CHAPTER 86: UNFOLDABLE CONNECTIONS
Silvana and Ixia were talking softly as they stood in the glowing void_
but then they noticed something strange happening to their bodies.
Silvana's eyes widened.
Silvana:
"W-What is that!? We- we're dissolving!?"
Ixia remained calm as the light around them deepened.
Ixia:
"Oh, don't worry. I know this feeling…
It's just how the Pasttention works.
This is the way to enter someone's past."
Silvana:
"Huh!? That's… THAT!?"
Before Silvana could finish, both of their bodies dissolved completely__
turning into pure consciousness.
The scene faded.
And now, everything was seen through their vision,
like ghosts drifting inside another era.
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Visionary View
A massive, endless realm of pure ice appears.
Ice so holy, so divine,
it could melt corruption itself just by existing.
The realm felt alive.
It didn't move.
It didn't speak.
But every piece of it breathed purity.
Then_
A powerful figure manifested in the center of this frozen paradise.
Someone so majestic, her presence alone made the world vibrate.
She wore ancient Egyptian-style garments,
adorned with purplish icicle gradients__
a dangerous mix of elegance and power.
She stepped forward and placed her hand on a glowing ice portrait.
Her voice echoed through the realm.
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"Lord…
I, your honorable servant Zeltra,
will avenge you.
Even if I must die countless times.
Even if I am abandoned by the world.
Even if I must survive hell itself…
I will do it, my lord… Azuren Frostera."
The air trembled.
Then suddenly_
A tiny, pure, unbelievably cute voice echoed.
"Oiiii Zeltra! What are you doing!?"
Zeltra flinched.
Zeltra:
"Oh- Miss Hanuri, please go back.
I'm just doing what I"
But the small, adorable version of Hanuri cut her off,
bouncing like a bright purple fairy.
Hanuri (super tiny, super cute):
"Ughhhhh! I wanna play with you!
Play with meeee! Play with me play with me play with me!"
Zeltra's expression collapsed instantly.
Zeltra:
"OKAY OKAY OKAY!! I will play! JUST-- calm down!"
Hanuri:
"YUPPIEEEEEEEEEE!!!"
Zeltra sighed internally.
Zeltra (thinking):
Bruh…
How is she THIS charming and playful
after everything that happened in her past…?
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Scene Shifts -- Zeltra's Memory
Now we see things directly from Zeltra's point of view.
A white-blue light fills the realm.
It is the moment Hanuri was born.
Even as a newborn, her charm was overwhelming__
the kind of charm that could melt the heart of the cruelest person alive.
Zeltra was only five years old at the time.
But from the very moment Hanuri opened her eyes,
Zeltra was assigned a divine task:
To protect Hanuri forever.
And she accepted it happily.
Not as a burden__
but as a way to repay Azuren Frostera,
the one who saved her life.
So, a five-year-old Zeltra…
embraced her duty.
She vowed to care for her master's daughter
with every breath she had.
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Author Note
Now the real story of Hanuri begins.
But I will continue it in the next chapter.
Yes, this chapter is short_
but the next one needs the full weight of sadness, loneliness, pain, warmth, and purity
because Hanuri's past is extremely personal for me.
Thank you, my sweet readers.
See you in the next chapter. 💜