The day began normally, yet it was overshadowed by the confusion brought by the divine ring that sucked divine magic.
Ryu woke early in the morning and went for his training session with Akari. "Sister,it's worthless as I have totally lost my control of mana flow," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, your mana became more unstable after yesterday's incident. Could it be because of the soul of the elder or the mysterious ring? I can't judge," Akari said. "Yes,sister. And if I unequip the ring, it sucks my dark elemental power, and I face problems hiding my dark element. It's too strange, and also I could not store it in my magic space," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, it's true. And I think the ring could have some consciousness, or it could be because your dark energy is bonding with it," Akari replied. "Yes,sister. And I cannot unequip it and can't use other spells, remaining with only dark and light elemental magic due to my mana instability. And I cannot use the dark element in front of everyone. If I use more light elemental magic, it exhausts me, and the light magic is not suitable for close combat and long-time battles, either," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, but now we have no other way. We can only try it again and again," Akari replied. "Yes,sister, you are right," Ryu replied.
They both returned to the house after the training session. Yuki was also at their home;she was helping Amelia with cooking. Yuki had stayed there as she had come to Ryu's home when Ryu was unconscious after the academy incident, and as the night had gotten darker, she had stayed at Ryu's house for the night.
"Ah, I had almost forgotten that Yuki is also with us," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, I too. But well... from which town or village does she belong to? I forgot to ask her in our first meeting," Akari said. "Ah,the Flaming... hmm, the Flaming Sword Village... ah... yes, the Flaming Sword Village," Ryu replied, remembering. "Really?"Akari asked in shock. "Yes,and the village was destroyed in a monster attack," Ryu replied in a sad tone. "What,destroyed?... Do you know the right news?" Akari asked in shock. "Yes,sister, she told me herself," Ryu replied. "Ah,no way. I have many memories with that village. The village was famous for its magical items," Akari said.
The day was a holiday at the academy, so Ryu and his family urged Yuki to stay with them for a few more days, as the academy would be closed for a week. Yuki accepted, too.
They all had their breakfast. After that, Akari and Yuki played with the twin sisters, Hikari and Sakura. "Ah,well, they are so cute and playful," Yuki said. "Yes,Yuki, they are like their brother," Akari said. Ryu sneezed at that moment. "Ah,could it be possible that I have a cold?" Ryu whispered.
The scene shifted again to Akari. "Ah,finally, they are asleep," Yuki said. "Yes,they take so much time to fall asleep," Akari said. "Ah,well, we are free now. Well, where is Ryu? I have not seen him since morning," Yuki asked. "Oh,Ryu? Maybe he is at the hilltop ground or cultivating in the garden. On every holiday, he takes more time for practice," Akari replied.
"Oh, it means he is much more hardworking than he shows," Yuki said. "Yes,but now he is trying so hard as he totally lost his mana control after the academy incident," Akari said. "What,he totally lost his mana control?" Yuki asked in shock. "Yes,but he can still use Light magic. But don't worry, he will find a solution; I am sure about that," Akari replied. "Well,let's go and see what he is doing. Sometimes he tries so hard that he uses all his mana and becomes unconscious; it's common every time he tries something new," Akari said. "Yes,sister, let's see," Yuki replied.
They went to the hilltop area. Ryu was cultivating under a tree. "It's too rare that I get to see him while training,"Yuki said. They decided to watch him from a distance,so they sat under a tree which was a short distance from where Ryu was cultivating.
