"Ji-kun? I heard it somewh-! he didn't manage to finish his sentence as he bolted to the carriage. "Wait Jin-sama! She's still asleep!" Elizabeth shouted but followed otherwise. As Jin was on a carriage, he removed his mask and uncovers the person who was covered with blankets. As he saw the person's face, he burst into tears and hugged the person tight. "I FOUND YOU AT LAST! LILY."
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"How did you know her? Is she one of the immortal gods?" asked Elizabeth while keeping Ely close to her. "She is part of the Aces." said Jin who recovered from crying. "Most of the immortal gods died 860 years ago. The demons almost took over the world and their plan was to eradicate 90% of Human population and the rest of 10% of the population are ment to be slaves and as test subjects of weg magic or also known as dark magic/curse magic." This shocked Elizabeth to the core. Learning the history from a hero himself is astonishing and scary at the same time. "We the aces have no choice but to surpass our limits. We first driven away the demons to the human realm then we wrecked havoc on the dark realm. Lily, the Ace of hearts is the most talented trickster and healer to ever lived in this world and many referred to her as 'the Ace of Mischief'. We Aces and the remaining immortal gods together fought the demons that lasted for about 20 years here in the human realm. Time moves slower in the dark realm and we thought we only fought for 1 year nonstop. After we returned from the dark realm, we all agreed that we must keep the dark realm sealed and keeped locked away from humanity. We thought it was all over, not until a prophecy came to light." This made Elizabeth shocked even more and the growing curiousity about the prophecy Jin was talking about. "If may i ask, what's is the prophecy?" Elizabeth asked. "The propechy is called 'the doomsday'. It means that history is repeating itself all over again. Which means another war is coming with the demons for the next few years. Because it was sealed doesn't mean it won't break. It's only a matter of time before the demons causes chaos all over again." Both Elizabeth and Ely was horrified to hear this absolutely BAD news. "That's why i'm in a journey to find the Aces and the remaining immortal gods and to train for the next few years. But first i must go to the Grass country to find Lily's soul. but i don't know where to start." Wondered Jin. Elizabeth was in a deep thought when suddenly an idea came to her mind. "Why not come along us Jin-sama? We are on our way to the Kingdom. If you like of course." Elizabeth suggested. Jin thought about it and gave them a yes. Elizabeth and Ely smiled and thank Jin for tagging along. "But in certain conditions." Jin stated. Elizabeth and Ely agreed, letting the 900 year old man or boy continue. "First things first, you can call me Jin, no buts, i really hate formalities. Second is you will keep our identities hidden for the meantime let alone the prophecy. I don't want to cause any attention. And third condition is we need to meet an old friend, or i must say the great, great, great, great, great, great, grandson of my friend." They immediately agreed and set their way towards the Grass country.
—Night time—
"So Jin-san if i may ask what is Lily-san to you?" Elizabeth immediately regretting her question when she saw Jin's smile immediately turns into a frown. "She's my ex fianceé 880 years ago. We broke up 20 years before the war started." Jin stated with a sad tone evident on his voice. "I'm sorry Jin-san, i didn't mean to." Apologized Elizabeth. "You don't have to, it was a long time ago." "So how did you broke up." "We have a lot of misunderstandings, we fight often and every fight we have shredded our relationship into torns and finally we decided to part ways. We infact stayed friends after that, she is happy with the ace of diamonds. His name is Arima, also known as the 'Ace of Stronghold'. He's very known for his Mineral magic and martial arts prowess. He is a promising Rookie Ace to be selected by the king but unfortunately, he sacrificed himself to create the most deadliest technique he every created. It's called the Mineral Manipulative Explosion. Creating all the minerals existed in this world creating a giant loop hole, sucking the demons close to him, making it a black hole, the minerals he created collides with him and the demons, reducing them little by little until they were nothing left but dust. He was obsessed with science and minerals, discovering new things, a crazy but nice guy. That's why she likes about him and stay for him for the rest of her life. After the war when she heard the news about his death, she can't take it anymore and soon after she went into hiding and she swore that she will only appear when the prophecy comes." Elizabeth who was listening to Jin's story and feel guilty because of her for bringing up this painful topic. "I'm so sorry Jin-san, i didn't know." Elizabeth apologized again. "No its ok, like i said it was 880 years ago. There are things you want to keep forever that cannot be keeped forever. There are things that you want to keep that is worth letting it go than suffer overtime." Jin stated and then sigh a tiresome sigh. He decide to watch the sky full of beautiful stars, a clear sky and a shinning moon. Elizabeth stared at Jin and notice something captivating. Jin's greyish white messy hair, His pure black eyes, a pointed nose, A beautiful shaped flawless face, his well toned skin, a smile that can make every girl adore him and last but not the least, his 15-16 year old appearance dispite of his old age. Elizabeth realized how godly handsome this immortal god his. He's very toned and muscular, a perfect fit of an Adonis. She was cut off of her imagination when suddenly Jin spoke up. "Elizabeth? are you there? Earth to Elizabeth. Elizabeth?" "Oh yes, yes! Uhmm hahaha, what do you want Jin-san?" Elizabeth nervously asked Jin as she silently cursing herself for daydreaming a legendary hero, her savior, but it doesn't mean she didn't like her imagination. "We must settle for tonight, you guys can go to sleep while i keep watch." stated Jin. "You don't go to sleep?" asked Elizabeth. "Uhmmm i'm an immortal after all, i don't need to sleep." Jin said while dismounting from the carriage. "I will sit on top of the tree right there. You should go get some rest. Oyasumi." With that Jin jumped to the tree and resting there. "Thank you so much Jin-san, Oyasuminasai!" with yawn, Elizabeth goes into the carriage and sleep beside her already alseep brother and few minutes later she too was fast asleep. A peaceful night indeed at the grass county as Jin still staring at the sky while eating some apple. "I hope i can see this beautiful night again after this war. Leo, as your right hand, i must do what i must tasked to do. I'll be the next King of Aces." Jin stated as he was still staring the night sky like a child captivated by it.
—End of Chapter