It's a breathtaking sight I tell you. The waterfall is not so high but it produces a mythical stream of azure otherworldly water when the sun shines through it, yes you heard it right, the sun, finally the sun after all those time (it's actually just 3 days though), I'm so touch that sweat start coming out of my eyes, combine with the fine white mist when the water make contact with the lake below, and the rainbow that loom above, I'm not good with words, but it just wow. It's like a smaller version of Nirvana. And at the center of its all is an angel, literally. Black silky long hair, perfectly proportioned face, sky blue eyes that stare straight into my soul( wait, something's wrong here), the ideal hourglass body( hey I said something's wrong, HEY, he totally lost it) with those outrageous mounds and those cute hidden nipples, slender hips, full and round butt that you would want to sleep on as if it was heaven sent cloud pillow. What truly makes the sence more divine than it is is those 3 pairs of white wings to complete the angelic painting... wait, where did those light swords come from? Why is she flying toward me? Hey, that looks really dangerous you know? Shit! Too late.
"Talk, who are you and what are you doing here?" (???)
"I- I...." (Alex)
Looking up close, she is even more beautiful
"I what? ANSWER ME" (???)
"PLEASE MARRY ME" (Alex)
"Hah?" (???)
Shit I messed up
Alanna Rossaria's POV:
My name is Alanna, the daughter of the archangel of the angel clan served under Lord R'Lak ( pronounce as Ralak) the cheif God of Destruction. During the great Holy War, we fought bravely on the battlefield along side with Him, many of us perished at the end but we killed many more. Sorrow and glory, we felt it all. However, the moment we thought we could enjoy our deserved happiness, we were betrayed by who we thought of as our comrade. The Goddess of Life blamed Him for all the world had to go through and the God of Chaos who affraid of Him taking over his divinity, decided to join hand with the Demon's Protector's cheif Gods to take away His ego, leaving Him with only an empty shell. They branded Him with the blasphemous name of Calamity. In His last ditch of effort, He sealed away His divinity in the mortal realm, not letting any of them take it over. In His final moment, He tasked us with a mission.
"Go to the mortal realm and wait, wait for the day my son to emerge and serve him, help him worthy enough to receive my heritage"
We abided his word and tried to descend to the mortal realm. However, by that time the truce had already been in effect, the moment we descend was the moment the Heaven as well as Hell hunted us to the end of time. Fallen Angels, that was what they called us.
Without His blessing, even mere mortals can harm us. Years after years, we were treated as monster, running is all we knew, all I know. Mother gave birth to me after we had reached the continent of Spade. Father had sacrificed his life in order to protect us from the hands of the Holy Empire during our retreat.
Tracking His divinity, we headed to The Land Damned By Gods, a terrifying place even to a God. The human stopped pursuing when we went into the forest. We thought we had escaped but it was just the beginning of the true nightmare. Enormous beast is the lest thing you have to expect. Various deadly predators lurking in the forest's everlasting shadow, the deeper you went in the more dangerous it would get. We set up a settlement at the very edge of this cursed land but our life were still in constant danger. Our number reduced day by day. However, we struggled and we learned how to survive. We all vowed to carry on His last wish. Until the day, 'His son' appear and succeed Him, we wait.
It is a beautiful day so I decided to have a stroll. Well, the idea of strolling in this forest is weird and dangerous but as an Archangel I can take care of myself as long as I don't go too deep. On my way, I find a beautiful lake under a waterfall, the calm surface reflect the sunlight which was as rare as a safe haven in this place.
Feeling a sudden urge to take a bath, I quickly check for any monster that lurk around. I don't want to get ambushed while being stark naked. I will die of shame if someone ever see that. Beside, there's a lot explosion sounds in the forest lately, something clearly abnormal is going on. There was even a Lesser Earth Dragon dropped near our village from a really high cliff. I don't think it was an accident or the dragon was stupid enough to fall to its death. Well, it's provided us with food for many months so we were really thankful.
Stolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere.
Looks like there's no problem. I quickly take off my clothes. Mou, my chests have become too big lately, at this rate they will really become a hindrance in combat.
Oh, the water is warm. It's relaxing. I haven't felt like this since.... forever. Hahhhh....soooo gooood.
Hm? Something's coming. Fast. I snap toward the direction I felt the presence, stretch out my wings and take a fighting stance. After 5 minutes, the presence haven't slowed one bit and quickly emerge from the dense trees. What appeared is a young man, maybe half-giant race due to his almost 2.5m height, tall but not that tall, a handsome face with peculiar golden eyes, he is wearing a large white overcoat as some kind of cape, it looks really cool though, he doesn't have a shirt leaving him with those sexy looking abs and muscles, at least he have a pants on. Wait, where're his eyes looking at? I then remember that I'm taking a bath. H- he saw it all.... DIE!
I summon a pair of sword made of light and plunge toward him. Our eyes meet and I see his confused eyes. I then realize it's not really his fault.
