Dash! Aria’s body blurred, with a sec she could catch up with him, slash! wind furious cry. Sword struck out horizontally.

Rain dodged to the side and rolled through the flower field. “What is this, Whisperer? Are you mad? You’re breaking the law! More importantly, I’m injured—”

Aria turned her blade and slashed at him again from the top. Pluck! A rock flew and grazed her hand, causing her sword to veer off target and fly past Rain’s arm. She controlled her force and swung the blade back to the side slash.

Swoosh! Rain moved closer to Aria and grabbed her hands, causing blood veins to pop out of his hands as he used all his force to block her strike. The two forces leveraged against each other.

“Rain, didn’t you tell me you can’t fight? What’s this, hmm?” Aria said in an icy voice. Slowly, she moved her hand forward, proving her force was stronger. “Why did you let me cut you, you liar rat?”

Rain replied with a trembling voice. “I-I’ve told you many times! This isn’t a fight, it’s a struggle for life—”

Aria suddenly dropped her sword, allowing Rain’s push to throw him off balance. She swiftly rotated her hand and grabbed his wrist.

“What—” Suddenly, the world flipped.

Swoosh! Aria swiftly kicked his legs, turning him upside down, while her other hand struck at his face.

Rain’s brain quickly adjusted to the upside-down situation and calculated his moves. His knees moved fast to block her fist.

Bam! His body flew and rolled in the flower field.

“RAIN! This is a fight! You can run and flee as many times as you want, but I will always chase and hunt you!” Aria’s hair fluttering. She grabbed her sword from the floor. The snow melted, and the water aura on the blade danced once again.

Ella watched the nonstop fighting with clenched fists. “What curse is this? How long will it drag on?” she asked loudly, but no one answered.

Snow fell, pat, pat, one by one, touching his weak body as cold covered his soul. The moon’s light was the only thing keeping him warm and sympathizing with him.

Rain slowly stood up and looked at his broken right wrist. He couldn’t move his hand anymore. “Why is my body so fragile and tiny like this? Am I a kid?” He lifted his left hand, trying to touch something beside his head. “Huh~ where did I lose it?” He looked around and saw a woman with blue eyes.

“Aria, have you seen my glasses? And why are you wearing their robe?” He glanced around and found two other familiar faces. Suddenly, he burst out laughing. “Hahaha, curse me! Now all of you have turned your blades on me? Is this Fakrana or Lestria’s doing? That old fart is using children again.”

Rain’s eyes went dark and turned completely black, shocking everyone.

Rain continued, “Ria, stay in a support position and use your arrows to hinder their priest and mage. I’ll go to the front line to deal with the empress. Don’t worry, brother knows her well... Ria?” Rain suddenly turned his head left and right.

“Ria...” he said with a voice filled with sadness, looking at the candy sachet hanging from his neck. He clenched his fist, and the sound of his bones rang out. “What a futile person I am... even one cannot protect.” He lowered his head, and his messy hair fell down. The surrounding air changed, and the moonlight on his body became blurry. “Um... let’s fight till the end.”

Rain bent down his body, and the flowers around him started glowing. A sweet fragrance rushed to everyone.

Aria was taken aback when a floating petal touched her. It’s warmth, very warmth. “What is this—”

Faye shouted, “He’s using his life force! This will only make the situation worse. It’s draining his life faster.”

Aria’s heart started beating faster, and her unique skill, Patient Mind, wavered. She looked back at the man, who was now chanting.

“I’m Astra, son of the third line. Mother of the green earth, please accept my call and grant me the blade of life.” Rain grabbed a dry branch from the floor.

Flop, Flop, slowly walked with broken legs towards Aria. Flowers floating behind him.His black eyes gazed at her.

When he entered Aria’s attack range, she flipped the spine of her sword and slashed out. The blade cut through him, but it turned out to be just an afterimage. Rain had already moved to her side.

Swoosh! He struck fast, and Aria swiftly turned her blade to block the incoming attack, but once again, it was just an afterimage.

This time the slash aimed at her neck, leaving her no time to react. Crack! It hit directly, but the branch broke into pieces. Aria instinctively slashed out, but Rain had already dashed back, rolling on the floor. She could only hit the flower petals.

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Aria was shocked by what had just happened and touched her own neck. There was no pain, only warmth and comfort. Furthermore, her wounds started healing. She looked in the direction where Rain had dashed out and saw him struggling to stand up.

Once again, Rain bowed down and found a small wooden stick. “I’m Astra, son of the third line. Fire of eternity, please accept my call and grant me the knife of vitality.” The surrounding flowers glowed.

Flop, Flop, He walked towards Aria again.

Aria said, “p-please, don’t.”

“Maiden! You need to stop his abilities quickly,” Faye reminded Aria once again, blood trickling from Faye’s ears as her fingers bended oddly.

Aria heard Faye’s voice, but those black eyes stared at her unblinkingly. “How can I fight this?” Aria’s hand trembled, and the sword slipped from her grasp, hitting the ground.

He walked closer.

Aria waded a hand off to grab his body, but Rain swiftly ducked his head, stepped back one step and jumped to the right a little. dodged all hands and legs from Aria’s attack.

He dashed in front as lowered his body.

Poke! A wooden stick struck Aria’s heart. Crack! but cracked instantly. Cannot piece through her clothing. A glow enveloped her body, and the fatigue in her eyes faded. Her wounds healed.

This time, Aria stopped moving. Lowered her hands and head down.

Rain stood silently beside her.

