Re:Immortal

Back in the former heavenly capital, unrest could easily be felt in the air as various 'hive' members hurried about, the ones that appeared to be simple civilians were evacuated from the city in an orderly fashion by what looked to be members of the army.

They led the people to board various flying vessels that then left the capital skies leaving only those capable of fighting behind. On top of the heavenly palace, two figures could be seen standing side by side while staring at the distance.

Rolus who had removed his usual butler outfit and now bore a red warrior's armor with a floating scythe behind his back spoke to Krano.

"My lord they will be closing in soon." He said with a small bow.

Letting out a deep sigh, Krano's gaze seemed distant as he answered.

"What are the odds? I really thought we still had time, but to think they'd make their move so soon." He said as if speaking to himself.

"How do you want us to proceed my lord?" Asked Rolus, his neutral expression still the same.

"Send the word to all our agents in the mortal and 'underworld' realm, it's time." He replied with an icy cold face.

"My lord, even the ones in the 'underworld'?" Said Rolus, his neutral expression wavering for the first time.

"Indeed, we already knew the bastards would be coming soon but it was our miscalculation on to how soon that was going to be."

"But my lord, I urge you to reconsider! For them to blow their cover after all this time would be disastrous!"

Turning around, Krano patted his loyal servant's shoulder before speaking.

"I know my friend, but we have no choice. We are facing annihilation, had I only acted a bit earlier, we might not have fallen for this situation, alas it is too late for regrets."

Gulping down, Rolus quickly calmed himself down before giving another courteous bow and asking.

"What about mister Omis?"

To that, Krano took a deep breath as he raised his head to the sky before answering.

"Where did he go?"

"The last our contacts saw him was in the mortal realm."

Sighing, Krano spoke. "Looks like the time to chose sides came a little earlier than expected. Send the informants to him as well."

"What if he refuses to join us?"

"Hmm, he will most likely first head to the 'underworld' to meet up with the rest of the surviving 'celestials' our best bet still lies with him convincing them to join hands with us." Said Krano as he rubbed his chin deep in thought.

"Well, if after all he saw still decide to side with the outsiders, then pass the order to swiftly eliminate him, we do not need another God ranked 'original' on the battlefield and we surely do not want to give the 'outsiders' a chance to control our people with the prophecy." He said as his eyes turned into slits, his bloodlust leaked for a moment causing the red clouds above to churn before he contained himself.

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Standing outside of the door to the room where his disciple was resting, Omis found his heart beating wildly in his chest again. It was a strange feeling, no matter what it was, he had never truly believed Lu Lu to be an actual person before.

All the time he spent in the game with her was with the thought that she was simply an NPC, a non-player character. He never thought of her as real before, and while there was that strange attachment to her since she was his first-ever disciple, he never thought of anything to it until recently.

Why was he so agitated when he found out that all of his other disciples had passed away? Why was he so relieved when he found out Lu Lu had survived? He never really took the time to stop and quite understand these unfamiliar emotions.

It did not feel as if they were simple NPC's, no, for some reason he felt as if there was something more to it. Omis could not quite explain it, and so with such conflicting thoughts, he grabbed the door handle and pushed the door open, and then he froze.

There she was sitting on the bed with the blanket covering her legs, the gentle breeze coming from the open window lifted her hair as she stared at the landscape outside.

It was as if the entire scenery came straight out of a painting, Omis's heart stopped as the girl turned her head and came face to face with his. Time seemed to stop for a second as a beautiful smile bloomed on her face, she did not say anything and neither did he, yet the tears quickly came flooding from her eyes, her smile however did not go away.

It was then as if things were finally set in place that Omis walked towards her with unsteady steps. He raised his shaking hands and grabbed her face in his palms, while she simply kept smiling at him.

He then pulled her closer to his embrace and tightly held onto her without letting go. She returned his hug as she held him even closer before she started crying loudly unable to hold it in. The person she had been waiting for all these years, the person she so desperately wanted to see, her master, no, her family was finally here.

And so unable to hold back her tears, Lu Lu's cries were heard all over the pagoda as she sobbed in his arms. At that moment, all of Omis's conflicting thoughts and emotions, and all of his worries calmed down as he held his disciple.

She was not just his student, no, she was his family. And now that they had finally been reunited, he was definitely not letting her go, she had already been through heavens know what while waiting for him to come back, she stayed behind with his other disciples to defend his sect until the very end. Now, it was time for him to protect her.

"Y-You came back...I knew you would come back." She whispered between her sobs as she held on even tighter to him as if afraid he would disappear if she let go.

"I'm here, and I won't be going anywhere." He whispered as he affectionately rubbed her back.

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Hello everyone, Simo here.

It has been a long journey, but as all good things must come to an end, so is the story. We are quickly approaching the end of the first book of Re:Immortal, and frankly, I am very thankful to all of you who had been here, and enjoyed the story. There are some familiar names of people who had been here since the start, some who had joined in the middle, and then there are you lurkers ;)) To each and everyone, I sincerely thank you for being with me throughout this journey.

While I did not initially plan on ending the story so early, real-life circumstances, unfortunately, forces me to, hence why I will be ending the FIRST book. There will be a continuation, though I am still unsure about whether that should be on here or on a new different page.

Once again, thank you! Author out.