"Well... Yuki, tell me one thing," Akari said. "Yes,sister, ask," Yuki replied. "Well...are you really from the Flaming Sword Village?" Akari asked. "Yes,sister, but the village was totally destroyed in a monster attack. I was lucky that I escaped from there with my family," Yuki replied. "Thank god you are safe.But... I have some memories of the village," Akari said. "Really,sister? What kind of memories?" Yuki asked in curiosity. "Ah,well... When I was a child of 7 years, some monsters attacked the village where I lived at the time. Somehow I escaped, but my parents were killed, and only a few villagers were able to escape. As I was the only dark element user in the village, everyone thought it happened because of me, and they tried to kill me. Without parents, I was not able to live alone, and I was only trying to hide. But one day, an old lady adopted me, and she became my first master. I lived with her for 3 years. As the village I belonged to was a great village of magic, the rumors went viral that the village was destroyed because of me. Someone also revealed that I was living with the old lady, so the villagers burned the lady's house, and she died in the flames, but she made me escape. Everyone thought I was killed in the flames, and they felt relieved. After that, I started my life with a new identity and joined the Yujin Academy. After graduation, I worked as a tutor for five years, and then I came to Ryu's family, and they adopted me as their daughter. But sadly, Ryu's father died that year in an attack by the dark cult, so Ryu hates the dark cult the most and is training to take revenge. As I have been living with Ryu since he was 7 years old, I can also feel his pain," Akari explained.
"Ah, sister, your life was too hard," Yuki said in a sad tone. "Ah,don't worry, Yuki, I am good now. I am thanking my master for her sacrifice; because of her, I can live without any fear, but really, I am missing her so much," Akari said. "Yes,sister, that's obvious. Well... do you know the name of the lady? Maybe I have some idea of her," Yuki asked. "I have no idea of her name...well, I didn't think that I would need to try hard to know her name later," Akari said. "Well,let's leave the sad topic; let's talk about something else," Akari said. "Yes,sister," Yuki replied. "Well,Yuki, do you know about any magic item or artifact that could control mana or seal someone's mana?" Akari asked. "Not properly,but... I think there is an artifact like that. That's the Heart of the Divine Bird. Not like other divine entities, the bird was available in large amounts thousands of years ago, but now it is hard to find one of them," Yuki said.
"Hmm, I have heard about that, but I think it's golden in color, right?" Akari asked. "Yes,sister, that's right; it is golden in color," Yuki said. "But whose mana do you want to seal?"Yuki asked. "Ah,nothing to seal, but I was finding that to try something new," Akari replied. "Oh,so I will help you to get that as long as I can," Yuki said. "Thank you,Yuki," Akari said. "Well,what's that strange mana? I have felt that somewhere before," Yuki asked. "No way,it could not be again at this time," Akari said in tension.
They ran to Ryu. They saw Ryu was floating again, and the energy of the dark element was emitting from Ryu's body. "Sister,is it the power of the dark element? But how? I know Ryu possesses the light element, so how can two opposite elements exist in one body?" Yuki asked in shock. "Well,sorry, Yuki, we hid it from you; I will explain to you later," Akari said.
At the time, Ryu was floating, and his ring began to glow and sucked all the dark elemental power and burst out a mana wave; then its color changed again into blue from purple. Akari was shocked. Ryu fell down,becoming unconscious. They caught Ryu. "Ah,I had the fear of this, so I told you to take a look at him," Akari said. "Yes,sister, your fear was really worthy," Yuki replied.
In the evening, Ryu opened his eyes slowly and found that he was sleeping on the lap of Yuki, and Yuki was asleep, too, resting her back on the tree.
"Ah, not again; I became unconscious again, maybe," Ryu whispered and sat up, too, resting on the tree at the side of Yuki. Then,after a few moments, Yuki tilted to Ryu's side and slept, resting her head on the shoulder of Ryu. "Ah,Yuki..." Ryu said and smiled.
After some time, Akari came to them and saw that Yuki was sleeping and Ryu was awake. "Ah,Ryu, you're awake. I thought about how I could take both of you home on my own," Akari said and smiled joyfully.
"Well... sister, what happened in the afternoon? I have no idea; can you please explain?" Ryu asked Akari. "Hmm,sure, Ryu, but after some time, it will be night, so help me bring Yuki home," Akari said. "Yes,sure, but what do you want to tell me, sister? You want me to lift Yuki home?" Ryu asked with a blush. "Ah,yes, Ryu, what's wrong?" Akari said with a smile, teasing Ryu. "Ah,sister, don't tease me," Ryu said. "Ok,so do it like a man," Akari again teased Ryu with a smile. "Ah,sister, you are becoming more naughty," Ryu said. "Well,it's ok; I will do it as we can't leave Yuki here."
