Tale: Beyond the Sea

nd it, but Itll be helpful if you can try look for it. ”

He looked uncertain while mouthing his request. For a moment, I though it was cute, but I was suspicious.

Whats with him? Wouldn it be more like him if he threatens me to look for whatever that stone is for my legs, than ask as a favor?

”Why does it have to be me though? ” I asked pointing to myself.

He smiled. ”Because the stone will only react to a person who have the same blood as I am. ”

”Id like to do the search but I have other responsibilities too. Unlike you, Im busy. ” That remark also ended his cute phase, as he came back to his cheeky self.

”But why do you need a stone from mother? ”

”… ” I gulped.

He turned away from me, and nonchalantly answered, ”You
e fine. You were born a mermaid, weirdly. But as you can see, Im not. As a half mage, my body is different compare to normal mages. I only have half a mana core. My body cannot hold all my overflowing mana, and that stone that mother created out of her mana serves as a mana core for me. It stores all excess mana from my body. ”

”Surprise, it was stolen! ” He announced.

”But how can anyone steal from you? ” I sighed, ”Forget it, Ill help you. ”

I saw the corners of his lips twitch, was that his real smile? I don know. I continued with our past discussion.

”Sai, I don think Father abandoned you, Ill help you reconcile— ”

His lips stopped in a grim line then he interrupted me.

”Ill give you three days. ” He posed his three fingers. He completely discarded what I was about to say.

”Decide whether youll accept my offer or not. Find the Sorcerer Stone and give it back to me before I die. ”

This time my whole being froze.

Die?

I suddenly became alarmed of this sudden change of genre.

I hastily looked up at him, he looked sharp and cold, ”My mana is unstable right now. I may be strong but that wouldn be for long. That Stone is a relic from Mother. That kept my unstable life force to stability. ”

”My body cannot hold all my overflowing mana right now, thats why its leaking. My overflowing mana is slowly going to destroy my insides, ultimately eating away my life. ”

I glared at him with trembling eyes. I have so many questions.

No…no,no. I can accept that.

I just met my brother, and now he is dying? How can that make sense?

In the midst of the chaos in my mind, Sai continued to speak.

”I am Yulian Sailaizer De ArchMage of Veldorra. I am hat mighty. ” He smiled playfully, taunting and proud.

”As such, Ive been looking for the stone for over five years now. But I have to go back to Veldorra. So you have to find it for me instead, Siel. ”

He chuckled at me.

I stared at him, disheartened. How could he share this news to me like this?

”Whats with that dumb struck expression? You look more stupid than ever. ”

I managed to steady my trebling eyes.

He gave a small smile. Sai started striding towards me, the boulder he used to lean against started to crumble to dust when he left and came towards me.

He lowered his head to lean forward and I could feel his stare so close to my face.

He extended his elegant fingers to me, along with the playful mana circling it, his magic flew towards me and embraced me. I felt warm from the cold ocean breeze.

Violet to red lights flashed everywhere, and the sands vibrated below my feet, the boulders started to crumble as I felt immense amount of heat in my body.

” ”Ill give you three days to decide… ”

He covered my eyes with his cold hand and gently whispered. But even that whisper sounded and felt like he was smiling.

”If you decide to accept my quest…Find me at the shore of the nearest Island of above Trivadocea. ”

He took my left hand and gentle pressed the back of it, cold.

I felt the tremendous magic swirling on my palm to the back of my left hand. It was throbbing. But before I could react, the gust of magic crawled to enveloped me until my vision blacked out.