This letter is written with vanishing ink, so the contents will disappear after 12 hours.
I honestly don't want you to find this but if you have then that's your and Natalie's luck.
As I've explained earlier, unawakened bloodline can be awakened with similar stronger stimulation, AKA your mana Eren.
But we are not talking about just normal mana. Normal mana or acquired mana, it's something you absorb, it's yours but not entirely.
There is another mana, Genetic mana.
Genetic mana is lot more minute and potent. Our body creates it over the all of our lifespan as cultivator, it's dense, potent and directly related to physical expectancy, meaning it's overuse could be fatal.
Obviously You, a newbie cultivator won't have it, much less use it to help Natalie but that's what the book is for.
The book will guide you to transfer very small amount of genetic mana, helping her awakening. Of course that is if you wish to do so.
Again, take care of yourself better babe.
I love you.
PS: take care of ava and eva too.
Also do it outside.
Natalie had butterfly dancing in her stomach, reading the letter, not simply because it was beneficial to her but seeing how she got to learn about Alena's jealous side, it made her somewhat happy.
Obviously she too felt sad watching eren and Alena part ways but this letter showed how much they cared for each other.
much better question was, what's in the book?
As the question rose in her mind,
" Hey, catch." Eren threw the book to Natalie, she was surprised and couldn't catch, she picked the book up and saw eren entering the mansion.
"Did I see wrong?" It was dark so obviously she could've made mistake but even for mistake she saw eren's face a bit red.
But putting that aside she opened the book,
Front page showed the content named 'Dual cultivation'.
Natalie's heart fluttered in embarrassment.
" So that's why, But wait how did he even read this in the dark." Obviously eren had past 4 years of experience being blind and all, but Natalie was unaware of that.
Suppressing her shame and urge to bury her face into a hole, Natalie read further ahead and more she read, more shockingly echhi it became.
If not for the Little trust she somehow developed in Alena and eren, she surely would've burned this piece of utter unholyness.
Her cheeks swelled red, breathing became raspy, heart beat pulsating and even unknown to her, insides of her virgin garden moist, as if just reading the book was enough to please her to such degree.
She gulped in even more anxiety and fear, but she knew that book was really important.
Ofcourse it was, to her especially.
As she realised what Alena meant, Natalie felt even more complexed.
' What should I do?'
There wasn't much she could think, she obviously wanted to awaken her bloodline. That was her only choice to become full fledged cultivator, and why not. Life of cultivator came with incredible honors and boons if disregard the hardships. She had simple choice to make but only if it was that easy to win over disturbed mind and heart.
Her eyes looked around, as if searching for answer but there was nothing but darkness around. Creepy and eerie silence usually gave her scares but she was too occupied to realise it, only now that her expression changed to fear and fright as if darkness would swallow her whole, she ran inside the gate.
She entered hall room, The giant hall remained mostly dark with few oil lamps here and there, chasing away small drops from ocean of darkness. Eren was sitting on a couch, relaxed and laid back as his head hung back in usual exhausted manner. Ofcourse only he knew how disturbing this silence was, He allowed his exhausted breath to slip out and looked at Natalie.
Woman holding flash in one hand and letter with another, her breathing uneven and her figure somewhat hidden in darkness.
" What do you think?" Asked eren with curious gaze.
Red hair woman remained silent, atleast for few seconds.
" I don't know." The girl sighed.
" Figures." Eren somewhat expected this, gesturing to get herself comfortable on the couch he remained silent for a second. Natalie did follow his goodwill and sat down.
Eren looked at her, his gaze sharp. He himself didn't realise that he had deviced a habit to glare unreasonably so it was obvious that Natalie would be uncomfortable.
" What's the problem?" He asked, not realising that his expression was cause of her discomfort.
Natalie fidged her fingers, avoiding his eyes but managed to raise her courage a bit and spoke,
" You look like you're about to do something bad." Eren was perplexed, his eyebrows raised in question.
" What do you mean?" He asked.
" Well, aren't you going to force yourself on me?"
' What?' Eren chocked on his own, coughing violently as he felt guilty and betrayed.
" No..no.." Eren controled his expression, hiding his shame and entirely denying the flying accusation.
Eren's sharp eyes looked at her again, this time with utter indifference.
" let's get the facts on the table before you start judging and accusing me for no reason." His voice a bit annoyed, and why not?
He was roped into this and accidently held the very key to Natalie's awakening, not that he wanted to but that's just how it turned out.
" First, If you think that book and the procedure explained in it for your awakening is mere lies to get you to bed with me, then you better think again.
I get nothing out of this, except for mortal pleasure that is." Eren said, realising his own mistake.
" Isn't that the point?" Natalie felt irritated as well, hearing eren somehow gave her impression that she wasn't worth remembering much less to be slept with.
Unknowingly or so eren hurt woman's pride but he didn't care.
" I'm sorry but unlike you for me, that's not the point.
There is much to my life then just sleep around with someone I don't even know." His sarcasm directly pointed at natalie but Eren didn't realise how deep pit he had dug for himself.
Surely and somewhere he was slowly realising something.
A sudden words of horror ringed in his ears from the past,
' Never judge women's pride and chastity Eren.' Eren still remembered the icy itch slowly clawing his heart just from hearing Alena's cold warning.
But it was only now that he realised how late that lesson camer to his aid, late, very late.
Before he even knew, Swift figure dashed directly at him. He was surprised as well as frightened.
Surprised because Natalie didn't seem feisty enough to take such action and frightened because now it was too late, he could feel that he had no way to defend or attack.
One moment he was sitting on couch and next he was sent flying with terrying punch to his stomach.
Couch fell on back and not far behind, eren crashed on the wall. His entire system diheaveled, vision blurred and brain spinning. He adjusted his somewhat bruised body, cleared his eyes and stood up, only now he realised how resilient he had become but right now he had other things to worry.
