9 :A dream of dreams
eepbreath,herheartpoundinginherchest.Shebegantottheintation,hervoicesteadyandstrong.Theairaroundthemcrackledwithenergy,thesymbolsonthegroundglowingwithanotherworldlylight.Thepoweroftheritualsurgedthroughher,fillihasenseofpurposeandresolve. HanFengling’shandtightenedaroundhers.“Remember,nomatterwhereyougo,Iwillalwaysbewithyou.” TearswelledinSukie’seyesasshelookedathim.“Iloveyou,Fengling.Iwillebackforyou.Ipromise.” Asthefinalwordsoftheintatioherlips,ablindinglightenvelopedSukie.Shefeltherselfbeingpulledaway,theworldaroundherdissolvingintoablurofcolorsandsounds.Thesensationwasoverwhelming,butsheheldontoHanFengling’swords,hislovegroundingherasshewasthrustbatotheunknown.