Rulu’s POV (Point of View) I was such a frail child back then, I was always in bed and needed the help of others in order to live. I was unable to give anything back as thanks as I was too weak to lift heavy loads and I was not as intelligent as my older siblings. I loved to read but I wanted to do something more with my hands. I learned to sew from the artisans when I was not sick and I learned how to cook from the hired cooks who made my meals whenever I was bedridden with a fever. When I was finally freed from my bed and was able to walk on my own two feet without fainting from a lack of energy, I began to do what I could to help the people in the capital. I learned of their struggles against the monsters and harsh winters. So I learned to nurse the wounded and cooked a warm meal to fend off the cold. I made many friends and was able to meet Kokona, my long-time mount and best friend. She was an unusually large hororon and I helped nurse her back to health when she was only a
With a katana in one hand and her metal umbrella in the other, Shizu slashed through scores of gengiri as if their carapaces were paper. The quality of her new weapon made by Azi still amazed her, since as long as she kept fueling the weapon with magic energy it seemed to keep its edge.After making quick work of a group of 3 gengiri, Shizu stepped back from the fight to get a feel of her surroundings.In front of her were still a swarm of gengiri and kengiri, while a large figure stayed in the back as it watched over the fight. Shizu kept her eye on it and wanted it to stay away as she would not like to fight it again in this situation. To her left was Azi who was a few paces in front of her as he was in the middle of loading what looked like a metal square into his gauntlets.She then saw Kajima, forcefully pushing and dragging the group of old blacksmiths away one by one from the fight.“Lady Shizu! We are here to help. Where do you need us?”Behind her came a shout coming from Nos
-A couple hours ago- Azi stood up and got into a battle stance as he readied his fist in front of him. Shizu did the same but with her umbrella and katana drawn in preparation for the foreboding feeling in her stomach. Shizu’s sight was set upon a large figure in the distance and she instructed Azi to strike when he found an opening while she distracted it. Azi nodded in agreement and loaded a blood steel square into his gauntlets. It was just in time as the head of the figure that looked to be 3 meters tall was soon upon them. It was all black and had the appearance of a large centipede that was similar to a gengiri but was incredibly large. From a distance, one would mistake it for a worm but upon Shizu’s closer inspection, she realized that it was an overgrown baby gengiri. The color of his carapace was black but not as black as it had a slight gray hue. Steeling her resolve for the fight, Shizu unhesitantly attacks with her umbrella but it surprisingly bounced off its carapac
After being tossed by Kajima, Azi infused what magic energy he had left into his arms and his veins glowed blueish white as he flew through the air. Coming from behind its head, he brought his fist down upon the giant centipede-like monster. His punch impacted the top of its head while it was mid-motion to attack Shizu. Caught off guard, this again caused the monster to be knocked to the ground. This time, Azi gripped its head with his other free hand as the monster was knocked down. Once he and the monster slammed onto the ground, he slid off its head while tugging on its head. This rolled it over to reveal its side. Shizu took the chance to again slash at its underbelly, learning from her previous attempt, this time she infused her blade with fire magic. A long black gash was made in the monster's underbelly and this time she saw that her attack was effective. The monster’s wounds from her previous attacks seemingly disappeared so she thought to burn the monster to death. Takin
The sound of pained cries rang out in the space surrounded by white clothed walls. A man laid on his back with his left arm removed from its bloodied shoulder. At his side was Saki who had the man’s arm in her hands and moved to properly dispose of it. While Saki moved away, Elder Sung had started to quickly tend to the man’s stump after putting down the metal saw. The man grimaced in pain as Elder Sung did not have any pain killers to give the patient as they were running low. Luckily, his thrashing did not interrupt Elder Sung’s work as the man was strapped down tightly and she began to administer less effective pain numbing medicines through medicinal plants mashed into an edible paste. Saki grimaced at the sight but knew that her teacher’s work was bloody yet thorough for a reason. The injured patient had gotten bitten by a gengiri whose maw had venomous poison in its fangs. While it was strange for gengiri to have venomous poison in their fangs, it was still considered plausi
“Damnit!!” Shouted Jerome as he pounded his fist into the top of the table he sat at. He was currently inside his room at a luxurious inn. After his failed attempt to join the fight, Jerome was whisked away by his mercenary captain, Ghost.Due to Ghost’s rough handling of Jerome, the captain had inadvertently caused Jerome to pass out. While passed out, he had a continuous nightmare of his traumatic experience which eventually woke him hours after the battle ended. He was then called to meet with Shizu and Yashimu to discuss the relief efforts to combat the issues that will arise from this sudden monster attack. Jerome expected to get a tongue lashing from both of them, but he didn’t expect what was now on his table.After their meeting, Yashimu gave Jerome a packet of papers and was instructed to review them for the meeting that would take place the next day. It was already the middle of the night but Jerome, a “hard working” council member, pushed forward with his pride as his fuel
Shizu slumped on the couch in the living room of Azi’s house. It was a piece of furniture they had picked out on their day out due to how soft and comfy the black colored couch felt to the touch. Filled with Horonon feather, the couch felt somewhat firm but pliable like a stiff bean bag. Its outer cover was made of fur from an animal that was not local to Kujyuri which made buying it quite pricey, but the two of them chose to splurge a bit on their shopping date.It had been 3 days since the festival disaster and since then, Shizu and Yashimu were at work as they took turns throughout the day to take command of the relief efforts. One would take command of the village guard while the other would rest. It was currently Shizu's turn to sleep but she had to attend an unscheduled meeting with Jerome who demanded to see Azi.Shizu told him that he was injured during the disaster and that he would not be able to see anyone at the moment. This caused Jerome to protest and reasoned that he h
On the night of the fourth day after the incident, Shizu had invited Rulu, Nosuri, and Ougi for dinner as Rulu offered to make Shizu a meal to help lift her spirits. While Shizu wanted to help cook for everyone she was not allowed into the kitchen due to Rulu’s insistence, so Shizu was relegated to setting the table. Her mind was still on Azi as he still showed no signs of waking up anytime soon, but after placing down the last of the plates Shizu caught a whiff of the food and felt her mind calm a bit. She then saw that the meal was ready as Nosuri and Ougi were walking over with plates of food in hand. Taking another whiff of the delicious smell in the air, Shizu sighed in relief and she complimented Rulu. “Your cooking always smells so good Rulu, I truly wish I could eat your food everyday.” Shizu then proceeded to rub her cheek against her younger sister’s as she gave a forceful hug charged with sisterly love. “T-Thank you Sister, but please not in front of the others. P-Ple