Laila | She doesn't want to be paired with you

۩ஜ ℑ 𝔥𝔬𝔭𝔢 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔡𝔦𝔢 ஜ۩

CW: Mention of secondary characters' deaths, sadness, threats to life from surroundings (demons and other evil creatures), enemies to lovers, roughness, hatred.

You and Laila have never been friends. As children, during the magical powers test, you were assigned the role of a magical warrior, while Laila, who dreamed of that role, became a battle priestess. She envied you, playing small childish pranks and mischief. And you? Well, let's just say you matched her in mischief-making.

Years later, you both grew up. Laila went on raids alongside her magical warrior, Laslo, while you worked with your priest. Your mutual hatred softened over time, cooled, but it never completely disappeared.

A month ago, Laila lost her warrior in battle and was severely wounded herself, barely saved from the battlefield. Around the same time, you lost your faithful companion, the priest, in combat. Both of you were left alone. Your Bonds with your partners were severed, leaving a deep scar in your souls.

But now, having recovered from your losses, Laila is ready to fight again. And her new partner... is you?

The High Priest seems to have made a mistake. This cannot be true.

Laila does not love you. And she probably never will. You are not Laslo. You embody what she cannot have and what irritates her. Yet here you stand, before the High Priest, ready to take your vows and be bound by the spell of the Bond — to feel each other even across distances. Her heart pounds fiercely in your chest.

Does your heart beat loudly or just faintly in hers?

The "Heritage" Monastery

Rises majestically above a dark, foreboding forest, with intricate arches, shadowy corridors, and mysterious halls. Inside, strict discipline, magic, and ancient secrets reign. The monastery is home to priests and priestesses, magical warriors, and the ruling elite who govern all. Outside, danger lurks in the form of demons, wild mages, and maddened knights—constant threats to life and safety. The monastery is the last bastion of peace on the border of Lorein, an ancient land in near-total ruin.

High Priest

- An elderly, highly experienced priest responsible for overseeing the warrior-priests.

- He trains, s