Moonbound: Reincarnated as a Moon Elf-Chapter 36: Ascending

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[I-I need to go.]

{Hold it.}

[He’ll freeze to death at this rate.]

{So he would.}

The silver majestic stag tightened her jaw at the indifference as she slowly lowered her head.

{If he can’t even do this much, do you even need to bother with him? I suppose I do understand somewhat that his lineage makes him special to you and he could be what you’re looking for, but trust me if he is fal-}

[He is a child!]

The stag stood up as shouted but immediately after ame to understand her involuntary outburst, with wide eyes she immediately lowered her head somewhat before hurriedly apologizing,

[F-forgive me exalted one. It was merely.. merely ... my worries. I’ll accept my punishment. But first, I cannot.. absolutely cannot let him die. Please, you must understand.]

The stag said as she stood while simultaneously looking towards the mare with apologetic eyes and sneakily eyeing the sinking boy with dread.

The golden mare narrowed her eyes towards the stag before once again focusing upon the boy, still unable to see the reason behind her desperation for a mortal.

Seeing as there wasn’t any stopping her, she sighed a small breath and lifted her hoof,

{I’ll forgive you this once. And I suppose I’ll show him some mercy on your account then. However do not expect the rewards promised in this trial to him.}

[I thank you, your holiness. His safety is my only concern.]

The mare acknowledged her and again focused on the boy.

But just as she was about to lower her hoof she suddenly looked up towards the sky, furrowed her brows tight and stood up similarly.

{What’s going on now?}

[I-I don’t know.]

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Cold

And painful

Freezing cold

Beyond freezing even..

It stings.. it pierces deep

It’s sapping something from me... it feels as if.. like I’m nothing... in nothing... on nothing..

Who is I? Me? Who am I?

...

Oh what’s that? A speck of dust?

White dust?

No, a white cloud?

It’s getting bigger... and brighter... ughh it’s hurting my eyes now.

But they are closed?

What is that then?

Hmmm... it’s still getting bigger...

It’s more solid too.. still too bright.

Is it.. is it coming towards me?

Oh crap it is going to hit me!

Oh no! Get away from here I.. get.. just get... for goodness sake dammit I can’t move?

Stupid I...

Uh oh... it’s coming.. and fast...

Oh this is going to hurt.. or would it?

Bam

A pure white flaming piece of rock struck him straight on as his body lit on a bright illuminating white flames after being forced back.

Whoa whoa whoa I’m burning.. I’m... not burning?

Flames aren’t hot..

In fact I feel cold..

Not the biting terrible one akin to before..

Welcoming.. even comforting?

It doesn’t hurt anywhere anymore.

Suddenly his eyes that had been forced shit till now opened as he found himself trapped in a dense deep blue fluid all around him.

It’s not water...

Right it’s that accursed fluid. Frosted hell of a liquid.

But it isn’t cold anymore?

Nor am I in pain... hmm... interesting...

But first, is it even liquid?

What’s this over here?

As Noctis coursed his vision all around him, now free of all the pain that held on him till now, he suddenly felt as if his face, and whole body was draped over by a translucent film with strange golden and green lining all around it.

As he extended his hands towards this film to check more closely, the liquid suddenly disappeared and he appeared in a vast void with a large moon above him.

Below he looked at the infinitely expanding ocean of deep blue liquid, with giant spider webs, the size of bridges suspended in mid-air.

Yet just like before he once again felt as if something had been draped over his body.

He looked at the translucent curtain like thing that kept extending all over the place with strange golden and green lines incorporated between them.

He focused his full attention on these curtains.

His eyes started getting strained for some reason as a headache assaulted his brain.

He gritted his teeth however as he noticed something reflected in the curtain.

It was blurred but still somewhat noticeable when focused.

He saw a humanoid figure with white flames covering his body, pure white long hairs reflected upon it.

His eyes widened a bit as he realised it was in fact him.

’How did my hair get so big? And white?’

Before he could ponder more about it, he suddenly felt the curtain once again dissolving before his eyes and his vision now focused on a strange sight.

In the darkness of night, on the thick colourless clouds stood two extremely beautiful creatures and very human-like shock on their faces.

One a golden mare, another a silver stag.

As he laid his eyes upon the stag, his previous encounter with the magical stag came to his mind.

’Yeah this is the same stag.’

As Noctis felt a budding happiness within him to see a familiar figure, he noticed the mare beside the stag suddenly lift her hoof with a sharp expression.

Just then his eyes suddenly felt a sharp pain so strong he had to close his eyes and hold his head in his hand in an effort to alleviate it.

Before he could make sense of any of the incidents he felt himself lose consciousness.

With his last moment he felt a strong gale impacted his body, albeit with little damage as another gust neutralised it from his other side.

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{This... There’s no mistaking it. That was the gaze of the revelation... he is the heir of the fourth and the last. I have to report it.}

[M’lady, please reconsider. He didn’t mean no harm.]

{Intention falls inconsequential in an effect so monumental! I will not have him go unscathed!}

[Please reconsider your holiness!]

{I will not!}

|You really should reconsider.|

{I will have you know, this goes beyond-}

Mid sentence she realised the voice seemed to have changed.

Or rather the speaker has as her eyes took on an odd glint as she recognised the familiarity in the voice.

She looked sharply towards her side to find the sudden interrupter only to find a giant owl descend towards where they were standing.