As I stare at Rana, she slowly walk towards us. Sarah hugs me tighter as the footsteps grow closer, "Stop, what do you plan to do with her Rana," I ask while grabbing Sarah.
"What we do to rats who trespass of course," she answered back easily as if it was natural, as she said that, I feel her smiling widely behind that blank mask.
I take a deep breath, looking at my self, I don't have the Qi blade anymore. I look to the right to see a spear with a crescent blade stick to each side, laying down on the floor. Petting Sarah's head I say, "Sarah right? Please, let me go I promise I'll get you out of here," I smiled as to calm her down.
She nodded while crying and let me go as she stand close behind me. As Rana gets closer, I quickly kick the spear I saw just now. Equipping it as I prepare my self, coating my self with Qi. The spear is two meters long, it's head is made out of some kind of jet black black steel. With the two white crescent blade attach to each side contrasting with the whole head and a red feather hangs below the head as a decoration. It's stick is also coloured black ending with a silver pommel that look like a dragons head, when it suddenly glow and transparent purple scarf starts floating around me. And a light that looks like a purple dragon begins to coil around the stick. This spear if I remember correctly it is called a fangtian ji or something. The first emperor created and use it in his conquest. Finally a pole arm I can fight with my full might.
When she saw me grab the spear she suddenly say, "Purple... Interesting," in a very low voice.
"Rana I won't let you kill her," Saying that I widened my legs placing my left leg forward and turning my body to the side in the process, holding the spear with my right hand. And enhancing my self to a full degree. I said to her, "Please just let her out of here and no harm will be done."
"Oh really now? You wanna fight me? I wonder who's domain are we in," saying that she snapped her metallic fingers and suddenly my whole vision turns black. And abruptly appearing to a wide square room. The room is empty and covered in all white. With a wide space that you could put a mountain inside and you could still have enough space to put more.
Looking back, Sarah is still with me, tugging my shirt as she trembles in fear. Looking infront, Rana stand idly as she fold her arms. Her blue scarf circles around her as she stands blowing to the side as if there is wind inside. When she started stretching her self.
"Rana please she is just a kid. I'm not going to let you do this," I plead for her mercy.
"Well well well, look who's so heroic today. But my house. My rules," she said that as she holds her chin.
"Rana I seriously hate the masked you. In fact, I preferred you without the mask," the moment I said that, I prepared my self for the worst.
"OHO HO, is that so? Very well, lets see how much you improve."
The moment she said that the dark aura she had begins to grow bigger, and more malicious aura begins to sprout. My body shivers from my spine, the hair on every part of my body begins to stand. And mysterious disfigured silhouettes begins to circle around us around as the area becomes dark and misty. Gripping the spear like there is no tomorrow, I enhance my self like never before. I look back at Sarah to see her tail has frozen up and stopped moving as her hair begins to stand on every end. Comforting her I say, "Hey, it's going to be okay," saying that I tried my best to stop shivering. I'm not going to let a kid face this fate. Holding the spear with both hands I point it at Rana.
"Hoh," she remarked in surprise. When she suddenly jump and disappeared.
Sensing where she is. She suddenly appeared everywhere, coming from all directions. Seeing this, I immediately lift my spear and spin it around. Creating a full circle Qi burst expanding to all side. But now the Qi burst is a mix of black and purple. When a purple dragon circles around me. disintegrating the silhouettes whole as they scream in terror and clearing the area around 10 meters of the mist. "Wow! Sir, you're a Martial Artist?" she says in amazement. "Yes, please just stay close to me. I got a feeling she's just toying with me."
Rana appeared above me. Quickly I close the gaps of my feet, lounging the spear upwards with my right hand. When another purple dragon suddenly appear coming right at her. She dodge it easily by spinning mid air. Circling around the dragon as her scarf coils around it. I swiftly swing to the side, making a full slash, leaving behind trails of purple dust. Only for Rana to dodge easily as black particles scatter around where she goes. I quickly followed with a 360 round house kick with my left feet. Surprised, Rana immediately cross her arm, receiving the full blow from the heels of my feet and was sent flying. Not stopping pulling the spear close, I Immediately stretch my left leg forward and thrust my spear shooting triple spiral wave Qi burst, aiming at Rana as she flew away.
