Chapter 721: Many Questions and Few Answers
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Chapter 721 Many Questions and Few Answers
"Thalara..." The name of the Leviathan echoes in Lucien's mind, sounding more and more like a person than the monster that caused him so much physical and mental pain.
Of course, he won't forgive the brutal creature just because it has a name and a humanoid form, but he wants to understand more about her. After all, knowing his enemies well is an invaluable advantage.
The Water Spirit can clearly see that Lucien is thinking about the Leviathan, so she asks him a question. "Do you hate her for what she did to you?"
"Hate her?" Lucien wonders about that.
He wouldn't blame the Leviathan for wanting to hurt him because of Aylin killing her mother, but separating him from his wives and making them suffer so much is unforgivable.
"Yes," the Water Spirit repeats the question. "Do you hate Thalara?"
Lucien shakes his head in denial. "I don't hate her, but I know she's my enemy and a threat to my family, so I'll kill her if I have the chance."
Contrary to his expectations again, the Water Spirit smiles at him. "Yes, that's what you are."
He is confused by her words, but before he can ask anything, she continues. "But do you understand why she hurt you and still wants to harm you?"
"Because Aylen killed her mother?" He asks rhetorically.
"Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "But it's not that simple. Do you understand why she held so much resentment for several millennia and wants to hurt someone she doesn't even understand is truly related to the Dragon Queen of War?"
Lucien tries to use logic to answer that question, but he can't find a rational answer because revenge is entirely emotional.
He remembers how he felt when Michael said that his mother was dead, and years later, she was still alive, messing with his emotions in a cruel way.
Yet, he can't say for sure how he would feel if he saw his mother die as happened with the Leviathan; probably, he would want to kill everyone in his way.
As Lucien can't answer the Water Spirit's question, she does it herself. "That's what we call the legacy of blood and hatred."
"Legacy?" That word echoes in Lucien's mind, making him instinctively think of Aylin's Golden Naginata.
"Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "Everyone likes it when they inherit treasures, wealth, and power from their ancestors, right?"
The question is clearly rhetorical, and Lucien doesn't respond to it, but he wonders about that, especially Aylin's soul weapon.
He has worked hard to achieve his victories, but he can't deny that he probably wouldn't be alive without the Golden Naginata.
That weapon, literally the physical embodiment of Aylin's soul, has given him a lot of power and is already as crucial as any part of his body.
The Water Spirit carefully observes Lucien's expressions and continues speaking. "But we don't always inherit good things from our ancestors..."
"Sometimes, we inherit debts, responsibilities, enemies, and grudges that endure for several millennia..." Her words sound increasingly sad.
Then, Lucien sees the Water Spirit's expression turn into a mix of sadness and longing. "And also pain, a lot of pain."
Once again, Lucien attributes the Water Spirit's sadness to the loss of her mother or other members of her family.
The Sins within his soul are very curious to learn more about the Blue Lady, her origins, her relationship with the other Primordials, and anything that could give them an advantage.
But Lucien, on the other hand, is more interested in understanding what causes pain to the Water Spirit and how he could help her. After all, if he could heal her wounds, she could become one of his most valuable allies.
"Inheritances of blood and hatred..." Lucien comments as he looks at the Water Spirit with a gentle and friendly expression. "Have you gone through something similar to Thalara?"
All three Sins inside Lucien's soul are surprised by his words, but the Water Spirit seems to have expected that since she continues to look at him calmly.
"Yes," she also responds directly.
Lucien is confused; he asked that question, but he himself didn't know which answer he wanted to hear more; and now he doesn't know what to think.
"Is she okay?" He asks.
"That's relative," the Water Spirit responds quickly.
"Relative?" He asks.
She falls silent, and then he asks another question. "Is she safe?"
"Relative," the Water Spirit responds in the same way again.
Lucien thinks about his next question before speaking. "Can you tell me where she is?"
" I cannot." The Water Spirit gives another answer that doesn't please Lucien.
But he insists. "Do you not know where she is, or do you just not want to tell me?"
