They said when faced with death, our lives flashes before our eyes... But right now..my life's flashback is all messed up! It's overlapping with Kannavis memories… I'm seeing multiple scenes of my life, mixing in with Kannavis, and this keep repeating over and over again… I'm gonna puke..please just eat me already…

When I watched monster movies as a kid, I always wondered why they didn't run away when the monster appeared in front of them? Just run! It's not that hard! Why did they have to die like that? So uncool.. but now I understand. What's above me isn't just any giant lizard..One can tell, with its head resembling a cobra, a mouth like an alligator snapping turtle with razor sharp teeth, its serpent-like body with a pair of giant wings and two legs. Yep this is definitely a Wyvern.

I was frozen in fear, Irene, turn back! Don't come here! It's salivating all over my head, it hasn't had a proper meal in a while now, hasn't it? My body was shaking and sweating profusely. My legs… please move! Ah..I'm definitely gonna-

Before I could finish what I was thinking, that thing opened its jaw wide open, ready to snapped my head off! FU-

*Bang! *

*Screechhh!*

" wa-what?"

I thought I was gonna die, but before the wyvern was about to bite me, I saw a huge blue ball of energy, almost fire-like hitting the massive creature, causing an explosion right in its face. The thing screamed in pain, everything was so loud, I could only hear ringing in my ears.

I turned to look behind me, there, I saw Irene, in a stance. The area around her was glowing, if you were there, you'd think you're about to witness a rebirth of a goddess. Her hand was bind together, creating some sort of sign, her mouth, chanting something, and you could feel that an immense amount of energy was gathering around her.

The moment she saw me looking at her, she extends her hand towards me.

" Come to me." I didn't hear that, she didn't say it, yet as soon as our eyes locked in to each other, I knew. All my worries were gone, and my body began to rush over to her. Behind me, I can hear the wyvern also gained its compusure and was ready to hunt, it began crawling out behind that tombstone, its viperus tail, flapping around, destroying other gravestones like it was some pebbles in its way.

As soon as my hand and Irene's made contact, it was glued together, and we both started to run for our life. No matter how chaotic the chase was, our hands didn't separate from each other. Not only that, both of us were at the end of our breaths, but Irene was still chanting, blasting the serpent with huge waves of magic attacks. I was astonished, the whole woods was glowing into a blue sea.

The magic from this world was born from the energy of this world, we called them mana. Mana is all around us, and each person can concentrate and absorb some amount of mana, depending on their mana core. The bigger their mana core has established, the more powerful magic they can use. Magic-users of this world are called Mages.

..How can she have so much mana? And she doesn't even have a wand…

Each mage has a staff, a wand or some kind of personal belongings, used as a conduit to help generate their spells and increase its potency.

Incredible… Right now she might be comparable to a 6th classed mage.. no maybe even more powerful than that…As expected of the main character.

"My lady! I see the manor! Can you still run?"

"Of course!" I couldn't let her down, right here right now I'll use all my might to run as long as possible!

However, we're not the only one that notices the manor in sight. The wyvern was slowing down.

"Wa-what? What's it doing?" I said... Oh no!

The bastard started to extend its feather-less wings. The surrounding was in disarrayed by the winds from the flaps of its wings and it ascended in to the air like a beast.

"It flew past us?!"

"Oh no.. It's heading towards the manor..the people there will be in danger!"

" Let's hurry!"

Even though I said that, I was starting to slow down.. Damn it! Not now! You can't stop right now!

Irene started to notice.

"My Lady! Can You Keep up-"

"Just Go!" Please go save the others! You can not be weighed down by me!

..She nodded. Nevertheless, she started chanting something new, then air started to filled up my lungs, and my fatigue felt like it has decreased.. I can run faster now!

" Don't overdo it, my lady. It's just a temporary spell.." Irene was showing concerned on her face.

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"I will be fine! We need to get to the manor right this instant! that's what matter!" I replied in retaliation.

".. Of course."

When we arrived at the manor, it was a disaster. The maids were running around screaming, some part of the walls and the buildings have collapsed. The wyvern standing over a fallen wall, was seen battling with Galium and the knights from our house.

