1330 Are you ready?
"You need to be careful around that Shadow."
Vyriana looked into Lane's eyes as she said those words.
Lane frowned.
She had been living with the shadow for a Long time now, inside Nux's shadow, the only place she felt at home, and the only person she communicated with was the Shadow Lane.
Some of her antics may be annoying, however, Lane still considered the Shadow Lane as her close friend.
Their relationship had developed to the point where after Nux, Shadow Lane was the one Lane placed in her list of important people, even before Skyla and Felberta, the people she had spent almost her entire life with.
Of course, by no means, did she hate the two of them. Quite the contrary, she loved Skyla and Felberta, however, as someone who was a part of her, Shadow Lane was able to quickly lower Lane's defenses and get closer to her.
She turned into a friend Lane could talk to and since the Shadow knew everything there was to know about her, even her deepest, darkest secrets and fantasies that only Nux knew, she couldn't keep any secrets from her either, causing the distance between them to diminish even quicker.
And now, being told to be wary of someone she considered to be her friend, Lane didn't know how to react.
She knew Vyriana well enough to know that she wasn't trying to fool her. The woman had no reason to. Lane knew that Vyriana wasn't the type to joke about these things either. Honestly, considering her attitude and absurd strength, the fact that she was warning her to be cautious of the Shadow Lane was already big enough and something that shouldn't be ignored.
Nux knew that as well.
He turned towards Lane with a wary look on his face, obviously, as an obsessive fool who loved his wives to an unhealthy degree, he didn't like any unknowns around his Lane, heck, he was even considering getting rid of the damn shadow, however, as if she was able to read his mind, "Don't bother, that shadow is connected to her."
Vyriana spoke up.
Nux turned towards her with a frown and the Dragon shrugged,
"Law of Shadow Born, it is pretty self-explanatory from the name, that being was born from her Shadow, as long as her Shadow exists, she would exist as well.
Even if she was cut by an Absolute Law, she could simply materialize herself, brand new without any problems. Quite similar to this girl actually and considering her life is now connected with yours, the Shadow is pretty much connected to you as well."
Vyriana spoke, Nux turned towards Lane to confirm if what she said was true, Lane nodded her head.
Since Shadow Lane was part of Lane, which, Vyriana said was untrue, Lane understood her Shadow's Law perfectly well, she knew how it worked and its details as if the Law was of her own, which, once again, was contrary to what Vyriana had said.
Nux frowned.
All this talks about Shadow Lane, Lane's other personality, and the formation of two Laws was getting too confusing for him to keep track, this time however, he couldn't ignore these things either. After all, everything was connected to his wife's safety.
He wanted a solution.
An urgent solution, and honestly, after Vyriana's warning, he wanted a solution even faster.
The problem, however, was that there was no apparent solution in front of him, even the most knowledgeable person he knew, his Mother, the Human Progenitor, didn't know anything about a Shadow growing a personality, according to the Progenitor, this was the first time she had even heard of this case.
Unlike most cases, however, she didn't seem very curious about something she didn't know. Maybe it was because she had already found something that would satiate all her recent curiosities in the form of Nux that she didn't even bother herself with anyone else.
Her words were,
'The world runs on possibilities, there are countless possibilities of countless things happening, you cannot prepare or predict anything and everything no matter how hard you try. Out of countless things happening all over the place, that shadow must be one of them as well. You don't need to worry about it.'
Of course, the human progenitor didn't seem very worried despite knowing how much her son loved and cared for his wives. She simply calmed him down, telling him nothing strange would happen and that he shouldn't be bothered with something like this.
In the end, Nux had no choice.
Since there was no source of information, he could only stay silent and constantly check on his Lane to see if she was alright, which, Lane was perfectly satisfied with.
After all, if Nux constantly came to 'check-up' on her, things wouldn't end with simple 'check-ups' now would they? No, the 'check-ups' would be quite deep ones.
Something they would be repeating again, then again, and again...
Thinking about it, a small smile appeared on Lane's face. Yes, the Shadow Lane was indeed troubling Nux especially after what Vyriana said, however, she, as someone who already knew that her shadow wasn't a threat, saw this as an opportunity, an opportunity to have Nux to herself for a longer period of time.
'Look at how useful I am time despite being doubted by everyone.'
Suddenly, Lane heard a voice in her head.
'...'
She, however, didn't reply and simply used this chance to walk towards Nux and bury her face into his chest once again.
"I am worried..."
She spoke in an unsure voice.
"Don't worry, I am here," Nux spoke, tightening his hug around her to calm her down. Lane smirked inwardly like an adorable mischievous demon.
Nux, on the other hand, was completely oblivious to all this. Quite a rare occurrence since most of the time, just one look at his wives' faces was enough for him to understand what they were thinking.
No, he wasn't getting rusty, it was just that his mind was already occupied by something else.
"I need to get stronger."
He spoke out loud with a grim look on his face.
If earlier, he wanted to take things slow, now, the situation had changed. It was only his 3rd wife who had formed a Law yet and it is already the 2nd Dependent Law that puts his wife's life in his hands.
And Nux didn't like this feeling.
He, as someone who wanted the best for his wives, could now feel a sense of rush. A strong urge to get stronger as soon as he could, just so he could ensure his wives' safety.
Vyriana, who heard his words smiled widely.
"So are you finally going to stop slacking off?" She questioned.
She had been holding back for her disciple's sake for a long time now. Now, however, things have changed. Astaria comprehended her Law, she opened the Path of Absolute for the man she loved.
Nux now knew about Laws and was now ready to form his own Law.
How could she, as someone who had guided him throughout his journey and helped him reach where he was today, stay back at a time like this?
Yes, forming a Law was much more complex in Nux's case, there were too many unknowns revolving around the Laws, unknowns that even she didn't know about. Too many mysteries surrounded Laws and the universe.
This, however, couldn't possibly stop the two of them from exploring further and creating the strongest Law there was.
"I am counting on your help once again, my Vyriana."
Nux spoke as he looked into the Dragon's eyes with a big smile, similar to the Dragon's, plastered on his face.
This time, the Dragon didn't even mind the 'my' he had added in the front as he called her, she was just too excited to care about it, but suddenly, Vyriana's expression changed when she noticed another being trying to enter her world.
She wanted to resist, however, as if papers, the barriers were destroyed in an instant and a giant crack appeared in her world.
"Aha, just as I thought! I knew you would be here!"
An excited sound was heard as Nux, Lane, and Vyriana saw a purple-haired woman descending onto the world with a big smile on her face.
The woman then turned towards Vyriana and chuckled,
"I am sorry for barging in little girl, I was in a hurry, you see."
Vyriana narrowed her eyes, not saying anything.
Well, there were not many things she could say in front of an existence of her level anyway.
No matter how strong she was, against a Progenitor, she was still in fact, a little girl, just like the woman had mentioned.
Lilith didn't even wait for Vyriana's response as she then turned towards the person she had come here for and, "You asked for some time and I generously gave you enough,
Are you ready for our bet now?"
