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."

nodded his head and turned his head to

"What about you?"

"Same."

biting her

five years has

she was about 28 this year, and in that time, she managed to go all the way

Her progress was staggering.

the same level as Monica was when she was her age, which was an accomplishment that was once thought to be nearly impossible

that, the mana at the moment was quite a bit denser than it was back then, making her progress a lot faster than before, but despite this, she was unquestionably a level above

she felt close

from it, and she

was where the

Her age.

She…

too young, and with that, she knew that she was still not good enough to be considered someone

was not satisfied with

She wanted more.

more people

to fill the land. There were a lot

looks like everyone has improved a

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

emanating from their bodies. It

true; they've improved a

not just by a

this place truly was

seemingly impressed by what

had made their appearance, it was the turn of the dwarves, and they roared while wearing cumbersome suits that covered their entire

left behind on the ground, and while they were holding onto large artifacts that

and in place of their customary ornate attire,

"It looks like every—"

was never given the opportunity to complete her

'Uh? Eh?'

Amanda's attention was drawn to the elves, the world abruptly

was going on, but she didn't have much time

"Huuaaa"

Thump!

something hard, and she took a deep breath. Instantly, her lungs

had begun to sink. She reached her hand behind her to pull herself up, and as she did so, she felt a rough texture, and her

"Uh? Where am I?"

stunned to see that she was in a desert like

blood-red sun hung in the sky above her. The sky was a dark

surrounded by

"What's going on?"

a plethora of questions started to run through her head. Despite all the questions she had, she managed to keep her composure and

looked around, she saw that she was the only one present in the

…Or so she thought.

there's someone else

She hesitated.