Chapter 88: Zephyr’s Father
Immediately he did, before he had the chance to process how his mind felt from connecting to his mana node, he felt a gaze lock onto him instantly from above. He had drawn the attention of the moderator fully now that he had a direct connection.
Zephyr’s consciousness stilled, all traces of his anger and bravado disappearing into thin air like it was never there in the first place. He was shocked into near-stupor from the gaze that locked onto him. He felt so small. So minuscule compared to this massive entity. The gaze felt cold. Mindless. Inhuman. There was no trace of emotion to be felt at all. The moderator simply looked at him like he was a bug. An error to be rectified.
Zephyr could do nothing here. He could think nothing. Barely aware as his fickle existence was about to be erased.
Until... Almost like a ray of light parting through the clouds, a thought formed again in his mind. Zephyr felt a pressure at the back of his mind. Incessant. Something was repeatedly pressing on his mind, giving him no respite until slowly, it became clearer.
It was a picture. An image of a man flashing repeatedly in Zephyr’s mind. Who was it? Why did he look familiar?
Zephyr began to become more conscious.
Now he could also hear a voice. But it wasn’t Aegis’ voice.
The voice sounded vaguely familiar... A male voice. Where had he heard it before?
As the image became clearer, Zephyr found that it wasn’t just an image, but rather, a video. A memory. A message. Someone’s message to him. But still, it felt familiar. The pictures he was seeing felt familiar, tugging at something deep within him. Something vulnerable.
He knew the man’s voice.