Perspective: Third-Person Past Tense
The forge roared with life. Flames danced wildly in the hearth, their heat licking at the air as Warzheil worked tirelessly. His hammer struck steel in a steady rhythm, each strike ringing out like a heartbeat. Sparks flew with every blow, illuminating the dim workshop in bursts of orange light.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvLT1R7nxs
Ronin leaned against a nearby workbench, his gaze flicking between the glowing embers and the weapons lining the walls. The air smelled of burning coal and hot metal—a sharp, acrid scent that clung to everything.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGyI970CSY
Ronin watched the flames for a moment, then asked, “How many kinds of people have you seen in your travels, Warzheil?”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3Zi0O2mJX
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18afKaHKuM
Warzheil paused mid-strike, resting his hammer on the glowing blade. His brow furrowed as he considered the question. “Well,” he began slowly, “I know of five sentient species that went extinct across the continent. Some say they fled to forbidden lands.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFUndaSokh
“Five extinct?” Ronin frowned. “And that’s not counting the ones still around or those we don’t even know about? This world is insane.” He shook his head, his mind racing at the possibilities. “It’s like some cosmic meeting ground for every race imaginable.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjXfASB035
Warzheil chuckled softly and set his hammer aside. He moved to a rack of weapons and selected a dagger. Its blade glowed faintly with runes etched in an unfamiliar language. “Here,” he said, holding it out to Ronin. “Take this and give it a try.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6tiHlP96L
Ronin reached out hesitantly. The moment the dagger entered his barrier, the glowing runes vanished.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIjyE0VWZP
“Tch,” Warzheil muttered, pulling the dagger back. The runes reappeared instantly as it left Ronin’s field. “Your barrier suppresses them—it doesn’t erase them permanently.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKkIQUgdIF
Ronin studied the dagger with narrowed eyes. “So… runes aren’t like regular mana?”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrVkBNiwb7
“Exactly,” Warzheil said, his tone shifting into that of a teacher. “Runes are coordinates—patterns that summon specific forms of mana to precise locations when activated.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNuBrIbdkP
The forge crackled as silence settled between them for a moment.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvre2e3udwb
“Well,” Warzheil said finally, breaking the quiet as he gestured toward Ronin. “Enough chit-chat. Where’s your spear? Don’t you want it fixed? I can manage that much.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOzuSBZJiP
Ronin summoned his spear with a flick of his hand. The weapon materialized before him in an instant, its surface gleaming faintly in the firelight.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ89VEDX4dQY
Warzheil let out a low whistle as he examined it closely. “How does that work?” he asked, his eyes gleaming with curiosity.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaWbOuCGd7
“It started in your forest forge…” Ronin began, recounting how the strange ‘T’ symbol began appearing on anything he focused on and how it eventually led to dimension pockets linked to his left eye.
“So,” Warzheil summarized thoughtfully, stroking his beard, “you can store and summon any object marked with this peculiar ‘T’ stigma?”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2fade9aXlJ
“Pretty much,” Ronin replied.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoH3XJ64BX9
Without warning, Warzheil handed him the dagger again. “Try looking at this.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zettom6nx
Ronin did as instructed but frowned when nothing happened. “Strange—the symbol didn’t appear.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhDUhnDAeH
Warzheil grinned knowingly and snatched the dagger from Ronin’s hand with deliberate motion. He swung it lightly through the air before holding it out again. “Here—consider this dagger my gift to you. A token of our friendship.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjLQUr6WqZ4
Ronin raised an eyebrow but as his hand reach out to take the dagger and thought of it as his own possession, the ‘T’ symbol etched itself onto its surface without hesitation.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV6CPys7goR
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ77qE1cDsT
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0E1v8OqdCi
“There!” Warzheil said his voice echoing his genius as he takes the dagger back and examines it.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwz0ole5EcX
Ronin smiles as He focused on the dagger—and in an instant, it teleported from Warzheil’s hand into his own Warzheil looks at his hands and then at the dagger in ronin’s hand.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlI76g4Rdm
His eyes widened, “Impossible.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkujdDqxRG
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAK9yOyTBqm
“I know, I was very excited at first too.” Ronin says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHvTBXbRUp
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea98R1W2GN
Ronin stiffened slightly at his words but said nothing as Warzheil continued enthusiastically: “Lad, Do you understand? You just warped space without divine authority or mana! If I didn’t know better, I’d think you were bending reality itself with sheer thought alone.” He paused briefly before adding in awe: “It’s almost like… your thoughts shape space.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5tFjSquOR
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4rMtArGm1
