BXBX NOVEL Chapter 104: A Decision Too Hard To Make
Nolan was terrified.
He knew that eventually, the disparity between him and Celestial Heirs would only widen more and more, as Celestial Heirs possessed mystical powers from their abilities, and he would only possess nothing but his physical strength.
He had always thought the system would help him one day, the more he progressed, or he would find a solution, but what if the system can\'t do anything, and he would have to be stuck like this forever?
Soon, he would lose his advantage of his physical body, and death or slavery would be what waited for him then.
He needed to desperately find a source of energy, apart from his physical strength.
But now, there was an immensely big opportunity waiting for him.
The ability to control a source of energy that would only be his! An ability whose power is unprecedented! How insane would that be if he could control such power!?
The power of Anti-Aether.
An energy that goes against God\'s breath!
And while doing so, he would free a beautiful soul from her eternal bind while also bringing about the rise of the fallen Atlantis once more.
But then there was also a probability of everything going wrong!
What if he lost his life?
Or ended up blowing up due to his body being unable to take control of the energy?
Or what if he also became like Lorelei, unable to make any sound or any words, and remaining mute forever!?
Wouldn\'t he have ruined his only second chance at life?
He would have died in less than a year since his reincarnation.
That was just too much risk. Too much risk for Nolan to undergo!
It was just too risky.
[My honest advice, Nolan.]
[Don\'t help her.]
[The risk is too much. Right now, your future has been set in stone, and I can assure you with my life that if you continue on this path, it would only be a matter of time before you arrive at the utmost top.]
[So just leave this place and get back on the right path.]
[Maybe one day, she will find a person that would be able to help her.]
[I\'m sure you can\'t be the only one in the entire universe.]
The system said to Nolan, and he didn\'t have to even think twice to know for himself that it was the best decision for him.
Right now, Nolan\'s path to greatness had been set.
He might not be the most powerful existence in the world, but right now, his journey was safe and going smoothly.
Going through such a risk was just not worth it.
So why would he go through it?
While he felt genuine empathy towards Lorelei, it wasn\'t at a level where he could sacrifice his own life for that.
And so, therefore, Nolan walked back to Lorelei, who still had her shining eyes, blinking at him, but the light in his eyes dimmed when he saw the dim in Nolan\'s eyes.
"So... do you know how to break my curse?" She asked him. only-found-at-NovelFire
"Yes, I do." Nolan responded truthfully.
He find it wrong to lie to her. So he decides to simply be as honest as he could to her.
"So... will you help me?" Lorelei asked as her eyes locked into his, while her fingers ground on each other from her nervousness.
"I\'m sorry, Lorelei. I can\'t do that. I\'m really sorry." Nolan replied, and while he expected her to throw up a tantrum, she only smiled, her clanking hands stopping from rubbing into each other, and she exhaled loudly.
"It\'s okay if you don\'t want to help me. You don\'t owe me anything, and I don\'t owe you anything."
"So I guess, you really don\'t have much of a reason."
"I\'ve been able to live like this my entire life. I would be able to do so, just fine."
"So don\'t worry about it too much, okay?" She said to him, seemingly worried that he might feel guilt within himself for his choice of him not wanting to help her.
"A few hours have passed now. You would leave now, right?" She said to him as Nolan nodded.
They have spent a few hours here truly.
Oliver and King Samdora ought to have been coming back now, and he wouldn\'t want to be the reason why the mission gets jeopardized, so Nolan nodded.
"Okay then. I\'ll escort you out." She said as she grabbed his hand and walked forward towards the puddle of water where they formerly came from.
Immediately, they both jumped inside it, and once more, Lorelei\'s legs disappeared, and she regained her fish tail.
She took off the gown on her body and flung it out to the floor above before she swam forward towards the exit with her fingers interlocked with Nolan\'s.
On the way, Nolan looked at her out of the corner of his eye, and faintly he could see her formerly smiling expression had dulled a little compared to before.
Right now, he could almost see the sadness that was sneaking through her eyes, and how she repeatedly blinked and blinked as if trying to stop something from coming out of her eyes.
Finally, they both arrived before the dead end, and Nolan tapped on the wall in three strange rhythms before once more a loud grumbling sound was heard, and they both exited the cave wall.
With her speed, they were able to return back to the palace in less than an hour, and Lorelei finally stopped watching as Nolan went back into the palace.
Once he was gone, she finally swam back into the forest, drips of multicolored liquid trailing behind her eyes as she swam forth back to her home with her fastest speed, the multicolored liquid which could only be tears increasing in number the farther she swarmed.