An Extra’s POV

'She's perfect!'

Now that he was in her presence once again, Rey became reminded of how he felt the first time he laid eyes on the epitome of beauty.

The Oracle's every frame was perfection itself—from her perfectly beautiful face, to her shimmering blue eyes, and the dress she wore which was adorned with gold and all other forms of jewels.

Her hair was whiter than all else, and the fact that her body was bathed with the brilliant golden rays of the sanctuary around her only increased her appeal. Her very posture was full of elegance, and the way she stoically gazed upon Rey made her appear all the more majestic.

"So, you've returned…" She broke the silence, her eyes trailing to the Elf that Rey tightly had close to his chest.

It was only when she said this that Rey ceased his light gawking and cleared his throat in a slightly unnatural fashion. He felt like an idiot for staring that long, but there was just something about The Oracle that made it almost impossible not to be engrossed in her.

"Yes, so… I brought your Vessel." He raised Ciela high, showing the Elf in all her glory to the epitome of perfection before him.

"I can see that. Now, hand her over…" As The Oracle stretched out her hand to receive Ciela's unconscious body, Rey pulled it away and made a slight glare at The Oracle.

"Esme first. I've done so much already for this deal, so it's only right that I get her first, right?" He knew The Oracle was much stronger than he was, but he also remembered their last battle quite vividly.

'As long as I maintain control over the space around me, it won't be easy for her to grab Ciela from me. And, at this point, there's no need for her to refuse the deal since I'm in her domain with the prize.'

Just as Rey expected, The Oracle gave in.

"Fair enough." She said, moving away from Rey as her lips parted a second time. "Follow me."

Without wasting any time, Rey thrust his body forward and trailed behind the flowing hair that danced behind The Oracle.

which The Oracle opened. Its content was pure white, and she stepped inside, allowing Rey to follow

'H-huh…?'

entry, Rey was greeted

a dense forest, filled with so many plants, shrubberies, and endless trees that seemed to stretch on forever. The door they came through had long vanished,

his thoughts around what happened, The Oracle

glowed blue and she slightly creased her brows

observing my surroundings. That isn't a waste of time." He responded rather swiftly, refusing

as she was stronger than him, he couldn't dismiss the fact that he had certainly worked hard to qualify for this meeting. It

someone so particular about time, you delayed me for

she only responded when he was growing justifiably paranoid. Something told him The Oracle did this intentionally, but her constantly passive and detached attitude told him she wasn't

was it? Why did she take so

takes time. It's why I took a while before bringing you

to care,

rather… she didn't take too much action until she could send me back to the normal world, huh?' It somehow felt like bullshit, but since Rey had no other answer to his question, and he saw no reason why The Oracle would lie to him about such an inconsequential

atmosphere suddenly changed. The dense forest vanished, replaced by the dry and hot

suck to Rey as he moved, forcing him to kick them with every step he took. He was tempted to fly, but after seeing

like I'm growing tired

the fair maiden

realm—surrounded by tall snow-capped mountains, with

change was so swift that Rey

various kinds overlap here?' It was difficult to tell, even with his senses and

because The Oracle had more dominant authority

simply observe, but after doing this for a while, his curiosity got the better of him, so he blurted out the

we

"...."