ifido，iakeabetterfuturefor”

henodded，uandgdawnghiseyes“you’retalkgaboutreturngtoyourti”

“yes，”sukiesaid，hervoicefirwithrelve“iogobadfaceypast，akethgsrightandaybe，jtaybe，ifdawaytosecureourfuture”

hanfenglg’sgriptightenedonherhand“iuandandiwillsupportyou，noatterwhatbuthowwillyoureturn?”

shelookeddownattheiriedhands，aixtureoffearaerationhereyes“i’vebeenstudyis，theohatspeakoftitravelthere’saritual，awaytoreversetheprocessaurntoyti”

hanfenglg’seyeswidehaixofaweand“itundsdanro”

“itis，”sukieaditted“butit’sariskihavetotake”

withhanfenglg’sunwavergsupport，sukiebeganreparefortheritualthevilrs，unawareofthetruenatureoftheirefforts，offeredtheirassistance，providgthenecessaryherbsandaterialsthenightoftherituarrived，theairheavywithanticipationanday

astheoonreacheditszenith，sukiestoodattheterofacirclearkedwithasybolshanfenglgstoodbesideher，hispreseeadygforcethevilrswatchedirevereheirfaithsukie’sabilitiesunshaken

sukietookadeepbreath，herheartpoundgherchestshebegantotthetation，hervoicesteadyandstrongtheairaroundthecrackledwithenergy，thesybolnthegroundglogwithanotherworldlylightthepoweroftheritualsurdthroughher，fillihasenseofpurposeandrelve

hanfenglg’shandtightenedaroundhers“reber，noatterwhereyougo，iwillwaysbewithyou”

tearswelledsukie’seyesasshelookedathi“iloveyou，fenglgiwillebackforyouiproise”

asthefalwordfthetatioherlips，abldglightenvelopedsukieshefeltherselfbegpulledaway，theworldaroundherdislvgtoabroflorsandundsthesensationwaverwhelg，butsheheldontohanfenglg’swords，hislovegroundgherasshewasthrtbatotheunknown

whenthelightfaded，sukiefoundherselfstandgthefailiarsurroundgfheroldapartnttheoderedherwithitscaphonyofundsandsightsshetookaonttosteadyherself，herdreelgfrotheabrupttransitiontherealityofhersituationhitherwithfullforce–shewasback

deterioaketheostofherreturn，sukiewastednotisheicklyirsedherselfiudies，re－enrollghighschoolwitharenewedsenseofpurposeherfriendsandteachersweresurprisedbyhersudd