Affinity: Chaos

Chapter 995 Reunited III

It took a while but Grey finally started speaking with his father once again. He wasnʼt really too annoyed with him, especially after he gave him a detailed explanation.

When stepping out of the cave, Grey saw a familiar figure standing outside.

”Itʼs you!” He exclaimed softly.

”Hello, Young Lord.” The man standing outside bowed to Grey with a smile.

”Allow me to formally introduce myself, my name is Arlys Orvyn.”

”Guardian?” Grey asked with a raise of his brows.

”I guessed you already knew. But yes, I was tasked to make sure you donʼt die.” Arlys replied.

”To think I had such a powerful guardian with me all this while and I was chased across the entire Azure Continent.” Grey shook his head with a wry smile.

He had tried to sense the cultivation of Arlys, but he couldnʼt sense it. He was currently in the Sage Plane, almost in the late stages. With his current strength, he could run riot in the Azure Continent, as long as he doesnʼt go to the depths of the Magical Beastsʼ Forest, then he was good. Yet he couldnʼt sense the cultivation of his guardian, which should put Arlys in the Elemental Venerable Plane at the very least.

”Why do you think you never came across an opponent above your strength?” Arlys asked with a smile.

He took care of a lot of Greyʼs enemies, and even if Grey doesnʼt know how many people he took care of, he still wanted to make sure Grey knew he did well.

”You were chased across the continent?” Martha asked as she stepped out, overhearing the duoʼs conversation.

”Yeah, they were looking for Teacher, since I was his only student, I pretty much became their enemy. Not just that, but the news of me getting the Great Earth Essence Liquid from the Trial Land spread out as well.” Grey explained.

”Wait, you have a Teacher?” Martha was a little shocked.

”Remember that senior that came to take me to the Lunar Faction?” Grey asked.

”Good, you have great eyes.” Martha nodded. In the Azure Continent, Chris was one of the few people she thought highly of.

ʼActually, he wanted me to become his student because of my cooking skills.ʼ Grey said internally.

He didnʼt say this out loud since it would make his parents think otherwise of Chris. From the start, he knew Chris only wanted him for his cooking skill, he wasnʼt that dumb not to realize it. With nothing to do, Chris taught him most of the things he knew, including inscribing and being a great array master.

They spoke a little longer before Grey turned to his parents.

ʼOh! Void, come out, why are you hiding?ʼ

After getting the go-ahead from Grey, Void appeared on his shoulder.

”Iʼve been wondering where you went.” Arlys spoke up when Void appeared.

”Your pet?” Martha asked, staring at the cute-looking Void.

”Partner, actually. Heʼs quite resourceful.” Grey replied.

”Hello, Greyʼs parents.” Void spoke out with his small voice.

Neither of the duo showed a strange expression. This was not their first time encountering a Magical Beast that could speak. The only thing that caught their attention was that they knew nothing of Voidʼs breed.

From a glance, they could tell he was different.

”Where did you get him?” Lucas asked as he tried to grab Void, but before his eyes, Void tried to escape with the space element. He smiled but didnʼt retract his hand.

Void, who thought he had vanished from Greyʼs shoulder, was stunned when he felt a large hand grabbing him. He tried to struggle, but it was futile.

ʼDonʼt resist, he wonʼt harm you.ʼ Grey calmed Void down.

”An egg.” Grey replied to his fatherʼs question.

”Oh, odd.” Lucas said as he continued staring at Void with his curious eyes.

”Such a strange cat. Itʼs like the void.” He muttered.

”His nameʼs surprising, Void.” Grey said with a chuckle.

”I can see why.” Lucas replied.

He tried to peer into Voidʼs body, but all he could sense was an endless void. No matter where he looked, all he saw was nothingness.

He let go of Void, who hurriedly went back to Greyʼs shoulder.

Staring at his parents, Grey had a sense of loss. Originally, this had been one of his tasks, growing strong enough to sweep the entire Aurora Continent in search of his parents, now, he found out that they had been aware of his movements for some time now, and he was a little lost.

ʼWhat now?ʼ He questioned himself internally.

”Grey, are you alright?” Martha noticed Grey had gone silent and seemed to be lost in his thoughts.

”Iʼm fine, I guess…” Grey told them his plan to search for them after growing stronger.

Finding them now seemed to change some of his plans.

”Thatʼs not really a problem. Oh, I forgot to ask, I heard youʼve had dealings with necromancers.” Lucas brought the matter of necromancers up.

”Not just them, there are these short guys that they call their ancestors, those guys seem to want me dead. Well, one of them was almost successful some time ago.” Grey replied.

”Hmm…” Lucas fell deep in thought.

”Is anything wrong?” Grey asked.

”The secret realm you want to enter has a portal that leads to that race. So you would be seeing those guys there. Given the mark on you, youʼre technically a magnet to them.” Martha explained.

”Eh?” Grey looked at them, confused.

Only after some seconds did he recall he was fighting in a competition before passing out.

”Oh… that. Did they win?” He asked.

”Yes, with you taking out that young man, the rest was pretty much easy.” Lucas replied.

”Good, had my efforts been wasted, I wouldnʼt have forgiven them.” Grey heaved a sigh.

”You should be careful next time. The secret your body holds will bring calamity to you if it spreads. Donʼt give people the chance to check your body.” Lucas warned.

”I didnʼt think it would be this bad.” Grey replied with a wry smile.

This was the first time he used the Fusion State to this level, so he didnʼt think he would go unconscious for so long.