Saga of Atlantis-Chapter 127: Hollow pit 2

*BOOOOM*

A deafening boom shattered the stillness of the place, reverberating through the ancient city like a harbinger of chaos.

The towering statue of the first king erupted in a blinding explosion, sending shockwaves rippling through the ground below.

"Ahh, shit," I mumbled as I looked at Grace; she stood there, her gaze on me.

No, looking at me wouldn’t be the right word to say the think is that she understood that I was going to do something by sending them all away.

And she doesn’t want that and the solution for this is simple.

’Lets take her with me.’

With quick steps, I arrived in front of her, and before she could react, I scooped her into my arms and held her in a princess-carrying position.

"W-wha?" Ignoring her startled voice I quickly jumped up with all my strength while using the wind around me to levitate me above the ground for a while.

As the smoke cleared and the echoes faded, the once-sturdy ground beneath the city square began to tremble, its foundations weakened by the force of the blast.

*Rumble*

With a deep, ominous rumble, the earth parted, revealing a vast chasm like a bottomless hollow pit.

From above, the condition of the city was all too clear.

Grace watched in horror as the ground crumbled beneath our feet, swallowing buildings and streets alike into the gaping maw of the abyss.

"Grace," I called out, forcing her to look at me.

"Let’s go on an adventure." Without waiting for her reply, I said again with a smirk as I gently let go of the wind magic around me.

Gravity did its work, and we both quickly fell down into the bottomless pit.

She instinctively buried her face into my chest, closing her eyes, her entire body trembled in my embrace, but she didn’t let out a single scream.

After ten seconds, I felt like we were about to reach the ground.

[Wings of the Phoenix]

Mesmerizing wings of pure white flames became an extension of my body as I gently folded them to reduce the speed of our falling.

One.

Two.

Three.

Folding and opening my wings three times, I was able to end our fall as I gently landed on the ground.

The wings on my back faded away as the place soon get engulfed into complete darkness.

Having landed perfectly I looked down at Grace.

Her face was pale, and she was drenched in cold sweat.

It was as if she was having a panic attack.

I had seen this happen to her before, especially when her mother died; she often had this type of reaction around me.

"Grace," I gently called her while shaking her.

"Huhh..." She still didn’t open her eyes, taking short breaths to compose herself.

"First of all, calm down..." I said once again, this time my voice tinged with concern for her.

"Don’t behave like a baby, Grace, get a hold of yourself... huh," I said once again as I tried to place her down, but she tightened her grip around my neck, refusing to let go. Find adventures on novelbuddy

"Please hug me..."

"What?"

"I am scared, please..." She buried her face on my chest even more deeply as she embraced me strongly.

"Sigh..." Letting out a sigh, I decided to let her be like that as I looked around the place.

The first thing I did was to look up from where we had fallen down, and as I expected.

the distance between the top and the ground was at least a kilometer apart.

So much so that I couldn’t see much light in the place even though it was afternoon.

"What’s that?" I mumbled as I looked at a dot that was falling from the sky.

"——HHH!"

"—HHHH!"

"AHHHHH!"

I quickly formed a soft barrier of wind as soon as I realized that someone was falling from the sky.

*Boom*

With a soft thud, the person landed on the barrier, which cushioned the impact and prevented damage.

"Aeloria?" I called out as I looked at the girl who was huffing like a dog as she groaned in pain.

"E-Eden?" She called me in a startled voice as she looked at me, but her attention quickly shifted towards Grace, who was looking at her with annoyance and... anger?

Don’t tell me that she is angry about her interrupting her.

Well that’s cute.

"Put me down," Grace said as she tried to move away from me.

She was still having hard time breathing but she have managed to control her emotions somehow.

Throwing those thoughts away I softly put her down and helped her stand on her feet.

"Where are we?" Aeloria asked as she absentmindedly looked around the place.

"A labyrinth," I replied as I formed a small fire in my hand, illuminating the whole place.

Right now, we stood inside the heart of the labyrinth that was beneath the old royal capital city.

"A labyrinth?" Aeloria asked as she looked around the place.

"How did you fall down, Aeloria?" Grace asked the question that I was also thinking.

"Huh?" Aeloria looked embarrassed as she replied, "My leg slipped as I was running away."

’Lies.’

Is she thinking we are idiots or something?

"Aren’t you way too clumsy?" I asked, narrowing my eyes.

The thought that she may know about this place quickly flashed in my mind; after all, this place was mentioned in the game as well.

But it wasn’t a playable area, so even I don’t know much about this place.

I have no idea what this place held, but one thing is for sure: I can find a lot of historical works and contents in this place.

And the history I am most interested in right now is the history of the [Human God].

"So what, do you think I jumped into an unknown place because I wanted to?" Aeloria replied with an annoyed look as she glanced at me.

Well, she has a valid point.

"What about the others?" I asked again as I looked around.

"They are safe for now... At least most of them are."

"What about the teachers?"

"They are safe as well, and I think they will come soon to rescue us."

"Hmm," I hummed in reply as I looked towards the path in front of us.

Truth behind told they will not arrive for our rescue for atleast a day things are going to be more hectic on the other side as one more explosion is still left. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

The air was thick with the scent of earth and vegetation.

As I looked around I found himself at a crossroads, where two diverging paths beckoned with equal allure.

To my left, a narrow corridor wound its way through a dense thicket of bioluminescent plants, their delicate leaves casting an iridescent glow that illuminated the path ahead.

To his right, a cavernous tunnel open, its depths veiled in shadows that whispered of unseen mysteries.

"Hey, Eden," Grace called out to me as I looked at the path.

"What?"

"When we were falling and you were holding me, I felt intense heat. What was that?" She asked, looking genuinely curious about what happened.

"....."

"What?"

"You shouldn’t say those kinds of things out loud, Lady Grace," Aeloria interjected with a bashful smile, adding to the misunderstanding.

Why is she acting like that?

All bashful all of a sudden.

"What do you mean?" Grace asked titling her head a little.

"You know this is natural when two opposite gender are so close—"

"Shut up pervert."

As Aeloria tried to teach her something unnecessary I quickly interrupted her.

"What! How am I a pervert?" She rebuked as if I said something wrong.

"Anyway, we should move for now," I said, changing the topic.

"Hey, don’t ignore my question!"

Ignoring her, I moved towards Grace.

"Can you move?" I asked as I gently placed my hand on her shoulders.

"Hmm."

"If you don’t feel good, tell me quickly. Don’t try to hide it."

"Hmm."

"And if you need something, say that too."

"Ok."

"And—"

"Is it only me, or have you both always had this close relationship?" Aeloria interrupted me as she looked at both of us with an amused look.

"It’s just you," I replied as I moved away from Grace.

"Anyway, let’s move," I said as I looked at the right pathway.

"Why?" I halted my steps as Aeloria asked me.

"Why are you acting like we have to move? We just need to wait until the teachers arrive to rescue us."

I didn’t reply but quietly looked at her.

Her behavior always confused me.

Does she actually know the game’s events or not?

If she does, then she shouldn’t ask these types of stupid questions.

*BOOOOM*

As if waiting for this moment, another explosion happened, and this time it was more intense than before.

"This should answer your question," I replied as I looked at her shaken eyes.

"They are not safe to help us, and neither are we."