"Let's worry about that after we get home safely; Elaine cast a protective barrier on the newborn to ensure its safety," Without a moment to spare, she began to chant: "I call upon the wind mana particles present in the air, ground, and flowing in the living to grant me a shield against danger. Wind guard."
I felt a gentle breeze surrounding me, witnessing rapid air currents creating a protective bubble around me. It seemed as though I was in an opposite vacuum, where everything was repelling away from me. Elaine encased another sphere around the existing one I was in and grasped onto that one so that she could hold onto me.
After she finished, they took off in one direction, with streaks of green whizzing past my vision. What is that? I wondered. My poor vision as a child caused me to squint as I concentrated on identifying the objects before me. After what seemed like an endless amount of time, I was able to make out our surroundings: our surroundings unveiled a dense woodland teeming with towering trees, lush bushes, vibrant flora, and an array of exotic wildlife.
Leon, who was leading the group, kept turning back occasionally, looking directly at me. Why was he looking at me like that?
I wouldn't realize until much later that he was just happy to have someone whom he could call family, as he never had a complete family while growing up. Looking back on that, Leon and I were alike in that aspect. Now, we would both have a family worth fighting for.
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