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"Just promise me one thing… that you will never be sad again, okay?" He suddenly speak out of nowhere, I clearly heard what he just said but I just became deaf and tried to change the subject.

I don't want to hear such words from his mouth. I do not want it.

"If you will choose in the future, the kingdom or, your loved ones in life?" I change the subject. As we both lay on the grass and stared at the dark sky with full of tiny lights.

I heard him chuckle.

“What kind of question is that? Of course I will only choose one, ”he stopped first and I felt him turn his gaze to me. It's true that I also looked at his side so my gray eyes and his orange eyes met.

“Say it," He answered me with a small laugh again before he spoke.

"Of course, I will always choose the Kingdom." He said and immediately turned his attention back to the many stars posted in the sky. At the same time, the smile immidiately disappeared from my lips and I returned my attention go back to the night sky.

“I-Is that so?" I tried not to be silly in my speech. I could feel the pain sinking into the depths of my heart, along with the cold breeze of the wind and the sound of those banging branches of the trees.

I just frowned when I saw the very bright moonlight earlier as if it was mixed with red ink. I was immediately thrown back from my lying on the grass. Because I seem to know what's going on.

"L-Lary?" The nervousness in my chest doubled even more when I saw that no one is in here in my side. Where is he? I was looking for him all over the woods, but I found nothing.

Tears starting welled up in both my eyes as well my heartbeat getting faster and more faster. I held a large tree to balance my body.

“L-Lary! I-Is this a joke? I’m no longer glad about it!” I almost swelled the vein in my neck because I shouted his name. While looking through that dark wood, my eyes immediately landed on something glowing on the ground not far from where I was standing.

I immediately went there and I cried even more when I saw the same necklace I was wearing now. It’s from him… why? My hand trembled as I picked it up, at the same time the wind was blowing very cold and the passing of a very familiar voice in my ear.

"You can forget me too, Elona… please be well." It whispered softly in my ear so I immediately turned around to find him. It’s him!

“Lary!”