Aias: from a world of kaijus to a world of fantasy and magic

Chapter 69

I opened the door and saw everyone inside, unharmed and fine. But as I was looking around the room, Lucia and Wendy locked eyes with me.

They look terrified, and before I could say that I was back, suddenly, without warning, Lucia, who was by the door, puffed into smoke. Then I heard two people, past the smoke, collide with each other.

When the smoke cleared, I saw Wendy and Lucia on the ground, unconscious.

Umm... What was that all about?

There was a short, awkward silence in the room, so pretending like that didn't happen, I took off my hood just enough for everyone to see my face, I said.

"Sorry for the wait. I'm back."

Another short silence later, Clare broke the silence by running up to me.

"Mi- master Nyx, are you okay? What happened? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Clare stops in front of me and checks my body, asking all these questions.

I was about to tell her I was fine and introduce everyone to Athrun and Sarah, but Clare asked one question that left me confused.

"I'm fine, but what do you mean about my eyes?"

Clare stares at me closely, examining me like there is something wrong. I quickly turned to look at everyone to try to understand what was going on.

Athrun and Sarah seemed just as confused as I was, while Alex and everyone else were confused for a different reason.

"Your eyes, Master Nyx, they are blue."

"Blue?"

"Yes, they are no longer red but blue."

I looked at everyone to see what they thought, and most of them nodded yes, confirming that my eyes were blue for some reason.

Turning to Alice, I ask her.

"Hey Alice, can I borrow a mirror?"

"Sure."

She handed me a small pocket mirror in one of her breast pockets. I open it and look at the reflection of my eyes.

What? Why are my eyes blue? Clare was right; my eyes really have changed colors. Wait, didn't Athrun say something about my eyes?

Looking at Athrun, I ask him.

"Is this what you meant by my eyes?"

Athrun, with his typical irksome smile, confirmed it.

I looked at my eyes in the mirror Alice lent me again. Is it me, or why does my hair look different, too? It was darker than usual, darker than the night sky. It almost looks like the color of my hair from my past life when I had Ori energy flowing through my body.

Strangely, Ori energy is not directly flowing through my body, only trace amounts in my body. It was not enough for my hair and eyes to start changing colors; so did my eyes change colors?

Seeing that these questions would not lead me anywhere, I decided to save it for another time.

Giving back the mirror to Alice, I said thanks, and then I turned to everyone in the room.

"Hi everyone, sorry for making you worry."

"It's good to see you, Nyx. Can you tell us what happened and who those two over there are?"

Alex asks me that, to which I respond.

"It's a long story, and those two are Athrun and Sarah; their party helped me leave the dungeon, but first, could everyone close the windows and curtains?"