1/05/998 to 7/09/998 (Rio, Nanase and Rui travels):
"Yo, do you know how long it will take until we reach the Asteroid kingdom?" Rio asked Rui, shortly after gathering the things.
"I think about six months if there is no trouble on the way, but that is less likely because there will be robbers and monsters on the way, plus we also have to make the stops you talked about." Rui said looking at him with a blank expression.
"Why do we have to leave anyway?" Nanase asked, confused about the sudden transfer of places.
"There are things that will reveal itself when the time is due, and I am afraid you will have to wait until that time comes," Rio responded.
"Alright, what ever you say wise man!" With a mocking smile, Nanase yelled out.
"What did you say 'blonde.'" He howled back.
Are they also like this, I mean I have my share of complaining against Christina. But to think that people like Ai and Eigi, Rial and Lily and Kakashi along with Flora also do that, but I guess theirs are rare.
"I am going to gather somethings from my bedroom okay." I said as I made my way to the room I will be leaving behind.
I walked down the halls, keeping my gaze below the ground I kept replaying the moment when I said "I will go with you." I just left my mouth since I felt that was the best the option I had left. Maybe, I may have been heavily implied by my impulses; because, as of recently I had been getting the feeling that this isn't just for me. Anyway, it is not like it matters: school will end in the next seven months.
"Are you going with them?" Someone asked behind me.
Turn my attention to the speaker who turned out to be: Princess Christina but right beside her stood Lily.
"Yeah I am afraid," I said.
"Why?" Lily asked.
Even though we were in different classes, she still showed up even when she had benefits in coming. To be more precise, this even benefited her class massively, there would be a major player out of the game. Rial was the first to leave, and that left a big scar on everyone, but Rial didn't really care unless it benefited his desires. And now, Rio, Nanase and myself have decided to move on with our lives.
"I don't know, I just think this isn't for me. I guess, I just have a massive urge to do what is on my heart, and I need you to understand."
They faces show a clear sign of dissatisfaction faces, but I wasn't about to give them large amount of information that would fracture my brains.
"Good bye, see you some day."
I said and left them, my mind had already been made up. I will find my way of doing things and carry out my ideals.
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Life in the village:
Rial's perspective:
2/09/998:
At first I cried, then I stopped to ask myself "What I did to deserve all this?" For as far as I can remember, I had always been a good and responsible child. But, that led me to faith that could eventually scar me until the day I die.
My eyes had changed due to the overlapping of two different owners using the eye. My father and I (Allen Karasuki and Rial Karasuki.) In the past, I had made a difficult decision; replace your eyes with your father's or stay as the weak boy as you have yourself to be. For my survival, I chose the best option which suited me best: I chose to replace my eyes with my fathers.
I preserved my own eyes in case there would be a situation which I do not have the answer to, that would be when I would use the trump card. After geeting enrolled in the royal academy, Eigi and Lee became the users of my special eye I had awakened during my mothers death.
I have very limited memories of me laughing or making jokes or having fun. Since that day, my emotions were cut short, the mere thought of getting too close to someone brings a trauma which I am not willing to reopen. The very last thing I want to this world is to have a meaningful life with the people I am able to be myself around.
People like: Mary, Aishia, Alphia, Aria, Lily, and Christina. Those are people which I cherish the most. Without calculations, I am able to mostly have meaningful conversations with them. For a person who only manages to talk with the flow of conversations, these are people which I can talk with normally.
It may be wrong for me to ask but; I want these times to last as best as possible.
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"Hey, big boss, what are we doing today?" Alin asked.
"Nothing," I said flatly.
Alin, the little brother of Aria and the second child of Mr. Van, he is about the same as Mary except a little older body wise, Like Aria, he has the butterfly-like wings that all fairies have, green eyes and white hair like his older sister.
"Today, we have a rest day," I muttered to him.
"Rest day huh? Why is that?"
"Our bodies need rest to regain strength, it is not good to ignore the duty to have for your body," I said.
"I don't understand!" He said.
"You are just eleven years of age you will some day."
"Can you at least teach me something new today I am so bored!" With a lazy sigh Alin displayed a face full of boredom.
What should I teach him today? Maybe, karate, Judo, or Aikido. "Today, we are learning what martial is."
With a face beaming with happiness he yelled "Yes!"
"So now, tell me 'What are martial arts in your own understanding?"
"To me they are techniques that were derived from the late eight hundred to this day. They also practised in many countries such as the Moon kingdom, Asteroid kingdom and the Star kingdom."
"Good but I would give you an eight out of ten mark."
"Why?"