“There was definitely no mana fluctuations. I think we will need to study your powers more than I thought.” Warzheil says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxl6I29bNLp
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT0lAsdeqz
“lets try it again so you can see it again.” Ronin says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8UjaHtgrD
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3gECoSx60
He summons his mask. “Except the spear, and the suit, this is also a gadget from Earth”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9l593paM6
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoB0TNjh0Th
“It seem worn out.” Warzheil says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpQAnV9Cxs
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbOZtQueRe
“Because It is, there are cracks on its visor glass. Let me show you something. Hey Behemoth! Activate.” Ronin says, the internals of the mask light up before dying out.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6S0OiykFy
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhao7zS94BN
“Oh no, the storage slot is damaged! my music list and Behemoth are gone, the battery is dead too.” Ronin says to Warzheil who understands nothing.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81htnwWKdj
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WmIjrsHTF
“Is this mask’s name behemoth?” Warzheil asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTVh9jzJ0z
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2jyYB88A6a
“Yeah, its an A.I.” Ronin replies26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6g0mmXNrcW
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrspG1YiCwN
“A.I.? the hell is that?” Warzheil asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvAYukE2h8K
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyEyicIUR3
“Yeah, it’s… a kind of spirit bound to the mask. It helps me, talks to me.” Ronin says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdB0ey3N0a
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJgN61dD8zf
“You sure you’re not just talking to yourself, lad?” Warzheil asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZwrADfs8L
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcltsXADjms
“Even if I want to tell you what it is, you wouldn’t understand.” He says as he stares at the mask, his symbol appears on it too.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFsjq0NuCCb
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XeiftUZiB
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1EPrByBLH
The pain in his head stings even more. But he Powers through it. He sees that the damaged parts gets fixed.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezXRgzfBRD
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbIqyE37yE
“No way!, it fixes things?” Ronin yanks his mask away in disbelief as Warzheil gets closer to look.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoK1stV4zKz
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoV4AX6mIm
“Now watch this. Behemoth Activate!” Ronin says, the narrow spartan helmet shaped visor covered in glass glows red, an interface activating. But that’s it.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1Ij71PIJ4
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHE3w3gITM
“That’s strange.” He says as he puts his mask on.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbFu4w5XJb
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDhXq53Yfw
“Calibrating to new conditions?” Ronin reads the interface.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKtFOvDsNEs
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmeyFbhZPY
“The mask changed!” Warzheil says, running his hand in his beard with curiosity.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppI9YxTXej
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNTrErvqOY
“You put it on too.” Ronin says putting the mask on Warzheil’s face, on which Warzheil snatches the Mask away from him.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgqwQXpuJna
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnfBcmNW5Ao
“In all the heavens what am I even looking at!” he yells as he takes the mask off and puts it on again.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0wPxYrxmF
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E9edFSlQC
“It’s the technology of earth.” Ronin says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMlxRHYO1b
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZwyJADUicw
“How is this possible? Are you sure you are not from the World of Gods?” He retorts returning the mask to Ronin who puts it back in his dimensional storage.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8294Y6xRf
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmaJxztaOI
“Lad, I am sure of it. You are the God Drax called. What else do they have on earth?” he asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeNQy0agcG
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Hm89C999k
Just as Warzheil started questioning about Earth. An absurd thought crossed his mind as he stared at Warzheil intently.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgQ0iAowbu
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Warzheil asked suspiciously.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvnKAGxnqI
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbzEpuQunJ
Ronin returns a grunt as a reply and before he could answer, a sharp pain shot through his head—a searing agony that felt like his skull was being fried and torn apart simultaneously. His vision blurred as blood vessels burst in his eyes. He stumbled backward into a table for support; its edge cracked under his weight.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTJGpMNitzL
“R-Ronin!” Warzheil shouted in alarm. He pulled a bag of cereals out from his dimensional pocket and thrust it into Ronin’s hands. “Here—absorb this! Quickly!”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3pdyLR25a
