io'' are you okay?''
Rimy'' Yes'
Lio'' Okay''
one hour later
Lio and Ulne play the city tycoon game.
Rimy sighs' Ulne!' He walks up to Ulne and Lio. and looks at them.
Ulne looks behind'' Y..Yes Rimy?''
Rimy'' I know a faster way from here to get to the villages'
Ulne'' R..Really''
Rimy'' Yes,
Ulne'' Is it not around 2 weeks left?, How will we get there faster?'
Rimy smiles'' Well, if Lio wants to help, we could get to a room that is only two days from the village''
Ulne'' Lio can help?''
Rimy''Yes, Lio''
Lio''What?''.
Rimy'' Can you do a little animal? That I can put some speed magic on?'
Lio rubbed his back head'' Uhh, I can not any little animals spell''
Rimy'' fuck, then that plan fell through.'
Ulne looks'' So we need to walk''
Rimy'' No, I will find a way, I just need to think of something''
Ulne'' Okay, can i continue playing the game''
Rimy''Yes''
Lio '' How long is it left?''
Rimy'' 1 week and 5 days''
Lio'' Oh''
Rimy'' Yeah''
Lio''Is it not a faster way?''
Rimy'' Let me think a bit, will you''
Lio'' Okay... sorry''
10 minutes later.
Ulne and Lio look at the spider cocoon
Ulne'' Will it be more spiders?''
Lio''I don't know''
Rimy comes up to them'' What in hell are you two doing? Are you really that bored that you look at the spider cocoon?''
Them'' W..Well.. a bit...''
Rimy sighs'' Okay, I have found a path we can go''
Ulne'' Okay then, let's go''
Rimy'' Just one thing before we go''
Them'' What?''
Rimy'' It will be a river, so we need a boat''
Lio'' How in hell should we get that?''
Rimy'' I don't know'' He looks at Ulne'' Do you have anything in your backpack that can help?''
Ulne'' I can look' He put down his backpack and looked in it.
Lio looks at Rimy'' Rimy''
Rimy'' What?''
Lio' I want to say sorry that I called you a monster...and that i-''
Rimy'' It's okay, and I'm sorry that I tried to kill you and him. And that I fought you back there, I'm sorry''
Lio'' It's okay, just don't do that again, please''
Rimy'' I will not''
Lio'' Good, but I will still keep an eye on you''
Rimy waved his hand'' Ye ye''
Ulne'' Will this work?''He came up with some rope and glue.
Lio'' You really get much stuff in the backpack, huh?''
Ulne'' Yes''
Rimy'' It's like a video game's backpack with infinite space''
Lio'' Heheh yeah''
Ulne'' I don't have infinite space in there'' He takes his backpack to them and shows'' It only has many uhh pockets'' Rimy and Lio look into the backpack
Rimy'' You really took your home, and is that the orb again?''
Ulne'' Yes, she lives in here, and I just took things that can be good to have''
Rimy'' okay, and the orb lives in your backpack?''
Ulne'' Yes''
Rimy'' okay''
Lio'' Should that work, Rimy?''
Rimy'' Yes, it will be tress in that area, So we can build a little boat''
Lio'' Good''
Rimy'' Then let's head to the place''
Ulne and Lio'' Yes'' Ulne put his backpack on, and they walked off.
Five hours later
Rimy takes some vines away and holds them up for Lio and Ulne.
Ulne'' Thanks''
Lio''Yeah''
Rimy'' Ye ye''.
Ulne and Lio look out to see the river and trees
Ulne'' So we will go there''
Rimy walks down'' Yes''
Lio sighs'' This will be something right ulne''
Ulne'' Yes...'' They walk down and start to build the little boat.
Five hours later.
Rimy gets back and claps his hands'' Finally done''
Ulne'' Yes''
Lio looks at the boat
Lio'' Will it really hold?''
Rimy'' Yes'' He walks up to the boat and does levitation magic , so he lifts it up and puts it in the water.
Rimy looks behind'' Well, jump on you two''
Ulne and Lio jump on the boat, and Rimy lets the boat go and jumps on it.
