My Free Will System: Transmigrating Into My Favorite Immersion Game

Elias' breath grew unsteady, his face grew pale and his palms sweated. He turned to face Marius,

"You said the king sent you to the cells, how did you escape? To my knowledge, security is tight and most people die in the cells," He said, trying to make sense of what came out of Marius' mouth. Elias hoped dearly that Marius was not who he thinks he is

Marius smiled, raised his hand, and a crystal ball materialized in his palm, "All it took was a simple illusion to fool the guards that were escorting me to my doom.

They locked up a fellow soldier in my place. I felt guilty for a while but then I realized that they were about to do the same to me without batting an eyelid"

"The worst part about my escape from Eldoria was that I had to leave my children behind. My brave son, Carius, and my beautiful, kind Loria," He added as a wistful expression rested on his face.

Elias froze at the realization of what all of Marius's revelation implied. Not only was he chasing a crystal that didn't exist, he now stood in front of Marius who is the father to Carius and Loria. Carius died at his hands and Loria is in the cells with no hope of escape because of him.

'So Carius was right after all?' He thought, 'No, Carius was chasing revenge and didn't care about who got hurt in the process. But I still killed him...'

"Elias!" Margo's voice snapped Elias out of his musings

"Y-Yes!" Elias snapped his head up

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Margo asked, a hint of concern in her voice.

Marius looked upon Elias, "I think what is wrong with him is the fact that he thinks he's responsible for my son's death," Marius said

Elias' shock intensified, "You know?" Elias asked

Marius took a seat beside Elias, "Of course I know, I knew from the moment you said you were the child of light.

I may not be in Eldoria, but I still have eyes and ears there. My informants told me that my boy was killed by the chosen child of light after going on a rampage," He said

Elias' brows furrowed and an annoyed frown dawned on his face, "You mean you had a way to get information from here to Eldoria, and you couldn't think for one second to let your children know that you are alive?" Elias snapped at him

"I admit, that was a mistake on my part, I should have reached out" Marius admitted

"Fuck that! Because Carius thought King Alaric had killed his father, he ended up going down the path of revenge and that cost him his life!" Elias barked as he shot up to his feet

"But the king did kill his father," Marius said

Elias looked at Carius and took a deep breath, he suppressed his anger. He realized that there was no point in trying to find a person to blame,

"I apologize for my outburst," Elias said as he sat back down

Marius smiled warmly at Elias, "Apology accepted, and also I do not blame you or hold any resentment for what you did. You did the right thing," He said

Elias didn't have an idea what to say, so he just remained silent.

"Will you be going back to Eldoria now? What's your next step?" Marius asked

Both Marius and Margo turned to look at Elias. For a few seconds, Elias pondered what to do next, "No," He replied, "We will continue our journey and get the crystals,"

"Why? I told you that the crystals are fakes, they don't do anything. Why do you still bother to continue your journey?" He asked, genuinely curious

"I see, wise decision " Margo said after thinking for a bit

"Wise? Enlighten me please, young miss," Marius asked

"If we return to Eldoria empty handed, that proves that king Alaric's solution is the only solution to the 'problem', thus sealing the fate of the Flare folk.

But if we can provide said crystals, then the King will have another option," Margo explained

"I see, but what makes you think the King would consider the crystals, he didn't even look at them when I showed him," Marius asked

"With all due respect, Eliasas the child of light with the backing of the church of Eternal light has more influence than you as a just a Flare," Margo replied

Marius stroked his beard, "That's true, even as hurtful as it sounds," He laughed, "Well then, if that is the case, we better get to resting for we have a long journey ahead of us tomorrow," Marius said as he stood up

"Goodnight Elias, young miss," He said

"Goodnight Marius," Elias replied

"Goodnight old mister," Margo shot back

Elias and Margo were escorted to the room prepared for them by Martha. It was an almost empty room of decent size, at the edge of the wall were two beds of similar sizes.

"Nice room, it's decent. Now where is mine? Over there?"Margo asked pointing in a random direction

"This is your room too, Miss. One bed for each of you, Our village doesn't have much currently, please bear with us," Martha pleaded

"Fine. I wasn't planning to sleep anyways, I'll keep watch overnight," Martha said as she stepped out, leaving only Elias and Martha in the roomn/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Elias smiled at Martha, "Thank you for your hospitality, we appreciate it. Don't mind Margo, she's a priest, sleeping in a room with a guy is something she wouldn't be comfortable with," He said

"A priest?" Martha said, clearly surprised, "I thought all priests were old men with gray hair," she said

Elias chuckled, "No, not Margo at least. She is a special case. Goodnight Martha," Elias said, dismissing Martha

But Martha still stood there, "Is something troubling you?" She asked

"Is it that obvious?" Elias lightly chuckled

Martha smiled and replied, "I can tell," she paused for a second, " I can help you relax and unload, If you wish, that is"

"Oh how? A massage, I would really appreciate a massage right no—,"

Elias' jaw dropped as Martha didn't let him finish talking before her dress fell to the ground,

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