A/N If you haven't read the first book, go read it! The story will not make any sense if you don't!

Melanie's POV

As soon as I hit the ground, the tears started to spill. The salty, wet tears that clung onto my cheeks and fell to the ground at last second. I wouldn't even look up to see how everyone was doing, I was too busy crying.

I had just been separated from my twin.

And not just any, oh, I'm moving to another village separation.

Garroth was stuck in Lady Irene's Dimension, where a minute there is a year here.

Sobs escaped from my mouth as I cried to myself. I then heard a small thump noise, and turned around.

Aphmau had been engolfed into a hug from the lady who had saved us with a portal. She had platinum blonde hair, and fainted, blue eyes.

"W-who are you?" Asked Aphmau.

"You don't remember me? I mean, I understand. It's been a while. It's me, Zoey." My jaw dropped, and I was still trembling from what had just happened.

"Z-Zoey!?" Aphmau cried, starting to tremble herself.

"Yes, Lady Aphmau. It's been fifteen years since I last saw you." Said Zoey. A whimper escaped my throat, making me seem visible.

"F-fifteen years!?" Asked Aphmau.

"Yes. The town-"

"Oh my Irene! The town!" Cried Aphmau, running towards the town. Laurence ran after her.

"Lady Aphmau, wait!" Zoey shouted. I got up to my feet, tripping over them as I stood and ran after Aphmau and Laurence.

The gates were covered in vines and bushes, and as I walked into the town gates, I gasped. Trees, huge trees, were growing all over the village, making it seem like a jungle. The houses were broken down and decaying, and I noticed that my house was nothing but a bunch of wood and cobble. I walked inside, looking around. I stepped on something that sounded like broken glass, and I looked down to see what it was.

Big mistake.

I reached down, grabbing the picture frame with a piece of memory inside of it. It was Garroth, Laurence, Dante and I standing in front of the guard's dorms. There was another behind it. A picture of Garroth, Zenix and I hugging and laughing. I had hidden it after Zenix became a Shadow Knight.

"Melanie? You're crying." He said. I fell to the ground on my knees, putting my hands in my face, crying into them.

"...I have never ever been away from Garroth longer then two hours unless it was to fall asleep. Now, it might be another ten years until I see my twin, and I... I can't take it!"

"Wait... what if Zane won the battle? What if... Garroth dies? I can't go through not knowing, Laurence. I need my twin. I need Garroth! He's my brother, I love him to death!" I didn't even notice that I was shouting until Laurence kneeled next to me, taking his gloves off.

"Melanie... I understand that you're not used to being on your own. But look on the bright side. I'm here." He said. I sobbed even harder, knowing that Laurence didn't know I no longer loved him. He had lied to me, and with Aphmau, too. The person my brother loved. To a normal person, they would've been driven insane on the spot.

But I'm no normal person.

"L-Laurence... I'm really sorry, but... I saw you with Aphmau, and I already know you're lying to me." I explained, wiping my tears.

"W-WHAT!?!? Melanie, I swear I-"

"You don't have to explain. You're probably happier with her anyways." I said, getting up and walking out the house, my tears drying up in the wind.

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As I walked through the village ruins, I heard a thing snap behind me. I turned and was ambushed by a head full of blue hairs.

"Melanie!" Yelled Dante. I hugged him back, and he picked me up, spinning me around. Then, he put me down.

"It's been such a long time!" He said, tears brimming his eyes as I hugged him from the back again.

"But, where's Garroth?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. I bit my lip and looked down, getting my tears not to spill out again from the sadness.

"... Let's talk about it later?" I asked. Dante nodded, and told me about a settlement in which the leftover villagers lived now. I followed him and Aphmau to the settlement. What they didn't notice was that I no longer had Laurence.

And now, I would be alone forever.

A/N if you're confused, go read An Adventure Worth Fighting For again, because I added lots of plot changes that re important because I will be writing the story with them incorporated in here.