Chapter 530 - 523. Proof
Ah...it had been a while.
When was it...when he felt so heavy and weightless at the same time? But it was so weird, wasn’t it? How could he feel heavy but also weightless?
Ah, he remembered it now. Of course, he would feel heavy. It had been so long since his corrosion level was this high. Was it red? Yeah, he must be in red already. Almost like that time during the city’s black gate. How long had it been? Three years ago? Six years ago? His corrosion never climbed that high after that, he never even let Bassena go into orange, so...
Ah, Bassena blinked. Where was he? Why wasn’t he with Zein? Where--and why did it feel so hot around here? Hmm...
Oh, right--Bassena blinked once again as he stared at the canopy of darkness above him. Of course, he felt weightless because he was falling. And he was falling because he felt too heavy. He raised his hand, trying to summon his mana to keep him afloat but...
Oops--that would probably have driven him to eruption, wouldn’t it?
Hmm...what to do?
Oh, well...as long as he didn’t die, Shin would patch him up, right? Even if he was on the verge of death, he still had--
"Oof--" Bassena gasped as the space behind him churned and swallowed him whole, throwing him even faster than gravity could pull him. "Wha..."
With widened eyes and bated breath, it took him a few seconds to realize he was no longer falling. And then another second to recognize the arms holding him tight. He felt the ground beneath his lower body, but his torso and head were in the cradle of a soothing touch.
Oh...what a blessing it was, to see the dark canopy shifting into a brilliant blue.