Chapter 28: Back Home
When I stepped through the gate, I found myself back where it all started—the auditorium. In front of me were two people I didn’t expect to see: Alliah and the school principal. They were speaking to each other, and it seemed rather friendly.
When they caught sight of me, Alliah was the first to rush over. She jumped on me, and considering my weakened state, we both collapsed to the ground. Even while we were on the floor, she didn’t let go. Her arms wrapped around me so tightly that it was getting increasingly hard to breathe.
"I missed you so much!"
Alliah and I had been living together for only a few months, but in that time, it seemed she had grown attached to me.
"I thought something might’ve happened to you."
Maybe the reason she thought that had to do with the destruction I saw on the island earlier.
"What happened on the island?" I decided to ask.
"From what I heard, the students got into an all-out fight, but most of the damage came from the four people leading them." The answer didn’t come from Alliah; instead, it was the principal who spoke.
"The four leaders?" I asked, a little confused.
There were three faction leaders on the island, not four.
"Yes, four leaders," the principal said confidently, as if he had no doubts about what he was saying. "We thought something might’ve happened to you, and we were ready to count you as the only casualty. But then a girl spoke up. She claimed she was with you when you disappeared near some runes."