Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You Novel

---- Chapter 2526 Luna tilted her head up, staring at the blade of energy crashing down from above. For a brief second, her eyes showed confusion and fear. Was this really how she was going to die tonight? She still had so many things left undone. She wanted to honor Philip and fulfill his last wish, to reach the peak of martial arts and finally live freely, and to ask Andrew what he truly felt about her. There were so many things she still wanted to do. Memories of the past rippled through her mind like flowing water. Then, she suddenly loosened her grip on her short sword and let it fall.

She no longer cared about the descending blade. Her inner energy had been completely drained; there was nothing left to fight with. Any resistance now was meaningless. She closed her eyes and let her body fall backward into the rushing waterfall behind her. She whispered, "Goodbye... Andrew" As those words left her lips, a sharp pain struck her heart. She and Andrew had grown closer, yet somehow, they had never truly moved forward. ---- What was wrong with her? When had she become so sentimental? Nonetheless, Luna knew she had changed. However, Andrew seemed exactly the same.

Her changes felt completely meaningless to him, and that thought filled her heart with quiet sorrow. In that fleeting moment between life and death, Luna's emotions turned fragile. She felt unbearably cold, the kind that pierced her bones. No matter how strong she was, she could not pretend she was not afraid. Everyone feared death when it came to it. And for once, she was truly terrified, not of dying, but of never seeing him again. "Andrew..." she murmured weakly, her lips trembling. Then, she heard a warm voice. "Ms. Phelan, I'm here." Luna's body trembled violently.

She opened her eyes, and disbelief filled her face as she saw that familiar, handsome face right above her. Andrew had suddenly leaped up from below the waterfall and caught Luna in his arms. Then, with a light shout, he stepped on the water's surface and rushed toward the opposite shore like a swallow. ---- The massive blade energy crashed into the large boulder at the waterfall's edge, creating a tremendous noise. The masked martial emperor roared in fury. "You think you can escape? Die!" Raising his blade, he charged straight down from the boulder, seemingly flying through the air.

Roaring furiously, he gripped the blade with both hands, raised it high above his head, and brought it crashing down toward Andrew and Luna once more. Lying in Andrew's arms, Luna struggled to get up. "Put me down quickly, or you'll get dragged into this too." Andrew's main focus was on the masked martial emperor, so he said urgently, "Don't move. | know what I'm doing." Luna would not listen and struggled even more violently. "Let go! Put me down. Don't worry about me, fight him first." Andrew grew somewhat impatient and gave her a firm smack on her backside. "I told you not to move!

If | put you down, you're dead for sure. The other assassins are still waiting for you to walk right into their trap." Luna froze. Her mind went blank. Did he just smack her? The strange, unexpected touch left her stunned. ---- For a moment, she forgot how to think or move. Andrew raised one hand and unleashed a massive energy strike toward the sky. However, it was of no use as the martial emperor's blade tore through it instantly, shattering it apart. Even before the blade reached them, the force of its killing intent slammed into Andrew like a storm, knocking him off balance.

His body faltered midair and began falling toward the roaring river below. "Put the woman down, and I'll spare you. Otherwise, you'll be going down the same dead-end road as her tonight." The blade-wielding martial emperor's momentum was overwhelming as he stomped across the water waves, charging toward Andrew.