They are now at the edge of the Human Kingdom. A sea separating the elven kingdom between the human kingdom. And they would need to take a ship to sail there.
Recently Vi starts to miss his friends and acquaintances from the town Vi had lived in for years. Vi had some friends and acquaintances before moving. And some exes too.
A lot of his friends are from the adventurer guild. To leave them, and move away from the familiar place he already settled in… Vi feels it’s only right to make that sacrifice for Ray, for his sake.
It’s a huge sacrifice, but for Ray’s sake Vi thought it amounts to nothing-
He was mistaken. When his heart bleeds, he felt a hint of regret – and guilt for feeling so.
These days… He suddenly misses the town.
Along the journey, although Vi’s heart is tired but he still replies to Ray’s… affection. Day and night. Almost each day.
Ray never cared if Vi didn’t have the mode or not feeling it. Vi never refused him, as if it’s his responsibility and his way to show his love for Ray.
Things are not… As good as it was. It never gets better.
Vi did wonder why Ray doesn’t seem to get tired of it.
He felt tired.
Ray felt very… Inconsiderate. As if, he never thinks about his feelings.
It’s like the next day he forgets everything he had told him. At some point Vi just stopped saying anything, tired of repeating things.
Vi felt guilty when he realised his heart, don’t feel the same pure affection he had to Ray anymore.
It’s as if… because he had loved him, he had ignored and was willing to accept things as it was. But that love waver, he starts to see the issues he had and it mixes in.
He kept going for months, convinced himself Ray needs help and he would be there for him.
And he would love him despite everything.
And he keeps on, going for him. Let him do as he please, being patient.
And to be honest he still doesn’t know much about the current Ray, how he grew up, and all.
Ray refused to talk about himself.
And now Vi had gone past his limits, even that love wavered.
Ray… Vi remembers the Ray he knew once. And also, the other members of the orphanage. He misses Mother Anise. He hates that Ray refuses to talk about things. He deserves to know…
Remembering how Ray told him it’s ‘not important’, it hurts.
When he remembers Ray almost killed him, when he called him a slut, when he killed his teacher, when he killed some strangers, when he told him he ‘loves’ him, when he pulled his hand away forcefully, when he forcefully fuck him whenever he’s mad about something.
Vi’s eyes get teary, remembering all this, thinking about all this.
Why it hurts so much…
Vi opened his teary eyes to see Ray sleeping with his eyes closed, still hugging him.
Vi felt guilty at the moment.
Because he truly wants to escape, want to rest from all of this.
Vi take a look closely at ray’s face.
Why his words become hurtful whenever he wanted to know him.
He loves him. He loves him so much… Vi firmed his hug onto ray while muttering in his heart… Why does it hurt like this…
….
In the morning, Ray wake Vi up with a kiss on his neck. Vi only looks up to him with a numb heart, kissed him.
He pulled Vi’s hand to touch his manhood, urging Vi to touch him.
Vi complied.
Eventually he went straight to fucking him. After he filled Vi enough, he went to clean both of them with magic and went to the bathroom.
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Ray…
Vi felt sore on his back. Using healing magic to make it go away in half a minute or so.
Once Ray is done, Vi went to the bath to soak in hot water. Closing his eyes.
He stayed soak in the bath for half an hour, thinking nothing in head.
He felt more at peace now when he’s alone like this. He’s tired and need rest
…
Knock3.
Vi? What are doing there for so long?
‘Nothing….’ Vi replied.
Vi went out drenched. Ray still eyed his body, top to bottom. Ray pulled him close, used a ‘dry’ spell and went to hug him and grab his ass, fondling it.
“—let me wear my clothes”.
Ray let him go and just watch Vi wearing his simple shirt and pants.
Vi noticed the hairclip that Luke had bought him once in his space bag.
Right… Luke told him he hates seeing it. So, it was left here, as if it doesn’t exist.
Ray ruffled Vi’s hair, as if appreciating his cuteness.
… Vi had enjoyed this before but it felt so numb now.
Vi went to take the brown cloak of the hook, and wear them over, pulling the hood over to cover his face.
Ray bought him this cloak, asking him to cover his figure. Vi knew it’s most likely because he don’t want other men to notice him or something.
Personally, Vi did enjoy some company and attention – not too much though. He knows he’s pretty after all and have pride in his looks.
But Ray wants him to hide them. He doesn’t feel he can be himself when he had to hide.
They walked out of to town harbour, buying tickets to Elves Freecity and stop by a restaurant nearby for breakfast.
In an hour, they boarded the ship to sail. Vi and Ray slept on compact double decker, with other passengers.