When three dragons appear and hits her. The Qi exploded multiple times, leaving the ground and surrounding covered in dust. Panting heavily as I pull that off, "Sir, you're so strong. We can win this!" she cheered me up as she stand behind me not shaking anymore.
"What's this? You're a totally different person with the spear. Why didn't you fight like this back then, you could totally even the ground."
"I don't know, probably the fact that I'm not using the weapon I'm trained with," I replied back.
"Well, aren't you getting cocky. Time to get a little serious then," As she said that multiple shadows of males and females begin to appear beside her, and dash towards me. I hold the spear a little bit loose with both hands and takes a stance aiming it down. Sarah immediately back off a little.
When a shadow got closer, I quickly lounge it forward. When the shadow tries to grab it, I quickly pull it back and make a full moon swipe when another dragon appear. Cutting up two shadows when they go poof leaving behind purple dust. When I swiftly pull back, a shadow suddenly appears from the side and grabs my spear, pulling my spear closer and make a right swing with my left hand. Only for it to dodge easily once more. When my hand pass through the shadows head, I quickly headbutt it. Smashing it in it's face when it suddenly poof to dust.
When another shadow appear and make a cooperative cross kick. I duck immediately and swing the spear aiming at their legs, hitting one shadow in the leg, as it falls I pierce it in rapid succession when dragon head starts to emerge everytime I strike, immediately it poof the moment it receives the blow leaving the floor behind it in ruins. While the other shadow dodge high mid air. It quickly make a down ward punch. Turning my body to the right, dodging it. When I realize it's about to hit Sarah. I hurriedly grab it's hand and make a 360 degree elbow swing.
Elbowing it on the side of her head, it quickly lands on it's feet and charge at me, When I suddenly stab it in the stomach and poof it out of existence. Feeling an attack coming from the side.I quickly follow the momentum of the swing and keep spinning, moving away. Dodging it's hit as it's punch break the floor. Multiple shadows immediately dash forward. I Stop mid way, stabbing the ground, he quickly launches a punch. I swing around the spear like a pole, countering back by kicking him in the back of it's head. When it falls down and poof to dust. I pull the the spear out, I duck and dodge an incoming attack. I stab the shadow on it's side, when it poof out leaving behind trails of purple dust.
Quickly swinging my spear to the front, seeing only two shadows left. They begin to stop attacking and move slowly circling me. When each shadow begins to produce a spear. Looking left and right I took a stance. When one arrive first, swinging his spear down. I quickly capture his spear with the blades. Dragging it down and step on it. Turning my body around as I spin, hitting his head with the pommel when a bright purple glow begins to surround me. As the shadow fall down and poof. The other came thrusting it's spear at my face, I dodge to the side, when he swing it to the side, I dodge it once more. I quickly grab his spear between the blades of my spear, dragging it's spear down to the floor. I Step on the shadow's spear and stab the shadow with a thrust when a purple dragon comes out and blow the shadow to dust.
I look at Rana as she still fold her arms. Sarah quickly returns behind me. "Rana please, it's over. We don't need to continue this!" I scream begging her to stop.
"Pfff, Aw c'mon you shadows are worthless. But Yeah, you're right lets end this."
Suddenly disappearing, and appearing infront of me. I quickly lounge the spear at her, when she coils around the spear with her left arm. Grabbing the handle and my hand in the process. She pulls her right hand back and said, "Guess this is my revenge for toying with me," delivering a straight punch.
Holding the spear with one arm, I move my head to the side. Dodging it as it went pass my head, cutting through some of my hair. She starts using the spear, twisting it around when the colour turn from purple to red. And she immediately disappear. My vision darkens, as I fall down on the floor and I could see Sarah shaking my body screaming, "Get up, please get up."
Sorry... I cannot protect you...
