"You have proven yourself worthy."
Those five words were words that Atticus had been waiting to hear all this time! As he heard them, all his bloodlust and battle intent faded like smoke in the wind, his raging heart calming down as his gaze lost its coldness.
Atticus exhaled, taking in another deep breath. He closed his eyes as the figure lowered his body slowly to the ground.
It had been an incredibly short time, but Atticus had gone through a whole lot in that short period. His will had been pushed to its limits, and with the way he currently felt so calm while looking at the figure, Atticus was sure it had improved significantly once more.
"Intriguing. Very intriguing," the figure said while smiling at Atticus. "Not only did you gain a sudden boost of power during the battle, but your eyes are also different."
He met Atticus's gaze, and despite the fact that he was currently not suppressing his power, Atticus didn't flinch, staring directly into the figure's gaze.
"You look like you've been through a journey of life and death," the smile on the figure's face widened, staring silently at the quiet Atticus.
He could hear the figure's words, but at this point, Atticus just wanted to catch a breather. He had been through a lot.
'You sure took your time.'
A smile couldn't help but appear on Atticus's lips as he heard the words of Ozeroth in his head.
'What are you talking about? It wasn't even up to a second in real life,' he almost rolled his eyes as he responded.
'Even that is too much! As my bond, you have the honored responsibility to be perfect in everything you do.'
'It's impossible to be perfect.'
'Tch. Speak for yourself. You're bonded with the most perfect and handsome person in this universe…'
Atticus could practically feel the pride oozing from his words, and he almost burst into laughter, shaking his head.
After some moments, a wistful smile appeared on Atticus's face.
'Thanks.'
Ozeroth paused mid-sentence, not expecting Atticus to suddenly thank him.
'Hmph! I guess my advice came in handy, huh.'
Despite Ozeroth's words, Atticus could feel the wave of delight that had suddenly passed through the spirit. His smile grew.
'No, it didn't. But I could feel your worried ass throughout the trial. In fact, I was more worried you'd get a heart attack from worrying too much than I was about dying.'
'That's a lie! I was not worried! How would I, the great Ozeroth, be worried about a puny boy!?'
Ozeroth's voice boomed in his head, and Atticus inwardly burst into laughter. His reaction had been so priceless!
'Don't forget we're bonded. Why is your heart beating so fast?'
'You!' Ozeroth screamed. 'Let's see what happened!'
Atticus could hear Ozeroth huffing and puffing, and he could tell that the spirit was flustered. In the next instant, Atticus felt Ozeroth trying to go through his memories and quickly blocked him.
'Aha! Why are you blocking me? You're hiding something!'
'Of course I'm hiding something. I was naked for most of the trial. Is that what you want to see?'
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