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.

was pure white, and she stepped inside, allowing Rey to

'H-huh…?'

greeted

be 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, and only

what happened, The

As she said this, her eyes glowed blue and she slightly creased her brows

That isn't a waste of time." He responded rather swiftly, refusing to be bullied

dismiss the fact that he had certainly worked hard to qualify for this meeting. It wasn't

someone so particular about time, you delayed me for so long before responding to my appearance

yet… 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

it? Why did

while before bringing you here and

care,

on me last time? Or 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

walked a little more, the atmosphere suddenly changed. The dense forest vanished, replaced by the dry and

kick them with every step he took. He was tempted to fly, but after seeing The Oracle walking, he decided

not like I'm growing tired or

was just really uncomfortable, but since the

an icy realm—surrounded by

was so swift that Rey didn't even notice it until

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

that was because The Oracle had more dominant

for a while, his curiosity got the better of him, so he blurted out the pressing question on his

till we

"...."