It was another beautiful day for Pradai and old man Gaius. And just like before, they would do some cleaning, most times, it was cleaning the mess they had done with their magical portions, or medicines that old man Gaius tried to make.
As they had their morning food, which was mostly made up of fruits and vegetables, the morning sun shined through the holes and windows. Since they lived in a tree house on a hill, they had the blissful warmth of the sun and the goodness of every morning.
Pradai just finished reading a supposed magic book when she remembered something. Although the book was useless to her, somehow she started enjoying reading it as it was.
"You know. I didn't tell you this yesterday because I didn't think much of it, but it just occurred to me now. I think is something I should be worried about" said Pradai deep in thoughts.
"I know is crazy, but still, what if something bad had happened? And they will
Pradai woke up to the first eyes and face she saw from the Barren lands. He looked so cute and even more adorable. Maybe it was the morning effect."Hey Curl" she said with a beautiful smile, looking eye ball to eye ball with Curl"Morning. Here's something for you" Pradai sat upright, and he brought out a package of fruits and meat"Oh wow really? All for me? Thank you so much""My pleasure. There are lots of bush meats near haha."Pradai looked around her, something was missing"What about Kar? And you should give him some too" she said, genuinely worried, she didn't want to be the reason they fight each other or be anything like that. She believed they made a perfect combo together.Curl gave her a sign to look at her behind"Don't worry. He is doing just fine" said Curl, as Pradai saw Kar treating himself to a very big meat meal."Oh" expressed Pradai"As a matter of fact, he has been eatin
Old man Gaius went outside and made sure Pradai wouldn't be able to see him. He went into the woods a bit, not far from the tree house, and whistled melodiously for a moment. When he stopped, a butterfly flew to him and perched on his nose. He whispered something to it and it flew away."Very good" he said, going back to the tree house. **** Back at Curl's fortress, he was busy stuffing his clothes with weapons, both visible and invisible"You are so funny, all these for what?" Little Ben laughed at Curl, who was a bit still, uncertain about his decision."Is none of your business""Oh it is, we are going together, and that is why you do not have to worry or do all these""You are right, we are going together, and that's why I need to do all these." Curl said stopping
Old man Gaius and Pradai didn't make it to his old friend's place in time that day, so they didn't go again. But it was just an excuse. The butterfly came back and he knew what it was about, so he wasted time riding around the hill, and after some time, he said he was tired and needed to sleep.So, it was another day, a beautiful day for Pradai, and as usual they had their morning rituals and ate their fruits and vegetables. Old man Gaius was happy that she ate it, but he didn't quit on taking her to his old friend."Give me some moon flowers and a handful of almond seeds"Pradai handed him over moon flowers and a handful of almond seeds which he added to a solution in a bottle, alongside other ingredients which Pradai didn't see nor knew of until then."You know, this is the first time you are making a portion like this" Pradai asked old man Gaius inquisitively"Oh, is just a fruity energy portion I make once i
The Thogwarts were all angry, and ready for battle with the Lynx Lynchs. They won't back down because the Lynx Lynchs came to them looking for trouble.Curl had hoped to see Thug so he could warn him and tell him to run. But he wasn't even on sight at that moment."We should find Thug" Curl said to Little Ben."Why?""So he can run, he let us go. This isn't right, they shouldn't had killed those two Thogwarts, they are just being unreasonable and stupid!""Hey, keep it low, you could get yourself in trouble" Little Ben warned."Trouble? are you kidding me? This is big trouble."They kept low, to avoid anybody seeing them. The Lynx Lynchs wasn't going to fight them, although all they wanted to do was fight. But the war Thogwarts won't let them just leave after killing two of their own, so they surrounded them preparing for battle, they knew very well what they were up against, it wouldn'
Pradai woke up to see the beautiful sky adorned in heavenly blue, with the birds of air hovering all around the view. It was exceptional, and it was as if she was close to the sky.She was unaware of her environment. She stood up and took a look around, it was strange, she thought she had gotten into another world again. She quickly took off to run away, but she saw herself halting at the edge of a cliff. That was when Pradai realized that she was on a mountain top. And how, when , and why she got there was a mystery box in her head until someone showed up behind her, startling her to the core of her bones.Pradai was still battling with the mystery box in her head when a hand touched her. She gasped, afraid to turn around. It wasn't a Meiv's hand, but it was a familiar touch, it was a familiar feeling. She slowly turned around to see the Elf thief shining like the bright morning sun, more beautiful than she had ever seen her, she looked so sw