The Blue Lady doesn't seem upset by his questions and responds in a neutral tone. "As I said, I won't answer questions that are other people's secrets."
Lucien can't help but feel disappointed; after all, he found someone who has answers about his mother, but that person doesn't want to reveal such things.
On the other hand, he doesn't blame the Water Spirit for keeping his mother's secrets.
"Perhaps they are allies?" Lucien mentally comments to the Sins.
They weigh the possibility like him, but instead of dwelling on that, they encourage him to try more questions about his mother.
Instead of asking multiple different questions, Lucien only asks one more question about the mysterious red-haired woman.
"Can you tell me anything about her?" He gets straight to the point.
"No." The Water Spirit responds immediately.
... Lucien falls silent. Most of his questions were somehow related to his mother.
The Sins encourage him to ask questions about the other Primordials, but as those questions would be about other people, Lucien believes the Water Spirit wouldn't answer them.
He doesn't want to irritate the mysterious Blue Lady and end up with no answers at all, so he thinks of something that would only be related to her.
He soon thinks of another question, but as that question might sound quite strange, he thinks of something simpler first.
"Why did your shell open to me and not to Nea?" He asks.
The Water Spirit's cold and slightly irritated expression disappears, replaced by a gentle smile.
"That's complicated to explain," she says.
Her response is not a direct denial, so Lucien has hope of receiving that answer.
"You can try," he smiles as he refills her wine glass.
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Chapter 721 Many Questions and Few Answers
"Thalara..." The name of the Leviathan echoes in Lucien's mind, sounding more and more like a person than the monster that caused him so much physical and mental pain.
Of course, he won't forgive the brutal creature just because it has a name and a humanoid form, but he wants to understand more about her. After all, knowing his enemies well is an invaluable advantage.
The Water Spirit can clearly see that Lucien is thinking about the Leviathan, so she asks him a question. "Do you hate her for what she did to you?"
"Hate her?" Lucien wonders about that.
He wouldn't blame the Leviathan for wanting to hurt him because of Aylin killing her mother, but separating him from his wives and making them suffer so much is unforgivable.
"Yes," the Water Spirit repeats the question. "Do you hate Thalara?"
Lucien shakes his head in denial. "I don't hate her, but I know she's my enemy and a threat to my family, so I'll kill her if I have the chance."
Contrary to his expectations again, the Water Spirit smiles at him. "Yes, that's what you are."
He is confused by her words, but before he can ask anything, she continues. "But do you understand why she hurt you and still wants to harm you?"
"Because Aylen killed her mother?" He asks rhetorically.
"Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "But it's not that simple. Do you understand why she held so much resentment for several millennia and wants to hurt someone she doesn't even understand is truly related to the Dragon Queen of War?"
Lucien tries to use logic to answer that question, but he can't find a rational answer because revenge is entirely emotional.
He remembers how he felt when Michael said that his mother was dead, and years later, she was still alive, messing with his emotions in a cruel way.
Yet, he can't say for sure how he would feel if he saw his mother die as happened with the Leviathan; probably, he would want to kill everyone in his way.
As Lucien can't answer the Water Spirit's question, she does it herself. "That's what we call the legacy of blood and hatred."
"Legacy?" That word echoes in Lucien's mind, making him instinctively think of Aylin's Golden Naginata.
"Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "Everyone likes it when they inherit treasures, wealth, and power from their ancestors, right?"
The question is clearly rhetorical, and Lucien doesn't respond to it, but he wonders about that, especially Aylin's soul weapon.
He has worked hard to achieve his victories, but he can't deny that he probably wouldn't be alive without the Golden Naginata.
That weapon, literally the physical embodiment of Aylin's soul, has given him a lot of power and is already as crucial as any part of his body.
The Water Spirit carefully observes Lucien's expressions and continues speaking. "But we don't always inherit good things from our ancestors..."
"Sometimes, we inherit debts, responsibilities, enemies, and grudges that endure for several millennia..." Her words sound increasingly sad.
