บท 249: Seeking Answers

By the time Jayce stirred awake, it was already dark outside.

The moment his consciousness returned, he jolted up, looking around the room in confusion. His eyes were wide and his heart was beating out of his chest.

"J-Jayce what's wrong?" Lianna murmured.

He looked over at Lianna who seemed to have been startled awake by him.

It took a few moments for his brain to catch up, having been subjected to the vision from the sword. Out of reflex, he reached out with his right hand, searching for the sword which he was gripping earlier.

"Where is the sword?" He asked, with a hint of panic in his voice.

"Is it not in your spatial ring?" She replied, rubbing her tired eyes.

Jayce quickly sent his consciousness into the spatial ring, only to cry out in panic a moment later.

"It's gone!" he exclaimed, feeling his stomach drop.