Rimy'' Well, you are ready''
Lio''For what?''
Rimy is doing wind magic'' I will give it a little speed, so hold on, you two''.
Lio and Ulne hold on the side, and Rimy gets down and puts his hand in the water and smiles'' Now let's go'' He shoots the wind magic, and the boat flies off at speed.
Ulne looks out and sees the scenery flying by.
Rimy looks in front '' L..Lio!! put a shield up now!!''
Lio put a shield up, and rocks hit it.
Rimy'' Can you hold the shield up for around 5 to 7 hours?'
Lio'' W..what!!''
Rimy''Yes!, This path will have some fallen rocks, so can you?''
Lio'' I..I d..don't know... I..I...'' Lio looks at them'' Fine, I will try''
Rimy'' Good, then be ready''.
Lio shook his head up and down.
Rimy is doing more wind, so the boat speeds up again.
Four hours later.
Lio looks at the shield and starts to feel weak.
Rimy looks at Lio and thinks'' Shit, we will fucking die here if we don't get there faster...''
Ulne looks at Lio and gets up to him'' Lio''
Lio looks at him'' Y...Yes... u..ulne''.
Ulne takes up the bar they got from Jimle'' here''He gives the bar to Lio.
Lio eat it'' t..thanks.''
Ulne'' No problem, I hope that helps a bit''
Lio smiles'' Yes, it will''
Ulne smiles'' Good''.
Rimy sighs'' Thanks god''
Two hours later
Rimy put the bota on shore, and Ulne jumps off and helps Lio off.
Lio'' Thanks... ''
Ulne'' Can you walk?''
Lio'' I.. no.. can you help me?''
Ulne'' Sure''
Rimy jumps off and ties the rope to a rock and walks up to them'' Well, good job, Lio''
Lio looks at him'' T..thanks, you did a great job too''
Rimy'' hmm''
Ulne'' So are we going to rest here tonight?''
Rimy''Yes, we will get up early tomorrow''
Ulne'' early?, is it not in the middle of the night?''
Rimy takes up his phone and sees that the clock is 3 in the middle of the night'' Oh my, is that late? We can sleep tomorrow, but when everyone is up, we need to move''
Ulne and Lio'' okay''
10 minutes later
Ulne and lio is deep asleep while Rimy looks at the water and sighs'' I just want to get to the under city so i can do my things'' He looks at his phone and take up a photo with a papaer on it and it reads '' The monster will start to attack us and get stronger one day and the new citys will-' The text it cut off with blood.
Rimy looks at the phone'' They would not be that stupid...'' He laughed nervously'' Maybe they were, and you to vliney... . Rimy looks at the ground'' Vliney... she would not have done the same as them'' He sighs'' I hope not. You are a good person'He gets up and looks at the boat when the wind blows up. Rimy falls over by the wind'' T..This shit'' He looks back when the water flows down and smugs.
The next day.
Lio looks at the boat where Rimy is sitting'' How long will we be out for today?''
Rimy gets up and looks at Lio'' One day or more''
Lio W..what!''
Rimy'' Yes,'' Rimy looks where the water is going'' If we want to make it to the villages, we need to be on the water for as long as we can''
Lio'' d..do I need to use my magic?''
Rimy'' Oh no, you just need to rest'' He put his hand on his waist'' What in hell do you think, dude?''
Lio'' I..I was just asking''
Rimy'' Everyone here needs to work, no matter if you have magic or not, even Ulne will' He points at Ulne'' You will keep an eye out''
Ulne'' How should I do that?''
Rimy'' Are you stupid?, Just look at the water, it's not that hard''
Ulne'' I..I'm not stupid... I was just asking...''
Rimy'' Sure'' He sits down and sighs.
Lio'' Don't mind him, ulne''
Ulne'' I know, Rimy''.
Rimy looks behind'' What?''
Ulne hit his head with a blanket.
Lio gets scared'' W..what are you doing!! He will kill you!''.
Ulne'' I want to give him a blanket''
Rimy takes the blanket and smiles'' You really dare to hit me?''.
