Elias couldn't feel Givalich's Mana anywhere in the church.
Ria told Elias that Givalich left the church earlier while saying that she was hungry. The dragon flew in the direction of a small town to the east to find food and they lost track of her before long.
Boom!
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"
The loud sound of something landing on the ground followed by a shrill scream echoed through the entire church and Elias realized that Givalich must've arrived back at the church. That sound was probably from one of the nuns that didn't know about Givalich.
Elias waited for a few moments before he finally felt Givalich coming in the direction of his hospital room. He told everyone in the room to give him some privacy and Argo gladly grabbed Dray and left the room. Dray tried to protest, but he wasn't strong enough to stop her from pulling him out against his will.
Ria smiled at Elias and leaned forward to try and give him a small kiss right at the edge of his mouth. Elias narrowed his eyes at her while leaning away and Ria rolled her eyes before pulling back and turning to leave.
Elias really knows how to ruin all the fun. This was what Ria thought as she left the room. After spending that night together before, Ria thought that she and Elias would be able to get back together again. She was happy when he came back alive and she hoped that he would finally stop acting so suicidal and finally settle down, but it seems that she was wrong.
Ria opened the door and she saw Givalich standing there. The dragon was wearing a pair of black trousers and a red top that showed off her toned belly. There was a toothpick between her red lips and the distinct smell of human blood slammed into Ria's nose once she was close to the dragon. Did Givalich just eat a human!?
"Oh, it's another nun. Are you going to scream like the last one, girl? I don't know what happened over the last few hundred years, but you humans never changed. You're still scared of everything."
Givalich spoke in a strange accent that made Ria think of a very old person that was talking to a child. Ria would usually be offended whenever someone speaks to her like that. But she really has no right to be offended by someone like Givalich. Givalich was a thousand years old, and to Givalich, talking to Ria was just like speaking to a child.
Ria smiled and gave a small bow.
"We humans try our best to always preserve the values that define us. It is why we have survived for so long,"
Givalich hummed with a raised brow. Is that so? Humans are really interesting creatures.
"At least the way you taste never changed, that's one good thing. You can leave now,"
Ria showed no indication that she heard what Givalich said about eating humans. As a nun, she has to try and care for people as much as possible, but there is nothing she can do about Givalich eating people. Dragons are known to be extremely carnivorous and they will eat anything that has meat in it. So long as Givalich does not eat anyone in the church, then Ria wouldn't say anything about Givalich's meal plan.
Ria left the room and Givalich stretched her hands above her head and to the side with a small groan as she entered the hospital room. She noticed how scattered the room was and she made a joke about what Elias and Ria were doing in there. Were they so rough that they broke the hospital beds? Elias just gave her a look of annoyance before turning to return to his bed because of the pounding in his head.
Givalich chuckled and walked over to the window to look outside at the valley below. There were a lot of children playing around down there. The children were orphans or people who were abandoned by their parents. The church took them in and allowed them to stay there.
Elias sat down and tried to make himself comfortable on his bed. He touched his head and cursed. He should have asked Ria for a painkiller. Or at least he should call a nurse that could heal this headache.
"A lot of things changed while I was away,"
Givalich spoke up suddenly and Elias grunted in response. He really didn't care about her reminiscing. Does she not know that she has been gone for seven hundred years? Did she expect the world to stand still and wait for her?
Elias heard Givalich walking towards him and he looked up to see her standing in front of him. Givalich put her hands over his head and then she activated the [Healing - S] skill. A large amount of relief immediately washed over Elias as his head felt a cooling sensation all over it! He groaned happily and his shoulders loosened up slowly.
"You should say something if you're in pain and allow others to help you, boy. What's the point of suffering in silence?"
Givalich said this to Elias in a way that made Elias feel like a child and Elias just sighed whole muttering a quiet 'thank you'. For some reason, Elias didn't mind being spoken to like he was a child as long as it was Givalich. Elias could now understand the type of person Givalich was and he knew that Givalich wasn't speaking to him in that condescending way just to insult him. That was just the sort of person she was. She was like a big sister that couldn't see her little siblings in pain. Is this why she was trying so hard to get Dragonnel back?
"What exactly do you plan to do moving forward? It's been a few days since we came back and I'm getting restless just sitting around when I know that Dragonnel is with that bastard,"
And once again, she only thinks about her brother. Elias was sure that Dragonnel was the only reason why Givalich hasn't already left him and gone away. Givalich has no reason to stay with Elias other than her desire to help Dragonnel.
When Givalich fought the demon lord, she realized that she was actually not a match for him in a one-on-one battle. Even though the demon lord was very young and inexperienced, he made up for it with a lot of skill and power. His raw power was enough to make anyone worried. And the worst thing about it was the fact that he didn't even use his Resonance to fight against Givalich. He only used magic skills and a sword to fight and he was already that dangerous. What would have happened if we both went all out with our magic resonance? Would I have won?
Givalich's thoughts were interrupted as Elias spoke up to answer her question.
"We're going west once I'm done healing. The next mission we need to complete is there,"
Givalich rose a brow as she finally finished with the healing. She stopped the healing skill and Elias thanked her and stood up once he was sure that his head was no longer throbbing.
"West? Isn't that the direction of Volcanica? What are we going to do there? You said it was destroyed?"
Givalich asked this in curiosity and Elias answered gruffly.
"I said the dragons were destroyed. Volcanica still stands and there are still people living there,"
Givalich was surprised by this. She thought that Volcanica was completely destroyed and that was why she never bothered going to check her former home, but now that she heard that it was still standing, she felt this strange sense of excitement in her chest. She hasn't been home in a long time.
But what exactly does Elias want to do on Volcanica?
"If there are no dragons on the continent, then what are we going there for?"
Elias grabbed his things and put on his jacket as he answered. He knew that he would sound crazy to her right now, but he had to tell her his plan if he ever wanted her to trust him.
"Have you heard of Asgorath?"
Givalich gave Elias a curious look. What the hell does Elias want to do with a fictional god?
Asgorath was something known as a Great Dragon. He was a dragon that presumably lived a million years ago, and he is the originator and the god of all other dragons... apparently.
Dragons and Dragon slayers have been sharing stories about Asgorath for so long that people can no longer tell what is true and what is false about the great Dragon.
Givalich and Dragonnel were both told the stories of Asgorath by their mother and Givalich didn't believe that Asgorath was real. Elias could see the look of confusion on Givalich's face and he ignored it.
"The great Dragon is real,"
Givalich scoffed and asked.
"Do you have proof?"
"Yes..."
Elias stopped for a second when he saw Givalich narrow her eyes at him and he realized that it would be impossible to lie to a thousand-year-old dragon.
"No, I don't. But I've read scrolls,"
"Don't base your beliefs on scrolls whose authors you know nothing about, boy."
Elias sighed as Givalich said this and Givalich just frowned and folded her hands under her breasts.
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