Flop, Flop, He walked over to Aria’s sword, struggling to lift it with his broken right hand. Crude! Dragged it back.

Rain’s broken right hand touched her hand. Warmth and life floated to her. With one broken and one wound hand, hardly but finally he managed to place the sword back into her hand. “Aria... let’s fight,” he said in a fragile voice.

“Rain… please… stop… I can’t endure it any longer,” Aria said.

“Are any place you hurt left, Aria?” Rain said.

His words pierced her heart directly. The emotional pain was worse than she had expected, and she clutched her chest. Her body trembled.

“Your heartache, right? Because of me, right? Don’t worry, I know how to fix it…” Rain said. Flower started glowing bloom with radiant moon. But suddenly it faded turn back to normal flower.

“Ehh...” Rain’s mouth hung open for a moment before slowly turning into smile, a sweet smile. “Aria... you remember all the names... This is...” He paused for a moment, then said, “thank you.”

Aria turned her head to look at Rain, tears brimming in her eyes. “Please, stay with me.”

Rain shook his head. “Sorry, Aria.”

“Please don’t erase my memory again,” Aria trembled as she spoke, reaching out to touch his body.

But Rain had already stepped back to avoid her touch. “If you stayed with me, only pain and sorrow would await,” he said, extending his hand. “I will do it quickly. Stay with Ella, okay? She will make you happy.”

“I’m Rain Ter Astra, son of the third line. I’m the moon that hangs in the distant sky.” The surrounding flowers reverted to closed buds.

“My bones, my soul, all crafted with stone.” The stones in the area vibrated and rolled towards Rain. Rain moved his hand towards Ella.’s direction.

Ella’s eyes widened as her sword shook violently. She tried to hold on to it, but it forcefully pulled her body away. Her feet dug and dragged on the field.

Rain continued, “Daughter of the sister’s moon, please accept—”

Swoosh! Stone flew fast at Rain’s face. Poke! it hit directly at his face. Rain grabbed the stone before it could hit the floor. “You are... Rocky?”

Ponk! Another stone came flying towards him, “Ouch!”

Ponk! Ponk! “Ouch, ouch, it hurt!”

“Bastard, Rain T-wer Ash-tar, want to leave me again.” Aria searched her bag for another rock. She found a bunch of beautiful stones and threw them at Rain’s face again.

Ponk! Ponk! Ponk! They all hit his head without missing a beat. “Ouch, ouch! Ouch! Aria, I’m sorry, why are you angry at me like this?” Rain swiftly caught all the stones.

Aria poured all stones out of her bag.

Rain’s forehead erupted in a cold sweat., “A-Aria, t-that’s too much. It’s cheating.”

“Silence! You told me this, right? It can send love and care, right? I kept them and found many stones that you might like. Even the children prayed for me to bring them to you!” She hurled all the stones at once as she dashed towards him.

“Mother, help me… She’s bullying me again,” Rain said, with a wavy voice.

The stones flew past him, but there was no way to escape. Flop! Aria hugged him tightly, causing both of them to fall to the floor, with flowers flying up in the air. Soft words escaped her mouth, “Please... you already made a promise to me.”

Rain’s eyes widened, and then slowly returned to normal. He spoke softly, “But it will make you sad—”

Aria interrupted, “My life is already at its lowest point. There is no more room for it to get worse. This life, this world, has already turned its back on me—”

“Right then, Aria, we’ll go together,” Rain said.

Aria’s mouth hung open, moving up and down, but no words came out. She hugged Rain tightly, unable to contain her emotions any longer, and tears fell, wetting his shirt.

Rain patted her back gently.

She hugged him tighter. Warmth of life touched her.

“Can I see your face?” He said.

Hold for a sec, Aria sat up with knees. Rain followed suit. She slowly turned her head to look at him and saw a beautiful smile on his face. Flowers floated around them. The snowflakes froze into crystals.

Rain said, “Your blue-sea eyes are so beautiful.”

Aria looked into Rain’s eyes, which also shimmered with blue, and she said, “Your eyes are also—”

Suddenly, his eyes returned to their original black color.

Additionally, all of the magical turbulence reverted back to its normal state, relieving the tension on Ella and Faye’s side.

“Rain?” Aria said.

Rain tilted his head slightly and responded, “Um Ah Uu.” He moved closer to her and gently patted her head, as if she were a little girl.

He also brushed away the flower petals and snow from her hair.

Aria touched his hand, and Rain opened his mouth wide, giggling “Ah, ah, ah.” Then he quickly nodded his head and looked for something in his sachet. With a wide smile, he handed it to Aria. “Ah, wea, muh hoom.”

Aria was amazed, feeling the hairs on her body stand up. It was a normal mushroom.

“Why did you give me this?” Aria asked.

Rain didn’t speak, he just let out a big laugh. “Ah, ha ah, ha ah.” However, his laughter slowly faded as his body moved slower and slower. His skin turned pale, his eyes losing their life and becoming ghostly white. Now he stood frozen like a statue.

Aria could no longer feel his warmth, his breath, or his pulse. She desperately looked at Faye and pleaded, “Faye, please help him.”

Faye was also confused, saying, “His curse is still consuming his life, he fall deeper and deeper. Who cursed him?” Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she angrily turned to Ella. “What the hell Holy Tower, what did you do to him in that End land prison? What kind of experiment did you conduct on him?”

Ella was taken aback and shook her head. “I don’t know. He was always healthy when we met at End prison... Was he pretending?”

Aria shook Rain’s body, but there was no response. He remained locked in a frozen state, like a dead man. “Rain!”