Noon already passed as they got out of the tent. Argos leads the team towards where the vice chief is. Like the villagers, she stays in a tent but her place is separated from the villagers and is protected by some guards. They tried to pass but the guards blocked their way.
"No official business until the crisis is over," one of the guards said.
"Is the vice here? We're adventurers. We would like to hear more about these," Walter asked.
"I said no official business," shouts the guard as they push the team back.
"Just a word with her is fine! Please let us!" Walter shouted with struggle. Moments later, the woman inside the tent spoke.
"Stop! Let them in." The guards gave them the way. As they go inside, they've seen a half-elf with red eyes. She turns around as they enter. Her appearance is gaunt and her tears are just recently swept out like she's hiding them. "I'd just thought that we won't need outside help, but I was wrong," she said.
"Sevy, can we talk in private?"Sevy agrees to walk out with Argos to the outskirts of the plateau. Argos first checks to see if there are people present around them. When he sees no one in the vicinity, he speaks."You're such a good liar, Sevy.""So you chose to save this village?""You're just thirteen. Why do you think like an adult?""Hello, I'm already fourteen. It's just normal for teens to decide things.""It's just a one-year error, but you're still a kid. By the way, you already know what to talk about right? Why didn't you say this to us first? While seeing you not worried at all, it felt strange.""By that time, I still don't trust you. I don't know what you've talked about with my grandma, but I'm sure her goal is different than mine. If I have one wish, I want him gone in this world!""So you want us to kill him?""Dispose of him by all m
"LETTER B, 14!!!"What Argos has seen is different from before. Tents are well-organized in a round shape, giving space in the middle. Each tent has a campfire in front of it while middle has its own big campfire where people are currently gathered now. When they first came to the site, the air is heavy with dead bodies scattered all over the place. Now…"LETTER G, 30!!!" Zeus screams with a speaker cone on his mouth, making his voice distorted but loud."BINGO!!!""WOAH!! LET'S SEE! GERARD, ISN'T IT! YOU'VE WON THE CURRENT ROUND! CONGRATULATIONS!!"*They're too loud. Even if it's organized, there's still much chaos. But comparing to what we've seen earlier, this is much better. You've done your job well, Zeus.*"WAIT!! ISN'T THAT… THE HERO OF THE VILLAGE IS BACK!!" Zeus shouts as he points to Argos."Hey you, how you're declaring me a hero. I just delivered some beasts," Argos shouts with his face appearing red.
“After you left, Holessa asked me to check and take care of some spots where the site could be in danger too. The higher levels of the mountains didn’t seem to be suspicious. There are no traces of anything that could cause a landslide or so… unless there’s an earthquake,” Walter explained.“What about the bottom?” Argos asked and Walter shows him an item that he puts out his inventory. Argos’s bulged eyes incredulously look at the thing in his hand.“How devil… a dynamite… whoever put that is more of a demon than us!” Argos growled as he clenches his fist.“They might be devils, but what they lack is horns,” Zeus joked. “If being an asshole is what they want, we can just step on them.”“Is that the only one? Did you check the whole area? We might be facing more than one traitor here,” Argos said as he fidgets his fingers.&ldq
“Aren’t you Gerard?” Argos asked as he tilts his head and narrows his eyes out of confusion.“That’s a one-fourth luck, maybe?” Walter said.Zeus stands up and puts out a paper from his pocket. That paper contains the script that Argos was written before. They decided to act like the worst evil beings but things turned out to be serious. Argos can smell the rage from Zeus’s grin. He tears out the paper into shreds as he growls repeatedly. Argos and Walter didn’t expected it, but Zeus lost to his emotions. He pulls up Gerard’s head from his hair and starts slapping his face repeatedly with full force.“HOW DARE YOU!! YOU DEVILISH FUCK!!”Walter stands over Gerard to separate them and left out Gerard’s right side where his shoulder bag is present. “Hey, stop it!” Walter said while restraining Zeus. “Why are you so angry about? I don’t get it.”&ldquo
At the same time, Argos went back to the site with the wolves, in a faraway land is a dark room with a long table surrounded by eight chairs at the center. Unlike the modern meeting rooms, every piece of unused furniture is left at the side covered with dust. Currently, the chairs are filled with eight people. A man just finished telling his plan on the preservation of the Phase Powder.“What do you say about the plan, Barthelemy?” A man with red wavy hair said as he licks his fingers.“That sucks, like your fingers,” a teenage girl with wide serious crimson eyes and a ponytail black hair sitting in front of him commented.“Would you just shut up, Iris Bourguignon? I’m not talking to you,” the man shouts out of temper.“It’s rare for you to intercept a discussion, Iris. This means you have seen some flaws. Do you mind saying your side as well?” The adult man with the blonde hair in the middle sai
