Rosie's Games

Chapter 305: Belisarius

The physical fatigue that Rosalind felt after fighting all those beasts was different this time. She could physically feel the darkness draining from her body. Her limbs felt heavy and she could sense weakness all over her body. josei

Aside from that, her mind felt fuzzy and confused.

Despite this, she assured him that she was fine as he took her to her room.

"You do not look fine," he said.

"I am. However, this was the first time that I felt something like this." To be honest, what Rosalind felt right now was a mixture of exhaustion and excitement. This was the first time that she fought against so many beasts with her darkness. While she sustained a scratch or two, she was alive!

She survived!

She was not claiming that she had become an expert, but she was the one who knew her body best. She knew that she was improving— at a very fast rate.

Whatever it was that he did to her, to train her was working so well.

She could not wait to become stronger.

'Stronger?'

Rosalind jolted up when she heard the cold voice. She looked around her room. She did not notice Lucas leave. Did she fall asleep in his arms?

Then does this mean she was dreaming?

"Who is there?"

'Just a little more…' the voice echoed inside her head. Rosalind felt a pull from somewhere. She closed her eyes and the next thing she knew she was already back in the dark and damp dungeon.

"Who is there?" she asked.

'Just a little more and you will see.' A sinister voice echoed against the walls of the dungeon. Goosebumps skittered all across her skin. The atmosphere was unsettling as always.

She cannot shake the feeling that she was being watched and that something terrible was going to happen if she stayed in this place. Rosalind bit her lower lip in an attempt to wake up, she wanted to escape this place.

"What does that mean?"

She turned around. Her heart pounding against her chest.

"Reveal yourself!"

'Hahaha'

The laughter seemed to have become closer and more menacing. Again, she turned and could only see the darkness.

'The truth lies within'

"What?" A sense of unease filled her.

'The truth lies hidden'

"What are you talking about?" Rosalind yelled. She just wanted this to stop. She wanted the dreams to stop bothering her.

'Listen to the darkness' the voice whispered.

'Amidst the shadow of the night'

'There is something hidden out of sight'

'Listen close and you might find'

'The answer that's been on your mind'

"Who are you!?" Rosalind asked again. She could feel her heart drumming so hard against her chest. She wanted to leave… she wanted to leave now!

....

Lucas frowned as he stared at Rosalind's pained expression.

"How is she?" he asked the man standing next to Rosalind. He too was staring at Rosalind. His white attire seemed to glow in the dim lighting of the room. His long hair cascaded down his back like a river of darkness, mysterious yet frightening at the same time.

Just like Lucas, the man's brows were furrowed with worry, his piercing brown eyes were clouded with confusion.

"Alive," he answered as his eyes flickered between shades of brown, blue, and black. Despite the troubled expression, there was a hint of divine quality in his features. In the stillness of the room, he seemed almost otherworldly, as if he was someone that does not belong to this world.

"That is not what I was asking," Lucas responded.

"She is somewhere…" The man looked at Lucas. "The resemblance is uncanny. Are you certain they are two different people?"

"I cannot say."

"You cannot say? You have been with her for weeks. Have you tried—" realization hit the man. He pursed his lips. "You did not want to hurt her."

"I tried to train her. I let her use darkness to see if she would somehow remember anything, or awaken. She is…she is improving so fast, I had to call you."

"That explains the fever. She is becoming stronger. When did you train her?"

"Just a few days ago."

"That fast?"

"I know. I can feel it."

"This is impossible." The man said. "How could you— How could you hide this from me? From us!?"

"I was not sure," he reasoned. "I did not think that it would be possible. She — She is supposed to be dead."

"Or she is not."

"I have searched everywhere in this continent. I could not find her body."

"Then… then maybe they hid it."

"Balisarius, if she was alive then I would have died," Lucas said. "That is the only way that she would survive."

Balisarius frowned. "Something must have happened. There is no way that this face would appear in this world again. Unless… unless she reincarnated."

"Reincarnation?"

"Only when terms are met."

"Terms?"

"I cannot tell you the specifics. All I know is that… it exists. She could do it, but the terms should be close to impossible. It should not have happened to someone like her."

"Is there any other possibility?"

"I have read some ancient texts about… possessing another body."

"You— You are telling me that she is going to possess this body?"

"I cannot answer that question. She is long gone. Centuries… I do not think her soul would be intact. Again, some conditions needed to be met."

"Can you tell me about these conditions?"

"She could have left a certain object that could trigger the abilities. I do not know anything about it yet. I could try and look into it."

"Then look into it."

"You look worried."

"Should I not?" Lucas asked.

"The moment she wakes up, she will immediately try to kill you."

"I am going to take that chance."

"You cannot worry about the shell Lucas," Belisarius said. "Once 'she' wakes up, this shell will not recognize you anymore. She will not be kind."

"I know." Lucas clenched his jaw. "I know what I am doing. Look into its object and talk to me once you find something. For now… you may leave me alone." Lucas did not wait for Belisarius to answer. He waved his hand, and a dark portal appeared behind Belisarius. "You cannot be here," Lucas said as the portal swallowed the man with black hair.

"Still as greedy as ever," Belisarius said before he disappeared along with the portal.

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