Miko stood there before the arch, his gaze still trying to make sense of what was going on before him. He had just left the trial, and had expected the crowd to be just outside the arches, but all he saw was an incredible battlefield, and someone he had not expected at all.
"John? You're alive?" Miko asked in a confused manner. According to his knowledge, John was dead. The Fenix Clan had not let the news out that John was alive, and so Miko still thought he was dead.
An incredibly powerful divine sense suddenly washed over John as Miko inspected him, making sure his eyes weren't somehow playing tricks on him. After a brief moment of hesitation, pure elation appeared on Miko's face as he rushed forward.
"You're alive! Hahahahahah!"
Miko instantly embraced John, confirming once and for all that he was not an illusion. John, after a brief moment of being stunned as well, embraced Miko as well. It had felt like forever since he last saw his lifelong friend.
