Chapter 208: The One who Completes Her
Annalise stared at the miniatures hanging in the middle air in the very center of the room, surrounded by a very heavy presence of dark energy that was filling the entire hologram that was carved on the floor and reaching the high ceiling.
She also immediately noticed the presence of dark spells that were working on the hologram, filling the entire air with a heaviness that made the atmosphere suffocating.
"What is going on here?" She asked out loud as her gaze remained fixed on tge hologram as if she was afraid it would disappear the moment she would look away.
She found herself stepping closer to the hologram, eventually coming to stand right next to it before she raised her hand to touch the black specks surrounding the edge of the hologram to see what sort of dark spells were working on the hologram.
However, just as her fingers were about to touch the black specks, a hand grabbed her wrist and stopped her. The sudden action made her turn to look at the masked man who didn’t stop at keeping her from touching the black specks but even pulled her away from the hologram.
Annalise opened her mouth to call him out for his behavior but she wasn’t given the chance as he started speaking first, his voice coming out deeper and way more serious than ever before - "Beware of your actions. Your current body is not powerful enough to handle the dark energy, you should keep your distance from it unless I say so."
He let go of her wrist and gave her a serious look before turning away and walking toward the hologram. In the meantime, Annalise was left a little bit surprised because of his words and actions but she couldn’t deny that she felt a little bit grateful to him as she suddenly recalled her last contact with the dark energy and how badly it resulted. She should really be staying away from the dark energy.
"Why there’s so much dark energy in here and what’s this hologram?" She asked while following behind him but this time making sure to not get too close to the trap. Her eyes noticed the resemblance of the miniatures with different Seelie races which only made her warier against the hologram and its purpose.
She turned her attention to the masked man when she didn’t get any response from him and was surprised when she found him playing with the black specks at the edges of the hologram without any care in the world.
She was about to ask him why he was immune to the dark energy but the man started working first - "The dark energy is here because I’m here and this hologram..." He stopped speaking to look right into her eyes before finishing, "... it’s my gift to the people living here."