Rosie's Games

Chapter 320: The Howling Mountains

When Lucas said his bed… what he meant was actually his study.

In the mansion.

Rosalind did not know if she should show her irritation or just laugh at herself for thinking other things. josei

She had no way of knowing that he had been sleeping in his study. Literally.

She eyed the single bed in his study and wondered why he was staying there instead of sleeping on his own bed in his own bedroom. Surely, this house was large enough for him to have a bedroom, right?

"These are the relics that had been identified so far," Lucas said as he opened a book on the table. She was currently sitting on the only chair in his study while he was sitting on the table just in front of her. He was looking down at her while her head was lifted slightly so he could see her face. "The ones that they used—" he revealed the relic that he took from the walls of Wugari. "This one can be used to lure beasts. I have yet to find one of these. I believe they can be found in the Howling Mountains."

Rosalind's eyes narrowed at the relic as realization hit her. "Is that the reason why they targeted Rakha?" Even in her past life, the first kingdom that was hit by the tide after the fall of Lonyth was Rakha. Did that happen in the past because some people wanted to have access to the Howling Mountains? If that is the case, they just stopped Ena Thun's plan!

"We are going to find out when we get there."

"When will we get there?" she lifted an eyebrow. What was he talking about?

"I plan to bring you with me… to train."

"How about the others?"

"We will bring them too."

"To Howling Mountains?" she had heard rumors about that place. She had heard that not many people survive on that mountain. It was dangerous, and the seas that separated Rakha from the island where the Howling Mountains were located are very dangerous too.

"The Rakha Kingdom has been mining different relics from the shore of the island. They would not dare to stay the night in that place or explore the rest of the island. The ones who were able to go to that place had never come back alive and the ones who did were simply not the same anymore. One of those people was Ena Thun's father. Not many people knew this, but he dared to go to that place. The people accompanying him died. He came back… alive but he could not speak of what happened there. Moreover, he has become very sickly, to the point that the only one keeping him alive is… Federico Lux."

"I have never heard of him going to that place," Rosalind said.

"They kept it a secret. The only ones who knew were the members of the seven families and the King of Rakha. I only stumbled upon the information because of some… things that I did in the past."

Rosalind nodded. If that is the case then… "Do you think Ena Thun's father was able to bring back the relics and now Ena wants more of them?" Is that the real reason why she did all this? To obtain more relics?

Lucas took the three relics that he had and placed them on top of the table. Since Rosalind already put the eight relics that she gathered in Aster, they now only had three. Almost immediately, the heavy feeling that accompanied the relics hit her. She took a deep breath as she got up. She decided to move a little further away from them.

"Do you feel it?" he asked. She nodded in response. "Wrap it with your dark mist," he instructed. Again, she did it without asking questions. She could ask questions later. All she wanted to do now was get rid of the relic as it was making her uncomfortable. There were only three relics, but since they were placed next to each other, the pressure that she felt was strong.

To her surprise, however, the moment her mist touched the relic, it started melting.

"Go on," Lucas said. "Continue."

Rosalind nodded. Then she watched as the three relics merged into one rock— an ordinary-looking rock. However, she also noticed something else. The pressure around the rock had gotten even stronger!

Rosalind bit her lower lip, sweat beaded her forehead. Seeing her reaction, Lucas immediately put the relic back in his spatial bag.

"What was that?"

"I have no idea," he shrugged. "But it was not good."

"I know," Rosalind wiped her forehead. It was only a few minutes yet her back was already drenched with sweat. "What kind of relic would have such pressure?" she asked.

"Ordinary people cannot feel it."

"But you can."

"Just a little bit."

Rosalind gulped, her lips thinned.

"If a large amount of relics like that exist in the Howling Mountains then… we cannot let them have it." The ability to make the beasts act like that was simply too frightening. They could use it if they wanted to target a kingdom or even an empire.

"I believe Ena Thun is going to use it to do other things," he said.

"Other things?"

"The seven families have always been at an impasse when it came to who was more powerful or who should rule the continent. I believe they wanted to use the relics to create other people who could wield the elements."

Rosalind blinked. There was only one person that could wield the element in each generation. However, the existence of Valentin and Elias was proof that the times were changing. The seven families were evolving and it might be because of the relics that Ena Thun had.

If that was the case then… "We need to get that stone."

"Which is why we are going to the Howling Mountains."

Rosalind turned silent. They were not even sure if this was really Ena Thun's goal. However, even if Ena was not using the stone to create more Blessed Individuals, possessing that kind of relic is still not good, especially for someone who likes to play the hero, someone like… Ena Thun.

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A/N: So, Eve's Gambit is R19 and it will tie up some loose ends on Rosie's Games like how did Rosie turn back time and stuff like that. It is also darker as Eve is scheming and pretty is a morally gray character. I really hope you will like it. Add Eve's gambit to your library please! Thank you!