Chapter 26
"Why do you look like that...?"
The elderly seer peered into the bead infused with my magic, her face suddenly contorting in shock, cold sweat dripping from her brow. She seemed at a loss for words, her eyes betraying disbelief, hesitating to speak but also unable to remain silent.
"It's not good... No... It's serious."
She rubbed her nose as if the matter concerned her personally, shaking her head in dismay.
"So, what exactly did you see?"
I wondered if she was exaggerating to scare me, but her expression was too genuine to doubt.
"Your fate is the most unique and alien I've ever seen. In almost a century of life, I've never come across a fate like yours."
I had a vague idea of what she meant by "alien."
Outsider.