*pant* *pant* *Pant* Heavy breathe came out from Freja as she ran through the Forest of Mystia. They were being pursued by 5 elemental wolves and an Orthros. The wolves were being led by Fenrir, a titan that tries to abduct Aleiah but being occupied currently by the villagers in the village. Knowing that they no longer have the chance to escape Sonja turned around and face the pursuers. “Mama!!” Yelled Aleiah. “Freja!! Take my daughter and go!! I will hold them here!!” “Madam you mustn’t, you are this child mother, let me handle them please!!.” Freja turns around and tried to stay behind but Sonja.. “No!! Deeper in the woods there were more monsters and you are a better person capable of protecting my daughter!! Go!! I trust you with her!!” Having no time to argue Freja took Aleiah covered with blood all over away and went deeper into the forest. “Mama!! Mama!! Mama!!” Aleiah shouted and cried as the figure of her mother fade away slowly into the darkness. “Farewell my child.. I love you..” After giving her farewell to her daughter Sonja cast a spell that stuns the pursuer and blinds them for a few seconds.
“Mama!! Mama!! Ma-ma!!” Aleiah didn’t stop shouting until she lost all her energy and stopped, however, Freja didn’t stop running and went deeper into the woods hoping she would lose the pursuers. After running nonstop and her legs began to shake, she stopped by behind a tree and sat down. Observing the area, there were no pursuers approaching and give her a sigh of relief but the smell of blood on her and Aleiah’s draw monsters near them and suddenly from the bushes, a snake came out trying to bite them. Thankfully for Freja’s reflex, she managed to swing her sword at the snake’s mouth and sliced into two. Other monsters were coming as the grass became noisy so Freja began to run towards a river to wash up but she didn’t know which way so she just runs aimlessly deeper into the forest.
That time the village where Fenrir was burned down in flames and filled with blood, flesh, and guts all over the place. They manage to hold Fenrir for a long time and paid off. Thanks to that Freja managed to escape together with Aleiah. Meanwhile, Sonja was badly wounded walking aimlessly deep in the forest. She has deep wounds all over her body and barely conscious. She hears the sound of the river as she wonder and all of the sudden falls down.
Freja was now being chase down by hungry monsters in the forest. She was all wounded but carried on while carrying Aleiah who seems to be silent until now. She was in a daze until now and didn’t even speak a single word. She wants to know how she is but the monsters keep chasing them until they suddenly stopped and ran away. “What?” Freja was confused but she still went on and kept running until she realized the mist in the area gets thicker and thicker. The mist has a golden color and kept getting thicker and thicker. She was tired and stopped to rest but then she realized the Mist Terror. The king of the forest. She was now at her limit but they have to escape the mist in order to survive. It was almost sunrise and Freja kept on running all night. She took a deep breath and began running again until she finally stumbles down. Unable to keep her consciousness she only saw a shadow ‘A huma!!’ “P-lease…H-help..” She saved her last strength and ask help for a stranger that comes.
“Unh… W-what happened?” I woke up with my head feeling dizzy. I opened my eyes and saw a wooden ceiling and an open window where I can see branches and the sky. I remembered running deeper into the forest away from the monsters and then we ran into the most terror’s territory and then… “Aleiah!!” I get up half of my body from the bed and looked around me searching for her. I see a somewhat kitchen with only a pot made of metal, a stone that is used as a pan, five red stones, and some flat wood seems to be used as plates? And a door where a big yellow monster is looking at me? “Aaaaahhhh!!!!” “Graaaaaahhhh!!!!” I screamed and searched for my sword and at the same time, the yellow monster also screamed for some reason. It called wonder kongs that stood with 2 feet and 2 big arms down to the ground. They have fur all over their body except for their front face their breast and stomach. Male and Female wonder kong are hard to differentiate since they have the same muscle breasts. This is a variant it seems since its fur is more like a gold. Wonder kongs are mysterious monsters that have different abilities that’s why they are called a wonder. My sword is nowhere the house also Aleiah. “I don’t know what you did but I will kill-“ “SHUT UP!!!! STUPID APE COME DOWN HERE!!!!” a loud voice of a man came out of nowhere, the gorilla stopped shouting and suddenly jumped down? The house? I mean it ho high is this? I don’t see any ladders. I was about to get up when I noticed my armor is gone and I only wearing a plain black shirt and brown pants that seem made with different fabric. Then the man seemed to have jumped as I saw her went pass up in front of the door and came down.