“Holessa, never forget that we’re always with you. We will never forget you, even if we part ways,” a man said as he sobs and gives her a glowing green necklace. All of the people caught Holessa’s attention. They’re all wearing the same robe, a witch’s robe, different from what Holessa currently wears, a farmer’s leather clothing for exiled people. “It’s alright, father, mother. I’ll be back. I promise you,” Holessa said as she clasps her hands with his with tears falling out her eyes. “Always be safe, my daughter. We’ll be waiting for your return,” her mother said. Holessa hugs her tight like there’s no tomorrow. They don’t want to lose each other but she defied the law. Their separation is inevitable. “Les, let’s go. We’ll figure out something ourselves,” a woman with long lime hair said, and swept tears said. Like Holessa, their eyes appeared red too. “I still gasp the feeling that can’t be replaced for a tho
The Haslita Woods is the forest leftmost of the mountain where the evacuation site is. The sun-dappled leaves create flickering shadows on the ground together with the noon light. Moss winds around trunks as it caught dead leaves and pine needles. Beyond is the hidden hideout of the Octagon’s auxiliary unit, but Argos has no idea of any trademark, only the directions.Birds call as the insects hum. Together with the wind, Argos rustles through leaves as he sprints with the fullest of his energy. He left no time for doubt and enabled his greediness. Suddenly, he stops after noticing someone leaning behind a tree. The girl noticed it and came out.“Right decision. If I were you, I would stop right now,” the girl with black hair ponytail, and wide crimson eyes who wears light clothing said.“Just whose business are you trying to get in? ‘cause I’m in a hurry saving a friend,” Argos said with a raised brow.“The
In the tent that Holessa gave them, deeply wounded Zeus lies down in a soft mattress while two people treat him, Walter and Marza. Walter hovers his palm above the wounded parts of Zeus’s body as it glows with life back and forth. Marza readies her herbs and tools, mixing a proper potion to stop his health’s draining.*Marza is a war medic in the past according to Sevy. She devoted her life to medicine and revival to find peace in this world, but what she wanted gave her the most unforgettable traumas of many bloodbaths. In her mind, her body is already disassembled. But I still salute her. Even if what she fears is in front of her, she still tries to find a way to fight it. I believe what she fears wasn’t blood like Sevy said. It’s the fear of losing someone dear.**Strange… Why is Lenard bleeding? Isn’t this another revelation from that mysterious update? Shit! We still lack more information about this world. Just a r
Argos and his platoon already set up for their journey to the Aumoxozar Kingdom and its nearby towns. Even if would take too long for them to accomplish their task, which is finding a veteran doctor with the exchange of the Golden Rin. With the luxuries and comfort that Argos provided them, Alex and Zak didn’t hesitate to join his squad. They considered it as a mode of payment for his deeds.“Head check! I already have Zak and Alex. How is everybody doing?” Argos asked as they gathered near the hill where Loic’s cave is located.“Holessa and I, ready to go,” Loic as he puts his hand on Holessa’s right shoulder.“Argos!” Suddenly, a tiny girl’s voice caught Argos’s attention.“Sevy! Are you fine now… why are you with this guy? He should be bound back there,” Argos asked as he narrows his eyes towards Ranulph. “Are you doing something malicious? If you d
Still the same night where Holessa caught Walter talking to one of the affiliates of the Octagon, Iris Borguignon, which is really a mysterious adventurer, Saga, Walter and Saga tries to simplify their understanding of their world. Even if it is only a short time left, Walter did his best to create an explanation that will not trigger the World’s forbidden banner.“So you came in here as heroes? What are you really planning to do?” Holessa asked but Walter replied with an unusual and childish answer.“I already devoted myself to restoring this world.”“You are really into this, kid Walter,” Saga commented and chuckles.“I am taking a hard time right now because of a sudden decision that you did. Damn you Saga,” Walter complained as he gives Saga furrowed eyebrows.“It is fine if you are already tired of explaining. There is still time. Walter is always with me anyway so he can answer my qu
“To put it simply, there is a man who used high-class alchemy to preserve lifeforms in an orb. He longs to put human souls in some container right after they died. I know that is impossible, but that man did whatever he can in which he succeeded.“The samples of orbs that he had reached a huge space that it nearly overloads, and he needs to solve it as fast as possible else he will be classified as a murderer. After he succeeded with a faulty orb, he created a world wherein those orbs will mimic a human body so that they could interact with each other even after they died. As there is a person that dies every day, their souls are gathered by this man, giving them a new and interactive home. That world is the world where we are stepping right now, Cordale,” Walter explained to Holessa the situation of the world as simple as he can without triggering any violent triggers from the Mishima system.“What are you getting into?” Holessa asked as