Then, Lucien sees the Water Spirit's expression turn into a mix of sadness and longing. "And also pain, a lot of pain."
Once again, Lucien attributes the Water Spirit's sadness to the loss of her mother or other members of her family.
The Sins within his soul are very curious to learn more about the Blue Lady, her origins, her relationship with the other Primordials, and anything that could give them an advantage.
But Lucien, on the other hand, is more interested in understanding what causes pain to the Water Spirit and how he could help her. After all, if he could heal her wounds, she could become one of his most valuable allies.
"Inheritances of blood and hatred..." Lucien comments as he looks at the Water Spirit with a gentle and friendly expression. "Have you gone through something similar to Thalara?"
All three Sins inside Lucien's soul are surprised by his words, but the Water Spirit seems to have expected that since she continues to look at him calmly.
"Yes," she also responds directly.
Lucien is confused; he asked that question, but he himself didn't know which answer he wanted to hear more; and now he doesn't know what to think.
"Is she okay?" He asks.
"That's relative," the Water Spirit responds quickly.
"Relative?" He asks.
She falls silent, and then he asks another question. "Is she safe?"
"Relative," the Water Spirit responds in the same way again.
Lucien thinks about his next question before speaking. "Can you tell me where she is?"
" I cannot." The Water Spirit gives another answer that doesn't please Lucien.
But he insists. "Do you not know where she is, or do you just not want to tell me?"
The Blue Lady doesn't seem upset by his questions and responds in a neutral tone. "As I said, I won't answer questions that are other people's secrets."
Lucien can't help but feel disappointed; after all, he found someone who has answers about his mother, but that person doesn't want to reveal such things.
On the other hand, he doesn't blame the Water Spirit for keeping his mother's secrets.
"Perhaps they are allies?" Lucien mentally comments to the Sins.
They weigh the possibility like him, but instead of dwelling on that, they encourage him to try more questions about his mother.
Instead of asking multiple different questions, Lucien only asks one more question about the mysterious red-haired woman.
"Can you tell me anything about her?" He gets straight to the point.
"No." The Water Spirit responds immediately.
... Lucien falls silent. Most of his questions were somehow related to his mother.
The Sins encourage him to ask questions about the other Primordials, but as those questions would be about other people, Lucien believes the Water Spirit wouldn't answer them.
He doesn't want to irritate the mysterious Blue Lady and end up with no answers at all, so he thinks of something that would only be related to her.
He soon thinks of another question, but as that question might sound quite strange, he thinks of something simpler first.
"Why did your shell open to me and not to Nea?" He asks.
The Water Spirit's cold and slightly irritated expression disappears, replaced by a gentle smile.
"That's complicated to explain," she says.
Her response is not a direct denial, so Lucien has hope of receiving that answer.
"You can try," he smiles as he refills her wine glass.
Chapter 721 Many Questions and Few Answers "Thalara..." The name of the Leviathan echoes in Lucien's mind, sounding more and more like a person than the monster that caused him so much physical and mental pain. Of course, he won't forgive the brutal creature just because it has a name and a humanoid form, but he wants to understand more about her. After all, knowing his enemies well is an invaluable advantage. The Water Spirit can clearly see that Lucien is thinking about the Leviathan, so she asks him a question. "Do you hate her for what she did to you?" "Hate her?" Lucien wonders about that. He wouldn't blame the Leviathan for wanting to hurt him because of Aylin killing her mother, but separating him from his wives and making them suffer so much is unforgivable. "Yes," the Water Spirit repeats the question. "Do you hate Thalara?" Lucien shakes his head in denial. "I don't hate her, but I know she's my enemy and a threat to my family, so I'll kill her if I have the chance." Contrary to his expectations again, the Water Spirit smiles at him. "Yes, that's what you are." He is confused by her words, but before he can ask anything, she continues. "But do you understand why she hurt you and still wants to harm you?" "Because Aylen killed her mother?" He asks rhetorically. "Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "But it's not that simple. Do you understand why she held so much resentment for several millennia and wants to hurt someone she doesn't even understand is truly