Kar and Little Ben were sitting down outside the tree house when Pradai and Iliya showed up. Pradai was happy to see Kar, they kept looking at each other for a while "Oh Kar" "Hey Pradai" "Oh that's her?wow mmmm this creature is cool" Little Ben commented. Iliya noticed how Pradai was acting and how they where looking at each other when she saw Kar. "We aren't here to look at each other" Iliya said breaking the silence. "What are you doing here?" Asked Kar, he was just noticing that the Elf thief was there. "She is with me now" Pradai said. "Yes, we are together now" Iliya said, grabbing her hand. "The Elf thief really?, how come?" Kar asked "No. She is not Elf thief. Her name is Iliya" "I like where this is going, impressive. Please can you all fight like right now?" Little Ben said with his smile. "Whatever. By the way we came here becau
The next day, they set out very early in the morning. So they would run away on time and have enough time to figure out what they would do next, because they didn't know what they were going to do next, and it had better be that way. Pradai and Iliya stayed glued to each other like love birds as they went, Little Ben and Kar couldn't wrap their mind on what was going on with them, but they had to focus on the mission. They reached the abandoned castle and stayed low to be sure they were all on the same page. "So, this is it. We are here" Kar said, looking at his mates Little Ben has always liked the idea since the first day, he was very pleased with what they were going to do, finally going against the law with other people. Kar valued his dignity and pride of being a Meiv, so he was a little Nervous, he didn't want to lose that, but they had to do something anyway. "Mind if I remind you
[CONTINUED...] Curl went to join them, Little Ben and Iliya were standing beside the guard, while Little Ben was Laughing at him, and as Curl approched them, unfortunately the guard mustered up as much strength as he could and threw his arm around with a power punch"Duck!"Before Curl could get to know what it was, he caught the power punch, he fell on the ground with a big thud."Curl!!!" Pradai ran to Curl, but he was unconscious, they were trying to get him up but he was down, he wasn't waking up."What are we going to do now?" Pradai asked them.Meanwhile, the guard rushed to the gate, banging it hard continuously."What is he doing?" Iliya wondered."The Lynx Lynch outside… he is calling the Lynx Lynch outside!" Pradai said out loud"We have to get out of here" Iliya said as they got up, dragging Curl with them. On reachi
As if the morning was also anticipating the big day for Iliya, Peregrin and the ViNenar sà, the youngest squad from the Elvish army. They all got out from the walls of the city to the nearest mountain where their leader briefed them. Only if they knew how much danger they were running right into. Even so, as a leader, Peregrin knew better than anyone else that every little detail matters when it came down to secret missions. Iliya held her sword in her hand, glancing at it like it was the first time she had ever seen it. With a deep sigh, she closed her eyes and brought the sword to her chest. "To be one with one's weapon, one must accept whatever comes with and from it" Peregrin said, approaching Iliya. Iliya opened her eyes and glanced at his squad. "Are they ready?" "Are you?" Peregrin retorted. Iliya didn't answer. She would have to be most nervous. "Of all of us here, you're the one who's afraid the most. And I'm beginning to wonder, perh
Iliya couldn't figure out what to do next, her heart ached but so much so her broken strength and faith. And as she watched the new moon from one of the city tops, hanging on a cliff, memories of Pradai surfaced, flooding in like quick clips in a blue spiral. She smiled as she burst into tears. "I'm sorry, Pradai" She said in tears. She had managed to carry her leg as it was all through it all, pretending that it never existed, but it was apparent and was hurting so much like her heart did. She didn't have to give up, and there was no other option than to find another way, which would need a lot of thinking. Her heart beat was all she heard, since the night was a quiet and peaceful one. But she heard footsteps approaching, on turning around, she caught a young warrior halfway toward her with one of his legs raised up. He smiled sheepishly "Hey, sorry. Didn't mean to creep you out…" "It's okay—" "But what are you doing here?" He mo
Getting back to old times was divine. Life would be alot better without the worries, pain, the fights and the what nots. It was what she felt and saw standing on the brush of the mountain which descended to the lake below the cave. Prince Drukk walked majestically to her side with a sigh. He wasn't feeling it, he didn't agree to whatever her demand was. But he was even more disappointed when his one and only sister didn't come to see her. "I have missed you, Drukk…" wishing it could change something. "But that's not why you came…" Prince Drukk led his arms behind his back. "What you ask for it's almost impossible" "But I need help. I need to save my friends, please. You can understand that, don't you?" "The only friend I had was you. I can't understand" he replied abruptly. "Then I would have to meet father" iliya stated with a determined grip. "Huh?" Said Prince Drukk, waiting for iliya to realize what she was talking about. "I ne
