Chapter 5 Choice
The two girls did talk… this means they have intelligence, maybe I can negotiate our way out. Or at least buy time for Sora.
They also said the same things at the same time, they must know each other very well. Considering their looks and cloths, I think they might be twins. But this just makes it more weird, I’ve never heard of any race like that, and if their monsters, they shouldn’t know how to speak so fluently…
With hand signs I signal Sora to continue the plan of escaping, while I try to get some information out of them.
“So, who are you two?” (Riku)
“”Yuiitsu and Sei””
“So, which is yuiitsu?” (Riku)
And the twins both made a displeased face.
Did I say something wrong? Crap, I hope I didn’t accidentally insult them or something, two enraged beasts are worse than two normal ones!
I prepared myself for combat, but they just stood there with the displeased look…
After a few minutes, the one that wore a black dress answered,
“I am Yuiitsu”
“And I am Sei”
“Now, what are you doing?” (Yuiitsu)
“In this dungeon today?” (Sei)
Ehhhh!??? Before they talked in sync, now they speak in parts!? Although with their looks, I find it surprisingly cute, it’s still scary. For two people to be this in sync, fighting them will not be like when we usually fight multiple enemies, where we can use one to impede the other. It’s best not to make them into enemies…
“We’re here to try to find information on the goddess’s disappearance.” (Riku)
THEIR FACES TWITCHED! BOTH OF THEM! They know something!
(Sora! Get the teleportation spell ready, but don’t use it, they know something about the goddess’s disappearance.) (Riku)
(Got it.) (Sora)
“”We see, however, your journey will prove to be… unfruitful…””
THEY DO KNOW! And they admitted it too… This might be the first advance in our search for the goddess in hundreds of years! We can’t let this chance slip by.
But before Riku could think of a way to pull information out of the twins in front of him,
“WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE GODDESS!” (Haruto)
Shit, that stupid hot headed Haruto, he’s going to get us all killed!
“HARUTO STOP!” (Riku)
“What!? Don’t you want to know what happened to the goddess too!” (Haruto)
“I…” (Riku)
“No one in the world knows what happened to her! Not even the high gods! Doesn’t that mean something has happened to her! And yet they sound like they knows, doesn’t that mean they’ve done something to our goddess!” (Haruto)
“”we did nothing””
“Yes you did!” (Haruto)
““No we did not!””
Haruto couldn’t take it anymore and ran in with his sword and shield in hand. But right as he reached the twins,
“WATCH OUT!” (Sora)
“”Eh!?””
The shadow behind him rose up, into the form of a second Haruto and slashed towards the original, but the attack was blocked by a holy barrier.
“I won’t let you” (Aya)
This time Riku noticed Aya’s shadow rising,
Shit I won’t let you!
As Riku shot the arrow, a black arrow intercepted it mid-air and Aya was struck flying by the shadow Aya.
“STOP!” (Yuiitsu)
And everyone froze, understanding their current predicament.
Looking back, Haruto saw a black blade, blocked by the holy barrier created by Aya, but although he was fine, Aya was not and neither was his teammates. Behind Sora was a shadow sora, pointing a fireball at his head. Behind Riku was a shadow Riku, with 3 arrows notched in his bow, ready to fire at any time. Aya was on the floor, and behind her stood the shadow Aya, who just finished swinging her staff. As for Shadow Ren, she already had her claws around Ren’s neck and Ren still hasn’t noticed! Shadow Katsuro stood magnificently right behind Katsuro, cutting him off completely from his teammates.
“Return!” (Sei)
And the shadows all went down on one knee, before slowly dissolving into the shadow.
Ren quickly ran to Haruto’s side, while Katsuro went to help Aya up. Sora and Riku stayed vigilant,
“I apologize for my companions rash actions” (Riku)
“APOLOGIZE!? SHE ALMOST KILLED HARUTO!” (Ren)
“CALM DOWN Ren, it was Haruto’s fault for attacking first.” (Riku)
“Nnnn It’s fine” (Sei)
“But we’ve been searching for the goddess for hundreds of years, and this dungeon is one of the only places we haven’t searched yet.” (Riku)
“Fumu, I see…”(Yuuitsu)
“Yet it seems like the two of you know something about her disappearance” (Riku)
After that, awkward silence swept through the area. The group waited, hoping that they actually knows something, and is willing to share their knowledge. To help advance the search. What felt like hours to the group was actually just minutes, they waited, anticipated, but all they got was an innocent smile on the two girls faces.
In the current situation, the innocent smile felt very out of place… If they show a kind smile, and help they could understand, or a malicious smile and attack, that could also be understood, but the smile they gave off was neither.
They gave off an innocent smile… one that meant they knew nothing…
“”Sorry, but we don’t know””
It was clearly a lie… they knew something, and they already showed it too, but now they’re trying to play dumb all of a sudden. What is their plan!?
Haruto was once again filled with rage. With the sword tightly gripped in his hands, he was about to charge once more,
“Why you!” (Haruto)
“Haruto stop!” (Ren)
But the next words of the two silence him and everyone completely,
“”Although we do not know where the goddess has gone, we do know why she left as well as what her current state is.””
