章 1965: Light in the Dark (Part 1)

'I'm sorry!' Solus thought as the Awakened forces exploited the lack of teamwork between Bytra and her to surround them. 'Don't worry about me and save yourself. As long as Lith doesn't die, I can't either. I will just lose my human body again.'

She tried to make it sound casual but the fear in her voice betrayed her.

Solus had no idea if the second time it would take her less to recover or if she would have to wait another fifteen years. On top of that, she wasn't even sure about what would happen to the tower and what it contained.

If the magical building regressed to its single floor status, there was no telling what would happen to the materials stored in the Crucible, the mines, and the Greenhouse.

More than the material loss, however, what scared her was the thought of losing the life that she had barely started to enjoy.