An Owl's Rise

Chapter 366 Chapter 366

"Now, what happened? I can tell that Evelyn here is injured and all of you look quite haggard."

As the leader of their group Evelyn told Lucia about the attack on the Roost and how they had escaped but ended up stranded.

She did make sure to omit that she was the target of the attack because of the divine item that she had imbedded within her. Evelyn may have trusted Lucia to a degree, but she was not about to reveal one of her greatest secretes that she had not even told any of her companions yet.

The only one that Evelyn had ever told about the Aethersphere was Melisandre. But now it was not even clear if she had survived. When Evelyn last saw her, she was in a terrible condition with horrid wounds all over her body.

"I see. The Tyrannis Union is especially known for their violence. You have my sympathies. I know what it is like to have your home destroyed by an overwhelming force." Lucia said, her eye filled with sorrow.

It had been a long time, but she still vividly remembered the day that Atsabala had fallen.

"Now what is it you want from me exactly? Lucia asked once Evelyn had finished her explanation.

"I am sure that you can tell that I have been crippled by my injuries. Unfortunately, I do not have any healing items powerful enough to fix the damage I have incurred. This might be impertinent of me, but I was hoping you might be able to help. Of course, I would be willing to offer you proper compensation."

Yet, as Lucia carefully looked Evelyn over, she frowned and shook her head.

"I have no intention on wasting one of my few precious healing potions strong enough to restore your body. If that is all you are here for, you should leave."

Evelyn hung her head at Lucia's refusal. She had known it was a possibility and accepted her decision.

However, Bylur, Rehni, Verrader, and Aralee did not.

It would have been one thing if Lucia did not have a potent enough potion, but she had just admitted that she did.

"What do you mean it would be a waste?! Surely there is something we can trade for the item?! Why would you even invite us to your home if you were just going to tell us to leave!?" Bylur shouted.

Rehni and Evelyn's siblings also joined in on berating Lucia and asking her to reconsider.

To them it seemed incompressible that she would show them such hospitality just to turn them away when they made their request to heal Evelyn.

"Everyone, please stop. If Lucia does not wish to help us, then there is nothing we can do. Getting angry at her will just make things worse." Evelyn said, trying to defuse the situation.

Except this only caused Lucia to glare at Evelyn in disgust.

"What is your problem? Why do you seem to hate Evelyn all of a sudden?" Bylur asked, baffled by Lucia's actions.

"I do not need to explain it. Though perhaps it is best to let all of you know before you run yourselves ragged." Lucia said, a hash look directed at Evelyn. "Even if I were to use one of my potions to heal her, Evelyn had no intention of continuing to live her life. I have seen the eyes of someone who had given up many times. Therefore, it would be a waste to heal her."

Hearing Lucia's explanation only caused Evelyn's companions to erupt in further anger.

Yet as the person in question, Evelyn could only hang her head. What Lucia had said was true.

Now that Bylur, Rehni, Verrader, and Aralee had reached a place of relative safety, she was ready to sequester herself until she reached the end of her lifespan.

From Evelyn's perspective she only brought pain to those she was around and planned to leave her companions to their lives once she was healed.

As long as she was still unable to look after herself, they would feel obligated to take care of her. Which was why she wanted to recover in order to lift them of that burden.

Nevertheless, now that it seemed she would not be able to have her body healed, Evelyn was ready to make a different deal with Lucia.

"I will not deny what you said about me. Truthfully, I feel that life has become too harsh for me. All I ask is that you give what assistance you can to my friends and siblings. In return you can have the heavenly flame inside of me."

Evelyn then closed her eyes and began building up magical energy inside of her. She would have been fine living her days in seclusion, but she refused to be an eternal burden on those she cared about.

'Hopefully I will not remember myself in my next life. Maybe if I am not Evelyn, my bad luck will not follow me.'

With a peaceful expression on her face, Evelyn prepared to end her own life.

However, before she could, Lucia disappeared in a flash of light and slammed Evelyn hard against the stone wall of her home.

Evelyn lost focus on the magical energy she had been amassing to destroy her body and began squirming around as she felt her throat being crushed.

"It seems that your body is still honest. If you want to die, why are struggling so much to live?" Lucia said as she strangled Evelyn.

Seeing Evelyn under attack, Bylur, Rehni, Verrader, and Aralee all leapt into to action. They did not hesitate for a moment to strike against Lucia now that she had become a threat.

Unfortunately, their brazenness to attack someone far stronger than them did not mean that they could truly do anything.

With the flick of her wrist, Lucia sent out a blast of magical energy that slammed Evelyn's compassion against the other side of the room.

The four of them crumpled to the ground and were unable to do anything but watch as Lucia's grip tightened around Evelyn neck.