Ronin clutched the bag weakly and absorbed its energy into his barrier. His body began to heal instantly—but the pain in his head lingered like fresh embers burning under his skin.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQogVZmq4b
“Damn it…” Ronin groaned through gritted teeth as he massaged his temple with one hand and struggled to stand upright. "My head feels like it’s been put through a meat grinder."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclDfPBNWku
Warzheil glared at him with equal parts frustration and concern. “Don’t tell me—you tried putting your symbol on me?”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jupBi3NHG
“I had to try it you know.” Ronin admitted sheepishly.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtEUKXPlvw
Warzheil let out a long sigh before shaking his head. “You fool! Even I thought about testing that theory—but clearly there are limits to your powers.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQuWSpAmrSg
“This isn’t new,” Ronin said quietly, still rubbing his temples. "That pull in my mind has been there ever since I got these abilities… but now there’s recoil too." His voice dropped further as he added grimly: "It started during the fight with Jortheus."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IRMF82S7X
Warzheil hummed thoughtfully before nodding toward the empty bag at Ronin’s feet. "Even after absorbing enough food to feed a family for a week… your headache hasn’t gone away." His expression darkened as he continued solemnly: "Which means if you overuse your barrier—or worse—try turning people into possessions…"
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1doUUT507
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWwCynFqz6
"My brain might go boom," Ronin finished grimly.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHaYRDTxpX
Warzheil leaned back in his chair with a wry smile tugging at his lips despite himself. "Well," he said after a moment's pause, "at least now we know you're not invincible."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TmFAajC9K
"What’s so funny about that?" Ronin snapped irritably.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiM9ULtEPu
"When we first met," Warzheil said with a chuckle, "I thought you were immune to everything—able to absorb energy endlessly… heal instantly… unaffected by any power thrown at you." His grin widened slightly as he added teasingly: "But seeing you have limits? It’s almost reassuring."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvudnQrHiOw
He sobered quickly though and looked Ronin straight in the eye. "Still… knowing what you're capable of—and what you're supposed to become—it’s hard to believe you're meant to be Drax's God."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTR4KFSKag
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYtZIqnuxM
“It’s like your body is a walking fortress,” Warzheil said without looking up, “but your mind… it’s made of glass.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXtLCQkHNk
Ronin smirked faintly through the lingering pain in his head. “God, huh?... By the way, did you tell them?” His voice was steady, but there was an edge to it.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuYZv4Lzx1
Warzheil hesitated. His hand froze mid-motion before he turned slightly away. “I didn’t tell Gloria yet,” he admitted quietly. “Sil said she would handle it. And don’t worry—I didn’t mention the summoning ritual.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHff0LfCYFF
Ronin’s gaze hardened. “That’s best for now,” he said firmly. “If she found out what happened… she’d either go after Zamba and get herself killed, challenge Ava and make an enemy of the Holy Kingdom, or try to kill me—or you.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxCQL8teMX
Warzheil exhaled sharply, his grip tightening on the spear as he turned it over in his hands. “I didn’t think that far ahead,” he muttered. “Thank the ancients I kept my mouth shut. But that kid… she’ll figure something out sooner or later.” He paused before adding hesitantly, “Are you sure you’ll be able to handle it?”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDr0HCqIJax
Ronin nodded slowly, his expression unreadable. “I’ll manage somehow,” he said after a moment. His voice carried a solemn weight. “For now… let’s leave it to fate. Things will be better for her if we keep her in the dark.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKIWuvQ2nM
A heavy silence settled between them. Warzheil grabbed Ronin’s spear and extended it into its full form with a sharp click. He began taking measurements with quick precision, his hands shifting between tools like clockwork.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELECJqW07g
“These are my surface gauges,” Warzheil explained as he worked. “I use them to measure curves and dimensions down to the smallest detail.” He gestured toward the spear’s midsection. “I’ll craft a fitting part for this area—just watch.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvIwpFsQJL
Ronin stepped closer and pointed to a section beneath the spiked tip of the spear. “This part runs from its center all the way down to about one-sixth of its length.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOYoQ8jNoN
Warzheil frowned slightly as he examined the area Ronin indicated. “You might be right,” he said thoughtfully. His fingers traced over the surface before he added, “It feels different—like there’s some kind of mechanism generating heat at the tip.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kjBhFOjZ1
“Not mechanical,” Ronin corrected him. “It’s nuclear.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK64qI11h4y
Warzheil stopped cold, turning to face Ronin fully. “Nuclear?” he repeated slowly.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEs6hslXjn
“It’s a power source derived from the sun,” Ronin explained simply, pointing upward.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQU5P5X4HY
