Chapter 180 - Last Farewell II

Later after the long meeting, Lory lean on the balcony she watches the tinted light in front of her, the apartment for citizen made from greystones it might not as comfortable as the usual apartment but it's still sufficient and no one dares to complain since a place to live and safety become a luxury at this time like this.

"You want Lemon tea?" suddenly Lucas peeks from the door.

Lory smiles at him "It's rare for you to be kind" Lory teased him.

"Hey, I'm a good brother!" he refuted.

Lory giggles while accepting the hot mug, she takes a sip then her eyebrows creased "What is this!" Lory stuck out her tongue.

"What is my owned recipe," Lucas said with innocent expression "Lemon and ginger tea, to keep you nice and warmed"

"How many Ginger you used?" Lory squints her eyes tightly until it becomes a thin line, the spicy flavor hit her tongue.

"A lot…" Lucas smile slyly.

Lory pout at him with upset looks which only make Lucas laughing. Even though the taste is horrible but lory keeps drinking the tea since it does make her warm and Lucas has troubled himself to make something for her even as a joke, she knew he wants to cheer her up.

"Where do you go after this?" Lory asks.

Lucas leans on the stone railing, his eyes stare at the distance "Oak city past the Roverdane and Cranewald" he gesture with his hand.

"That place....is filled with a high-level beast" Lory sips her tea calmly.

"I know" Lucas answer shortly "We will manage…" he said casually.

Lory stifles "I know you will" she mutters.

Lucas's eyes shift on Lory "And you…what is your plan?"

"What? I will be here, Duh…." Lory rolls her eyes.

"Then why you refuse to replace me for a while, this commission could easier answer to you than me, who knows where I'm at that time and I won't be always reachable?" said Lucas.

"I'm not like you, Luc I'm not good with this leadership or whatever"

"Bulls**t, you as good as me or perhaps better" Lucas snort disbelieve with her excuse.

"Only you who would say that" Lory sip another tea, the spice already numb her taste.

Both of them fall in silent they look the last remnants of their Kingdom, half of their people had died including their father only in one day they had lost everything, the Kingdom, the beautiful city, friends and most of all their beloved Father, how can someone can lost so much and so fast just in one day everything gone.

"I'm sorry Lory," said Lucas suddenly.

"About what?" Lory tilted her head confusedly.

"For not being there with you when Father…." Lucas clenches his jaw "To make you watch him…to make you carry such burden"

"No, stop Lucas" Lory shakes her head, she grips Lucas's hand "No one make me do anything, not you…not even Father, I make a choice and I do what I need to do…..is not easy but….we are 'Lucient' our life is not supposed to be easy, didn't you tell me that once" Lory smile widened "I chose this so don't blame yourself, cause I don't blame you….not once"

Lucas grips her hand tightly, his eyes teary but he held it "I know….I just, I wish I'm stronger for you…for everyone"

"You are, you will become stronger…much stronger than any 'Lucient' King" Lory grinned at him.

Lucas chuckles, he looks at her with a gentle smile "We will always be together aren't we, sis?"

"Of course, stupid!" Lory giggles.

A few days later Lucas left the L'markieth and not long after Lory also left the city and the twins separated, they walk on their owned path in their mind they try to save each other and people who depend on them, the journey is long, lonely and painful. Lucas and lory never met each other after that night and when they reunited it was the day Lory replace Lucas's place as sacrificial for the power of God.

Death is not scary for her, she had seen this a miles away and she has nothing to fear but saying goodbye and leaving all the people you care…now that is the hardest part.

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Lory awoke in the strange place, her sheet is in color of gold, her bed also made from gold the curtains also in gold color and every furniture is made by gold, al this glimmering gold start to blinding her eyes she wondered if she still dreaming but she never dreams of mountain of gold before she this is new.

"You awake?" Zhao Li Xin suddenly enter the room.

"Li Xin?" she sigh in relief when she see him but then she confuse again "Where are we?"

"Inside the mystique realm in my ring" said Zhao Li Xin casually.

"This is inside your ring?" Lory gasped "But why everything in here is GOLD?" Lory shocked again.

Zhao Li Xin scowl "Because the spirit of this realm love gold" he also sick and tired with all this gold, he can never relax in this place, just imagine sleeping inside the disco lamp, that is Zhao Li Xin feel.

Lory the shift her hair to her shoulder carelessly then she realizes the color and the shape of her hair is different, it's the old bluish blue and wavy hair she used to have, her eyes bulged then she look at Zhao Li Xin who see her with the same gentle expression then she looks her hair again then she checks her left wrist but the circle used to be there is gone, that's mean her shapeshifter spell has gone!!

Lory cover her face with a blanket leaving only her big purple eyes staring at Zhao Li Xin, he didn't know why she looks shocked but it amused him so he let her be.

"Do I look weird?" Lory asks nervously.

"You look different," he said earnestly, Zhao Li Xin doesn't mean in a bad way but for Lory takes she though he just hesitated to tell the truth.

"Do you hate it?" she looks dejected.

"No, I don't hate it…" he assured her with smiles.

"You lying…" she's disbelieved.

Zhao Li Xin smile twitches slightly 'It's gonna be a long day…'