Born With A Divine System

The city of Leviathan, a massive metropolis that once flourished with human life and innovation due to its close borders with other empires as well as the many trade centers it contained. Its magnificence had been reduced to rubble, as the city had been turned to a shadow of its former self.

The bunkers had finally opened up, releasing a flood of now displaced individuals. Within this crowd Zephyr had finally found Nikko, embracing her in a comforting hug. He swayed his fingers through her smooth, curly, white hair that extended all the way to her back. Her bright crimson eyes were teary, holding back a waterfall of emotion. She looked at his face for a while, showing off her pretty face that seemed like that of a Greek goddess.

"I'm s-sorry." She said, with guilt clear in her tone.

"There's nothing to be sorry about, none of this is your fault." Remarked Zephyr.

"No, everything's my fault. You came here just because of me didn't you?" She said, saddened with her head low.

"Of course I did, I'd never-"

"It's my fault Arvin's gone!!!" She yelled, though it was quelled by the chatter of the crowd.

"If I hadn't suggested we go to the Moon Star café, maybe, just maybe he would still be with us now."

I couldn't find the will to respond. The topic of Arvins' death was a sore subject, one that neither of us wanted to revisit. I had never truly even come to face the fact; I just simply used the system to distract me from the pain......the guilt of what if. But the truth is that the situation could have been a lot worse, what if I didn't win, and maybe Nikko had died as well? What if Naomi had come with us, would she have died?

I recalled my thoughts at the sight of a grieving Nikko; her radiant happiness had been replaced by irreparable sadness. I grabbed her by the shoulders and with a determined look spoke.

"You are one of the two most important people in my life; you can't hold yourself accountable for anything that happened that day, none of us could have known so take it easy okay."

Her face lit up by a bit as her cheeks became red.

"B-But because of me you came here during this crises. What would have happened if the Golden Blur hadn't arrived? Think about Naomi, what if something happened to you?" she said, concern was etched within her words.

"Don't worry, I'll never leave you two alone in this world, but I won't always play it safe either. Life is too short for 'what ifs'."

Our faces had gotten close to each other in the course of conversing, and upon realization we both went red with embarrassment, quickly putting some distance between ourselves.

'Wait, what did she mean by Golden Blur?' A new question had dawned upon Zephyr, but deciding to put it off until later he spoke.

"It's about time I get you home."

She paused for a moment, as if not knowing how to say what was on her mind. Her cheeks suddenly became bright red as she asked.

"C-C-Could I stay with you?" She said in a slightly embarrassed tone.

".......what?" Zephyr hadn't fully processed what she had just said.

"What happened to your place?" He asked, curious as to why she didn't want to stay at her apartment.

Nikko on the other hand was confused, did he really not know? She wondered.

"Didn't you read my letter?"

"Of course I did, that's why I'm here in the first place."

"Then how did you miss the part about my apartment being destroyed by the fallen?" She inquired how he could miss something so obvious.