Inside that dark cave, as she covered in fear, lonely as she was, Lisa took a gulp as she stepped forward.
It seemed as if the goddess, that was blessing her, had betrayed her aswell.
With dilated eyes and a quivering body she slowly took her steps into that cave. She could only see so little due to the little light. Yet that enevelope, on which that golden firefly danced, Lisa had made her mind to capture atleast that envelope.
Taking slow steps, as she finally grabbed that envelope, she felt a hand at her shoulder.
Terrified, she quickly created an ice crystall inher hand as she quickly turned back to knock them out.
"CALM DOWN!"
Xyrock shouted as he caught her ice cryastal.
Relieved and relaxed, she dropped on the ground, shaking heavily.
"Lisa its just us! Relax!"
Heather said as she crouched infront of her.
'Yeahh!! Where were you two?"
Lisa suddenly freaked out.
"You deaf or something? We screamed our throats out calling you?"
Xyrock ravaged at her.
"Oh yeah, i thought you were probably enjoying your late night date with Heather!"
Lisa replied in equivalence asperoty.
Xyrock frowned as he got flustered.
"Stop it you two! Lisa! What is this envelope you are holding?"
Heather abruptly said.
"Looks like a letter. But we cant seem to read it in this dim light".
She said as she got up and walked outisde.
Under the light of moon, Lisa opened the envelope as Heather and Xyrock put their chins at her Shoulders. Lisa quickly shrugged off Xyrock, and read the letter.
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"You know Steve?"
Anastasia said in utter shock.
"Well duh i do. Steve Solmoneus, That New Red List entrée".
Guillia said. As if stating something obvious.
"Where is he now? How did you meet him?"
Anastasia aaked as she couldn't control herself.
"Relax, girl! I'm not running away am I? You haven't left me in a state to do so!
She said.
"I am Sorry. But the truth is, I am actually travelling to find him."
Anastasia said in a hurry.
"Well, We found him like 12 days ago. He was in such a bad shape. Like he didn't wake up for quite some time. I mean he wasn't that close with me. So i wouldn't know. But wait... If you know Steve! Then that must mean you know Heather aswell!!"
Guillia replied as her voice became ecstatic.
"Heather?? You guys have Heather?"
She said in a more concerned manner.
Guillia started to laugh upon feeling about the concern in Anastasia's voice.
"Relax girl..... We haven't abducted her. She is a proud member of our gang."
She explained.
"Then Do you have Jared, Bosch and others too?"
She quickly asked as if in a rapid fire quiz.
"No. Well, I do know about them aswell, but we only have Heather. You saw that glasses guy with me before right?"
She asked.
"Oh yeah i did!"
Ana quickly nodded.
"His name is Bowen Hohenhiem. He is one of the few people in this world that escaped from the fortress of the World Goverment".
Guillia started as her tone suddenly became serious.
"Fortress of the World Government?"
Ana shockingly repeated.
"Yes, the walled Fortress where nobody but high officials of the World Government can enter."
Suddenly a bell rang in her mind as soon as Anastasia heard that. A disgustful memory of Stincer replayed in her mind. Yet Guillia continued;
"These orphanages that the Bastards of the world Goverment operate on. Why do you think that is? Its because they can abduct the most powerful species amongst them and then experiment on them in the laboratories in that fortress. Bowen used to work in that laboratories but he ignited a fire in that laboratory and escaped. He also said that a Beautiful Blond woman facilitated his escape aswell. Bowen brought Lisa and Heather from there. But he couldn't save all of them".
A frowning Anastasia heard her story.
"Dont you worry! I will break you all free!"
She thought to herself.
"Hey! Are you listening?"
Guillia asked as Ana was lost in thought.
"Huh? Oh yeahh... Dont you worry! Eiser will never abandon the children inside those Laboratories".
With eyes determined enough to make Guillia shocked and a warm smile on her face, Anastasia emphasized.
"Eiser? Who is that?"
Guillia asked.
"Believe me when i say this, Eiser is the man who can and will save all those who are suffering and bring a new dawn in this world!"
Guillia smirked as she heard that. For the passion with Anastasia spoke, that shine in her eyes and that warm excitement on her face as she mentioned him. It made Guillia smile aswell.
"Heh... The way you say it makes me believe it aswell. Well.. I'll be rooting for that Eiser aswell!"
She said as she mustered up strength and got up.
"Care to finish your own story now?"
She advanced her hand towards Ana, as she said.
Anastasia grabbed that hand and both got up to find the three boys.
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"15 days has it been here? I guess we are familiar with the situations now."
Eiser thought to himself waiting outside an old building. He stared at the dark clouds with his hands in poclets and tired looking eyes.
Suddenly a bell rang inside the building that made Eiser sharpen up. As children quickly started to out suddenly and disperse into the street.
Eiser carefully watched those children, who had just come out of the school and crowded the street. Some quickly hugged thier parents and went along with them, some went by themselves. Eiser stood there as suddenly a little girl with little twin tails and a bright face came running towards him.
"Eiser!!!"
She screamed as she jumped and hugged him tightly.
"Was school good today?"
Eiser softly asked her.
"Yeahh!! I got my test back today!"
The little replied.
"Oh Thats great!! How did it go?"
He asked as he picked his finger and both started to walk off.
Those little smiles on the children faces amd that bright cheerfulness even in that dire state made his heart race.
With a huge smile that little girl talked with Eoser and told all her sorts of stories about her day.
Soon enough, they had reached the little girl's home.
"Guess what Mom made today?"
Eiser brightly asked as he knocked on the door.
"Beef Stew??"
