The Enforcers did not publicly make a decision to abandon the civilians. But...We had no choice.As many people as possible were evacuated to bunkers, but we knew they wouldn't be safe.I felt dirty as we gave the order.They would be placed underground for 'their own safety', and when the Ooze came along, it would make their deaths quick and painless.It didn't seem to be obstructed by physical objects and could warp the landscape as it saw fit.At this point...there was no saving these people.All of us felt terrible about it...But we chose to bear that burden together.Johann offered to take us out of here several times, but we wanted to fight until we were sure there was no hope.Isabella made a few tearful calls to Emily and Zack as well and I joined in.They were precious friends of ours...but there was nothing we could do.Isabella cried and cried as she spoke to Emily but she understood."Please...just promise me that you'll live on for us, okay? Maybe someday we'll meet ag

"Wow! You actually defeated my shadow dragon! Oh man, that's so amazing! Not like I haven't seen it before, though..." The man said sarcastically.He wore a different outfit than the generals. A dark gray shirt with a low-cut collar. He had on black pants and shoes. Over his shoulders, he wore a dark purple cloak with a checkered pattern on it. He had an earring with a dark purple crystal hanging from his left ear.He did not possess a mask or a hood to cover his face.The man had white hair just like the Attendants and his eyes burned with a dark purple energy.At the same time...This guy looked lot like..."Cain...? Is that you...?" I asked."Ugh, don't call me Cain, Mizik. Just call me Difar. I prefer that name, you know?""Fine...Difar..." I said confusingly."Mizik...do you know this man?" Isabella said."Yeah, he's the piece of shit that evicted me from my house. He...turned into a monster right in front of me. You never got to see his face, but...this is him. Without a doubt..

We continued drifting for a while...I eventually passed out as Isabella worked diligently to heal me.When I woke up, I was still in terrible pain... The air here felt so dense...like I was being crushed alive by an unseen force...The entire time, Isabella held onto me tightly and never let go...Where are we...? Am I dead? I opened my mouth to speak, but as soon as I did, I didn't hear any sound.It felt incredibly hard to breathe... Like my lungs were being crushed by something other than Isabella.I looked around and saw stars in the distance.We passed a few of them and simply kept moving...Were we moving? The way things were out here...it certainly felt like we were moving...Things looked to be moving past us...But the entire time I was thinking about these things...it felt like I was ignoring something important.My mind was in an uproar at the moment. I couldn't think hardly at all. My emotions seemed to be in chaos and I could feel nothing except overwhelming fear and

Isabella had done everything she could to heal Mizik as they drifted through that horrible place...For some reason, her powers didn't work at all out there.But they had just exited the Firmament and entered a new world.As soon as they did, she placed a barrier over her and her beloved Mizik since they were falling from orbit.She made sure to heal him as well while they were falling.The whole time, he said nothing. Isabella could tell something was wrong, though...Something not right in his head...As the two fell, they reached an extremely high speed and finally slammed into the ocean.Unlike their first entry into Ignitus, Mizik had taught Isabella how to swim. Now, she was a great swimmer and easily held an unconscious Mizik on her back as she stayed afloat.Actually...she had an idea...Isabella's barriers were very useful. Mizik had taken the liberty of combining Aegis Barrier with her own barrier magic related to The Centurion Aspect and increased their potency.Her new pow

We ate the terrible food that the pirate cook made for us and slept afterwards. Rastair had been very insistent that we couldn't have her bed despite no one asking.Although she offered me a spot...Stupid giant woman.I refused, of course. We slept on the floor in our sleeping bag.Isabella seemed much more affectionate and cuddly than normal, too. I would have enjoyed it more, except that my new condition made it a problem. Still...I didn't mind the warmth. It was fairly cold and I didn't feel like using heat magic to keep warm.The day and night cycle seemed similar to Ignitus or Avernia, but the timespan of a year was far different.Avernia had a 327 day year.Ignitus had a 344 day year.Both worlds had about twelve months in a year with varying numbers of days Delvandal was a pile of garbage with 539 days in a year, and 18 months. This wouldn't be a problem, except that the seasons were at different times every year because of it.WHAT KIND OF IDIOT CAME UP WITH THAT!? AND THI