Noami

Just as Estella said, the Devlin realm was dark.

Dark and quiet.

If you got lost and wandered here, you wouldn't even know this was the home of the devils.

It was…

Just too quiet.

As though something was wrong.

Suddenly, Noami heard a voice.

It was in her mind.

"Where are you now?

Coming to find me?

I'm at the heart.

The heart of the pit.

But I can sense your presence.

You are close.

Don't worry."

And then the voice vanished.

No, no.

Noami shook her head violently.

Why was she on this stupid quest anyways?

A quest that would cost her, her own life.

Her life wouldn't come back after it was lost.

She didn't need a guardian.

She was strong herself.

Adding on, her guardian is in trouble now.

Isn't a guardian supposed to strong?

Then why was she captured?

As in a trance, Noami walked in an unknown direction while thinking.

Maybe it was just fate.

Because she reached where she needed to be.

Maybe it was just destiny.

Because she awoke from her thoughts.

Just one moment before the quest wouldn't have even ended.

Or… the quest would have ended her.

A dark figure loomed over Noami and she stumbled back, falling on the cool dirt ground.

It leaned forwards and Noami could see the figure more closely.

It seemed like mist that surrounded and circled a man.

Were these the monsters in the Devlin realm?

But they were supposed to be wild, weren't they?

This monster… it just cocked its head and stared intensely at Noami.

She couldn't see its expression as the dark mist covered it completely.

Didn't her guardian say that she was close?

Then where was her?