DOTD Chapter 3

This time, I didn’t avoid his gaze. Or, more accurately, I couldn’t.

 

From a fairly close distance, his blue eyes, the color of crystal clear ocean, locked onto mine.

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Louis looks just like that. I remembered his usual gentle demeanor, and for a moment, his eyes overlapped with those of my last memory.

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“Argh.”

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I groaned, and my body shuddered. She unconsciously clutched at the spot near her heart where the dagger had stabbed her.

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“Bella, are you okay?”

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Rowan turned toward her as Evan approached in surprise and stopped speaking.

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“What happened?”

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“No, no, I’m fine, I just… suddenly had a terrible memory.”

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Evan wore a worried expression. I shook my head, unable to meet his kind blue eyes. An uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.

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“I’m going for a quick walk.”

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“It’s dangerous to wander around at this time…”

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Rowan started, cutting Evan off.

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“You’d better not go far.”

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I merely smiled quietly and walked away.

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Walking blindly through the mountains, where the paths were unknown, but within reach.

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The slightly chilly air felt cool.

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“I guess I can’t turn back, can I?”

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A glance back revealed nothing but dark trees. I plopped down on a random flat rock nearby.

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“I shouldn’t stay with them for long anyway.”

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I’d be the only one who would suffer if I stayed with them. I had a hard enough time with my villain friends.

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‘Should I sneak away now?’ 

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No, they saved my life, but I have to bid them goodbye.

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Life doesn’t always turn out the way we expect.

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‘I couldn’t prevent Louis’ darkening and my death, which I wanted to prevent so badly.’

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No, I beg to differ. My death was prevented. 

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‘Why? It was a mortal wound that should have killed me instantly.’

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“I should have died.”

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Why wasn’t I dead? What the hell was going on?

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Glancing down at my palm, I felt an unfamiliar mana in my body. In fact, I had felt mana similar to this before.

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It was caused by my mistake.

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— ‘Bella, what happened?!

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— ‘I touched Andra’s heart, and then suddenly…!

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— ‘It’s a mana surge. Bella can’t handle this much mana. If this continues, it will kill you.

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— ‘Then what do we do? Adrian, quickly!

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The chaotic situation flashed through my mind.

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I was barely clinging to life above the pool of blood I’d spit up.

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Sion and Adrian were trying everything they could to revive me, and Louis stood there, wide-eyed and stiff with shock at the sight of me dying.

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What I had touched was one of the god’s treasures, Andra’s heart.

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It was a small dagger-shaped object with a red glowing blade, but it was supposed to be harmless to the touch.

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— ‘It’s not a side effect, quite the contrary.’

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— ‘What do you mean?

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— ‘It’s compatible, which means you can absorb it.

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— ‘Absorb…?’

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— ‘Yes, you can absorb it.

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I organized the information in my head and tried to put it into context.

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If it’s the power of a god, it should be able to nullify the power of the blackened Louis.

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Does it seem like I’m onto something?

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What did the dagger Louis used to attack me look like? Was it shaped like Andra’s heart?

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Using mana, I created a physical manifestation of the dagger in my memory. Louis held it like this and pointed it at my heart.

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I closed my eyes and tried to conjure up a clear memory.

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The image of that reddish dagger flashed through my mind.

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“What do you think you’re doing?”

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“Huh?”

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The dagger I’d made from mana slammed into the other sword, sending it flying with a clang.

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“Stop.”

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Opening my closed eyes, I saw Evan standing in front of me with his sword drawn and a serious expression on his face.

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“No one deserves to die.”

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🦋

 

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“Evan, you’re weird.”

 

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After Bella disappeared into the woods, Rowan spoke up.

 

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“Why am I?”

 

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“Why are you so sweet to her, you? Do you have a crush on her?”

 

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Evan didn’t answer, just shrugged.

 

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What was this vague answer? Does he actually have a crush on her? Rowan narrowed his eyes and furrowed his brow.

