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."

and turned his head to look at

"What about you?"

"Same."

answered, biting

five years

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

Her progress was staggering.

she was her age, which was an accomplishment

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 those

she felt close to reaching rank

from it, and she

where the

Her age.

She…

and with that, she knew that she was still not good enough to be considered someone strong enough to leave a mark on the

satisfied with what

She wanted more.

are more

land. There were a lot of familiar faces. Ones that Amanda knew very well

everyone has improved a

gaze fell on a group of orcs in

by the pressure that was emanating from their

true; they've

by

place truly

seemingly impressed by what he

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

they were holding onto

arrive, and in place of their customary ornate attire, they wore leather armor with intricate purple rune decorations that

"It looks like every—"

never given the opportunity to complete

'Uh? Eh?'

precisely the moment that Amanda's attention was drawn to the

on, but she didn't have

"Huuaaa"

Thump!

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

hand behind her to pull herself up, and as she did so, she felt a rough texture, and her hand

"Uh? Where am I?"

she looked around, she was stunned to see that

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

surrounded

"What's going on?"

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

that she was the only one present in the desolate

…Or so she thought.

someone else

She hesitated.