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A certain scene appears once more. Waking up in a room, lighted up by the shining moon. Laying down on a soft bed, I hear someone breathing closely to my ear. A women on her twenties with jet black hair that glows with the moon and accompanied by a very pretty face, she is sleeping peacefully beside me.
Shaking her as I stare from below, I say, "Elli wake up."
Still with her eyes closed. Only to be responded with, "Heh heh heh, yes. You all want to be with me!" smiling widely opening her arms, and continues to turn and face the other way.
I continue to shake her when she just keep sleeping. Feeling irritated, I look to the side to see mom is not there anymore. Grabbing a brown teddy bear with a missing eye button. Wearing a blue suit and a red bow tie. I get of bed and went to the giant door. Not being able to reach, I look around the room. It's not dark as I can see clearly thanks to the natural light.
When I see a chair near the door accompanied by a small tea table set. Putting Mr. Waffles on the chair I lift the small chair with my tiny arms. Surprisingly it's very light, and proceed to put it below the knob. I grab Mr. Waffles, and continue to climb and open the door. As the door opens I jump ahead and went outside. I'm now standing infront of a grand hallway made from the combination of white and dark wood along with engravings of some sort. As I walk, I hug Mr.Waffles tight. Crying out:
"Mommy, Daddy!" as I pass through the huge hallways.
The shining blue moon, illuminates through the window as the soft glowing lantern hangs on the side. My small shadow follows me through as I walk pass this seemingly endless hallway. When a certain door is not closed shut, peaking out a small bit of light. Curiously I walk through and see beyond.
Beyond the door, A male around his twenties with his white skin that is mostly covered except his face, his sitting on a clean table with a suitcase in the middle. With his long weirdly shaped jet black hair ending with a dark deep blue. His long bangs covers his eyes, making someone think how does he even see with that hair. Wearing a brown military uniform similar to Coraline but the difference is the medal hanging in his chest. With a very slim figure similar to a women. I could see him looking through the window, gazing far away to the stars. He holds a weird black rectangluar box with a green and red light on it and some kind of net like holes in the middle. Bringing it closer to his ear.
As he saw me, he smiles gently that could bring everyone calm. Putting his box down on top of the suitcase vertically. He stands up and walks to the door. Opening it gently as the sound of the creek can be heard.
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"Oh, Master Sova. Why art thou awaken from ye slumber?" he says with a calming voice. I tilted my head in confusion. When he shakes his head and close his eyes for a while, he opens his eyes as he continues to ask, "Whereat Elli and thy mother? Art they asleep when thee awaken?"
As I think asleep, I nod at him. He looks away and says, "When I see her, I shall thither her tide in twine," tilting my head again in confusion. He looks back at me, smiling gently and say, "Oh, aren't thee a precious swain," lifting me up and carrying me in his arms. While making a chu chu chu sound close to my face, I can't help but smile and laugh.
When he takes me inside and close the door with his feet. Giving me the full view of the room. It's wide with metal shelves on the sides with it's inside almost empty filled with a few folder cases. And only a single chair and large half circle table inside. With a wide carpet below and glowing yellow sticks above. As he sits on the chair, making me sit on his laps. He pets my head with his right hand. Making me close my eyes as he mess my hair. He stops, grabbing his black box once more as he look beyond the window. Moving the chair forward and backwards as if it's a rocking chair. Feeling a bit oozy I close my eyes, "Ezurus, mumble mumble," I called out his name, when he starts humming a lullaby my mom and Elli always sing before I sleep.
"Go to see thy dreams, thou precious Sova," he says softly. When it gets darker and darker before losing consciousness I heard, "Page, I have send thou the coordinates, they will be over yonder, this will be my last mission. *Yawn* Thy city, is where I and thee best orts man-at-arms are station as a last stand for a lucifer or whatever you wish to classify such. To hold thee forces off."
