"Why are you here?" Asher asked with a frown and looked at the head that appeared magically through the cave.
At the same time, he gripped his spear and stayed vigilantly, ready to strike at any time.
"Mister, I'm sorry! It was my fault for not realising the situation. Please, forgive me." The head replied in a childish voice.
Gradually, her entire body passed through the wall and appeared before him without any form of defence. Playfully, she crossed her arms and tried to appear pitiful
Asher looked at her weird behaviour and couldn't believe it was the same girl who didn't care about anything and appeared fearless.
Although he didn't know what happened or would happen, his intuition was to avoid her at all costs. "Apologies accepted. Now, you can leave."
The girl dropped her head, and asked dejectedly, "Why? Why are you avoiding me again and again?"
"Am I not sincere? I really want to team up with you and I won't cause you any trouble." Her eyes became moist, and her face also died a little.
'What the hell is she even talking about? I don't even know about you. And why should I team up with you?' Feeling a bit weird about this kind of unorthodox approach, Asher silently used his Trait.
"I just wanted to cooperate with you to find my friends. At the start, I may have acted a bit rude, but that was not my intention, it's just I'm a bit sensitive about my height and I just overreacted in anger. So, can you please forgive me and just listen to me one time."
"Could you first STOP THE ACT?" Asher shouted, and a set of golden concentric circles formed in his eyes.
"Although, I don't know why you are following me deliberately, if I sense you anywhere near me one more time, I will kill you on the spot."
He pointed his spearhead near her throat activated its ability and said, "Don't think I would be afraid of the rules of Alliance."
"What… wha- what do you mean by that? I'm not following you or anything?" Her voice shuddered a little, looking at the spear covered with swirling gray energy dangerously close to her, she subconsciously took a step back and replied, "I'm not a stalker. I was just checking on you."
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Asher laughed wildly, but didn't move his spear away.
Although Asher was laughing, the girl felt a chill run down her spine. She felt her entire soul was seen through and analysed by the golden eyes.
"If you said some stupid nonsense again, then don't think about leaving here in one piece."
Without giving her any chance to explain, Asher gave her the final order, "I will count three and if you're still standing here after that, I will consider that as a threat and take action according to the Act of Defence."
"Three."
"Can you…" "Two."
Seeing Asher was even unwilling to listen, the girl could only leave in the same way as she appeared, since someone was blocking the entrance with a dangerous weapon.
After checking again and again and ensuring he was alone, Asher breathed a sigh of relief. 'Good thing. I used my ability, but I need to be more vigilant about her.'
[Trait: Soul Sovereign
Awakening: 1
Ability: Eye of Soul]
[ Eye of Soul: Can sense the fluctuations of the soul. Using essence can create a multi-purpose thread made up of soul. ]
Using his [Eye of Soul] ability, Asher can tell whether someone was lying or not, based on how their soul fluctuates.
Normally, a person's soul would not fluctuate and will be stable, but when experiencing surprise and fear, the soul shakes a little and produces a unique fluctuation. Using this, Asher can easily identify someone who's speaking lies.
Also, he didn't want to get involved with whatever she prepared for him. For now, getting rid of the curse is a serious matter for him.
"I'll rest an hour and search for some normal creatures," Asher muttered and leaned against the wall.
***
After letting his body cool down, Asher claimed the hillock and inspected the entire surroundings. Finally, a huge, genuine smile appeared on his face after three days.
Not far away from him, he saw the traces of some greenery, looking similar to bushes and vines.
From the vegetation, he could conclude that there must be some kind of creature, other than that eyeless monstrosity should be able to survive.
'Judging by the environment and climate, snakes and some kind of reptiles will survive. If their rank is between Awakened and Ascendent, I can make it out.' Asher's eyes shone brightly, full of hope.
Within moments, he jumped down from the hillock and charged towards the thicket with a smile and fighting spirit.