Chapter 52: Her Flame, His Silence
Velren shifted his stance, rolling his shoulders as he let out a slow breath. His Codex still hovered beside him, the glowing text of [V1tal Ech0: Eidolon Veil] pulsing faintly before fading away.
This Echo—it had saved his life before. A long time ago, when he went on his usual hunt on the forest, Velren was cornered by a pack of territorial Vaelith Bears. Their snarling forms had closed in, ready to tear him apart with their monstrous claws.
And then—his body had simply... slipped away.
Not physically. No teleportation, no speed enhancement. Just... a sudden absence in their awareness. Their eyes had passed over him as if he were never there.
Velren still remembered the aftermath vividly. The way the world had felt... cold. How a strange, hollow sensation had gnawed at his core, leaving him disconnected for hours afterward.
He hadn’t understood it then.
He still didn’t.
Because Eidolon Veil didn’t work on everyone. The Vaelith Bears? Completely fooled. Fenrir and Skoll? The two legends themselves had once sniffed the air and dismissed his presence entirely.
But when he had tried using it to sneak away from Gramps’ brutal training? The old man had seen through it instantly.
What set it apart? Why did it work on some and not on others?
No clue.