Filled with pure stillness, the inside of the inn whereas calm and serein to one man's drowning sorrow. From there, Akatosh sits alone at the far edge corner slightly far from the clusters of people. It's where he soothes his despondent emotion until he drinks his last ten drops of ale.
"Haaa… Life." Akatosh sigh, looking down at the green gem given to him by Lila before they part ways.
"First time?" Comes Amaragnum.
"Not the first time. It's just a heartfelt emotion… But anyway, we got more things to do tomorrow."
"Oh… and what might that be."
"To cure my curiosity." Akatosh smile heading to sleep.
When dawn arrives rumors and words about the occurrence of what Endeve Threshfoll had been, still rings the place. Even at the market, Akatosh can hear the peoples' words about the commotion he'd made. Yet his past days inside Mavigrid were long eased in just a few days and a few drinks.
"Wow… sixty gold!" Says one of the guards looking at the billboard.
"What sixty! From what I last heard the bounty should be fifty gold. But in just a short time. This guy must have put a really big hole at Endregar." Reply to the guard's companion.
"Really let me see, let me see."
When Akatosh crosses the commotion, his curiosity again overwhelms him.
"What the! Is that me!?" Akatosh reckons, looking at his bounty. "And by the looks of it, I'm the most wanted guy on the list."
"Looks like your hands are full." The stillmage chuckles with a malicious intent smeared in his voice.
"What are you up to?"
"Nothing." The stillmage responds then quickly hides into his book.
After Akatosh had restocked his provisions, he quickly set his eyes at the harbor. It is where his real intention was laid.
"So… this is it huh. The most famous and powerful ship." Akatosh says, relentlessly gazing at the magnificent watercraft.
"It's quite magnificent indeed. It must have been built after my time. And what are you going to do about it? Steal it?"
"Yes but no. C-can you feel something about the ship."
"Can you just use your magic to detect—I forgot. You're shit at magic."
"I'm just asking… you buffoon."
"You should be grateful that ship itself reeks tons of magic and powerful barriers. Even from this distance, I can feel the pressure rupturing my aura."
"Oh… but can it work against me." Akatosh smile.
Fitting and planning his motives he didn't realize there was another large ship five hundred meters away from the queen's ship. Less than the size of Izura's ship Akatosh however was suddenly went high after seeing another one.
By silently listening and cautiously gathering information. He manages to gain little but valuable information.
From what he heard. Izura had seven captains and each one of them had one main ship which is close to the size of the queen's ship. Not only that, each captain had their own fleet at their disposal. This is why Mavigrid holds the strongest navy rivaling the people of the north.
Also, one rumors that intrigues his interest is said that Izura had an affection for one of her captains.
By carefully watching the guards patrolling the ship. He saw a handsome person dress in blue uniform, that of a captain going up to the queen's ship.
"That's it, I'm going in. It's now or never." Akatosh says gritting his teeth.
Without hesitation, he quickly utilizes the invisible gem a reward from Lady Eletzia herself. But hesitant to bridge towards the ship.
"Do it! Make a step!" Amaragnum shout.
Passing through the invisible barrier Akatosh stop himself from going, waiting for what could befall.
"Ahh… Sooo… Nothing."
"Wait!" Still in hiding Amaragnum interrupts. "That tremendous energy. Can you try going towards that lady over there?"
Akatosh was confused. Seeing the place overrun by guards and workers he couldn't get what the stillmage was talking about.
"Just go there at the quarterdeck." Amaragnum insists.
Akatosh without a word followed the stillmage's command and to see a very beautiful and solemn lady averting her eyes towards the sun ready to descent down the sea. It was Izura.
Besides, there's another person he notices. It was the man in blue uniform taking the stairs going up towards Izura.
Henceforth not a time to waste Akatosh roguishly maneuvers on the large group of people till he caught up with the man in blue uniform.
In a fashion, the man greeted Izura with respect and esteem as a captain below her ranks. Subsequently, Izura unexpectedly awakens from her drowsiness.
"Is she zoning out from before?" That's what Akatosh thought, watching the two people collaborating with each other.
Izura blush "Captain Lyner. I-I never thought you would arrive early than I expected."
"Then I would train myself to arrive on time." He responds which made Izura giggle.
"What a loyal dog he is," Akatosh says hearing the two flattering each other.
Upon further conversation captain Lyner steps forward to watch the sunset together. And as he maintains his distant position towards Izura, Lyner grasps Izura fiddling with a blue flower.
