From Human to Skeleton: Revived with Infinite System Crystals

Chapter 288: Unexplained Visions

After the Director left, Jade sighed, the weight of the day's events momentarily lifting as she prepared for bed. To her amusement, she found V passed out, snoring softly beside a nightstand, a peaceful contrast to the chaos of the night. Jade's sleep was short-lived, however, as a loud bang at her door startled her awake at 4:14 AM.

"Right, time to get ready," she murmured to herself, quickly rising to greet the Director waiting outside her door. "You ready to go?" he asked, punctual as ever.

"Yeah, let me just brush my teeth, and I'll be out in a minute," Jade replied, already moving to prepare.

As she passed by V, who stirred awake with a groggy expression, V asked, "Where are we going today?"

"You aren't coming, at least for right now. Go ahead and sleep some more, or try to learn how to read, whichever is easier for you," Jade said half-jokingly, a light-hearted attempt to ease into the morning's urgency. Before leaving, Jade's gaze lingered on the calendar, noting a date circled with a dot.

"Wow, just two more weeks and Ash should be returning," she thought, a mix of anticipation and resolve settling in. This was her moment to prove that the faith placed in her was not misplaced.

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Clenching her fist with renewed determination, Jade opened the door, turning back to the Director. "Sorry, Sir, didn't mean to keep you waiting," she apologized, stepping into the role expected of her.

The Director, ever pragmatic, brushed off the delay. "Yeah, we're still set to make it on time, so it's a nonissue," he assured

They spent the next thirty minutes retracing the path that Gojaro had taken Jade, leading them to the hidden elevator. Descending into the underground's warmth, they navigated through corridors where red lines laced the rocks, arriving at the familiar door they had encountered before.

The man with the scar gave a bow to the Director as he stated, "I have brought the boy from the Southern Region who was indicated by the Oracle."

The Director gave him a slight nod and inquired, "Has he undergone the physical training to ensure his body will be able to endure everything?"

The man nodded and affirmed, "He is stronger than his mere frame leads on."

As Jade watched on, they had the boy place his hand on the Crystal, just as she had done. He began to shake and convulse from touching the Crystal as it started to shine in an assortment of colors.

Just then, Jade's smaller crystal in her pocket began to heat up. She quickly pulled it out, grasping it in her hands as it shined bright pink, almost attempting to tether a connection to the bigger crystal.

Jade closed her eyes again, focusing on the crystal, implanting her own energy into it as visions began to flood in. She saw a man—or rather, a creature, Jade thought—holding the same crystal she was, witnessing the memory embedded within.

Images of someone drawing the crystal from a sun flashed before her, pouring some type of energy into it. The figure then addressed a woman, asking, "This should be good enough to aid her, right?"

In response, she heard, "It should, at the very least, be worth a shot. Just hope the Angelics don't catch wind or try to intercept it."

The man in her vision put a finger under his chin and stated, "So what if they do? At this point, there is much more riding on this than I care to let go. Besides, most of these issues are their fault anyways."

"As the vision slowly faded, she witnessed him opening a portal before dropping the crystal into its depths.