"Irene! Gather the people inside and head down in to the basement, make sure that no one is left outside!

"Yes! My lady!"

She went to gather others that were still outside, and I went to look around the fallen pebbles, making sure that no one was buried under.

The garden that was in front of my room was in ruined, the fountain were destroyed from a rock that flew in from the battle. No.. not my favorite garden..Then I heard a voice.

" He-Help…"

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There's someone buried under! The sound.. it came from that collapsed patios. I started to dig, using all my strength to lift the stone up and away from the injured person.

It was a young maid, she looks to have not suffered any life-threatening injury.

"! Are you okay?! Can you still walk? Let's get you inside."

I lift her up and put her arm over my shoulder. Then I slowly carried her inside. But before we could make it in, the wyvern flew out of nowhere and quickly descends towards us.

Oh no.. we won't make it, I have to do something… out of instinct, I pushed the girl to the side as far as I can, so she wouldn't get caught up and before I knew, the thing landed right on me.

*Baam!*

The ground was shaken. The area was fogged up by dust.

The wyvern, upon a closer looks, also seemed to have received some injuries. There were spears sticking on its back, and its wings were pierced with holes... Oh So you were retreating huh?

"My lady!!!…Get off her!!!" Irene yelled.

Irene? She looked pissed… who got you making such an expression? Is it because of this guy? Let me teach him a lesson.. oh wait sh*t he's crushing me…

This beast got its foot stomped over my whole body, I think all my organs has been crushed… blood is gushing out of my mouth.. it-it's really heavy.. ha-hard to breath…

Irene began to chant again, but this time with her wand. The spell was casted faster and the damage dealt was great enough that the wyvern removed its foot from my body and started to move towards her.

She led it away from me, and it began to run towards her, but before it could get any closer, Galium rushed in and stab its tail with his spear. The beast screeched in pain once more, it knew that it was in a life and death situation. With all its might, it spins its whole body around, the spear stuck in its tail trying to hit Galium, but he swiftly dodges away.

"Irene!" Galium shouted.

"Mmh!" she nodded.

While Galium was distracting the wyvern, she started to chant. Mana started to gather from the whole area in to her wand.

The wyvern noticed it, and start heading towards her.

"Where Do You Think You're going, YOU BASTARDS?!" Galium chant an incantation, enhancing his physical attributes. He instantly jumped on the wyvern and grabbed the spear sticking on its back, stabbing it further in to its body.

*Screechhh*

It was in agony. The battle seems to be almost over… oh now that I think about it. A scene where the female lead and the male lead fighting a wyvern was going to happen.. Look at them battling the beast now, … they seem to be really in sync.. such a perfect duo… ahh so tired.. it's fine… she'll be fine.. let me rest..for..a bit…

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I was in a field of lavenders, the sun was setting, the crows are flying above my head..I can hear the waves of the ocean somewhere…it's peaceful…I can rest here..

Then I heard a delicate voice..

"My lady…"mmm?

"My lady!… Miss Kannavis!" Irene shouted in to my ears.

I regained my consciousness. My eyes were half opened, I began to look around. Irene was holding my motionless body in her arms, Galium was running around shouting something…and the wyvern… its body was laying in front of me with a giant, glowing greatsword, its quillion, carved in to a rose, was sticking in its head. The beast was slained… woaah.. did.. Irene do this? Or was it Galium?.. Whoever it was..I'm- I'm glad…

"Please hold on, my lady… you're gonna be fine.." Irene voice was trembling.

Holly came rushing out with a potion in her hand. It was a glowing-amber liquid…maybe it's that elixir?

She popped the lid opened and passed the bottle to Irene. Then she started to pour the liquid in to my mouth. It.. tasted sweet…like honey..slowly, my body began to feels light, the pain started to welled down… I took a deep breath in and…huuu…

"It seems… her breathing's back to normal.." Irene said.

"Oh thank goodness.." Holly sighed in relieved..

"I think she fell asleep.."

"It's fine, please take care of her lady, Irene. I'll need to go help sir Galium with this issue at hand." Holly said.

"Yes ma'am."