(It didn’t work?)
“Move! move! move!”
(What was different?)
“I don’t the how you can move this fast chief!”
(Besides love, this ability, I need to find out more it…)
“Shiryu blind those zombies!”
(At least I finally have another goal that–)
–roack!
A rocks breaks off Shiryu’s head after being thrown
“huh?” he pulls out of thought
“Blind the zombies I said!” Aki barks.
“Oh, sorry,
Blinding flash!”
Clap!♪
He blinds the swarm long enough for the trio to skirt away
“I still don’t understand how you two can use magic here so freely.” Claude staggers behind
“To be honest I barely understand it myself,” Shiryu slows down to drop behind the young man, Aki continues to lead on in front,
Before the her and Shiryu had no idea where to go in huge city, but with Claude’s directions they now press on towards the dragon or at least it’s last know location according to Claude…
…
“You told me you had a skin condition but you’re really a beast, so I’ll have to be doubtful of you this time,” Claude responds to Shiryu’s previous words
“I didn’t lie though, I’m not a beast these scales count as a skin condition to me.”
“How would you look if you removed them?”
“….
Well first of all it would hurt like crazy so I’m not going to do that, and secondly my skin is extremely tender under I wouldn’t be able to live like that,”
“I guess it really might be a skin condition then…”
“By the way, Amelia loved melting my scales off with her magic to torture me.”
“My sister?
I thought she only practiced healing magic…” Claude mumbles in a displeased tone
“You don’t want her to have combat magic?”
“No it’s not that, she obviously needs to protect herself…
But we were supposed to be a team, she does support and I do attack”
“You sound like a glory hog,” Aki suddenly interjects
“Trying to do all the fighting yourself, fro the praise lf victory, it’s no wonder she left on her own.”
“……” Claude opens his mouth to protest but decides against.
If it were anyone but the chief he would have argued
…
“I don’t see why you both can’t be on the offense,
Although I can’t deny, Amelia may he more suited for offense that you Claude, your magic–”
“–Is perfectly fine how I use it,” Claude cuts him off
“Not the way I see it.”
“Because of course you’re just a magic expert.”
“I am actually, didn’t we have this argument before?
Magic is not as mystical aa you people think, it’s just an advanced science for the unintelligent to understand,
You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.
If I told you to you how to gather specific types of subatomic particles together using your body’s own force and the spin or move them at the perfect angle speed and frequency in order to generate a simple fireball you would not understand,
But if I programmed the default calculations into your brain from birth it would be second nature to you.”
“What….?” Claude completely lost on what Shiryu said
“Agh, see what I mean, never mind.”
“If magic is as you say, why haven’t you mastered every single element then?” Aki presses
“Because the calculations are long and intricate and they require years of practice which I don’t have time for,
We don’t even bother using magic ourselves on Terra, we can just program it into out tech,
I swear I told you all of this before Aki, do you even listen when I talk?”
“When you start rambling my ears automatically shut.”
(Why do I even bother)
….
As the conversation comes to a natural end the pace of three increases as the enter into a less ravaged section of Furlheim, many commercial buildings, stores, restaurants, etc, still,
Foregoing his curiosity to investigate them–
(Especially after what happened with the dome)
Shiryu and others only give the boarded-up buildings passing glances, Claude’s glance filled with a fiery disdain
…..
…..
“Still can’t believe this is what’s come of Sweepstake.” Sighs Claude as they turn into an once area once more, through the fog the outlines of paths going in various directions can be made out,
“This would be the most bustling part of the city, we’re at it’s center now, from the city is divided into territories, you can go anywhere from these roads,
This way...” Claude gestures taking the northern path
“We can get to the guild from here where Ginobelucci still may be…”
…
…
Drip♪
A sticky drop of water falls near Shiryu,
(Rain?)
Drip♪
A dark shadow covers the area
“I didn’t think rain could get into this city.” Shiryu looks up at a thick white sheet of fog
“Lets find a place to rest for now, the rain will only slow us down.” Aki suggest,
Drip♪
“grrrrrrr”
(Hmm?)
Looking back up again Shiryu squints hard into to fog
Drip♪
A slimy pelt falls right on his face
(Eugh–what is that horrible scent?)
“Let me borrow a dagger Aki”
“What for?” she hands one over
Fwhick!
Shiryu throws it up into the fog
Thack!
It hits something and come falling back down
“I think there’s something up–”
“–GRRRAUUUUHHHH!”
Before he could finish those words a thorny back head the size of car dives down from above!