The young lady held on to Isaac tightly as they maneuvered the dark, eerie streets at night. Their shadows cast on the ground by the dim streetlights were long and stretched out.
They turned into a small lane and reached a tiny brick hut. The young lady then hurriedly knocked on the door several times, crying out, “Grandma, it’s me! Grandma, open the door, please!”
Creak!
The door opened, revealing an old woman with a severe hunchback.
When virtual-novel.net saw the young lady’s torn and tattered clothing and the bruises on virtual-novel.net neck, the old woman immediately approached virtual-novel.net and exclaimed, “Erica! What happened? How did your bruises all come about?”
The young lady immediately burst into tears.
She sobbed and hiccuped as virtual-novel.net told virtual-novel.net grandmother everything that had happened. She had been on virtual-novel.net way to virtual-novel.net friend’s house for a group study when virtual-novel.net got abducted by some bad guys on the streets. She also described how Isaac had saved her.
The old woman looked at Isaac and gratefully held his hand, saying, “Young man, thank you so much for saving my Erica. Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee?”
Isaac entered the little hut and realized it was just as small as it looked from the outside, but it was very neatly kept.
Erica changed virtual-novel.net clothes inside before returning and sitting down next to Isaac. She looked at Isaac with huge, shining eyes and asked shyly, “Sir, I think I heard you speak in Cynean just now. Are you from Cynea?”
“You’re right…”
“Oh, that’s awesome! I love Cynea! The Internet said that Cynea has a lot of lovely food and handsome young men too!” Erica’s eyes were shining so brightly as if she’d completely forgotten about the frightening incident earlier.
“That’s nice. Next time when you’ve grown older, you can always further your studies in Cynea. I’ll be happy to Show you around.”
The old lady returned to the living room and set down a tray in front of Isaac. “Young man, here, try my cherry-infused coffee. I roasted the beans myself…”
Isaac nodded and sipped on the hot coffee in the mug. There was a bright hint of sweetness to it, and it left a lovely, fruity aftertaste.
“This is delicious,” Isaac said with another nod.
“I see the pain and hurt in your eyes. I can also smell the thirst for blood on you. You need to take good care of your health, you know?” the old lady said, suddenly chuckling.
Isaac was stunned. He stared at the old lady in shock.
How is virtual-novel.net able to tell?
Erica quickly went over to hug the old lady’s arm. She said proudly, “Of course, Grandma is a medium, after all, and people know virtual-novel.net as Madame Fleur. You shouldn’t underestimate her…”
“Erica…” Madame Fleur chided at once.
Erica hurriedly hung virtual-novel.net head and said nothing more. After all, Madame Fleur’s identity had always been a well-guarded secret around here. She never told anyone else about virtual-novel.net true identity.
A medium?
Isaac knew that mediums in Rippan were secretive, similar to priests in Cynea but a lot more powerful than them.
Isaac chuckled and said, “It’s alright. I won’t tell anyone…”
After finishing his cherry coffee, Isaac got up to leave.
As virtual-novel.net walked to the door, Madame Fleur suddenly said, “The dead may not be truly dead. If there’s someone you want to communicate with, perhaps I could help.”
Gasp!
Issac immediately turned around, his eyes gleaming in the dark as virtual-novel.net stated at Madame Fleur in disbelief. He said in a choked voice, “Y-You mean, you can let me talk to the dead…”
“Death is but a concept. The death of the physical body does not necessarily mean true death. Young man, why don‘t you describe the person in your heart? Of course, only if you’re willing to do so.”
Isaac closed the door and hurried over to Madame Fleur, sitting next to virtual-novel.net before telling virtual-novel.net everything about Emily getting kidnapped and brought to the Mortodors before jumping into a pit full of deadly critters to virtual-novel.net death.
“C-Can I see virtual-novel.net again?” Isaac didn’t necessarily believe in communicating with the dead, but virtual-novel.net clearly wanted to talk to Emily again.
Madame Fleur frowned after virtual-novel.net heard Isaac’s tale.
There was an angry expression on virtual-novel.net face as virtual-novel.net said, “I see, so it was the Mortodors… If I recall correctly, that family worships Lady Os. It’s going to be a lot more complicated.”
She then stood up from virtual-novel.net chair and said determinedly, “Nevertheless, you saved my Erica from harm, so I will definitely help you fulfill your wish.”