Riana couldn't help but stifle a laugh at Alek's reaction. Some of the water Shida had splashed on him had also found is way to her face and clothes but she didn't mind; It's not like it's not already in tatters anyway.
"Ah, sir Alek! I'm glad you're fully awake. You seemed like you were having nightmares, so I was a little worried. " Riana said, a smile filling her complexion. She turned around to enter her summon was. " And now you need to apologize-"
But Shida was nowhere to be found.
"... Eh? That's weird... I thought he was here just a moment ago... "
She also noticed one of the capsules strapped to her coat is missing.
" I think I need to find him. " She said, getting up.
Shida was standing where the core of the batlle had happened. The smell of blood and sweat was strong. And atop of it, a glowing blob colored rainbow was floating.
"As enticing as it is to just consume it right now... This vessel can't handle that level of power. Better keep it for later, then."
Shida takes out the capsule he had taken from Riana's coat and puts the soul of the death God inside it. He sealed the capsule tight, and opening a tiny portal on the air, the threw the content away inside the hole.
"Speaking of souls, I really need to thank the idiots who managed to get themselves killed. I can even open a small rift to my lab now... Heh heh heh. "
He was done with his business there, so he decided that it was time to go back to where Riana and the other summoner were. He was sure that by now, they would have noticed the lack of his presence. Riana might be a fool, but her sensory capabilities were not to be laughed at.
But then he spotted Ragna on the corner of his sight. The two hydra heads combined to his back were slithering around, indicating they still have sentience of their own. Disgusting, he thought. *And he calls himself a magician. *
"I spy with my little eye... " he spoke, intent on firing Ragna up. "A saddening failure of a magician that cannot even keep his new organs in check."
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