Meeting him I somehow put my guard up as my entire body trembles. He was a young man with a medium built body. You can see just enough of his muscles and abs as he doesn’t wear any shirt. He has an unusual long jagged or messy black hair and has brown eyes. However, what was strange was his body that was filled with tattoos. It was weird as I saw skeletons, some of the bones and some have some flesh and black smokes with evil eyes all over his body as if they are in agony, anger, suffering, hating, death… As I look at his creepy tattoo I fill more and more fear and somehow all of those dead creatures moved their head and looked at me!! I was petrified and surprised as drips of sweat run through my head and my body, I think I’m going insane until. “Shit.. Stop looking at it!!” The young man yelled and a cloak appeared out of nowhere as he covers them. “W-what are you?” thanks to his yelling I somehow came back to my senses and noticed I am covered in sweat. “Sigh.. you guys collapsed in front of me while I was chopping some wood covered in blood. You have been sleeping for a day, first, go to the river and wash up get refreshed. Your child is also there..” “Aleiah..” Soon as she mentioned her I get up immediately and went pass door and *thud* *thud* *Bam* fall down from a tree. “Ouch!!” I hit 4 big branches before I fell to the ground. The man came jumping down and said “Hmpf.. watch your step.” You could have said that to me sooner but I don’t have the energy to argue as I was weak due to hunger. “Just go straight to your left and you’ll find the river. The stupid ape will bring you your items and some food. Afterward, you can decide what to do or secretly run away.” The young man from our entire meeting never smiled and has the same blank expression towards me. It’s like he’s looking at me but at the same time not. “You’re weird but thank you for what-“ “Go, I have some work to do.” The man didn’t care went chopping as somehow an axe appeared from his hands out of thin air. I want to ask about it but I need to see Aleiah quickly.
I went straight into the direction he told me until I saw a river and at one part lies an area filled with many flowers. At the center of the flower field lies Aleiah who just sat there with her short blond hair and her hood that was still painted in blood. Her plain white dress was newly cleaned and even her body but her hood remained as it is. I went to her and called her. “Aleiah!” But she didn’t respond. I went to her by her side and she looked at me but her eyes was unfazed and she bore no reaction. She’s broken. *sniff* “Aleiah!!” I hugged her as I cried but she just kept quiet without doing anything.
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A moment later the wonder kong came jumping down from where we are. On his one arm, it held all my weapons and armor and on the other side held a roasted bird beast. “t-thank you?” *Grau* it puffed its chest out as I said it, did it just understand what I just said? I washed first and took Aleiah with me but when I took the hood she started reacting and won’t let it go. She always clings the hood but the water can’t wash the blood that dried up on the hood. It was given to her by her mother when she was young and was important to her. Afterward, I donned my white armor, my leather pants, my boots, my metal gloves and my sword and shield that is full of chips all cleaned up. Aleiah can barely eat as I put the food in her mouth at the very least she chews her food and when she has already enough she closed her mouth when I tried to feed her.
While we’re eating the wonder kong was just their like a guard watching us as he has a banza fruit and some jerky meat on his side. “Aleiah, I don’t know what’s going on but once we’ve got to holy kingdom I will always be there for you so please be strong.” After spending time chatting to Aleiah even though I’m the only one talking we’ve decided to go back into that man’s house and ask which part of the forest are we. Upon, arriving I saw the man swinging a greatsword. “Are you training?” I tried t start the conversation. “It seems my strength improve a little from heavy lifting.” He seems to be muttering on himself. “Hey! Sir!” “Oh! You didn’t run?” The man looked at us with the same blank expression. “Well, we would like to be on our way but it seems my strength isn’t that back yet and I’m afraid that I won’t be able to keep the monsters at bay and so want to trouble you if we can stay for a little while?” I tried to be well even though this guy is somehow getting a little on my nerves. “Well you can stay here but I can’t provide you any more bed since I’m taking back my bed.” “Well I will try and give you a reward and tell you about the heroic deeds you’ve done to us in the holy kingdom if we could please borrow your house, you see this child is suffering from a trauma tha-“ “Ok Stop!!” The man just made his voice higher and seems annoyed. “Just don’t bring any trouble. Go and rest and leave it would be my greatest reward if you never came back.” What? The words that he said just made my mind snapped.
