Chapter 28 - Nearby But Far

{"messages":[{"id":491237692,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"After Kassir finished his training, he agreed to give me a little bit of his time."},{"id":491237693,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I ended up meeting him in the bar underneath my inn, while Jay lurked in the background."},{"id":491237694,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Seeing him approach, I smiled."},{"id":491237695,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for sparing some time for me. I’m sure that you’re very busy-"},{"id":491237696,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"What do you need from me? You can’t just be anyone to travel with Jayce and to boss him around like that."},{"id":491237697,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"I chuckled."},{"id":491237698,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Unlike you might think, I’m not as much in control as you’d think."},{"id":491237699,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He tilted his head and nodded after I explained to him my problem."},{"id":491237700,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"I see... you can’t control your flame properly..."},{"id":491237701,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Jay is, well frankly he’s useless when it comes to teaching."},{"id":491237702,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He nodded."},{"id":491237703,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"I know."},{"id":491237704,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"Trust me, I’d know first hand."},{"id":491237705,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"So, he told me that you could help me control my flame."},{"id":491237706,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He sighed."},{"id":491237707,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"I’d love to, darlin’, but I’m the head of the Red Rock Battalion."},{"id":491237708,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"I can’t just train one person when I’ve refused many others."},{"id":491237709,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Oh, you’ll want to train her mate."},{"id":491237710,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"What is going on?"},{"id":491237711,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He grinned."},{"id":491237712,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Why don’t you go and wait for me upstairs, love? Okay?"},{"id":491237713,"character_id":9573858,"type":2,"content":"Are you sure?"},{"id":491237714,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He nodded so I decided to do what I was told and went upstairs."},{"id":491237715,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"What are you hiding from her, Jayce?"},{"id":491237716,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Fire isn’t the only element that she can control."},{"id":491237717,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"Kassir turned towards Jay, his anger slowly fading."},{"id":491237718,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"She’s a duel-wielder?"},{"id":491237719,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He shook his head."},{"id":491237720,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Not exactly."},{"id":491237721,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"A tri-wielder, like you?"},{"id":491237722,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Wrong again."},{"id":491237723,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Think big... like, impossible big."},{"id":491237724,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"..."},{"id":491237725,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"She can control every single element."},{"id":491237726,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"His eyes went wide."},{"id":491237727,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"No, that’s impossible."},{"id":491237728,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He quickly looked around in case anyone had overheard Jay."},{"id":491237729,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"If the Devil’s find out..."},{"id":491237730,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"They won’t. Not if she’s strong enough to defeat an entire army."},{"id":491237731,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You know that Moonlight is fatal to Devil’s."},{"id":491237732,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Someone who can wield both dark and light magic can defeat a devil instantly, yet never live long. Do you know why?"},{"id":491237733,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"Because it eats at their own life force."},{"id":491237734,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Not in Skye’s case."},{"id":491237735,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"The other elements counter the side effects."},{"id":491237736,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"Where did you learn this?"},{"id":491237737,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Let’s just say, I learnt it from an old friend who you might know as the man who recited the prophecy years ago..."},{"id":491237738,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"However, her powers are out of control. They’re clashing, trying to assert dominance."},{"id":491237739,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"They want to kick the other powers out, which will happen if she doesn’t learn how to control every one of them."},{"id":491237740,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He frowned."},{"id":491237741,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"If the Devil King finds out about her, he won’t stop until she’s dead."},{"id":491237742,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He nodded."},{"id":491237743,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"That’s why I need you."},{"id":491237744,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"You are the only person who I can trust who can actually teach for a damn so please..."},{"id":491237745,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"..."},{"id":491237746,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He took a moment before sighing."},{"id":491237747,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"You know that I can’t refuse."},{"id":491237748,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Atta boy!"},{"id":491237749,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Thanks, mate."},{"id":491237750,"character_id":9891571,"type":2,"content":"I’m not doing it for you. I’m doing it for the girl, no one else."},{"id":491237751,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"He frowned."},{"id":491237752,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Don’t try and make any advances to her."},{"id":491237753,"character_id":9723767,"type":2,"content":"Because she’s already mine."},{"id":491237754,"character_id":0,"type":1,"content":"-End of Chapter 28-"},{"id":491237755,"character_id":9603994,"type":2,"content":"Thank you for reading my book! Make sure to like if you’ve enjoyed the story and want more. Subscribe by tapping the heart button so you don’t miss any updates. Doing that would mean a lot! Leave a comment especially! I love to read them~."}]}