2. Aeriel.

*New World*

In front of a huge tree.

Multiple figures were standing while looking with worry towards the young girl in front of them.

She has beautiful golden hair, with blue eyes which seem like the ocean itself, with a beautiful oval-shaped face, delicate eyebrows, but what was made her different from humans was her pointy ears. Her body is like the world's greatest treasure, her body was petite, but enough to make any woman wail in shame. She was sitting in front of the world tree while holding her softs hands in prayer.

''Aeriel...'' Mature-looking female Elf said worriedly.

Next to her stood a man who looked like a middle-aged man at first, but because Elf's bloodline, he has lived over 500 years, he looked at the young girl who prayed in worry.

*Sob*

''...Why did this happen...'' Aeriel said with slight sobs.

''Destiny is always uncertain...'' The female elf said with a sad face.

''...But he was supposed to be the one... He was supposed to be MINE!'' Aeriel cried out with teary eyes.

The female elf walked over to her and hugged her tightly. ''It's not the end of the world...''

''You wouldn't get it... He was supposed to be my soulmate... I have had visions about meeting him for the last 50 years... We were supposed to be so happy...'' Aeriel put her hands on her beautiful face and wailed loudly.

All the Elf's present looked at her with grief, she was always full of life and very cheerful, but because of Destiny's uncertainty... She received a lot of grief as a result.

Aeriel kept crying loudly, while no one was able to help her with her grief.

Over 50 years of waiting for her beloved... Then everything was reduced into nothingness.

The female Elf and the middle-aged Elf left the young girl alone to grief. They walked a few hundred meters before stopping.

The middle-aged Elf opened the conversation. ''I heard Avery didn't come back from the human world.''

The female elf sighed sadly. ''The Humans did something to him and to the other representatives...''

''That is a high possibility.'' The middle-aged Elf sighed sadly.

''Maybe it was better for her, that he didn't arrive, they seem very unpredictable...'' The female Elf murmured sadly.

''...But the soulmates are specially chosen for every Elf, the World Tree wouldn't make a mistake.''

''I didn't say that he would hurt Aeriel... But maybe it would be better for her to forget him...''

The middle-aged Elf shook his head. ''This is the first time that the prophecy wasn't going to be fulfilled... Who knows what will happen to Aeriel... She will become more and more obsessed to meet him... Until she can't handle it anymore...''

The female Elf widened her eyes. ''You mean, she might commit suicide to be with him?''

''It is a possibility.'' The middle-aged Elf sighed. ''You know that the soulmates are impossible to stay apart, they will meet one day, it is like the World pulls them towards each other.''

''...But the Human is dead... Nothing like this has happened before.''

''That Human was supposed to enter the Rift and become very powerful individual, he would meet Aeriel one day and they would get married...'' The middle-aged man thought aloud.

''I know about the vision... That's almost the only thing Aeriel talks about... About her so-called beloved.'' The female Elf shook her head, she turned around and looked at Aeriel crying in front of World Tree.

''...She will never recover, doesn't she..?'' The Female Elf said sadly towards middle-aged Elf.

The middle-aged Elf with griefing face nodded.

''...Let's talk to the Queen... Maybe she will know what to do with her daughter.'' The Female Elf suggested.

The Middle-Aged Elf nodded and followed behind her.

After they left most of the Elf's followed behind...

While in front of World Tree, only the crying figure of Elf girl was left.

Aeriel started hitting the tree, her fists barely holding any strength, but she didn't stop, while crying loudly she said. ''Why *Sob* why did you do this me... Answer me!''

Aeriel with grief kept hitting the tree, but the World Tree has been around since the World existed, simply punching won't do any damage to it, even if you blast it with an S-Rank spell, it wouldn't leave even a scratch.

...But with every punch... The tree vibrated.... Not out of anger, but out of pity... The tree feels her sadness... The tree gave the visions to the girl when she was only a kid... Almost every night the visions showed about her future lover... Which made her want to see more and more... She never felt annoyed or scared about the visions, she felt happy every time she saw them...

She was so happy in each vision... At first, the visions were quite vague, but then the visions got more clear... But she only saw the moments with him... She never saw where they were at that time... But just by talks alone they were very happy... Until finally a year ago... She saw a vision about their marriage... Which made her smile over a month straight.

...But then... Vision happened last night... Not about her and him... Only about him... Him dying to the black hole...

