End of Volume 1: I...will kill you!

When their bodies getting dry, I can feel Fear Aura coming from the portal. Zee just came out from the portal and watch the surrounding. I scream towards him,

"MISTER ZEE! HELP VIVI AND KIEL!"

I repeatedly screamed to him, and I know it's impossible for him to hear my voice from far away and we are in the middle of the battlefield where loud noises come from everywhere. Zee noticed that Vivi and Kiel are in danger, and in a blink of an eye. From the portal to where is Wallace, Zee is already standing beside him, then he decapitated Wallace's arms and kicked him away. Zee took Vivi and Kiel's bodies and approached me. He put their bodies beside me and looking at them with concern. I can tell from his expression that it's too late to save them. He's looking at me while putting his hand on his head. He says,

"I'm sorry, Val. They are gone. But don't worry, we can ask Edith to resurrect them. For now, I have to take care of that Tombs King Wallace. I will be right back."

I'm ignoring his words and keep staring at Vivi and Kiel's skinny and dry bodies laying beside me. Zee is staring at me with concern and then he left to fight Wallace. But it's too late, Wallace has already gone and Zee came back to me and sits down in front of me. He's looking around and asks,

"Val. Where are Shive and the others? I didn't see them anywhere."

I reply quietly,

"Harbfer was here... they went to the portal Mister Vex made with Harbfer."

Zee is furious and with that Aura of him, he asks calmly,

"When? Where?"

I look him in the eye and pointing at the sky and I reply,

"Not long after you get inside the portal. Harbfer came from the sky on top of the enemy's castle."

Zee is staring at the sky I'm pointing at and says,

"So they are in there for a few hours now..."

Zee stand up and continues,

"I will help Antoine and Samantha. Don't worry, I will keep an eye on you if anything happens to you, I will come to save you."

With that being said, he left to help Antoine and Samantha. As soon as Anderson senses Zee's presence, he retreated to Bastian's side. Then Zee chases him and ended up aiding King Anarc, while Antoine and Samantha returned to the camp with injuries on their bodies. Not so long after Zee came to aid King Anarc. A portal appeared in the sky, and Shive with the others came out from it. Shive's armor is broken, her sword and shield are also broken, blood that turned brown and some already turned black covered her whole body like it has been there for several days, but her body is not injured. It's the same with Vex, Edith, and Aisha. Knowing that Shive and the others are back, Bastian with Anderson and Wallace teleported and left all their armies to die. The big portal behind the enemy's castle is also disappeared. Shive landed in front of King Anarc with Vex and Edith standing behind her. She walked past King Anarc and the generals, then stop and say without looking back,

"They won't be able to come here again. You can declare our victory."

Shive continues to walk to see Vivi and Kiel's bodies while covering her face. Everyone just stood there in silence, while staring at Shive's condition. They all are wondering what happened with their Princess, that is something or someone be able to do that to her. Zee is following her with Vex and Edith beside him, he didn't ask anything from Vex or Edith and just walked quietly. Aisha landed in front of me while carrying Tessera and Gianna, she pats me on the head, and then she is staring at Vivi and Kiel's bodies. She didn't say anything and just sit beside me while waiting for the others to come. Shive with the others finally came, and immediately checking on Vivi and Kiel's conditions. Shive approached me and put her hand on my head. With her face covered with blood, I look at her face and she made a sad expression while staring at me. Vex is looking at Kiel's condition without blinking his eyes. I can tell that he's angry and sad at the same time. Edith sit beside Vivi and Kiel's bodies and try to resurrect them, but Aisha stop her and says,

"It's not going to work, Edith."

Hearing that from Aisha, I stand up and approached her and ask,

"What do you mean?! What do you mean it's not going to work?!"

Aisha calmed me down and replies,

"Their souls aren't here or up there in the Afterworld. This is an unusual case. Val, tell me what happened to them."