Ulne'' Yes, you will not kill me, you want to see how far I will get''
Rimy'' yeah'' He put his arms together'' Can we move on? or?''
Ulne'' Yes, Lio, are you ready?''
Lio'' Y..Yes...'' He looks at the boat and feels anxious.
Ulne looks at lio'' Lio?, is something wrong?''
Rimy looks at him.
Lio'' N..no'' he jumps in.
Rimy'' Don't worry, I will not let you or him die''
Lio'' W..What if I can not keep the shield up?''
Rimy'' We can switch places so you can do wind magic and rest''
Lio'' But it will not go as fast as yours''
Rimy'' It does not matter, we will still go forward, that is the most important thing. So just tell me when you need to rest, okay''
Lio looks at him with surprise'' I..I will''
Rimy' good, and why are you surprised? That I said that''
Lio'' I just never thought you would say stuff like that''
Rimy'' huh okay, well I did so''
Lio''Yeah'.
Rimy'' So, everyone ready to go?''
Ulne'' Yes''
Rimy smiles'' Good, then let's head out''
Rimy walks over to the back of the boat and sits down.
Lio walks over to Ulne'' So, you ready''
Ulne'' Yes, I'm ready to go, and it will be fine, Lio''
Lio'' I..I hope...'' He looks at Rimy' I never thought he would say that stuff to me''
Ulne'' Why not?''
Lio'' After the fight we had, and that I have been a bit mean to him''
Ulne'' Well, he did, and he has not been the best either, so''
Lio'' No, but still that he wants me to be fine''
Rimy looks at them'' Yes, I want you to be fine, dude even if we have been mean to each other''
Lio looks at him'' you heard that''
Rimy'' Yes, I don't want you to die by your magic, and you are an Arlone, so we need to stay alive for as long as we can''
Lio looks down'' an arlone...''
Rimy''Yes, even if you don't like to be one, you are one''
Lio'' I..I know, h..how can you not be feeling ashamed by that...''
Rimy'' Why should I?''
Lio'' Because people are scared of us, they think we are killers and monsters, we're getting killed or hurt if they found out we are an Arlone''
Rimy sighs'' It will always be that, it has been for hundreds of years. so why should I care what they think'' He points at his chest and smiles'' I will show them all what an Arlone is made of. We all can make a wonderful show and help people, just like the woman in the guards, she has helped many people''
Lio'' make a wonderful show...''
Rimy'' Yes, you have done it in the past''
Lio looks at him''h..how do you...''
Rimy'' It's not hard, you have been on many posters and shows in the cities''
Ulne'' You have been on shows?''
Lio looks at Ulne'' Yes, I have''
Ulne'' That is cool''
Lio'' A bit''
Ulne'' So are you famous?''
Lio'' No no, I'm not'' He waved his hands'' I'm only doing some work, and people do not recognize me, thanks god for that...''
Ulne'' okay, and why is it good they don't?''
Lio'' Well, you know how famous people always get, writing on the internet, and they can not be alone in public''
Ulne'' Oh yeah..that would suck''
Lio''Yes''
Ulne'' But still it's cool you're in shows''
Lio rubs his head'' A bit, I guess'
Ulne'' What show is it?''
Lio'' It's a magic show''
Ulne lights up'' magic show'
Lio''Yes, it's a fun show''
Ulne'' It sounds like a fun show, I hope I can watch one''
Lio smiles'' Well, it will be one in the village we are heading to, so you could go there''
Ulne'' R..Really, but I don't have any money''
Lio'' It's fine, I'm just telling them you are with me, so you will get in''
Ulne'' you can do that?''
Lio''Yes, I will take care of that''
Ulne'' Okay''
Rimy looks at them'' Can we go now? If you two are done?''
Them'' Yes''
Rimy'' Good'' He is doing wind magic, and Lio is doing a shield over them. Rimy put his hand in the water, and the boat flew off.
Five hours later
Rimy is doing shield, and Lio is doing wind magic. Ulne looks at the water when the water starts to move.