"Hiris." Said Lyner. "It is said that Hiris the blue glowing flower was a gift from the 'goddess of love'(Hinara) to a knight who fell in love with a beautiful woman. The story said that the woman was cursed by Mirin the goddess of beauty."
"Why did Mirin curse her?" Izura says, carefully sniffing the fragrance of the flower.
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"Yes... why did she curse her." Akatosh follow.
Lyner smile. "It's because she was Mirin's high priestess and her most trusted and loyal acolyte. For breaking her vow, she was cursed for her beauty. Strip from every inch of her fair skin and looks, she was then cast out. And only at every blue moon will she gain her true self. That's when destiny collides when an injured knight is laid to rest into her territory waiting for his last breath. She appeared to his aid in her original self. Love burst and soon melancholic follows when she confesses her true identity to him. But the knight's love to her was imperishable that it reached the call of Hinara."
"Oh… what happens next." Akatosh conceive while still under the spell of invisibility.
"By overcoming trials, the knight finally received the blue glowing flower that would end the curse of his love. And in order to end the curse, she must eat the flower during the twilight of the sun."
"By eating the flower will the curse be broken." Izura blush.
"The rumors were true all along." Akatosh chuckles to himself knowing Izura had a deep affection for her captain.
"Yes."
"By the way, who was her first love," Izura ask unable to look at the captain's eyes.
"No one knows but the story said that the knight who came to her was the one she fell in love in the first place, his reincarnation. Also, legend says that if you ate the flower while you stay at the side of your destiny. You and that person will be destined together."
"I see…" Izura clears her throat and quickly she cast powerful and elusive magic the moment captain Lyner swayed his eyes towards the sunset.
"I think she's going to eat that flower," Akatosh said towards Amaragnum thereafter he had witness Izura magically creating an identical illusion of the flower.
At that perfect timing, Izura purposely covers her mouth then quickly swallows the real flower hidden from her palm.
"Yep, she did it. And RAGGGG!... You are done with your thing?!"
"But of course, PUSSY and that was quite the story and a show. Anyway, I've seen enough… so what's next."
"Haa… What else, to ransack this place." Akatosh responds leaving the two lovers behind as they watch the sunset slowly fades down.
Thereupon his success in entering the inside of the ship. Akatosh hides through the darkness where no one lingers. Changing his identity, the one he used in rescuing Chifya, he and the stillmage again struck a bargain.
"Mm-hmm… deal," Amaragnum said.
"Then let's get on to business." Akatosh grin as he puts on his mask.
At Izura's front door chamber, the two female guards from before fell in a different atmosphere.
"Illusion!" Shouts the long hair female guard as darkness squints their surroundings.
"It's not an illusion," Akatosh said slowly revealing himself towards the two lasses.
"Bastard! Who are you." Her partner shouts.
"A destructive mammal." Akatosh reply dashing towards the two.
"Well, that was easy," Amaragnum said after they easily suppress the two mage-fighter in just a mere two minutes of battle.
Currently while on the clock of the stillmage's magic. Dimension magic from which alters the reality of the planes, Amaragnum easily puts a sleeping spell towards the two female guards. Enough for Akatosh to do physical injuries at their abdomen.
With his triumphant victory without shedding little or no blood, he was now in front of what fills his desire.
Sealed by Izura herself Amaragnum's power effortlessly shatters the barrier leaving the door swung freely.
"Damn son." Akatosh grins stepping into the queen's chamber.
With an infinite bag at his disposal, everything within the room was at no mercy to his lustful greed. He couldn't stand his excruciating happiness as it turns into insane thievery.
On top of the madman, the queen and her captain fancy themselves. While Akatosh with his trembling hand crazily sack all the things she had been collecting from the past years of her voyage. It was madness. Weapons and jewelry are scooped inside a sack. Books and parchment are savagely harvested like some fruit they were. And while he hastily stuffs all of the objects and treasures, he couldn't keep his grotesque face.
"HAHAHA…. This is madness." Akatosh laughs after he had ransacked the place.
"Your preposterous and stupidity …. It-it frightens me," Amaragnum says.
"Shut up," Akatosh said after lounging from Izura's room. And at the same time, Amaragnum's spell expired and to what meets them is Tselios.
"Oof, I'm out of here. It's all up to you." Amaragnum said returning to his realm.
"RAAAAGGG YOU BASTARD!!!" Akatosh reply.
"Bastard, who are you?" Tselios respond by activating a purple magic circle from his palm.
"Your brother." Akatosh reply.
As the sunset would soon be gone in less than two minutes. Izura was struggling to shout her feelings towards Lyner.
