500th Time Reborn, A World Only Known By Women: The Karma System

Once the food was done, I stood up, and Tallia followed suit as we walked away from the fire. We made our way back up to the top of the wall and leaned against it, looking out over the wasteland that was covered in glowing magical circles of all colors. The massive red one off in the distance was glowing so bright now that you could see the rays of red light coming up from it as the sun slowly set.

"How much time do you think we have left?" Tallia asked as she leaned into me, and I wrapped my fluffy white tail around her. Tallia moaned, pulling my tail in as she rubbed her face all over it. "Gah, Listenia was right! This thing is like a drug; it feels so good!"

"Mmm, I don't mind you petting it, but slow down, or we might have to miss the fight," I laughed, leaning over to kiss Tallia's forehead, but she turned her face up and pulled me into a kiss instead.

I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close as the sun finished setting and the stars came out, shining bright in the sky. Eventually, we pulled away from our kiss, and Tallia rested her head on my chest as we stared up at the night sky. It was so quiet up here, but down below on the ground, it was a different story entirely as all of the women were laughing and still talking, but that was good.

In order to defeat the Riftwalker, Everyone needed to keep their spirit up and keep their Positive Energy high. That was really the only reason that was going to keep everyone sane and upright. If people start doubting themselves or start thinking that they are going to lose, that could upset everything. So, seeing everyone laughing now was great, but once everyone was back up on the wall, I would have a final rally and make sure to get everyone together like in the theater.

"What are you thinking about?" Tallia asked, and I turned to look down at her, seeing her eyes staring up at me with a look of concern.

"Just thinking about everyone's morale," I said as I looked back up at the stars. "I need to make sure that everyone stays positive."

Tallia nodded and said, "Peaceful thoughts are important in a situation like this."

"Yeah, we have about three hours until the seal should break, but that is just an estimate. I don't know exactly when it will start, so I want the women all back up here within the hour. We will do one final hurrah, and then everyone will get into position, and you and I will go wait at the remains of the old temple. At least there will be some steps to sit, considering that the rest of the building is in shambles from the last fight," I explained, and Tallia nodded.

"Makes sense; I will make sure that everyone knows," Tallia said as she stood up on her tiptoes and kissed my cheek before she walked away to start getting everyone together.

I watched as the women started to file up the stairs, some laughing and joking while others were more serious looking. As they all reached the top of the wall, Tallia signaled for silence as she walked over to me with a grin on her face. It was time for our final speech before everything went down, so it was time to take center stage once again, just like in a theater production back in my homeland.

Everyone gathered around us as we stood at attention like we were about to give a grand performance. I looked out over the crowd of women who were all staring at me with looks of expectation on their faces. This was going to be one hell of a show, and I needed to make sure that everyone enjoyed it because this could very well be our last night alive if things went wrong.

"This is it, ladies! The moment that we have all been waiting for! In just a few hours, that massive red light off in the distance is going to erupt into action as the Riftwalker breaks free from another dimension!" I shouted, pointing towards the red light in question, and there were gasps from some of the women who had never seen anything like it before, while others looked more excited than anything else. "When that happens, we need to be prepared! We need our magics charged up and ready because when it comes out! There is a very good chance that it will not come alone!"

I turned back towards them with an evil grin on my face now as I continued speaking in a soft voice that carried throughout the crowd easily enough, "It might come with an army." There were more gasps now and even some screams from some of those who were not expecting this. "We need to be ready for when they come because we are the only thing standing in their way! We are the last line of defense for this island and the world!"

There were cheers now as everyone's morale was lifted, and I nodded towards Tallia, who began speaking now, "Now, we all know the plan! We need to make sure that everyone is in position, and we will be waiting for you at the temple. Remember, stay positive and think good thoughts!"

More cheers erupted as they all began to get into position while Tallia opened a portal, and we made our way down toward the remains of the old temple. It had been more than half destroyed last we were here, and it was nothing but a marble pad covered in a pile of broken columns and roof. The place looked nice when I first saw it, but now it just looked sad.

The sun was now long gone as Tallia and I made our way into what remained of the main entrance hall, where we would wait for whatever was coming our way. We sat down on the steps leading up to what used to be a massive pair of double doors that led outside. Now those doors were nothing more than rubble strewn about haphazardly.

We sat there in silence for a long while before finally speaking as we watched the red light grow ever brighter in the distance, "Do you think that we are going to make it?"

"I have no doubt that we will make it," I said confidently, and Tallia nodded as she leaned against me.

"Good, because I don't want to die just yet," Tallia said, and I chuckled as I wrapped my arms around her.

"Don't worry, we are not going to die. We will make it through this," I said as the light grew even brighter now. It seemed that the seal was about to break at any moment now.