Chapter 439 - Willpower

"Damn my arm is getting tired." Toto complained, grabbing her left shoulder and trying her best to enhance a proper massage.

Spending about a minute or so relaxing, with her right arm this time she continued her training.

Since there technically aren't any enemies in the Area, it means that she needs to cut her training short because progress or not, no one would want to be her training dummy when you take it into consideration that this power can make one go insane.

Although no enemies nearby she refuses to cut her training short. King Michael recommends for her to just go in the Library and read what she deems interesting.

Toto isn't the best with books and she doesn't really understand the Ignite language enough to have fun reading.

So at the moment she is here in the Castle, in the hallway near the Experiment room where people don't usually walk by considering the foul Demonic smell.

She prefers this silence, and prefers to become better with the power that has been bestowed upon her by the Holy Source. Last but the most troublesome for us to comprehend, she enjoys the smell of Rotten flesh.

Perhaps her ability to manipulate minds to her will has enhanced her preference to what's dead and lower. Whatever the case might be, she loves her training spot here even though she is just waving against the wall.

With an aim to reach the experiment rooms, urging just to check how the experiments are faring. Wanting to know if the mutational properties advance as time passes.

He spotted Toto close to the room and couldn't help but asking. "Hello. Why are you training here?"

Unwilling to stop waving her arm, casting power moves against the wall she briefly answered. "It's quiet here."

The King didn't want to ask anymore questions regarding her training preferences and was a bit more curious to check what the Rats are doing so he just walked in the room after giving a nice little smile.

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Spotting Toto, taking firm but quiet footsteps towards her and wanting to connect. Ada proceeded with a light Compliment, "You have nice powers."

Getting a little spooked since she didn't expect anyone else but the King to walk in this far end of the Castle, Toto turned around in a blink of an eye and due to muscle memory she unleashed one of her power moves towards Ada.

Realizing who she struck with her mind toying move, Toto immediately spoke out. "I'm sorry!"

Not knowing what quite the problem could be here, Ada just glanced at her carrying a puzzled face and asked. "Sorry for what?"

Now feeling a bit weak but mostly staggered, Toto asked. "You ill.u.s.tratio right?"

Not knowing where this is getting at although she did hear Eric before mentioning something about Toto's powers, Ada shortly answered. "Yes as far as I know."

This odd situation is forcing Toto here to become a bit more talkative, she pointed out. "You're face blue no!"

Having a sense that Toto doesn't know her colours, Ada corrected. "My face is green. So is the rest of me."

Hearing the two ladies chatter, King Michael walked out of his experimental room and asked. "What is this about?"

Happy that the King is here, knowing that he might be able to shed more light upon this shrouded confusion of a puzzle. Toto cut any effort to explain by word and requested attention for once! "Look."

She swung her arm towards Ada once more and an orb like blue light floated for a second before making contact with Ada's face.

His mouth hung open as he stated with his tone rising by each word. "Ada, the blue glow didn't surround your head."

Sighing in relief that at least the King can understand what Toto tried to explain to Ada earlier, she nodded her head and said. "Yes yes, no blue."

To further advance this unusual occasion, King Michael asked. "Ada how do you feel?"

Firm and direct, Ada answered. "Confused."

Getting to the point, the King asked one more question. "So no fear?"

Confused and in no way offended, Ada answered. "Why would I be afraid? She didn't hurt me."

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The King along with the two ladies are without a doubt confused of this unusual situation. There isn't a person or Creature that Toto failed to emotionally manipulate which screams out since even King Michael was manipulated before. And we all know how Powerful he is.

Eric talks about Ada a lot in front of everyone and although Eric can not remember every detail, he does know enough to link Ada with a great character. 

We are talking about over kindness, over understanding, over loving and that golden urge, that itch to never give up!

So he has a theory about those characteristics being able to fight off Toto's power moves. Tremendous courage can't be a characteristic that would fight off the power move as Toto has casted spells on Zamerians before mid battle.

This in another way means that no matter how courageous an individual, Toto can break them. Especially ill.u.s.tratios who feel fear and calmness when they get casted a move upon.

Okay now with Ada being the only known Human to resist these powers, King Michael found it best to tag her along with Toto. Ada doesn't have any official task apart from helping her mother in the Stable so there is nothing stopping these two young ladies from spending a few hours together everyday.

These two ladies befriending one another has double intentions. First things first, King Michael wants to see if Ada will be manipulated in the future just because she sees Toto as a friend and absolutely not a threat. 

Such minimalistic research can prove useful to understand these powers they barely know anything about although it might not lend the biggest hand of help in battle.

Last but definitely not least, King Michael is concerned of Lady Toto's mental well being. She needs to connect with people, maybe share a burden too. 

And who would be better for the task than Ada who would kill to help. Okay bad example, but the point is she offers that purely unconditional love and care so it can rub off on Toto and perhaps soften her spirit for the better.

King Michael made it certain by word to these ladies by word, "You two will spend at least 3 hours a day together now. Ada will help your powers progress Toto and maybe one day you can actually scare her to death hehe."

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Meanwhile down at the Castle Dungeons which now look less like Dungeons and more like a Healing center, Eric along with Ladia are lending a hand to heal these precious Guards who have contributed so much in battle.

With Ladia handling the biggest wounds, all Eric has to do is help a few men and women heal from sprained wrists while a smaller bit of people need help healing their sprained ankles.

It is no surprise that people have sprained wrists more commonly, considering the Guards here wield swords against flesh and bone.

No matter how strong the grip, handles will spin on their hand sooner or later which forces a lot of wrists to sprain.

With most men healed, now he has to tend to some of the ladies. Yes this is his least favourite part of lending a hand.

Not because he hates any ladies no, but he gets extra shy around them. The only people he isn't completely shy towards, are people he got used to.

As for anyone new, especially women. He gets ultimately shy! So without saying a thing, he grabbed a lady's arm and started tapping on her list.

This lady seems to be in her early thirties, a beautiful Ignite actually and she is keeping a friendly face regardless of how many times she jumped after feeling several sharp pains on her wrist.

Glancing at Eric's red face, she made the situation worse although she tried to make him feel more comfortable. "Why are you shy? I'm old enough to be called your big sister. Common give me a kiss right on my cheek here."

His face more red than blood now, he turned his head left to right several times, refusing. "Nononono. Okay shyness went away now."

Seeing that it went all south so quick, the Ignite lady continued with her request although now she just wants to tease. She feels a lot better now with that annoying pain on her wrist gone.

So she repeated. "Common I'm like your sister! Just one kiss on the cheek."

Not knowing what to say, Eric could just murmur. "Ma'am I'm an only child."

Although no one heard him since the crowd of ladies close to them started insisting for Eric to kiss her cheek.

Chanting, "Kiss her cheek! Kiss her cheek! Kiss her cheek!"

And the men joined as well, although they might not have the same teasing intend as the ladies.

Realizing that this situation will continue to swim louder the more he refuses, he just leaned in far too fast in order to give a short cheek kiss and get this over with.

But unluckily, the Ignite lady turned her head to the left to see her chanting ladies. 

So instead of kissing her on the cheek, the young Eric accidentally kissed her right above the lips. Touching both her lips and her nose with his'.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The crowd cheered, panicked and laughed while Eric felt like he was getting buried alive.