The Author's POV

"How's his condition?"

Kevin's gaze locked onto the elven queen as he asked.

Although he looked unperturbed on the outside, in reality, he was quite shocked by the queen's appearance.

But that wasn't the only thing that he was shocked about. Standing beside the queen was a tall woman with long black hair and beautiful black hair. Furthermore, her looks rivaled that of the queen.

She was stunning.

She looked to be a little bit older than him, and if not for the striking resemblance that she had to Amanda and the fact that Angelica had told him beforehand, he would've never been able to make a connection with her mother.

In fact, he still couldn't quite accept this fact as she looked more like her sister than her mother.

While Kevin was in the midst of his thoughts, the elven queen pressed her hand on Ren's forehead, and a thin green glow suddenly enshrouded his figure.

Staring at him for a couple of seconds the queen's face darkened a little as her brows knit.

Noticing this, Amanda, who was standing next to her mother, worriedly asked.

"Is everything okay?"

Her voice was quite rushed, making it clear to everyone in the room that she cared a lot for Ren who was currently being treated.

Standing beside her, Natasha, her mother, quietly observed everything as her eyes paused on Ren's sickly figure laying down on the bed.

'...Did his condition have anything to do with me?'

She wondered. She wasn't quite sure yet, but her guts told her that the reason he was in that state was because of her situation.

It made sense if one thought about it. There was no free lunch in the world, and to heal something as incurable as the mind-breaker curse, there must've been some sort of big price that one had to pay in order to do so.

Once her thoughts paused there, she looked at her daughter. Looking at how pale her figure was, Natasha felt guilt creep up inside of her mind.

She blamed herself for what was happening. Had it not been for her own uselessness none of this would've happened, and her daughter wouldn't have had to suffer as much as she was suffering.

She had already lost too many people in her life. It wasn't fair on her.

Taking her hand away from Ren, the elven queen placed her hand on her chin. Then, turning to look at Amanda, she shook her head.

"I'm not sure, his soul seems to be heavily damaged."

"His soul?"

Kevin solemnly asked.

Turning to face Kevin, the queen nodded her head.

"That's correct, his soul, and that's what makes this extremely problematic."

The queen turned her attention back to Ren who was laying down on the bed. His breathing was extremely thin.

Waving her hand, the green veil revolving around his body disappeared.

"Had it been any other type of injury, I would've been able to heal him using the elven tear, but he is currently suffering some sort of soul backlash."

A look of worry flashed across Amanda and Kevin's faces as they heard the queen's words. Following this, they both simultaneously asked.

"Is there no way to heal him?"

Thinking for a bit, the elven queen eventually shook her head.

"Like I said, this is a soul type of damage. I don't have anything at my disposal that can help with that regard as a soul is not something one should mess with. Just a simple mistake and you can obliterate their soul, completely destroying their existence."

Before Kevin and Amanda could say anything else, the elven queen continued.

if we find out the source of why he is in such as state, then maybe we

"Ah..."

weak sound, Amanda's face bleached even more as she had

She currently felt powerless.

she felt this way. It was a feeling she was all too familiar

she looked around the room in hopes of finding any clue that might be able to help

stronger the feeling of powerlessness became as she thought to

there really nothing that can be

what could she do? Just when she thought that the situation was going to be a

paused on him, she

Her brows instantly knit.

the chair she was sitting on,

do you know something that

faded, everyone turned their

gaze and scratching the back of his head, a complicated

"This..."

know something say it now. The more time

from

his lips, Kevin eventually

anything, I want you guys

"...Say it."

at the elven queen, Kevin's eyes soon paused on

sure myself, but I want you two to promise me that whatever happens next the two of you must remain calm and not do anything rash. If you guys act rashly, then Ren might die for

their brows upon hearing Kevin's words. Nevertheless, they all nodded their heads. They didn't have

"Okay."

"Sure."

"That's good."

the corner of the room where a black cat

them would be able to keep their promises, but he had at least given them a warning which was enough to make

was all Angelica asked

cat on the top of the shelf, everyone also turned their attention towards it. Feeling everyone's

suddenly diffused in the air as an

you were finally

observed

in the room she already knew of her presence. However, since Angelica was currently wearing a bracelet indicating that she was on their side,

thing that she was curious about was why

'Pudding was a demon?'

by the situation was Amanda. She naturally recognized the cat, she had seen her multiple times in the past, and not once did the thought of

questions suddenly emerged inside of

finally dawned on

why Pudding always

"Y...you!"

the elven queen could open her

mother staring at Angelica with eyes

'What's going on?'

she

a step back, Natasha's face bleached even more as she stumbled back a bit. There was a mixture of shock and

"I..it...can't be."

"What's going on?"

that the situation wasn't right, the elven queen instantly became wary. Focusing her attention back on Natasha, she quickly tried

speak to me. What's going

regardless of how much she tried, Maylin was somehow unable to calm Natasha down who seemed to be completely frozen as

was not in a state to communicate, Maylin stopped trying

the elven queen's gaze, Angelica ignored it as

alternating her gaze between Natasha and Angelica, an idea suddenly

degrees as the mana in

her attention toward

you,

eyes, Angelica didn't respond. The temperature of

and more powerful than before, but now that I take a closer look at you, the