An Extra’s POV

The walk of silence continued between the two.

After their interaction subsided, neither Rey or The Oracle spoke another word to each other. Instead, the latter kept her eyes forward, and the latter followed her every movement. The landscape around them kept changing too.

Rey didn't ask any further questions, not allowing his impatience to get the better of him this time. He knew better than to say anything problematic.

This continued until, once again, The Oracle stopped.

"We're here..."

Rey set his gaze beyond The Oracle, staring into the space that she had her eyes on. That was when he saw it--a door in the middle of nowhere.

It was currently a desert landscape, so dry sand kept swirling around the door, its grains beating upon it as they danced in the air.

"She is beyond that door." The Oracle pointed, gesturing that Rey proceeded into the place.

Normally, Rey would have been very conflicted and skeptical of the whole thing. He would be rather suspicious of The Oracle, wanting her to venture in first--something like that. He would have considered a chance that the door was a trap too.

All of that was stifled now.

It wasn't that he trusted The Oracle completely, but that he simply saw no reason to be on guard before her. There was no need for her to resort to such an elaborate trap, even if she had malicious intent.

And Rey didn't think she had any malicious intent.

'So Esme is behind that door, huh...?' Stepping forward while breathing heavily, Rey kept his gaze fixated on the lone door.

There didn't seem to be anything behind it, but that didn't stop him from reaching for the doorknob and twisting it the moment he got close enough.

~FSHUUU~

A hissing sound proceeded from within the door as soon as he merely opened it.

"Go on" The Oracle's voice prompted him, and he could feel her gaze on his back. Not wanting to cause any further delay, he took a deep breath and stepped into the world of the unknown that he would be thrust into.

Then...

widened as he was greeted

and dried trees decorating the surrounding from various sides. In this world of white, there was silence--a form of purity. The decorum was deafening, and it felt sacred to the

entity seemed to

... Except one.

are you doing

a beat as soon as he heard the voice. He hadn't been too distracted not to notice that she was standing right behind him. He just didn't know what to say when he faced her, so he remained like that until

against her, he could see

She was gorgeous--as usual.

No... even better.

about these white lands seem to accentuate her beauty, giving

didn't know where to start from, or what

his head, and he could only pick one. The choice became

"... I missed you."

fiercely cold wind to blow against his dark hair, revealing his eyepatched eye on one side, and the crimson one on the other. He also saw her wearing a pure gown,

too raw. In contrast to him, though, Esme

She was completely calm.

informed me

"She didn't."

was coming, how could she maintain such a calm

'Could it be—?!'

but The Oracle didn't do anything to me. She has hardly interacted

"O-ohh…"

just to confirm, and Esme wasn't lying. She was perfectly normal—at least according

"I see…"

"Yeah…"

both stared awkwardly at each other, the distance between them about ten meters or so. Either of them could close it in a second, but they both remained transfixed

Until…

I'm sorry for not hearing you out last

"It's fine."