A Promise in Innocene

Ren stood in the training room.

He had come back again after everyone left.

The weight of how weak he is pressing on him.

He had watched Kael defeat five of them in their sparring session, barely breaking a sweat.

Meanwhile, he struggled just to keep pace.

He felt like an ant trying to reach the moon.

"I'm still nothing compared to him," Ren thought bitterly, staring at his reflection in the polished surface of his bow.

But it wasn't just about Kael.

His mind wandered back to the promise he made long ago, the promise that remained in heart always.

..

Years ago.

A young boy with green hair and green eyes raced across a meadow.

Beside him ran a girl with a radiant smile, her laughter ringing like chimes in the wind.

"Ren, wait up!" the girl called.

Ren turned and grinned mischievously.

"If you can't keep up, you'll miss the best part!" Ren said.

"What best part?" she asked.