She said with a cheery voice as she got excited.
As soon as a woman in ragged clothes and apron opened the door, The three of them along with all the people in that street heard a siren.
The little girl got scared as she heard that. Suddenly panic girpped in the street as in a hurry every one started to close thier shops and went to thier houses, closing thier door and windows shut.
Eiser tried to confront that noise. Yet suddenly the little girl grabbed her clothes from behind.
With drops of tears in her eyes and a worried face she begged Eiser not to go.
"Dont go Brother!! Please... The good guys of Apogonoi will be here soon."
She said.
Eiser sat down, with a determined look, he stared into her eyes.
"Dont get frightened Mia! Your Brother will be back soon!"
Eiser replied as he kissed hher on her forehead and handed her over to her mother.
"Lady Sansa, Please lock the door! I will be back soon!"
He said to her mother as he started to run along in the direction of the continuously coming siren noise.
After reaching the end of the street, Eiser stopped as he finally saw some fierce riders charging down on their wild boars from the mountain. From his left and right soldiers of the local police and even the local people act as a wall to ward of that caravan.
Amoungst them Eiser stood, as a Lieutenant of the police drew his sword out.
"MY FELLOW PEOPLE OF OSKA!! THIS IS OUR CITY AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO PROTECT IT!! LONG LIVE TRANKAVA!!!!"
That Lieutenant screamed as he charged with his sword towards that chraging caravan. Following him, the local police and even the public charged, screaming their lungs out to defend their city.
A firece clash started their as Eiser, completely stunned stood their watched this scenery unfold.
Smirking he followed those charging men aswell. Creating electric hammers in his hands, he blitzed past those riders and smashed their faces with them.
Suddenly cries and cacophonies of the injured filled the battlefield; Eiser along with the Lieutenant knocked out those riders.
"AAGHH!! THE ARCHBISHOP!! ITS ARCHBISHOP KIKOI!!"
A Man shouted as he was slain.
As Eiser looked over, he saw that man, long red hair, a devilish grin on his face as he cut the local people down.
Filled with an intense fury, he blitzed towards him as he stepped into that rain of blood sparkles coming out his body.
"ITS THE APOGONOI!!! THE APOGONOI GUY IS GOING FOR PLATOON LEADER!!"
A rider screamed as he saw Eiser rush towards The Archbishop.
With eyes lusted with blood, his intnse sprakles cleared out his path, knocking everyone out that got in his way. As Archbishop Kakoi looked his way, he cued his boar towards Eiser.
Pointing that bloodstained sword towards Eiser he screamed as he charged towards him.
Concentrating sparkles in his hand.
"DIVINE PROTECTION!!!"
Eiser screamed as he created a thunderbolt in his hand. For as he threw that bolt at him, Kakoi dodged it.
Smirking he was about to charge again yet then a giant explosion occured that leveled the entire descend behind him.
Fire engulfed the entire scene along with that giant explosion. Kakoi looked back, a sudden dread in his eyes.
"Who is this boy?"
He thought to himself. Taking gulps, sweating heavily, he looked at his hand, holding his sword that shivered and quivered.
"That Apogonoi brat? What was his name again?"
He thought.
Yet as soon as he looked infront, his faced got smashed into a thin paper. As he was sent flying back down.
Breathing heavily with a blurry vision, he staggered to get back up on his feet.
As he touched his forehead he his hand dripped of blood. He looked at his right to find a broken sword in middle of that fire. As he looked infront he saw him; Electric hammers in his hand sparkles around his body, he shivered as he looked into his thunderous eyes.
"W... Wa.... Waiitttt!! Pleaasee!! Noo...."
Kakoi begged as he sae Eiser slowly get close to him.
"Rr.. Ret.... RETREAT!! FALL BACKKK!! EVERYONE TO THE BASEEE!!"
He added.
Eiser stood infront of him, with demeaning eyes he looled down at him whimpering in fear as he screamed and cried and begged for his life.
Soon enough, as some of the riders marched back up, The Police captured the remaining riders.
The Lieutenant captured Kakoi and sent him away with the soldiers.
"Hey Kid! Are you from the Apogonoi?"
That Lieutenant asked asked as he reached out his hands towards him.
"Uhhh... No.. I am not!"
Eiser stuttered as he shook his hand.
"You're not?? Then who are you?"
He softly yet shockingly asked.
At this Eiser remained quiet, thinking of a way to get out of the situation.
"Well!! Whoever you are! Thank you!"
He said as he bowed down to him.
"Uhh.. Ohh.. No... Its All right!"
Eiser mumbled.
"You should flee from here now. Electric mages are fugitives yknow. Well take care. This lot here won't arrest you. So take care".
The Lieutenant said as he walked away waving his hand.
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"How much time is left until it awakens?"
A bald old man, clad in white robes said.
"Approximately 15 days. Sir.."
Einer, bowing infront him, said.
That Royal room, that looked like a throne room of a castle, embellished with a white interior and a blue and golden carpet. Beautiful chandeliers and designs.
"Take the Anemoi with you and the men you need. Depart at once!"
The old man said, sitting on a golden throne, supporting his head through his old and frail arm.
"Yes! My Lord!"
Einer coldly replied as he stood up walked out of the room.
Two guards, dressed in complete golden armor and helmets opened the giant golden door as Einer walked out.
"He will betray us!"
Another man, rather young with dark blue hair said. Who sat on a similar white throne next to the old man's throne.
"Hmm.... If he does, he knows what happens!"
The Old man said in a cryptic manner.
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Tips:
The Chiroi operates in the entirecountry of Fosch Bevite similar to The Chained Dogs.