Morning came.. the quietness filled the air, spreading the noise of the birds with the gentle breeze. No other noise was heard.
"Ugh.." Noir buried under a light coating of dust and sand, regained a dizzy conscience. Remembering last night, he pushes himself from the ground, brushing off the dirt. While doing so, flash memories of renella snapped into his mind, her sadness, her struggles, her pain, everything he saw on her face, including regret. He places his hand over his face, aching in emotional pain rather than physical. He seems fine, but failed to return in time.
"You was with her?" a exhausted laura stood infront of Noir. "I saw everything.." closing her eyes, gripping her right arm with her left hand.
"I was with her. Are you going after her?" he asked, pushing himself to stand infront of her. His eyes met her eyes, and they both felt disappointed in this.
"No, I need to find another place to live. I will entrust her to you." walking a few steps closer to Noir. Laura hands him a white crystal pendant placing it in his hand. Noir didn't say anything. His eyes only stare upon the pendant. "I am sorry, My name is Laura Tyle and.." she pause mid-sentence to glance upon the pendant in his hand.
"To counter the darkness in her heart. The doors are open and now darkness is spreading throughout her body. I knew she was special but it is because of us and many villages like us..we treated her badly that... Oh, Forgive me, Renella.." Laura begins to cry infront of Noir. Noir looks up at Laura. He realized that someone really wanted to be in her corner. Laura wanted Renella's happiness to be real, not cast.
He understand how important renella is to her. She became her only friend, her protector, her listener, almost another member of her family. A sister.
"Laura, I will find her. I will find renella and give her your gift. I will tell her to return home." He said, making a small smile. He was making an impossible promise. Renella ran off, she ran..away. She attacked the village and him before running away. Would she listen to a stranger she barely know? So, many thoughts circles his mind, but once he place a pause on them. He looks at laura. She was still crying, but held a smile.
"I never got your name.." she asked. He looks at her. "Oh! I guess I didn't.. Well.. My name is Noir." he introduces himself. " but I need to start my journey." he quickly said, with laura feeling a bit rush off. "I see..but.. please.. keep Renella in your journey." she reminds him again before turning away from him, walking over the dead people, destroy homes, everything around her was lifeless instead of her. Noir wonders about laura. Is she a strong human? Or another creature living a normal life? He wonder many questions about Laura, Renella, the darkness, this sitution everything is being connected in a different light. He thought about it, but decides to leave the village.
Outside the Village, a village that was no longer on the map, he held the pendant tightly in his hand, before glowing bright white light from it. It was picking up the darkness, the darkness connecting with renella's heart.
"Hm.. Are you telling me to go this way? ... I see.. we will go after renella first then I will start my journey." he spoke, looking down at the pendant. He decided to locate renella first, before his journey. It wasn't his plan but he did remember how renella was with him. She was nice, understanding and held no darkness at that time. So.. What made her change? it was driving him insane trying to find the answers on his own. He decided to mute his mind and walks into the forest, along the light to guide him.
Meanwhile..
A young maiden was held inside the inner walls of a castle. With the light shinning into the bars, it reveals her face. Shanoa was still alive, resting against the brick walls. She felt weak, but remain strong. Her mind harden, but her heart remains soft.
Her head resting against the wall, looking at the ceiling above her.
"Renella..." she thought, in deep concerned for her daughter, as any mother would be.