Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

As Veer walked out of the cave, he found Aurora and the Triplets waiting there. He gave them a stiffened smile and walked away. Looking at his back, Aurora frowned and followed him. Elara had suddenly called them for some reason so they had changed route to come here. But what did she exactly say to make Veer have that kind of expression? Fortunately, she could also talk to Elara through their shared link with Veer, so she asked, 'El, what happened exactly there?' 'Nothing much. Just things that were stale for a over a year has finally began to move. Don't worry, this was a necessary step. Just don't leave his side for a while and it should be enough.' Aurora's frown deepened but she didn't say anything further. As sister wives, they knew each other very well so she knew Elara must have some motive behind her actions. While she acted like a muscle head, she wasn't stupid, especially when it came to Veer. Sighing, Aurora picked up pace, while giving a side glance at the triplets, "Follow us!" The young men didn't know what to do, so they simply followed them to a different underground cave entrance. "V, I think we should...." Aurora had just opened her mouth to say something when she noticed a giant walking towards them. Surprisingly, there was a worried look on his usual unfazed, relaxed face. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What happened, Rock?" The bald young man, Rock, who had grown even more like a Titan stopped before them and looked down. He then said, "Elizabeth had a vision." His words made their eyes widened in surprise and shock. It had been sometime since Elizabeth had any visions, especially some serious ones. And since Rock personally came to inform them, it must mean it was really serious this time. Veer didn't want to take any risks especially on this weird floating islands so he ignored his mood and ran towards the cave entrance. Aurora followed the suit, leaving Rock alone with the triplets. Finally noticing the Triplets, surprise shone in Rock's eyes as he said, "It's you guys..." "Hey, Big man, long time no see," Victor laughed and patted Rock's shoulder, having a big smile on his face. "I'm glad you survived." "I was with Boss this whole time, so you should understand my condition," Rock smiled, surprisingly. "It was fine for me because of him, but you're different. I'm glad you survived." "Damn! He's lucky," Jarek complained. Everyone casually ignored his whining as Kael asked, "By the way, what happened? Anything serious? Why did Boss run away so quickly?" "I do think it's a terrible news," Rock said with a nod. "Follow me. We shouldn't miss it." The Triplets shrugged and followed Rock. They had to pass through many tunnels, some were big enough to let even herds of mammoths pass, while others barely allowing Rock to pass. One thing they noticed was how they constantly went down the earth, which was pretty normal to them. They had been wandering around on this floating island for a year, after all. Finally, they stopped before an artificial room carved in the rocks. Illumination stones brightened the place giving them more than enough light to see things around. "Aghhhhhhhhhh!!" The Triplets flinched, hearing the harrowing agony filled scream coming from the room. They almost couldn't believe it was from a human, but why would they keep a monster here anyway? They tried to take a sneak look and found a woman sprawled on ground, both of her hands held by two woman on either side but it was clear even they were having problems restraining her. Fortunately, Aurora came on time and helped them by pinning Elizabeth to the ground using some Rune Formations she had saved for situation like these. Sitting beside Elizabeth, Aurora looked at her with pity in her eyes. Her screams were making her cringe, making her wonder how was she even alive after going through so much. Veer crouched down near her and began to pat her head lightly, caressing her blue hairs from time to time. They were filled with dust and blood, because nobody could react in time and Elizabeth had almost killed herself in her visions. "It's fine, I'm here. We are here with you," Veer whispered, while thinking of something that could sooth her soul. He would have called Elara, but he hesitated because he knew he couldn't leave Rain alone to her thoughts. So, all he could do was sit beside Elizabeth and comfort her...which would probably not work. But it wasn't like he could just sit and let her suffer. They had fought impossible dangers and conquered them together for a year. Even if he didn't trust her in the start, it was impossible to remain the same after the things they went through together. Elizabeth had become a core member of their group so he was also worried about her mental health. She had tried to hide it, but he knew these visions were taking a toll on her. 'She shouldn't have come here!' Veer sighed. The problem was her being in this Labyrinth. If she was outside in the real world, then the visions would have been different and not so cruel. The whole Bloodthorn Labyrinth was messed up and that also made her visions a pure torture. But she was a strong woman who had endured it all and never succumbed to it. There was a reason she had gained respect from all of their group members after all. There was no way they couldn't trust her after everything she went through and helped them using those visions. "W-Water! Please! Water! No! No! Please! Spare me!" All of a sudden, Elizabeth broke through the restrictions put by the Rune Formation and grabbed Veer's foot tightly. A croaked, tired voice leakes her lips as she pleaded him. "Hey, are you awake? Water! Someone bring the damned water!" Veer shouted and one of the girl quickly fetched a bottle filled with water. "N-No! No water! It will....kill me!" Elizabeth pleaded again, her hand gripping around Veer's legs, trying to rip his skin apart through her nails. However, Veer completely ignored the pain and focused on her words, "Is she...is she still in her vision?" "It's possible! She never seemed this serious in her previous visions," Aurora muttered, her voice full of concern. "Should we try to forcibly break her connection?" "No! It'll just lead to worse side effects," Veer shook his head and said, still having his hand on Elizabeth's head. "Then, we can only trust her. She's a strong woman so she should be alright," Aurora said, pulling out more of Rune Formation to confine Elizabeth. "A strong woman, huh," Veer repeated her words, as Rain's face flashed through his mind. "She is not that strong. She was probably just enduring everything silently. Beside, even strong breaks after a limit." His eyes turned resolute, as he picked up Elizabeth and hugged her. He just wanted to let her know about the warmth, the friends she had made and about the fact that she wasn't alone. Many might call it a foolish move, but sometimes all one needs is a hook. They would use that hook to cling onto their fragile life even under the great storms. But circumstances often blurs that hook, making one forget if they even had a hook in the first place. Losing the connection with the life, they lose against the great storms and let it carry them away. Veer wanted to make that hook so bright and noticable that it would outshine even the deathly darkness itself. 'I pray to you dead gods, please make it work!' All through this, he was enduring terrible pain as Elizabeth scratched his back and tried to free herself from his grasp. Her punches, scratches were no joke considering that she was a Advance Stage Mage. Even Veer's strengthened body began to bleed, but he ignored it, considering it a low price for his friend's life. Aurora wanted to say something, but his eyes...they stopped her. She sighed and began to make preparations for the worst possible scenario. 'This land is bizarre and may do things that seems illogical to us. My visions are cruel, yes but they are just visions. Sadly, that was only true in outside world and not here. I fear that in worst case scenario, some ancient corrupted deity may send their corruption to me, well, if they didn't make me their vessal, that is. So yeah, if I recieve some terrible vision, be prepared to end my life.' Those were Elizabeth's words after their encounter with the Demi-God Leviathan. Something which made the entire cohort troubled. 'I hope...I just hope we don't have to take the final step. I'm still not ready to reap my friend's life.' Everything was done with many Rune Formations prepared and a lot of things they had thought for this scenario. Now, they just needed to see if Elizabeth would conquer her visions or let some ancient horror wake up in her.