Chapter 279: Ionia's Love (Luo Xia's Side Story)

To the Lotlan tribe, Lo of Vastaya is a notorious trickster and the best war dancer of all time.

He is dashing and charismatic, yet elusive at the same time. In the eyes of the inhabitants of the Ionian Highlands, the name "Lowe" has always been synonymous with lively festivals, lively parties and a jumble of music.

Few people know that this energetic prodigal and rebellious Kasumi are a couple, and his every move is to fully cooperate with her actions.

Since ancient times, the Lotlan tribe of Vastaya has lived in seclusion on the mystical frontiers of Ionia's dense forests. It is pregnant with the magical power of the heavens and the earth, and it is as old as new.

The Vastaya people avoided the places where humans lived, where the magical power was so weak that they were as dry and desolate as a desert to them.

Few people are willing to leave their dying homeland and see the outside world. The path Lowe chose was even more difficult. He travels the world along the path of the flow of magic, making friends with people and recording fleeting songs.

Luo lingers in the teahouse of the wine shop, and often appears at the village carnival. At this time, he is a funny troublemaker and a popular street performer.

He had become accustomed to the dashing adventures of his long journey, until he met Kasumi at the harvest festival in the small town of Longo.

At the time, Lowe was singing an old ballad. His dazzling feathered outfit and brilliant performance mesmerized the audience.

He saw Kasumi in the crowd. Kasumi is not interested in his performance, but she is oblivious to his charm. In the past, countless human and Vasaya beauties were fascinated by him, and after seeing his charm with her own eyes, how could she not fall in love with him?

Lo is deeply interested in Kasumi and decides to follow her on a journey. On the way, her every move, word and deed deeply attracted him.

She was pre-emptive, dedicated, and indifferent to other matters, while he was a man of grace, frivolous and casual in his dealings, and overly enthusiastic in his dealings with others.

Even if the two have completely different personalities, when they are in danger, the indescribable tacit understanding between them will turn the two of them into safety. Soon, they fell in love and formed an indissoluble bond.

After a few months together, Luo begins to re-examine the world through Kasumi's eyes. Deeply moved by her desperate fight for Vastaya, he decided to join her revolutionary movement.

The two walked side by side, regaining the great power of the Vastaya and regaining all that the Vastaya had lost.

After meeting Xia, Luo saw the future and fell in love.

As a warrior of Vastaya, Kasumi sets out a revolution to save her people. She is agile and intelligent, and with her razor-sharp blade, she can sweep away any dissent.

Kasumi and her soulmate Lo fight alongside each other to protect their declining tribe, while maintaining their glory in the hope that one day they will lead the clan back to its former glory.

As a child, Kasumi loved listening to her father sing the old folk songs of the Vastaya heroes. The melodious melody that lingers in her ears will take her back to the past.

There, the spiritual realm will freely intersect with the real world, moving and fascinating. However, humanity has never given up its ambition to encroach on the Lotland tribes, and for generations, they have invaded this sacred realm with ulterior motives, breaking the pure and chaotic spirit of Ionia.

Kasumi was unwilling to sit idly by and watch the race die, so she ignored the decrees of her people and set out resolutely, intending to dissuade the human conquest.

Leaving her hidden homeland, she ventures into a human village. It was only then that she realized how naïve and vulnerable she was.

She was surrounded by a group of hungry villagers, some of whom considered her feathers priceless and wanted to snatch them as loot; Others, frightened by her strange appearance, informed the chiefs of their arrest, forcing her to protect herself.

Ricco's Heart-piercing feather blade made the besiegers realize that she wasn't a fuel-efficient lamp. Disheartened, Kasumi returns to her hometown, only to be shocked to find that her father and people have all disappeared without a trace.

Anomalous shadow magic has infested the ancient temple of the Vastaya people, severing its connection with the spiritual realm. Kasumi destroys the temple in an attempt to dispel the power of the Shadows.

Almost at the same time, magic poured out, spreading the surrounding land again. This scene is beautiful, but her people are still hard to find.

For years afterward, she flew up and down the tightly guarded fortress of the castle, and those who stood in her way became a series of corpses beneath her sharp blades.

Her fame grew, and the world called her "Purple Blue Crow Spirit". She is alone, with only one next task in her mind, and the ultimate long-cherished wish to save her family.

Until she meets another Vastaya, someone who changed her life. When she travels to the remote town of Longo, in the middle of a mountain stream, in search of the stolen Vastaya relic, she is surprised to see a strange scene.

The frenetic crowd huddled together with a shrill cheer, and a flaming performer stood on the stage surrounded by a crowd of people – a veritable golden peacock.

He sang loudly, singing the ancient ballad of Vastaya, and his melodious voice was intoxicating. As the song comes to an end, he comes up with a few more dazzling clichés – only Kasumi seems to think so.

The crowd thundered with joy and chanted his name repeatedly: "Lo." He bowed exaggeratedly, and in Kasumi's opinion, he was really a clown who was not worth mentioning.

Kasumi is determined to forget about this comedy star and continue to complete her mission. She managed to escape. Thanks to the clown's performance that distracted the townspeople of Longo, she must admit that the task was much easier.

However, apart from telling herself over and over again that she would never see "Luo" again, she couldn't find a way to forget him. The feeling was subtle and strange: the glimmer of light in his soul was seductive to death.

Ever since she left town, Kasumi has been haunted by these strange thoughts, which have kept her distracted until she is ambushed by a group of mercenaries.

She's been eager to fight for a long time, so she can't wait to show off her skills and bloodied her blade. A vivid fight must have made her forget that shoddy performance and those subtle intentions.

At this time, Luo appeared on the scene.

Kasumi has repeatedly stated that she does not need the help of this arrogant fellow Vastaya. But Lowe insisted that the little things didn't matter—he just didn't want to miss the revelry.

During the battle, Lowe proved that although he acted in an eclectic manner, he was definitely a brave and powerful helper. He leaped and spun around the enemies at a rapid pace, leaving them dizzying, giving Kasumi plenty of time to kill them with a single blow.

After that, Lo ignored Kasumi's protests and followed her everywhere. Slowly, his companionship melted her guards—though at first she was ashamed to admit it—and the world was no longer as hopeless and lonely as it had been.

They became inseparable. Kasumi's sincere passion for the Vastaya clan infected the ostentatious war dancer.

Kasumi gradually adapts to his improvisational combat methods, taking advantage of the gaps in the chaos created by Luo to confuse the enemy and dominate the enemy in one fell swoop. The two fought side by side to unleash the ancient magical power of Ionia, and only then could Vastaya hope regain its glory.