"You do have the fundamentals down but what you need to work is the spiritual and internal flow of martial art." I explained.
"What do you mean?"
"Listen, martial arts are disciplines that taught for the spiritual, body, and the mind growth. As we grow those three fundamentals become what shapes us and helps us in battles and self-defence. Like how Karate helps to calm the mind of a person."
"Wow! How many martial arts have mastered Rial?" He asked.
"About eight, nine when you add swordsmanship to the mix," I said.
"What are their names?" He asked.
"You wouldn't know their names but here you go anyways: karate, aikido, boxing, Brazilian jui-jitsu, judo, taekwondo, ninjutsu and kung fu ."
"You are right those are weird names." He said.
"Yeah."
I took out about three shuriken and threw them. One flew smoothly toward the other, with the swift momentum I added to them before throwing, the other one on the left made a collision with one in between. It changed directions, but the one on the right didn't stay silent, the middle shuriken also clashed with it, causing that one too to also change its direction. They all flew towards different directions which had the shuriken board on.
I looked at Alin who just stood there amazed by the shuriken throw.
"Wow! That was so cool and awesome."
"We can work on your swordsmanship," I said.
"Sure."
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Alin dashed towards me with incredible speed, then he stretched out arms which had many shurikens inside it. He threw them at me with almost perfect angle changes, he even added zip wires with them.
I threw my own set of shurikens to counter his but just used his zip wires to pull them back. He reset his sword into a proper grip which would allow him to fight.
With swift movement I added the fire to the shuriken I threw his way. He evaded them with his sword by intercepting them.
"Good now come at me," I said.
"As you wish."
Clash, clash, clash, Our swords crossed many times. Alin skillfully swung his sword in the left of my abdomen, but turned side ways to evade the attack. I slid past his wooden sword since he swung his sword downwards towards me. I intercepted it with perfect accuracy and kicked him towards the ground. I raised my sword up to his neck to declare that the mock battle was over.
"Well, that wasn't as bad as I thought," murmured Alphia.
"Sir Rial is really something out of this world huh..." Aria said.
"Yeah, he is." Said Sera.
"Let's go to the changing room now," I said to Alin.
"Alright."
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Journey in the wilderness:
7/08/998:
Rui's perspective:
It has been at least three months since we began our travels. And, in them many things have happened, like how Nanase got distracted by some beautiful butterfly. Rio visiting every nice restaurant we see while travelling with a limited budget. But for me, I have been mostly silent during this trip, only speaking when my spirits are high.
At first, the king offered us a simple way to travel to Rial's location, but we ended choosing to travel on our way. Since, one day, we could use that as a navigation map. By choosing to walk the whole way, we have to establish ways in and out of the desert, since it could be handy one day if we need help escaping from something. The way to the Asteroid kingdom is also extremely long but manageable.
In our journey to the Asteroid kingdom has also been kind of weird, since we sometimes see a large air ship in the sky heading to the same destination as us. The air ship has a dark blue colour with white outlines. The aura coming from that ship also seems very dangerous since it is already painted with a dark colour.
Anyway, we have now arrived in an abandoned town.
"Lets get some food here! It seems very fun to try food from an abandoned kingdom." Rio exclaimed.
"No. Are you insane?" Nanase asked.
"Boo ho! you are no fun at all," he exclaimed.
"I think we will attract any people here, I think we should head back on the road, after all these people will kill for a gold coin." I said.
Suddenly, most of the villagers there released their attention to us.
"Gold coins huh! It will be very nice of you, if you just hand them over here you know. So that the pretty girl over there won't get hurt..." One of the guys there said.
"Get the heck out of here before I blow you to dust!" Rio said angrily.
"Boys let's get them!" The man said.
We all got into a formation. Nanase began chanting her magic which blew some of the men away from us. Rio using his multiple magic circles wiped them out in seconds. Meanwhile, all I did was restrict them with my gold rods. Within seconds, all the men were blown back and restricted in heavy materials.
"Let's go." I said.
"Yeah, this was extremely boring."
"And who's fault is that?" Nanase asked in a frustrated voice.
"I get it, I will try my best next time."
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Rial and his friend reunite:
In the southern region near the Saraha desert, a large air ship flew across the vast area of sand. The group known as 'the heavenly saviour' boarded that ship, the group consisted of Master Rushed, Master Skies, Sir Noir, Sir Rice and Mistress Cecilia.
"We are here," Master Skies announced.
"Alright, let's get the artifact and leave for the Spirit." Master Rushed answered.
"Lets get paid men!" With greed in his eyes Sir Noir exclaimed.