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They were joyous, happy, exhilarated! Finally, after centuries of searching, finally a clue has appeared. However, the following words of the two were like dumping cold water on their heads. It immediately cooled them down.
“”However, nothing is free””
What could they possibly want… They have power that is beyond compare, their equipment is at least legendary if not ancient. Compared to our rare equips, that’s like heaven and earth…
As Riku followed this line of logic, slowly, beads of sweat formed on his forehead.
Do they possibly want our lives!?
Instantly, the atmosphere tensed, the group was prepared to flee at a moment’s notice, because like Riku, they all arrived at the same conclusion. One person, however, was an exception.
“Tell me! What do you want for the information. I’ll do anything if it’s within my power.” (Haruto)
“”Oh? Even if it might cost you your life?””
With a firm look, Haruto responded “Yes”. Not once did his eye stray from the twin’s gaze, which lead her smile to widen. It was no longer an innocent, clueless smile, but instead, one of admiration.
Shit, they might actually take his life!
“Ren!” (Riku)
“On it!” (Ren)
But before Ren could get to him, Haruto was surrounded by 2 orbs, one white and one black rotating around him. Not knowing what it was, Ren chose not to move closer, because if she move carelessly, she might cause more harm than good.
“”Why are you willing to go to such lengths for the goddess?””
With a daring smile, Haruto replied, “remember, nothing is free”
“”Haha, what goes around comes around, fine, take this!””
“NO!” (Ren)
The group watched in horror as the two balls spun faster and faster, leaving behind a trail of black and white, before disappearing completely, leaving behind an unconscious Haruto in the center, lying on the ground with a pained expression. The leather armour on his back looked like it was burned off, revealing his bare back with what looked like a scale, on the left of the scale was a shield of pure white, one that gave off a divine feel, while on the right was a sword, so black that it looked like the embodiment of evil.
“WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM!” (Ren)
“”Ask him yourself when he wakes up, here also take this.””
With that Yuiitsu and Sei threw a single crystal at the group. It was a tetragon blue summoning crystal, it was a rare crystal that is a onetime use item, which can summon a being. No one knows how it was made as well as what it summons, but they did know the summoned creature is usually strong. However, the creature is not bounded to the summoner, so it was a dangerous artifact rarely used.
“”If you guys want the knowledge I have on the goddess, find a way, so that a high god can eat.””
“””EHHHHHH!?”””
What the hell!? A high god can eat!? Why would anyone want to know that!? Do they want to poison a high god? No, there’s no point since if they die, they will just resurrect… What in the world is their objective!?
Wait, finding information on high gods are hard enough, but they want a way to change a high god… THAT KIND OF THING ONLY THE GODDESS CAN DO OR ATLEAST SOMEONE AT HIGH GOD RANK!
They want us to become that strong… But why? There’s no merit for them and they only know we are trying to…
No! It can’t be! The goddess must be in trouble! And they want us to become strong enough to help her!
I see, so everything was a test, to check our determination, whether we’ll help the goddess or not!
But why not just tell us straight that the goddess is in trouble, why go around in circles?
“”But remember this, tell no one about me… Not my looks, or my existence.””
That’s a warning, not to tell anyone about them… There must be enemies in the world that their hiding from! I see, they want to help the goddess, but they lack the power and are testing to find people with enough determination to grow strong enough to help the goddess.
It seems, only Haruto was worthy huh.
“Thank you” (Riku)
Riku thanked the twins with a smile, which left the two with a baffled face.
“Come, Sora let’s go, I understand everything now.” (Riku)
“You better explain it to us when we get back.” (Ren)
“Yea, I have no idea what just happened.” (Sora)
“Don’t leave me out, I want to know too.” (Katsuro)
“Um…. How about Hatsuro, will he be fine?” (Aya)
“Yea, don’t worry, Katsuro, can you carry him?” (Riku)
“Sure” (Katsuro)
“Let’s go Sora, and once again thank you Yuiitsu and Sei.” (Riku)
“”Please t…””
But before the twins could finish their sentence, Riku’s gang disappeared.
“”ell us how to get out of here…””
“”NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!””
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“Hey Sora, what did you think they were going to say” (Ren)
“I don’t know, how about you Katsuro” (Sora)
“I don’t know either, Aya?” (Katsuro)
“Ehhh? … ummmm maybe “Please take care”?” (Aya)
“Pfffttt, no way, they almost killed us!” (Ren)
“Yea, I agree with Ren for once, look what they did to Hatsuro” (Sora)
“No, I think Aya’s right” (Riku)
“””EHHHHH!?”””
“Did you fall for them or something!? Why do you have such a favourable impression of them!?” (Ren)
“EH!? Love!?” (Aya)
“I think Ren’s right, they did almost kill us.” (Sora)
“Riku, don’t you think they’re a bit out of your league? Be more reasonable” (Katsuro)
“Haha, no guys, I’ll explain it to you guys when we get back” (Riku)