When a female voice responded. I decided to look at him as he listens, I could see his deep blue eyes as it glows in the night, "...Good, you've done well Ezurus. I shall laud thee accomplishments among the loyalist. Forget it, I'm not good at speaking such. You truly wish to join them aren't you? Why don't you join them fully?" thinking back, it is aunt's voice.
"I wish I could but natheless, the pledge my ancestors made, prevents me to do such. It coils around mines heart and manes me if I ever did. I prithee to take ruth of thy child, he himself is but young and don't portage the sins of his parents, for Urva's and Seva's sake."
she replied, "You don't need to tell me that. I was already planning to do so. Good luck if you have one."
"Do not despair, for I got the devil's luck with me," taking a deep breath as he say that. He stare down at me with a surprise face. When he chuckles softly and smiled calmly once more. He continues to say, "Oh did my voice awaken thee? Forgive my actions master Sova. Here let thy make sure thee slumber tis time," he puts the black box down, moving the chair back and forth once more. Humming the lullaby. Feeling my self feeling oozy again, I tighten my hug with Mr. Waffles, closing my eyes. I lost consciousness.
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Waking up on a dimly lit surrounding, I see an unfamiliar wooden ceiling above. When I remember... Ah Mr. Waffles, I wonder where he went... As I was hugging something very soft and warm. I scent the smell of something sweet, feeling a heavy object weighing me down. I look where it came from, it's Sarah hugging me close as she sleep peacefully. With a giant thick gold blanket wrapping us whole, she suddenly tightens her hug and rubs her head on my chest. I take a huge sigh and let her go when her ears suddenly wiggles. Opening her red eyes and yawns, slowly she looks at me.
Her red eyes widened and she continues to say, "Master! Thank goodness."
"Master? Who?" I exclaim in surprise.
"You of course!" she answered back smiling widely as her small bucktooth became visible.
"Wait wait wait what's going on?"
"You saved me of course and now I wish to serve you. Master," she answers me once more.
"I'm sorry but can you please don't call me that it feels weird. And why me?"
"Eh you don't want to be called Master? Then what do you wish to be called?" she asks.
"Oh that's right, I haven't introduce my self. my name is Sova Anmao but please just call me Sova. I don't wish to be anyone's master, instead just be my friend."
"A friend?" she asks confused.
"Yea friends, someone who helps each other, don't you have any?"
She looks away saying, "I..."
Petting her, she suddenly look at me when I say, "You know what, just call me whatever you want. If it ease you."
She smiled widely and says, "Then D.A.R.L.I.N.G."
"That's even Worse!!!" I yell back at her, only for her to just keep smiling. Taking a huge sigh I say, "I feel like if I continue this conversation, it will go nowhere. Still how are you alive? Are you okay?" grabbing her face as I continue to ask, "Didn't Rana tried to kill you?"
"Well after you collapsed. She suddenly laugh and told me that I can leave when a door suddenly appear... But when I look at you, I thought to my self. You tried saving a person you don't even know, risking your own life to do so. My parents told me that when you finally find someone worthy, then follow him. And so I decided that I want to serve you, I want to be with you. Besides if I stay there, I will just rot away after already losing e..."
Stopping her mid way when she tears up, I pet her head and say, "Then you can stay with me, just make sure you don't call me Master or something inappropriate when we're out in the public okay?"
"NO PROMISES ARE MADE," she replied quickly.
I sighs and ask, "Then can you at least introduce your self. I mean I only know you by your card."
"My name is Sarah just Sarah I'm not rich nor accomplish enough to have a second name, DARLING."
Sighing heavily I ask, "Why do you even call me that?"
"Who would ever risk their life to save a random stranger, from the alleyway no less. Now I know I can enturst my self to you," hugging me tight as she says that.
"Then can you excuse me, I need to get up."
"Eh, don't you wish to rest more? I'll be your pillow anytime," she smiles happily as she says so.
"... No, I think I'm fine now."
"Okay~" she sulks.
