The Ancients World

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~~~(POV: Cera Adamo)~~~

~~~(Location: The Temple Of Jad'var, The Kingdom of Nu'bor, The Continent of Alforza)~~~

~~~(Time: 2:15 PM)~~~

As Jad'vari's dead body falls to the ground, I take a step back and enjoy the fact I've beaten him. It was thanks to a combination of him underestimating me and thinking he could trick me. In the end, he only sealed his own fate.

I look toward the main door that leads into the room, and it swings open on its hinges. The doors hit the walls so hard they leave indents, and Sally steps into the room and locks eyes with me.

Uh-oh...

"YOU DUMB MOTHERFUCKER!!!"

She screams at the top of her lungs as she leaps at me and wraps her arms around me. It wasn't a good idea to throw her out of the Boss fight. Especially if I could've died permanently. But I didn't want her to suffer a fate like mine if I lost.

Sally makes sure to let her frustration with me known as she slams her hands into my chest. But not hard enough to hurt herself or me.

"Sorry... I didn't want you dying too if I happened to lose..."

Her head darts up from my chest, and there are two emotions in her eyes. Fury and heartbreak. Fury for doing what I did, and heartbreak at the thought of me dying. I think. Maybe it's different, but those are my guesses.

I don't know if she'll ever consider my side of thinking. Women rarely do when it comes to stuff like this. They'd rather die with you than live without you. If the relationship is good.

"Do you have any idea what you put me through..."

Her voice is shallow and weak. The eyes that I love so much are red and puffy from crying. I feel like shit for doing it, but it felt like the right thing to do. Sally isn't ready for the reality that I might die someday. Against a God or something else.

It's not something anyone gives lots of thought to, but that's how things work. While I'm immortal to time now, that doesn't mean I can't be killed. And now that Jad'vari confirmed it for me. I can be permanently killed by a God or Fallen God.

"I thought you were going to die... I thought I'd lose the one person I love... Do you know what that feels like... How much it hurts... After everything we've been through, how can you be so fucking stupid..."

She's crying into my chest as she finishes explaining it to me, and I feel worse now. But I know that I did the right thing. And that's because Sally would've done the same thing if our roles were switched. Not that they ever will be, but if they had been.

There is no mistaking she'd have done the same thing to me. I didn't do it to be a chivalrous man or because of anything like that. I did it because I love her, and I don't want her to die.

"Well... I'm not regretting a decision like that in my life... If it's life and death between the both of us, I'll always make sure you're out of harm's way like that... Whether you want it or not..."

As I finish talking, she shoves me away and starts moving to the back of the Dungeon where the teleportation crystal would be. She passes right by the body of Jad'vari, and I can tell by the way she's walking she's mad at me.

Not even bothering to check the drops from the Boss... That leaves me with the responsibility. I leveled up 3 times after defeating him, but I can tell just by looking there is only one good thing.

It has the yellow glow of a Legendary Item. I walk over to it and use Inspect, seeing what I've earned from defeating a Fallen God.

[Aspect of Transportation (Skill)][Legendary]

[Description: When you've already visited a location, you're able to teleport back to it. This works anywhere in the world. You can take whoever you're holding on to with you.]

[Mana Cost - 200,000,000,000]

Damn! This is an amazing Skill, but boy, is that Mana Cost high. That's almost all the Mana of my entire mana pool.

The Skill is added to my list of Active Skills, and I look to see Sally activating the Teleportation Crystal. Not bothering to wait for me. This is probably the maddest she's ever been. I make it to her right before she leaves, and I get out with her.

We're outside the Dungeon and at the top of the Temple where the entrance was. I reach out to touch her shoulder, but she shoves my arm away.

"Don't touch me."

She starts walking down the stairs, and I'm a little lost at what to do at this point. I guess the best thing I can do is give her some space. We make it to the bottom of the Temple, and I open my map to see where The Jungles of Nae'mor are located.

They're not anywhere close by and near the Kingdoms we have unlocked on our maps. Meaning it's somewhere on Alfroza we don't have a map for yet.

Sally doesn't wait for me, and she's already running in the direction that leads deeper into the forest to somewhere she probably wants to go. I'm probably going to regret asking, but I think it should be said. Hopefully, it doesn't make it worse.

"How long will you be mad at me?"

She immediately stops and turns around with anger I've never seen directed at me.

"What did you just say..."

Her voice is a low growl, and her fists are clenching. I've come this far already, and I don't think I should stop now. It's not like she can hurt me, but that's neither here nor there.

"I said how long will you be mad at me."

Her eyes slowly widen as I repeat what I said. As if she can't believe I had the gall to do it at all.

"Do you have any respect for me, Cera!!? HUH!!? You think it's okay for you to pull that kind of shit anymore!!?"

From her perspective, it'd never be okay. Not anymore. But from my perspective, I think it was the best option I had given the circumstances I was in.

"I did what I thought was right. From my perspective, I was making sure the person I loved wouldn't die with me."

Her eyes widen more, and she clenches her teeth. She charges me and starts punching my face as hard as she can, but she only hurting herself at this point. I grab her wrists, and she struggles to get free.

"LET GO OF ME!!"

I won't budge, and I let her struggle. She keeps going for another 15 seconds, but she eventually gives up and lowers her head. I watch tears hit the ground below here.

After a minute, I let go of her wrists. And she slowly steps forward and leans her body into mine. Wrapping her arms around me and staying quiet.

"If you do that again... I'm leaving you... This isn't an empty threat... If you ever pull that shit again, I'm not spending another moment of my life with you... If you don't value your life equal to mine, I don't want to be with you..."

So that's how she sees it...

She thinks I don't value my life as high as hers... And thinking about it, I don't... Not really... What I did in that Boss room proves it...

"Okay. I promise I won't do that again."

She hugs me tighter as those words come out of my mouth.

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A/N: Below this line, I'll be keeping Cera's player information. That way, I won't have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.

[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.236][Tier-4]

[Exp: 72/100%]

[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]

[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]

[Mana aura control: 6/100%]

[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]

[Stat Points: 440] [Armor rating: 500]

[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir's Whistle (Divine)] [Camping gear] [Fishing poles 2x] [Festival Garbs 2x] [4x EXP Boosts] [Princess Saliandra's Panties (Black Lace)] [Desert Warrior Nomad Set (Rare)]

[Passive Perks]

[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]

[Active Skills]

[Heavens light Lvl.74 325/7400] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.74 225/7400] [Slash Lvl.92 4600/21000] [Parry Lvl.68 85/6800] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controlled Fun] [Aspect of Transportation (Legendary)]