Nyxir looked at the floating furniture, sighed and retracted his spirituality.
After cleaning the little mess he made, he laid on the bed and closed his eyes.
"Let's see what happens tomorrow."
.....
Nyxir opened his eyes to a rasp at his door, he stared straight through the window at the clear blue sky that looked slightly gloomy without a sun.
"It's morning already " he stretched a bit before leaving the bed and headed for the door.
As soon as he got close to the door, Olivia's outline surfaced in his mind making him pause a bit.
"Humm?"
' My Spirituality seems more potent than before, is it because I improved it in the dark world? '
Shrugging the thought off, he opened the door and saw Olivia standing there, she was dressed in an old black ball gown with darker flower patterns that seemed to be stitched into the fabrics extending all the way down from the shoulder in fine curves.
Her hair was neatly packed behind her and she had a serene expression on her face.
"What's the occasion?" Nyxir yawed and waved at her.
"Good morning to you too I just want to wake you up so you will prepare for the arriving guest" Olivia curtsied and stepped back.
" Oh! You look good. Is that it? " Nyxir said in a sarcastic voice. " Let me guess, old Lu did not answer you so you came here pretending to wake me right? "
" As if that is what I'm here for, I only came to wake you who cares about a compliment " Olivia pouted, folded her hands on her chest while tapping her left foot ryhmtically.
' anger mode uhn? ' Nyxir lampooned inwardly.
"Sorry for the doubt and thank you for coming to wake me up, I will go and prepare now." Nyxir nodded apologetically before walking towards the bathroom.
" Even so are you not going to compliment my dress?" Olivia's voice rang out behind him.
" I've said it before, you look stunning and don't worry you will be fine" Nyxir replied without looking back, a wide grin was plastered on his face.
' I'm guessing there is water in the bathroom already '
After taking his bath, Nyxir returned to his room and changed into a black fitted shirt and trouser before sitting at the table.
He had noticed his spiritual power is more active than before and had related it to his practice in the dark world and had not bothered about it again.
He had gone to the dark world after falling asleep the previous night and since he felt it is not a bad idea to be awake while his body sleeps, he decided to not waste his time and had casually gathered spiritual energy to strengthen his Spirituality, who knew it would work more impressive than when gathering divine energy in the real world. He had absorbed spiritual energy until he felt very tired and sapped which makes him plummet into the real world.
He did not even know what happened again as he slept heavily through the whole night and he discovered his Spirituality has indeed become stronger and his perception has improved as well.
"I guess the dark world is meant to train and not just wander about, and it is more impressive than training in the real world."
" will the same happen if I gather divine energy as well? "
Nyxir entered his soul sea and saw his soul floating quietly in the air, the air around it seems more solidified and the aura it exudes although still weak, it is stronger than the previous times he has been there.
" my soul got stronger, so this is the true meaning of a devil's abyssal soul. With a stronger soul comes a stronger perception and spirituality."
" I will not be surprised if they are proficient in soul attack. It is no wonder they are hard to guard against "
Nyxir surveyed the surroundings but nothing else had changed except for the slight aura emitting from his soul.
" I should train more often in the dark world..... "
" But there is a limit to my practice there. I have been able to remain there for a long time because I was not straining myself, but once I start practicing I have a limited time to spend there before I run out of energy. "
Nyxir sighed, drummed his fingers on the table and grinned slightly.
" Then I will just start somewhere, and try to improve my stay in the dark world.
He stood up and headed for the dinning. He pushed open the door and frowned slightly.
"Where's old Lu?" He asked Olivia who was seated by the table nibbing at a rye bread with a cup full of water at her front.
"He left for the farm for inspection and he said he has someone he wants to meet and he will head for the market after inspecting the farm. " Olivia responded without raising her head up.
" What happened? " Nyxir questioned further as he sat opposite her.
" Isn't it obvious he was trying to get away from us? He was saying; ' make decisions with me in the picture, think about yourself ' all through yesterday before going to bed and now he left early in the morning for inspection " Olivia bit down on her lower lips as she blurted out in a single breath.
"Don't worry about old Lu, he is just trying to give us the best but we will also do the same for him" Nyxir replied before picking a piece of rye bread from the plate.
"Did he eat before leaving?"
"Yes he was the one who bought the bread yesterday and he ate small before leaving"
Silence descends as both siblings turn to each of their thoughts and time passed slowly.
"Today is going to be a very busy day. You good?" Nyxir broke the silence after finishing his meal.
"Hmmm" Olivia nodded slightly.
Olivia cleared the table and they waited patiently in silence for their first guest to arrive, Nyxir however took the time to organize his thoughts. Truth was he was not expecting anybody to come looking for him but he did not want to leave Olivia by herself so he decided to wait with her.
A knock suddenly jerked them both awake and Nyxir stood up to answer the door.
"Good morning, I'm Garret from the lunar enclave organization, may I come in?" A slightly gruffy voice sounded.
It was a fine middle aged gentleman who put on a red velvet waist coat, a white inner shirt and black trousers, he was holding a black cane in his left hand which also holds a black round felt black hat. He has a chubby appearance, round fair face, thick neck and a headful of black curly hair combed neatly to the side.
Standing behind him was another man in a white linen shirt and a matching black trouser. He was carrying a black suitcase on his right hand.
"My name is Nyxir, you can enter " Nyxir moved to the side and gestured towards the room to allow them into the room.
Garret entered the room and surveyed the surroundings before his gaze finally rested on the finely dressed Olivia who had stood up as soon as she heard their conversation.
"That is my sister Ol__"
"You must be Olivia? Good morning , I'm Garret" Nyxir was cut short by Garret who had walked over to introduce himself to Olivia as first.
' I guess you're here for her '
"Good morning Mr Garret, nice to meet you this beautiful morning" Olivia curtsied and gestured towards one of the wooden chairs. "You can have your seat"
Garret did not stand on ceremony and sat down opposite Olivia, the other man that followed behind him also sat on the chair by his right leaving Nyxir to flank his left side.
" As I said earlier, I am from the Lunar enclave and I have been sent to fill you in on our organization's information." Garret faced Olivia and stated his reason for visiting.
"The lunar enclave comprises majorly of mage type diviner which can help you explore your potential and ascend quickly, there are also various strong mage in the guide whom you can seek assistance from this will be beneficial to your practice."
" Also, the guide gives reasonable resources to its members and does not impose heavily on them, this is to ensure they also have time for themselves and in return, you will undergo various mission and raid in the waste land to help the organization gather resources as well. "
" This is a win win agreement and there are also other benefits to receive aside from all the listed ones. "
Garret stated all the conditions to join and benefits to be obtained if Olivia joined their guide after which he gave her an invitation card to look for him whenever she made up her mind.
Nyxir and Olivia escorted Garret to the luxurious parked carriage at the front of the dorm and waved him goodbye.
After Garret, three other people came all inviting Olivia to join their guide and as expected, no one came for Nyxir which seems to bother Olivia more than the person in question.
When the sun was already going down, another carriage pulled at the front of the house and a man dressed in an all black formal suit alighted with a black cane in his right hand and dark sunglasses shielding his slightly red eyes.
As soon as the man approached, Nyxir has a strange farmiliar feeling.
' have I met this man before? Nothing is coming to me so why did I have this weird feeling? '
" I'm here to see Nyxir from the azure guide "
Just as Nyxir was still wondering where he had seen the man, a light monotonous voice echoed in the surroundings.