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Chapter 14

3rd Person's POV

In about a day, Zilong, Baxia and Chang'e arrived at Azrya Woodlands. The sky which used to be an Azure blue, was now shrouded in clouds of blood red; the trees which were once green and healthy, are now barren and burnt; and the moonlight that Azrya Woodlands was well-known for, was now no more.

Zilong's POV

Azrya looked very different from what it used to be. 

Poof

A shining arrow was shot into the night sky, and all returned to normal. Okay, great! Now I can find the Cupid without worrying about trees falling onto us and the sky peeing blood out of the blue. The way to remove the Shard of Purple resonated in my head, "The Cupid stuns and her lover blinks, causing two hearts to beat in sync."

Whoosh

Instincts told me to follow that sound. So I did. I pushed through the bushes every now and then checking that the 'remains' of my squad are still there. Just as the sun started to rise over the horizon, I saw a girl in blue, with long, flowy, silver hair swipe her hand in a circle above her head, looking at it. Before I knew it, her silver ponytail was swapped out for a blonde one instead. I turned my head to check the two of them, like usual. Their faces were shining with admiration and curiosity. I turned back to look at her when I heard a rustling sound coming from a bush, thinking it was the both of them up to no good. I turned my head once again to check on them, just to make sure I don't jump out of the bush for no reason, elves hate ambushes. That was when I realised it was her male counterpart who made the rustling sound, appearing from another bush not so far from us. I found who I was looking for. I gestured for the two of them to stay where they were, while I gently came out from hiding, trying not to startle them. I was not the most graceful or sneaky person you can meet, so they heard the sounds of me tumbling out of the bush. The male raised his sword and stood in front of the female, while the female readied her bow and arrow. Upon seeing who I was, they lowered their weapons and helped me up.

"What brings you here, Prince Zilong?" The female asked. I told her about the situation, her face from light and cheery to dark and solemn. They followed me to get my sister and rock before we all sought guidance from the map to get to Luo Yi's place. 

Yu Zhong's POV

I could sense that they were coming, and I knew that my team was ready. After a short break, they went back to the training hall to continue their training, with Ling having found a new set of pants. This time round instead of doing an umbrella dance with Luo Yi as the lead, they did a ribbon dance, with Ling as the alpha. He got up in the air, with his purple ribbon trailing behind him every time he leapt from wall to wall. Luo Yi used her original weapon and splashed her Yin Yang power around gracefully, imitating stones falling into a river of black and white. Wanwan struggled with this, she wasn't as graceful as the siblings. I guess grace runs in the family. Still, she managed to join in by holding her ribbons and dodging Luo Yi's attacks. The sight was spectacular. A mix of lights and violet ribbons fluttering through the air, adding a hint of colour to the dull purple the hall is. Ling used his ultimate on Luo Yi, surrounding her black and white light with violet light, his ribbon continuing to follow him like a loyal dog. Before he landed on her, Luo Yi also used her ultimate and formed two patches of light, before teleporting away from the spot Ling would land. Everything look gorgeous. They finished the dance and bowed in sync. Beautiful imbeciles, especially Luo Yi. NO, WHAT AM I THINKING?