Chapter 282


    After sending them off, vin sighed with relief. With the Shadowbringer and Kings'' eptance, he


    was confident and hopeful about the future, provided he could ovee the current challenges and


    grow to be a Master Mage.


    In the deep stillness of the night, vin knelt before his parents'' graves. He gazed at the headstone


    in silence, smiling softly, though his eyes reddened.


    "Father, Mother, the Rocke family is no more, and those who took your lives are dead."


    "Lawren escaped, but I will capture him."


    "You can rest now."


    "Don''t worry about me anymore. I will live well, even better. I will protect the Mallister family, protect


    Stormcast, forever!"


    "Your vengeance is taken. The vengeance of the Mallister family, of the whole city—I will see to it


    that all involved with Cobalt Strike pay with their blood."


    "Father, Mother, bless me."


    "vin." Oda approached carrying a basket of fruit, cing it before their parents'' graves. "I knew


    I''d find you here."


    vin discreetly wiped the tears from his eyes. "What about E? Has she not upset Helna?"


    "Helna''s delighted. E brought Helna Life''s Spring’s water, said it could restore her beauty, and


    Helna was overjoyed."


    "I brought some back. You can take itter."


    "No need, E already gave me plenty. She said it works miracles, rejuvenating and purifying the


    body, even saving lives. Is it really that magical?"


    "Close enough. But be careful, it''s powerful. Don''t let it harm you."


    "I will." Oda, swinging her legs happily, snuggled up beside vin.


    "Are you ready to start training in Combat Magic?"


    "Lucan has arranged for a mentor for me, and Balder said he''s going to gift me a suitable set of


    Combat Magic. I will train hard. I want to protect our family."


    vin tousled her hair, smiling, "You just need to be happy, that''s all."


    "I''m not just going to sit around being happy. I will train. I want to be a female general."


    vin chuckled, wrapping his arm around Oda as they looked at their parents'' gravestones. If only


    you were here, how wonderful it would be, all of us together, happy and content.


    Oda looked up at vin. "You seem different."


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    "Different, how?"


    Oda held his face, examining it from side to side. "Something about you just seems changed."


    "Could it be an illusion?" vin suddenly remembered Mari mentioning something simr. What


    has changed? Is it an aura, or perhaps the look in my eyes? Is it a subtle change brought about by


    the Kings'' eptance?


    "Hehe, no, it''s not that. Will you leave again?"


    "Leave for where?"


    "The outside, like how you left without a word this time, and there was no news from you for over


    half a month." She had been so anxious during that time, dreading the arrival of bad news. Their


    family had finally made it out of the mining district and had a new beginning; she really didn''t want


    any more idents.


    "Stormcast is still not safe. Someone needs to protect it."


    "Next time you leave, can you take me with you?"


    "When you''re strong enough, I will take you out, okay?"


    "Okay! It''s a promise!" Oda was not just ying around; she was serious about training hard to


    be a true Mage, to share the burden with her brother, and for the Mallister family. She might


    not be able to be an Advanced Mage in just one year like her brother, but at least she aimed to


    rise to a high-level Novice Mage.


    "Make good use of the Life''s Spring. It''s a powerful artifact." vin encouraged Oda.


    Leaning against vin, Oda gazed at the gravestones with a sweet smile. "Things will keep getting


    better for us, right?"


    "I promise." vin hugged Oda tightly, resolved never to let his family suffer again.