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Chapter 2
Leaving the castle and its plains was the easiest part of our trip. Our location was a the forest of despair. A cold,dark forest and forbidding with the lowest visibility in the continent. The forest is rumored for its ability to get even the most experienced hunters,trackers killed. Just recently actually,a large mercenary company of 200 was found dead,they had for unknown reasons turned on each other killing themselves and their comrades. Being someone with a creation attributed magic however i am weakened significantly by the forest itself. With creation magic i sensed and absorbed energy,dark or light weather i wanted to or not. The trees and animals were seemingly affected by the forests dark energy,the trees remained dead while the animals even the smallest of insects are driven insane. With a groan i shake my head exhausted both physically and mentally by the forests effects.
“You okay partner?” I hear ellen say ahead of me
Looking forward i follow a rope from my saddle that leads to hers,we had to have ellen lead my horse,i could barely stay awake let alone navigate so we agreed that ellen lead.
“Wishing i could burn the forest down” I say quietly
“Haha,dont worry i got you covered” Ellen says with her rapier already drawn slightly
With a sigh i close my eyes and return back to my mental struggle. Focusing on a the image of something i could more or less stop the worse energy out. Creation magic users had the ability to fortify mentally,a trade off i guess for the absorbing,without it i would end up insane. As we travel i hear ellen stop. Bring up a hand i wipe the sweat off my brow. Looking up i see ellen with rapier fully drawn.
“Ellen?” I ask
“Goblins” Ellen says pointing down the road
Looking forward i see behind a tree a small naked green creature attempting to hide behind a tree,closing my eyes i send out a weak pulse of energy sensing 20 more. Opening my eyes i look at ellen
“Theres 20.”
“We’ll ride past them,we don't have the time nor energy for a casual fight.” Ellen says eyeballing the trees
“Goblins..” I whisper
One of the offspring of this foul forest,a being that would breed with a rock if it had a hole. Looking up to ellen i nodd. With a small nudge both our horses surge forward. As we pass the goblins,with a pair of screeches the goblins give chase. Aiming my hand backwards i send a flash of green energy to a large bush. As my energy hits i send a simple order through the plant. In a second multiple thorny branches fling out and wrap around the legs of every goblin in the road,pulling my hand into a fist i smile as the thorns rip their legs to shreds.
Turning around i feel my hands go numb: mana exhaustion. Reaching into a saddle i pull out a bag of nuts and dried livers. Throwing them into my mouth by handful i ignore the bitter flavor i feel a little energy return to me.
For the next hour we were forced to go offroad in order to avoid more goblin ambushes that had been set up along the road. Eventually we get back to the main road as we travel a thick fog descends upon us.
“Chris,use your sensing thing for me?” I hear ellen say loudly
Closing my eyes i send more signals out randomly,bouncing off of objects i can see the lines of trees through their life force. Reaching out to ellen's mind i merge into it merging my “sight” with hers. Opening my eyes i see ellen's eyes glowing a bright green,the side effects of my magic taking effect.
With no visibility we walked blind with only the sense of a tree's life force to guide us,me and ellen could normally navigate through these environments easily,with her being a blood elf she was able to see in the dark and with my creation magic i could act as a support fighter,giving her increased senses and energy to keep her fighting. With a strange feeling going through my connection to ellen's mind we both shiver.
“Chris?” Ellen asks worried
“I'll be fine,just tired.”
Getting to the end of the fog i pull out of ellens mind severing the connection. Getting off her horse ellen walks back to my horse.
“Your riding with me.” She says seriously
“I can ride by myself.”
“No,you're too exhausted,this way you can rest on my back and if we end up getting attacked i can defend you.”
Looking around i give in,she was right. In this forest i only had 10% remaining of my full power,with me being only to use basic spells and unable to fight physically it was a blunt lie to say i could keep up with her.
“I guess you're right..” I say exhausted
Getting down off my horse i slip as my leg gives out and i fall into ellen's arms.
“Whoa,easy there.” Ellen says catching me
Putting my arm around her shoulders she walks me to her horse. One there i hold onto the saddle as ellen gets on. Holding a hand down to me i grab it and she pulls me up with a single arm. Resting on her back i wrap my a arm around her stomach and one prepared to use magic.
