LRAB Chapter 85 Sapphire (1)
Chapter 85 Sapphire (1)
With a sense of defeat pushing him into action, Aoni sorted everything that needed to be sorted and assessed the condition of what remained of his destroyed equipment chest.@@@@
It didn't take him too long, maybe 15 to 20 minutes, but the results were about what he expected, considering it was like a bomb had exploded inside the chest; next to nothing remained in one piece, with the only things being a few of the bone weapons were still usable.
Everything else would be considered junk and, as such, recycled into new projects.
'Still, im pretty lucky I stored these inside of a small stone box; if not, I probably could have gotten hurt,' holding up an opened box a little smaller than what shoes came in, the lad examined twelve sharpened bone fragments, that had been crafted into needles.
'They could have easily turned into projectiles, and given the force of the explosion, I'm not 100% sure I could have walked away unscathed.' Heaving a tired sigh, Aoni closed the box and stored it on one of the workbenches before walking out of the crafting station and heading back into the cave.
Having just exploded one of his containers and barely dodged a dangerous situation, he wasn't about to jump right back into upgrading the remaining containers and instead decided it was time to open that Sapphire Orb.
Careful not to accidentally touch the orb as he walked past it, the lad made his way toward the bedroom, and upon peeking his head into the small room, he found not only Nyria sleeping soundly but Glacia asleep as well while curled up around her in a protective manner.
The sight brought a new kind of warmth to Aoni's heart, and with a nod, he snuck away from the room and stood before the final orb in his multi-summon.
However, even so, there was a nagging thought scratching at the back of the lad's mind, which seemed to scream he wasn't ready for another mouth to feed.
Would he really be able to take care of it and help Nyria work through her trauma at the same time? The answer was a hard "Maybe" at best. Mental health was a subject strongly dealt with in the academies because of the high suicide rates amongst travelers, and as such, it was a serious topic not only in his country but the entire world of Terra.
They were taught how to deal with and express their emotions, especially when it came to things like loss and the depression brought about by the death of a Summon.
Even so, his knowledge didn't necessarily convert in the case of Nyria, who had seen only the horrors of the world.
Thus, Aoni's hesitation in crushing the Orb was understandable. What happens if, on the off chance, he DOES get a Stubborn and Prideful baby Dragon, or worse yet, a humanoid who has all their faculties? Wouldn't he end up in over his head?
It's not like the chances of that were near or at Zero; with a Six-Star summon, they were QUITE real, hell even the fact that he had rolled one was an amazing feat, considering how this single summon was higher than anything the Travelers in his family had pulled with second place being a Four-Star humanoid.
'No, you're getting in your head again, Aoni; you swore you would be different when you Awakened," feeling his mind deteriorating and falling into the solace of depression, the lad clenched his fists tightly enough that all his knuckles popped.
"We keep moving forward, progressing, no matter what," with a flash of determination in his eyes, Aoni thrust his left hand forward, and with a sound akin to glass shattering, he crushed the Sapphire Orb, causing a gust of wind to smash into his body and ragdoll him across the cave.