 

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“Is our prince old enough for love?”

 

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Evan blushed slightly at the teasing tone and threw up his hands.

 

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“It’s not like that!”

 

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Rowan’s stomach burned as he watched him so guardedly.

 

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“There’s a lot of shady stuff going on here, think about it. She could be a spy sent by the Palace.”

 

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“Don’t be so sure.”

 

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Evan sounded nonchalant, as if he didn’t know Rowan’s secret.

 

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“Do you realize you’re too young?”

 

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“We don’t know anything yet. We’re just accompanying her for a while.”

 

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Evan said, tightening his grip on the sword he’d left loose to sleep with.

 

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“Right. Let’s say it’s all good. Except for the sudden appearance, the fact that she doesn’t remember anything before she fell, and the fact that she’s a mage of unknown skill. What’s that?”

 

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Rowan trailed off as Bella listed the suspicious things, his eyes following Evan, who had sheathed his sword and packed his blanket.

 

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Evan’s gaze focused on him.

 

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“What are you talking about?”

 

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Rowan lowered his voice and spoke quietly.

 

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“That her heart isn’t beating.”

 

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“…”

 

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“How are you going to explain that?”

 

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Silence passed between them, and their eyes grew serious.

 

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There are times when it feels like my heart beats even when it’s not.

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Such was the case right now.

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I’m startled by Evan’s sudden appearance. I feel my heart fluttering, like it’s been tricked by magic into not beating.

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“Evan, why are you here…”

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“…I thought you might be in danger. I didn’t sneak up on you.”

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He said in a low, sunken voice. The darkness within his eyes was eerily still.

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“What are you doing?” I asked, pointing to the sword he held.

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Not only had he interrupted my contemplation, but he’d also sent my crafted dagger flying.

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He didn’t hesitate, but answered firmly, “You may think this is presumptuous, but no, it’s not.”

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“Then what the hell…”

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“No one deserves to die.”

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His words echoed through my head again.

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‘So, he thought I was taking my own life?’

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“I don’t know what kind of life you’ve had, or why you’ve made the choices you’ve made, and I don’t have the power to stop you.”

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I understand where he’s coming from. I was just holding a knife to my heart.

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And I couldn’t tell him that I was simulating my situation at the time of the attack.

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“Evan, it’s…”

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“I still want Bella to live.”

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He said each word carefully, like he was saying it with great care.

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And he meant it. I found myself wondering, ‘Did his sincere and warm words come from the righteousness of the hero’s character?’

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“Does it ever occur to you that I might be a bad person?” I asked in a casual tone. It’s pure curiosity.

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His deep night blue eyes widened, and his voice was unwavering.

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“I assure you, Bella is a good person.”

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“…”

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I was speechless. He’s a powerful man, after all.

 

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A laugh that sounded like a sigh escaped. 

 

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Later, he would never be able to say this.

 

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For now, I decided to clear up the misunderstanding.

 

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“I didn’t mean to do what you think.”

 

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“…”

 

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“I did.”

 

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Evan didn’t answer, but remained silent.

 

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I just rolled my eyes, searching for a way out of this situation.

 

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“I…”

 

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“…I’m glad you’re not, I was worried.”

 

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Evan sheathed the sword he was still holding. 

 

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It didn’t look like the misunderstanding was completely resolved, but it was a step back.

 

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He turned around, took a step back, picked up his blanket from the ground, and dusted it off.

 

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Climbing down from the rock, I looked around for the missing dagger, but it was nowhere to be seen, thrown somewhere in the dark forest.

 

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I didn’t need it anyway. The mystery of the day seems to have been settled.

 

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The dagger Louis wielded to stab me seems to be the heart of Andra.

 

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If my guess was right, that means I survived by absorbing the heart of a god.

 

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There are five divine treasures in this world. 

 

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They are symbols of the five gods who descended on this continent in the beginning.

