All Chapters of Reborn as a side character with a system : Chapter 21
- Chapter 23
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The ones I choose to trust.
Chapter 21Layla got up without a word, walking out of the room. She paused at the doorway, her hand on the frame, her back to her son. The morning light caught the gold in her hair, making her look like a statue carved from grief and grace."Your decision better be a good one in the end."Then she walked out, her footsteps fading down the hall, not waiting for a response. Not needing one.Nolan stared at the empty doorway, not uttering a word until he released a long, shaky sigh. It hurt to breathe. It hurt to think about what he had just done, the line he had drawn, the people he had chosen between."I can't lose Isabella at the moment..." he thought, his fingers clenching the bedsheets tight, twisting the fabric until his knuckles turned white. "And yes, my decision is right..."His eyes burned with a determination like never before, his aura flowing around him in a relaxed state, purple and gold mingling like fire and sunrise. But beneath the calm, his heart hammered against his r
The Weight of Trust
Chapter 22 - "Fine..."Hilda let out a deep breath, her shoulders dropping as if a heavy weight had finally been lifted. She turned to look at Nolan, a smile touching her lips, warm and genuine. But it soon faded, replaced by the usual mask she always wore, cold and distant."Though I must ask..." Her eyes narrowed, studying him with the sharpness of a teacher testing a student. "Why do you need me when you've already mastered all elements? In addition, you've unlocked an ability no one in over fifty years has mastered.""What ability do you speak of... Purple flames or spatial warp?"Hilda's head snapped back, her eyes widening then narrowing into slits. "Did you say purple flames?" Her voice dropped to a whisper, filled with disbelief and something darker. Fear. "That's only used by goblins. Ever since the creation of magic, only one being has ever used it, and after they were stolen by goblins, the magic was considered a failure and threat to the human world. How could you possibl
The Map of Forgotten Dreams
Chapter 23: Six days had passed since the conversation between Nolan, Issabella, Ralph, and Hilda. During that time, Nolan had locked himself in his room, emerging only for meals that he barely touched. No one knew what he was doing behind that closed door. Issabella and the others kept checking from time to time, pressing their ears to the wood, knocking softly, but no one knew what was happening inside. The silence from within was deeper than sleep.Now they stood in the main hall, the four of them, and Nolan was finally speaking."So... You want to venture into the deep cave of forgotten dreams, with only four of us...?" Hilda asked, her voice tight with disbelief."That's correct." He replied with a nod, calm as a stone in a river."In a week's time... And you believe by then you would have already reached the level you desire to be in?" She said, her eyes searching his face for any crack, any doubt."That's correct." He nodded again, arms crossed, a wall of certainty."Are you