BXBX NOVEL Chapter 94 Ras' Gift
Kye, unlike other youngsters that they had met during their lives, was very grateful. He didn\'t want to take things from them without paying them back. Even when they were doing that out of the goddess of their heart. And they were very glad that he was like this because an ungrateful brat always dies miserably. And since both of them liked Kye quite a bit already, they didn\'t want such a fate to behold upon him. They probably wouldn\'t cry if he were to die since they were didn\'t met for long, but they will still be sad.
And the only reason for that is because Kye\'s personality is very likable. Even without his angel\'s energy interfering, it was easy for people to appreciate him if they were to surpass their beliefs regarding levels. That is also why he had now so many friends. Sure his energy played a big part in that regard since they liked him way faster than in normal situations. Nonetheless, it would have only been a matter of time.
And it was the same here. Aria and Ras were way too strong to be affected by his low-level holy energy. Yet they both took quite the liking toward him because his personality allowed such a thing.
"I\'m sorry, I have the impression that I\'m a crybaby," Kye said wiping his tears.
"You don\'t need to apologize," Ras smiled gently. "And you know what? This situation made me remember something," He said as Kye looked toward him. "I once had a disciple. However, he never treated me as his master. He learned what I teach him and took everything I gave him or gifted him for granted. And you know what\'s the funnier? He never even thank me once. Even after his apprentissage has ended.
"And unfortunately, this disciple of mine never knew how to be grateful, and as he took everything for granted, he got killed by one of his supposed-to-be best friends."
"What does it have to do with me?" Kye asked curiously, eager to learn more about Ras.
"I just find it funny. He was my disciple, but never acted like one, whereas you are my friend and are very grateful toward me, even for the tiniest of thing I\'m giving you, but act like my disciple."
Hearing this story again, Aria smiled apologetically. Ras told her this story once already. They are close friends, so he had opened up to her back in the time. And she knew how it hurt him to know that his disciple died. He was already quite hurt by the fact that he was an ungrateful brat, but it hurt him, even more, when he learned about his death. Sure it would usually be the opposite, but Ras was acting like a father to his disciple. A father that was probably too kind, but who loved his disciple a lot.
So when he heard about his disciple\'s death, Ras just felt as if he had lost his soul. And he stayed like this for decades. Thankfully, time heals all wounds, so his pain slowly diminished over time. And it was at that time that he told his story to Aria. And as far as she knew, he didn\'t tell anyone else.
Yet today he had told it to Kye. Sure it was just a summary of what happened, but he still said it. So it only meant that Ras cared about Kye.
"I\'m sorry for what happened," Kye looked down, not knowing what to say.
"I didn\'t say that for you to be sorry for me," Ras waved his hand with a smile. "I\'m just saying that because I now care about you. I know it\'s strange since you met me for fewer days than Aria, but I\'m just happy to have met someone kind and grateful like you," he put his hands behind his face and looked to the ceiling. "There aren\'t a lot of youngsters like you nowadays. Everyone takes what they have for granted and never thinks of really being grateful to those who gave them what they have. Some say \'thank you, but it\'s clear that it\'s not sincere. Though, from what I\'m seeing about you, you\'re the exact opposite of them. You\'re very kind, probably even too much. However, you also know when you need to be ruthless, so that\'s a very good trait.
"If you ever need anything, Kye, I will do my best to help you," Ras put his hand on his heart and a mix of red and orange color feathers appeared between his fingers. "Here, take it. It\'s a token of our friendship. I hope you will be able to keep it with you wherever you will go."
Kye took the feather in his hand, and couldn\'t help but flinch a little at the heat. The feather was really hot. However, he couldn\'t examine it for long since his system showed him its description.
[Feather of the Pheonix prince:
This feather has been given to you by the Pheonix prince, Ras.
Effects:
Allow you to find Ras whenever you want by following the direction of the tip of the feather.
It will help you increase the friend seal Ras has given to you more easily.]
While Kye was reading what the system was showing him, Aria couldn\'t help but create a mental link with Ras. \'Are you sure about this?\' A Pheonix\'s feather was one of the rarest resources among mythical monsters. It was very useful to either craft strong items or even consumable. However, its real use was when a Pheonix has given his friend seal to someone. If this person possed a feather from the Pheonix who gave them the seal, they would be able to evolve it a lot faster than usual.
\'Yes, I\'m sure,\' Ras answered. \'There\'s no doubt that Kye will soon be the center of attention. Just look at the demonic energy back then. If he continues evolving, this demonic energy could stop being dormant and be visible. And at this time, he would need to be able to protect himself."