"C-Captain Lyner." Izura stammer too, she was blushing intensely. "I-I Lov--" Izura continues when all of a sudden, a loud explosion burst through the quarterdeck's large door. And what sprung out are Akatosh and Tselios fiercely battling each other.
Magic versus sword Akatosh was at a disadvantage. Hardly even following Tselios magic and sword combat he was forced to used glittering dust. Except, Tselios easily counters the explosion by conjuring a magic barrier that deflects magical weapons. And since the glittering dust holds magical energy, the explosion was foiled.
"Intruder!" Lyner shouts drawing his saber and then goes to join the fighting knock backing Akatosh at his first lightning approach.
Cornered and with zero chance of victory Akatosh quickly sprint towards the water.
"Adios bitches!" Akatosh shouts the moment he leaps out from the ship. And while he's still on the air, Amaragnum teleports them away.
"What a waste." Izura sigh materializing a flintlock from her hand.
"A GUUUUNNN!?" Akatosh was surprised the moment he saw Izura pointing the flintlock at him.
As soon as Akatosh's body begins to fade, Izura calmly triggers the flintlock putting a bullet at Akatosh's shoulder. The only thing he last saw was Izura sneering at him.
Not far rather 700 meters from where he was teleported Akatosh emerge at a forest. A forest near the shore where he can still see the two large ships.
"Arrggg…" He muffles his groan as he spoons out the bullet burning into his flesh. "Shiiii… that was a close one." He continues throwing the bullet. And when it hits the ground, the bullet burst into shining blue light revealing Izura.
"She marked the bullet for her to use it as teleportation. How cunning." Amaragnum chuckles.
"You're the one that I've heard." Izura coldly says and at the same time, she magically creates thick blue energy using her only two fingers. "Let see what you got." She continues restlessly dashing for close combat.
"Ngek!" Akatosh was flung the moment his short sword clash with Izura's magical sword. Not only did he was thrown at a distance, but his sword also crumbles to dust and even paralyzes his body for a short time.
"What a pity. I was merely swinging my fingers." Izura sigh in disappointment and cold dagger eyes. "I expected that you have more potential since you have a large bounty. But I never thought you would be as weak as a mere rat."
Crying blood and shaking muscle from the shocking pain she'd delivered. He hastily scans his inventory while being mock by Izura's cold words.
"A pity indeed," Amaragnum said emerging from his hiding place.
"And you there, the one that's cowering in the dark. I could tell how low your power is." Izura points her gleaming sword towards the stillmage.
"LET ME IN! LET ME IN!" Amaragnum roars at Akatosh's ears.
"Let us end this."
Confident to end the traveler's life Izura dives without thinking. That's what Akatosh had been waiting for, and the result of her pride leads to her humiliation.
Halfway from their distance Akatosh materialize a bomb and when he does. Amaragnum quickly ignites the fuse.
"It's futile." Izura cast low protection against the bomb. However, the explosion was low and the smoke it produces was like a smoke grenade.
It was odd, the large bomb which Akatosh threw at her gave a small explosion but left a massive red smoke. Still standing on the winning side Izura unexpectedly kneel. Her eyes were crying from the pepper smoke that Akatosh had fabricated. Then follows by intense pain from her throat and lungs.
"Who's kneeling now." Akatosh emerges with a fury fist ready to punch Izura's face. Once he had hit Izura, Akatosh went running away laughing like a hyena.
Not letting Akatosh go for what he did. Izura quickly cast a restoration spell then chases Akatosh at tremendous speed. And when she goes to end his life for good…
"What did you say to me before?"
Akatosh eyes were gleaming in bloodlust. The dark energy which Izura felt from before was now a monster. Amaragnum and Akatosh had fully merged themselves into one.
"Bye-bye."
A tremendous explosion burst from where Akatosh and Izura are battling. Trees quickly turn into charcoal leaving a hoard of flames blazing through the early night. Yet not even this massive burst of energy didn't scratch Izura.
When her barrier begins to shatter, Lyner, Tselios, and dozens of others came to her. After a minor conversation and reports, Izura quickly returns to her ship. And when she saw what Akatosh did, a tremendous force of mana unexpectedly explodes from her. Crews that are unable to withstand her pressure are hurled away. Even the ship itself was suddenly pinned down from Izura's evaporating power.
"That scoundrel!" Izura furiously crumples Akatosh's bounty paper. The only thing that was left in her room.
Far away from the city of Mavigrid. Simultaneously teleported when the explosion was triggered. Akatosh with his severe injuries left him smiling in victory.
"Okay revenge, we're coming."