The Lazy Life Of Raine

Immortal (11)

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“Evren.”  Alya said softly as she looked between Evren and the new guest.  “I’m back.”

“Welcome home, Ayla.”  Evren said as she quickly stood up and walked towards Ayla.  

Evren immediately hugged Ayla and her hold tightened around Ayla.  

“Where’s Mother?  I haven’t seen her yet.  And why are you and that strange woman inside of Mother’s private chambers?”  Ayla said with her voice wavering. “Where is Mother?”

Evren held on to Ayla tighter which made her struggle in Evren’s embrace.  

“Ayla.”  Evren whispered.  

“Let go.”  Ayla shouted.  “Tell me! Where’s Mother?”  

“Ayla, please calm down.  I’ll explain everything.”

“Just tell me!”  Ayla said as she was able to push herself away from Evren’s hold and step back enough to see the worry on Evren’s face.  “Where is she?”

“Master Ece has reached enlightenment and has ascended to the heavens.  She has become an Immortal.” Evren told Ayla with a worried look “I came out of my close door training early, finishing the training ahead of schedule.”  
“When?  When she ascend?”  

“Two months ago.  She left you a letter.”  Evren told Ayla as she walked into the study and when Evren came back out, she held a letter in her hand and gave it Ayla.  

Aya’s shaky hand took the letter and brought it close to her heart.  Her eyes were watery with unshed tears.

“What are you doing here in Mother’s chambers?”  

“I have now become the next High Master Monk of Asuman Temple.”  Evren told Ayla. “This is now my room, my home, my courtyard.”

“Oh.”  Ayla said as she took a step back.  Her eyes looked back at the guest and she took another step back.  Her eyes going back and forth between Evren and Bai Yu. “It was rude of me to barge into your personal chambers and disturb you while you have a guest.  I’ll take my leave now.”

Ayla quickly turned around and before she could even walk through the door, she was embraced by Evren from behind.  

“It’s not what you think.”  Evren whispered into Ayla’s ears.  Evren closed her eyes for just one moment, letting her take in Ayla’s sweet scent, before opening them and hardening her heart.  “I’ll explain everything when I’ve settled things with Miss Bai Yu.”

Ayla could only nod slowly and leave the warm embrace of Evren.  Ayla walked like a zombie, heavy footed and thoughtlessly, back to her quarters that once belonged to Evren when she was 1st Disciple of High Master Monk Ece.  

The room was neat and clean, the way Ayla left it, when she left a year ago.  

Raine sat at her favorite place, on the rock under the peach blossom tree.  Ece’s note was in her hand as her eyes became lost with the unexpected event in her life.

“Scam System, how can this be?”  

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“All that upgrade and you’re still so useless!”  Raine shouted in her head at Scam System.

Raine hated unknown anomalies that couldn’t be explained.  She had let Valentin’s soul travel with her because she loves him, she wanted to spend more time with him and experience different adventures with him.  So she let him follow her in each transmigrated world, but without finding out why or how his soul traveled with her, Raine also let the possibility for other souls to tag along and travel with her.