{Happy Children's Day, everyone. I almost forgot.}
"My long-held wish has been fulfilled. I have brought the warriors to a peaceful resting place..."
"Now, then, it is time to seek my own true resting place. Night Lord, do you know where I belong?"
After watching the final soul find peace and merge into the ley lines, the Captain turned to the Night Lord and asked slowly.
"Of course. She already knows of your resolve. Capitano, are you ready?"
The Night Lord looked at the Captain and asked solemnly.
"Of course, but I hope they can witness my final act."
"Without them, I would never have reached the Night Lord Kingdom, let alone brought the warriors home in honor."
The Captain's meaning left the Night Lord silent for a moment as she glanced at Theresa and the others, then at Lumine and Paimon.
"I must ask for permission..."
As she spoke, the Night Lord went still for a while, seemingly communicating with someone.
"Uh... all right."
The Night Lord seemed to have something more to say, but merely sighed.
"Follow me. We will go meet the Ruler of Death."
Still in her Seelie form, the Night Lord headed toward a distant area. In those unknown depths, there seemed to be some very ancient ruins?
Everyone followed the Night Lord deeper into the ruins, then passed through an unusual teleportation magic array, seemingly leaving the Night Lord Kingdom and arriving at a vast ruin high in the sky.
As for how high, they were at least ten thousand meters above the ground, where both oxygen and phlogiston were very thin. Many Featherflames roosted below; they seemed to have made this place their nest.
Although they were ten thousand meters in the air, none of those present were ordinary people. They recovered