But beside us who else dare to tread in this forest, alone at that. Trully suspicous. So I interrogate
"Talk, who are you and what are you doing here?" (Alanna)
"I-I...." (Alex)
His eyes wander to my chests again. It's embarrasing but I can't let him escape without the needed information. One of our men at the Empire's capital confirmed the summoning of the Hero. We fought with the Hero once, and my father perished in that fight. A Hero cannot be trifled with. They are the puppet of the Goddess, maybe he is here to look for His divinity. His eyes start to wander even lower so I force his focus back to my face
"I what? ANSWER ME" (Alanna)
"PLEASE MARRY ME" (Alex)
" Hah?" ( Alanna)
It's like thunder struck. My mind blank out due to confusion. Who the hell propose the moment he meet someone? No no no, it just a distraction. Even though mother said I'm beautiful but because I'm the future leader of the clan, every male member don't even dare to talk face to face with me, not to even mention propose. Just because I'm a innocent maiden, don't you dare to make a fool of me. I pressed the swords against his neck.
"Answer my question, who are you" (Alanna)
Let's take this slowly, rushing won't solve the matter.
"Right, sorry, my name is Alex Kel August but you can call me Alex" (Alex)
Hm... I thought the Hero name's Derux. Maybe It just a random adventure who think too high of himself and go to this place to make fame. There's a lot of guys like that in the past but we killed everyone who step a foot into this forest so they stopped coming eventually. No, I can't be so sure. Let's ask another question
"What are you doing here?" (Alanna)
"Well, I don't really know myself" (Alex)
What? What is he talking about?
"Do you know where this is?" ( Alanna)
"Uhmm, no, I just came here 3 days ago" (Alex)
"This is the most dangerous place on the planet you know? If you don't know this place then you must come from another world" (Alanna)
"Well, I did though" (Alex)
Hah? What nonsense is this? Coming from another world? That's more ridiculous than an elemental slime.
"Squeak" (Master, wait up)
As if laughing at my word, a yellow slime change into a beam of light and appear instantly on the man, no Alex's head. Have I gone crazy? All these years in this cursed forest finally mess up my mind?...
"Um, Miss?" (Alex)
Ah, I shut down a little back there. Ah right, I heard that the Hero also come from another world.
So he is a Hero afterall. I pressed the sword harder against his neck but surprisingly his skin is pretty durable.
"Tell me Hero, why are you here?"( Alanna)
"Huh? Hero? What's that? I'm no hero"
His face just practically tell me everything. If that's not true then his acting skill is too good. Beside I believe the Hero is still in Kapitol. There's no way he can get here with just three days. I disperse my sword.
"Hahh, my name's Alanna Rossaria. I assume that you are lost?" (Alanna)
"Oh, hello miss Alanna, yes appartrenly someone just drop me in this goddamned forest without caring about my well being. I nearly lost my life a couple of times in only 3 days..." (Alex)
Hm? His eyes start wandering again.... AHHHH! I forgot I'm still naked
"TURN AROUND" (Alanna)
"Yes, mam" (Alex)
Sigh, my face is heating up. I can't get marry anymore.
After putting my clothes on, we start to talk about what happened to him at the side of the lake.
Acording to him, he died in the world called Earth, not a very creative name, at the same time gate between dimensions opened so his soul drifted from that world to ours. How he was chased by the Lesser Earth Dragon. Wait, so that dragon didn't fall to its death on its own afterall. Hm? So those explosions recently are his doing?
"Say Alex, there's a lot of lound explosions lately, did you do it?" (Alanna)
"Ah that, maybe I caused too much noise. Did I disturb your sleeping? I also hate it when those monsters's roars disturb mine."(Alex)
No, that's not important. is he an idiot?
"How did you do it?" (Alanna)
"Hm? Do what? (Alex)
"THE EXPLOSION" (Alanna)
He's an idiot alright. There's no doubt.
"Ah, like this. Let me show you" (Alex)
He stand up and make a side punch stance aiming for the trees behind us. *crack boom* he punch the air but the air just crack like glass and a massive shockwave fly out blowing the trees to pieces. What power! That's a very peculiar skill he got there. It's clearly not strong enough to kill a lesser dragon but sure is enough to blow it off balance if it aim at the right place at a right time.
"It's only a portion of the true power of Tremor Tremor DvF. But as I get stronger this power has the potential to destroy the world" (Alex)
Huh? Tremor tremor devil fruit? What's that?
"Destroy the world? Maybe you are exaggerating" (Alanna)
"No I'm not." (Alex)
Hehe, he's so childish.
"It's alright. Everyone has their dream. Big sister understand" (Alanna)
"Fine, I will prove it" (Alex)
He grab the air with both hands , no to be more exact he claw the air. From his hands, I can see the air is distorted like it is liquid. Then the world shakes.
*Rumble Rumble*
What's going on? He is doing THIS? The ground is shaking violently, the air is also going amok. I have to fly up to have a stable footing and I watch in awe at the sight before me. The land and the forest look like a giant claw ran through them and make everything going up and down chaotically.
At this rate the village will be destroyed. No this entire continent will be destroyed.
"ALEX! STOP" (Alanna)
"Huh? Ah right" (Alex)
When he pull back his hand, everything stop... this... it feel kinda familiar... an instinct I don't even know surge up like a broken dam. It tells me this is the one we have all been looking for.