Way of the Knights

Chapter 269 - Waking Up

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As Raven's consciousness returned to his body, his eyes opened and he involuntarily let out a groan. 

Luna, who was in the middle of cleaning his body, let out a gasp and felt her heartbeat quicken. 

"Avi? Avi, can you hear me?"

Raven tried shifting his head towards her direction and but suddenly found out that he couldn't. He let out another groan but he was actually trying to speak this time but his lips won't move. Luna kept on calling out to him and but Raven was only responding through groans. 

Suddenly, Raven remembered something before he lost consciousness.

Before he passed out, he cranked up the level of the Resistance Seal on his body in order to contain himself. Raven sighed inwardly and sank his perception on the seal. 

Under Luna's worried gaze, several golden seals appeared on his body. She watched as they dimmed down and saw Raven moved for the first time in a month. He slowly rose and sat up, he started twisting his arms in a circular motion, feeling stiffness and numbness all over his body.

"Ugh, I feel so stiff." Raven said as the numbness on his body gradually disappeared, he then turned to Luna who was on the verge of crying and asked: "What's the matter Princess? Did something happen-urg!"

"Avi!" Raven didn't finish speaking when Luna suddenly pounced on him and wrapped him into a tight hug. Raven returned the hug but he was frowning. He became even more confused when Luna said: "You're finally awake!"

"Yes, yes. I'm awake already. Relax, I'm only out for a few hours." Raven replied, hoping to calm her down. But what he didn't expect, was Luna's reply.

"What only few hours? Avi, you were unconscious for a whole month!" Luna exclaimed in his embrace.

"What did you say?" Raven asked in a shocked manner. 

Luna pulled away from the hug and wiped her tears, she then replied: "You heard me right. You were unconscious for a whole month. At first we thought that you were just gaining enlightenment but you were out for so long that we started becoming more and more worried. What happened to you anyway?"

Raven was gobsmacked. So much so that he didn't even know what to say. 

'I'm unconscious for a month? How could that be? Did my enlightenment really last for that long? If that's the case, then why was I barred when I entered the crown space? I should've been able to enter it! What's going on? This is so confusing!' 

These were Raven's inner thoughts in his momentary shock. He was pulled back to reality by Luna's voice. He now just realized that she must've been extremely worried for him all this time. He suddenly felt guilty so he did what he could for now and pulled her close to him. 

"Sorry." Raven said as he buried his head on her neck, taking a whiff of her wonderful scent and feeling his hear speed up. "I didn't know it's going to take that long. Sorry, for making you worry. I'll make it up to you I promise."

Upon hearing this, Luna cried even more as she returned his hug. Raven showered her with kisses and started inspecting their current location.

Seeing the state of what looks like to be his house, Raven smiled wryly and asked: "I did this, right?"

"Yeah, you did." Luna replied as she calmed down, "The night you went unconscious, we arrived here and saw a foreign force protecting you and destroying your house. We have to wait until it disappeared so that we could approach you. What was that anyway?"

"I'll explain later." Raven stood up and wore some clothes, he then said: "I'll go to my parents first, do inform the rest to come at the palace. I'll explain there, okay?"

Luna nodded and thought that it would be better that way, they then parted ways and Raven returned to his parents' home to inform them that he was alright.

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"Law Enlightenment for a whole month. That is really unheard of." 

The King commented in an emotional manner. The rest who were present at his office felt the same way as well. 

Raven already informed that the whole month that he spent unconscious was really under an enlightenment. 

Like the King said, experiencing an enlightenment for a whole month was completely unheard of. Even he himself, his enlightenment only spanned for two days which is already rare on it's own. 

"That's crazy, Dude." Paul commented, "What kind of Law did you learn for you to experience enlightenment for that long anyway?"

"Destruction." Raven simply replied, making the whole room silent. For some reason, a few of them felt that he was joking. 

"Remember what happened to my house?" He asked and all of them nodded, "If it was something else, then it wouldn't have ended up in that state." 

His reasoning was plausible. Raven's home was practically reduced into ruins due to his uncontrollable release of his Law. 

"It's makes sense." Morel commented, "The Law that was protecting him managed to ward all of us away from him. Not even my Wind Laws could pass through those gaps." 

His point caused Raven's statement to be even more valid. When Raven was releasing his Destruction Laws everywhere, it wasn't only his team and his parents who were there. There's also the Golden Knights and the King himself. All of them tried waking up Raven through various means but failed due to the protection of Destruction Law. 

"Destruction Laws." The King muttered, "I'm afraid that only you gained enlightenment with such Law in the whole population of the Kingdom."

"That's right." Balmung commented, "The rarest on the current records is the Crystal Laws. But the one who possessed it unfortunately fell in battle. Which makes you the rarest of them all. What can you do with it?"

"Brother/Boy!" Luna and the King glared at Balmung, making him scowl and sink a little on his chair.

"Haha, my bad. Never mind brother-in-law, forget that I asked." Balmung said meekly, feeling the searing glare of the two. 

"It's fine everyone." Raven smiled and didn't mind Balmung's inquiry. "But even though I really wanted to show it to you, I'm afraid that I couldn't since I don't have much control over it for now."

"Hmm? You can't control it? Wasn't control your specialty?" Mark asked in confusion.

"Yeah it is." Raven replied, "But it's so unruly like a spoiled and energetic child. If I released in this state, I'm afraid I'll destroy this whole table in one touch. I sealed it away for now, so it's all good."

Some people involuntarily inhaled sharply. His words might be a little too much and boastful but this is Raven who's speaking. He never lies in these kinds of conversations, which means that he meant his every word.

Of course, everyone who just learned a Law would naturally struggle to control it. But most of the times, the struggle would be at making it harmful, not the other way around. However, it seems that Raven's uniqueness is too vivid that he actually experienced the latter.

"Well, all the more reason to train right? I suspect that you won't slack off just because you are blessed by the Laws now, am I right?" Luis asked in a testing manner.

"You know me too well, Dad." Raven smiled, "Don't worry, I'll naturally have to put a leash on it. It shouldn't take me long." 

"But enough about this." Raven said, "Can you guys fill me in on what I've missed during this time?" 

Raven changed the topic and of course, the rest filled him in right away. He was expecting to miss out on a lot but is seems that he set his expectations a little to high since he barely missed anything at all. 

During his disappearance, it was his assistant Armond who replaced him as the Instructor. The Student Profiles were updated each day and Raven already caught up with them. As for the matters of the Kingdom as a whole, Raven didn't miss anything important since the Black Curtain Guild didn't send anyone to attack at all. After filling him in, the meeting was adjourned and Raven left with Luna and his team.

All in all, what he missed are some important lectures for his students, his daily training and his precious time with his family, friends and of course Luna. All of these, he could fix with no problem. 

The meeting ended and Raven decided to spend time with his parents along with Luna as well. He mainly asked her about the activities at the Academy and of course, they went on a date under a disguise. 

Later that day, Luna returned to her own house after Raven moved in to an Inn since his home was destroyed. He then ate a meal and went ahead to check if there's any messages from his slave. He found none so far which was alright. 

Finally, as the night approached. Raven sat on the bed and touched his connection with the crown. He then once again tried entering the crown space and found himself warping away, which means that he was being transported. 

Once his vision adjusted, he found himself standing in front of a silhouette that certainly wasn't Inos. Who is this person?