Chapter 86: BUMP
The moment Percy was dragged out of Gabe’s body, and before he had the chance to pick up much speed, something strange happened.
BUMP
‘What the hell was that? Did I hit something, or did something else collide with me?’
It was weird because the only things he had ever interacted with in this disembodied state had been other souls. Plus, it had always been him running into them – if not intentionally then at least knowingly. Though he didn’t think much of it, continuing on his way to Remior, not feeling any different after the collision.
Instead, his thoughts were occupied by his recent experiences in the Vault. While the place was positively rich with magical secrets, Percy had only managed to scratch the tip of the iceberg. Magiscript was arguably the Vault’s most valuable art, but he had lacked the funds and the time to study it too deeply. After all, he couldn’t have asked his dying friend to waste his limited credits on books and tutorials for his sake.
‘That stingy jellyfish wouldn’t have agreed anyway…’
Consequently, leaving without learning how to inscribe a single rune was Percy’s second greatest regret in this trip, only narrowly beaten by the bittersweet ending of Gabe’s challenge. However, that was not to say he was without gains.
‘I can’t wait to apply everything we’ve learned about the Moirai!’
And soon enough, the wisp was back in its rightful body, the two sets of memories now blending into each other. The process took a little longer than usual, probably due to the greater volume of divergent memories he had to sift through. In fact, the memories themselves were fine – it wasn’t very difficult to logically arrange them. The bigger issue were the emotions.