All Chapters of Arcane Realm: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Luka-When Reyna opened her menu, I knew she was going to log out. Jumping to my feet, I lunged forward to try to grab her. When my arms were met with nothing but air, I felt defeated. Falling to my knees, I felt the urge to cry, but I wasn’t the kind of guy that allowed my emotions to show.I hadn’t moved a muscle since she left and now the sun was beginning to appear over the large walls of rocks. Still, I didn’t move as I didn’t see the point. There has been a reason that I have kept Reyna at a distance, but it wasn’t because I didn’t like her.The thing was, I was in love with her, and I have been since the second I laid my eyes on her eight years ago. I doubt she remembers me, but I remembered her. I also remember the second time we met, when I tried for years to find her.It was only by coming across a game she created by chance that I thought I would be able to get close to her. Due to certain things that came up, it has been my priority to keep her safe, even if I had to keep

Reyna-I had mixed feelings about Luka now. It wasn’t that I didn’t love him, it was now whether I should. Nothing was as simple as a girl loving a guy. Until the other day, I didn’t believe that it was possible for someone to transform into an animal. Well, other than in video games and movies.After spending the weekend at home, I tried to wrap my head around everything. Kaige had come to check on me, but I asked him to return the key to my home back to me. At least for the time being. I wasn’t mad at him or even Luka, it was simply because I needed time to adjust.In the past, my brother had been able to come and go as he pleased, but now I needed a bit of time. The only reason I returned to Luka was because he still needed my help. If we were in the real world, I would likely keep my distance from him as well.It was a little strange that since the moment I met him, I have dreamed of him holding me like this. Now, it hurt because I didn’t know if I could handle the world that he l

Reyna-Whether I was mentally checked out or not, I had spoken from the heart. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Luka in his attempt to save me, but I lacked any hope. Luka was struggling to climb, with me on his back. I knew I wasn’t heavy, but he couldn’t sustain both of us.“Let me go. You can’t carry me up. Thank you for trying, but you need to save yourself. You are the only one who can put an end to all of this.”Tears formed in my eyes as I spoke, but I kept my emotions from my voice. I didn’t want to die, but at the same time, I wanted him to live more. Slowly lifting my head, I unlatched my arms from around him. Before I could move too far, he grabbed my wrist.“Don’t you fucking dare! This will mean nothing if you don’t survive. We will get out of this. I will save you.” The firmness in his words filled me with renewed hope.Closing my eyes, I blocked my tears from falling. Nodding my head, although he couldn’t see me, I placed my arms firmly around him, grabbing the wrist that

Reyna- “Help! Help, me!” Looking around, I wasn’t sure where the voice came from. It sounded like a small child screaming, but it was higher pitched than that. “Did you hear that?” I asked Luka. We have been walking for only a few minutes and I had been more focused on all the beautiful colors and fairies flying around. However, I noticed that currently there weren’t any fairies. It was as if they were staying away from the area, we were in. “I think I heard it coming from that tree.” Luka pointed toward a large tree that looked as if it were dying. I didn’t remember seeing anything like that in the beta version, but I figured it was from an update. Making my way to the tree, Luka followed close behind. Just as we reached the tree's base, the screaming became louder. Looking up, I noticed a small fairy, smaller than the rest, hanging from a small branch. The branch looked as if it was going to fall at any second. Thinking quickly, I flew up to help the fairy down. “You can let m

Luka-It gutted me to see her like this. I knew of a solution, but it was extremely risky. Currently, it was my only option and her best hope. I didn’t know if it would work, which is why it was risky. In the first week that I was trapped, I studied every scenario to get out.I found a way to escape, but by using another account. The idea was ludicrous, and I doubted it would work. There were a lot of things in this world, but this was like the icing on the cake. For me to get out, I would need to switch accounts with someone, by hacking the system.There were many reasons I never tried it, one being that it was unlikely to work, and I would die. The other reason was that if I changed accounts with someone, they would be trapped inside the game. Since this was my issue, I couldn’t do that to anyone else.Lastly, it was unlikely that it would last for exceedingly long. Knowing the way, the system was designed, if I hacked the system, it wouldn’t take long for the system to detect it. I