The battlefield was a mess, dead monsters everywhere. Only Vell's group remained standing, though, even they were clearly out of breath. He looked at them, seeing how happy they were and then he looked back, seeing Jia, who was broken.
[I am confused master, why did you not transform? and you barely used the power from the new mana, what was the whole point?]
'Well, truth be told, i thought we would lost to her but she turned out to be weaker than expected. I wonder how strong she was in her prime, would have loved to face that version.'
He walked over to his kids, patting them on the head, "great work everyone, you all did great." His head turned towards Kana, still holding a flicker of hate for her, "even you."
She flinched, but she held her head high, meeting his gaze. "Thank you," she said, her voice soft, almost wanting to cry. "I... I won't disappoint you again."
