Love In The Last Holy Mountain
Longs

An illustration of Mount Melian from the Outside

On a cold night, Te Heya as usual after finishing training his students, he went to the reading room as Lobelia often did. The two of them always exchanged thoughts in that place. He remembered the last time he had a fight with Lobelia.

"If you knew, if it wasn't for 10 years ago, I wouldn't be this hard on you, Lobelia." The two eyes looked at the sky, a beautiful view of the aurora. Lobelia loves the aurora.

"Did you forget what you said Lobelia," he said again with a sense of being mixed with disappointment. The cold wind that night, suddenly burst out with a strong gust that mixed with the scent of lotus.

"You're here apparently, Goddess."

"Elvern" cried Te Heya.

"I'm looking for you, Goddess."

"What's wrong" she asked.

"Have you seen the martial progress of the lower mansion?"

"Yes, sorry. I almost forgot about it."

"What's the matter, Goddess? can you share the grief with this little servant," said Elvern.

"I just remembered her," Te Heya replied.

"Then, how do I treat your longing."

"Am I missing you? I don't know. I don't understand either. That night, I thought too much. Is the decision right. I think he'll come back to me. But apparently not. He prefers his girlfriend over me. Had all this time, he did not consider the existence of his teacher who had cared for, protected, accompanied, and also educated him from childhood."

"Goddess, don't think like that. I'm sure he misses you too. I plead with you, Goddess. Don't dissolve in longing. Try to communicate with him."

"Elvern. Where the God, has helped him from death, and deprived him of all the power he can from training on the mountain melian. He has been adventuring in a new world, and I am not able to communicate with him anymore."

"Goddess.. sss me. I don't know how to comfort you," he said.

Te Heya, turned to him and smiled and said, "let's go. I'm sure he'll come back one day. Let him find what he is looking for outside of him. If that's right."

"Goddess.you are so wise. May your policy be blessed always.'' Reply Elvern, salute the master of his blood contract.

Illustrations of Elvern

Elsewhere: Greenery Pavilion

"Sir, you've been standing there for a long time. It's so cold tonight, it's good that you're coming in."

"No."

"Sir, I have word that, princess Lobelia has lost her power."

"Yes, I had predicted him shortly after he communicated with me. Thank you, you've worked well. Come back..."

"Good, Sir. Excuse me," the shadow guard retreated slowly and left.

"Excuse me sir. There's uncle Baron from the lower mansion, he wants to see you." Reveal the greenery pafiliun servant.

"You change my clothes, and you let her in."

"Well, sir.." answered the culprit simultaneously.

"Miss Lysandra. I'm sorry to interrupt your time" Baron said.

"It's okay, Uncle. Tell me, what's up?"

"This. I bring you food with the latest recipe from our chef, downstairs mansion. Elvern and Goddess Te Heya met us and enjoyed it. So, it's only you who haven't tasted it. If you like it, we'll send it here every day."

"Thank you... Uncle Baron. If they like it, then I like it too. So, please bring the food here" said Lysandra.

"Thank God.good then. I am withdrawing. Don't forget to fill your stomach in any condition" Baron said.

"Good, Uncle Baron."

"Lobelia. Do you know, now Melian is the mountain you want. Take good care of your little lover." she said pensively.

Illustration of Lysandra/Illios

"It was so cold tonight. I want to put up a lantern like Lobelia often does."

Grece, who had been used to his new life for days devoted himself to becoming a nun. Write sacred verses, and pray all day in the monastery.

The next day, Sera from the lower mansion went to the monastery to pray for Lobelia, and Ellgar.

"Good day, Miss Sera." Greetings from Grece who greeted him after his prayer.

"Miss Grece. sorry max good afternoon nun," she corrected herself politely.

"It's okay, you're just not used to it. Lately, I've seen you come here a lot."

"Yes, I am praying for salvation, and happiness to be with Princess Lobelia, and also Phylos' friend, Ellgar the blacksmith."

"Thank you.." said Grece.

"It is not necessary that way, because we are all friends who will always be there like or sorrow, even though separated by distance." Sera answered touching Grece's hand, lovingly.

"You're right... Sera. Thankfully, hopefully we can all regroup at a later date" Grece said.

"Ofename...."

"Then...what about your development in martial arts ?"

"Everything went well. We're so excited to be studying because, uh, we want to protect the ones we love."

"Thank God, I will also try to help. I will learn again even if my spiritual core is gone."

"Biksuni. Don't force everything alone" said Sera, smiling at Grece. "We're going to stand here together." he continued.

"Well.." replied Grece, smiling happily. "Where are you going after this, Sera...?" keep Grece, asking.

"I'll start knitting. The training schedule had been changed by Uncle Baron, into the afternoon. So, I have a chance in my spare time to make clothes."

"Alright.. happy activities."

Sera, answered him with a smile and nodded. Then, he returned to the lower mansion to do his activities back as usual.

"I miss you, Lobelia."

Grece said, looking up at the sky. He then proceeded to perform a do'a inside the temple.

Illustration of Grece

Under the moonlight, in the fairy forest

the little body said, "I miss you too..."

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Ecidna, along with his parents, Apollodorus tried to go to the East. The territory that had been controlled by the new King was now a place of slavery. He thought that Lobelia, could have run there along with her lover. He gallantly came to the new owner of the Eastern region namely, King Fedrik of the Western kingdom who now also controls the Eastern kingdom.

"Hows it? have you read the message I sent" asked Apollodorus.

"Here, my friend, but my men and others belom find it."

"How many days has the search been ?"

"Counted 3 days, up to today."

"Still 3 days. Keep looking until you meet. Don't miss. You have to find that woman."

"That's the easy thing."

Ecidna, who lives outside becomes remembered for her past. He looked at the Eastern region that had now been controlled by the enemy kingdom. His house was destroyed by Apollodorus. He also only resigned because he had been bound by a blood contract with him.