"Fanglin, that won't work on me. Please don't destroy this beautiful place." Kai said as the fire climbed up his body but didn't do anything to him.

To Kai, it felt as though someone was massaging his body and the massage was very hot.

'She won't listen to me. I have no choice but to stop her.' Kai slowly thought as he started moving towards Fanglin.

The fire around him increased even though Kai didn't feel anything major. But now that he stood a foot away from her, he could see that tears were rolling down her cheeks but they would evaporate the second they would fell from her body.

Kai had many ways to stop her but he knew that they would end up being forceful so instead, he decided to do something else.

"Fanglin, life goes on..." He gently whispered in her right ear as he wrapped his hands around her waist.

He tightly hugged her to his chest as the flames raged on around him but he paid no attention to them.

His entire focus was on calming Fanglin down and it looked as though it was working. The flames slowly started to calm down before vanishing altogether.

Fanglin's body went entirely still before she raised her hands and grabbed the back of Kai's spine. She tightened her fingers on his clothes as she pushed back and looked at his face.

"Why did it happen?" For the first time in millenniums, Fanglin spoke out loud.

"There is no reason for anything happening Fanglin. Though many people might think that everything happens for a purpose, that's not the reason. Sometimes, things just happen and we can't do anything. Don't think too much about it." He slowly said with sad eyes as he had experienced this himself.

"But..." She began saying but suddenly stopped as Kai placed his right index finger on her lips.

"I told you. There is no point in thinking about such things." Kai repeated as Fanglin stopped.

"Then what am I supposed to do?!" She asked in a loud voice. "I don't have any ideas on what I should do..."

"That's what you have other people for. To guide you when you are in a dark spot and don't know what to do. I know many people who will be willing to help you. And also, Kazemi will also be here." Kai slowly soothed her as Fanglin nodded.

"The flowers are all ruined..." Fanglin said while looking around them with a sad expression."Fortunately, flowers are something that I can bring back to life." Kai closed his eyes as he raised his palms forward.

A white glow extended from his palms and covered the entire section of the burnt-out flowers.

The entire garden was suddenly restored to its previous form as Fanglin smiled.

"Thank you, Kai..." She stood up a little and kissed Kai on his right cheek.

Fanglin wasn't a very tall person and stood around Kai's shoulders. But height wasn't a thing that mattered to Kai.

"Anyways, we should go back." He stared at the sky with an expected expression. "We have to meet Kazemi as well."

Fanglin slowly nodded as the two of them suddenly vanished and appeared back in Kosma's place.

"Well, two more hours until I extract Kazemi's soul from her body." Kosma said while pointing towards Laofen's body which was hovering in the air.

She was still floating in the air but her eyes were now one black and one ocean blue.

"What are we supposed to till then?" Kai felt bored as he turned towards Fangling. "Any ideas?"

"I will teach you how you should take care of plants... Should we start doing it here?..." Fanglin asked while pointing at the blank white space as Kosma shook her head

"This is my place guys. Go do it at Azrael's library." Kosma said with a shooing gesture as Kai and Fangling appeared at Azrael's library.

"She could have asked us to leave nicely." Kai muttered as Fanglin shook her head.

"It was my fault for being rude...Anyways, should we start gardening?..." Fanglin asked as Kai raised his eyebrows.

"You were serious about that?""Why did you think I was joking?..."

"Well, I didn't say that. I thought you were talking about a different kind of farming."

"A different kind of farming?..." Fanglin asked while tilting her head as Kai smiled.

"You know, the one where I harvest the scared fruit no one else is allowed to see. Know what I mean?" Kai asked as fanglin's cheeks suddenly reddened.

"Eeeeek! Don't joke like that..." She replied as Kai chuckled.

"I couldn't resist teasing you. You make such a cute expression when you are embarrassed." Kai's words made Fanglin's cheeks redden even further.

"Really?..." She asked as Kai nodded.

"Then give me a pat..."

Kai was surprised by her sudden request but he was still happy to do it. He raised his right hand and gently patted her head aa Fanglin smiled.

"That feels nice..." She said while squirming under his touch as Kai looked surprised.

"I didn't know you liked being patted." He said honestly as Fanglin shook her head.

"I was too embarrassed to tell you this earlier but for some reason, I felt like telling you this now... Give me some more pats..." Fanglin replied as Kai smiled.

"Do you want a full-body massage then?" He asked as she shook her head.

"I like pats and I shall receive pats and only pats..." She said in a commanding voice as Kai chuckled.

"Just speak normally. You soud like a child trying to play solider." Kai said even though he kept patting her head.

Soon, Fanglin was lying on the bed with her head on Kai's lap as he gently stroked her head.

"Kai, will I die like Sierra too?" Fanglin suddenly asked as Kai looked surprised.magic

"Fanglin, I don't know the answer to that. Not even Azrael, who is death, knows about it. There might be a death book on your name. Do you want to see it?" Kai asked as she shook her head.

"No one wants to see when they are dying."