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Arcane Realm Chapter 41
Reyna-I was furious that Luka went ahead in the game on his own. To fight the boss to get to level seven, I had to die multiple times, far more than I had to do in the past. I kept trying to talk to Luka about what was going on and why he decided to go turn solo, but he wouldn’t answer.Unlike when I kept thinking he was dead, he at least let me know he was still on level eight. When I reached the Boss on level seven, I was exhausted. I have been rushing to clear level seven and eight without logging out.When I did the beta version, it took me a minimum of three days if not longer to clear each level. Now I was trying to get to level eight in forty-eight hours. Since I still had to work on Monday, I needed to meet with Luka beforehand.I struggled with the Boss on level seven, but only because I was mentally and emotionally drained. I couldn’t log out and revisit it later since I reached the Boss on Sunday night. Since I was playing solo right now, every time I died, I would respawn
Arcane Realm Chapter 42
Luka-When someone sat in the chair across from me, I expected to see Reyna, but it wasn’t her. Luckily, I had my mask on, otherwise, I was sure this female player would recognize me. There was something familiar about her, but I couldn’t put my finger on it.“Can I help you?” I asked, sounding slightly annoyed.“It is more how I can help you, handsome.” The girl flirted as if she didn’t have any sense of pride.“Thank you, but no.” I stood from my chair to walk away from her, and that was when I noticed Reyna standing a few feet away.I couldn’t read her expression, but I sensed that she wasn’t happy. I wanted to let her know that it wasn’t what it looked like, but the female grabbed my arm. She quickly stood up and blocked my path. Since I was still focused on Reyna, I saw the way her eyes narrowed on the female’s hand that was touching me.Quickly I brushed it off as if I had something to be guilty about. I didn’t get a chance to step back before she grabbed me with her other hand.
Arcane Realm Chapter 43
Reyna-We had our talk about things, but things still didn’t feel normal between us. I could tell that he was still distant from me. I kept trying to communicate with him, but mostly I gave him the space that he seemed to need.Walking through the ruined forest, we didn’t say much to each other. I could tell he was trying to force himself, but it was more as if he were simply going through the motions. I understood he was worried, as I was too, but it was different for him. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t seem to reach him.“Did you hear something?” Luka pulled me from my thoughts as he came to a stop.Before answering, I looked around and carefully listened. At first, I didn’t hear anything, but a few seconds later I heard what sounded like a horse whining. It sounded as if it were in pain, so I forgot to answer Luka as I rushed toward the sound.On the top of a hill, where there was a single large tree growing, covered in cherry blossoms, a group of Centaurs was attacking a b
Arcane Realm Chapter 44
Reyna-“Luka!” I screamed when Luka fell to the ground after being hit by the level nine Boss.I should have known that it wasn’t a promising idea to challenge the boss. Throughout the entire level, he seemed extremely distracted. He had insisted he was fine, but as soon as we reached the dungeon, I had a bad feeling that I couldn’t shake since we first started the level.It has been three days since reaching level nine and my worries have only increased with each quest and monster we came across. I kept trying to get him to open up to me, but every time I did, he pulled further away. I even went as far as whistling for the Pegasus, to see if that could put him in a better mood again.Now we were fighting against a Cyclops, near a river, at the base of a volcano. I did everything I could to protect Luka, but his actions were too reckless, and I couldn’t keep up. I wanted to rush toward Luka, as I noticed his health bar was dangerously low and he was dropping one percent by the minute.
Arcane Realm Chapter 45
Luka-Before Reyna hit the ground, I caught her and lifted her into my arms. At first, I thought it was weird that the system didn’t automatically log her out, but then I remembered she bypassed the safety features in her gear. With no other choice, I teleported the both of us to the home I built.Since we have been focused on defeating the game, she hasn’t been inside the house yet. The only time she is at the house is when we meet there, but then we go to whichever level we were at that time. This will be the first time she has stepped foot inside the house.After arriving at the piece of land we owned inside the game, I carried her inside the house. She slept soundly as I carried her up the stairs, to the second level, where there was only a large bedroom and master bathroom. During the design of the house, I didn’t think Reyna would end up sleeping inside the house.Although I had designed everything inside, with her in mind. The upstairs bedroom was surrounded by floor-to-ceilin
Arcane Realm Chapter 46
Luka-The scene that now laid before me was that of a park, where Zane and I were playing at. Except instead of being adults, we were just two bratty little ten-year-olds. At first, I was nothing more than a spectator, only able to watch what was happening around me, but still having the ability to think as an adult.“Are we going to play or not, Luka?” Zane asked, throwing a basketball in my direction. Just like that, I couldn’t even process anything as an adult, as I became the ten-year-old version of myself. “You are going to pay for that!” I half yelled and half laughed as I threw the ball away and chased after Zane.We ran around the playground for a while, just having fun and enjoying that for the first time in months, we didn’t have to train. I didn’t know why my mentor, Zane’s father, needed to come to this neighborhood, but I didn’t question it. Any chance I had that I didn’t need to worry about who I was meant to be or who my parents were, was a good day for me.Ever since
Arcane Realm Chapter 47
Reyna-A week later, I was sitting in a conference room at work, where we were having a meeting. I wasn’t paying attention to what was going on. I knew it had to do with the company policy, but I was too distracted.I kept running the past few days through my head, trying to figure out what to make of everything. Luka had been extra attentive toward me, which was making me a little weirded out. I expected it wouldn’t be long before he started behaving strangely again.He seemed to be in a better mood, yet I couldn’t leave it alone. I should be happy that he wasn’t on the verge of self-destruction, but for how long? That wasn’t the only thing bothering me, it was also that we have been stuck on level eleven for an entire week.We have already faced off against the Boss multiple times, but each time we end up timing out and getting kicked out of the Boss fight. This was the first time I have experienced this. The Boss was a multi-elemental winged hydra.In the beta version, there was a
Arcane Realm Chapter 48
Reyna-Two hours into the drive and Zane has yet to say a word. I thought about what I could ask him, but everything I produced sounded suspicious even in my head. We were currently listening to the radio, which oddly was one of my favorite stations.I wouldn’t have thought that we would have anything in common with each other. At first, I thought he had chosen the station because of me, but he sang along flawlessly. Every so often I would sneak a glance at him, trying to figure out what it was about him that I was suspicious of. The only thing I had to work with was the bad feeling I had and how Luka had responded. The more I tried to figure it out, the more I didn’t understand why Zane would trap his best friend. Looking at him from the passenger seat, he seemed innocent.“I need to go to the bathroom. How about you?” Zane spoke his first words after turning off the radio.“I am fine.”A few minutes later, Zane took an exit off the interstate and pulled into a truck stop. He parke
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