Chapter 13: the beginning of the journey.

It’s dark.

Everywhere around me is dark.

Monster!, you are a monster, Ray.

Someone is talking.

you act nice and innocent but you can’t fool me.

W-What?.

just because you act as one of them, doesn’t mean you are one of them.

Oh, not you again.

This is the tenth times already.

You really are a great actor Ray, you lie to them, you even lie to yourself.

Shut up! Again, how many times do I had to says this, I’m not that cold blooded murder anymore.

I’m sorry but I made the choice, I changed, I’m Lena, not the old Ray, I have my parents, I have actually made a friend. True friend!

Are you sure Paul is your true friend?

Again! yes, I’m sure!.

Are you sure he is loyal and would never betray you? Like your old friends.

Yes!.

Never trust anyone Ray and you know that.

Stop calling me Ray!.

You trust your teammates and they abandon you in the middle of the battle. Don’t you remember, that’s one of the reasons why you died.

They did do that, didn’t they. But I think I could trust this one.

And even though you try to behave like a little kid, you even try to think like an innocent child, but we all know what you are underneath the lies and don’t you dare forget that.

No, but…this is the tenth times you and I meet likes this. What are you? Or… who are you?.

I’m… you.

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[ Lena wake up!]

Whoa, A … Alice, what is it?

[ The escort mission remembers, it’s today. ]

Ah,… shit, you’re right, I’m late!.

I immediately got out of the bed, dressed myself up, put on my leather armors, ready my knifes. Wait! I still got a few minutes to sharpen the cleaver, just in cases i forget.

Then after that, I grab all the stuff I had prepared yesterday night, and ready for the long the journey ahead.

And after I’m done with everything, I made a full sprint from the inn to the town gate, where I suppose to meet Paul and the merchant.

what was his name again? Nal…Nate? That’s right! Nate.

Ah, there they are!.

*Sigh*, Paul looked angry because I made him waited, again.

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“Hi Nate, sorry for making you wait, it took me a whole night to prepared.” I apologize for being late.

From the inn to the gate. it usually took 20 minutes of walking for a normal person but with my strength and speed It only took me ten seconds. yet I still late because I oversleep, and a few minutes to sharpen the cleaver.

“it’s alright Lena. But, try not to be so late next time, okay. Besides there is still 15 minutes before we left.” Nate said.

Nate is the same height as I’m, that’s mean he is short cause I’m roughly 1m65, he is a little on the chubby side but, he has a good nature and a good reputation as a merchant, so a lot of adventures really likes working with him.

“ O… okay, again, I’m sorry for being late,” I reply and sorry again.

After that Paul lectured me about why I shouldn’t let others wait, like today, cause it’s bad for our team reputations.

10 minutes later, after making sure that the cargos and everything are ready, we start the journey, a long one but the rewards are 2 gold coin and 50 silvers so it is worth it.

The caravan, including us, had 18 adventures. 7 D rank 8 C rank and 3 B rank. The 3 B rank adventures are from the same group call the bloody shield.

Nate says that they are from the capital, but they look a little… Nah, it’s just my imagination.

Even though it’s a long and dangerous journey but with 3 B ranks and 8 C ranks accompany with us, everyone is pretty relaxed.

Well, after a few minutes traveling I realize that the journey itself is not as fun as I would expect. Just mostly sitting around on the horse cartridge and looking around for dangers.

Trees, trees, grass, small rocks, medium rocks and oh look a big rock that can move.

Wait! I think that big one just moved. That big rock really is moving!

“ Hey Paul, that big rock over there is moving,” I said to Paul about my discovery.

“ what? Oh, those are roc..,”

“ Those are rock turtles, they are slow and not much of a threat so you don’t have to worry about them. Little miss is this the first times you see them” one of the B rank adventures explain to me, interrupted Paul.

The guy has a good looking face and charming smile, blonde hair.

Urrg, I don’t think I like him, those eyes had the same looks as the eyes of that warlord in Africa, greed.

“ Ah, yes. This is the first time we moved this far from Venzor.” I answer his question, timidly.

I really want to shoot him in the face with one of my {pressure bomb} spell. Hey! stop looking at me as if I’m some cheap prizes.

“ Hey! I was in the middle of talking.” Paul angrily said to him.

That right! show him what you got Paul.

“ The name is Kra the destroyer, leader of the bloody shield, what is your name little miss.” But Kra the delusional ignored Paul and ask me my name.

I think he is hitting on me. Now he just put himself on my blacklist. Just because I accepted myself as a girl when I was three-year-olds doesn’t mean I’m interested in guys.

Well, maybe Paul, a little.

“ Lena, just Lena,” I answer him, as cold as possible.

“ Lena, ah what a beautiful name.” he said and smile to me, then add.

“ Miss Lena if you want. I could show you around the capital when we get there, I knew the placed liked the back of my hand. So what do you think?”

Nice try, but no!.

“ Sorry mister Kre is it?. But I have to say no to your offer.”

I rejected and ignored him, Paul is sitting by my side trying to hold back his laugh when the guy face turns red, from anger.

Fortunately nothing happened, and a few hour later. With the sun slowly coming down, Nate decided to stop and set camp near a small stream to rest for the night.

The B rankers decided to take turn guarding with C ranks while the D ranks, that’s mean us, collecting fire wood, cook foods and set noise traps around the camp.

After I’m done with my part of the job and eat dinner with Paul, I turn in early for the night.

With {healing factor} ability and my {vitality} stats, I don’t really need to sleep. So I used the times to work on my invisible spell.

Lying down as comfortable as possible in my tent, I closed my eyes and concentrated on the mana around me.

Ok, feel the light around you, Lena. From the camp fires, from the stars,…

Used the mana, focus a barrier around my hand first to test the spell, that right, move, my {mind} is 17.8 times better than normal human so use it to its best potential.

Concentrate, alright! There you go, lets the mana moved around your hand, your finger and bend the light, makes it so it go around the barrier, not into it.

And as I open my eyes, I see that my right hand is missing. No, it’s still there, I can feel it, just can’t see it.

Oh my goodness! it’s a success, on my first try. My right hand is invisible on my first try. And if I stop the mana flow then it immediately reappears.

Haha wait! calm down.

I activating the mana flow, the barrier again and turn my right hand invisible.

“{infrared vision}”

Ok I can see the hand with the ability on, and unless I put more mana to mass it from thermal vision, I can see the heat of my skin, outlining the image of my hand.

Oh, I wish I had this ability in my old life. So many mission would have been a piece of cake.

But I still need more practices if I’m gonna use this to go around undetected and unseen.

Alice, I think the reward is as good as ours.

[ well it’s better, causes the other one is already done prepared and currently moving, that’s all the information I could say]

I know, thanks you.

And I don’t know how he or she managed to shorten the times as a kid and reach puberty the same time as I’m.

But I’m gonna make sure he/she regret it and lets me in on his/her secret.

Now, gonna have to focus on perfecting the {invisible} spell first.