“Hey! I’m a knight of the holy kingdom and this child is blessed one that is of most importance. We have shown you respect as our savior but man your attitude is just that bad!” I yelled at the man as I couldn’t control my anger anymore. “Ah! I’m so sorry. I didn't-“ “It’s fine. Not like I’m interested in anything about you. If you don’t mind I’ll be going and check my traps.” The young man just brushes it off and made another irritating statement but he still lends us the house so I’m grateful with that so now we have to- “Sir!” “What!?” “Uhm! How do we get up?” “Ha? Just jumped like how you jumped down.” Is he kidding? Now that I see it the house is on top of a tall tree. “How can I jumped a tree 8 dragon tails high (290-300 feet)?” “Just focus your mana in your legs then you can jump higher.” “I don’t have that buff” “Huh? Buff? It’s not a buff. Just focus your energy or mana on the muscles on your legs.” What is this guy insane? “That skill can only make me jump a little bit higher!!” “Then jump on the branches until you reach the top.” Then the man went on his way. The wonder kong meanwhile just sat on the ground watching us lazing on the ground while eating meat jerky. “How am I supposed to do this? Don’t worry Aleiah stay there I’ll do something.”
I spent my time slashing the tree in order to make a foothold until I reached the branches. Using that we finally able to have a rest. The bed was made up of some grass covered with many monster pelts. “Did he hunt all these?” There were so many that make it smooth like those noble houses. The house on top of a tree has an open area where meats are hanged. “So many meats.” I went back inside the house and saw the Kong bring some fruits. “Thank you” *Grau* Again he puffed up his chest and went down. I lay down on the bed together with Aleiah and Collect my thoughts.
Yesterday the shepherd must have arrived and seen that village he must have conducted a search. I hope he did. Then I guess I’ll stay here for 4 more days and if they never arrive we will go on our way to the kingdom ourselves. Well, it's going to be pain till we reach the kingdom so let’s sleep for now Aleiah. That time I fell asleep pondering my next action.
A few days back. Near the massacred village.
I was on a mission to escort a blessed child back to the Holy Kingdom. It was reported that the child recently birthed an ability to resurrect or revive a dead person. Such an ability was important and must not fall into wrong hands. In huma kingdom there were 5 people reported with the ability, the first 2 appeared in Menje kingdom but because of the kingdom’s abuse of their power they died. The 3rd one was said taken by force by another noble in Menje kingdom and died while trying to escape. Luckily the last two was taken here and currently, in the holy kingdom and with luck, they became a part of our force. Now a familiar that we left in an unnamed village came bearing the news of a child that has the ability. Luckily the Menje Kingdom didn’t have the knowledge of this but a much terrible foe appeared as the Priestess mentioned the Rouge Guild Ragnarok moves to take the child. Learning this, shepherd Carlo mobilized the 3rd battalion and himself to march. With 500 soldiers we were ready to move but alas we were just 499 because that “FREJA has to move on her own!!!” not realizing my anger I shouted so loud the people around was surprised. “Haha Relax Sir Rophil, that’s just how Freja is.” He's right as the commander of the 3rd battalion I must maintain my cool. “Haha Freja is as troublesome as ever.” Riding a white horse on my left was Shepherd Carlo Leader of all Units and head of the paladin Units. “Yeah, well at least she will keep them company for a while.” “Ha!ha! Indeed! I wonder what sort of punishment you will give this time.” Wearing white brigandine armor and leather pants matched by his long gray hair that reaches just on his armpit and a long beard that turned to gray, The old man laughs as he held a spear with our flag that depicts a circle and an inner circle with a feathered wing on each side. As for me wearing the same armor, laughs as we near to our destination.
Our battalion was divided into 5 company that has 100 men in each company. The Heavy knight's company were soldiers donned with full white plated armors and a shield that stood at least 2 wyvern tails(4-5feet). Next was our Battle priests, they are units that have the basic knowledge of healing skill and at least have the mana capacity that enables them to cast heal in a candle long(1-1hour and 30 minutes) They donned white chainmail and leather pants as well as morningstar as a weapon. The third was the rider company equipped with lances and light plated armors in their body painted in white. They held a shield and a crossbow in their back as additional weapons. 4th was the magic knight company wherein they wear full plate body armor that is easily removable and chainmail underneath. They equipped themselves with a shield at least a wyvern tail long (2-2 ½ feet) a sword and a Morningstar. Lastly was the special company. Every battalion has different special company. Mine was units that are good at attacking. They are wearing brigandine armors equipped with a sword and a bow. Some also have an axe on their side or a short spear.
As we laugh our way Shepherd Carlo stopped and made a grim face. “It seems we still need to continue the search and pray for her safety.” I stopped laughing and looked at him “What do you mean shepherd?” asked him curiously. “You’ll see soon enough! Hiya! Hurry men!” He gallops ahead first as he made a serious face. We followed suit and shocked at the revelation of the fate of the village. “NO! Freja!! Soldiers!!! Hurry!! Search for survivors!!” The houses were burnt and different torn parts scattered were being filled with small insects flying all over. Dried blood was everywhere as they began to smell. Some monsters can also be seen from afar eating some of the corpses. “DAAAAAAAAAAAAMNNNNNN!!!”