Amarico picked up the dead bandit's body as she threw it down the huge cliff they were on as it fell down to the bottom, a splat was heard after.
"P-Please don't hurt me" The young girl that had a blindfold on said while protecting her head. She was cowering in fear.
Ada then comforted the girl "Do not fret, we are here to help... What is your name?"
Ada said lightly as the girl started to have tears leak from her blindfold as she started bawling her eyes out "Shh... It's alright, you're safe now"
Ada kept on patting the girl to make her calm down.
After a few more minutes, the girl stopped crying as she was wiping herself down with a handkerchief Ada gave her.
She then bowed "My name is Kate... I-I'm a future blindseer" Amarico was then surprised
"You have been in the depths before?" Amarico asked as Ada looked at her feline companion who asked the question
"What do you mean by that Amarico?"
Amarico then thinks of it "I've read some books and some of them state the Blindseers must explore the depths first to obtain the truth of this world. Some say current blindseers say that it is wretched... Others say it was a beautiful paradise with monsters we can't take on..."
Ada nodded as she then looked back at Kate "Have you?"
Kate shook her head "That part is mostly true Miss... But mostly you can learn it from current blindseers or training your own willpower... I however" She slowly removed her blindfold.
She then showed her eyes, it was white with some hints of gray. It was mostly likely due to an infection
"An incurable infection strike my eyes resulting me to find ways to see once again..." Kate had a sad type of smile
"That's why I had my brother help me travel to the upper parts... I have heard that there was a rune there for future blindseers.." Kate suddenly remembered something.
"W-Wait! My brother! Where is he?!" She asked in a panicked voice... Ada and Amarico looks away as Mizu saw them looking away...
He took a step towards Kate as she then held her hand "Please, hold my hand... We will guide you the way..." Kate nodded as she then started to hold Mizu's arm tightly.
After walking through the path they took, they slowly arrived at the entrance. Ada and Amarico stopped midway as Mizu and Kate kept moving.
They soon arrived at the male they met at his last breath when they first arrived "Brother...?"
Kate was looking directly at the body but she couldn't see it.
She then kneeled on both of her legs as she then held her brother's cold hands... his warm embrace wasn't there anymore..
"Please... Wake up..." Kate said lightly.
She then held the hands tighter than before as she then puts it on her forehead. She started to cry.. It wasn't like before, she just kept it light. She wasn't bawling her eyes out, it was just a cry that regrets not being with someone in their final moments
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." She kept on crying.
After a minute or two, Kate stopped crying. Mizu approached her as she then sensed him, she looked at him with her blindfolded eyes but you can see it was damp because of her cries. Mizu then grabbed his pouch as he gave 3 flowers to her. He got it from the loot bag a while ago "Please, place it on his hands.." Kate nodded as she then grabs it slowly. She then grabbed her brother's hands as she opens his hand and placed the flowers there. She then closed it slowly and then moved his hands near his chest. Kate then stood up as she then looked at her brother's dead body, she hoped he moved on peacefully... Mizu looked around as he saw a sword that was near the body. He grabbed it as he then stabs it near the ground the body was to symbolize that he died with honor and pride "I'm sure he did pass on in a haven we would like to see and share..." Mizu said lightly as he pats her head. Suddenly Kate hugged him as she then tightened her grip. Mizu pats her head as she just kept hugging
"The Megalodaunt has 4 attacks, 2 of which you can easily dodge" Ada was teaching the crew as they were slowly approaching the Viper's Jaw "The other 2 is their roar and it's pellets... As long as you don't give in to it's roar you are fine" Ada then unsheathes her dagger as they were now outside it "And for it's pellets, you can just go behind something" Ada then looks at the 3 as Amarico cracks her knuckles as she then made Kate go behind her "Stay behind me alright?" Amarico looked at the blindfolded girl as she nodded "Mizu, you're gonna help me out on killing it" Ada then slowly entered the cave as Mizu followed suit. As soon as they saw light, they saw the ominous figure, it was 15 ft tall with a hunched back but it was still menacing. There was a odor that almost made Mizu puke but Ada on the other hand was slowly crouching behind it. Mizu waited for any signal from Ada as she was fully behind it. Ada then signaled to Mizu to grab its attention. Mizu nodded as he ran up fr
"So, what next?" Amarico asked as she puts another tree branch inside the makeshift campfire that Ada had made "Haven't I said this before? We can makeup a plan after we get Kate her oath... the bandits made their camp near the castle so it gives us an advantage" Ada said as she was helping out Kate wrap Mizu's shoulders with some bandages that Ada had in her bag "Wasn't the castle's bridge destroyed? How are we gonna make it across?" Amarico asked as she sat down and puts both of her hands near it "Ahh... that feels so warm..." The acrid smell of charred wood fills the air, as the group was enjoying the small quiet time that they had receive after killing a large enemy. "No... actually... The leader of Summer Isle had made a bridge back then using her attunement back when I still wasn't a Queen.." Ada smiled as she finished wrapping Mizu's shoulders. "Heh... She used most of her Ether when making it and she complained for a whole week..." Ada then blushed as she shook her head.