Warzheil’s eyes widened in realization. “Ah! I always thought Earth’s craftsmen were amateurs for creating such fragile weapons—but now it makes sense.” He tapped the spear lightly with his knuckle. “It’s light enough for an assassin to carry, lethal enough to destroy anything in its path… and it doesn’t fade even inside your barrier.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0I1QOKNecT
Ronin nodded thoughtfully. “Now that you mention it—it didn’t dim in my barrier,” he said speculatively. “Maybe because it was built using valid protocols?”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbjhUyBNip
Warzheil clenched his fist suddenly, his eyes gleaming with excitement. “Can I open that power source? If I can study it, I might be able to create new weapons for you.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJwRvCBpe1
“No.” Ronin’s voice was sharp—almost commanding—as he stepped forward. “Not without a nuclear suit.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmw54qFc01
Warzheil blinked at him in confusion but said nothing.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUUkNmOK9Q
“Nuclear power is dangerous,” Ronin continued coldly. “It’ll make your body radioactive—and kill everyone around you, including yourself.” He leaned closer, his tone dropping lower as he added grimly, “That radiation won’t go away for thousands of years—it’ll turn everything around your corpse into barren wasteland.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqQtzSPSWj
Warzheil stared at him for a long moment before scoffing lightly and waving him off dismissively. “You’re exaggerating now.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGMhwMghhM
“I’m not.” Ronin’s gaze darkened further as he held Warzheil’s stare without flinching. “There are ways to fix that on Earth—but here? No chance.” His voice dropped into an icy calm as he finished firmly: “Don’t even touch that nuclear source.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdOBELfQI9
Warzheil swallowed hard—his bravado faltering under Ronin’s unyielding tone—and nodded reluctantly. “…Got it,” he muttered quietly.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LMDT4sVZi
The forge fell silent again except for the crackle of flames and the faint hum of tools being adjusted.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFPf5sXZIa
“Ok, enough with sad talks, best distraction is when you hammer your thoughts down.” Warzheil says
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiw6xLUGCwv
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzIiJkPkaFk
“What are we going to do?” Ronin asks
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOifvT5xEK
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uO9lEPDJo
“First, let me teach you Rune craft……no that’s not an option, it would disappear anyway.” Warzheil linger, ”Still, just observe me, learning it won’t harm you.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbWCTfPKMa
“Hmm, how do we make your weapons better?, Uru would be too heavy for a mana less.” Warzheil scratches his head in confusion
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIzkgAL1EF
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJHmJjrCZ1
“Can we overwrite runes? Or like, layer them?” Ronin asks
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeRkhCgrRa
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnofO7KZjDI
“Oh? How did you figure that out? yes, although rare, I have hear that at-most 2 Major elements or 4 minor can be layered on a weapon by an average smith.” Warzheil says
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvW15CEwRFj
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPOfSwYtNz
“By the way, I can do 3 major elements you know.” Warzheil says with a prideful grin.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SYdc3Jc3Y
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJINp0hRSAx
“I see, but why only 2 or 3? Why not more?” Ronin asks
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6WnvbsIOR
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB7RlOjTwPJ
“It ends up either messing the durability of the material on which its etched or makes the weapon heavier, which is not optimal for metals like Uru or Dark Uru which are absurdly heavy, its as if you were lifting a bunch of trees if you don’t have mana. And that’s why even I put only one minor enchantment of thunder on my hammer, since I have affinity with thunder, one of the rarest elements.”
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR2fVTtCxdK
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHdznhyFwa
“that’s amazing. The mechanism is so elaborate I can hardly believe it. A metal so dense.” Ronin say, Warzheil picks up the dagger he gave him.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsejH7O2acI
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGKu8IWVEI
“Anyway lad, try thinking that this dagger is not yours.” He says which confuses Ronin
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2wJCtwTofA
“Ok” ronin concentrates but nothing happens to the symbol.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkctpaAKs5f
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDljvJ4sqX
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡefk5VsWZmw
“Hmm….? So the symbol doesn’t go away so simply.” Warzheil murmurs
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAQ9xA8K5W
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pVEIJ50jw
He grabs a whetstone and rubs it over the symbol, but nothing happens.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuSEj2lxhna
"Oh! I think I figured it out. Put your symbol on this whetstone..." Warzheil says, eyes lighting up with curiosity.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPXdrb8VTa
Ronin does as instructed. Warzheil rubs the whetstone over the symbol again—and this time, the mark fades, confirming their theory.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EtZhJJ8QX
Ronin, still examining the dagger, asks, "By the way, what is the ink made of that you use for runes?"