“Alright” Ellen says
With a nudge and a yell she gets both her horse and mine to begin a jog,we had honestly went through the hard part,the fog only began when the thickest of the forest began and it ended when we past through the 11 kilometer long fog. Entering a lighter forested part of the forest i could see a flat plain far in the distance. With a sigh of relief i feel the dark energy begin to fade little by little. If it was possible i would avoid the forest,it was very dangerous for one with the creation attribute. I am at risk to being corrupted by the dark energies only,ellen simply couldn't. It was a thing that could only affect those with the creation embedded mana in their blood. Once corrupted a creation mage will turn into nothing short of a abomination.
In 20 more minutes we make it out of the forest and onto the plain. Hearing a rumble we look into the horizon and see a storm slowly moving towards us.
“We need shelter.” I say quietly
“I can see that my love” Ellen says nudging the horses
As the horses speed across the plain i close my eyes,sending a small wave of energy i feel a dip somewhere in front of us.
“There's a cave a hundred meters away from us” I say aloud
“Where?” Ellen asks
“Keep going straight,you'll see it in the distance.”
Riding we are soon under the grey clouds,with a heavy rain on us i both groan,with lightning striking ellen pushes hard. Finally we arrive and in the distance we see a large mountain in the distance.
“There.” I say
With a grunt of agreement ellen turns the horses toward it,reaching the mountain side we ride up a large overhang,inside the overhang is a large enough entrance for a person. Riding up to it ellen gets off and once again helps me down from the horse. With arm over her shoulder she leads me into the entrance,walking in we see it is barely big enough to fit both of us. Laying me down against the wall next to the door ellen walks out. Coming back in a few minutes carrying a armful of sticks ellen pulls out a flint and steel. With a single strike combined with her electricity ellen lights the logs. Going back outside she comes back in with a small roll of bedding and rolls it across the floor.
“Good think its the two of us,there's just room for one on the matt” She says with a wink
Smiling i rummage through my bag,finding what i need i pull out a small seed and hand it to ellen who places it by the door.
“Use my energy chris.” She says kneeling next to me
Grabbing ellens are i aim at the seed,focusing i send a small ping of energy to it,with control the seed grows into a large mass of vines,using these vines i cover the entrance in a thick growth that hides the entrance of the cave and our presence. Letting my arms fall to my arms i sigh in relief. Taking off my sword belt i place it to my side,looking over i see ellen already partially undressed pulling out a thin blanket.
Laying on her side she holds out her arms.
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“Come sleep.”
Tiredly i cross the room and lay on the mat in front of ellen. Facing the fire i feel ellen snake her arms under my arms and pull me into her chest. With her legs tangling with mine i feel her rest her chin rest on my head.
“Good night,ellen” I say with a tired yawn
“Night,chris” Ellen says kissing me on the back of my head
Slipping into sleep i sink into ellen's arms.Being used as a human body pillow is not too bad on a cold night is it? With a last sigh i fall asleep.
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Wincing at a tight grasp on my chest my eyes fly open. Remembering the night before i smile as i feel the familiar warmth. Looking around the room i can see a bright sunlight leaking through the vegetation i blocked the door with, sending out a wave of energy i sense only a couple dozen birds singing and our horses casually eating around the cave. With no hostility sensed i struggle in ellens arms and turn towards her as she once again wraps her arms around me. I needed to wake ellen up,it was time to depart and get back on the road.
“Wake up” I say aloud poking her cheek
“We got time..just another hour..or five..” Ellen says pulling me into a hug
Feeling her smell my hair i sigh to myself
“Fine..how about 10 minutes?” I ask
“That's all..?” Ellen asks
“Yes,i want to be early.”
With her grasp loosening i move up,looking into her face i smile as she does. With a small giggle ellen puts her forehead against mine.
“Okay” Ellen says quietly
With a long hug 10 minutes pasts fairly fast,after getting out of ellen's grasp i put on my uniform and my mantle,fastening on my sword belt i turn to ellen who was still waking up. Kneeling down i poke her cheek.
“You said 10 minutes” I say
“Okay..” Ellen says standing up
Standing up i see she is in only her undergarments,looking around i sigh as i see all her clothes thrown to a corner of the room. Looking to ellen i see her yawning and barely awake. She’d take hours if i don’t help.
“Stay here” I say to her with a commanding tone
Going around the room i quickly gather up her belongings,after smelling each piece to make sure it was clean enough and trading the skirt for another piece of clothing i place the outfit on the bed. A simple grey uniform and hard leather boots. Looking to her i see her dozed off staring at the sealing.Walking over with the pants i get on my knees,leg by leg i pull the pants on. Looking up i see ellen look down at me with a smile.