Ever since morning, she has been grieving in front of World Tree.

Aeriel kept hitting the tree... Until she suddenly felt a tree vibrating even more...

With teary eyes, she looked at the tree and saw the tree emit light... She was about to start walking backward... Until a pulling force pulled Aeriel closer towards the tree, until her petite body was almost hugging the tree, but only slightly because the tree is at least 1km wide.

Aeriel was slightly scared, but then she felt immense warmth coming from the tree... Like a mother giving warmth to her children.

It lasted like that for few minutes.

'It's alright my child... I will fix this...' Aeriel heard a sound coming from his head.

''...Who?'' Aeriel said, she looked around her but saw no one around her.

'Do you want to meet your soulmate?' A mysterious voice said.

Aeriel jolted, and without any hesitation, she nodded. ''Yes!''

'He is without a doubt dead currently...' A mysterious voice said, which made Aeriel angry and sad.

''Do I need to kill myself for me to meet him?'' Aeriel said without hesitation if she needed to kill herself to meet her soulmate, she would.

'There is another way...' A mysterious voice said with a static tone.

''What is it?!'' Aeriel urgently asked, her mind was clouded in grief, she would do anything for even the slightest possibility.

Mysterious went quiet...

''Tell me! PLEASE TELL ME!'' Aeriel yelled loudly, her beautiful face was already stained in tears, with her soft hands, she started to hit the tree even harder.

...But then a bright light came from the tree, making Aeriel close her eyes, waiting for the light to disappear.

A few moments later, Aeriel opened her eyes, but what shocked her was that everything around her was either tree veins, or walls looking like tree trunks.

It looked like she was inside a tree.

''...Where am I?'' Aeriel asked with confusion, her beautiful blue eyes looked around the place.

''Welcome, my child.'' Aeriel then heard a noise, she quickly turned her head and saw a beautiful mature-looking woman in front of her, she also has pointy ears with a green dress.

''...Who?'' Aeriel asked, she took a step back.

The mature-looking woman chuckled softly and said. ''No need to be afraid of me my child, I am the spirit of World Tree, I am called Yggdrasil.''

Aeriel widened her eyes in shock, she still didn't quite believe it.

Yggdrasil chuckled. ''Hard to believe, I know.''

Aeriel dumbly nodded, but then she shook her head. ''Was it you who talked with me previously?''

Yggdrasil nodded. ''Indeed, it was me.''

''You said I can meet him again, how?''

Yggdrasil walked to the nearby vine and touched it gently. ''In this timeline he is dead, he can't be brought alive without him turning into a mindless doll.''

Yggdrasil then looked at Aeriel in the eye, with a gentle smile she said. ''But what if you can go in the timeline, where he didn't die yet.''

Aeriel widened her eyes. ''Is that possible?''

Yggdrasil walked over to her and touched her forehead gently.

Aeriel slightly flinched, but only felt warmth.

Yggdrasil widened her eyes, then she chuckled. ''I see, this was supposed to happen.''

Aeriel raised an eyebrow. ''What was?''

''Him dying, he was supposed to die for his prophecy to be fulfilled.''

''What do you mean?'' Aeriel with urgency asked.

''Your visions, you never saw where you two met, right?'' Yggdrasil asked.

Aeriel nodded. ''Yes, but I saw us having our marriage in here, in front of World Tree.''

Yggdrasil chuckled. ''Indeed, but you two never were supposed to meet in the New World, Instead you are supposed to meet him on Earth.''

Aeriel widened her eyes in shock.

Yggdrasil nodded. ''My prophecy is never wrong, neither it is this time, I am sure that I have a reason to send you to past... To aid that young man, he is your soulmate, after all, he would never hurt you, and you would never hurt him.''

Yggdrasil then continued. ''I will send you to past, you will go to Earth once Rift opens, and you will meet your soulmate there.''

Aeriel widened her eyes, then with slightly teary eyes. ''Thank you!''

Yggdrasil with a gentle smile patted her golden hair. ''Take this.'' She offered her a pearl.

Aeriel raised an eyebrow. ''What is this?''

''With help of this pearl, he will get the memories of this timeline, it will assist you greatly.''

Aeriel then nodded gently, with a firm hold she hugged the pearl.

''Good luck my child.'' Yggdrasil then covered Aeriel in bright light...

'Luke... I am coming for you!' Aeriel thought with a firm look on her youthful face, then shortly afterward her body disappeared...