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExRZNlJuBh
Warzheil grins and gestures to a shelf cluttered with oddities. "Watch closely."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOt26GkldTx
He selects a glowing crystal filled with a swirling, strange liquid and places it into a heavy stone bowl. With a practiced hand, he cracks the crystal open, letting the liquid pool at the bottom. Warzheil then takes a small blade and pricks his finger, letting several drops of his blood fall into the bowl.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLocB9RqI6K
He picks up a stone pestle and begins to grind the crystal shards, blood, and liquid together in slow, steady circles—herbalist style. The mixture thickens, the fragments dissolving into the liquid until it becomes a dense, glittering ink of light red, almost pulsing with inner light.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YezHPJrPh
"Here," Warzheil says, dipping a fine-tipped engraving tool into the bowl. "This is what binds the rune to the metal. The crystal’s magic, the contractor’s blood, and the essence inside fuse together—makes the runes last, and makes them yours."
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVqXMroxN5P
He carefully engraves a rune atop the dagger’s blade, right over Ronin’s shimmering symbol. As the ink seeps into the metal, the rune glows, locking into place with a faint hum.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7iZLSrult
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHLsuFJL0M
Ronin gripped the dagger, his brow furrowed in concentration. He tried summoning it without looking—nothing. Gaze fixed, the blade flickered into his grasp. When he summoned it by thought alone, pain spiked behind his eyes, leaving him dizzy and sick.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwlBZP1WDN
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlEoz5tXY3
Warzheil scratched his beard, summarizing their findings. “Your symbol—can’t be scrubbed off, unless you use a whetstone marked with the same sign. You can summon and store anything you claim, but not people. Now, let’s see how many runes we can stack on your mark.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqjvwiVnhA
He held out his hand. “I’ll need your blood. Catalyst.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJKIqeLMui
Ronin winced, slicing his thumb and letting crimson drops fall into a vial.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfmuRNjNcXR
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RyuK8dMjO
They worked side by side, Ronin mimicking Warzheil’s movements, picking up techniques with uncanny speed.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzxyOhk7dX
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfVNhNmbJf
Warzheil got envious of how fast Ronin learn stuff, he learned the runes he taught to him while drawing them on the spot.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fgJZ3fQ30
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8U3EDVs7MC
Slowly, day turned to dusk. Finally they achieved a results beyond their expectations.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5w1txbBKh
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZbjgMmyt4
The spear now blazes with an even intense heat as ronin holds it away from his face26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbSxR7o4F8K
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5yfyI8ZPF
“Something like this was only thought to be possible in the Legends of Legendgod. I can’t believe it, I just made the first weapon of this world made of a Uru body, with otherworldly technology and 4 major and 2 minor enchantments.” Warzheil stumbles into the support of the table holding his head as his eyes flutter in disbelief, a strange curl creeps up his lips.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sPtYhyuiN
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNH8eBmwIn2
“Not even the ancients could craft something like this. A technologically advanced weapon that rivals primordial weapons owned by the gods. This is world’s 1st Techmordial weapon.!” He yells out in a mix of disbelief and excitement.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa2mczhj1l
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DzcnmYrSc
Ronin cannot meet the brightness of the tip of his own spear with his right eye so he looks at it with his left eye.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEBWWK6DA7
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTCUP5sJCf
“This feels like cheating, it’s as if I am looking at a piece of sun in my hand.” Ronin says in disbelief26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaFU1uqBAu
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbEFJG6kZHF
“Something this absurd must never be revealed to anyone Ronin. Put it away.” Warzheil says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRutsyvZXSS
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoo7enTVfsg
“But, this is the only weapon I have. what do you mean put it away?” Ronin asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmdJ1MsP1a
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSyaqspoM07
“I have the blade that the demon lord use to stab you.” Warzheil takes out the blade from his pocket “How about I make you another slicing spear? Just put your symbol on it”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJAw7I8n25
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8Qqf9kIVW
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBejawBuMqe
Ronin is tempted to refuse but he too realises how lethal this spear has become. It was 3000 degrees Celsius as is, but now just holding it feels like I am holding a steel rod straight out of magmas of hell. Uru truly is the metal of myths, it’s not melting under the sheer temperature of the tip.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAkd4UoyVg
He etches his symbol on Ramoon blade as Warzheil held It up.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NRGGXCBZ8
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRS7CPIijw