Both Mistress Cecilia and Sir Rice stayed silent, due to the human nature they hadn't completely turned evil. Deep in their hearts, there is a little bit of humanity within them, but that does not apply to people like Master Rushed, Master Skies and Sir Noir.
Master Skies, he is the worst of the group. He acts like a helpful assistant for Master Rushed, but the deeper truth is he is the one calling on the shots of every bad thing happening. He was the one who convinced Master Rushed to kill Rial parents due to their powerful aura. He decided to take them out before they become a big problem to deal with. The legend says that he is the person who is arranging the every move of the blank asylum through the god-like being, who gives them their authority and power.
Sir Noir, is perhaps the most annoying person in the group. He is the biggest money rubber of them, he is greedy and cunning. You can't predict his movement unless you have the pattern recognition of Max, Rial, Arisu, Rio, or Alphia. Before he joined the group, he was a noble at an unknown kingdom, where he collected the taxes of the people living there. That was where his love for money developed.
Mistress Cecilia, the ex-queen of the Northern kingdom has the most tragic story ever. Loving a person who already has feelings for someone else. These drove her to do things in ways that broke her mental state, which then allowed people like Master Rushed and Master Skies to twist her mind. But luckily, Rial came through when he destroyed her perfectly crafted plan to pieces and sent her on the run.
Sir Rice, once a loving father of three and a loving husband. Sir Rice is a noble who had a huge influence on the political system. But one, tragedy stuck when a mentally ill person killed his whole family. Since, the person was mentally ill, he would not be treated as a criminal but as an insane person. This was really injustice, the grief slowly caused him to see the world in a different perspective. He slowly realised the injustice and pain of the world, this caused him to join the group that was willing to change to the world through power and control.
The 'heavenly saviour' is a group of individuals who have agreed upon one thing: "To change the world's political system through fear, pain and destruction, if that is what it will cost."
They started by gathering powerful political figures and intellectually gifted individuals. Then they created the institution known as the 'Black Asylum.' This was done to create the perfect human to lead the new world, and let that person hear the every wises of the heavenly savour.
But, this was all a big lie told by the person manipulating heavenly savour, or was it?
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07/09/998:
Rui's perspective:
"Why is the air ship landing in that forest?" Nanase asked.
"I don't know but I get a bad feeling about this!" Rio exclaimed.
"Ah! Isn't that the man who kidnapped the queen from the banquet, or I should say saved her from humiliation," I said.
"Yep. That is Rushed Tsukasa," Nanase told us.
"Or any other words Max's father."
"Yeah."
We were hiding behind a tree that covered our tracks, we saw them enter the forest but they weren't alone. We saw people who looked like eared people and horse people. Using my Luna eyes I took a perfect glance at the people walking. They were holding what looked like an ancient artifact that was mentioned in history class once. During the hero arrival day, this holy relic would help us find them in any place of the world.
"They are trying to place an artifact to capture the heroes who will be coming in the next coming years." I announced to them.
"Should we ambush them or wait?" Nanase asked.
"I think we should sneak up on them," I gave my idea.
I turned my attention to Rio who has unexpectedly stayed silent. As I turned, I saw nothing.
"What are you doing?" Nanase screamed out as he walked toward the five group people.
Rio had sneaked up from us and tried to ambush those people.
"Bam, bam, bam." Loud noises came from the forest.
"They alerted the villagers, now we have to search for a different place." Said the man who white clothing. (It is said telepathically so I wouldn't hear."
"Ah! You damn kids, also getting in our way!" Shouted the man who had green hair.
"Lets get out of here," the queen asked.
Rushed looked at us with deep anger in his face, directly staring at me. He maybe wanted to kill one of the only people who could kill him.
Rio and Nanase jumped in battle, Rio took on two of the other men, while Nanase handled the man with white clothing.
"Master Skies kill that girl!" Rushed said coldly.
Rio gave Skies a death glare, telling him that if he so as touches her, 'he is dead.'
But we didn't need to worry since the village of weird people came to help handle them. But Rushed didn't care if any of them got in his way, he wanted to kill me no matter what happened.
He dashed at me with speeds I couldn't anticipate. His speed wasn't even the problem, since after he closed the distance between us, he kicked me towards a large tree. The kick alone broke a bone in my back. But he wasn't done yet, he dashed at me with incredible speed he took out his sword to strike at me.
From there, I knew my time was over. Strangely my celestial crest spread across my arm, I created a mana rod which I used to defend myself from his attack.
"Ah! Now I see where we are going!" Rushed said with a mocking smile.
