Very short chapter... Too much work load _ although I'm still trying to decide if I'll have to change the perspective into a third person POV.
I wanted to search for more answers but I realized it was time to go home. The distance between Ellinia and our house wasn't too far which would only take him about half an hour. Before going back, I was also able to sell some of my bounties that I have gathered when I encountered monsters. Surprisingly, although Ellinia seemed to be a new town for me, it was indeed still Victoria Island's delicacy.
When I finally reached my destination, the sun has already set. The surroundings became serene and only an occasional chirping of birds could be heard. It was already dark but the fireflies made a faint glow that gave me vision to Lania's face as she blankly stared at the ground and sat on the stairs that led to our front door. "She must've been bored all day." I thought.
"I'm home." I warmly greeted her and walked slowly towards her. Yes, home. It wasn't a dream anymore. It wasn't a place that I came back for. But it was a person.
She tried hard to hide her excitement as she heard my voice and greeted me with cool instead. "Welcome home, Luminous." She embraced me tightly as she stood. For the first time after I have awakened in centuries, I was able to feel Lucia's presence. The woman I had always loved has appeared before my eyes. Her beautiful hair that always caught my attention, I was able to caress again. Her embrace that always kept me warm, I was able to feel again. And as we finally looked into each other's eyes, I realized it was only Lania.
"Why are you crying? I'm here."
"I thought you were gone forever. Please don't do that ever again." She snivelled like a little girl. I wiped her nose and eyes with my clothes as if I was taking care of a baby.
And in that moment, that sheer moment, I have felt warmth and faith once again after Lucia was gone right before my eyes. My world was starting to heal itself again despite the destruction that the Black Mage has tainted in my life. Despite the fact that I was the one to blame for my only family's death, I started to forgive myself. And that night, I was able to sleep soundly. The dream that I kept on dreaming didn't appear. Perhaps I somehow found peace within myself that I didn't have to remember the past or think about the future but live the present itself. I didn't have to look somewhere else.
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"I have no use of you anymore, child." The Black Mage coldly looked down at her as she was struggling to fight for her life. She wasn't the star child that the Black Mage was trying to find for all these years and have found out that it was me all along.
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