“You look tired, go rest. Tomorrow, a hunt team competition will be held, this can be a good chance to go and absorb some good things and get stronger. I felt some unwelcomed guests this morning in the market. Probably looking for you or me, if they follow you, you can get a nice excuse to take them out too.” Warzheil suggests26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LESEWzT5F
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTdjUy9qRG
“Why do I feel like you are talking too smart ever since we got to this village?” Ronin asks with a heavy chuckle26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9IYewJxHYh
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTdEyb4XPKR
“What the hell do you mean? I was always smart, but meeting you messed me up.” He passes the blame on Ronin26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVWCFFwACb
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBd4PlrMm3
“Sure.” Ronin says as he walks out of the forge and shuts the doors behind him.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUfIzfX4v1s
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgm33ocXa4X
He takes the right and walks as thoughts swirl in his mind. He heard people whispering about Drax. “That sure spread like wild fire.” Ronin thinks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8fEimUTY7
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLAsaZb02C
As Ronin neared the mansion with his shoulders slumped with tired demeanour, he sees Kade sitting under a tree—sad.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwgDsh3Au8
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmg8ylyXSAv
“Where were you all day long? Where is the Old man?” He asks upon seeing Ronin approach.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVTjDuXINw
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqh0i3zDpXS
“He is in his forge. Might be late.” Ronin says “Why the long face?”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Er7iTy4Yc
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMjbLSsNKt
“Oh…heard about Lord Drax. The news have already spread. But I am afraid Gloria is not faring well. She ran off to the cliff near her practice area.” He says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhH9VeUZZt
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ126rBiL0TB
“What?! You didn’t stop her? What if something happened to her?” Ronin says as he gets a jolt of uneasiness and his calm demeanour changes.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ndf81yziW
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVkYkTQbLL
“Grandma Sil did go behind her…..” Kade says but stops mid-sentence seeing ronin had already blitz off, leaving a trial of dust behind him.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjrTXkmYmq
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfu56j9HEAo
“Shit, I can’t have the daughter of my client die. Drax just had to pay me with this ‘God’ role, what a pain!” Ronin thinks as he runs through the twists and turns of the forest, forcing turns, shaking entire trees. Finally he arrives to the practice area, and slows down to a jog seeing Sil return with a face that has seen failure.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXeHpkO6Cr
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRSmPczP1H
“Ronin! Just the person I needed. Kid, maybe you can soothe that child. Can you do it? She refuses to come back. Maybe someone her age can help her.” She asks with sad and expecting gaze.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcJvvO1ef7
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwny3brkIZ
“I will..try my best.” I say as I slowly jog away. I slow down, quietly approaching the edge of the cliff, as I emerge form the woods I squint my eyes.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjSjvHjVPp1
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk5jEpfYXz1
The cliffside is breathtaking. The sky is ablaze with a fiery tapestry of oranges, reds, and purples, the setting sun painting the Kobe River with liquid gold. And there, beneath a Sprawling tree with perfectly spaced branches, sits Gloria, her head bowed, her shoulders slumped, curled enough to watch the sunset.
My footsteps are silent as I near her, but she senses my presence. She quickly wipes her face, putting her mask on again, and straightens her posture, as if bracing herself for the encounter.
“This is the most beautiful sunset I’ve ever seen,” I say, my voice soft, more a statement than a greeting. “Do you always come here?.”
“What do you want?” she asks, her voice flat, devoid of emotion.
“May I sit with you for a moment?”
“Be my guest please” her voice dripping with fake happiness, a painful pretence.
“This is such a beautiful place. It seems like the perfect spot to share thoughts, to… talk.”
“If you are here to offer pity, I don’t need it, especially from a mortal who only live a mere 100 years, who know nothing of loss.” she snaps, replacing her sweet words just early her anger momentarily flaring.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2RbqszWUcu
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezNSW8eVoT
” I knew about your father’s passing, I fought to protect his remains from being stolen too, But I hid it. Fearing it would upset you like it did.”
I lower myself to the ground, leaning back against the tree trunk. “So no, I am not here to pity you, Gloria.” I pause, choosing my next words carefully. “We all carry some sort of pain. Why do you think your pain is greater than that of any other being?”
She’s silent for a moment, her gaze fixed on the setting sun. Then, she speaks, her voice barely audible above the rustling leaves. “I thought you were a good and tough person.” The words are a raw, open wound, the pain seeping through her carefully constructed facade. “Turns out another ignorant human acting like he knows it all.”
“That’s not…” I start, but she cuts me off.
“You don’t understand! Non of you mortals do. You don’t know what it’s like to be alone, to crave a parent’s love, to train and fight for their approval, only to be discarded like trash. You don’t know what it feels like to be replaced by a some fake god.” Her voice cracks, the dam breaking, and tears stream down her face.
