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ldowhateverittakesjttellwhatiodo,"sukiesaid,hervoicefilledwithdeteration
astheydiscsedthedetails,sukiefeltaixtureofexcitentandtrepidatioualreiredspecificstohaerebothrareandexpensivefortunately,herintshadprovidedherwiththefancialanstoaciretheshetactedareputabledealerandarraopurchasethenecessarystones
thefollogdays,sukieticulolypreparedfortheritualshereviewedtheaexts,cross-referehodernstifiowledtoensureeverydetailwasrrectherapartntbecaaakeshiftboratory,filledwithcharts,crystals,andaresybols
onthenightoftheritual,sukiestoodontheroofofherapartntbuildg,thecitylightsklgbelowherthestarswereperfectlyaligheircelestialdaestanttotheprecisionreiredfortheritualilgandlizifengstoodbyherside,theirpresenceafreihebondtheyshared
assukiebegantotthetation,thestonesarrandacirclearoundherbegantoglowwithaft,ethereallighttheaircrackledwithenergy,aasurofpowercthroughhervestheritualwasw,butitdeandedallofherfodstrength
ilgandlizifengwatchediheportalbegantofor,ashirgvortexthatseedulsewithlifesukie’svoicegrewlouder,theawordsflogfroherlipswithacrityandpowerthatbeliedtheiratheportalstabilized,itsedslidifygtoagatewaybeeenworlds
withafalsurofenergy,sukiepletedtheritualtheportalstoodopenbeforeher,atestanttoherdeterationandsacrificesheturoilgandlizifeng,hereyesfilledwithgratitudeandrelve
"thankyouboth,foreverythg,"shesaid,hervoicesteadydespitetheeotionsswirlgwithher
ilghugdhertightly"besafe,sukieandreber,we,llwaysbehereforyou"
lizifengnodded,hisexpressionserio"goodck,sukieyou’vegotthis"
takgadeepbreath,sukiesteppedthroughtheportalthetransitionwasbothexhiratganddirientg,theworldaroundhershiftgandtransfakaleidospeoflorsaionswhenthelightfaded,shefoundherselfstandgthefailiarsurroundgftheountavil
thevilrsgreetedherwithjoyandrelief,theirfaithherunwavergsukie’sheartracedasshesearchedforhanfenglg,hereyessgthecrowdwhenshefallysawhi,standgattheedofthevilwithalookofdisbeliefandjoyonhisface,shefeltawaveofeotionwashoverher
“fenglg!”shecried,runngtohi
hecaughtherhisars,holdiightly“sukie,youcaback”
“iproisediwould,”shesaid,tearsstreagdownherface“andialwayskeepyproises”
theystoodthere,edeachother’sebrace,theweightoftheirjourneyliftgfrotheirshouldersthelovetheysharedhadbroughtthebacktother,andnow,theyuldfallybegthelifetheyhadalwaysdreadof
asthevilrscelebratedtheirreturn,sukieandhanfenglgstoodtother,theirheartsfilledwithgratitudeandhopetheyhadfaiagablechallens,buttheirlovehadendured,guidihroughthedarkestoftis
thedaysthatfollowed,theyworkedtothertobuildafuture,blendgtheknowledandexperiencefbothworldssukie’snovatihtnewopportuothevil,whilehanfenglg’sstrengthandwisdohattheirunitythrived
theirlovestorybecaalend,spirgotherstobelievethepowerofce,resiliendunwaveriionastheystoodhandhand,watgthesuovertheountas,sukiekhattheyhadtrulyfouheworld
tother,theyhadcreatedalegacyofloveandhope,atestanttotheendurgpowerofthehuanspiritandastheyfacedthefuture,theydidwiththekhat,noatterwhatchal