With heavy steps, Kiernan arrived at the fifth floor of the mighty dojo, and in front of him stood the door of the lonely girl's room.
It had a tray of food and water right in front of it, but it looked like the person inside had not touched it even a little bit.
The door had stayed shut the entire week.
Since the martial artists had ascended from mere mortals, they were able to survive longer without food and water, but even that had its limit.
'Is this really because of me? Did my departure hit her that much? I thought Dual Cultivation was something she wanted to do, and I never expected her feelings to blossom into something this deep.'
Kiernan's lips curled down, and he thought that emotions sure were a dangerous thing.
'I avoided human contact back on Earth, so I never experienced these heavy feelings of love. I know many who perished in their pursuit of protecting their loved ones, and I never wanted to end up like them.
'I wanted to survive and thrive as the strongest.
