Chapter 24: Talk
Nox mentally reached out. 'Auraelia?'
A clean, almost too-bright text box popped into his view, separate from the mess of the main chat he'd seen earlier.
[Auraelia, Goddess of Resilient Sparks (Private Chat)] NOX! Hi! You're using the private chat! I'm so glad! ✨ Are you feeling much better now? That Minor Regeneration Potion is pretty good for starters!
He processed her wall of text. 'Yeah, it helped. Thanks.' He let a beat pass. 'What is all this? This system, these gods, what happened to the world?'
[Auraelia, Goddess of Resilient Sparks (Private Chat)] Oh! Um... 😅 Well, Nox, those are super, super big questions! And honestly, it's all very complicated. I'm not sure I'm even allowed to explain all of it right now! It might be better for you to find out as you go, you know? Like, part of the grand adventure! But you are doing amazingly well! Truly! 💖
He didn't reply immediately. 'So, you can't tell me anything important.' It wasn't really a question.
[Auraelia, Goddess of Resilient Sparks (Private Chat)] It's not that I don't want to! It's just... rules, and spoilers, and things way above my pay grade! But I can totally be your number one cheerleader! And hey, I used a whole bunch of my Channel Points so we could have this nice, quiet chat without everyone else screaming in your mental ears. Totally worth it to talk to my favorite Player! You have no idea how much that costs, but for you? Anything! 😊
Channel Points. Sounded like Twitch or something. He wasn't sure what she'd actually spent, but it seemed like a big deal to her.
'Thanks,' he sent her way. 'For the help earlier. And for... this.'
[Auraelia, Goddess of Resilient Sparks (Private Chat)] EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! 🥰💖✨ NOX! You thanked me! A real, genuine thank you! Oh my gosh, I am just over the moon! You are the absolute best! Here, you're going to need these for the Shop later! It's not much, but it's a start! 🪙🪙🪙
Another notification.