Her vulnerability shakes me, and for a moment, I’m at a loss for words.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQHjlO7rUn
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjDiF7pLH2n
“Did she figure out that I am her father’s God? No, she wouldn’t call me a mortal if she did.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraMTg3ZOfz
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkXTp51NKi
“I had always tried my best to become powerful, so that I can gain affection of my father but he never paid heed to me. All I wanted was his love. I never got t experience the love of my mother, I grew up alone. He always trained me ruthlessly, put a divine power blocker on me. But I smiled through it, so that he would be proud of me.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ31atjshqCr
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQA1AKHUbjs
I brace myself and speak, my tone steady and sincere. “I do understand, Gloria. More than you think.”
Her head snaps toward me, her tear-streaked face a mixture of disbelief and anger. “How could you, a wild mortal orphan, possibly understand?”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBYbcqTl0w
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPySn8N6F7b
“It must be nice having such strong father, huh?” I say, a sense of self pitying settles on me.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnG5oG4ZBe
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AgwjLYe6G
“Ronin, leave. I am not in mood to listen to useless wisdom.” She says curling back into her rigid form, tears dripping from under her mask with occasional sniffs.
I take a deep breath, gathering my thoughts. “Fine, to make you feel better, I will tell you a tale of a cursed man of death.” Gloria’s ears twitch.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1uHubL54AX
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5avR9qeDaR
“He was a child, had a family, better than most people.” A nostalgic sensation takes over me. “His grandfather, father and his mother worked very hard and became very rich. He had a younger brother and a baby sister too.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH6f7c23tV
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5mtmXa2YC
Gloria is silent. The wind blows, leaves rustle. The river’s flow clash.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5z6ydJC7yu
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy31trlAUhf
“Then, Life happened. Slowly, the kid saw his parents disappear, killed in accident, not even a hair to be found. Then his younger brother died of slow poisoning at age of 7.” Ronin said26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYtHI28xfb
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoU9eE4UBjA
“That doesn’t sound like a normal death.” Gloria whispers as her sobbing slows down.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbxSjeSTTE
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EJBrfi8i6
“The kid had to grow up, he did all he could so that fate couldn’t step on his family anymore. His grandfather taught him how to survive, how to fight. But his will took a hit when the only pillar holding him together, his grandfather disappeared too. Leaving him and his baby sister, who was only one at that time, alone.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT55qFrdPpn
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKfBCJi03P
“…..” Gloria is silent.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGE6cOaYZXN
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5mcX7QioH
Ronin continue, his voice steady.
I pause, the memories clawing at me. “The man was seventeen, When his grandfather disappeared without a trace. But By then, He was juggling Academics and part-time jobs to provide for her. Finally he managed to graduate early, earning recognition as a genius in his field.” Ronin says, on which Gloria lets out a sigh of relief.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdevtbEaLn
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEZSF8FDvL
He continues “But just when he thought he was finally moving forward, everything was torn away again.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96Px6uL4pm
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTcHfrOidh
Gloria turns her head slightly towards me, I can see her doing so from edge of my eyes as I gaze at the beautiful scene of sunset in front of me.
I clench my fists, the weight of those days pressing down. “A shady group abducted his sister.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxv4P6xBB4x
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG37JD6ROmA
“No…” Gloria exhales in a whisper.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNOmTgSKWy
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3805yzlZcH
“He sold everything, His inheritance and his parent’s home, to find her. After six desperate days, he was approached by an organization—the Shadow Company. They promised to help him find her if he worked for them, as if they knew his skills before hand. Desperate, He agreed, becoming their tool of slaughter. For twenty-one years, He worked in the shadows, earning the name ‘Ronin, the Man of Death.’ But in all that time, He never stopped searching for Ava.” Ronin says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJjcvjBzXf
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRxgxu3BPr
“This…is your story?” gloria says in a low voice as she realises. Looking at Ronin with pity under her mask.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7x36sSapt
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFwcojuTPU
Ronin continue. “Eventually, I learned the truth. The same organization that employed me had taken her, twisted her into someone I barely recognized. They told her lies, made her believe I was the one who sold her out.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRZzl5LW31
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzIOx7qOe7
“That’s so cruel. How did you get through it then?” Gloria saws in a sobbing voice. She is such an emotional person.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdQY8AN65Z
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhY5AjhCEMx
“How? I destroyed the source of my suffering, I destroyed the Shadow Company, piece by piece killing even relatives involved with the downfall of my family, but it was too late. She hated me. And still, I searched for her, even after everything.”
