[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-224":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1563719,2028,"Chapter 224: Promise?","divine-path-system-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>Varian sighed in relief as Sia slowly opened her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him silently and waited for him to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian just stared at her in a daze. As he recalled the incident, he realized how dangerous it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Sia whimpered. \"Angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lied that she was fine. And she hid the truth about the strange feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" Varian shook his head with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sia was not relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrank back into the bed and glanced at the clock with the corner of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six hours!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was six hours since they returned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking back at Varian's haggard face, a pang of guilt rose in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already exhausted from fighting the Raging Lion…yet he stayed with her for six hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why was she certain that he stayed with her for six hours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…because she'd do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry for lying about my condition.\" Sia finally said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian rubbed her head and looked into her eyes. \"I'm worried. You were bleeding when I found you. What if this happened when you are alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and sighed deeply. \"I…just don't want to imagine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the warmth from his hand, Sia closed her eyes and hummed slowly. \"Hm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yawning, Varian said. \"No more lying from now, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia thought for a while and tried to get up. His warm hand pressed on her shoulder and stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. You're resting.\" Varian said in a tone that allowed no refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia rolled her eyes. \"I am full of energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No lying.\" Varian poked her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia glared at him resentfully before pouting.? \"I have no energy. Did I lose all the blood in my body or what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did bleed.\" Varian shrugged and ordered the home bot to bring in the nutrient solutions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia took the vials from his hands. Looking up at him, she muttered in a disappointed tone. \"…I thought you were gonna cook me something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, if you want to stay in the bed for a week.\" Varian got up with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, wait! I love nutrient solutions!\" Sia stopped him anxiously and gulped down the tasteless liquids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So…\" Varian waited for her to finish and asked. \"what do you have to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia bit her lip and closed her eyes. Finally, she held the nutrient vial in her hand upside down. A light flashed in her hand and onto the vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small vial was half-full. But instead of flowing down, the liquid flowed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Gravity path.\" He muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just awakened,\" Sia said with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian nearly stood up in shock. \"…wait, what? How? Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost his composure for a moment and wondered whether he was hearing things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were a Dual Awakener from the start, right?\" Varian asked with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia shook her head and looked into his eyes seriously. \"I just awakened…again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Impossible. Anyone awakens only once.\" Varian muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at Sia's expression. She seemed like she seemed to want to say something more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something more?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia nodded. \"I…I have had a weird feeling inside me since I knew. It's like I was going to explode. There is something, a power or a force, inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I try to keep it down. If I'm close to you, I can control it better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as time passes, the force increases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever it reaches a limit, I lose control over myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, it broke the threshold and I fainted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian was shocked at this sudden revelation. But he patted Sia's hand and said. \"Whatever happens, I'll be there with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia was visibly relaxed after hearing his response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she expected him to get angry for the fact that she was hiding about this for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she mustered the courage to reveal the final secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that, she covered herself with a quilt and looked to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I got a memory of sorts. It keeps repeating. It's not my memory. It's like an imprinted memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tells me that I'm different. My origin or something, it's different from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also says there are people like me out there. Special people. People that don't fit into a group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hybrids. That's our name. We have another title. The heralds of calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I…I didn't believe it, but my second awakening proves that I'm not…\" Sia's voice went lower and lower until it turned into a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't care.\" Varian gripped her hand and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Sia slowly turned her gaze to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian could feel her trembling from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confessing the deepest secret in her heart, she was scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he broke their ties?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he called her a liar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if... he hated her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, I don't care whatever you are. You might be special, you might be not. At the end of the day, nothing will change anything between us.\" He stated with conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia raised her head and locked gazes with him. Her golden eyes gleamed and she gave the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking into her bright eyes, Varian took a deep breath and confessed the secret in his heart. \"I have a secret too. But first, never disclose your second awakening to anyone. Not even to mom. Is that clear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia nodded and motioned for him to share his secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ears perked and her eyes were filled with curiosity. It was like she couldn't wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, Varian said. \"I'm afraid…I'm afraid that if I don't awaken, I'll lose you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to share the burden he was carrying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you stop the people at school from commenting on me. I saw what you did on the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know you've been helping me all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I…I just feel like the distance between us is increasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in the sense that we're becoming strangers, but the width of our futures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After we grew up, we might never be together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…with the specialty showed today, I'm even more afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've tried, I am trying and I'll keep trying to awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my deepest fear and secret is losing you someday because I am not strong enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sia covered her mouth and stared at him silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After realizing he spoke everything, Varian avoided eye contact with her and looked at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must have looked like an insecure fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right. He was really a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll never leave you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian looked down and saw Sia's eyes were puffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her left pinky finger and said. \"Promise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian threw his head back and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the promise they made when they first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Whenever we get into fights, we'll understand the other's reasons and only act after knowing the whole truth.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was time for the second pinky promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian hooked his finger with hers and asked. \"Promise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe. Unless you ask me to away, I'll never go. And that's a promise.\" Sia chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian smiled widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world started to crack and Varian found himself back in the familiar interior of the ghost ship.\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-06T07:58:11.288Z",1,"novelbin.me","8da442f02fd6232d6c733308107575ed1c05227fa06df072d38d10fe1432fc21","divine-path-system-chapter-225","divine-path-system-chapter-373",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]