The Another Soul
Ch. 44 [Last Time]

ZRASHHHC....

Right now I'm in the kitchen and washing dirty dishes.

After the departure of Sergio, Orga, and Reina. Neither of us started the conversation. I don't know why Fahrez today looks so emotional.

He also did not get out of the dining table. He simply closed his eyes while crossing both of his hands in front of his chest. His breathing was normal, there were no signs of any other problems.

Is he sleeping?

That could be. Fahrez's habit is, he can sleep anywhere, anytime, and at any time.

I turned off the water tap and started removing my black apron. I untied my hair and walked towards the dining table.

I looked at Fahrez. He didn't move, which means he was sleeping.

I sat in front of Fahrez, then I propped up my chin with my right hand. Looked at him, and it seemed to work.

"Stop looking at me like that. You almost made me misunderstand."

Fahrez opened both eyes. He looked at me sharply and there was a hint of anger in his dark ash eyes.

"Fahrez, what's wrong with you today?"

I asked him. My race today he's a little strange with the rejection of Sergio's body strengthening that will be done the day after tomorrow.

Usually he would agree, but now he refused.

He looked the other way, avoiding my gaze.

"I wonder what you're talking about in Sergio's room."

I'm speechless. I think he should know. He's also one of the guards, so I should just tell him.

Butno.

"There is no special conversation. Ankaa just asked me to strengthen Sergio's body because of the pure ice element, Cosytus could have frozen himself. That's it."

Fahrez looked at me. His eyes narrowed, looking suspicious of me.

"Rakka, I know you're lying."

"Why did I lie to you?"

"Rakkas. Don't mess with me. We've been living for thousands of years. I know what you look like, full of wits and wiles."

I smiled at hearing it. "You remind me of my old self, Zoe Hartez. But Fahrez, now I'm Rakka. An ordinary witch who has no ruse."

Fahrez snorted in annoyance. "Your words just now included a ruse."

I still maintain my mirroring smile. "I don't know why you look so weird today. You even discussed the past that we shouldn't have discussed" I looked seriously at Fahrez. "Stop acting like a little Fahrez kid. Our job is to protect Sergio from things that put him at risk."

"Protect?" Fahrez laughed when he heard it. "You don't realize how good it is to use the second way? I didn't feel it, but I knew you used the second way back then. And you know what happened to you back then?"

"Rakka, I don't want to talk about it."

"Why? Are you afraid of evoking old memories?"

I took a deep breath. "Leviathan Alluvka, I think your words just got over the line."

"You started calling my old name." he chuckled softly, "Are you beginning to realize what you've done."

I'm standing. "I think right now you need to calm your hot mind."

I turned around, leaving her in the dining room. He just looked at me leaving the dining room.

I got to my room, after I closed the door I went straight to the bed. I lay myself on a soft bed.

I breathe heavily. What Fahrez said made me remember old memories.

I once did body strengthening instantly. And that is the second way, the quickest and most painful way out of the first.

Again, I breathe. This time it was painful, because those old memories scared me a little.

Afraid Sergio would be like me.

The side effects of the second way of strengthening the body is very large. There are various kinds of side effects, depending on the person doing the strengthening.

I closed my eyes to remember the side effects I had.

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"Zoe, are you sure?"

"Ilka, why are you so unsure of me."

"Not sure, but I'm just scared."

Zoe looked at Ilka's face expressing that she was indeed afraid. Zoe held Ilka's big hand.

"Convinced me, yeah" she smiled broadly, trying to convince Ilka.

Ilka sighed a long nalas. "I'm scared this way because you're 14. You're too young to do body strengthening, not to mention you chose the second way."

"But Levi can. Why can't I do something like Levi?"

Ilka sighed. "Levi, he's different. His body can hold it because he chose the first way. After all, every time he felt pain, he almost turned into a demon."

Little zoe fell silent. "But I'm a human, not a demon."