He appreciates this distance. That Ray can’t touch him inappropriately here. He can rest.
The ship would sail for 10 days straight. The food they served are meh at best but edible. Ray doesn’t talk much this time. Actually, he didn’t talk much from the very beginning.
As if there’s nothing to talk about.
Perhaps Vi had treated Ray, as if he was the Ray, he knew from years ago on that day he met Ray.
Only recently he realized Ray wasn’t that person anymore internally and he’s really tired.
There’s so much Vi wanted to know. Ray had only been using physical means to show their closeness. He really wanted to talk to him about the past.
It’s what makes Vi want to love him to begin with but if he keeps treating it like those times never existed, what is really keeping them together?
7 days flew by just like that. Vi was on the ship, taking view of the endless see. Well, there is a small island in view. He watches the birds. Looking down to see the bubbles on the water surface. He takes in a deep breath of air.
Ray too was standing next to him. Vi remembered a memory from his past life about this romantic scene in movie Titanic. The female lead went to T pose as the male lead hug her from behind.
Ray isn’t too touchy with him in public unless he forgot others are there.
Vi took a glance at Ray. Ray noticed the glance.
‘Yeah?’. He asked.
‘The sea… It’s calming’. Vi turned his eyes away. That’s really just an excuse.
‘Mmm’. Ray replied.
…
Vi keeps staring at the sea and noticed some big waves coming. Strangely the wind suddenly become strong.
The captain asks everyone to get inside and sit tight.
In a minute or so, the boat starts to shaking. Vi felt a bit worried. But this boat should also have a magic core to stabilise them unlike traditional sail ship on earth. Half an hour pass by and the shaking and swaying on gets worse and worse.
‘Everyone braces for impact! Hold tight!’, suddenly a crew storms in, asking everyone to be in alert. Vi and the other passengers hold their bed frames, being ready for the ‘impact’.
*Crash*
The boat seems to be tilted to an 80° degree, causing close to half of the passengers to stumble and fell. That didn’t stop there. Vi can feel the boat even skinned sideways.
*Crash*
Another wave but the ship completely submerging it. With the magic core the ship float itself back up. Vi was scared and knew this isn’t normal.
*Crash*
Another bigger wave but the ship again and this time it completely turns over the ship. Water is leaking into the space from the crash. The boat once again stabilise itself and float up.
Vi was scared.
“Vi!”. Ray went to Vi, to hold him tight. A crew went outside to check the condition of the ship.
He went back in immediately and told everyone to get off the ship.
Everyone hurriedly runs away, carrying their items.
There’s no one else on board. The protective barrier outside the boat bad completely destroyed. The captain and the crews on the ship had been washed away by the wave.
To everyone’s horror. A monstrous tsunami is heading their way. It’s far away, but seeing its big enough to even see, they probably wouldn’t survive. It would reach the boat in minutes.
The crew took out a magic device, and cast some spells on every passenger. It’s the last-ditch effort to maybe ensure passengers might stay alive after the tsunami passes.
Vi took the initiative to cast additional barrier in himself and Ray. He used every ounce of mana he had squeezing every last bit to form a protective barrier around their body. Ray too, adds his own mana to the spell to enforce it.
Vi takes a look at other passengers. Few of them who know magic also cast additional protections, having hope they survive. Some had despaired.
A lady with a child came to us, begging them to take her child with them seeing Vi and Ray could cast a seemingly powerful barrier around them.
Vi just nods and takes the baby in his hand and expands the range of the protection. The woman gave him her details, her baby’s name, Tiara. And her other family members locations.
He can’t try to save everyone. But this much, he could lend help. He only has 6x more mana than average people. If he shared them to 80 or so passengers here, it amounts to nothing.
Ray hugged Vi tightly, preparing for it.
Soon the tsunami crashed into them, entirely engulfing and destroying the boat as passengers all washed away in different directions.
Vi and ray were sent deep into the sea, the current remains very strong as they are carried.
The barrier around them already cracked under the first impact and it is breaking under the pressure of depths and current. More cracks are seen on the barrier. It’s all just water around them as they feel they are carried by the current.
Vi tried to kick his legs upward to the surface to no avail. The barrier won’t last long.
Thankfully it seems that the current is decreasing.
!!!
Suddenly a piece of wood or something crashed directly into them – completely breaking the barrier as Ray and Vi were separated instantly.
Vi’s shoulder was injured and bleeding from the direct impact of the wood as he was carried by the strong current.
His hand couldn’t hold onto Tiara as water entered his mouth and nose, suffocating him. The world is spinning, his mind went black.
…