Aethernea : Soulbound [Book 1]

Episode 32 - Firebird Flame Pill

Everyone, I have big news today. Aethernea release schedule is changing from the current "2 episodes on Thursday" because 70% of you voted for a different schedule.

Therefore, from now on, one Aethernea episode will be released on Sunday and one on Thursday.

What does that mean for 30% of you guys who prefer two episodes in a single day? You don't need to change your habits at all. Instead of coming back twice a week, you can just come back every Thursday, as usual, and you'll still have two episodes to read (since you didn't yet read the episode released on Sunday)

As for the 70% of you guys who want to wait less to get your next Aethernea fix. Hooray! :D You got your wish.

Previously on Aethernea:

Venric Rroda finds out that "Elaru Wayvin" doesn't exist and is wondering what her motives are. He suspects that she was after something inside Rroda manor and orders the estate searched.

Elaru wants to gift Kiel a powerful tempering pill, however he doesn't want to take it. She takes the matters into her own hands and shows it down his throat.

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With lightning speed, like an airbalt player scoring a goal, Elaru flicked the pill right into Kiel's mouth. The pill shot like a meteor and in the blink of an eye lodged itself in his throat.

Kiel covered his mouth with his hands, his eyes wide as saucers, he let out quiet choking sounds. He wanted to cough the pill back out, but it seemed to be firmly stuck.

He quickly tried to accelerate it out of his throat, but the pill contained dense mana inside of it which interfered with his casting. His acceleration spell broke before it could form.

Before he could come up with a way to solve it, the pill melted into a liquid which slid down his throat into his stomach. He still didn't give up and attempted to throw it up.

When he felt heat spreading through his body, he realized it was already too late.

He looked up at Elaru, his aura dropping down into sub-zero. His expression remained frozen, yet fury flickered in his eyes.

Elaru's previous annoyance seemed to vanish into thin air, and she snickered. "Serves you right. Did you think you'd get cooties from the darn pill?"

"Anyone in their right mind wouldn't want someone else's saliva inside them!" Kiel spat out through gritted teeth. Elaru rolled her eyes. "Grow up."

Kiel clenched his fists and spoke out slowly as if he had trouble speaking. "I. Could. Have. Choked. To. Death."

Completely undisturbed by the change in Kiel's aura, Elaru grinned. "You are a genius mage. If you can't even accelerate a pill out of your windpipe, you deserve to choke on it." She joked.

Kiel's voice rose up an octave. "I'd like to see you cast a spell on a magical pill!"

Elaru shrugged. "You could have just cast a spell on the air surrounding the pill and pushed it out."

Kiel's eyebrow started twitching violently. "I would have done that, but it melted too fast!"

Elaru's eyes glittered mischievously, and she smirked. "Let me get this straight. Earlier you said you could have choked to death, and now you are saying that the pill melted just too fast to do anything let alone choke on it. You're contradicting yourself iceblock."

The veins on Kiel's neck bulged out. "You are missing the point!!"

Elaru shook her head and sighed. "I can't believe we are having this conversation."