"Ernie, have you made your decision?"
"..."
"..."
"..."
In the unhurried *silence*, a fiery Lord of Fire Element opened her eyes... She, known as [Ernie], was one of the exceptions of the Elemental Realm, the one who, along with Raphael, was once eager to save the world.
But at this moment, she just sat quietly in what used to be called [home].
"Ernie?"
A voice, magnetic and androgynous, came from the blood-red crystal in front of her, seemingly reminding her of something, it continued, "If you are willing, you can use the Blood Realm as a springboard to get to the Main Plane and assist the Heavenly Holy Knight."
"..."
But Ernie did not respond; she stared blankly at the ground beneath her feet... Ever since she had a conversation with Wenresa, she had always been like this.
*What was she thinking?*
"Are you going?"
To the urging from the Blood Crystal, Ernie gently closed her eyes, then in a hoarse voice, she asked, "Vlad... where is your [home] now?"
