"No…! This can't be!" Wilfre shouted before he disappeared into nothing. I was breathing hard, gripping the Ultimate Sword in my hand. I had finally done it. I had defeated Wilfre. Still… For some reason, I regretted it.
"Well done, Riza," the Creator cheered. "I have good news and bad news."
"Does it have anything to do with penguins?" I asked.
"No," the Creator replied.
"Good."
"The good news- you defeated Wilfre. Bad news- Your journey's almost done…" The Creator's voice could no longer be heard. I stood there, alone, clutching the Ultimate Sword in my left hand, the Book of Life in my right. As I walked back to the village, for some reason…
I was crying.
Sure, I had won and everything, but I still regret it. He was one of the only ones that was actually nice to me. I wiped the tear from my eye, but for some reason the tears wouldn't stop falling. "It's impossible," I thought to myself. "You like him?!" I went through the Secret Door and found Jowee and Mari right in front of me.
"Excellent! You got it back!" Jowee cheered happily. "Let's go!" He ran off, leaving me and Mari alone.
"I can't repay you enough, Riza," Mari chuckled. "I'm sorry for yelling at you."
"It's fine," I said. Suddenly Mari glanced at me and saw that I was crying.
"Hey…?" Mari asked me. "You alright?"
"I- I'm fine, like I said before. Y-you can go now, I'll follow soon." I struggled to say these words while holding back tears.
It was confirmed. I really regret it. And it's…
Unbelievable…
[End of Part 1]