The tweeting of the forest birds feeding her ears, and the harmless rays of the sun working wonders on her delicate skin, and the sweet fragrance of the grasses and flowers which pleasured her sense of smell was what waked Iliya. She flicked her eyes open but sun shine smiled into her bright blue eyes and she shut them immediately. So she turned around and opened her eyes to see where she was lying down, it was okay. And when she tried getting up, she then realized that she was really weak and needed an energy boost. She got up regardless at the remembrance of Pradai and what she might be going through at that moment, it gave her enough strength to forge ahead. She staggered her way through the thick unpredictable forest and with each step she made, she held herself so as not to fall down. She threaded like that and after some big time had passed, she came upon a cleared portion in the forest whic
Iliya instructed them to get some strong log of woods and find bush ropes. And in no time, the two young Meivs had Iliya's request granted. And she single-handedly made herself a supporting pillar on her leg.How she did it, they had no idea of, for it seemed like she had some experience before in doing wonders with woodsticks and bush ropes. They saw that she was crafty, and her craft was indeed mastered. It only took Iliya a few moments to set up completely, what she needed to be able to walk by herself.It didn't look less like a clutch, nor did it look much like an artificial leg. The woodsticks were placed seperately and single paced, facing each other and the bush ropes were used to tie them together while making a space in the middle– enough to have her legs comforted by it. The ropes also had an intersection which made the final draw, when she had her legs inside the craft with strong confidentiality.
"Wh...what ..do you mean she is in danger?" Iliya asked Curl. It took him a moment to get himself together, he sat right."She is fighting some, umm I didn't see it very well, but she is not in a good spot right now, she is probably fighting or , whatever. All I know is that she is in danger."We should go look for her! We can't leave her by herself!" Iliya trembled."Cool down, you can't do anything much in this condition" Little Ben said to Iliya."But I think she can take care of herself , right? She killed a Cruk, and two Lynx Lynchs, who else can do that?" Little Ben added , looking at both of them, but nothing was helping Iliya's feelings, nothing was helping, because she was still panicking."Come on, we are talking about Pradai here. Whoever she is fighting against, I am sure she will be fine… right? …Curl say something… is there something else you are not telling us?"&
"So, the day is finally over?" Little Ben said as he climbed down from tbe tree with a bunch of fruits in his hands."No, is Just getting started, silly" Curl said with a hiss.Little Ben handed some fruits to Iliya who was sitting down on the ground, enjoying the feels of the grasses, and the cool and soothing wind from the trees."Boss, aren't we going to eat meat tonight?""You know where to get them, don't you?""Aish, you do your thing best.""We will manage the remaining meat inside until tomorrow. I just want to rest. Now, we should be going back inside before someone sees us"."Ouch, just a little time mm? I like the fresh air" Iliya pleaded."I wish but we have stayed here for many hours, we can't risk getting captured. Besides there's enough air inside…""I know, but the view and everything, you don't get it inside.""That's not a proble
Kar was under the protection of Pradai, and even though the Lynx Lynchs wanted nothing but to make a mess of him for betraying them—so they thought. They would have to go through Pradai first. And the said demon obviously wouldn't have a problem making a mess of them."I'm tired of fighting, but trust me, this demon and this beast is never tired of sucking blood, and absorbing the living out of you beings! Now I will only warn you this once, go away from here, or you won't even have the chance to regret it!"The two Lynx Lynchs looked at each other, eager to fight till their last drop of blood themselves, still they were facing a supposed stronger opponent."Fine then!" Yelled one of the Lynx Lynchs as he attacked first, with all the strength and power he had, and at that first strike, he was able to give Pradai a fatal blow that knocked her down to the ground!. The rusted leaves on the ground were blown away by her fall, and the L
The two Meivs who ran away from Pradai found their way to the Councilors chamber. They ran inside and bowed down to the Councilors, shaking in fear and breathing profusely like wounded bears. Apparently they had been finding it hard to tell anyone of their encounter because it was something they have not seen before, a Lynx Lynch killed just in a matter of minutes. It was something their minds and hearts had to debate because the water being poured into the strong golden cup was breaking the gold itself."Speak" said the Chief councilor reluctantly, he didn't care about what their faces said, only what their mouth confessed."Another Lynx Lynch has been killed""What!!? Wait another Lynx Lynch? Who did this? Why aren't their reports?! Who did this! Who dares!?is it the Thogwarts? Who?! " Asked the Chief councilor raging in anger, but with sprinkles of doubts and atoms of confusion—the possibility wasn't possible."The human"