As she says that. She takes the blanket away, and get off the bed. Looking at her now. Unlike previously. She now looks neat, tidy and clean. With no more stains, revealing her white skin. Her reddish brown hair now looks trimmed and comb to the end, yet she is still wearing the tattered green ribbon. She wears a frilly blood red one piece dress that suits her eyes, while her pink tail has a red ribbon tied near the end. And she wears black stockings with no shoes.
"You can stare at me as much as you want Master."
Shaking my head, I get up. And ask, "So you change your clothes?"
"Yes Master. When I say that I want to be with you, she suddenly laughs louder. And said to me if you want to stay with him then follow me. Steeling my resolve I decided to do so when she took me to a giant bath."
"Oh right! The toilet. Where is it?" I say as I remembered I haven't use it for days now.
"Eh? there's one in the corner of this room," she answers back.
Looking around I see a red door in the corner and decided to go there immediately. When Sarah said, "That's not it, it's over there," she stops me and points on another corner with another red door.
I hurried to the door and tried enter immediately by pushing and pulling the door. When it's not working, Sarah told me to slide it to the side. Sliding it open, The room was pure white with a round glass above, lighting up the entire room. A shower behind a glass panel and a huge bath tub beside it. Seeing the toilet closet, I immediately went there...
Finishing up I went to the basin. Which doesn't have any switch or any panel I can turn on or off. As I was trying to find it, when I put my hand below the wash it suddenly produce water. Which immediately shock me. And stops when I pull my hands away. Putting it below again, the waters pour down. Washing my hands and face, I look at my self through the large mirror.
Blonde hair that's quite long, pearl white skin, natural pink lips, a sharp round like brown eyes, and a scratch scar below the left eye... It's been a few days since I left home but it feels like it's been weeks maybe even months. I have been having dreams about the childhood I almost forgot lately... Aunt what do you mean by that. Don't tell me you were the one who... I shake my head, as to get the thoughts out of my head. I say to my self, "Aunt Palka, May, Rubeca. Wait for me at home, I'm getting closer I think."
Looking at my self, I'm clean and smell like flowers, while still wearing the same clothes I have since going out. Difference is that, it's now clean with no more stains... I'm just gonna leave the part of how they clean it with magic and that's that. I'm not wearing any shoes nor any foot wear either. Where is my armor now? I thought to my self when I get out.
Observing the room I'm staying. I see Sarah cleaning up the bed where we... I sleep. The room is big and lit up dimly with yellow lights coming from the corners. I feel some cold air coming through the vents above. While it's floor is made out of some kind of soft fur. With the walls are made out of some kind of dark brown wood from top to bottom. There is three red doors, one is the toilet, one is where she stopped me and the other one is probably the way out. When suddenly the door opens and a different mannequin wearing a skull with goat horns, dress in a different garb with the one at the counter, as it eyes glows red, it came in and suddenly speak saying, "Sova and Sarah, please follow me lunch is ready to be serve," in a weird echoing voice
Lunch? I thought to my self. When I ask Sarah, "How long was I out?"
"Oh you we're out for hours well I didn't actually count since I fell asleep my self when you suddenly hug me," she answers back while blushing.
"I guess that's fine," I said as I head out. Outside is almost the same as the room. Made out of dark brown wood small yellow light coming from the corners dimly lighting up the hallway, with multiple red doors spread around in an organized manner.
Sarah follows beside me when she suddenly hugs my arm. I say to her, "Aren't you getting to close?"
"Not at all," she replied back.
I sighs thinking to myself even May don't stick to close. Except Nicole who sometimes stay far behind or just outright hug me randomly. My thoughts was cut when the mannequin say, "Please follow closely we're getting closer to Master Rana."
Rana... I thought when we stop suddenly. The mannequin stands aside and opens the door, Shining us with a bright light that blinds me. Making me cover my, as I open it the scenery is now different. Hearing the sounds of birds on the sea. And the sound of waves hitting the shores. We're now in a weird blue fancy room, filled with many windows that shows the scenery outside and the ocean ahead that ends with the endless wall stretching beyond. In the middle is a table for three person with piping hot food that still produce steam. When look closely there is a variety of dishes like giant crabs, fishes with arms and legs... Isn't that a sanguine? I thought, continued with a shelled squid, octopus and some blue coloured water producing bubbles inside. Laid out magnificently.