At the time, Yuki woke for a while and listened to all the conversation and blushed for a short time, acting like she was sleeping. Ryu lifted Yuki on his back,and they walked to the home.
On the way, Yuki opened her eyes slowly, looking at Ryu, and blushed. Akari noticed her and gave her a smile and a thumbs-up.Yuki blushed, and her whole face became red, and she hid her face.
Ryu felt something and said, "Yuki, are you awake?" Ryu asked. Yuki blushed and was shocked. "No...no, I am not," Yuki suddenly replied and then realized what she did. "Ah,so how could you answer?" Ryu asked and blushed. Yuki blushed,too, and Akari laughed. "Sister,you knew everything, that she is awake, but still you told me to do this, right?" Ryu asked. "Ah,yes, but hiding the reality from you is quite hard," Akari replied and laughed. "No way,sister; you both are becoming naughty day by day," Ryu said.
At the time, while they were walking, a small pebble hit Ryu's foot; he lost his balance and fell down, hitting his face on the ground. He fell down with Yuki. They both felt embarrassed and sat up,and they both said sorry to each other, and their faces became red in embarrassment.
After the situation, they stood up and decided to walk home. Then,after a few seconds of walking, Yuki again blushed and asked Ryu, "Ryu, please, could you lift me again to the home?" she asked in a very slow voice and then blushed. Ryu heard it,and he blushed, too. Then Akari smiled and couldn't control her laugh. "Ah,Yuki, you are acting so naughty," Ryu said in embarrassment. "Ah,Ryu, do it if you think you are a man," Akari told him from the back, teasing Ryu again.
Ryu took it to his ego and said, "Ok, I will, so come, Yuki," Ryu said and blushed. Yuki blushed,too, and went to Ryu. Ryu lifted her again on his back.
Then they reached home and had their dinner. As they all sat there—Amelia, Ryu, Akari, Yuki, and the twin sisters of Ryu—Amelia noticed that both Ryu and Yuki were behaving so strangely; they blushed if they looked at each other and talked in a very strange voice. Amelia was shocked and felt that something had happened today. Amelia asked Akari secretly at the time,slowly, "Hey, Akari, did something happen today with them?" Amelia asked Akari. "Yes,Mom, they both faced an embarrassing situation during the training," Akari said with a smile.
After dinner, first, Yuki and Amelia went for a bath, and at the time, Akari was playing with the twin sisters. After they both fell asleep, Akari tried to find Ryu. Ryu was sitting on the bench in the garden. "Hey,Ryu, are you not cultivating today?" Akari asked. "Ah,sister, well, no, because all my mana was drained during the training before," Ryu replied.
Akari sat at the side of Ryu. "Well,sister, why did you force me to lift Yuki home? I know you will not do this type of naughty thing without any reason," Ryu asked. "Ah,you got the point... but... try to find out on your own because it's a secret," Akari said and smiled. "Ah,sister, I knew that you would not tell me about that," Ryu said. "Well,Ryu, leave the topic, and have you seen your ring?" Akari asked. "Well,the ring, no, I have not seen it," Ryu replied and suddenly looked at the ring. "Sister...it became blue again, as it was at the start, and it is not sucking the mana like before," Ryu replied in shock.
"Yes, Ryu, it sucked all your dark elemental power at the time of cultivating in the afternoon and changed its color," Akari said. "Yes,sister, it's strange that I can control my mana better than before," Ryu replied.
At the time, Yuki came and asked, "What's strange, Ryu?" Yuki asked and blushed. "Nothing,Yuki; I was just talking about the weather," Ryu replied with an odd smile. "Ah,Yuki, have you taken your bath? Now I will go for my turn," Akari said. "Yes,sister," Yuki replied. "And well,Ryu, now Yuki knows the secret between us about your elemental power," Akari said. "What...but..." Ryu was shocked. "Ah,don't worry, Ryu; she saw your power at the time of cultivation, and you can trust her," Akari said. "Yes,I know I can trust her, but..." Ryu said, and his voice was cut as Yuki told him, "Don't worry,Ryu, I will always be your friend, although you have the strange power and past," Yuki said. "Really...?"Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu," Yuki replied.
