Chapter 1105 Abyssal Invasion [Part 7]
Karshvar Draconis…
Valerie and Ali lost their consciousness after experiencing the worst headache of their life.
Ari, who barely managed to retain her consciousness, immediately summoned the other handmaidens to take Valerie and Ali to the Royal Infirmary.
She was quite shaken by what just transpired, and she had no idea why it had happened. The only thing she knew was that she was unable to think properly at the moment due to the pain that still persisted inside of her head.
Half an hour later, the pain she was feeling had faded, but Valerie and Ali were still unconscious.
The doctor who had checked their vital signs said that everything was normal.
"Perhaps the shock wave we experienced earlier made the two of them feel disoriented, making them lose their consciousness," the Doctor explained to Queen Saphira, who was holding her daughter's hand with worry. "I'm sure that they will regain their consciousness soon, so you don't have to feel anxious, Your Majesty."
"Thank you, Doctor," Queen Saphira replied. "You may take your leave. I will call you if something happens."
The doctor nodded and left the Infirmary to return to the front lines.
Several Dragons and Dragon Borns were injured due to the ongoing battle against the Abyssal Creatures, and they needed all the help that they could get in order to repel the invaders that had dared to appear within their territory.
Ari held Ali's hand as the latter was also knocked unconscious by the headache that they felt earlier.
Suddenly, the eyes of her sister slowly opened, making Ari immediately hug her out of worry.
"Y-You're heavy, Ari," Ali said after being hugged out of the blue. "Get off me."
Ari refused to budge and ended up crying while clinging to her sister. The two of them were orphans, so their bond was extremely strong.
If something really happened to Ali, Ari wouldn't know what to do because her sister was the only family member she had left in this world.
Valerie, who was on the other bed, also started to stir.
The first person that the Dragon Princess saw was her mother, who was looking at her with worry.
"Mother?" Valerie asked and tried to stand up. However, she winced and placed her hand on her head, trying to lessen the pain that she was feeling. "My head… it hurts."
"Does it hurt?" Queen Saphira immediately placed her hand over Valerie's head and used a bit of her healing magic. "Just relax. I will help you remove the pain."
Valerie obeyed and closed her eyes. Her mother's touch made her feel safe and protected, just like the touch of that person.
'… That person?' Valerie thought. 'Who is that person?'
The Dragon Princess was greatly confused. She felt as if she had forgotten something important, but when she tried to recall it, the pain would return, making her wince in pain.
In the end, Valerie stopped thinking about it, and the pain went away.
"Are you feeling better?" Queen Saphira asked after she removed her hand from Valerie's head.
"Yes, Mother," Valerie replied. "I am feeling a lot better now."
"Good. Just rest here. The war is still ongoing. I will stay here and protect you, okay?"
"Mmm. Thank you, Mother."
Valerie then shifted his gaze to Ari, who was hugging Ali like a koala refusing to let go. The Dragon Princess couldn't help but giggle after seeing this scene.
She didn't really know what had happened to her and Ali, but she was glad that she was no longer feeling any pain inside her head.
'I hope this war ends soon,' Valerie thought. 'I'd like to visit Aur and play with him for a bit.'
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Crystal Palace…
Two crystal statues, which were right beside each other, started to form cracks in their surface.
Half a minute later, the crystals crumbled to pieces and disappeared as if they had never been there in the first place.
Aurelia looked at her mother in surprise.
Queen Evangeline, on the other hand, had a frown on her beautiful face. She briefly heard her husband's voice before she was encased in crystal.
Truth be told, it was impossible for Crystal Dragons to turn into crystal statues because they were already made up of crystal.
The only way for them to enter this state was for a truly powerful Crystal Dragon, who had the authority of a Dragon King, to use their power to encase their bodies in crystal.
Aurelia and Queen Evangeline could also use this ability as a last resort. It protected their bodies from physical and mental attacks, allowing them to survive a blow that could otherwise kill them.
"Mother, did father…" Aurelia wasn't able to finish whatever she was going to say because Queen Evangeline's finger pressed over her daughter's lips, preventing her from speaking.
"Your father always has a reason for doing things," Queen Evangeline stated. "Since he acted like this, it meant that he had shielded us from something that might have otherwise harmed us."
