Hi there! This is my first time using Tapas, so I'd like a few tips for this site if you don't mind.

This webnovel is already published on another platform (RoyalRoad), but I want to try this platform as well. I've heard a lot of good things about this site — and of course, trying to get many audiences as possible. In the meantime, I'll keep on uploading until it got caught up to Chapter 6. I'll be splitting them into parts as well to have a suitable chapter length for Tapas.

I hope you enjoy this webnovel and keep on reading until the rest of the chapters. See 'ya!

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Everything he could see was no other than plants and tall trees. He wanted to know the time, but he couldn't because he forgot to bring a pocket watch with him. Simply, he could just look above and check the sun's position, but he couldn't either. Because of the large canopy leaves, the sky couldn't come into view.

But despite the darkness, he was determined to meet a certain someone.

"Kyra! Kyra!" he shouted.

Of course, there was no response aside from echoes.

He continued walking deep into the forest.

Each step he had taken produced a soft, rustling sound that also worsens the hopelessness he felt. And then, an hour had passed, but he still did not meet Kyra. He decided to sit on a large rock to take a short break.

"Just when will you show up?" he muttered in frustration.

After roughly five minutes, he stood up from the rock and continued his search. Occasionally, he unsheathes his sword and cuts the tall grasses that get in his way. At some time while he was doing the same, a small, yellow light sphere came out of the grass and flew away.

"A wisp." He immediately followed it.

The speed of the wisp gradually increases every second so he had to walk a little bit faster.

A few moments later, the wisp perched onto a branch of a tree. He was thankful for it because he could finally take a breather from walking non-stop. And suddenly, the wisp flew away at extreme speed.

"Hey, you won't get away!" He began running.

There were times that he almost tripped on his own feet, but he always managed to regain his balance and continue as if nothing happened. It was all for the sake of meeting Kyra. He knew that wisps were friendly to her so he was expecting that, if he kept on following the wisp, they might finally meet.

However, his expectations instantly broke when he saw where the wisp had landed upon.

No, not only that single wisp. There were also a lot of wisps that were encircling the unknown figure.

"Greetings, Seth Lithiras," the unknown figure spoke.

"Who are you?" Seth entered into a defensive stance. "And why are you able to communicate with the wisps?"

"Unstrain yourself, I don't mean any harm." The unknown figure raised his right hand. "I have come to guide you out of your broken fate."

"What do you mean?" Seth still did not break his stance.

The unknown figure looked at the wisps as if telling something to them. Right away, they all flew away at once, leaving Seth and the unknown figure alone.

And then, the unknown figure took a step forward.

"Young one, you have to stop the loop."