Chapter 426: 426 : Breaching into the Silvester Family
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Exhausted but vigilant, Das stepped out of the desert's embrace, his senses alert for the next challenge. The bioluminescent flora, with their deceptive beauty, flickered around him, creating an eerie tableau that seemed like a bridge between reality and the ethereal. He took a moment to gather his strength, to center himself before venturing forth.
As he moved towards the next obstacle, his keen eyes caught a disturbance in the pattern of light — a figure, staggering weakly through the luminescent maze. Das stilled, his instincts honed from battles and solitude, warning him of potential traps. Yet, as he observed the lone figure, something within him stirred. She was real, a flesh-and-blood enigma in a place that toyed with the mind.
Approaching with caution, Das watched as the woman, barely more than a girl, struggled against the phantom breezes of the forest. Her steps were faltering, her body on the brink of succumbing to the forest's relentless assault.
A decision weighed upon him, the choice between the solitary path of the warrior and the unforeseen duty of a savior. With a resolved breath, he chose the latter.
He reached her side, his presence a solid reality amidst the shifting illusions. The girl's eyes, clouded with fatigue, barely registered his approach. With a gentle firmness, Das offered her the only sustenance he could — his blood, rich with cosmic energy and vitality of all six hidden family blood serum's.
She was too weak to resist, and as the potent life-force entered her system, color returned to her cheeks, a bloom of life in a place that knew only the facade of it.
Yet, when she regained a fragment of her strength, her first instinct was to flee from her unexpected savior. She tried to pull away, a fawn recoiling from the unknown.
Das, his arms firm but gentle, held her still. "Wait," he urged. " Who are you? Why are you trapped in here?"
She struggled in his embrace, a mix of fear and defiance in her eyes. "Let me go," she whispered, her voice hoarse. "You should not save me. It's forbidden."
But Das persisted, his voice softening. "I can't let you wander into danger. Some one played with your mind. This forest is no place for anyone alone. Talk to me."
Her resistance waned, the fight draining from her as she realized the sincerity in his plea. Finally, after few hours of efforts, she spoke, her words a cascade of despair and revelation.
"I am Ariana, the abandoned princess of the Silvester family. My father is the patriarch, but my mother... she was mortal. To keep the family secrets and protect the lineage, they cast me here, where my soul, linked to our cosmic heirloom, sustains me in this living purgatory."
Das's heart clenched at her tale, a story of betrayal and sacrifice woven into the very essence of this mystical place. "Your own family did this to you?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Please.. don't force me. I shouldn't reveal these things to you. you are an outsider. But why do I feel the Silvester family blood inside you?" She questioned while avoiding his gaze.
Das explained who he is and why is he here in a short story. He saw true emotions and struggle in her face. That's why he spoke freely without any reservation. Even though the the thought of she might be a trap crossed his mind, after scanning her bloodline and features with advanced vision and observing her emotions, he gelt that she is genuine.
"For one veil of blood, you came all the way here? That woman is really lucky to have a man like you." She said remembering her father who abandons them in this illusion forest.
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"Hmmhh... until now, I only cared about taking a veil of blood from here. but now, the Sylvester family is going lose their heirloom. Tell me did they really abandoned you in this forest?" Das questioned as he stared at Ariana.
Ariana nodded, a tear escaping down her cheek. "Yes. I am an aberration to them, a flaw in their precious bloodline. It's not their fault, Its my bad fate. Please, you should leave from here. You can take my blood.
I'm the patriarch's daughter, it will definitely will work." She said, stretching her hand before him.
"Nah... now I want the Sylvester family heirloom. I thought of taking it after those two families. But Sylvester family really forced me to take their heirloom first." Das muttered as his advanced vision landed on the fort built with trees and nature.
Ariana's eyes widened with a mixture of hope and fear. "You seek our heirloom? Then you are truly desperate. But aiding you would mean betraying my family, even if they have forsaken me."
Das stepped closer, his determination evident in his gaze. "I am desperate, but not just for the cure. I cannot ignore the injustice caused by Sylvester family. We can right the wrongs done to you and save my friend. Let me teach a lesson to this rat family who hid so well."
Ariana looked into his eyes, searching for any sign of deceit. Finding none, she took a deep breath. "I don't know which side I should be. If I help you, it will be a war against the Silvester family. Are you prepared for that?"
Das nodded, the cosmic energy from the locket around his neck pulsing in silent agreement. "I am and I will make you the heir of this family. My name is Mohan Das and I never make empty promises."
In that moment, an unlikely alliance was forged, between a warrior touched by the cosmos and a forsaken princess.
In the heart of the Amazon, under the cloak of night, Das, with Ariana by his side, approached the next layers of the Silvester family's defenses. Her presence, a direct descendant of the Silvester bloodline, was the key that unlocked the passage through the treacherous obstacles that lay ahead.
As they neared the bioluminescent forest, a natural barrier that had deterred many, Ariana's bloodline connection to the forest caused the once hostile environment to become benign. The deadly flora that would have attacked any intruder now lay dormant, recognizing the heir to the Silvester legacy.
"The plants...they know who I am," Ariana whispered, her voice a mix of wonder and sadness.
Das nodded, his mind focused on the task at hand. "Your connection to them is strong. But we must move quickly. Night won't last forever."
They moved through the forest with haste, the luminescent blooms casting an otherworldly glow on their path. Each step took them closer to the Silvester fort, a stronghold that had remained impregnable for centuries.
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