Silence falls between us, broken only by the rustling of leaves and the distant murmur of the river. Gloria’s voice trembles as she whispers, “I… I am so sorry. I am so ashamed of myself, judging you without knowing… anything.”
Ronin offer her a small, reassuring smile. “It’s okay, Gloria. We’ve all made mistakes. What matters is that we learn from them.”
She nods, wiping her tears with trembling hands on her chin. For the first time, her mask seems to slip away completely, revealing the person beneath the bitterness and anger.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWoFDqkVx2
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqHsR2e22v
“Like it thought, you are very beautiful Gloria. ” He say mesmerised by her beauty, no wonder she is a goddess.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbcks7CxQ61
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFxR8IoCTmr
She puts her hand on her face, realising her mask had slipped off. she immediately puts her mask on.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwUveSmt6j
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CSV84if6E
He smiled softly. “You really are beautiful, Gloria.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxSp9Zp3FI
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QA37XFwS3
She gasped, quickly covering her face as a blush crept down her neck and her ears glowed faintly.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKkdPsnPHm
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzQqOif8TGU
“I am sure your father loved you dearly. Gloria” he say, which seems to calm her.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodY1BwAPhv
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYdv4WYfbm
“I am sure, he was trying to make a future where you can live peacefully.” he say26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeVabVc8IW
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyRJ0UAlv1L
“You really think he loved me?” She asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfYjhaKodC
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIq3rRXQH3N
“Who knows? Maybe you will see the results of his hard work in near future.” Ronin say assuring her with a smile.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUivCgerja
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF16GDcgPrG
Ronin’s cheeks hurt with all the smiling, so he relaxes his face turning back into the usual indifferent expression.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLLDjjdtaLN
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvCM7RyCye
“It almost hurts to smile, after so long. Don’t let yourself forget how.”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYJIRFR6GN
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXjKjq6h2H
“But some things don’t match up.” Gloria asks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14YUV2dNwV
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKsWfEUDNz
Ronin turns around and grunts in question “hmm?”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx55DRCYYEV
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5ThJRWnXw
“You said you worked for 21 years, after being 17 years old. Your age doesn’t match up” Gloria says26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86h09eXuGL
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRpGJpsFSKI
Ronin puts up a poker face but his headache just got worse.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcuVMHTcppy
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6LGshE8G12
He forced a laugh. “Guess I lost track of the years. My head’s a mess—got anything for a headache?”26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFIoWMZO0b
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OEkMGvB36
“Oh yes I do, I am hungry again, let’s go eat something as well.” She suggests enthusiastically.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTdaVRxeLw
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwdFLGgV3e
They talked as the sun dipped below the horizon, sharing stories and dreams until twilight painted the world in muted colors. By the time Ronin returned to his room, he felt a fragile sense of hope stirring in his chest.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkwve4gbE1
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxOt2OK2kv
In his dream, he feel himself fleeting again. In the same black space, but this time able to see a white laminate of his barrier around himself.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6e5dDsPdp
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rGTElSq1L
He tries to touch it.
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNMNSysNsJ9
It wobbles ever so slightly becoming stable. It feels like a part of him, unlike when he uses it passively.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsmxvrXGHm
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9j9hmxuBbb
what’s even more uncomfortable is the fact that he can think this clearly even though he realizes that this is a dream. This only happened to him 4 times during his time on Earth.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sAmyfAVqC
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqBSehfIAxH
Though of Frey’s well-being crosses his mind. Did she get caught and executed? Nah, there is no way she will go down easy. He thinks26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPynpPWL68D
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwiP8Oivnm
he continues to float. Bored, he tries some of his theories, imagines a plane, and it appears. An imaginary green grass land with a dim atmosphere.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nPfOhuQCw
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCxKNFFfX0
It felt like he was wandering a land conjured from memory and longing, unreal yet vivid.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxfsNh8MM5
He tries to wake up, and surely he does.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHaTYlsYBU
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlip5JANib5
Looking at the moon outside the window it seems like its middle of night.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3PSvhROwK
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI6q4txA3r
So he returns to his mind realm again.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpYTFZYZ95
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXKzDPH0yy
This time he tries to control his barrier. As if sucking air from a soup bubble to reduce its size. And succeeds, it feels so easy that he wakes up again and tries it, but it doesn’t work. He tries all night and finally manages to only feel his barrier after sacrificing his sleep.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQBi837YaT
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCvdtNimIFM
His heavy mind gives up and he falls on the bed and sleeps.26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqb8Xw6H4iZ
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhzGTrOow8
26Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6IYf12F0c
然後按「加至主畫面」