The Rise Of Legend [LIGHTNING]
Chapter 75 Lamenting That Has None

Ellena stared stiffly at a small tree before her. He was in an empty open ground but there was where former combat was everywhere. But even among all that, a small tree stood in the middle as if it had not been scratched.

"The art has fallen. Frega's subordinates drank the Flower of Spiders that made him burn to death from the inside."

"Sorry El."

The Elves are one of the creatures that are close to nature in the land of Divernia. They are beautiful, intellectual, long-lived, powerful, and magical. But more than that what makes the Elves different from others is that when Elves die, then they will merge with nature and then grow into plants.

Ellena still remembered how gloomy the atmosphere of the Elves, Nora even Andesz was when she asked about the invisible Zeni. He thought Zeni was hunting or on patrol duty until he hadn't seen her. But the answer she got from Freya made Ellena stubbornly go out of the village and towards this place. The place where he almost died. Ellena didn't think she volunteered to come here without feeling traumatized.

Grebs

"The tree is beautiful" said the man who hugged Ellena from behind. Nora's two small arms encircled Ellena's neck, which had been sitting languidly in front of the small tree which belonged to Zeni.

Yes, Zeni is dead. Replaced by a tree that is only two hundred centimeters tall with seven broad leaves and five young leaves.

Beautiful, saying?

A bitter-looking smile trembled at the tip of Ellena's lips, "Yes.this is beautiful."

"Like Mr. Zeni. The tree is beautiful because Mr. Zeni is a good-looking person."

Yes, Zeni does have an attractive face, like most other Elves. Ok? Sure oes. Zeni who wants to serve Ellena who sometimes often prank on her, of course is a good man. So good that he...

"...yeah, very good." Ah Ellena's eyes are heating up.

Then suddenly Nora moved from Ellena's back to the side. The boy gently infiltrated in order to hug Ellena and face her. The two green irises look at each other. The one glazed over and the one shone sincerely of warmth.

Nora then gently took Ellena's right hand and directed her to touch Zeni's tree. Just as Ellena's fingers touched her leaves, an electric spark appeared and an unexpected instant occurred.

..."Miss El, sorry. Please stay alive and happy."...

...Zeni spewed a lot of blood from her mouth. His entire body had been flushed like embers, even emitting hot steam....

^^^"....Miss El is very pretty when she laughs.'^^^

DEG!

Ha?!

Ellena's watery eyes widened when she suddenly heard Zeni's voice. His voice sounded distant and faint yet it was clearly his voice. It's like... Ellena, somehow, had just seen and heard Zeni's last voice before she left this mortal world.

"YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY."

"Nora...?"

Ellena who was preparing to shed a first cry by Nora who had flooded tears and screamed loudly.

His cries must have been loud because Andesz and the ten Elf warriors who had forced his company approached the two in haste.

"What's wrong? Huh huh? Any attack? You injured?" Andesz lunged at Ellena who was tightly hugged by Nora who was crying loudly.

While making sure the two were unharmed, Andesz asked, "El, Nora what are you doing?"

Aye? How did it feel like that? Ellen swore she would do nothing. You know Nora's crying. Makes Ellena stop crying. Present shame.

As Ellena shook her head, Nora said with a snot, "Huwaa... Mr. Zeni hic... He was badly injured, hic. I saw Mr. Zeni hic. a lot of blood... El happy... HUWAAAAA LORD ZENI PITY HIC!!!

Uh! So then... Nora saw it too?

"See what?" ask Andesz who doesn't understand.

Lazy explained that Ellena pulled Andesz's hand and then together they both touched Zeni's tree leaf. And once again, Ellena saw again the flashback as well as the final voice of Zeni. Just a few moments. Really very short but able to make Ellena feel sad again to be upset.

Grebs

Andesz hugged her with Nora. Ellena's head was pressed against Andesz's chest, which also shook.

"He's right. You're a thousand times better off laughing and going crazy than crying."

Hey what's with these two guys?

Both Andesz and Nora held her tightly as if trying to strengthen Ellena when they both cried.

"....Miss El is very pretty when she laughs.'

But in the end tears fell and flowed down Ellena's cheeks. Ellena's hands hugged Nora and the Andesz tightly. They felt the warmth of both their bodies. Which signifies they are alive. Also indicates Ellena is alive. This warmth is thanks to the sacrifice of others.

'Thank you Zeni. I will never forget you. I promise.'

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