When Stefan opened his eyes, he found himself in a dark space. He reached out his hands in order to perceive his surroundings. But he felt himself trapped in a small space.
Just as he moved a little and tried to open that enclosed space, light started pouring out from above his head. Stefan lifted his head only to get stung in his eyes by the strong light.
When his eyes adjusted to the light, he realized that he was sitting on a seabed like thing. It was all soft and comfy. He sighed with relaxation, but suddenly realized that his surroundings were not quite right.
His brain had yet to register this change, when he heard a cold and mechanical sound.
'Hello, Host', this voice was more like a voice devoid of any emotion unlike Heli's which excluded vitality from inside out.
Stefan felt very uncomfortable after hearing this voice. Although he did not know in which state, he currently was, he obviously did not want to dwell much on it.
''System?'', Stefan asked.
The system did not reply to him. It only repeated the instructions given earlier, as if on loop.
Stefan understood that this System was not like Heli who would reply whenever he asked any question to it. It seems that the system could only follow the manual instructions already present in its database.
He decided to put his issue aside for some time. Currently, he started observing his surroundings and came to a realization that he might be in the deep sea.
Although Stefan could not see himself at present, he did not think deeper about this issue, as he knew he would be able to see himself through the reflection present in the sea.
If he could see himself at present, he would realize that he was no longer human. It was because, Stefan was unaware of the changes in body.
Stefan was currently sitting inside a shell which contained different sizes of pearls neatly arranged according to the size and on his body, which no longer resembled his previous self, was shining with scales of golden colour.
He looked at his arm only to realize that there appeared scales of golden colour. Maybe he perceived something, but when he looked up, his eyes met another pair of peculiar eyes..
At this moment, he was out of his shell to observe why he could breathe freely underwater, only to feel a sight on him. He turned towards that direction and saw that a pair of blue coloured eyes were quietly observing him.
Stefan gently smiled and greeted the other party by waving his hands, "Hello!"
The other party looked at him, titled his head a little, and did not reply. He just came closer to Stefan and observed him with some vigilance, and confusion evident in his eyes.
After observing Stefan enough, the other party who was like a 19-year-old boy with striking features stretched out his hand and touched Stefan curiously.
Stefan looked at the handsome and cute boy in front of him and felt entranced from those blue eyes. Those blue eyes resembled the ocean and the deep sea very much.
The curled eyelashes were long enough to form a shadow over the eyes as a curtain enclosing the enchanting secret.
The boy had a pale skin which shone with luster matching the dark black colour of his waist-length hair. He was wearing nothing, but he wasn't naked, as the lower part of his body was covered with scales.
It was at this moment that Stefan came to know that the cute young boy present in front of him was a merman.
He said merman because he was well aware of the difference between a mermaid and a merman. Even in the legends, the mermaid has her upper body partially covered, unlike mermen who have a naked upper body and only the lower part of their body is covered with scales.
Just then, the boy said something in a strange language. Stefan did not understand the sentence completely, only vaguely catching on some familiar phrase.
The boy that is Justin looked at the beautiful young man in front of him, who is the most beautiful of all the sea creatures he has ever seen, and stared at the golden blessings appearing on his body.
As he looked at the carvings of blessing on this young man, a thought appeared in his mind, 'Perhaps, this man is the child in the prophecy!'. He was shocked by his own thoughts, but did not show anything on his face.
Since childhood, he has been trained how to lower the guard of strangers to protect themselves in a better way. So even if he knew that the boy in front of him might be the child in the prophecy, he did not treat him amicably.
Justin showed a cute smile while hiding the fangs in his mouth and expressed with his actions that he wanted to take the young man somewhere. Stefan, although understanding the meaning of the boy in front of him, was not sure about how to reject the cute boy.
As Stefan has just arrived in this world, he was unfamiliar with everything here, so he needed to grasp his own situation clearly first. There was also the unfamiliarity with his powers. He felt unsettled when he couldn't sense his core that contained both his magic and auras.
He didn't know what happened while teleporting, but then the pain he felt earlier was obviously not his illusion. Because he was well aware that whenever his body got injured, the healing power present in his body would be activated in order to save his life. But clearly, at that time, he heard Heli saying that his body had suffered irreversible damage.
As soon as he woke up, he had realized that something was off about his situation. There was no pain and wounds present in his body. It was absolutely impossible that the pain he suffered earlier was an illusion because at that moment he felt his soul being forcibly stuffed into something.
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Hello, Bunnies!! How are you guys? Did you miss Stefan? What do you think the boy means by 'the child from the prophecy'? Can anyone take a guess about it?
The update was a whole day late as I decided to make this chapter a big one. Since I couldn't update yesterday due to personal issues, I decided to write a long chapter!! What do you think about this chapter? Do you guys like it?
Ok!! How about a spoiler as a compensation?
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Goodbye Bunnies! Take care and yeah those who are ill, Get well soon!!
Thank you my lovely readers for your support !! Let's meet soon! Till then bye-bye!!:)
Not understanding his own situation clearly would obviously bring him more harm than good. God forbid if he ever encountered any danger while collecting the energy...
