Chapter 139: Curse

  When I woke up, I found myself lying in a carriage, um, a horse-drawn carriage. Furei was sitting opposite me, staring blankly out of the window. I propped myself up with force and asked: "Furei, where am I?"

  Frey heard me speak, turned her head, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Alec, you're awake? I'll go tell them the news."

  I waved my hand to stop her and said, "No more, I just want to talk with you like this."

  Frey stopped moving and looked at me obediently.

  I rubbed my head hard, the feeling of being drained by magic was really unbearable. Even though I woke up now, I still feel very uncomfortable.

  "Let's talk about what happened after I fainted, okay?"

  Frey nodded and said, "When you fainted, Evan's dagger ended Mitch's life, then Lelou's teacher led the reinforcements over, and the battle was over quickly."

  "The internal strife of the Necromancer's Guild has come to an end. The woman hiding in the temple suffered another defeat, and her dream of controlling the Necromancer's Guild is probably shattered. I saw Lyle's teacher, a necromancer with terrifying powers. After learning about what happened from Lyle, he expressed his gratitude to us and made a special trip to see you."

  I smiled and said, "Fortunately, I fainted, or else there would have been even more social obligations."

  Frey pouted and said, "You're making things easy for yourself, but the matter can't be avoided, and it's going to fall on our shoulders. Roy will keep his promise, and from now on, we'll be honored guests of the Necromancer Guild. All necromancers in the continent of Aichin will never be enemies with us again, and they'll provide us with full support whenever we need it. Moreover, he's also strongly inviting us to bring you to the guild to recover."

  "Then we're on our way to the Necromancer's Guild now?"

  Frey shook her head and said, "Evin and I both declined the invitation on the grounds of being in a hurry to leave. I don't know why Evin refused, but I have an innate dislike and hostility towards necromancers. Seeing them makes me feel uneasy and anxious, and I couldn't wait to get away from those soul-sellers."

  I smiled and said: "I know, is it because of that curse? Freya, can you tell me what's going on?"

  "Alright, since you want to know, I'll tell you. Actually, after you left, my grandfather told me that I couldn't be with you, it's the fate of our family."

  "What is fate?"

  "I also asked him, and he told me that our family had a conflict with a powerful undead sorcerer 300 years ago. Our family paid a terrible price to eliminate him, but the sorcerer also placed an extremely vicious curse on us: anyone who falls in love with someone from our family will be taken away by the god of death, and their fate will be miserable. This is why my grandmother couldn't grow old together with my grandfather."

  Frey said up to here, her eyes were filled with sadness. She took two deep breaths before continuing: "I couldn't let you suffer the same fate, but I knew you wouldn't accept it no matter what. So, my brother and I arranged for me to be killed in an ambush, hoping that would make you give up on me completely and forget about me. But unexpectedly, soon after, I was chosen by the Moon Goddess Temple as a Holy Maiden and sent out as a representative of the Spirit Tribe to carry out this mission. And you were also chosen by Larsson to participate in this task...this is truly beyond my expectations."

  Upon hearing Freya's words, I finally understood the ins and outs of the situation. I grasped Freya's hand and said: "Freya, I'm not saying I don't believe in curses, but haven't you ever thought of finding a way to break it?"

  Furei smiled wistfully and said, "Our family has been searching for a solution for 300 years. So many excellent family members have not been able to solve it in the end, and the family has withered away until now only I, my brother, and grandfather are left."

  I said with some reluctance: "Is there really no way at all? I don't believe it!"

  Furei said: "If there was a way, I wouldn't have chosen to leave you. Every time I think of you leaving me, my heart feels like it's being cut with a knife."

  I grasped Freya's hand tightly and said, "Freya, don't be afraid, I absolutely won't give up, I will definitely find a way to break this curse for you. Do you remember what Lelou said about my soul imprint? He said that when my strength surpasses the person who cast the curse, the curse will lose its effect. I firmly believe that one day I can surpass that undead mage and we can be together."

  Frey's eyes lit up, then dimmed again: "It's not that easy. The undead sorcerer who cast a curse on our family is said to have terrifying powers, almost surpassing those of the magic masters."

  I looked at Freya sincerely and said, "Don't worry, maybe in the past my desire to improve my own strength wasn't strong enough, but after knowing this matter today, I will be more focused on the path of a magician. Believe me, one day, I will be with you."

  Frey nodded vigorously, her eyes already brimming with tears.

  Outside, Evan's voice suddenly came: "Hey, I said you woke up? Since waking up, why are you still lying in the carriage? Come out and take a look, we've already left the swamp, ahead is the dwarf's territory, get ready to climb mountains."

  As soon as I heard Evan's words, Freya and I quickly got out of the car. The Black Flame Swamp was already far behind us. In the distance, a massive mountain range came into view, stretching out endlessly, with no end in sight. It is said that this entire mountain range spans several thousand kilometers across the continent of Aqin. The towering main peak pierced through the clouds, and even the mist could only swirl around its waist. Faintly visible, we could still see a patch of snow white on the summit - the accumulated snow that had not melted for years.

  "Is this the Krite Mountains? It's truly magnificent, no wonder the dwarves chose to live here. This must be a great place, and such mountains must hold extremely rich mineral deposits." I couldn't help but exclaim at the sight of the mountain range before me.

  Evin said on the side, "Sixty percent of the mainland's high-quality iron ore, black iron ore and copper mines come from here. The dwarves' weapons are famous all over the mainland. Right, this time the dwarven clan seems to have sent their strongest warriors to join our ranks."

  I nodded and said: "Then let's go see the dwarves' excellent casting skills, and also our new partner!"