."
The gentle voice faintly calmed Ahn Seohyun in his dream. He realizes he was dreaming and the dreamscape was his home in the modern world. His brother's figure was not there, only his voice occasionally rang out.
Ahn Seohyun, who took over Elurian's identity and body, now realized his mistake. Even though he was suspicious of the entity and knew there was a possibility of being cheated, he still accepted the contract.
Ahn Seohyun stared out the window from his room that fit in the modern world. He deliberately made his dreamscape remind him of his real world. Even his appearance in this dream was Ahn Seohyun's appearance, not Elurian's.
Outside, snow was falling and gray fog prevented him from seeing any further. It was clear that he was confined to the environment of his room in this dream.
"Hyung, it looks like you're right." Ahn Seohyun decided to play along with this trick. "I didn't expect things to turn out so interesting. The pain was nothing to me. I will definitely find a way to bring you back, Hyung."
He tapped his desk twice before standing up and walking over to his cupboard. He took the notebook stored there, the only item that didn't magically come from his dreams, but rather something his older brother had given him.
The notebook had a red cover and was two fingers thick. When he turned the page, not a single word was written, the entire page was blank.
Ahn Seohyun continued to stare at the blank page with a gloomy expression. Then, he turned to his seat at the window side and sat down to write something in the book.
He conjured a pen in this dreamland, then began to write the first sentence on the first page of the blank notebook.
(I'm not Elurian, so the curse passes.)
He paused for a moment while raising the corners of his mouth. Then, proceed to the second contradictory sentence.
(But, now I'm Elurian, so the curse doesn't apply.)
Although he wasn't sure whether the curse could really be removed, but at least he could reduce the pain. He was okay with the pain, but he didn't want to become a monster.
With the use of the notebook, Ahn Seohyun chose to assimilate it until he could handle the entity.
This dream space was a special domain that his older brother had created for him, so only he could exist here. He was safe from that entity.
After closing the notebook, Ahn Seohyun closed his eyes while muttering, "From now on, I'm Elurian, not Ahn Seohyun."
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Elurian opened his eyes which had now returned to gray. He waited for a certain voice in his mind to speak
[Sorry, this is the consequence of my actions. For that curse, I'm willing to bear half the pain. Are you listening?]
Elurian blinked in confusion. He didn't understand what happened, but he had a feeling that he should respond in his mind.
"Yeah, It doesn't matter."
Elurian only vaguely remembered the past few days, he remembered that he was supposed to tell his Master about the Mutation Disaster, but he didn't know how it would turn out.
Some parts of his memory seemed to be blocked by something, making him feel momentarily disoriented.
[.... You received assimilation... Is that to overcome the curse?]
The question sounded like a strange mumble to Elurian, he couldn't answer it.
[Hey, what's wrong with you?]
Elurian got up from his lying position and sat up, rubbing his temples.
Very noisy .... Elurian was annoyed and somehow he cut off the one-sided communication.
At that moment, the door to his room was knocked and opened from the outside. Finnian entered while being followed by several servants carrying food carts.
"I knew you would wake up, so I immediately asked them to make breakfast. Are you feeling better now?"
Elurian looked at Finnian in a daze, he didn't know him, but he seemed close to his Master. So, he answered hoarsely, "I'm fine."
Finnian narrowed his eyes, feeling that something was wrong. Elurian's eye color became gray, it was different from the color of his eyes that night.
Does his eye color change according to his condition?
That was the only explanation that made sense, for now he wouldn't mind it. The most important thing was that he had to look after him until Master Rex returned.
"Alright, let's have breakfast together. After that, I will take you to Master Rex's reading room."
It was according to Rex Violet's agreement that his disciple were allowed to access his reading room and study the knowledge contained in the books stored inside.
Finnian certainly didn't want to train Elurian, who had just experienced something terrible last night, so he decided to just take him to the reading room and let him read any book he wanted.
Several other servants carrying basins of water and washing tools were already waiting until Finnian signaled them.
They approached Elurian carefully as Finnian spoke, "They will help you wash your face."
Elurian didn't mind after that explanation, he let them wipe his hands and feet then change his clothes, after all he was still a child.
After all that, Elurian was finally able to have breakfast at the dining table in his room with Finnian.
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