9 ：A dream of dreams

，amixtureoffearaerminationinhereyes.“I’vebeenstudyis，theohatspeakoftimetravel.There’saritual，awaytoreversetheprocessaurntomytime.”

    HanFengling’seyeswidehamixofaweand.“Itsoundsdangerous.”

    “Itis，”Sukieadmitted.“Butit’sariskIhavetotake.”

    WithHanFengling’sunwaveringsupport，Sukiebegantopreparefortheritual.Thevilgers，unawareofthetruenatureoftheirefforts，offeredtheirassistance，providingthenecessaryherbsandmaterials.Thenightoftheritualarrived，theairheavywithanticipationanday.

    Asthemoonreacheditszenith，Sukiestoodattheterofacirclemarkedwithasymbols.HanFenglingstoodbesideher，hispreseeadyingforce.ThevilgerswatchedirevereheirfaithinSukie’sabilitiesunshaken.

    Sukietookad