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DICATHEN

Virion Eralith POV:

It has been four years since that incident. The one that broke the fragile emotions that held together our family and our race ever since the love of my life died. Died protecting my life. Died while bartering her life for my own.

Rinia went missing ever since that time, leaving behind a note that read

'We shall meet again. Trust Buhnd when time comes.'

I walked through the hallways that once were traversed by small steps echoing throughout with a pleasant tone which warmed my heart and gave a purpose to my life. Now devoid of that purpose, a dreadful silence washed over these hallways making my steps heavier.

Dragging myself, I reached the garden my grand-daughter used to love spending time in.

I could hear two sets of footsteps approaching me.

"Did we do the right thing rejecting the proposal of union of three races, father?" one hollow voice called out to me.

"Elder, there's evidence of another continent. But I don't trust the other races to have our backs. So we did the right thing." came the female voice, which once carried motherly warmth, now sounded so empty and distant.

"We'll never know, but it doesn't matter anymore." I replied without looking as they just turned around and left.

I watched over the garden as small glowing orbs of light started appearing. But they didn't seem to have the radiance they once emitted.

Getting on my knees, I caught a handful of them as I called out

"It's the glowbees season, little one. See, I have so many right now. You love them right? See? They're everywhere!"

My voice echoed but a reply never came.

"Please answer me...Tess.."

My pleas were met with silence as the tears that fell from my face hit the ground with a loud thud. Penetrating the silence while masking the sobs that broke out of me, unable to bear the pain.

"Please..."

(A/n: I hate myself )

ALACRYA

Cecilia POV:

It was the day our training was supposed to start. Meeting Viessa and Melzri at the party, I could see that they were similar to us in a way that we all lacked familial affection. They told me and Nico to call them big sisters which Nico did easily as he was raised by them for many years while I still had to get to know them.

The maids helped me dress up again. The thing that confused me was that it wasn't training wear but really pretty casual wear. Thinking that we were gonna change in the training area, I arrived at the front door where nico was waiting wearing casual wear too. His face brightened as he saw me.

"Looking pretty here Cecil. Shall we?" he said as he held his hand out.

"Not bad yourself there Nico." I replied with a smile as I took his outstretched hand in mine.

Nico seemed to be hiding something but I decided to ignore it for now. He placed the tempus warp on the ground as a portal shimmered into existence.

Walking through it, instead of arriving in a training field, the sight before me was that of a well adorned carriage which seemed to be waiting in front of a grand mansion.