Chapter 666: Aris and Cera (2/2)

Two portals opened in front of Aris and Cera. They threw one last hesitating glance at each other.

PACK!

Not before Gravis pulled them all into a hug. ”I will miss you,” he said with sadness.

PACK!

And then Gravis' mother joined them in the hug. ”We haven't spent much time with each other, but I still see you as family. I will also miss you,” she said.

Yersi returned the hug, and Aris did so too, after some hesitation. Cera simply let it happen. She didn't feel these things that humans felt and started to accept that.

After a minute, everyone split up again.

Cera looked at Yersi one last time. ”I will miss you, sister,” she said.

”I will miss you too, sister,” Yersi said, her voice shaking a bit.

Then, Cera turned to Aris. ”When we meet again, I will be more powerful than you,” she said with confidence.

”Try it,” Aris said with a smirk. Then, he also turned to Yersi. ”Goodbye, sister. I wish you all the best,” he said.

”I wish you also the best,” Yersi said, some tears appearing in her eyes.

Cera charged through the portal, and it quickly closed behind her. There was a possibility that they would never see Cera again.

Aris looked at Gravis. ”When I return, I will be the stronger one of us,” Aris said with a smirk. ”But even if you are the weaker one, you will still be my father.”

Gravis nodded with a smirk. ”Do your best, kiddo!” he said with a thumbs up.

Aris smiled warmly one last time and also entered the portal, which quickly closed.

Aris and Cera were gone, and there was a chance that they would never return.

Gravis' smile broke when they vanished, and a heartbroken look appeared on his face. This might have been the last time he would ever see those two. He didn't want to let them go. He was their father, and he had to look out for them. Yet, Gravis knew perfectly well that he needed to let them go. They needed to forge their own paths.

”Hey,” Yersi said softly as she put one of her hands on Gravis' shoulder with tears. ”I'm still here. I know how difficult this has to be for you.”

Tears appeared in Gravis' eyes as he tightly hugged his daughter. He had remained strong for Aris and Cera, but now they were gone.

There was a time to be strong.

There was a time to be weak.

Right now, Gravis only wanted to hold his remaining daughter. He just wanted to feel the closeness of family.

Yersi broke into tears as she also hugged her father. She felt just as much pain as her father, and she also wanted to hold her remaining family.

Fortunately, the two of them could stay together.