"Well, you talk; I am going to take a bath," Akari said. Yuki sat at the side of Ryu. They both blushed and remained silent. Ryu broke the silence first. "Yuki,I am sorry for the incident in the evening," Ryu said. "Well,I am sorry, too, to make you embarrassed," Yuki replied. Then they both became normal and talked normally about Ryu's powers. Then,while doing so, Yuki slowly fell asleep and made her head rest on the shoulder of Ryu. "Ah,Yuki, you are already asleep," Ryu whispered and petted her head slowly.
He looked at the sky and thought about his past and his powers to find a conclusion.
At the time, the scene shifted to the garden's trees; a strange figure was listening to everything there. Then the figure quickly disappeared.
The scene shifted to the general of the Cult. He was in front of the crystal from where their boss ordered them. "Your Majesty,we found a child having the Ring of Void," the general said. "Ok,investigate him; how did he get the ring? And remember, don't kill him now, as we have not found any trace about the woman, or we will lose the last hope to find the mad woman, and she could be a threat in our work in the future," the mysterious deep voice from the crystal said. "Yes,Your Highness," the general said.
Then the scene changed to the morning. Ryu opened his eyes. He found that he had slept the whole night on the bench in the garden with Yuki. But when he looked at the side,he couldn't find Yuki there. Then he stood up and went to find Yuki,but he couldn't find both Yuki and Akari in the whole house. Then he finally entered the kitchen,where he saw Amelia. "Hey,Mom, where are Sister and Yuki?" Ryu asked. "Oh,Ryu, you woke up. You slept in the garden yesterday. Well, they went to the market area to bring something," Amelia replied with a smile and a laugh.
"Oh, Mom, well, why did you not wake me yesterday and not even in the morning?" Ryu asked. "Hmm,because you both looked so cute while sleeping there, so we did not wake you. And in the morning, Yuki woke up first and told us that you were too much tired from yesterday's training, so I did not wake you up," Amelia said with a laugh. "Oh,Mom, it's so weird. Well... leave the topic," Ryu said and quickly went to change clothes. Then he quickly took a piece of bread and went out of the house,eating the bread as breakfast.
He ran to the market to find Akari and Yuki. Then he ran from one place to another,and then he found Kyros. "Hey,Brother Kai..." Ryu called Kyros. Kyros took a look back and found that Ryu was calling him. "Oh,Ryu, nice to meet you," Kyros said. "Ah,Brother Kai, well, you have not visited for a long time," Ryu said. "Ah,sorry, Ryu, we were busy, but we are going to your home today, but I am not able to find Zara; have you seen her?" Kyros asked. "Well,Sister Zara... no, I have not seen her here," Ryu replied. "Ah,the girls... it's a mistake to bring girls to the market," Kyros said. "Ah,well, I was finding Sister, too," Ryu said with a little laugh. "Oh,you are in the same situation," Kyros said and laughed, too.
Then they both explored the whole market and were not able to find even one of them.
The scene changed to Akari and Yuki; they were looking at a gemstone.
"Hey, Akari!" someone called Akari from the backside. Akari turned and was not able to find anyone calling her. Then the sound came again. "Ah,Sister Zara!" Akari said. Zara came there. "Nice to meet you,Sister," Akari said. "Ah,don't call me sister; I am just 8 years older than you, so call me by my name," Zara said. "Ah,no, Sister, it's weird to call you by name," Akari replied. "Ah,leave the topic. Well... we were going to your home, but Kyros got lost here. It's annoying to bring boys to the market; they always get lost there," Zara said.
The scene changed to Kyros and Ryu; Kyros sneezed. "Ah,Brother, are you suffering from a cold?" Ryu asked. "Ah,no, Ryu, it's weird," Kyros replied with a smile.
