Volume 1 FINAL - E̶l̶f̶r̶i̶e̶d̶a̶ B̶o̶r̶e̶a̶s̶ ̶G̶r̶e̶y̶r̶a̶t̶

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{ Several Years Later.....? }

In a cathedral, a red haired woman in a white dress that was for brides walked on a red carpet towards a silver haired groom and a priest waiting for her.

She was the bride, he, Hans, was the groom.

Fine music was playing nearby, and the people sitting on the chairs looked at her with awe, though their faces strangely cannot be discerned. They were too unfamiliar to her, and her body seemed to have already grown.

It felt like a dream, honestly. It felt too real. Her feelings inside her chest began to blossom-

"What are you doing? Go towards him already, everyone's waiting!" A blue haired man near her spoke, interrupting her thoughts and without much care for the world, she hastened her pace of walking.

Yet...

The path in front of her began to extend in a surrealistic manner, as if trying to separate her from Hans, and suddenly, the wall behind her exploded.

She looked behind, and found several glowing red eyes hiding behind a thick, shadowy fog. She might have noticed that one of them had a golden armor, but they felt very scary and she might not be able to move.

But the moment she just stood in place and done nothing, the dark, shadowy fog began to move towards her, and her body immediately became younger.

In fear, she immediately turned towards where Hans was, and he had narrowed her eyes towards her, lending his hand, intending her to reach towards him.

"Move, follow your heart. Never look back, for he is waiting for you." A woman gently spoke near her ear, and so, she did as told, evading the shadowy claws that were about to capture her.

Yet her heels were a pain in her ass to run, so she threw them towards the shadowy fog, despite her heart being hurt just by doing so.

Elfrieda ran, and ran, and ran, away from the shadowy fog that chased her and towards Hans. She jumped towards him, her hand reaching out for his.

When she grabbed his hand as tightly as possible.....

..... her dream was over.

{ Current Time: Three months before Hans destroyed a dungeon }

{ Location: ??? }

Gloomy eyes slowly opened, as the familiar movement of the carriage moving was heard. Dusk was approaching, and luckily the city she was supposed to be going to can be seen, even barely is enough.

What was that dream.... no, the real question was, what she saw was a premonition. Usually she'd only feel it deep in her chest, like when she first met Hans, and one when she was completely kicked out of her family and was disowned by them.

A painful frown was present on her face when she recalled those times; her sister who she looked up to showed her true colors, and proceeded to make her suffer, uncaring of who she was.

How shameless of her!

There was no need to completely explain it on pure detail, but in the most simplest of ways. Basically: She noticed that her sister looked eerily fanatical to the Man God, a god that was similar to the Millis Religion's god, except this god had been living for thousands of years.

And she realized: the God wanted her to suffer. And she realized that said God was evil.

Due to that, she was now here, with some of her clothing and other important stuff like money intact.

Her heart may have been cracked, but it was not shattered. Yes, Hans suddenly leaving felt like a betrayal, but at the same time, it wasn't.

He had to leave for a personal reason, right? It wasn't just "exploring the world", but something else!

Elfrieda had already changed her name completely, to one that befitted a commoner like her.

Hilde. A simple name.

Just remembering those days, and looking back at her dream was enough to make her think that she shouldn't falter right now.

She has to, no.... needs to find him, at all costs! So they can be together! Technically she had begun growing a strange obsession to the boy, as her lonely heart needs to be mended.

Luckily, she had been receiving messages from Hans, until several months ago. The clearer reason was that she was already kicked out of the house and his letters were all destroyed before they could reach her.

Once she arrived at the Kingdragon Kingdom's capital, she sighed between her lips.

It looks like she had a lot of work to do, as becoming an adventurer is the best job available for her.

Soon enough, they might meet again. Even if her search for him makes her move towards the Millis Continent.

A small flame of determination inside her began to brighten. There's nothing for her to fear, she hoped.

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Character Image(s):

• Elfrieda Boreas Greyrat/Hilde -

Announcement: This fanfiction might be over after around 100 - 120 Chapters.

Commentary: Me working on six different stories at once is something quite stressful actually. But I'm still in "The Grind" 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