10 years later…

News of the Roaring Dragon Sect had spread throughout the continent. Those who were affected by the black mist now lived their lives as mortals and told the story of what had transpired. Those who heard, immediately went into action to find the man who held the Dao Seed. However, no matter where they looked they could not find him. Eventually, they gave up and the supreme sects began dividing up the territory that used to belong to the Roaring Dragon Sect.

The legend of the black mist eventually faded and was now rarely talked about.

At this moment, a young woman was buying groceries for dinner from the local market.

“Granny, give me 10 pounds of pork!”

“Coming right up!”

A smiling granny took down a roasting pig and began to chop and package it.

“So much meat, are you two having a celebration?”

“Yes, actually……”

The young women whispered something into the granny’s ears.

“My, my, a baby, how wonderful!” The granny grinned from ear to ear.

“Shhhh, I haven’t told him yet. I want it to be a surprise tonight!”

“Haha, I’m sure he will be happy. Congratulations Mulin!”

The two waved good bye as Mulin continued to shop around the market.

This young woman is called Mulin and is the daughter of an elder from a powerful sect. At the age of 19 she eloped with her true love against the wishes of her parents. She, and her now husband, now resided in a small town far away from that sect.

“I should also get some vegetables, but…. I’m too exited! I want to tell him now, he can just eat meat!” She happily skipped back to her home which they had built together.

She was just about to burst open the door when she suddenly heard the moan of a women.

“It…It can’t be….” Her heart raced, but she quickly calmed herself. “I must be hearing things; my husband would never do such things to me.”

However, a second moan could be heard.

Her heart suddenly accelerated. She silently opened the door and made her way to their bedroom. A small opening was made which allowed her to peer into the room.

Her eyes instantly constricted as her bag of groceries fell on the floor.

The thump scared the man and women who were currently in the embrace of each other in the bed.

The door opened to show a crying Mulin.

“You….how could you…?”

The man sighed as he got up.

“Mulin I….”

A slap aimed towards his face but he caught it before it hit him.

“Don’t be childish Mulin, let’s just talk this out.”

“You said you loved me….. you said we would be together forever…..” She did not even look at his face and stared at the floor.

“Sigh…. Mulin, love is not so easy that you can merely put it into words. Yes, I loved you at the time but after we moved in together I realised that my love for you was merely for the moment. We just aren’t compatible and lately, I find that it is hard for us to live together.”

Her heart felt like it was breaking. Her panting became heavier with every breath.

“I think we should split up.”

Everything seemed to go dark.

“I…I…I gave up everything for you. I abandoned my parents, my sect, and my best friend just to be with you. Go...GO DIE!!!” She turned and ran away, leaving a trail of tears.

She ran into the forest and did not stop. She continued to run until she made it to a cliff.

She stood at the edge as she let out a piercing scream. Her tears flowed endlessly and before she knew it night came.

Her tears had run out and her throat was hoarse.

She stood at the edge of the cliff and looked down to see where the ocean met the cliff. There were a few jagged rocks down there which would kill anyone instantly if they were to jump off the cliff.

She looked at her belly and patted it softly.

“I’m sorry, you would probably have grown up to be a splendid person who everyone would want to be friends with. But I….I’m just not strong enough…” her face was dull and looked as if there was no more life in them.

She stood at the very edge of the Cliff. If she even took one step, her whole body would drop down.

She began to think back to all the people she had left.

“Mom, Dad, Shion……” Her face was full of regret. “I wish I had chosen you at that time.”

Suddenly thunder raged all across the sky. As if time suddenly stopped, everything around her stood motionless and silent.

A rift appeared from the sky as large ancient black dragon slowly descended.

Mulin was frightend and took several steps back, tripping and landing on her butt.

The black dragon looked around to see Mulin. It shrank down to a smaller size so that it was more convenient for them to talk.

“Do you want a second chance?” The black dragon asked. His mouth did not move but his voice still resounded in her ears.

It took her a moment to grasp what was happening.

“I-Is senior talking to me?” she asked cautiously.

“Yes…..”

“W-What second chance do you mean?” from her tone one could tell she was still a bit scared.

“A second chance to do things over, to choose the right path, and to not regret the choices you make.”

Her eyes instantly widened by his statement.

“You mean…. Go back in time?”

“In a way…”

“Please, I would do anything for a second chance.” She kowtowed towards the dragons with new tears falling.”

“Get on.”

He gestured for her to get on his back. Mulin, who was ready to give up her life, quickly jumped on this dragon’s back. Although it all seemed so fantastical, even if it was a dream, she still wanted to get on.

“Hold on….” He warned her.

His ginormous body rose into the sky before it dived down into the ocean.

His speed was incredible, reaching a speed where he could probably cross half the world in several seconds. Although his speed was incredible, Mulin was protected and was not affected by any external factors.

The dragon passed through the ocean in an astounding way. Soon it reached an enormous ice berg which seemed like it would last for all of eternity. However, the dragon did not change its course and smashed through this ice berg, breaking it into many pieces.

Its eyes suddenly glowed bright and it let out a fearsome roar. A spatial rift suddenly opened and the dragon and Mulin went through it. Ripples of space and time echoed out and caused great tremors throughout the world.

After the dragon left, the rift began to slowly close.

The water current left from the speeding dragon was incredible and it dragged many things involuntarily towards it.

One such item was a pair of ice statues which depicted the face of a man lovingly looking at a woman in his arms.

As the rift was closing, the ice statues were swept up by the currents and made its way towards the rift and passed through just as it closed.

Just like the rift, the current settled and everything returned back to normal.