The scene again changed to Akari and Zara. "Ah,well, how are you, and what are you doing here? It's not usual for you to visit the market," Zara asked. "I am well,and well... I came here with Ryu's friend," Akari said. "Ryu's friend?Is she a girl?" Zara asked. "Yes,Sister. Hey, Yuki, see, she is Zara, one of the teammates of Ryu's father when he was an adventurer," Akari introduced. "Hello,my name is Zara; nice to meet you," Zara said. "Hello,Sister Zara, my name is Yuki; nice to meet you," Yuki replied. "Ah,well, are you the girlfriend of Ryu?" Zara asked. "Nn...no, Sister, we are just friends," Yuki replied and blushed, and her face became red; she hid her face. "Ah,fine, but Ryu is now growing; he needs to get a girlfriend," Zara said to test Yuki. "Ah,n... no, Sister, not needed; he could not get any girlfriend; he is too shy and can't talk with girls," Yuki replied in embarrassment and hid her face. Akari and Zara looked at each other and smiled,and slowly Akari told Zara to not tell Ryu about this; Yuki wanted to keep it a secret.
"Ah, I can understand; if they confess to each other on their own, it will be better. But did you hear what she said? That Ryu is shy and can't talk to girls?" They laughed, putting their hands on their faces.
The scene shifted to Ryu, and this time he sneezed. "Ah,Ryu, are you suffering from a cold?" Kyros asked. "No,Brother, today is really so weird, as you told," Ryu said. "Yes,I know I was right," Kyros replied proudly.
The scene again changed to Akari and Zara. "Well,Yuki, do you want one of them?" Zara asked. "N..no,Sister, I was just thinking about the pendants," Yuki replied. Zara noticed that Yuki was looking at a pair of the same pendants. Then Zara went to the shop and bought the pair.
"Hey, Yuki, I think you want this," Zara said and gave the box with the pair of pendants. "Nn..no, Sister, no need; how could I take this?" Yuki replied. "Ah,don't hesitate, little sister; just take this; there is no problem," Zara said and forcefully gave her the pendant. Yuki blushed and looked at the pendant.
Then they walked to a riverside to rest there; the river was near the market. They sat under a tree and talked there. Zara and Akari slowly talked about Ryu. "Well,Akari, does Ryu have the same feelings as Yuki?" Zara asked. "Yes,I think so, Sister, because he blushes, too, when we talk about something weird about them," Akari replied. "Ah,then Kai and Ryu are the same because Kai was afraid, too, to confess to me, and at first, I confessed to him," Zara said. "Hmm,Sister, I think so," Akari replied.
The scene changed again to Ryu and Kyros. They both sneezed at the same time,twice. "Hey,I think we have really got a cold," they both said at the same time.
Then the scene again changed to Akari and Zara. "Well,above all, I feel good that I confessed to him," Zara said. "Yes,Sister," Akari replied. "Well...do you have any boyfriend or crush?" Zara asked Akari. "Well,not still," Akari replied. "Oh,Akari, you need to find one," Zara said. "Well...no, Sister, because I don't think that married life is everything. Well, I have another mission, so I can't waste my life with love. I need to take revenge for my master; then I will think about it," Akari replied.
"Hmm, well... you are right, Akari, because revenge is the main thing in everyone's life, especially when the revenge is for someone close," Zara said. "Yes,Sister, it's right."
Then the scene shifted to Ryu. "Well,Brother, when will you marry Sister Zara?" Ryu asked. "Very soon,Ryu," Kyros replied. "Well....Brother Kai, who confessed first, you or Sister Zara?" Ryu asked. "Well,she confessed to me first because I was afraid to confess, and she found out," Kyros replied. "Well,Brother, can you help me to understand a girl's emotions?" Ryu asked. "Yes,I will try, but why do you need this, Ryu? Do you love anyone?" Kyros asked. "Ah,no, Brother, just I want to see if it works or not," Ryu replied and blushed. "Ah,ok, I will help you, but I think Zara will help you better," Kyros replied. "Ok,Brother, so when you both are free, then tell me; we will talk about it again," Ryu said.