“While you're down there…” Ellen says seductively
“Nope” I say pulling her pants fully on
After helping her tuck in her shirt and putting on the uniforms over coat,i leave her to put on her sword belt and mantle. Stepping in front of the cave entrance i place a open hand on the thick branches blocking the door,closing my eyes i begin a send a trickle of energy through the plant. With 5 minutes of this i open my eyes to see the plant away from the entrance and growing heavily around it.
“Alright,i'm ready” I hear ellen say
“Already?”I say turning around
Looking at her i see her carrying her pack on her back,sword on her waist and the matt in under one of her arms.
“Of course,someone wanted to be early.” Ellen says with a annoyed smile as she walks past me
“Sorry.” I say following her behind
“It's okay,you just better not do this in bed.” Ellen says returning to her usual attitude
Shaking my head with a small smile i walk by ellen as she tied the bed matt onto her saddle and mount my own horse. Looking over i see her get on top of hers and adjust the straps of her own. With a nod to her i lead and she follows along side.
Going down the hill we eventually make it to a flatter land,pulling open a map i see we are far off from the main road to tristan. Adjusting our course we make it to the main road in 20 minutes without any trouble,reaching the road we travel town it peacefully with idle conversation.
“So partner.” Ellen says as our horses slow to a walk
“Yep?”
“So you're a creation mage right?” Ellen asks
“Yeah,why?”
“You can control trees,that i know,but can you control like animals or people?” Ellen asks scanning the meadow as we pass it
“Well it depends on the person.” I say
“Depends?”
“If the person has mana or not.” I say pulling out a small book with a long dictionary of simple spells
“So like for warriors it's impossible?”
“Not really,if anyone has mana then someone with the creation attribute can manipulate your senses,that spell or magic is called requiem”
“So assuming you have never done it to me,how could i tell i'm under the spell?” Ellen asks with a hint of fascination
“Your can't unless you saw it happen,but the spell itself takes a lot of energy and focus on the casters part”
“Is there a way to break out of the illusion?”
“It takes a bit of training,but there is two ways. One we train your mind to defend against it.” I say reading the spell booklet
“And the second?”
“You allow yourself to fall under the illusion and force all your mana out of your body at once.”
“That's it? Ellen asks slightly worried
“Yes,but if you manage to break out of the illusion the user is usually put out of the fight.”
“So it's a double edge sword?”
“For some,but for me id say i have a fair handle on the spell.”
With a long stretch of silence between us ellen speaks up.
“Could you train be to resist spells that hard the mind?” ellen asks worried as she stares down the road
“I could try but i'm no master.” I say flashing a smile towards her
“Thank you” Ellen says in relief
With a nod i turn my eyes back toward the small booklet in my hands,this book was my life. Though it was only as big as my hand it carried at least three dozen,though that seemed like a small number i actually had ten spells for every three brackets. Attack,defense support. The problem with creation magic as i said earlier is that it is stronger defensively than on the offensive.
As we near another forest we walk over a bridge,going under is a strong stream beating on the rocks below. Going through the light forest we come to the shore of a massive lake crystal clear water. Looking across the lake a massive white city and a single wall,shining brilliantly in the sun it could nearly match the size and beauty of the capital. Surrounding the city is a vast grassland.
Looking on the other side of the lake we could see a group of people in student uniforms riding around the lake towards us on white horses.
“Think it's as defendable as it looks?” Ellen asks eyeing the wall
“I don't know,i'll deal with it if it's not.” I say motioning ellen toward the horsemen
With a nudge our horses go into a slow but steady jog,getting to the side of the lake both us and what i guessed what was students stopped infront of eachother.
“We are knights of the empire,we must meet your headmaster.” Ellen asks changing from her normal tone to a serious one
“Let us see your orders,you could be lying.” A blonde women says
The leader of their little gang i would geuss. Looking over her it could be said she was cute with short hair and while it was not as good as ellen she had a average build to her. She was clearly however not a fighter and more of the speaker of the group
Riding forward ellen pulls our orders from a saddle bag and hands them over to the blonde. Grabbing it out of ellen's hands she opens it. As she reads it i look over their group,besides a brown haired girl who couldn't even look at me,all the others were plain warriors,not a single one was a veteran in neither sword or magic. The blonde though their leader had a large mana pool,larger than my own in fact.