I told her everything while crying, while Edith holds Vivi and Kiel's bodies so tightly. Shive stood there in silence while staring at the sky, and Zee is standing beside me. Aisha is tapping her chin and says,

"I can bring them back to life, it's an easy task for me. But..."

Aisha shakes her head. I ask,

"But what, Aisha?"

Aisha replies,

"I can recreate their souls and insert their memories into it. But it's not their original souls, it's just a copy of them. Their original souls are still within Wallace's body, and I don't know if their souls are still pure or if they already corrupted when we take them back from him. One thing for sure is right now, their souls are in despair. It's your decision, Val."

I fell on my knees while pulling my hair with my hands. I reply,

"Why... Why is it so hard to save them? I can't make any decisions on this matter, it's not mine to decide!"

Zee and the others didn't say anything. They also can't decide on this matter, the only person who can speak of this matter is Aisha. Aisha replies,

"The souls that I can recreate are the same as the original. They will back to life and remember everything until that time when they got killed by Wallace. They didn't know if they are not the original, and continue their lives normally, but not for you or the rest of us. We know that they are not the same person anymore, and it's just a copy of them until the rest of their lives. No matter how hard you tried to accept that, you can't show the exact same affection towards them like you used to be. Feeling of being guilty when you choose this decision, won't disappear, because you left their original souls in despair forever until the end of time, living inside Wallace's body and not going to the Afterworld in peace."

I'm still kneeling in silence, and so the others. Aisha continues,

"If you choose to try to take their souls back from Wallace, and that if we can find Wallace whereabouts since Harbfer is protecting him. It can take us months or even years to find him, and even if we found him and took Vivi and Kiel's souls, I can't guarantee that their souls are still pure, and corrupted souls are almost impossible to be restored. Even for myself, it's not possible, because a complete soul is special and an independent living being. As soon as they are back to life, they will become a different person, they will never be the same again. The person you know is not there anymore. It can take hundreds or thousands of years or even until the end of time trying to restore their corrupted souls, and you know a human does not live that long."

Aisha lifted my head and staring into my eyes. She continues,

"Those two options will do harm to yourself and to them. Choose one of the options, Val."

I reply,

"Preserve their bodies and put Tessera and Gianna in a deep sleep so they won't know. I will think about it and give you the answer tomorrow."

Aisha snaps her fingers and a portal appeared. She gets inside while carrying Vivi and Kiel's bodies. A few minutes later, she came back. Everyone is looking at me with concern. I'm staring at the sky and says,

"Can we leave now?"

Zee replies,

"You can go back to Demon King's castle with Aisha. We will stay here and go back to Mönrel city later. Get some rest, Val."

Aisha opened a portal to the Demon King's castle, and so Aisha and I went inside the portal. Shive and Edith are looking at Zee. Shive says,

"We failed to defeat Harbfer. I'm very sorry... We are not strong enough."

Zee smile and replies,

"It's okay, and I'm glad all of you came back alive. Tell me everything later when we are done here."

Everyone nods and went to the camp to meet with Antoine and Samantha. They arrived at the camp. King Anarc with Antoine and Samantha on his sides standing in front of the demon army waiting for Shive's arrival for declaration of victory.

Shive sits behind King Anarc because she's exhausted and has no strength to stand or even walk. Antoine and Samantha are concern with Shive's condition that they can't even compare their injuries with Shive's. It's not just them, but everyone is concern about her condition. Then King Anarc begins to speak,

"We are finally able to make those intruders leave our world. No more threat coming to our beloved world, and I can guarantee you that. From now on, we will begin to expand our territory and make sure that this incident won't happen again. Demons! I declare that we are victorious from this war! With Princess Shive's strength, we can finally enjoy a better and peaceful Underworld. Long live Princess Shive!"

Everyone is screaming with joy. After all that, Vex opened a huge portal to the Babylon Mountain to take everything back and then preparing to return to the Mönrel city together.