Then Ryu and Kyros walked to the riverside to take some rest. They went to the same tree that Akari,Zara, and Yuki went to; they went forward, but they couldn't notice Akari and Zara because of the tree. Then when they stood in front of the tree and looked at the river, Zara saw them and called them. "Hey,Kai, where did you get lost in the market?" Zara said. "I think someone called me,but I think it was only my feeling," Kyros whispered. "Hey,Ryu, when did you wake up, and what are you doing here?" Akari and Yuki asked at the same time. They both,Ryu and Kyros, were shocked and looked to the side and noticed that all the girls they were looking for were sitting under the same tree. "Ah,Zara, where did you get lost in the market?" Kyros asked. "I want to ask the same thing,"Zara replied. Kyros and Ryu went to them and sat there and talked about everything that had happened. And Akari introduced Kyros to Yuki.
"Well, Ryu, is she the same girl you talked about before?" Kyros asked secretly. "Ah,Brother, talk about it later," Ryu replied and blushed.
A mysterious hooded person was looking at them from a distance. Then he cast a spell,and a magic circle appeared under Ryu and the others.
They couldn't notice it as the circle was invisible to them.
Then they all went home, and the time passed to the evening. They all had their dinner;then the girls went to take a bath first. Kyros played with the twin sisters,and when they fell asleep, Kyros went to see Ryu. He found that Ryu was cultivating. A dark aura was releasing from Ryu. As Kyros was an experienced warrior,he noticed that the aura was of the dark element, and he was shocked that Ryu possessed the dark element. When Ryu's cultivation was completed,he stood up. Kyros was sitting on the bench in the garden. "Ah,Ryu, have you finished?" Kyros asked. Ryu was shocked and tried to hide the fact that he possessed the dark element. And he went and sat at the side of Kyros. "Yes,Brother, it's done," Ryu said. "Well,Ryu, don't hide the element; I noticed just now that you possess the dark element, but you were the person who possesses the light element, am I not right?" Kyros asked. Ryu tried to change the topic. "Ah,Ryu, don't worry; if you want to keep it a secret, I will not tell it to anyone, but really, do you possess the dark element or light element?" Kyros asked. "Oh,Brother, I can't hide it from you now. Well... actually, I possess both," Ryu replied. "Really..!"Kyros was shocked. "Ah,Brother, I know it's not natural, but I can't do anything about it," Ryu said. "I see,but it's too weird; it means you have to face many problems while controlling the powers, and that's the reason you don't have good mana control," Kyros said. "Yes,Brother," Ryu replied. "Now I can understand why you want to keep it a secret;everyone will think you are a villain without any reason," Kyros said. "Yes,Brother, that's the real reason," Ryu replied.
"Ok, just leave the topic; now let's talk about something else," Kyros said. "Hmm,Brother, you are right," Ryu replied.
Akari came there and said, "We have done our bath; now you can take your turn, Ryu and Brother Kai." "Ok,we are coming," Ryu replied. "Let's go,Brother, for a bath," Ryu said.
Time passed; they took their bath and came out and spent some time with other family members; then they all went to sleep.
At the time when everyone was asleep, Ryu came to the balcony as he couldn't sleep that night.
He saw Yuki was standing there, too. "Hey,Yuki, are you not sleeping?" Ryu asked. "Oh,Ryu, well, I thought that before sleep, I would look at the sky," Yuki replied. "Yes,same with me," Ryu replied and went to the side of Yuki and stood there. "Well,what do you think about the world? We have not faced any monsters many times, so what do you think about our powers? Will they be worthy to kill them?" Ryu asked and sat there. "Well...you are right, Ryu, that we have not fought with any real monsters yet, and we have trained with only dummies," Yuki said. "Well,I don't think that I could even beat a single F-rank monster on my own," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, it will be hard even if we create a team like on the incident day," Yuki said. "Hmm,Yuki, you are right; we need to become stronger. Well... what do you think? Can we ask Brother Kai, as he is a B-rank adventurer? He would know the best place for real training," Ryu asked. "Yes,Ryu, we will ask Brother Kai tomorrow," Yuki said and sat there with Ryu. "Well...I have not seen the moon from the balcony for a long time," Ryu said. "Hmm,Ryu, I too; every day I sleep early as I have to wake up early in the morning," Yuki said.
