Elva, knowing Alf needs help, sets Raina gently on a rock. She swims past an enormous boulder, scanning the waters for him—when suddenly Alf appears, pinning her back to the stone, his lips pressed firmly to hers. The calm intensity of the kiss freezes her in place, but as the Totutūks draw near, she struggles, pushing against him. Their Energies twist and bind once more. Refusing to stop, Alf pins her wrists to the rock, interlocking his fingers with hers as a transparent shield bursts around them, blocking the creatures. When Elva decides the kissing has gone too far, she attempts to break the Zboira—yet it refuses to release.
Recharged with Energy, Alf draws a thread of Pure Energy from Elva's left palm, corrupts it into Dark Energy, and fires it directly at the Totutūks. Elva gasps behind her cupped hand. The creatures shrink into tiny spheres. Acting quickly, she blows a kiss—the air spirals into tiny fish that dart forward and swallow the spheres whole. Silence falls—so complete that even the soft flick of a passing fish is heard.
Moments later, the three emerge from the water—Alf carrying the fainted Raina, Elva following. Alf lays Raina on the sand and attempts to give her… what do humans call it again?
Second Narrator (Wen): CPR.
Ah! Yes—CPR.
Second Narrator (Wen): (Sighs) Oh, save me…
First Narrator (Wan): 😆 So Alf gives her—
Hey! 💢 I'm the narrator for now. So Alf gives her CPR, but nothing happens. He tries again—still nothing. Seeing his method fail, Elva steps in. She inhales deeply, then bows the air into Raina's open mouth, pushing it down her lungs. It works.
Princess Raina: (Coughs out water and passes out again).
Elva: (Breathes out in relief).
Later that night, inside an abandoned one-story cottage, Elva stands on the balcony overlooking the glowing savannah. Nightflies drift like floating lanterns. Alf approaches quietly.
Alf: She's fast asleep.
Elva: (Turns to him) Alf.
Alf: I sincerely apologize… if you felt harassed when I touched your lips with mine.
Elva: 😄 It's all right, Alf. (Glances toward the Rkique) Mistress Raina said it was an act of the Zboira. (Faces the savannah again) And Your Majesty needed help. I won't hold it against you.
Alf: (Attempts to speak, but stops).
Elva: (Leans on the railing with a long exhale). Wow. I didn't know anything could be as interesting as stealing.
Alf: (Standing beside her) So… what will you do when all this is over?
Elva: Hm? (Laughs) I once made a stupid dare with my gang. If I ever stopped stealing, I'd become an Imperial Knight. Which means—once this is done—I march straight to the Knight Castle.
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Elva chuckles softly, then leaps forward that her forehead touches Alf's, her hands cupping his jaws. The sudden closeness makes his eyes widen—temptation far too strong for the Yin Successor to resist..
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In impatience, she beats on the ground again—harder this time—and the grasses tremble violently. Knowing what this means, Elva quickly leaps back. An there, a GIGANTIC creature, shaped like a mystical deer, rises from the earth.
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