Re:Immortal

Back in the mortal realm, deep within the forest of the end was a small cabin hidden from sight, a shirtless muscular man was currently swinging his axe in a set of motions. A very serious expression on his face.

Sitting by the door of the cottage was a beautiful lady with flowing purple hair and flawless features. These were none other than Leyla and Col, it had already been a few months since Leyla had crashed into this place.

It took longer for her injuries to fully heal due to the lack of Qi in the mortal realm, but today was the day she finally recovered from her wounds and back to full strength.

She glanced at Col who was swinging his axe with persistence, a small smile unbeknownst to her made its way onto her face.

The young mortal she had met by coincidence was smitten by her, it was painfully obvious. Every time he tried to talk to her he would shutter, his face burning red. It was cute, to be honest, it reminded her of a cute little animal.

Out of boredom, she had decided to teach him a few moves, surprisingly he grasped everything with unexpected ease causing her to be intrigued.

He was very skilled with the axe, though she didn't tell him that so that it wouldn't get into his head, his affinity with the wood element was extremely high as well.

Though be started late, Leyla was sure that Col was a genius when it came to cultivation. She imparted him a cultivation manual that would help him get started.

'Axe techniques are not my point of strength, though Ron was pretty good at them, i'll ask him about it when I go back.' She thought to herself as she glanced at Col who was surrounded with a faint glow of qi and smiled with satisfaction.

'I sure am an amazing teacher.' She boasted, seeing at how she got him to go from being a completely normal mortal to a peak qi gathering cultivator.

'His physic was definitely a big help in setting out the foundation.' She thought, her eyes glancing at his muscular body before giving a nod of approval.

"But it's time for me to go." She sighed, rating her head to stare at the blue sky above, Leyla found herself feeling almost reluctant to leave.

The past few months were ones she had never experienced before, everyday Col would prepare a meal in the morning for both of them before she would force him to train until the afternoon when the duo would have a small lunch break. He would then take her out on a stroll across the forest, showing her his favorite hidden spots. Once they were back, he would again prepare a meal. Her favorite part was at night when they would sit outside of the hut and gaze at the stars.

'The Underworld' had no such sight, and neither did the ruined heavenly realm, it was a beautiful and calming experience, simply laying there and watching the stars above.

'The cheeky bastard even had the nerve to hold my hand, he might have thought he was being smooth about it. He was lucky I was in a good mood.' She chuckled as she recalled the memory.

It was an easy-going lifestyle, one Leyla had never experienced before, and one she didn't mind if it were to continue. But all good things must come to an end.

Letting out another sigh, Leyla stood up from her place and made her way towards Col. Seeing her coming, he stopped with his training and smiled.

“How was it? Not so bad right?” He said with a grin.

Smack

“Don’t get too cocky, you are not even as strong as my pinky, a sneeze is more than enough to defeat you, so what are you acting all proud about.” She said while delivering a smack to the back of his head.

“P-Please remember to control your strength, you might just kill me at this rate.” Pleaded Col pitifully.

Smack

“Hmph, I know what I’m doing,” she answered with a harrumph.

“Yes, yes.” He replied with a smile as he rubbed his sour head.

“I-” She hesitated, the words unable to come out for a second. She had to go, it was a fun fantasy but the two of them live in two different worlds, and it was time to leave.

Col seemed to sense that something was wrong with the change in her mood, her face that usually held a cheeky grin and seemed so nonchalant looked sad as she tried to find the words.

“What’s wrong?” He asked worriedly.

Taking a deep breath, Leyla raised her head to look at him, it was the first time that Col saw her be so serious.

“I have to go.” She said.

“...” His eyes widened for a second, words failed him as he simply stared dumbly at her.

“It was fun, but I have to go now, I can’t stay.” She added.

“Why not?” He asked, almost in a whisper.

“I don’t belong here.” She said as she shook her head

“Where do you belong then?” Asked Col, his ace dropping low.

“‘The Underworld’, that’s my home and hopefully the heavenly realm someday.” She added with a bitter chuckle.

“Can’t you just stay here....with me?” He asked.

Hearing that caused a small smile to make its way to her face as she moved closer to him, she gently extended her hand towards his face and raised it so both of their eyes gazed at one another.

“Cute.” She said, causing his face to heat yet before he could say anything she moved and lightly kissed his cheek.

“Wha-” He moved his hand to his cheek with a dazed expression causing her to let out another chuckle before she spoke.

“You better continue practicing!” She said with a serious tone before turning around about to leave, Col did not see it but her face looked sad.

“Wait!” He called out making her halt, her back facing him.

“Will we meet again?” He asked.

“Maybe, you can always come to find me.” She said.

“In the ‘Underworld’ or the heavenly realm?” He asked.

“I don’t know, but I hope we meet again. Goodbye Col.” With that, Leyla turned into a beam of light that swiftly flew into the distance, leaving behind a dazed Col.

“I’ll become an Immortal and come find you, just wait for me!” He yelled out to the sky, before closing his eyes to take a deep breath, once he opened them again, they were full of determination.

“Definitely.” He whispered.