The forest was vast, gloomy, and blooming. Its canopy was claimed by juniper, willow, and magnolia, and occasional openings in their crowns allowed plenty of light through for a hodgepodge of sprouts to make use of the rich grounds below.Silent branches embraced the occasional tree, and a potpourri of flowers, which were common to this area only, added some bright touches to the otherwise amber scenery.A disharmony of wild noises, most belonged to critters, resonated through the air, and were in harmony with the rustling of the leaves and branches of the treetops in the wind.“Starting tomorrow, Holessa, together with Loic, will set out to find her sister. You should follow her. Maybe that can be your chance to clarify things out,” Walter said to Iris as he gives her a new set of commands.“Who’s following who…” A voice said behind Walter, which give Walter goosebumps. As he turns back, he sees the one he wished not to h
The night came when the full moon shines throughout the forest while everyone is already asleep. Walter checks everything around him so that he can make sure that no one is following him. Without further ado, he left the site without any trace of his disappearance. He went not so far in the northern part of the Haslita plains and waited at a huge boulder of rock from the forest. While he sits in the stone boulder, he hears some whooshes of the bush behind him.“If you are appearing, can you please give me a sign that is more recognizable to humans,” Walter complained with crossed arms.“Are you sure no one followed you?” Iris said after appearing behind Walter but is looking at her left.Walter turns back and asks her the reason for a sudden appearance. “I’m better careful than never. What is the reason you are here? Did you miss me?”“Eat your balls, Coulomb. I’m here to check up for the Golden Rin. I
Holessa checks for Sevy at her tent but unexpectedly, she isn’t there. Meanwhile, at the cave where Ranulph is caged, Sevy spends her time thinking on the side of the wall of the cave. It might be dark, but because Ranulph is already two days staying in the dark, even with the small lighting from Loic’s room, he can see her lost hope in life.“You really are a strong one, kid. Do you want to be here too? I wouldn’t recommend copying me, else they might do the same to you,” Ranulph said but he didn’t get a reply from her. He thinks of a way so that he can be close to her but he didn’t expect to be suppressed by her. “Do you want me to tell you a bedtime story?”“Just shut up, you ridiculous chief!” Sevy shouted with rage against him.“Woah. I get surpassed by a kid! Sorry for all of that…” Ranulph apologized bowing his head towards her. But because Ranulph is a fool, he did not g
Just later that afternoon, Loic brought Argos to their own tent. After Argos opens the tent doors, he sees everyone gathering beside Zeus. He just realized that they started the party without him, the initiator.“Hi, guys. Welcome to my blog,” Argos said.“Did Loic slap you? You seem fine by now as I can see,” Holessa said.“More like a slap of reality,” Argos replied and adds. “Is that true, Holessa!? That powerful witch is your sister!? I already had a hunch since I have met her.”“Celestia, she is one of the top rankers in the Oak Spirit ever since the incident five years ago happened. The coven prevents her from casting some common spells because she finds them destructive as she can’t control them well. It once threatened the village by making it rain with toxic acid, causing minor casualties,” Holessa explained.“Acid rain? I think it is already normal,” Alex commen
In the afternoon, Argos sits on the cliff in front of Loic’s cave as he watches the art and wonders that the sunset makes. He is completely blanked out together with the quietness that he is gasping. His foot swings while feeling the swing of the air that collides with him. But the calmness of what is around him isn’t synchronizing with what he has in mind. Meanwhile, Loic came up of his cave and sees Argos spending his time alone. He sits beside him so that he could ask what is wrong.“Do you want some drinks for chilling?” Loic suggested.“Why are you here? You distracted my way of thinking,” Argos complained with a cold tone.“Are you really thinking, or you are just regretting your past actions? Either way, it won’t help you calm down. Get some refresher. I can assure you that everything here is fine. The villagers are all safe, and the race against time is already finished,” Loic said.“But
The villagers easily escaped with the help of Argos and his party, but the problem is where they will reside. In order to stop enemies from tracking their path, they detoured a long route but their destination isn’t the campsite, but towards the Haslita woods. Holessa and Loic fully welcome the villagers for a temporary stay, but the mood they brought back isn’t a touch of victory but internal defeat.Just after going to a new home with all of the people downed, Loic crafted a cross using wood and buried it on the ground to pay respects to Old Marza and her heroism. With her veteran medic title, all of the villagers attended a short ceremony to thank him. The most affected individual are both Sevy and Argos because they saw clearly with their eyes what happened, and the regret is still inside their hearts.Two days after…The villager already set up a tent for each of the families affected. They placed their tents the same way as what it was l