Elysia in Another World

Ch10 Eighteenth Birthday, P10

Chapter 10: Eighteenth Birthday (10)
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Kye screamed in pain. Several tried to rush closer, but Alfia stopped them. "Stay where you're at! Guardians, keep the room under control!" Alfia saw her pupils had contracted. "Eli, close your eyes! Focus only on me."

Alfia looked up at Alethea and all but yelled, "Maya! Snap out of it! Now is not the time. She needs a guide! Talk to her. Guide her through. I need all of my mental capacity for the spell I'm about to cast."

Several of the council members began asking what was going on. Layla and Zen had already rushed over and were standing close enough to have a clear line of sight, but no closer.

Alfia grimaced. "This is too early. Dammit! All of you, quiet!" She snapped a finger and covered the entire room in a layer of white coated black mana. Everything quickly lost its color, becoming gray scale. Everything and everyone except the immortals in the room became frozen in time. Alethea was shocked when she noticed Allison stand up and walk around the table to join them.

"Alfia, can you stabilize her?"

"Yes." She looked up at Allison, anger in her eyes. "Seris, why the hell is there a planet named that? We planted you here to ensure that once Elysia came, she would be safe. That included obvious reminders of outer Elysium."

"What are you two talking about? Did you say 'Seris'?" Alethea asked.

"You, focus on Eli. Keep her guided."

"To what end? What is happening?"

Alfia sighed. "Her memories are flooding back. Everything that she used origin magic to lock is coming back to her. I have to stop it before too much comes through."

"Why not let it happen?"

"I'm under orders not to. When she sealed them, she told me that if the seal broke while she was inhabiting a mortal body, it would kill her and force her soul back to her real body. As much as I would like that, she ordered me to stop it."

Alethea nodded and kept talking to Kye while Alfia casted her spell with origin magic. A few minutes later, Kye struggled to her feet. The flood had stopped.

"How do you feel?"

Kye looked up and met Alfia's eyes, but didn't say anything. She shook her head.

"Do you remember what just happened?"

Kye shook her head again. "The last five minutes are a blank."

Alfia breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank the goddess."

"What happened?"

"Something triggered a memory leak. I resealed it. The thing that triggered it should no longer be an issue now. I added an extra layer of sealing over that part."

"My head feels... full. As if..." she couldn't focus. "I need to sit."

They guided her to the table, and Alfia fetched the chair she had knocked over for her while Allison returned to her own seat. "Take your time, Eli. You'll be fine."

Alfia gave Allison a look that said more than a thousand words before unfreezing the rest of the room. Alethea used magic to create a soundproof barrier around Kye. "Everyone, silence. You need not worry about what just happened. Everything is under control. She just needs a moment to recover. In the meantime, we were wrapping things up."

"Right," Atalante said. "You two are married now. Go enjoy a honeymoon. I understand that Adele and Michelle will likely want this as well. I will go speak to them with their mothers and take care of them. I expect they'll join you on Atlas rather quickly."