"Did you all catch that?" Lili asked for confirmation."Yes, I think I got the basics down," Phize replied."Of course I did," Trif answered."Can we go for a test run?" Hazel asked her."No, we can't, did you forget all about our situation?""360 SECONDS!" Gilleut yelled."Tsk, we're running out of time," Trif worried."Alright, we have to do this in one try. The spell lasts for three whole minutes. Follow my lead," Lili commanded.Both of her hands were faced at Gilleut.She cast a spell, "ANGEL'S BLESSING!"Clouds gathered above her. A blinding beam descended upon the heavens and struck their opponent. White feathers seemed to appear from the beam."...CK."His hands twitched, but he reached a calm state almost immediately. It meant that the pain was tolerable.The rest of the party members faced their hands at him.They chanted all in unison, "ANGEL'S BLESSING!"The beam of light increased in radius, making it appear thicker. Countless more white feathers appeared."GAAAAAAAHHHHH!
"It's the curse. IT'S HIS DANG CURSE!" Gilleut screamed.He halted from speaking for a short few seconds."That means... no matter what happens, I will always be alive. I cannot be exorcised and cannot be killed. What a beautiful power this must be to the living... but not for me."He stood up and grabbed the Dragon Mark on the ground. Everyone was speechless, they didn't know what was happening, and they were clueless about what they were supposed to do."Do you people remember the truce I made, children? That if you don't kill me, I will murder you all?"Trif grew furious, "OH SHUT THE HELL UP! WE KILLED YOU AND YOU WERE RESURRECTED! HOW IS THAT OUR FAULT?""I guess, you're right. But I can't seem to contain all these mixed feelings within me. So, I will reward your efforts for 5 seconds.""5 seconds?" Phize asked."I'll go mad. Start running," he warned.He started counting down, "5 SECONDS!"Black aura released from the skeletal general."RUN!" Hazel shouted as she sprinted away f
All of them were down on the ground, injured severely, Phize was spiked by sharp pieces of rock in the left shoulder, in the knee, and in the stomach, he had a few scratches on his face, and bruises on his elbows. Hazel had stiff arms from the freezing ice, her left thigh had been pinned, as well as her right forearm. Lili's left hand is being crushed by a rock of decent size, with a weight that can't break bones or anything, but can be hard to lift with someone of normal physique, her left lower leg had been pinned by the debris of rock formation. Trif had his stomach spiked by the same kind of rock that had hit the others, his hand took the brunt of the damage from earlier, so it was weak, taking in the burning temperature of the fire and the toughness of the rock. "Sleeping on me? Can't have that, can we?" Gilleut provoked. He dashed to the fallen adventurers as fast as could. Barely anyone could lift a finger, except Trif, that particular technique he had hidden has kept him saf
The four of them were starting to get closer and closer.Gilleut reflected, "She should've told me, if she did, then I would not have done all these foolish things. But then again, if she had known she would have told me or would be more familiar. Then I suppose all I could do is one thing... help her. There is only one reoccurring problem... it is the quarrel with the two boys. I suppose only one thing can be done."Lili cast a spell, "SLEEP PARALYSIS!""Young lady, those kinds of spells do not work on me."The rock from the ground rose and encased him. He swung his sword and broke all of the layered rocks."That's useless."Trif went behind him and aimed for the neck.Gilleut stared at his eyes.Trif said, "SHI-"Phize punched him in the face before Gilleut could take control.Gilleut swung his sword at Phize but Lili sliced his right arm off.Hazel went for the neck.His right arm returned right away and deflected her attack.Trif and Phize went for the head and Lili went for his a
"Come on, pick up your things. Head back to the castle, I have something important to say to all of you," Gilleut requested.He took a glance at Phize."Again, I ask forgiveness for my brash actions. I will provide a full explanation there."He headed toward the castle."Shouldn't we run now?" Hazel asked them.Gilleut answered her, "Go ahead and do so. But if you do, you'll lose a truth you can never seek from other people. I promise I won't assault any of you any further. What do you say?""Lili, are you sure we can trust him?""I feel like he's telling the truth. I don't feel any hidden intent," Lili responded."Come to think of it, if he did, he would have killed Phize already, if he truly wanted," Hazel replied.Phize interfered in the conversation, he coughed, "Are you guys really going with this? Maybe he's trying to lure us in.""Hmm, let's take it. I have a good feeling about this one. Look, even my tail is wagging," she pointed out.He coughed, "Fine.""But I actually didn't
Lili went down the stairs and met up with the others on the ground floor.Trif pretended to know nothing and ask her, "What did the two of you talk about?""We just talked about things about the castle really, he gave me a short tour and a bit of explanation. Nothing too important, I suppose he was a bit lonely that he wanted to share some of the details of the castle he found interesting.""Ah, sheesh, did he really have to call us out for that?" Phize asked."He has favorites," Hazel concluded."A well-crafted lie, however, I overheard your conversation, so I can just about infer the things that you two talked about. You must still be overloaded with the reveal of your true identity, and I'll respect that by keeping a silent mouth," Trif surmised."Tch, that guy really wants to waste our time, doesn't he?" he grunted."Now, don't be mean. He's only misled," Lili defended."Yeah, yeah. Let's go, I'm tired. We'll buy some new clothes in the process," he told them.They had only notice
The party of four went back to the city of Hiometry by entering the northwest gate.They were all silent."Who was that?" Phize asked."None of us know about him. He's probably someone from a dark organization," Trif replied."Trif is your neck fine?" Lili asked worryingly."Don't worry, it's all good," he responded.Hazel suggested, "How about we just forget all about this event for the time being? Shouldn't we go and buy new clothes?"Phize agreed, "I think that's a good idea. Find any tailor shops around here?"Lili sighed, "Do we really have to go and explore right now? I'm exhausted.""So am I," Hazel responded."I'm sure we all are," Trif agreed."Yeah, we should go and take a rest first," Phize suggested."Where do we even stay at?" Trif queried."Should we rent?" Hazel asked."Rent? As much as I'd like a place to rest, we haven't earned anything yet. Even if we're rich, we should consider budgeting our money," Trif answered."Ahhh! Trif, why are you always so cheap and stingy?
"So what do you guys say? Are you in or not?" Trif asked."I'm not sure if we really have a choice here," Phize answered."Yeah, it's not like a mentor is gonna come out of nowhere and teach us is there?" Hazel jokingly replied."Besides, I think this is a good time to try and know each other. The walls between us have been taken down, so it's a great opportunity really," Lili responded."Speaking of which, where do we even start training? Are we going out there again?" Phize queried."What if we come across another one of those creeps? Maybe we should limit ourselves to a place within this city," Lili proposed.Despite what she had said, her motives weren't exactly the best, she thought, "Also because I'm feeling lazy from walking and walking."Trif questioned, "Where exactly do we do that then? Hazel, go check the map."She murmured, "Why am I always the one to check the map?"She pulled it out of her right pocket.She explained, "This map is the world map, so I can't see the smalle