In one of the chair a slim figure wearing an all black clothing from top to bottom. Except her silver breastplate and the long blue scarf that wavers around her as it was floating by it self. With her metallic right arm she holds a small cup with hot green tea inside, looking beyond the horizon. It's Rana... When she look at us, revealing that she is not wearing the mask anymore but a black tight clothing that covers her nose and below, revealing her dark brown eyes when the ocean wind sways.
"Sova good afternoon. I'm sorry for letting my self run wild I guess, please have some lunch. We can talk it out while you eat."
Following what she said, when Sarah keeps holding my arm as I sit down. I tell her, "Please let go."
"Eh? Okay..." she sulks as she lets go and sits beside me.
"Well look at the new couple. Please eat to your hearts content," Rana says to us before looking at me and say, "Sova I just cannot stand without my mask. If I wish to function in this society, I at least need something to cover my face so I can talk properly. I have my own circumstances you see."
I replied back, "No, I wish to say sorry too. It seems I went too far with the fight as well, I just don't want to see a kid die," when I look at Sarah, she just takes whatever she can and gobble up with no restrain eating both the bones and the meat.
Rana chuckles and say, "Really a kid? Do you even know the minimal age requirements to be a hunter. They don't just send kids to the wild life you dum dum."
"Eh then how old are you Sarah?" I ask in surprise.
"Geez Master, don't you know you *Chomp* shouldn't *Nomb* ask a girls age. Well since you're my DARLING. I'll tell you, I'm eighteen. If we're counting with human age."
I quickly look to the side and cough, "Wait you're older than me?! But you look like a kid."
"Master please don't talk about my size! I can assure you I'll grow into a fine lady in the future."
"Ha ha ha ha, of course the rat demi-humans are kinda similar to the mouse. Unlike real rats and mouses. They have half the life spent of ours. I already gave her some immunity spell. So you better take good care of her okay? Tho she is quite small for her age..." Rana replied back at me.
"I feel very pressured with this information. Besides don't say it like she's a pet."
"Master, I don't really care if it's you. But the fact that you want to spend more time with me is..." blushing away and continue to say, "I'll spend most of my time beside you," she smiled at me while nibbling at her fish that has arms and legs.
I gave up and just smiled, following her. I pick up a giant crab leg, as I break it apart with my bare hands. Steam pours out while the juicy white insides come out like noodles. Slurping a little for it's too big for my mouth. As it enters my mouth, it melts immediately and the more I chew the more flavor it brings.
"It's very delicious, what do you think Sarah?" I exclaim.
"It's *Gobble* * Chew* *Slurp* very *Chomp* *Crunch* delicious *Gulp*," she answer back mouthful.
"Heh heh heh, I know. Eat more it's all for you two," Rana says happily.
"To be honest I hate seafood, but this dish is making me loving it now," I comment back.
"I'm gonna forget you said that, so please eat more after all it's all hand made by me. As proof of me saying sorry, really though I'm sorry," Rana said back to me as she bow her head.
"No, please. If you stay like that I think I'm going to lose my appetite. We can talk about that later," I answer back.
"Heh heh, I guess you're right. Eat up," raising her head, she pulls her scarf up.
As I finish eating the 8th leg, and drink the blue water. I feel some something burning in my tongue and nose. Closing my eyes, I ask, "W-what is this drink?"
"It's what they call soda. I was quite surprised when I drink it the first time too. But you can find that a lot in Central," Rana answers back as she takes sips of her tea.
I finally say, "Rana, during my days out of my home. I've been seeing and knowing new things I've never learn before."
Rana answered back, "Ya ya, you've said that multiple times already. What are you trying to imply."
"My sis, May, you and probably most of the people living here already knows a lot. I want you to explain to me please. I've been ignorant and avoiding what's going on around the city... No the home I have live almost my entire life but no more. At least tell me, about what's going on in the Confederation."