While thinking about collecting energy, he immediately thought of Li. He did not know in which condition Aouli was, how he was, or whether he was injured or not.
His thought process was interrupted by Justin, who wanted to take Stefan to his territory, he started pulling Stefan in one direction.
Knowing Justin's intention well, Stefan resisted and shook his head in disagreement to go with him.
Justin saw Stefan's resistance and lowered his head, where a dark light flashed in his eyes, but when he looked up, there was a sad look on his face. As amateur as Stefan was, he was still unaware of the dark thoughts of people and the lengths they could go to get what they wanted.
Stefan looked at Justin who looked sad and felt guilty for rejecting him, at this moment he remembered that there were various sizes of pearls filled in his shell according to the size. He gestured towards Justin and turned towards his shell, which was almost going to close by itself.
As soon as Stefan went near the shell, the shell as if welcoming its owner back opened again, displaying its beautiful appearance. This was the first time Stefan had seen the shell completely. The shell, although, looked small from the outside, was very big from the inside.
Stefan moved inside the shell but decided to observe it carefully after sending Justin away. After taking the most beautiful pearl in his arms which was like a ping-pong ball, he swam towards Justin and handed him the pearl with an apologetic face.
Justin saw that Stefan was holding something in his hands and coming towards him with an apologetic face. He wondered what it was, but when he saw that it was only a pearl, he lost interest in it. He did not show any of his personal emotions on his face, though. Even if he did not like the pearl much, he still took it from Stefan's arms and observed it.
Considering it a beautiful ornament, he decided to keep it in his treasury after going back to his home.
Stefan thought that Justin was having difficulty deciding what to do with the pearl, so he took the pearl back in his hands and went back to his shell again.
'System? Are you there?', he asked.
There was no reply from the system, but Stefan noticed a panel appearing in front of him. He observed the panel and found a help bar present in the corner. Stefan clicked on the help bar and typed his question. In almost two minutes, there was a reply which said 'Yes, you can access it as it is bound to your soul and is not restricted to your mortal body'.
Stefan immediately followed the instructions by biting his finger with his teeth and dropping three drops of blood on his shell.
As soon as the process was completed, Stefan felt a connection with the shell. He imagined the appearance of the space bracelet, and it appeared in his hands immediately.
After going through the contents, he found small pendants lying in the corner of the space bracelet. He remembered it was made of the branches given to him by Princess Esha. Choosing a suitable one, Stefan went outside and swam closer to Justin.
Justin was dumbfounded when Stefan took the pearl back from him, in a moment of instinctual action he wanted to snatch the pearl but stopped himself at the last moment.
He watched Stefan getting further and further, starting to feel a subtle disappointment in his heart. Then he laughed at his own fantasy. How could someone be his friend? Everyone just wanted to take benefits from him... No one was sincere! Everyone just wanted benefits and nothing else!!
As Justin was immersed in his dark thoughts, he saw Stefan coming towards him and hugging him, specifically his neck. Justin froze and dared not move. But after calming down, he realized that Stefan was hanging something around his neck.
Stefan stepped back after taking the measurement and, after taking the pearl in his hand, reduced its size to become as small as a ring. He borrowed some power from the shell and merged the pearl and the branch in his hand, which made the pendant look extraordinary.
Finishing the melting process, Stefan proceeded to hang it around Justin's neck and once again came closer to Justin.
This time, Justin was calm, knowing not to indulge in weird fantasies.
As Stefan stepped back, Justin was curious to see what he had hung around his neck, so he conjured a mirror out of thin air and saw an extraordinary pendant hanging around his neck giving mysterious vibes...
He was silent for some seconds, then threw a beautiful smile towards Stefan which made him look very cute and naughty.
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At that moment Justin had no idea what the pearl could bring him, but in the future when he experienced its miracle personally, he realized how precious and rare this pearl was. It was at this time that Justin experienced what it means when Johan said that some people become soulmates without a specific reason.
By this time, Justin knew that Stefan might really be the child in the prophecy. According to the prophecy, when all hope is lost, a declining power will rise and change the lost situation by reversing the situation. The child of prophecy will have blessings on their body since childhood, but only some with talented aptitude will be able to see it.
But there is another prophecy contradicting the first prophecy that says if the child of prophecy is unable to stimulate his/her powers at an early age, the continent will cease to exist. The declining power has a deep relation with the child of prophecy, the development of the declining power relies solely on the child of prophecy.
No one knows which declining power it will be, but since the prophecy was discovered many powers have risen and many have fallen. It has been a thousand years since many people stopped believing in prophecies, and so only a few old people still know the existence of the prophecy.
Hello, Bunnies! Is Stefan really the child of prophecy? What do you think the pearl's power is?
Did you guys like the chapter? Let me know in the comment section!!
I uploaded the chapter today, as I don't believe that I will be able to update it tomorrow considering the final outline of the research which I have to work on and submit before 28 October:}...
Anyway, what are your opinions on this chapter? Also, does anyone know about the third eye of a god?
If yes that's great! you are one step ahead of others! If not! don't worry you can always search on Google!
There is going to be a related plot regarding the third eye of that god.... Make yourself ready for an exciting adventure with Stefan!!!
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