There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 744

Chapter 744: Side Story 4. Endless Journey - 27

People who awakened during childhood went through a lot of stuff. Familiarizing oneself with the changes in the body and mind and understanding one’s new roles in society was more bearable when one was older.

The earliest hurdle they had to face was the body transformation. The forming of a mana core in an esper body and the corrosion vessel inside a guide was not an easy process. The stress it brought to a child’s body was even harder. In this regard, the twins were rather lucky.

Not because they did not experience it. They did--they were unconscious for three days, not including the night they collapsed. But they were lucky that they immediately fell unconscious from the exhaustion of using mana for the first time.

During those three days, they had high fever and seizure episodes. There was nothing wrong with their body except a few bruises and lacerations from the incident, and Han Shin healed those immediately. However, there was nothing they could do about the fever and the seizure.

Like a butterfly creaking out of their cocoon, the twins had to go through it alone. All Zein and Bassena could do was make sure the twins did not bite their tongues during the seizures, cooling down their body temperature, and praying that their sons could go through everything quickly.

As people who had to go through awakening pain alone, Zein and Bassena knew how hard it was. But even when they knew and prepared for it, their hearts broke seeing the choking sound coming from their seizing sons’ throats. When everything finally stopped the night before the twins woke up, Zein was the one who broke down and cried first.

It was the first time he had cried again ever since he heard his mother’s story from Sherry and Ria.

Naturally, he did not let the twins go home until they went through all physical checkups.

Thankfully, the twins had built a good constitution since their early days by playing boisterously all the time and joining their fathers’ daily exercise. They were perfectly healthy, and even the child counselor said there was nothing wrong with them mentally.

With great relief, they returned home after the child counselor cleared the twins. But that was only the beginning of their journey. As new awakened, they had to be registered with the government and Sentinel Association--a new experience for Zein. They spent some time in Trinity measuring Kar’s mana and then made a long journey to the Northern Alliance to visit the Temple of Frejya.

Normally, Asa would receive his blessing from the Temple of Mago, but Frejya insisted on this. Apparently, the Goddeses had made a concession that the guides from House Ishtera would always belong to the Temple of Frejya--even if Zein had been cooperating with the Temple of Mago.

Oh, well...Zein did miss his little sister who was dying to meet his children.

"My niece and nephews!"

The Saintess of Frejya welcomed the children with a big, tight hug. The children were confused at first, because they had never met this older sister who insisted on being called Auntie--unlike Aunt Rina, who always asked to be called sister instead. But it didn’t take long for them to warm up to her bubbly personality, and they were all ushered to the Sky Garden.

Even Bassena.

"Really?"

"You’re Brother Zein’s imprint, so you’re a package with him," Elena winked playfully, before taking Asa’s and Lucy’s hands while they climbed the Temple while skipping.

"She never changed," Bassena chuckled. He offered his hand to his oldest and surprisingly, this time, Kar took it.

"I’m glad," Zein smiled, patting his boys on their cheeks, and walked in the middle of the group.

It had been a while for him too, being there. It weirdly felt like home, with the priests greeting him as if he was only there ten days ago instead of ten years ago. Cloudy did not change too, jumping to his arms the moment he stepped into the Sky Garden, before jumping to his daughter who was squealing in delight.

Together with Elena, Zein entered the inner section of the garden, holding Asa’s hand. The medium had been waiting under the tree, and he had a conversation with the Goddess for the first time in a while.

[Three, huh? Quite fertile, are you?]

"My son is here," Zein hissed.

[Ease up a little bit] the Goddess scoffed. [Hello there, little one]

Asa, who was usually energetic, hid behind his Dada shyly, prompting Elena to laugh heartily until the Goddess pulled on her ear like a naughty child. That actually helped Asa relax and giggle in response. After a few light conversations, Asa was no longer afraid to go to the tree and received the blessing through Elena.

Zein did not tell him, and it would only a few years later when Asa found out that he was the only guide receiving a blessing in the Goddess’s special territory--and how special it was.

But it was probably a good thing for him not to know, because he was already feeling conflicted about becoming a guide. The Goddess seemed to realize it as well, and she told the kid kindly. [I’m not doing this so you will dedicate your life to be a guide] the Medium patted his head. [I just like your father]