It was two days later that Deeno came back to us. I had a lot of questions to ask but seeing his face, i couldn't muster enough courage to ask those questions.
I still remember my conversation with Luke two nights ago..
"The thing is, Zai, unlike us and most of the residence of Frozen hell who ends up here due to their fate connected to this place, Deeno is here by force.
You know how we used to read those mangas where a Hero was summoned from another world? If I have to say it with respect to that, we call Deeno The Failed summon.
He was forcefully summoned in this Frozen hell along with his older sister. He doesn't have any memories of his past but he only knows that his sister is still alive and resides somewhere in the northern mountains, So as he rose in Kingdom's ranking he requested the position of [The Great defender of Meru]".
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Deeno walked right past me and went into the room.
'I guess, things must have been rough for him'
A few minutes later, he came out and simply sat by the window. No one said anything and everything was silent. Elysa made her way to the kitchen. Luke was keeping an eye on the wvyrens.
I couldn't really control myself in this damned awkward silence so in a loud and clear voice I asked
"Hey Elysa, how many more days till we reach the Great Halls?"
"Ummm.. we were supposed to reach the [Capital of Lush Forest] by now and would have reached the Great Halls in like 2 weeks but due to Verkoth's interference, I am afraid that our arrival might be delayed."
"What? Rosa will be executed before we would even reach those damned Halls!"
Luke yelled as he came into the living room and made a panicked expression.
I too was lost in my own thoughts when I suddenly heard a voice
"About that...."
It was Deeno. He finally spoke something.
"What about that, Deeno?"
Elysa asked in a gentle voice.
"Well, due to the recent terrorist attack at Mount Meru Providence, the Great King has announced an judicial Emergency Lockdown and also called the [The Red table meeting]. So all the executions have been delayed until further notice."
"Hey! You musclehead! How the hell do you forget to tell us something so important!"
Luke furiously yelled at Deeno.
Deeno kept his mouth shut and walked past him. Luke made a astonished expression as he looked back. Deeno approached and stood in front of me.
"Listen here you runt, I know this may not concern you but right now you have earned a very rare chance. You'll know what I am talking about in the future so, for now make sure you grow stronger. A lot stronger than you currently are. Your destiny is the one that'll bringforth the revolution of this universe."
Deeno said as he again rushed into his room and locked the door.
'what did he mean?'
"Hey anyone knows what that guy just meant cause I didn't understand anything."
I asked as i looked towards Luke and Elysa but both just made a complex expression and went onto doing their chores like nothing happend.
'They are definately hiding something from me, or else why would they act like this? there's something definitely wrong h-'
"Don't stress it Zai. I know you are worried but now's the not right time to worry about those things."
Elysa suddenly came as a gentle wind and sat besides me as to comfort me.
'Even though she's right but I can't really not worry about those things.'
As I was about to open my mouth, Elysa expression suddenly changed. From that comforting expression she gives to that of a child who is very very excited.
She rushed to the windows and yelled in a very happy voice
"Hey Zai! Come here and see this!"
Seeing this outburst of happiness, I couldn't help but get curious about what she wanted me to see.
I slowly stood up from my seat but I guess my speed was a bit too slow as Elysa used her winds to quickly bring me close to the windows. I adjust myself and i looked outside, indeed it was a sight to behold.
Beautiful lush green forest with trees reaching as far as eyes could see. The small stream of water making various patterns while also giving life to vibrant plants and animals around it.
The flora and fauna thier was incomparable to the ones of Earth's. I could say that the most beautiful place on earth would be pale in comparison to this. I was taken aback by overwhelming beauty of this place that I forgot all my worries and admired this paradise.
Elysa looked at me and gave an gentle smile before saying
"This place Zai.. is my home. My real home."
Home?
Didn't she lived at a clearing in the woods?
I thought as an elf she would like to be isolated thus her absurdly big mansion in the middle of a Forest.
Seeing my confused face she again said-
"Well. The place we've been living till now was just a guest house where the King ordered me to keep an eye on you. Now that we know that you are not a threat and you've grown strong enough to keep yourself out of danger, we can finally move to a better place."
She explained to me.
But wait a minute..
"Why the hell was I considered dangerous? Like tell me, what the hell could i even do to monsters like you?"
"It's not just about bieng dangerous to us Zai. It's about danger to yourself."
Luke said while standing besides me and looking out of the window.
"The thing is, the way we've both came here is unusual. Of course after our natural death we would have reincarnated here but, the incident at the shelter was traumatizing for both of us. The Great King knows everything, but even he couldn't account for our mental status due to the incident.
The thing is when I first woke up here, I couldn't let go of the pain immediately due to which latent power in my body caused a major accident. It was combined effort of both Deeno and The Great King that I was able to calm down.
Thus in order to prevent another such kind of incident, the Great King ordered Elysa to take care of you and observe you."
Luke explained to me.
I mean now that I think about it, it's pretty valid take but;
"What would have happened to me if I were deemed dangerous."
Both Luke and Elysa went silent as if a cat caught thier tounge. They both looked at me with a complex expression.
"We would have put you under the strongest hypnotic spell in the whole kingdom."
The person i least expected, answered.
Deeno continued;
"The Great King, learnt about your arrival right after dealing with Luke. The Great King was awaiting 'The last ptince of heavenly virtue',he knew that the last prince and the vessel of darkness always appear around the same time. You may not realise it but in the upcoming future you are going to play a very key role as the 'Master of Sins'.
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