He reactively raised his hands, taking a combat stance. Something very basic he learned from Alena.
His breathing became strained and body tensed, afterall he never actually fought anyone. Ofcourse the bandits incidence was a bit special, afterall that wasn't a fight but a massacre, act of pure instincts and rage.
Eren posed, ready to meet another strike but it never came. He saw Natalie standing before the couch, her expression of shame and seething anger but soon it changed to somber sadness.
Her raised fist dropped, body trembled and then soon the tears came rolling down uncontrollably with wailing and crying of a child.
Eren saw her dumbfounded.
' Wait, why is she crying?, I should be.. No nevermind, I don't even know anymore.
Huhh...Woman.'
Eren didn't knew how to handle this situation.
He relaxed, atleast he tried. Gesturing to call her down he spoke,
" I probably deserved that but why don't we calm down for a bit, okay." Eren took few steps near with warily.
Natalie ignoring him entirely sat back on the couch, bending to her knee and hiding her face but soft sob and hiccups gave her cry away.
Eren put the sofa back up and sat too, feeling exhausted and bruised, both mentally and physically. eren gave her time to relax, something he himself needed much more.
Few minutes passed in awkward silence and Natalie's cries stopped, eren still felt pain in abdomen but it was bearable and so he spoke, this time with much more relaxed and appealing tone,
" I didn't mean to be rude but I realise that I was wrong, I am really very sorry for all the terrible things I said."
' Hell if I know what I did wrong, instead you should apologise to me.' His thoughts and words didn't exactly match but he was sure that Alena's teaching were realiable to some extent and so he apologised, just as he was tought despite his reluctance.
Natalie finally raised her head, her eyes bit puffy and nose red, she observed him for a moment before nodding.
' Guess that worked.' Eren sighed heavily and relaxed but he wasn't finished just yet.
" And not you make anymore angry but we.. No I don't really intent take advantage of you.
As Alena said, Being one to receive your bloodline only I can help you and I wish there was another way than this but I really don't know, atleast not yet.
Even this method might prove wrong in unforseen circumstances, so it's all up to you." He said all what he wanted to say, and tried to not seem like a guy who tried to manipulate her. Despite that he held his reflex at bay, ready for another unexpected beat.
Surprisingly, Natalie took it well. She wiped her face clean, her former ragged breathing calmed as she held her heart and mind in terrible battle to settle out the outcome of this insanely shady scheme.
She couldn't decide and sighed again, eren was wary but couldn't do anything and so silence hung on the dark hall with inexplicable awkwardness.
" What happens after?, if I awaken my bloodline?" Asked Natalie in order and graceful manner, if not for the earlier outbust eren would've gained her impression as simple and enchanting princess but now he knew better.
" Our goal is still the same, To reach xyrus city, luckily that teleportation device will be very helpful." Natalie frowned, Looking at eren as if he had forgotten something very important.
Eren again felt his breathing strained, being gawked by pretty woman for no apparent reason might seem joyous but it wasn't, not for eren who just had taste of strong punch.
' What now?' He thought, a bit panicked.
" Is something that matter?" He asked, Politely with a smile.
" I meant between us?" The way she said left eren confused and then soon the realisation came crashing down.
Ofcourse There was no way this could progress just like one time experience situation, not when the girl standing before him was a supposed noble of pure lineage with graceful behaviour and pure chastity.
Sleeping with her won't be a problem itself but what came after that would surely create one. There is no way that woman pure, innocent and noble as Natalie would just sleep with someone for her own gain and forget about it, No she surely wouldn't.
Instead she'll feel compelled to uphold this unexpected realation as best as she could.
This was it.
And Eren had to answer such question, what came after?
But unlike Natalie, his thoughts were straight, logical and a bit heartless.
" Nothing." He answered, His heart raced in nervousness but he told the truth.
The worst he expected was to get another punch or maybe a slap but nothing of sort happened, Natalie's face became a bit sad, showing great melancholy. It was obvious that this gave her the clear answer as well as the greater understanding of Eren's nature, to make the decision. Her complexion paled a bit, she truly felt lost and lonely. Eren inevitably felt guilty, and watching luster washing out her face only made it worse but he didn't had a stomach to lie.
But she wasn't so weak, she perked her head up with fire burning in her eyes.
" So be it, I'm ready." Natalie sounded energized, no.. something much more than energy, It was annoyance.
She just got enough of all the confusion, suppression, avoidance and restriction.
Not only she had to run away from her family, but also to thrust into another kind of torturous hell where she was forced to choose. she just had enough of rules and regulations that binded her. Now she can do whatever she wants, just like other teenagers of her age. Maybe for the first time she'll act as of her age, unrestrained and thoughtless.
How illogical and stupid teenager acted, irrespective of their consequences but now Natalie was about to do the same, disregarding the fact that there was no one here to help her incase of trouble.
But again that is the charm of being teenager, they don't realise but posses freedom. Saying that freedom came from ignorance wouldn't be wrong but as saying goes, ignorance is a bliss.
That is freedom.
And that freedom is right in front of her and her heart ablaze, ready to accept. Whatever that may come of consequences, either opportunity or disaster.
" I know this is already very annoying but you better understand this logically, It means even if we do this there is a chance that you won't awaken.
So take everything into consideration before you take your shot." Eren was already exhausted enough from suggesting and convincing but even then he didn't wanted her to make a hasty descision.
Natalie remained silent, staring at eren for while and hunched her head back in lethargy.
" I know but for me there is no other option.
Either I awaken my bloodline or die trying." Natalie's tone was laced with confidence yet To eren it sounded lost.
Eren didn't say any further and nodded.
" Then let's go outside."