With a small rustle of papers the blonde folds the paper and hands it back to ellen.
“Welcome to tristan Knight Velora and Mesaki,i'm the president of the student council Lia tyril.”
Since neither of their names were of importance to my job i ignored most of the introductions,i was to help defend the city and ellen was the one to be friendly with the populace. Im here to kill the bandits not make friends. After two minutes of introductions and small talk the president soon turns toward the city.
“Let's get you two to the headmaster.” Lia says
With simple nods from everyone in the group we all ride towards the city,getting close to the city i see easily that the wall and nearly half of the defenses were half as wellbuilt as the capitals. The anti seige weapons relied more on catapults and short distance artillery then the capitals long distance and accurate ballista. It was also a downgrade from the empires as the defenses were not updated to the current tech.
See the problem is that this is a academy city that boasts magical and technological advancements yet it did not have updated defenses.
As late day falls on top of the city we enter it and ride towards the large academy,crossing a large bridge we enter the academy. Much to my surprise the academy itself takes up at least 50% of the city,and from what i saw as i crossed the bridge it was surrounded by a moat. Getting to the center of the academy we all soon dismount and climb a large tower the rises 4 stories above the academy itself.
Reaching the top of the tower the president pushes open a heavy steel door. As the door parts i see a large room with large bookcases on either side and a red carpet leading to a desk. Behind the desk sat a dark skinned bald man with no distinguishing features. Walking to the desk me and ellen both kneel in front of it.
“Please rise,honorable knights.” He says in a deep voice
“Thank you” Both me and ellen say together
“I am headmaster ike of academy odysee”
“Scarlet Knight velora”I say
“Scarlet Knight Mesaki” Ellen says
“Now i understand you are have a set of orders? May i see them?” He asks politely
With quick movements ellen pulls another paper of orders,these were another set of orders with a detail of what we will be doing in the city,as well as information regarding the mission. As he reads the student council leaves and only the brown haired girl stays. After reading it the headmaster looks up.
“Your two made a trip that would usually take five days only need two” He says slightly surprised
“My partner is very good at speeding things up” I say looking at ellen with a smile
“You're the one who said we should be early.” Ellen says in a whisper
“Well that's all good. Emily.” He says
“Yes headmaster?” The brown haired girl says
“There's a room in this tower below this one,please take our guests there.”
“Yes headmaster.” Emily says
Turning his attention back to us
“I'm prepared to offer full cooperation,ill have a escort for each of you tomorrow” Ike says tossing a key towards me
Catching it i nodded to him and look toward emily who looks away and leads us out. Walking out we are lead one floor down into a circular hall way. Getting to a door i nod to emily who looks away with a blushed face and walks down the hallway.
“I think you got a admirer.” Ellen says from behind me as i put the key in the lock
“Maybe”
“I should show her that your mine” Ellen says as she gropes my rear causing me to jump
As she continues her groping i open the door showing a medium sized room,with ellen clinging to me we walk into the room. Looking around i see two beds both with a chest (Probably carrying our armor) at its foot,besides a desk and another dresser the room is empty. Getting off my back ellen drops off her gear,doing the same i slowly take off my little equipment. Eventually a load dragging noise fills the room causing me to pull my sword from its sheath.
Turning all i see is ellen pulling the two beds together with a sigh i put my sword back into the sheath.
“Theres two beds for a reason..”I say aloud
“Yep,but i sleep better with you.” Ellen says as she makes she bed
“Is that so.” I say
“What you don't enjoy me?” She says lewdly as i watch her undress in the corner of my eye
With a small smile i also begin changing
“That's what i thought” Ellen says climbing into her bed
With the room getting darker i join her under the blanket,taking the advantage i lay behind her. Humming i feel ellen rub her rear into my groin and my manhood. Holding her i feel her hand guide mine across her body. Feeling up her body i feel my body get warm,as ellen guides my hand between her legs i stop. Looking sideways she gives me a questioning look.
“We have to much to do..” I say quietly
With a nod ellen agrees. Turning around she lays on my chest and rests her head on my shoulder. With arms reaching around my sides i watch as she falls asleep,with arms around ellen i feel both her breasts and the softness of the bed.
“Maybe i should've taken her offer” I whisper as i move a hand on her rear
With the travel fatigue clinging to my mind i drift off into sleep.
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