Aurelia nodded her head in understanding. Even from the Crystal Palace, she could feel the sound of loud explosions happening in the distance.
An Abyssal Gate had appeared in their territory, and currently, Lady Augustina, Piccoro, and the Floating Fortress of Heaven's Gate were in the midst of a battle against the Abyssal Creatures.
Although she still didn't understand why her father protected her mother and her, Aurelia believed that she would know the reason soon enough.
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Six Kingdoms in Solais…
Alexander's, Maximilian's, Keane's, Gerhart's, and Hana's crystal statues all broke at the same time.
The moment they regained their senses, they heard Aurora's wails of sadness, making them all look in her direction.
There, they saw Lux's forces circling a giant block of crystal and a pink-haired beauty crying as she leaned her body against the crystal in front of her.
It didn't take long before they realized what had happened.
Alexander, Maximilian, and Hana immediately appeared in front of the crystal.
The Saint of Barbatos Academy slashed the crystal with his sword, but aside from creating several sparks after the impact of his blow, the surface of the crystal remained clear. Alexander's attack didn't even leave a dent in it.
"Stand aside!" Maximilian, who was in his Giant Boar Form, charged with the intention of ramming the Giant Crystal in order to free Lux.
They didn't sense any signs of life inside his body. Out of worry, they were desperately trying to break the Crystal so that the Half-Elf could get medical attention as soon as possible.
However, even with Maximilian's full-powered charge, the Giant Crystal was without damage, making the Giant Boar frown.
"Please, stand down."
A voice filled with Divinity reached their ears, making Alexander and Maximilian look at the young man who was hovering beside the Giant Crystal and looking at them with a pained expression on his face.
Eriol's face was pale, and his hand was clutching his chest. He had suffered serious injuries after blocking the attack of the Avatar of the Outer God, who was still sleeping at the lowest level of the Abyss.
"You will not be able to break this crystal," Eriol explained. "And even if you could, you should refrain from doing so. This is the only thing that is keeping Lux's chances of getting revived, so I would greatly appreciate it if all of you would stop doing anything reckless in an attempt to destroy it."
Eriol then raised his hand and Keoza's Dragon Token appeared on the palm of his hand.
With a sigh filled with regret, Eriol tossed the Dragon Token to the ground.
A moment later, a handsome man with long white hair appeared in front of everyone. His blue eyes were filled with sadness as he looked at the Half-Elf, who was trapped inside the giant crystal and suspended in time.
"I can't stay for long, so I will let Keoza explain everything to all of you," Eriol stated. "But know this. None of you are allowed to break this crystal. Make sure to let everyone know about it."
Eriol gave the crystal one last glance before his entire body turned into particles of light, rising up to the Heavens.
He and Max had suffered greatly from this clash against the Outer God, and both of them needed to rest in order to recover. As to how long their rest would take, Eriol didn't know.
He just hoped that the next time he opened his eyes, Solais would still be there.
The Outer God's attack meant to erase Lux and Solais from the face of the multiverse.
The attack that Daniel had unleashed was not ordinary.
It was an attack enforced by a powerful law.
Since the Law that he had used was the law to erase things, Eriol and Max both bent the rule a bit to negate its original purpose.
Instead of erasing Lux and Solais, making them cease to exist, what the Gods of Games and Gambling did was to erase Lux from everyone's mind.
In short, almost everyone in the world had forgotten him, except for the Supremes, Demigods, as well as a handful of individuals who succeeded in preventing their memories from being tampered with.
Eriol had also used that opportunity to bend the Law of the Outer God to erase the gateway that allowed the Abyss to invade Elysium and Solais, cutting them off completely.
Because of this, no matter what Daniel did, he would be unable to open any gateway that would lead his forces to Elysium and Solais, trapping him in the Abyss.
All of this was achieved because of the sacrifice of one Half-Elf, and yet, Eriol and Max felt very bitter about it.
As the Gods of Games and Gambling closed their eyes, another God moved in the background.
It had sensed the aura of someone familiar to it, so it decided to take a peek at what was happening in the Multiverse.
Countless glowing golden orbs that resembled eyes shuttled across the weave, peering through the past, present, and future.
After a brief investigation, they discovered something interesting, and all of them flocked towards a particular soul, who was floating aimlessly across time and space.
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