Side Story: Silvi Jacobs

    Side Story: Silvi Jacobs

    Silvi stared in front of her at where her portal used to be. It had closed before Derek could make it out. What could she do? Was he even still alive? Question after question poured through her mind as she stared into the distance in front of her.

    Derek had saved Allison and Gerard, but he may have sacrificed himself in the process. No, he didnt sacrifice himself. This was her fault. As Silvi thought of the implications of one of the strongest people on Earth being done in by a portal by her portal she shook her head as tears began to build up in her eyes.

    Gerard placed his hand on her shoulder. Is there anything you can do? Maybe he didnt actually go inside, and he is still battling on the other side. I would be money he could take on every one of those invaders and still come out alive.

    No Silvi sniffed. He made it inside the portal, but it closed just before he came out. Hes stuck there, alone if he is even alive.

    Silvi stayed in the exact same spot for over half an hour, enough time for her mana pool to regenerate enough to open another portal. She had a vain hope that when she opened it, Derek would be waiting, and he would just hop right out.

    Allison hadnt spoken a word since she came to the realization that John was gone and never coming back. It would have been hard enough for her to lose Andrea, who was one of her best friends in the world, or to lose John, who she had been with since before the system came, but to lose both her best friend and her boyfriend at the same time Silvi didnt know if the girl would ever be okay.

    Finally, Silvi had enough mana to use Portal and keep it open for a short time. She stood and wipe at the tear marks imprinted on her face before focusing ahead. In the same exact spot she had previously erected a portal, she summoned a new one.

    The portal begin to take form. Wisps of purple mana exploded out as an inky black interior formed inside the portal. She even connected it to the same place it had been connected to before. Damn the consequences if an invader traveled through it.

    Silvi waited, but felt nothing. There was no one inside. All the hope she had drained out of her as she realized the truth. Derek Hunt, one of the strongest users on the entire Earth, was gone. He was gone, and it was all her fault.

    Silvi disconnected her mana from the portal, and it blinked out of existence. She fell back to her knees with her face in her hands, and she cried. After heaven knows how long, Gerard placed his hand on her shoulder once again.Ree?ad latest novels at novelhall.com

    There is nothing we can do about it. He saved both Ali and my life. Our lives may not be worth nearly as much as his was, but we can live, so his sacrifice was not in vain. First, we need to go back and report what happened. After that, we will figure it all out.

    She wondered when she would end up out on the street. But at least she still had Gerard.

    ***

    A bit over a year later

    Silvi stood staring at the door as it closed behind the mysterious man. He had said that Derek was still alive, which meant she hadnt killed him. A light that hadnt shown in ages returned to her eyes as she played through everything the man named Kelvin had said over and over.

    She had given up before, but now, now that she knew Derek was alive. Where and how he was alive, she didnt know, but he was. That man was strong. There was no point in him lying about anything.

    Silvi turned to Gerard, and for the first time in a long time, she smiled. Gerald let out what could only be considered a sigh of relief when he saw her.

    Hes alive, she said, and she couldnt hide her smile.

    It sounds like that, Gerard answered.

    We need to go.

    What? Gerard asked, confused.

    We have to get stronger. The introduction is over, but there are the post introduction bonuses we may still be able to claim. Im not staying at this bar for one second longer.

    Gerard smiled. Okay. Let me gather my things.