Ilka was speechless hearing the plain words from Zoe. "You are Zoe's human. I'm just afraid it won't be what I expect. Zoe, I asked you one more time. Are you sure? Don't want to change your mind?"

Again, Zoe smiled at Ilka's words. "Ilka, you just calm down. Everything will be as you hope."

Ilka. "I shouldn't have chosen you."

A smile disappeared from Zoe's face. The people who saw him panicked.

"Bu-not what I meant! I mean-"

"Ilka, I get it. I'm just a human being, unlike Levi and Orga. They are Vampires and Demi-humans, but I hope you don't regret your decision."

Ilka felt sorry. "Zoe, I'm sorry, sorry."

Zoe smiled faintly. "Let's do it now. Faster is better not."

Zoe walked first. They are currently in Ilka's laboratory. And in front of them was a big empty tube.

"Are you ready?"

Zoe nodded. He was standing inside that empty tube. We then injected a bright blue liquid into Zoe's body. As soon as Zoe felt dizzy, she was unable to stand up anymore. Ilka held Zoe's body.

"Feeling dizzy? Hold, that fluid is useful for protecting the heart and other important organs."

Zoe wanted to nod but couldn't. He felt his body become paralyzed. Ilka gently leaned Zoe's body into the tube, then she retreated and began to raise the glass of the previously open tube.

Slowly the empty tube filled with bright green water. Zoe was floating inside the tube, strangely she did not feel tight when inside. He can breathe, even though there are water bubbles when he breathes.

"Hold that pain! The spirit!"

Zoe's waiting. One minute, two minutes, ten minutes he had no pain. Zoe was confused.

He looked towards Ilka who was looking at him worriedly. He wanted to ask, but before he asked. He felt a pain.

He felt his body burning, not to mention that his breathing felt tight, the sound of bone cracks was heard several times. Zoe wanted to thrash, but her body could not be moved. Zoe tried to endure the pain, but the pain she felt now felt like being burned, slashed, and beaten.

It's a terrible combination.

Some hours had passed, but the pain had not lessened in the least. Ilka is still faithful outside Zoe's tube. He stared worriedly at Zoe who continued to shout silently, all there were were just huge bubbles of water.

Ilka became panicked when she saw that Zoe would lose consciousness at a time like this.

Ilka approached, he banged on the big tube. "Zoe! Zoe! Wake up! Don't faint! ZOE!"

There's no answer. Ilka grieves in annoyance. One of the main conditions for succeeding in the second way is, not to lose consciousness, or rather, to faint.

Ilka couldn't stop in the middle of the road. He could only pray that Zoe used to survive after this.

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'Zoe! Zoe! Open eyes! ZOE! ZOE HARTEZ!'

"Uhukkp....Uhukk...!!"

"Thank God!"

Zoe was still coughing for a while. He felt that someone was patting his back gently. He felt very weak at this moment.

"Well, I didn't think you were this good."

Zoe glanced to the right. He saw a child of his age who had short light brown hair, pale skin, and dark gray eyes.

Actually even though it looks the same age, but Zoe is sure to be older than she looks.

Zoe tried to gather her strength first. He still felt powerless, but he still forced himself to ask.

"W-d-d-d-do I succeed?"

Ilka. He's creeping Zoe's shoulders down.

"You did it, but there's a very expensive price."

Zoe looked behind Ilka. He saw a tall man with various kinds of tattoos on his body. Not to mention the extremely messy green hair. His red eyes stared lazily at Zoe.

Zoe put on a questioning expression. He looked at Ilka, asking for an explanation on her.

Ilka just kept quiet. He simply stared at Zoe's face before turning his gaze the other way.

"Ilka, tell him. Don't be a coward."

"Orga, shut up."

Orga just shook her head to hear Ilka's cold words.

"Zoe, because you passed out, so you're receiving a very fatal side effect."

Zoe looked at Ilka who was giving her an explanation. Bad thoughts began to fill his mind.

"Zoe."

He broke out in cold sweat when he saw Ilka's serious face.

"You can't be reincarnated."

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