Ascension of the Sylvan Cosmos

Chapter 128. Verena Training the Sylvans!

The flashing of battle constantly appeared, left and right, filled with screams, blood, spells, and fire. She swung her staff, moved around, and created fire everywhere. However, regardless of her efforts, everyone was too strong. The World Tree screamed for help, fell, and everything was consumed by what appeared to be an all-consuming darkness.

Anguish.

Helplessness.

Anger.

Wrath.

Regret.

A primal desire came from within as her soul ignited, but everything was for nothing. She was too weak, too feeble to protect, too young to matter.

Finally, a sensation of falling consumed her body as she tried to rush somewhere. She could see the light, and right as she fell, her heart thumped strongly.

"AH!"

Cinderielle sat up quickly and looked around swiftly, her orange irises swirling with Aether Mana as her body released plumes of fire. Thankfully, none of those could burn the bedding around her or the curtains that elegantly draped at the sides of her comfortable bed.

The Fire Aether Sylvan dropped her body back again, being cushioned by the comfortable and clean bedsheets.

Placing her forearm over her forehead, the Sylvan muttered. "This nightmare again..." Cinderielle sighed as she felt her heart beating against her chest. "Aunt Verena said that Liu Shu is okay, but... Sigh."

Cinderielle looked right and gazed out of the window. When she saw that the sky was dark, barely illuminated by the rising Sun, Cinderielle muttered. "Really... Can't everything be a bit more simple?"

"Good morning, child. How are you feeling?"

Cinderielle scrunched her nose and looked sideways toward the mature woman, who was looking her way with a smile. "Hey, do you have spies in my room? How are you always here a minute or two after I wake up?"

Verena clicked her tongue, but amusement danced in her eyes. "That's how you talk to your lifesaver~? Who knows if you would have been forced to do this and that had you fallen into Eldric's hands?"

Cinderielle pouted. "That... This and that are two different things!"

Verena walked toward Cinderielle and sat by her side on the bed. Then she asked while caressing her red hair. "How are you doing? Still having nightmares?"

Cindrielle's face softened like that of a child's and obediently nodded with a hum. "But don't worry. They just agitate me a bit. I get over them quickly. You can go check the others as well!"

Verena sighed. "Cinderielle. Verdantia and Tempestria have both gone through a lot of difficult situations before this happened, unlike you. While the fight the other day was quite brutal, their mental strength is far above yours, who is just a rural child involved in all this mess."

When Verena carried her here for the first time after the battle, Cinderielle was a bit stubborn. She constantly repeated that she was okay and that she had to go and check on Liu Shu.

While the other two were as eager as Cinderielle to check up on Liu Shu's situation, they understood that things had gone far beyond their control. Therefore, they didn't really vocalize their desires.

Verena was experienced and naturally knew how to handle naive and inexperienced people like Cinderielle. Therefore, using a bit of heavy hand and logic, Cinderielle eventually calmed down.

However, as someone who has very recently started taking part in brutal fights and getting educated on them, her psyche naturally couldn't really keep up with her experiences, provoking several nightmares that sometimes kept her awake at night.