The Princess And The Lord

Lory awakes with Darkness surrounding her like a thick blanket that offers no light causing her unable to see her own hands, Lory doesn't even sure if she already opens her eyes or not cause it makes no difference whatsoever, she then touches her face before harshly squeeze her cheeks just to make sure this was real.

" Ouch" Lory rubbed her cheeks then sigh, 'why am I in darkness again' she lament helplessly, however, something felt different she doesn't feel afraid or suffocated like she used to when she was dragged into darkness, "Why is that? Oh, Where is Zhao Li Xin? Oh my god, I need to find him!" Lory quickly got up while fumbling in the darkness then suddenly a familiar voice called her.

'Lory come here'

"Girsha?" Lory turns her head left and right to find where it comes from.

'Come here, why does it always take you so long to wake?' Girsha's voice sound impatient as he nagged her like always.

"Stop nagging me old bird!" Lory grumble then she looked around her in confusion "Where should I go?"

'Don't you see the light?' Girsha said again.

"What light?" just before Lory wanted to complain she saw a small light in a distance "Oh, I see it!" Lory jolted excitedly and then headed hurriedly in the direction of the light, Lory thought that light was far but turn out it was closer than she expected.

'Hurry up, Lory!' Girsha becomes impatient.

"Okay – okay, what so hurried about?" Lory complaining.

Lory passed through the light and there he saw Girsha in her original body nestled in the ground a second it evoked memories of the past when she met her the first time.

"Hello, sleepy head" Girsha sarcastically said.

"Hey old bird, have you seen Li Xin? I can't find him anywhere…" Lory became a little worried.

"He is fine, you will meet him soon" Girsha reassured her.

Lory immediately felt calm cause the old bird never lied to her only annoyed her once in a while. Lory's eyes swept the area around her soon she was greeted by a strange yet familiar sight.

"Wasn't this... Oblivion, why has she returned to this place again?" Lory is once again fascinated by hundreds if not thousands of doors lined up in a circle that continue to the top of the space like it's no end. Sometimes she got curious about what the other world looked like. But she knows better than to quell her curiosity.

"This place is indeed Oblivion..." Girsha replied calmly "Because Lazarus died and so did Zian causing this place lost its guardian and we can't let that happen...therefore I was ordered to guard this place as a replacement"

"Hey, the gods act as they please again, why do we have to take care of this place!" Lory flatly refused.

"Not 'we' Lory, just me," Girsha said solemnly.

Lory looks at Girsha and froze for a moment then her eyes shining with fury "That's even more ridiculous! why are you the one who stay here? Didn't those stupid gods learn anything from what happened to Lazarus'? if this place can't make Zian crazy what would happen to you?! ha, is it because they think since it doesn't work with snakes why not try with birds instead? GENIUS!" Lory spat her anger nonstop

"Lory, calm down…" Girsha dropped his giant wing on Lory's head causing Lory to lay flat under Girsha's giant wing.

Lori's head popped out from amidst Girsha's feathers even though she had stopped grumbling but her face was still red with anger.

"I'm not going to be like him Lory, because unlike him I know how to protect the one I love"

Lory crossed her arms over her chest and pouted as a sign of protest.

Girsha's eyes lit up in amusement, he suddenly recalled how angry Lory was when she was a child, alas he already started to miss her right now, but this is the sacrifice he has to make just like Arthea said.

"Lory, if this place is left unguarded then the entire world will mix together and it will cause even greater chaos than before, there will be more disasters occurring in the universe and it's not impossible that it may harm Verrion, and the cultivator worlds where Ming Yue Yin, Yang Xi Ying, and the others are lived, and we can't let that happen right?"

Lory pressed her chin to her chest refusing to listen to Girsha even though deep down she understand what Girsha said still she refused to leave Girsha in this place alone and she was still not ready to be separated from him, how could she? The bird where always by her side even in her worst time he never left her.

"Lory looks at me..." Girsha softly called her.

Lory reluctantly lifted her head then she notice Girsha staring at one of the doors.

"There's a door that's been opened, it looks like there's been some soul that has escaped to one of the worlds...I'm afraid they went to Verrion" Girsha squint his round green eyes in concern.

"How do you know?" Lory didn't feel anything different about the doors.

"I don't know, maybe this is the power given to me since I was appointed to be the Guardian of this place," Girsha answered nonchalantly.

Lory was worried when she heard another soul enter his old world immediately he was worried for Lucas and the others but then again he still didn't want to leave Girsha alone.

"I can't leave you, Girsha," Lory pleaded to Girsha not to give up himself.

Girsha turned his round emerald eyes towards Lory "Little girl, you do not leave me, it was me who chose to stay"

"But you did it for me!" Lory threw herself into Girsha's wide wings.

"That's true, but... isn't it natural for us to sacrifice for the people we love, don't you do the same thing too, and you do it so many times why should it be different now?"

"This is different!" Lory looks at the old bird defiantly but then tears roll  down her face "I don't want to go anywhere without you...what should I do without you?" Lory cries her eyes out.

"Then what about Zhao Li Xin..." Girsha abruptly said.

Lory bit her lips, she subconsciously lower her head.

"He'll be alone Lory, without anyone by his side in the strange new world, just like you remember? but at least you still have me unlike him...do you have the heart to leave that man alone? If there was anyone who knows how hard adjusting yourself in the strange new world without friends and family it will be you"

Girsha's words pierced deep into her heart causing Lory to fall into a dilemma, she didn't know what to choose because both of them were very important and Girsha knew it as well.

"Lory I will be fine besides we can still meet each other like Arthea met Zian I can also summon you to this world although maybe not as often as Zian but this is not the end for us" Girsha's warm green eyes reassured Lory..

Lory's eyes begged for more reassurance, "Are you sure?"

"Unlike you silly girl, I always keep my promise " Grisha scoffed feeling offended that Lory didn't trust him.

Lory felt a bit better then she wiped away her tears "There has to be some way to get you out of this place" Lory looked around her then her eyes brimming with determination.

Girsha chuckled at Lory's words "Well if there is someone who will find a way I'm sure it will be you!" Girsha looks at Lory with pride, it was a blessing for him to witness how this silly little girl grew into a magnificent figure.

"Okay, you go now!" Girsha nudged Lory's shoulder.

Lory could only groan helplessly, she knew Girsha was doing this to make her leave, however, her legs refused to move.

"Lory my gift will stay with you and protect you. Even when I'm not by your side, a part of me will always be with you, remember that little girl "Girsha's voice slightly trembles as he stares at Lory with great emotion.

The truth is Girsha also didn't want to part with his little girl but a sacrifice was needed and Girsha chose himself.

'Love makes you do crazy things

As a beast moreover a first kind, Girsha never understands those words but that little girl taught him what love is and for that, he will forever be grateful.

"I will find a way to free you from this place, you trust me right," said Lory.

"Of course~" Girsha chuckled, "When the time is right I will call you again"

Lory nodded "Please call me often"

"That's a promise, little princess" as soon as Girsha's voice slowly faded it was immediately replaced by a bright light.

"See you again…Girsha"

Lory's eyes fluttered a few quick beats then slowly she opened her eyelids and found herself lying face down in the yellow sand.

The first thing she felt was the emptiness in her heart that Girsha used to fill, it was then Lory realized Girsha had completely disappeared soon tears fell on her cheeks thought it was useless but she can't stop her tears.