Beginning of the end

Chapter 19

As Alberu sat in his seat, watching his allies surround the huge mana barriers, ready to strike and claim the life of any being that tried to make even a single threatening move towards the man inside the shield, he wondered if he should do something.

'No, rather than doing something, it's more about making sure that the atmosphere here settles down a bit. Cale Henituse should not feel pressured to suppress himself because people are worried about him getting hurt.'

Watching Cale being vulnerable was painful for everyone present there. For someone who had remained stoic through so much, something really taxing would have had to happen and this worried the members of room 3.

Choi Han was especially worried. He remembered how Cale had woken up after the fight in Mogoru and started crying. 'At that time, I am sure he met with Lee Soo Hyuk and received Embrace just as I received the Yong. But what could have happened now?'

The swordsman had seen Kim Rok Soo as a child who was a victim of abuse and had an idea of what Cale had suffered. But he was unable to know what kind of pain Cale had been in due to the loss of his parents.

At that moment.

"You all don't have to stand guard like this. The rules of this place are absolute. No one can hurt the other person here. Cale Henituse especially cannot be hurt." Contrary to his words, Choi Jung Soo was also standing next to the barriers, body tense and postured for a fight.

Even though he didn't want to, Alberu agreed. "We should get back to the viewing."

Sharpened gazes pricked at him. "Shouldn't we wait for Young Master Cale to come out?" Paseton asked worriedly. The barriers had prevented them from seeing Cale's breakdown but the few seconds of Cale, the man who had saved their world from damnation with a calm and composed demeanour, seeking support had shaken everyone up.

Alberu shook his head. "Cale Henituse is the type of person who doesn't understand other's care easily. We need to go at his pace. If we stay gathered around like this and overwhelm him, it's likely that he will return to his reticent attitude."

Room 2 was reminded of how Cale would push them all away every time they tried to help him or approach him. Alberu's words were true. This was not the time to think about their own desires, they needed to think about Cale more than ever.

"You are right." Kim Min Ah agreed. "Besides, isn't Cale with his family right now? He should be able to spend time with them without having to worry about the rest of us."

It took a few moments for everyone to agree. However the arrangement of room 3 was changed before the viewing started. The dragons and other strong allies like Choi Han, Rosalyn, Lock, the Whales, Tigers and the Sun God Twins stuck close to the barrier, forming concentric circles in order of strength.

Alberu sat towards the back, in order to have a good view of the larger part of the hall and respond to any change in the situation quickly. Ron occupied the darker corners of the hall while Beacrox sat in the front with his greatsword by his side.

Bud, Glenn and Fredo positioned themselves in other corners of the room, protecting the weaker people and monitoring the extremities of the room.

Finally, Mary and the dark elves formed a barrier around the seats. Mary's bones, covered in dark mana, remained suspended in the sky with black thread connected to her fingers while the dark elves pulled out a few bottles of liquid dark mana that they had started carrying around with them after having secured such huge quantities thanks to Cale destroying the enemy forces.

Room 1 and 2 paled when they saw room 3 turn into an impregnable fortress. 'There isn't a single gap in their defence! Just how did the transmigrator get all these people to act like this?' Alberu* was stunned by what he was seeing. At the same time, his hands itched with desire.