The Love From Vengeance

Things were quiet in Immorra. As they had been for quite a while now.

The time for the impending war was about to come.

Everyone was sure of it, as they had been warned beforehand. The city streets of Immorra were filled with a palpable sense of unease, and individuals clad in armor were seen roaming the area.

"Are you ready? The portal should be opening anytime now."

Emma turned to Amanda, who had been keeping a low profile while standing next to her. She was standing still, staring silently over the vast area of land that was in front of her while her bow was firmly held in her hand.

How long had it been since she'd last seen him?

He had promised her he'd visit every week, which was about ten weeks in here, but…

'Liar.'

He had only come once in the past and never returned since.

She was obviously aware that he was most likely busy and that he did not have the time to visit, or perhaps there were other circumstances that prevented him from returning, but even so...

She still couldn't help but feel a little indignant over the situation.

It had been years since she had last seen him, and she missed him.

"Don't worry, we'll meet him soon enough. When we get there, you can scold him or beat him to your heart's content however you see fit."

"Mhm."

Amanda nodded her head at Emma's words.

Indeed, she was going to be seeing him soon…

She wasn't sure whether she'd beat him, or scold him like Emma was saying, but she was certainly not going to let this slide once everything was over.

"It looks like the two of you are ready."

Right then, Jin appeared in the distance.

He was wearing a black coat and had his hands in his pockets as he walked calmly toward them. A cigarette was wedged between his lips, and as he inhaled, smoke drifted out into the air.

Pinching the cigarette with his fingers, Jin let out a puff and flicked it away.

"Are the two of you ready?"

"We've prepared as much as we could've."

Emma responded while her hand softly caressed the hilts of her short swords that were resting on her hips.

"I've made quite some progress, but… well, I'm not exactly where I want to be."

"Oh."

his head and turned his head to look

"What about you?"

"Same."

biting her

five years has

time she spent in Immorra, she was about 28 this year, and in that

Her progress was staggering.

age, which was

bit denser than it was back then, making her progress a lot faster than before, but despite this, she was unquestionably a level above those who were the same age as

fact, she felt close to

step away from it,

where

Her age.

She…

knew that she was still not good enough to be considered someone

was not satisfied with

She wanted more.

more

more people started to fill the land. There were a lot of familiar faces. Ones that Amanda knew

looks like everyone has improved

out by Emma, Amanda's eyes squinted, and her gaze fell

the pressure that was emanating from their bodies. It

they've

just by a small

place truly was useful

remarked, seemingly impressed by what

orcs had made their appearance, it was the turn of the dwarves, and they roared

on the ground, and while they were holding

of their customary ornate attire, they wore

"It looks like every—"

the

'Uh? Eh?'

the moment that Amanda's attention was drawn to the elves, the world abruptly began to spin and

idea what was going on, but she didn't have much time to think about it as

"Huuaaa"

Thump!

realized it, she felt her body land on something hard, and she took a deep breath. Instantly, her lungs

reached her hand behind her to pull herself up, and as she did so, she felt

"Uh? Where am I?"

see that she was in a desert like

and a blood-red sun hung in the sky above her.

was surrounded

"What's going on?"

her in disbelief, a plethora of questions started to run through her head. Despite all the questions

was the only one present

…Or so she thought.

someone else

She hesitated.