Chapter 121
Even though both Michelle and Nyxaroth could usually see in the dark because they possessed the dark element, neither of them could see into the space behind the wall made of void obsidian. And both of them had a guess as to why that could have happened.
Michelle thought it happened because the space behind the wall was completely black, so they weren’t actually seeing darkness but just a black wall. On the other hand, Nyxaroth thought that either a dark element Spirit Master or a Shadow Master had altered the space behind the wall with a special skill, so even those who could normally see in the dark were rendered blind.
"Michelle, can you light a flame?" Nyxaroth asked, wanting to see if they could see through the skill with light, because that would mean that the one who altered the space was just a dark element Spirit Master. But if they still couldn’t see, it would mean that the Ostrich family had ties with a Shadow Master, which could be quite troublesome in the future.
Not seeing a reason not to, Michelle lit a blue flame in her hand, also wanting to see if her theory was right. If it were, the black walls should absorb all the light, not reflect anything back. But if she was able to light up the room, it would mean someone had used a different method to blind her gaze.
When Michelle lit the flame, she could see that the void obsidian wasn’t black, but actually an extremely dark shade of blue, but she still couldn’t see into the space behind the wall. Not even a speck of reflection. If her theory was right, the room was completely empty, with the walls a perfect shade of black, which didn’t reflect a speck of light. Well... The room didn’t necessarily have to be empty. Just everything had to be painted the same black.
Still, Michelle didn’t know if this shade of black was known to the people of the world, so she was open to the possibility of the blackness being caused by a special array or skill. In the end, she wasn’t in the world for even a year, while the person who created the space behind the wall had lived in the world since he was born, so for at least a few decades, if not centuries.
Seeing that Michelle’s fire didn’t light up the space, Nyxaroth sighed. "I’ll go in first... Keep the light lit..."
Michelle nodded and watched Nyxaroth step through the hole. To her surprise, the moment he stepped through, the darkness swallowed him, letting her understand that it had to be a skill that created the blackness, not just a color of the walls. If it were merely the color of the walls, she would have been able to see Nyxaroth, but he disappeared from her sight like he entered a space behind a black curtain.
"Nyx, can you hear me?" she raised her voice as she spoke.