𝐀 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 /// ᴋʜᴜɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴀɴ

7th Petal

"BAM!"

***

Khun, Lilith, and Rak were trying their best to fend off the egg monster, but their efforts clearly aren't enough. "Guys! We mustn't let it kill the final boss! Or else--" Hansung exclaimed as Khun shielded the bird with his lighthouse before the monster could kill it. 

"I'm not sure what's going on! But we're not supposed to beat the quest right away right?! It's not supposed to die-- right?!" Khun yelled as Hansung destroyed a robot.

The blonde haired man smiled and turn to the young Khun. "You sure are quick! I like working with people like you!" He complimented, but Khun's expression quickly turned sour.

"STFU I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU!" Lilith and Rak stood next to him with deadpanned expressions, silently agreeing with him.

As the battle rages on, Lilith felt her motherly instinct surge. She looked up to where Bam and Endorsi are just to see him being stabbed by the end of the breeder's spear. Her eyes widened, seeing Endorsi got Bam away before big breeder could do any more damage.

Batis looked at the breeder in disbelief. "Why... why didn't the bullet kill you?!"

Big breeder laughed maniacally before teleporting the village chief next to him. "This one... she was your wife right? That was probably the 'story', right?"

Rose was confused at the accusations thrown at her. "What.. I---"

"Shut up Chief. Now listen. If I told you to die, would you?" The big breeder asked as Rose's eyes went hazy.

"Would you?"

"... Yes."

It all happened too fast.

Everyone was screaming.

A shot was heard.

Rose's body was on the ground. The flowers of her garment scattered around her.

The floor was silent, consumed by nothing but the bellowing laughter of the big breeder.

***

"Rose... no..!" Batis cried as he held his wife in his arms. Lilith felt her heart clench as the man desperately plead for the woman to wake up.

"Bam! Are you okay?!" Khun exclaimed as he ran up to his irregular companion. Lilia also turned towards the boy, examining his wound in worry.

"It seems like the wound is almost healed..." she muttered as Bam nodded.

"Is it because of the thorn?"

"Most likely."

"But what about the grand quest? Where did big breeder disappear to?" Bam asked, referring to the bird inside one of Khun's lighthouses.

"For now... let's just leave it be," Lilith smiled sadly as she turned her head towards Batis and Rose, the two boys following suit.

"Are... are you really my husband?" Rose weakly muttered as she turned to look up at Batis. Tears could be seen streaming down his face despite his armor covering most of it.

Batis remained silent.

"I'm sorry... I can't remember you. I--"

"I couldn't.. sing that song." Batis started.

"I.. I forgot everything.. that I once.. praised.." Khun notice Lilith clenching the fabric of her skirt as she listened to Batis speak. Her jewel eyes were pooled with tears threatening to fall. Lightly sighing, he gently wrapped an arm around her shoulders, bring her closer to him in a comforting side hug. 

"Since.. the day I f..first saw you... I was so blinded.. by you.. that I couldn't.. even write," Batis struggled to speak.

"Y..You are the one who s..saved me.. my love.. Y..You are.. a flower in my.. h..heart.."

".. My strong.. and beautiful Rose..."

Rose struggled to look up at him, before muttering out a question, that would be her last words. "What kind of song is it?"

Batis gently smiled, but it couldn't been seen from under his mask. "It's embarrassing, but... I really like it."

Rose gave a gently smile to his response, before her body went limp. Batis' eyes widened as he screamed her name. 

Lilith was now no longer trying to suffocate her tears as she quickly brought her hands over her eyes, trying to suppress her hiccups at the sudden flood of sorrow. Khun's arm instinctively tightened around her shoulders as he completely embraced her in his arms, letting the wave controller silently sob in his chest. Bam clenched his fist at the sight, seeing his new friend Batis suffering from the careless hands of the big breeder brought anger to his chest.

"Bam.. I need to talk to you," Hansung said as he trio looked at him confused. The man brought the companions to a more secluded house, explaining that there is more to the hidden floor than it seems.

"So you're saying that there's another data world other than this one?" Lilith asked as Khun processes Hansung's explanation. 

'It must be where Jahad was talking about...' she thought to herself.

"Yes, and it can only be accessed by the hidden quest. The data of Jahad you're looking for is probably there too. That's why I wanted you to get through that door."

"I see.."

"But there is another way."

"There is?" Khun asked.

"Yes. There is actually one other person capable of crossing over to the other world aside from the big breeders. In know where he is thanks to my previous adventure... but the problem is that he's difficult to meet.."

"Difficult to meet? You mean--"

"Yes. It's one of the Ten Great Family Leaders. He's currently the only data from a lord remaining here."

Lilith tensed at Hansung's statement. Does that mean she would have to meet more of her companions other than Jahad? 

'It's okay, Lilia... as long as not him, I should be fine,' she comforted herself. 

'The chances of it being him is unlikely anyway... right?'

A/n: I'm alive!!! Sorry for taking such a long hiatus! I was taking a break from ToG and have recently been unmotivated to do anything T^T. But now I'm back and ready to finally finish my story! I hope you will enjoy what I have in store and thank you for reading my story! <3