Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/ Chapter 108: Cyra's Obsession

"Is it really that crazy?" Cyrae couldn't believe it. Time had made her very different from Cyra, not just in age.

"I see! If I was still my younger self, maybe I'd do the same things," Cyrae said, suddenly understanding. "To be honest, I'm a bit jealous of her. If I had joined the True Church back then, maybe I wouldn't have felt so much pressure after my father died. Maybe I wouldn't have changed history."

The biggest difference between Cyrae and Cyra before crossing over was that Cyrae's father's death wasn't avenged. This drove Cyrae to learn sword skills and magic after crossing over. Even when she got back to Earth, it was 80 years in the past, and her father's revenge troubled her for decades.

Should she get revenge on the Lin family? In 80 years, Cyrae had many chances to deal with this grudge. But she knew that getting revenge might mess up the future. But could she really ignore it? These two thoughts kept fighting in her mind.

"It's not your fault," Adrian tried to comfort her. "Many things in our world would have changed even without you action on Earth. Your revenge for your father couldn't cause all that."

"But what should I do now? I can't go back!" Cyrae said, suddenly looking lost. "Nicora, Reed, Matora, and Astrid are still in that world. I can't use your space portal to go back to them." She finished her beer, looking down.

"How did it turn out like this? Do I have to stay on Earth forever?"

So that was her plan all along? Adrian and I looked at each other, surprised. Cyrae seemed a bit drunk and kept talking to herself.

"I hoped history hadn't changed too much because of my revenge. Then I could use the space tunnel to go back. That's why I stayed hidden nearby after watching Cyrus and you leave through Aurora Entertainment, keeping an eye on what happened..."

At first, we were confused why she did this. But after putting together her drunken words, we started to understand.

The big explosion caused by the "Beta Shock Bomb" had effects far beyond what Cyrae saw!

"Beta" is actually an old name for Dark Element! Cyrae didn't cross over for long, but she got some of Elara's knowledge and memories. She knew a lot about magic, elements, and other worlds. She didn't have time to think about it at first, but later she remembered that only Dark Element could hurt angels so badly.

Plus, the explosion happened right when the Cycle of Rebirth was descending...

The Cycle of Rebirth descending is when Earth Element is strongest and most unstable on the continent. It let Nicora, with only six wings, send Cyrae back to Earth easily. With Dark Element involved, the explosion must have messed up space a bit! It might have opened other doors to Earth, maybe even making some nearby angels fall through. But these space tunnels are usually hidden and open for a short time, so they weren't found quickly.

So Cyrae was waiting near Aurora Entertainment to find these hidden space tunnels based on this theory!

Unless someone made an exit on purpose, random unstable space tunnels from the explosion would most likely come out at Aurora Entertainment on Earth, where a crossing had happened before!

"But she didn't get the world she was from!" I said to Adrian, smiling sadly.

I'm not sure if Cyrae's theory would work, because in the other world, history had changed a lot. Our coming back was caused by a different accident. But Adrian and I did come out at Aurora Entertainment when we came back to Earth through the space tunnel, so maybe she's onto something.

"There are too many unknowns. We probably can't figure it all out with the little info we have," Adrian said, shaking his head. He told me not to worry too much about it.

He's right! There are still many mysteries we can't solve. I looked at Raydwin, who was still shocked, and Cyrae, who was now sleeping on the couch because of the alcohol. I could only sigh heavily.

No matter what, suddenly having another Cyra from a parallel world might mean more trouble in the future!

The next morning.

When I woke up, Adrian wasn't in the room. He left a note saying he took Raydwin out for morning exercise.

I wasn't alone though. Cyrae was still passed out drunk on the couch. Cyra's room door was still closed. Knowing her, she was probably playing games inside at this time.

Should I go find Adrian?

I thought about it for a bit, feeling lazy. Instead, I took out my phone and started browsing the news.

Yesterday's commotion in the south city lockdown area was pretty big. I wondered if it made the news. That would be worth checking out!

But strangely, I couldn't find any related info on any news sites. The south city was still locked down. I guessed the info was either blocked or the impact wasn't big enough to report.

As I was about to close the app, I saw a small local news item.

"From today, temporary traffic control on roads from the airport to the east city main road is lifted."

At first glance, this short line didn't seem important. But to me, it held hidden information.

The road from the airport to the east city main road is quite long, and the east city main road is right next to Aurora Entertainment!

Aurora Entertainment and the area around became a sealed military zone because of the space tunnel. I quickly checked older news and found that this road was closed yesterday evening, around when Adrian and I came to Tenda Flats. It reopened after just one night, which doesn't seem like road work. Thinking about the vampire ancestor who suddenly showed up in the city when he should be far away, it seems like all these unrelated events might be connected somehow.

But so what? Who cares! That vampire ancestor Bolifar was killed by Cyrae last night, super dead. Why should I worry?

Thinking this way made me feel better. I put away my phone and went to Cyra's room door.

I thought it would be locked like last night, but surprisingly, it opened easily. I pushed it open and saw Cyra seriously praying towards the window.

"Huh? You still believe in this? I thought you gave up on it!" I was surprised and couldn't help teasing her. "Logically, the Lord you found is just another you, right? Why are you still praying?"

I hadn't seen Cyra for a long time. With all she'd done recently, and finally solving the mystery of her Lord's identity, I thought her faith might have been shaken.

That's why I didn't go talk to her all night, letting her calm down alone. I didn't expect her belief to be so strong.

"Hey! That's not fair! Do I look like someone who'd just give up?" Cyra wasn't happy to hear this. She stopped praying and jumped up to argue with me.

"Let me tell you the truth. I used to think it was the Lord who avenged my father. But now I see I was wrong. Cyrae was just a tool sent by the Lord to save me. Her coming from a parallel world proves it! How could it be so coincidental that she crossed over to my world? And how could it be so coincidental that she decided to act right when I was praying to the Lord? All this just proves how powerful the Lord is! She might not be the Lord I was looking for, but that doesn't mean the Lord doesn't exist!"