A boy could be seen moving toward the depths of the Swamp. He dove into the water and started moving toward the darkness. 'I have done all the preparations; all left now is to visit Raven.' In the past few days, he has enjoyed his daytime with Kajal.
They have enjoyed the beautiful visuals of this realm. He was also able to ride Wyrm with her. It was a fun experience. Now that the time has come when the realm is about to close, he must go after Dragon Fruit. He already had a huge amount of dragonblood and treasures.
He approached the shrine again. This time, he didn't need to go inside it. Raven was waiting for him at the entrance. He didn't talk much this time; he just passed him another book and a strange silver-colored ring with purple crystal. He could see there were uncountable runes inscribed on it. They were forming a strange magic formation.
As his eyes focused on it, he got lost in its profoundness. Raven said, "Bind the Ring. It will help you enter and exit this realm freely. As for the book, it's about the basics of runes and tricks to get better effects. Remember to be careful when using it; only use it when no one can sense you."
Rishi nodded before wearing the mystic ring and using his spiritual energy to bind it. The next moment, it disappeared from his hand, but the strange part was that he could sense it. He carefully stored the book and bid his thanks. He was about to leave when Raven stopped him.
"Gives these two items to that girl as a gift from me. It would be better for her to have them than they are staying here." A smile appeared on his face. He was a little worried that Kajal would be left behind as he progressed. Not because she was not talented but because she had no strong encounters with him.
Two more items appeared in the air and approached him. Rishi looked at Raven as if he were confused about why he gave them to him. One was a beautiful white cube with a black border and a 3x3 matrix on each side, dividing it into nine blocks. Each block had a strange purple-colored rune inscribed on it. It looked to be an ancient and mysterious magic item.
The other one was a beautiful robe colored white and purple with black used to underline. Rishi looked at the robe. Everything was alright, but he asked, "Isn't it too revealing?"
Raven shouted, "It was not designed by me. You just need to give it to her. What she does with it is her problem."
Rishi nodded as he stored these two items and bowed towards the temple in gratitude. "Thanks for all your help and guidance. Don't worry; I remember your favors. I will do my best to assist you in leaving this place as soon as possible," he said before leaving. "See you soon; prepare something good for me," he laughed as he started to leave.
Raven looked at the back of the boy leaving.
"No way you gave her 'Cube of Divine Alchemy' for nothing; the robe was enough. What has happened to you, Raven? Why are you thinking, Raven? Giving something to the boy would have been fine, but you gave him no treasure, while you gave that to the girl, who has nothing to do with us. I can't understand why you did it," said a voice from inside the shrine. A powerful presence was released, making anyone who entered feel like a mountain collapsing on top of them.
"That boy doesn't need anything to enhance his growth; anything given to him would only act as a hurdle in his path by not letting him depend on himself to solve problems. The girl's case is different; she might be talented but struggle to catch up to the boy. 'Cube of Sorcerer' would assist her in keeping up with his pace," explained Raven.
"It still doesn't make any difference to me. What kind of plan is running through your mind?" asked the voice.
It was simple; instead of directly showing favor to the boy, I used the other way. This way he would be grateful and try his best to release me from here, and since when you started getting bothered due to such levels of treasures," asked Raven.
"It's not that, Raven; I just thought you threw away the treasure. I didn't think there might be such a reason," said the voice, and the presence disappeared again.
'What Reason? I like that boy, so I decided to help that girl; they look good together. Why do I remember her when I see this girl? I hope their story doesn't end up like mine. He sighed as a strange sorrow appeared deep inside his purple eyes.
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Rishi came out of the Swamp. He used a cleanse spell to remove water from his clothes and dry them. When his feet touched the grass, he felt a cold wind slap his face. A girl whom he had seen so many times, but every time he did, he felt like he was seeing her for the first time. Today she looked Breath Taking as if she had put in extra effort to be ready.
Her pretty face looked straight, carved by God after much time, and her deep blue eyes looked a little different today. He could sense a little sorrow in them. His heart felt pain when he looked at her like that, lost in her own thoughts.
As he approached her, the memories of the time they had spent together appeared in his mind. There was a certain fear in his heart that things might change when they met again outside. He didn't know why he felt so nervous; all the joy that had appeared on his face due to living those beautiful moments again for a moment faded away.
Each step he took toward her felt like an eternity; it was as if his body was asking him not to take these steps. As if his mind wanted to pause the time so he could stare at her for eternity, this walk never ended. Even when he moved as slowly as his body could, he found herself standing behind her.
Looking at her from this close, the pain inside him only increased. He didn't know why he was feeling so nervous. She was busy with her own thoughts. Was he so silent that he didn't release any sound or presence, or was it because she was distracted? His cold hand carrying the warmth of his heart touched her shoulder.
He wanted to speak, but no words came out, as if someone had snatched away his ability to speak. She turned unconcerned, as if she had realized who it was. Their eyes, each carrying their own emotions, met. A silence descended; no words were exchanged as if their eyes could talk.
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