Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Storm Essence
The Poison Empress said in a calm voice: "Who am I now?"
"Well, it doesn't matter who you are now."
Then, I tossed her a small bird:
"This will be your new body. I believe you'll be able to make it your own.
It's female… Hmm, sorry, but it's just an ordinary bird.
Sorry, but this is all I could get.
As you know, I'm just a dragon child."
The Poison Empress said: "It's fine. The important thing is that it's a body capable of holding my soul. However… you are very strange. No one in this era knows that I'm a girl. or possesses such a valuable treasure that you've given me. Tell me… are you a reincarnator?"
"No comment. Anyway, how is your soul now? Have you recovered any of your memories?"
The Poison Empress said: "No, I haven't regained everything, but I have 50% of my original memories. The ones I haven't been able to recover are only those related to my personal life. As I told you before, I have all the memories related to skills, techniques, and knowledge of poisons and medicine. Everything that isn't related to my personal life, I possess. Is there a problem?"
"No, there's no problem with that."
"Anyway, I want to collect the treasures here, so take over this body quickly."
As the Poison Empress began possessing the bird's body, I started gathering everything useful in this tomb and placing it inside my storage ring.
After three hours, I had completely cleaned out the tomb of all its treasures and valuable items, and the Poison Empress had finished taking control of her new body.
"Well then, shall we go now? Mia and I will head to a certain location, while the rest of you wait for us in the cave."
After that, I took Mia and headed to the land of the Golden Lion, where the Golden Lion had obtained the Storm Jewel.
Why didn't I take the serpent? Because it holds a grudge against the Golden Lion, and it is still weaker than it. I didn't want to risk a conflict that we might lose.
That's why I chose only Mia to go with me.
After three minutes, we arrived at the Golden Lion's land.
"Sister, I want you to look for anything with strong energy, a cave, a strange flower, or anything that piques your curiosity, and then tell me about it, okay?"
Mia said: "Okay, brother, I'll do that!" She took off quickly, using her sharp senses to explore the area. While I watched her, I felt grateful to have her by my side.
As I watched Mia sweep the area with her sharp senses, I felt a faint but strange energy in the distance. It didn't take long before she returned to me quickly, her eyes shining with excitement.
Mia said: "Brother! There's something strange in the northeast. It's an old cave surrounded by dense blue fog, and the winds around it are unnatural, as if they're breathing!"
(Arthur's inner monologue: Okay, it seems like my complaint is valid. Mia is better than me at finding treasures. Is this because she's one of the hero's assistants who will appear after William? His luck is really strong. But what does this mean? Could she be…?)
I squinted my eyes slightly. Blue fog? Strange winds? This could be what we're looking for.
"Okay, lead me to it."
We moved quickly through the trees and rocks, with Mia leading the way with steady steps. As we got closer, I felt the energy intensifying. The place was saturated with the force of nature, as if it were a point of convergence for the elemental forces.
Ahead of us, the cave appeared—the entrance half-hidden behind a curtain of swirling mist, as if it were pulsating with life. The winds weren't normal; they carried mysterious whispers, as if trying to tell us something.
Mia said, her eyes shifting between the mist and the cave: "This place… is very strange."
"Yes, but I'm sure what we're looking for is inside."
I moved forward slowly, placing my hand out to test the air. The energy here was unstable, but it wasn't hostile. It was… waiting for something.
I looked at Mia, my sister. "Get ready, there may be guardians of this place."
We exchanged a cautious glance, then stepped into the cave. The moment we entered, the mist sealed behind us like a solid wall, and I felt a sudden pressure in the air.
Once we stepped inside the cave, the mist closed behind us like a solid wall, and I felt a sudden pressure in the air.
The essence was there—a mass of pure energy floating in the air, glowing with a sky-blue color, surrounded by sparks of lightning and swirling winds circling around it as if it were a living creature.
Mia whispered: "Brother… do you think this is…?"
I nodded slowly. "Yes. The Storm Essence."
I approached cautiously, but suddenly, a wave of powerful energy emanated from the essence, sweeping over our bodies completely.
I couldn't even resist the effect; everything became blurry, and my body froze for a moment before darkness overtook my eyes.
I didn't know how much time had passed, but when I opened my eyes, I was lying on the ground, and the cave was still saturated with storm energy.
Beside me, Mia was slowly waking up, her features tense.
Mia said: "Brother… what happened?"
"I think… we absorbed the essence."
I slowly got up, quickly realizing that my body felt vastly different—like I had become part of the wind itself, and I could feel the changes in the air around me in a way I had never experienced before.
I extended my hand to test the new energy, and as soon as I did, a whirlwind formed around me, and lightning crackled between my fingers.
I looked at Mia and saw the same change in her. She was exhaling misty breaths, as if the air was responding to her in an unnatural way.
We got it… the power to control the weather.
"Sister, come on, let's go. There's nothing useful for us here in this cave anymore."
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