The Scarlet Hawk and The Black Knights (Mina)✔️

33: Loss And Grief

(A/N: Edited and Republished)
Previously...

"Momo-ah, brace yourself!" Han Ri exclaimed. The older girl nodded, and after that, the canary shut her eyes tightly while groaning. Out of a sudden, yellow magic began appearing around the two girls, surprising the Black Knights who were already very close to them. Just as Balmong was about to get them, Han Ri and Momo disappeared out of nowhere, teleporting themselves into another place. Balmong immediately paused Haegolbul from moving any further and groaned in frustration.

"Han Ri is still too young to use teleportation properly. Because of that, her powers will be drained greatly to a mere mortal and then we can finally sense her." Balmong stated in full confidence. "Keep searching, they can't be very far, we can't lose her or else The Lord will be furious"

Meanwhile, in the other part of the deep woods near the tall mountains not so far away from where they were previously, Han Ri and Momo successfully teleported themselves there, and Momo widened her eyes.

"W-what was that? I didn't know you could do that!" she blinked her eyes rapidly. Han Ri immediately turned back into her human form, panting tiredly while holding her knees, sweating profusely.

"Teleportation can only be used perfectly when you're old enough and are already skilled. I'm both too young and untrained, and 'cause of that, I've lost a great amount of powers in the process. I'm basically a human now, but don't worry, don't worry, they'll regenerate soon enough." she panted. After that, Momo saw that she was sobbing hard, guilty, surprising her. "I'm so sorry, Momo-ah. I-I shouldn't have dragged you into this mess. Now we're all in danger." she sobbed, wiping the tears off her eyes. Momo frowned and rushed to the girl, hugging her tightly as she rested her chin on her crown, letting the girl rest on her.

"Hey hey hey now, don't cry. It's not your fault. I know you never wanted any of this to happen, trust me. It's not your fault, arachi?" she moved down and cupped Han Ri's cheeks, looking at her glassy teary eyes. She smiled and kissed her lips again to calm her down, the kiss was calming and passionate, it seemed to ease her emotions and brought peace to her heart. She felt Han Ri breathing more steadily now, and looked at her with a smile. "We can do this together, Han Ri-ah. You and me, arachi?" she reassured her, brushing the hair off the girl's forehead so she could get a clearer look at her undeniably beautiful face.

"W-what if my father succeeds in getting your sisters? W-what if I failed...." she sobbed again, burying her face in Momo's neck, seeking comfort from the older girl who was lovingly stroking her back. Momo sighed and caressed the back of her head.

"We should stay confident. We can do this." Momo stated proudly. "Now, we should really find somewhere else to hide from them and then we can continue-"

"M-Momo unnie? A-and Han Ri?" someone called on them from behind, causing both Momo and Han Ri to gasp as they both recognized who that certain voice belonged to. The two girls gulped deeply, and quickly turned to their back, and in front of them stood the people they already expected to be. Mi Na and her companions, but someone else caught Han Ri off guard, the young girl widening her eyes in shock upon seeing Jeong Yeon with them. She parted her lips with a gasp.

"M-Mi Na....." Momo trailed off, her voice laced with both happiness yet also fright from what's to come soon. She immediately looked at Han Ri who was looking at Jeong Yeon.

"U-unnie?!" Han Ri gasped, the older girl also surprised from her younger sister's appearance, not able to utter a single word. Everything had become so messed up now, until Mi Na's eyes landed on something that totally caught her off guard. Something she wished she had never seen that caused her heart to pound deeply.