 

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The Heart of God, the Tear of God, the Voice of God, the Pendant of God, and the Eye of God. 

 

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These treasures play a very important role in the battle against Louis later in the novel.

 

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But I’ve taken one of them, and the repercussions could be devastating.

 

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‘This is bad news for Evan, the male lead.’ 

 

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All the more reason for him not to favor me. The sooner I get away from him, the better…

 

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As I gathered my thoughts, I walked over to Evan’s side. 

 

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He was looking more relaxed than he had earlier, but his expression turned serious.

 

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“I’m sorry to interrupt your walk.”

 

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“Oh, right.”

 

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So, I absorbed the divine treasure, and that nullified Louis’ attack?

 

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“Shall we head back now?”

 

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“Ah, yes.”

 

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That’s just a stroke of luck. I just happened to be holding that sword when Louis attacked, and it saved my life, didn’t it?

 

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Wait, by accident?

 

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“Um… Bella?”

 

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“Yeah?”

 

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Evan’s call pulled me out of my thoughts.

 

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“Where are you going now, do you have a destination?”

 

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“Why?”

 

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“Because I want to go with Bella.”

 

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“…”

 

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I shut my mouth, speechless again.

 

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This man was a master at leaving me speechless.

 

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Did I just get offered a job as his associate?

 

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The recklessness of trusting a stranger and the aura of virtue that makes you want to trust him so badly make him the epitome of a protagonist.

 

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“Evan has a destination, doesn’t he?”

 

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“Yes, he does.”

 

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“Where is it?”

 

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“To Avantha, the City of Gold, because he has a task he must accomplish.”

 

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Avantha was built around a golden tower, the only place in the Land of Gold that could be called a city.

 

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Something he must accomplish.

 

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An uneasy feeling rose in my stomach. I wondered if stopping the war was something he could declare so decisively.

 

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Pushing my fears aside, I asked Evan a question to get him thinking.

 

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“…What if I get in the way of what needs to be done?”

 

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But unlike me, he didn’t deflect, he got straight to the point.

 

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“What do you think about the war?”

 

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I felt my heart drop with a thud, the last thing I wanted to hear.

 

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“War…”

 

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When I heard the word war, I realized how much I didn’t want to hear it. I clenched my trembling hands tightly.

 

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There has been a war, after all. I must have been knocked unconscious for a long time by Louis’ blow.

 

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And now, the war was ongoing.

 

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So my friends are now frustrated that they couldn’t kill each other.

 

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Am I already dead to them?

 

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“Bella? Are you okay?”

 

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Evan gripped her shoulder urgently. 

 

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Through my disoriented vision, I could see his worried face.

 

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Seeing his concern and being touched made me feel like I was going to cry, so I bit my lip.

 

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“I didn’t want that to happen.”

 

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“What? About what?”

 

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He lives in a world where war are the norm, so let’s not make a fool of ourselves.

 

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I shook my head, and answered, “No.”

 

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Evan didn’t stop worrying, but he didn’t pry either. His caring gentleness was actually reassuring and warm.

 

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As if he’d inferred something from my reaction, his eyes turned more determined than before.

 

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“I’m going to stop this war.”

 

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“…”

 

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“You may think it’s an absurd goal, but I’m going to do it.”

 

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No, I don’t think it’s an absurd goal, because you’re absolutely capable of it.

 

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I smiled bitterly, muttering the words I couldn’t deliver.

 

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“I can’t help you.”

 

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Evan’s expression turned into a soft smile, as if that was okay.

 

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“You don’t have to help, it’s just…”

 

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The look on his face made me want to throw a rock.

 

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“I’m just saying I can’t come with you,” said Bella.

 

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“Oh.”

 

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I turned away, unable to look at his hardening expression. He said nothing behind my back.

 

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In the silence of the space, the question popped into my head again.

 

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‘That’s strange. I wonder how this happened.’