A Journey no End

Chapter 10

A huge number of monsters kick the ground toward Konoha, attempting to attempt an attack. The monsters immediately encircle Konoha and their swords slash them.

Before the attack landed on her skin. Konoha manages to leap upward to the sky to avoid the circle of attack. While she’s on air. The archer elf fired rapid arrows.

“Lightning speed!”

Konoha activated her signature magic, the Lightning speed. Lightning speed is a unique type of magic and only Konoha was allowed to use it. Upon activation, Konoha’s body is covered with lightning-type mana. Her body transformed into matter that can withstand great speed. Speed of lighting was added afterward to increase her agility at an inhumane level. Her speed is not only limited to the speed of lightning. Since her body won’t break down after being exposed to high velocity. There was a possibility for Konoha moving at light speed or greater than light speed. The downside of this magic was its pure dependence on mana in Konoha’s body. When her mana was decreased to 5%. The magic will automatically be turned off. At the same time, Konoha can’t use any magic for about 30 minutes.

Konoha dodges all the arrows fired at her. After the arrows, the monster’s chanted offensive magic. Just like the arrows that continued flying in the sky, none of them were able to touch Konoha’s current form.

Shaymi, looking at Konoha fighting the monsters, was in a state of awe seeing Konoha’s strength right before her eyes.

Konoha landed on the ground, defeating the monster in her way in an instant.

“Lightning sword!”

All of the attacking monsters were taken down in an instant. Konoha stood up straight and looked at Shaymi with a big smile. She gestured with a thumbs up.

Shaymi saw a real hero in front of her. Telling everything will be okay. But at the time, they thought everything had already ended.

“Miss Konoha! Behind you!”

Shouted Shaymi, who noticed the giant shadow appearing in the thining dust of smoke. From the dust of smoke, huge claws descended. Grabbing Konoha’s entire body. Lightning speed was still at work, but with the strong grip of the red demon. Konoha wasn’t able to move the way she liked.

The red demon shifted his grip on Konoha’s left foot. He swung Konoha, hammering the concrete structure on the side. The demon wasn’t satisfied. He continues on slamming her tiny body into the houses, shops, the guild, the pub, and every structure near them.

Sound of destruction. CruReng, breaking rock, concrete blocks, woods.

After all the slamming, the red demon did. Konoha was still alive, surprisingly.

“This is impossible… No human can withstand all of the physical attacks I have given you.”

“If that is the case, then maybe… I wasn’t human.”

Konoha replied… Accompanied with a smirk. A thousand bolts of lightning ran toward her left leg. Making its way toward the red demon's body.

The grip of his hand loosened… Konoha broke free and immediately made her counter.

Moving at extreme speed. The light brown-haired girl was able to throw multiple attacks in all directions. She kicks the red demon, punches his head, punches its stomach… The attack continues and the upper hand was obviously on Konoha. The red demon wasn’t able to do anything or catch up with Konoha’s lightning speed.

“Let's finish this!”

High voltage was collected on Konoha’s. Hand moving at high speed, she goes directly toward the red demon’s face.

“Lightning punch!”

“AAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhh!”

Her fist dug deep into the red demon’s face. PuReng her fist forward. The red demon flew away toward the Ferris wheel. Destroying it upon impact.

The ground rumbles. Everything has already ended. The monsters are all defeated. For Shaymi, there was no room for celebration. These monsters who lost their minds are the monsters she treated as a family. Seeing them get defeated by Konoha gives her mixed emotions.

While wondering about her thoughts, a huge piece of debris of rock is about to fall on the archer elf, Mia. Without hesitation, Shaymi runs and pushes Mia at the last moment. Mia saw Shaymi's face, who still tried to save her despite everything done to her on that day.

“Shaymi, you're an idiot.”

Mia said at the last moment.

*Doom!* Followed by *Crush!* The debris crumbles into small fragments. Konoha, with her fist, destroyed it before it hurt Shaymi.

The monsters defeated earlier stopped up and got their weapons.

“There is no end to them… I’m unable to fully kill them. It was short, but they became my friends.”

Konoha said to Shaymi.

She took Shaymi’s hand and made her float in the sky using magic.

“What are you doing, Miss Konoha?”

“We can’t stay here anymore… I’m taking you with me.”

Shaymi thinks about it for a moment. She is still hoping that everyone will turn back to normal. She turned her glance toward the monsters. She still saw the family she was once a part of… But in contrast to reality, their faces became terrifying.

The monsters are about to fire arrows at Konoha again. Before someone is going to get hurt again. Shaymi made her final decision.

“I’m going with Miss Konoha.”

Hearing the reply of the little girl. Konoha flies above the clouds and blasts herself away from the amusement park.

In her hand, holding it tightly, was Shaymi. Still looking from afar at the amusement park she once called home.

“...”

Tears came flowing into her eyes and she shouted.

“Everyone… Everyone thank you for taking care of me! Thank you for everything you have given me! Everyone might lose themselves, but I’ll still have all the wonderful memories we have all made together... I'll continue on treating them precious until the day I die... Thank you, because of everyone, I didn’t feel lonely… I still think everyone was my family! Thank you so much!”

The words came from the bottom of Shaymi’s heart. Konoha was happy that she wasn’t fully angry about hating the monsters.

…

Last night, when the red demon met up with Konoha.

“Everyone is imprisoned and unable to go outside?”

“This amusement park was cursed. A barrier was created forbidding us from going outside.”

“Then, I’m trapped with everyone here?”

“Nope, there is one way of going out… Two humans holding each other's hands. It is the only way to get out of this place. For Shaymi to be able to go outside. She needs you… This is the greatest gift we can think of. A fitting gift for her birthday. A gift of freedom.”

A gift of freedom for the little girl named Shaymi.

Everything that just happened from the beginning was all an act. A act so that Shaymi would hate everyone and leave the amusement park with Konoha. Konoha knew this but she wouldn’t tell Shaymi, because she promised the red demon not to tell.

…

Laying down, arms spread on the ground. The red demon had heard Shaymi’s words.

The archer elf, Mia, released a big drop of tears while her head lifted upwards to the sky.

“She is a good girl.”

“Yeah, she truly is a good girl.”

“Shaymi is our little baby… We all wish you to have a great journey and find your happiness in this world…”

Everyone stood up with swords pointed to their hearts. They all made a smile and stabbed themselves to death. All death contented and smiling.

The image appears in the monster's eyes before they die. It was Shaymi.

Shaymi smiling brightly giving happiness around her. Cheerful, laughing, crying, playing, cooking, eating, dancing, singing, and everything.

“... We all love you.”