related to the Dragon Queen of War?" Lucien tries to use logic to answer that question, but he can't find a rational answer because revenge is entirely emotional. He remembers how he felt when Michael said that his mother was dead, and years later, she was still alive, messing with his emotions in a cruel way. Yet, he can't say for sure how he would feel if he saw his mother die as happened with the Leviathan; probably, he would want to kill everyone in his way. As Lucien can't answer the Water Spirit's question, she does it herself. "That's what we call the legacy of blood and hatred." "Legacy?" That word echoes in Lucien's mind, making him instinctively think of Aylin's Golden Naginata. "Yes," the Water Spirit nods. "Everyone likes it when they inherit treasures, wealth, and power from their ancestors, right?" The question is clearly rhetorical, and Lucien doesn't respond to it, but he wonders about that, especially Aylin's soul weapon. He has worked hard to achieve his victories, but he can't deny that he probably wouldn't be alive without the Golden Naginata. That weapon, literally the physical embodiment of Aylin's soul, has given him a lot of power and is already as crucial as any part of his body. The Water Spirit carefully observes Lucien's expressions and continues speaking. "But we don't always inherit good things from our ancestors..." "Sometimes, we inherit debts, responsibilities, enemies, and grudges that endure for several millennia..." Her words sound increasingly sad. Then, Lucien sees the Water Spirit's expression turn into a mix of sadness and longing. "And also pain, a lot of pain." Once again, Lucien attributes the Water Spirit's sadness to the loss of her mother or other members of her family. The Sins within his soul are very curious to learn more about the Blue Lady, her origins, her relationship with the other Primordials, and anything that could give them an advantage. But Lucien, on the other hand, is more interested in understanding what causes pain to the Water Spirit and how he could help her. After all, if he could heal her wounds, she could become one of his most valuable allies. "Inheritances of blood and hatred..." Lucien comments as he looks at the Water Spirit with a gentle and friendly expression. "Have you gone through something similar to Thalara?" All three Sins inside Lucien's soul are surprised by his words, but the Water Spirit seems to have expected that since she continues to look at him calmly. "Yes," she also responds directly. Lucien is confused; he asked that question, but he himself didn't know which answer he wanted to hear more; and now he doesn't know what to think. "Is she okay?" He asks. "That's relative," the Water Spirit responds quickly. "Relative?" He asks. She falls silent, and then he asks another question. "Is she safe?" "Relative," the Water Spirit responds in the same way again. Lucien thinks about his next question before speaking. "Can you tell me where she is?" " I cannot." The Water Spirit gives another answer that doesn't please Lucien. But he insists. "Do you not know where she is, or do you just not want to tell me?" The Blue Lady doesn't seem upset by his questions and responds in a neutral tone. "As I said, I won't answer questions that are other people's secrets." Lucien can't help but feel disappointed; after all, he found someone who has answers about his mother, but that person doesn't want to reveal such things. On the other hand, he doesn't blame the Water Spirit for keeping his mother's secrets. "Perhaps they are allies?" Lucien mentally comments to the Sins. They weigh the possibility like him, but instead of dwelling on that, they encourage him to try more questions about his mother. Instead of asking multiple different questions, Lucien only asks one more question about the mysterious red-haired woman. "Can you tell me anything about her?" He gets straight to the point. "No." The Water Spirit responds immediately. ... Lucien falls silent. Most of his questions were somehow related to his mother. The Sins encourage him to ask questions about the other Primordials, but as those questions would be about other people, Lucien believes the Water Spirit wouldn't answer them. He doesn't want to irritate the mysterious Blue Lady and end up with no answers at all, so he thinks of something that would only be related to her. He soon thinks of another question, but as that question might sound quite strange, he thinks of something simpler first. "Why did your shell open to me and not to Nea?" He asks. The Water Spirit's cold and slightly irritated expression disappears, replaced by a gentle smile. "That's complicated to explain," she says. Her response is not a direct denial, so Lucien has hope of receiving that answer. "You can try," he smiles as he refills her wine glass.