"You know this gives up some chilly vibes... literally" Amarico was shivering as she was rubbing herself as she was already called when they were halfway to the bridge."Tell me... about.. it" Kate said as she was getting cold but then Mizu gave his jacket to Kate as the former smiled and patted her head."There we go, feeling better?" Mizu looked at her as she nodded they then continued walking."There it is, the gate is wide open because its permanently opened for visitors in lower erisia when they are doing their adventures... I do hope we see people here because we could probably gain some information from them" Ada then went inside as the surrounding was peaceful.The grass was flowing with the wind, drips of water from a nearby waterfall was ringing around the place as the birds around them were now audible rather than back then when they were at the cave and finally the whiff of smell from the surrounding flowers were pleasant."Has someone been taking care of this place...?" A
"This is where the scribbles of the oath are your majesty.." Sero pointed at some writings on the wall, it mostly looked like random words but that is for the average person, Kate however sees more than what meets the eyes."Can I start reading it...?" Kate looked at the group"Of course, go on ahead" Mizu then guided her to the writings as he then puts her hand on the worbs, Kate felt the immense aura from it"O-Okay, I think I can handle this now" Kate then started to slowly move her hands around the writings as she slowly felt that the aura was dissipating and slowly going through her blindfold and then her eyes.Kate used her other hand to tighten her blindfold as she was almost finished with trying to claim her oath."I vow to not let the horrors of the world pierce my tightly fastened blindfold. Everything is simply as we choose to perceive it" Kate chanted slowly as then an eye appeared infront of her blindfold. She looked at the group as she had her mouth agape."I-I can see y
"So, what's the plan?" Mizu looked down the bridge as he saw a bunch of bandits. Dozens or probably fifty of them in total."I suppose we can go and get them one by one, seems like their just regular old bandits" Amarico looked below them as well, she saw the same group of bandits but more of them came from the entrance.They were holding adventurers, all of them had bags on their head. The captives were mostly female. They were walking towards the campfire as they were made to kneel down on both knees and just stay there.A suspicious figure was behind some of the bandits as they were wearing a black hoodie with a black robe covering their entire body."Those sick bastards...""We don't need to act rash Amarico, we still need to come up with a plan" Ada then immediately looked at the suspicious figure as he pointed at them"Judging by some of his artifacts on his hands, his attunement is Mindweaver""Wait, Mindweaver? The attunement that's hard to master?" Amarico looked at Ada as sh
"Alright, seems like theres an opening there..." Ada pointed out a huge door that leads to the insides of the camp, most likely a place where the bandits resupply."There's probably some of them inside there so, weapon's up... We can't take any chances... If we alert all of them then the plan might be a bust" Ada then slowly looked at the other side of the door as she saw two bandits standing in front of a weapon cache.Ada signaled Amarico to kill the other bandit and meanwhile she signaled to Mizu that he should stay here for now to guard. Mizu simply nodded as he then went and unsheathes his sword. The two ladies slowly creeped up behind the bandits as they went to their necks as one sliced, the other cracked. No noise were made when they killed both of them. Ada did a psst sound to alert Mizu he can go inside now.Mizu went in as he saw Amarico hiding the two bodies inside a barrel as she looked at the group "What's next?" Amarico asked as she rubs her fist gauntlets on a piece
"Huh... What?" The drunkard groggily opened his eyes as they then looked at the group "What the!" Mizu immediately puts the sword in between his teeth as Ada looked at the bandit"How many are you here" Ada then pointed her dagger infront of his stomach as the drunkard's eyes started to produce tears"S-Sehventeh Toh" The drunkard slowly said as the sword was still in between his teeth as he looked at the sword and gulped a little"There's your answer queen" Amarico immediately knocked out the bandit as she tied him up. She then puts the other 2 bodies inside the barrel as she then looked at the both of them"We're fighting an entire army, what's the plan?" Mizu then looked outside the window, he saw the bandits drinking beer but the hooded figure standing still, the hostages however are still kneeled down as they were shivering"Seem's like we have a bigger problem now, the Mindweaver guy probably went on full alert because the bandits became drunk.." Ada then immediately casted a s