Using an artificial glasses that had special in them, he dashed forward again, but this time I was able to react in time. I created a multitude of gold rods that rained down towards only Rushed.
My gold rods had a very special ability, unlike the normal rod which deals only damage, this one can absorb a person's mana and can follow one specific person until it reaches them.
From my back I sensed someone, I dove down his attack, Rushed came at me again this time with four invisible clones.
"Slash, slash, slash, slash." All I saw was a katana sword slicing through the invisible clones and kicking Rushed back.
"Rial." Nanase, Rio and I shouted at once.
"What are you guys doing here?" He asked.
"It is a long story, but we need to defeat these guys before anything," I said.
"Alright, I guess the reuniting party has to wait now let take out the trash," he said while casting his cold gaze towards Rushed.
I threw away my gold rods and created a gold-like sword while Rial cleaned his new katana sword with a single swing.
"Who are those girls?" I asked him.
"Oh those girls, the silver hair girl is Aishia my contracted humanoid-spirit. The white girl is Alphia, the other girl with mixed blue and silver hair is Aria. The were-beast is Sera, the dwarf is Alma while the gloom one over there is Uzuma."
"Alright."
The man known as Master Skies had a strange ability, he casted a large magic circle around the area of the battle. Suddenly, monsters began to rise up from the ground earth monsters, skeletal monsters, goblins, and lizard monsters. Numerous of them started attacking us.
The elf girl whose name is Alphia took off to the sky and started firing fire balls and land piercing attacks at the monster. She single-handedly destroyed about one thousand of the monsters with her large scale magic.
The fairy named Aria also used her wind magic to blow them monsters away, and if she felt it she would use burning blue flames on them. Her wind magic was instant that she got acknowledgement from Rushed, so did Alphia too.
Nanase, Alphia and Aria ultimately teamed up together to handle Master Skies, while Rio was easily obliterating the other two members.
Rial and I faced Master Rushed. He smiled and said, "Oh! Is this an all around orphans meeting?" He said mockingly.
Rial completely ignored him and asked, "Why did you come here?"
Of course, he completely ignored him as well but Rial didn't even want an answer, all he wanted was to get him to look at him.
Master Rushed closed the gap between us, and with the swing of his sword he kicked Rial away.
"Huh?" We all, were shocked.
"Rial," Aishia, Alphia, and Aria screamed out.
"Wow! He is even weaker than you."
"Then, keep your mind open." Rial said.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, Rial appeared behind him with a strange attack that looked similar to the unwavering spear.
"transcendent spear," he yelled out.
"..."
"What the..."
He stuck Master Rushed with that attack, within a moment Master Rushed mana completely run out.
"W-what is t-that!" He said in a very weak voice.
"The transcendent spear. An attack that erases an opponent mana pool. Like how the universe never stops making space, the attack erases the energy that would make mana for the opponent." Rial explained.
Putting that aside, it is clear that in strength and mobility Rushed is drastically stronger than Rial in those aspects. Plus, he didn't even fight me with his full strength. But Rial, backed that up with his skill set, swordsmanship and abilities. I had the haxes and agility to be on par with him, and even Rio was on the same level as the both of us.
"Wow! That is cool," Rio said.
"I helped him develop it," The elf girl said silently.
I didn't waste any time, I combined my magic and my special eyes. I casted a large magic circle, I stretched out my arm and rained down gold rods towards the monsters and Rushed. Most of the attack injured Master Rushed but he didn't die.
"Is he immortal?" Rio yelled out.
He enhanced his body with lightning magic and dashed towards us,
"Bam."
Master Skies with the help of his flying monsters carried all the other three men with him towards the air ship the ex-queen was flying. She gazed at us, she face full of mixed emotions, but she didn't hesitate before pressing the accelerator buttom.
"Ah, we lost them..." Yelled Rio.
"Help, the human girl got injured while fighting that man," the elf said.
Rio heard the news and immediately turned his gaze towards her, he ran towards her body that was cut but it wasn't dangerous, just a deep cut that would be healed.
"She needs medical attention!" Rio yelled.
The were-beast walked up to us and bowed down facing her body. She began using some kind of healing technique which I hadn't seen before. Suddenly, poison began to rise up from her body.
"Rio, that man tried to poison her but we found it before it could spread," Rial said while looking at the anxious Rio.
"Is she fine now!?"
"She will be after she rest for a while,"
"Alright, let's go inside."
From the fights I saw, I had seen who are the strongest girls between those who fought, but I can't say anything about those who didn't participate. The first will be Aishia, the second would be a Alphia, the third would be Aria and the last would be Nanase.