Ulne gets back and looks'' R..Rimy, s..something is w..wrong with the water''
Rimy looks out'' This shit, Hold on you two!! Don't you dare le-''
A strong wind hit the boat, so everyone fell on the ground. Rimy gets up, and the shield starts to break, he is doing shield magic, but the wind breaks the shield.
Rimy gets anxious and gets back. Ulne gets up and looks at Rimy'' R..Ri-'' The shield breaks more, so the wind gets into the boat, and Rimy puts a shield around Ulne and Lio and looks at them'' I will take care of-'' The wind blows Rimy back, so he hits the shield.
Ulne'' Rimy!'' He tries to break the shield and looks at Lio'' Lio help me!''
Lio tries to break the shield.
Rimy gets up and looks out. The wind hit the boat, so Ulne and Lio fell to the ground, and more of the shield is breaking. Rimy is doing more shield magic, but the wind breaks it and throws Rimy, Ulne and Lio into the water. Ulne and Lio fall out of the shield, and Ulne swims to the surface and looks around'' L..Lio!, R..Rimy!!'' The wind blows more. Ulne swims to the boat and gets on it.
Ulne looks at the water with anxious'' C..Come on...L..Lio..R..Rimy''.
Lio gets to the surface, and Ulne takes his hand and helps him up.
Lio looks at him'' U..Ulne...''.
Ulne'' Get up!''
Lio gets on the boat and looks'' Where is Rimy?''
Ulne'' I..I don't know''
The orb flies into the water, and more wind comes, so Ulne and Lio blow back. Ulne walks over to the edge, and Rimy gets thrown up on the boat.
Ulne'' R..Rimy'' He runs over to him.
Rimy cough up water and breath heavily'' t..this s..shit...''
Ulne' a..are you okay? c..can you breathe?''
Rimy looks at him'' Y..Yes..thanks for that...''
Lio walks over to them and sits down'' Are you sure?''
Rimy looks at Lio'' Y..Yes, don't wo-''. The wind blows everyone back, and the orb comes up from the water and forms a shield around the boat.
Ulne, Lio and Rimy look at the shield
Rimy gets up and runs over to the back and does wind magic so the boat flies off again. Lio and Ulne fall to the ground, and the wind tries to break the shield, but it does not flinch.
Rimy smiles'' hahaha, we did it!''
Ulne and Lio smile. The orb flies down to them and lies on Ulne's head.
Ulne looks up'' Thank you for helping us''
The orb flies up and down.
Three days later
Rimy looks at the shield'' It really looks like stars...'' and sighs'' I wish we could see the stars up there''
Ulne'' You will one day'.
Rimy jumps till and looks.
Ulne'' S..Sorry, I did not mean to scare you...''
Rimy'' It's fine, and I hope I will''
Ulne sits down and looks at the shield.
Rimy looks at him'' Have you seen stars up there?''
Ulne'' Yes, I was camping one day and I saw many stars''
Rimy'' okay, and it sounds nice''
Ulne'' it was, you should try it when you get up there''
Rimy'' Yeah''
Ulne looks at the shield.
Lio come up to them'' How long is it till the next stop?''
Rimy'' 12 hours''
Lio'' really..''
Rimy'' Yes, you can go and sleep, then we will be there faster''
Lio''I can not sleep''
Ulne'' You can sit here and talk''
Lio sighs'' okay' He walks over and sits beside Ulne and looks at the shield'' So the orb did this''
Ulne'' Yes''
Lio lay down'' How much can the orb do?''
Ulne'' I don't know''
Rimy'' Well it looks like it can do many things''
Ulne'' Yeah, it's wonderful that the orb can help us''
Lio smiles'' Yes''
12 hours later
Rimy lay against the wall and fell sleeping. Lio and Ulne put the boat on shore.
Lio'' Finally, we are here''
Ulne'' yes''
Lio looks at Rimy'' Should we wake him up?''
Ulne'' No, let him sleep, he has been up for the last three days''
Lio'' He have''
Ulne'' Yes''
Lio'' why?''
Ulne'' He wanted to get here so we all could rest''
Lio'' Okay, well let's rest up now''
Ulne'' Yes''.
End of chapter 21