The Author's POV

Chapter 614

The scenery outside of the window kept shifting as the car continued to move through the streets of Ashton city.

There was an unusual silence inside the car as it passed each street.

"Are you okay?"

The silence was only broken by Amanda's voice, which contained hints of worry.

"...If you're worried about my safety, you shouldn't be. I'm about to reach rank soon. I can hold my ow—"

"That's not it."

I cut her off before she could continue speaking.

I then turned my attention in her direction.

"Your safety isn't what is bothering me. I already know just how strong you are. There's no need for me to protect you."

Amanda was one of the last people that needed my protection.

With a big guild backing her up, and her father, who was now rank helping her, she was safer than anyone else I knew.

Not only that, but her strength wasn't anything to scoff at. Even I would have trouble fighting against her if she started attacking me from a long distance.

She was the worst opponent for me.

"Then what are you worried about?"

"My strength."

I truthfully replied. Lowering my head to gaze at my hands, I quietly whispered.

"...I need more strength."

I was strong, yet so weak at the same time.

If only I could become stronger, faster...

Sadly, time wasn't on my side. With only two years left, I didn't see much hope in the dark tunnel that I was walking in.

Nonetheless, I still continued to walk. I had no choice but to.

"..."

Amanda didn't say anything after overhearing my words.

Her gaze was on me, but she didn't say anything. It seemed as though she understood my sentiments.

The last thing I heard from her throughout the ride back home was her soft whisper.

"Me too..."

***

Union tower, executive floor.

stretched from one end of the room to the other allowed him to see everything. From the streets below, the skyscrapers

hours until he raised

"...What am I missing?"

low, monotonous voice echoed

since the crack in the sky appeared. During that time, Octavious

the rank at the age of thirty two, and several other known figures also breaking through their previous talent limits, Octavious knew that this was

in a

all the time that had elapsed, he was still only at the rank. Octavious was a patient man, and in a normal situation, he wouldn't have given a damn about how long it took for him to advance to the next

the situation was

"I can't feel it."

sensation one would feel when they were close to reaching

He was still far from

did I give up my

languid eyes rippled as he stared at the azure blue sky. Traces of loneliness

he turned around

eyes paused on a certain frame. On

lowered the frame with his hand to reveal several post-it notes in his handwriting. One he

front of children. Even if you lose your emotions, you should try your best to

head when she cries. It should appease her,

milk when she

children happy. Try giving them to her when she's

feel anything for her. It's the least you can do for giving up on your emotions in

raised the frame back up to hide the

he couldn't understand them, he felt like

"Soul...Soul...Soul..."

taking out a large brown leather

to flip through it. He had an inkling that the reason why he couldn't break through had something to do

***

The next day.

"Are you guys ready?"

front of a large expanse of grass. Beside me

danced and

about to open the

but that

"That will do."

my head in

time was supposed to be in seven

us and he would set up a portal.

because his presence would definitely arouse Jezebeth's

"Are you ready?"

Kevin called out.

look at the others behind me, I

"Yes, we're ready."

"Okay."

a reddish glow. The color grew quickly this time, unlike the previous times he attempted to open the portals, before gently creating a net to enclose a

lesson

Kevin started to speak.

opening up the portal, I have found a way to use my mana alone

sentence and looked

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