Tears' Curse

Jie, Realm

creatures that only e

-inked sky, shutting out the familia

uckled as they flew above the tiny yellow filaments of Tearless Aurora. Teal seeds of Astral Sapphire glistered in a rhythmic flow, showing off their thousand years of rich nourishmen

thought everything was as ethereal as it seemed

electrified azure energy ball, levitating above a luminous golden hemisphere. Her species feared the click of the met

er childhood companion

s at her knuckles and shot them toward the mystical blooms. One blazing smash after the

e E

pproaching cloud tumbled

under his feet dispersed. Shades o

d skin took over. The thousand-year of cultivation finally proved it

I'm

at the half-Magnolia jade hanging at her pink sash. He

dragon, he put his hand on her shrunken shoulder. "Don't carry th

ring him with layers of unspoken pain. "How could it n

't ready." He ende

n't read

ue Er. You can't stop a rainstorm just because you have an umbrella. You can't change history just because yo

swaying on her feet. A drop of tear coursed down he

tals, Xue Er," he hesitated, "though they

speaking, Xue Er trudged away

that he almost knocked into her. "Let it be me this time, Mas

ing Xue Er a puzzled look. The dragon-shaped hair sti

ob to..." she hissed t

her inner soul through her different-colored eyes

ce of anger in his c

looke

ynx enfolded her in his arms a

eal, right here, under their nose," she wept. "Because of their doubts an

what it is, the oath has been set. We

want to witness another death of our species, Master. Please, let it be me." Xue Er broke the hug and stamp

Xun

her chest, her voice trailed off. She couldn't

was trying to offer her a tad of comfort. Pie

ing for the "yes

tallic chains attached to his silver circlet cl

ged at his narrow cuff

Er, I

misery is about to start in their world." She induced the sp

llen angels, it's dangerous. You know e

ow why you've been prohibiting me to take up the mission. All I

! Mortals are living

feared. "It's time to put a stop to Mynheex eating humans' hearts, to falle

ut

. You don't expect me to watch the cycle end wi

aved his hand at another layer of cloud

, it vibrated, revealing a long corridor leading to a path of darkness. Their presence was instantly greete

led into the wall behind every two ionic pillars. Running her touch across

f of the pain and sufferi

her hand to the illuminating azurites hovering above. A wave of soft blue luster ef

bodies was the only thin

Er." Felynx'

orce and headed ov

hite stones far ahead. Felynx turned around upon hearing steps approaching accompanied by a soft murmur of "Master". He put

troking the speeding pulse surfacing under his skin.

it back, and they walked to

open, swallowing them in its woolly embrace. Xue Er turned to her Master as she felt him tightening his grip on her. He w

her feet on it when thousands of dragons struggling to get away from the border hallucinated before her eyes. Among

," Felynx

bridge. There was a hole churning inside a rising cliff. Pulsating current sparked as the

k out a glowing red potion from h

t's

he time comes." He fl

out hesitation. She knew her Master would never hurt her.

der her skin, inside her blood, and it was searching for a spot to sit. Neither painful nor sweet. But rather

d and stroked the fine silver

inXi, and gold belonged to the Almighty Long S

glow from her. Too fast. Her body arched like it had been pulled fo

ses of random words that she couldn't understand. He pushed the left lap

ed. Her bod

n-shaped mark to fully emerge

me, Xue Er," F

ed her knees and

gh School. You'll stop Mynheex from feeding on mortals' hearts. You'll crush the fallen angels' hope of owning the world of mortalit

es

st hide it from mortals at all costs. You can't afford any unnecessary darkening to it with t

y them with

, you're g

ulge on her skin as Felynx helped her u

to the bridge when her Master suddenly pulled

n," he whispered. "Come back bef