Then a magic circle was cast under Ryu, Yuki, and the others, too, who were under the tree in the afternoon. They all were teleported to another dimension.
Ryu opened his eyes and found that he was sleeping on the ground in an unknown forest, and he sat up. He looked at his surroundings and found that Yuki was also there in an unconscious state. "Yuki!.."Ryu called her. But she did not reply to him as she was unconscious. He lifted Yuki and started walking in the forest,as staying in a single area was dangerous.
He tried to activate his detection spell. "What.!The spell is not working," Ryu whispered, and suddenly he used his dark spell, but that was not effective there. Then he tried a simple spell, and that worked there, so he found that normal elemental spells worked there, but the light or dark elemental spells were not working there.
He decided to walk until Yuki regained her senses. Suddenly,Yuki opened her eyes and saw that Ryu was walking by lifting her; she blushed, and when she looked around, she was shocked. "Hey,Ryu, where are we?" Yuki asked in a slow voice. "Hey,Yuki, you woke up," Ryu replied. Ryu put Yuki down. "Yuki,do you have any idea about this place?" Ryu asked. "No,Ryu, but how did we get here, and where are the others?" Yuki asked. "I don't know,Yuki; we were talking, then suddenly I opened my eyes here, sleeping on the ground, and you were still unconscious, so I lifted you and walked to find some clue or a safe place," Ryu said. "Well,have you tried to find anything with your magic?" Yuki asked. "Yes,but Light magic is not working here, and the dark element became unstable here, and I can't use those two elements," Ryu replied. "What,not working!...." Yuki said. "Well,let's find some dry wood and set a camp for the night," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, it's better than walking the whole night," Yuki replied. "Ok,stay here; I will bring some wood," Ryu said and started walking. "Wait,Ryu," Yuki said in a slow voice and hugged Ryu from the backside. "I am feeling so much terrified,so please bring me with you," Yuki said and blushed. "Ah,ok, Yuki, but we could do it if you free me from your hands," Ryu said with a weird smile. "Oh,I am sorry," Yuki replied and freed him, and blushed and hid her face. Ryu pulled Yuki's hand. "Let's go to find wood;we can't waste more time here," Ryu said. "Ah,yes, Ryu..." Yuki replied and walked with Ryu, holding his hand and blushing. Then they found a tree lying on the ground,and it looked dry. Ryu used his earth spell and wind cutter spell to cut some branches of the tree,and when he collected some branches, he said, "It's done; now we just need to find a safe place for the night." "Yes,Ryu," Yuki replied.
They walked for some time and found a gigantic tree, and the place was better to stay for the night. Then Ryu used his earth element and cleaned the ground and his wind spell to get some leaves from the tree;then he made a leaf bed-like mattress. He put the branches out from his dimension magic and put a fire spell on them to burn them. "It's all done,Yuki; now we can pass the night here," Ryu said. "Yes,Ryu, it's better than sleeping on the ground," Yuki replied. Then Ryu told Yuki to sleep,and he sat there to guard her.
"Hey, Ryu, you sleep, too; I have a spell that will make us awake if some danger comes," Yuki said. "Really,you know the spell? Well... I tried to learn that, but I couldn't because of my mana instability," Ryu said. "Yes,it needs a stable mana source," Yuki replied. "But I don't know why,but I am feeling my other elements became stable as my light element got nullified here," Ryu said. "Oh,that's good, but let's sleep, or tomorrow we will face problems exploring the area," Yuki said. "Yes,you are right," Ryu said. Then Ryu slept there. "Well,Ryu, can I please hold your hand? I am feeling afraid here," Yuki said in a slow tone. "Ah,Yuki.... Well.... Ok, I am fine... you can," Ryu said. Yuki came closer to Ryu and tightly hugged his arm and slept. Ryu blushed,but then he thought that there was no way to escape; he tried to settle there. Then they both slept there.
The scene changed to the same mysterious person who had cast the spells on them at the riverside. He was watching everything through a magic crystal.
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