Chapter 251- Edge
Silence took over the place for a second as the two girls looked at Kai waiting for what he was going to say. For some reason, the whole fun atmosphere turned extremely tense in a moment.
Kai's aura wasn't by any means spreading around them and yet they could feel the change in his behavior as clear as day.
"It's betrayal, isn't it?" The boy finally spoke with a sigh as he moved the food in the pot casually. He didn't seem that perturbed by the gazes he was getting from Kaya and Aria.
Those words left everyone silent for a good while as Kai continued stirring the food. Aria's face frowned slightly but didn't say a word.
"Huh? Betrayal?" Kaya asked with confusion as she didn't understand why Kai would specifically chose that as his answer.
"An idea that she thought of, something that she had done when she was young and wouldn't want to do it again for one reason or another. Betrayal fits perfectly." Kai explained as he took a taste from the spoon before continuing to cook.
"I see, that makes sense." Although Kaya sensed the tension between the other two, she didn't comment on it as it was none of her business. Unless, of course, Kai told her about it himself and made sure she gets involved.
"So, is that the correct answer?" Kaya asked Aria.
"... Yes."
"... Kai is really good at this."
Then, silence again. Nobody talked for a while before Kai finally sighed and said. "Now, it's my turn, no?" He said as he looked at Aria. "Do you still want to continue?"
The girl seemed hesitant at first before she finally nodded her head.
"Good, go ahead, ask your questions."
"Ehem, is it an object?"
"No."
"Is it a thought?"
"Yes."
"Did you experience that said thought before?"
"Yes."
"Is it good?"
"Depends on the person, but for me, it's not."
A series of questions and answers went between the two successively with almost not stops between them.
"I see…" Aria fell into deep thought for a second before she finally lifted her head.
"Is it old?"
"Yes."
That answer made Aria's face light up. "Is it… the memory?"
"... Correct." Kai answered with a nod of his head.
"Good job, Aria! You really beat Kai! Never thought that would happen." Kaya exclaimed excitedly.
With that the mood returned to normal as if nothing happened and the trio continuedplaying for a while. Their talks lasted for a long while with none of them realizing it.
***
The rest of the night continued rather calmly. They ate dinner and then went to sleep. Although Kaya suggested that one of them stays awake to guard the tent, they didn't see any reason for that since the whole place was peaceful.
If someone was intending to attack them, it would've already done so. Besides, they all had extremely sensitive senses so if anything tried to attack them, they would notice it way before it reaches them.
With that, the morning arrived and the sun rose from the horizon, illuminating the whole world. The cold breeze of the morning woke the trio up. So, they made some light breakfast before they embarked on their journey again.
Walking this early in the morning, in such a beautiful place truly rejuvenated them and made them forget all the awkwardness that happened yesterday. Every one of them simply looked in their own direction, breathing the fresh air, enjoying the warm rays of the sun. This continued for hours and hours.
They passed the afternoon and reached the evening. Eventually, night came again and they had to stop again for the day. The next day was the same and the day after. What they thought was going to be a short trip turned into a trip that took almost 3 days.
"Are we going to keep walking forever? This is ridiculous. How vast is this place?" Kaya murmured on the fourth day.
Kai couldn't really answer that question as he had the same concerns as she did. They have been walking for days and days with no signs of seeing an end or a change to this endless world. Nothing in their scenery changed during this period of time.
What was at first beautiful now started giving them a bizarre feeling. The remains of the dragons kept pilling up in numbers that they already exceeded tens of thousands.
The scale of the war must've been insane with how many died in it. However, that wasn't their concern now as they were truly starting to worry about being stuck here.
'It can't just be endless. It must have an end.' Kai thought to himself as he drank a little bit of water.
The day continued like that with no apparent change. At this point, they were all secretly getting their thoughts ready to face this huge problem they found themselves.
The next day, the same continued. However, as they were about to seriously stop to discuss what they should do, Kai noticed something in the far horizon.
"Hm, what's that?"
The mist ahead of them that they weirdly were never able to reach even though they could see it ahead of them, had finally parted open and revealed a sight that Kai didn't expect. A few kilometers away was what seemed to be a cliff.
"Oh! Finally! Something different!" Kaya exclaimed happily. She never thought she would feel this glad seeing an end to this heavenly garden.
So, with that in mind, thet trio hurried toward the cliff as fast as they could. They felt hope that they're finally out of this place. Five days of absolutely nothing was just too much for the brain to handle.
When they reached it, they were met with a vast scenery of the sea. A beautiful, blue sea, deep and seemingly endless as they knew it. The waves hit the walls of the cliff violently, creating loud sounds that felt like symphonies to their ears. The smell of the salty waters filled their nostrils and the sound of birds reached their ears.
No matter how they looked at it, this ocean looked exactly the same as a normal ocean in their world. Which meant that this place wasn't in some other realm or something like that. This was still their world.
That realization put Kai's mind at ease as he exhaled a sigh. He really didn't know what to do if they were truly stuck in a world he knew nothing about. That would've created a whole new different problem to him.
"The sea!!" Kaya smiled widely. "Oh, this is the best! I never thought I will be this glad to see the ocean!"
Aria also seemed glad to feel the wind of the sea as she turned to Kai. "I think we're not as far as we thought from civilization.
"Oh, really?" Kaya stopped her celebration and looked again. It took her a second to realize what Aria meant. There was indeed a trace of humans in this sea. A very present Origin traces which meant that this sea was indeed a part of their world.
"I'm really glad we didn't go that far away. So, how are we going to cross this sea. We didn't bring a boat a did we?"
That was indeed a problem considering the distance they will have to cross if they want to travel this sea. Swimming could be an option but the trio wanted to avoid that if they could as swimming comes with its risks even for strong people like them.
"If I can get a signal here, I can solve this problem." Kai thought as he pulled out his phone and lifted it in the air. Although they were extremely far away from cities or any place with a strong signal, all Kai needed was a very weak connection to make a call.
However, that proved to be not as easy as he expected. So, Kai started walking around as he searched for any satellite he could connect to. His phone did have that feature and that made it possible to contact someone else even if he was in the middle of the dessert or on an undiscovered land like this one.
After a while, Kai finally found what he was looking for as he quickly opened his chatting app and contacted the only person he knew could fix this problem. The silhouette of a woman appeared in his head.
However, that proved to be not as easy as he expected. So, Kai started walking around as he searched for any satellite he could connect to. His phone did have that feature and that made it possible to contact someone else even if he was in the middle of the dessert or on an undiscovered land like this one.
After a while, Kai finally found what he was looking for as he quickly opened his chatting app and contacted the only person he knew could fix this problem. The silhouette of a woman appeared in his head.