10 :Go o Maide!
ice.SheturoMeiLingandLiZifeng,hereyesfilledwithgratitudeandresolve. "Thankyouboth,foreverything,"shesaid,hervoicesteadydespitetheemotionsswirlingwithinher. MeiLinghuggedhertightly."Besafe,Sukie.Andremember,we,llalwaysbehereforyou." LiZifengnodded,hisexpressionserious."Goodluck,Sukie.You’vegotthis." Takingadeepbreath,Sukiesteppedthroughtheportal.Thetransitionwasbothexhiratinganddisorienting,theworldaroundhershiftingandtransfinakaleidoscopeofcolorsaions.Whenthelightfaded,shefoundherselfstandinginthefamiliarsurroundingsofthemountainvilge. Thevilgersgreetedherwithjoyandrelief,theirfaithinherunwavering.Sukie’sheartracedasshesea