Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 75: Love Issues

*Hota*

I raised a wall of earth around my unconscious allies and myself. Though the winds turned the outer parts into sand.

Tsk. Seems this kid is like Sirius in more ways than one.

"I... I..." Dan yelled as he held his head. A great darkness began to surround him.

"Huh?" I said, backing away.

"Dan!" a voice yelled. "Dan!"

"H-Hal?" Dan asked as he removed his hands from his head.

"Dan," Hal said as he swung from tree to tree on silver wires. He gasped upon seeing the darkness around him.

"Brother, D... He..."

"D is alright," a girl said. "I can fix him up. His core is still intact. Now calm down, Dan. If you don't you might be taken away."

Taken away?

Dan took a deep breath. The wind around him died down and he fell toward the ground. Hal jumped up and caught him in mid-air.

"Don't worry, brother. We're here."

I narrowed my eyes at the Hoinians. "Who is he? Or rather, what is he?"

"Don't say a word about this to any one," Hal said as he turned around. "If you do then I'll personally kill you."

I chuckled. "Kill me? No, I'm even more curious as to what you're hiding. Though allow me to guess... that kid right there is like Lei, isn't he? He has abyssmal powers."

Hal continued to walk away. "Then you should know what'll happen to him if anyone discovers about this. I heard from Sarah that a group was after Lei, most likely to retrieve the core of the abysmal within."

I nodded. "Yeah, I'm aware since I was there when he was attacked. Though harboring an abyssmal who can't control his powers is dangerous."

"There is a way to control it," Hal said, clenching the older boy tightly in his arms. "You saw it. I managed to calm him down with ease. As long as I'm around, he should be fine."

"Hal, you should've stayed with him," his female companion said as they made it to the edge of the forest.

The gray eyed boy stared at his brother. "I know, Catriona. I know."

"Well, you won't have to worry about me spilling the beans. Though I do advise you to keep watch over him. It's possible that one day someone will discover and attack when you least expect."

"Don't worry. My family is one filled with mercenaries. We are perfectly capable of defending him."

"I see," I said, putting a hand on my hip. I took a step back and wavered. Ugh, the prana I had drawn up was starting to run out.

"That was a dangerous technique you've used," Hal said as he turned around.

I chuckled as I fell to one knee. "I... know." I narrowed my eyes at his pockets. "Hmm... it appears that you have a fake jewel."

"Huh?" Catriona asked, turning around. "A fake?"

"Yeah. Your black marble is a fake," I said.

Hal pulled up the marble and clenched it tightly. The stone shattered, revealing that it was nothing more than dirt with a layer of white stone around it. "Those Sefans!"

"No... they fooled us," Catriona said. She chuckled. "At least that gives us a chance to get that jewel fair and square."

"Though that means that we're three jewels behind," Hal said, sighing.