A Favor
With arms wide open, Judith smiles. Happy while she swirls. And she swings down her hand to Jaino. Golden nails are appearing and consecutively raining down.
Despite the pain of his feet, Jaino quickly steps back and then runs. His curving course allows him to evade the fallen nails that have missed and dug in the ruined flooring of stage. He leaps and tumbles. He swings his sword parrying the rest of the projectiles. Unable to deflect some of those nails while he resists to not close his eyes; his lower arm, and upper arm, and his legs are in pain and bleeding. He thinks, Look how serious she is, she could kill me after I'll say those words.
Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. How could we connect if you won't be true to yourself.
You see, this is awkward. And I can't have more than one woman.
Liar. Liar. Liar. So, you want Kilie die next of your previous wife?
How did you know about my dead wife?
I proudly say, we spirits are pure. So, be true to yourself. I'm not talking about coupling. Don't deny your fate. You can feel emotion of others right? So don't be a fake. You will regret this after a million years.
Explain it plainly. Don't put riddles in your words. I'm not intelligent.
Then obey me! Obey me!
So, being true to myself will allow me to know you?
No! I mean, yes. I mean, it's like, we spirits will be completely part of yours.
Observing and analyzing everything that he has heard; he sees Judith, rising her hand. He rises. His spirit of dark speaks, Well, well. If you decide it like that. I won't stop you. Jeez, you're killing the fun. Jaino smiles. Despite of the pain, he removes the nails from his upper arm, and his lower arm, and legs. He poses a stance, telling every spectator he's on offensive.
He thinks, Her emotion turns delight. I like her mode surging through my chest. I guess I can't be remove in the battle field.
"That's right Jaino!" has loudly said by Judith. "We might be friends from the past! But now, let's settle everything with our clash!"
After closing his eyes, Jaino sees, all over the surrounding, the unsteady-flowering gray smoke, figuring many people around the unsettling dark. Almost all the dark-gray structures nearby seem formed by a huge gathering of gas. Spirit of dark, what is this? … Hey? Where are you? Damn, she wouldn't reply. He remembers suddenly Criselia's words,
"It's impossible that you can't feel it. Try dashing."
He opens his eyes. He thinks, It's not the time for that.
Judith swings down her hand. "Endure this for me, Jaino." Huge number of golden nails from above rain down.
Not losing his hope, he parries quickly but he misses every projectile. Did I just move super-fast? And I haven't hit anything… I can't also breathe well. Realizing that he's not harm, he runs fast approaching the safety area where Judith is standing.
Stunned by surprise, the chairman mumbles, "This is impossible. Have his bio and status all fake?"
Every spectator watches Jaino moving across the raining golden nails. Ritzel thinks, What are you father? First you're not a lightning clan. Second, you aren't just a norim... Then she remembers something. Ah, I supposedly must not worry about that. I intent only to inherit and retrieved your position, the third general, for our clan.
As Jaino has reached the safety area, Judith rises her arm and points her finger above; she smiles. Jaino gazes at, ongoing to fall, a gigantic golden hammerhead has appeared above the stage.
The chairman, the janitor-attired old man, and the tall man have run evacuating the stage. The cloaked female has disappeared.
Judith speaks, "Let's die both, Jaino."
He, Jaino, can fell her in grieve but he feels relief. He drops the sword. Quickly, he runs and hugs her. A thunder and a tremor after the gigantic golden hammer has fallen inside the ruined stage.
Witnessing her mentor, her new father mercilessly buries by the attack, the hopeless Ritzel, her strength loosens as she suddenly falls to kneel and sit in the ground.
Some watchers throb by surprise. Others scream from worries and give comment. Most of the people are speechless. Hopping for Jaino's safety, Doressa closes her eyes and Krispen keeps praying.
In the front seat of upper watchers area, the male instructor has shaken his head from disagreement about the outcome of battle.
On his quarter, the prince comments, "I hope Jaino is alright. The woman is Judith right?"
"Forgive me my highness," has replied by Shaira.
"We need to protect her. Her talent could be wasted and be used for evils."
Roll back before the gigantic golden hammer has collided in the ruined stage~
Without realizing, everything turns slowly. Jaino speaks her name. Trying to pursue her to believe him about her parents' death. Every words he whispers echo to his ears, yet he never receives response from Judith. "Please, hear me," he has said.
His shoulders becomes heavy and his hope turns frail. He closes his eyes. Hugging her, but his heart is cold by his dismay and regret.
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In the current time flow, an instructor speaks, "In my time of study, now I remember that an active cannot repeat a materialization in every two days."
"How is it related in this cruelty?" has asked by his colleague.
"Don't call it cruelty. They have history. Her anger probably the case. She has thrown out everything without managing."
The gigantic golden hammer dissolves and shutters to dust, expanding outwards and disappearing, revealing Jaino and Judith alive. Someone mumbles, impossible. Others become doubtful.
Hugging her tightly, Jaino speaks, "Judith, what can I do for you to forgive me."
"Why had you left me?" has responded by Judith. "Why didn't you take responsibilities to what you'd done to my family? You think, I couldn't understand everything? I know what you'd done to me. But you weren't there to help me bear and accept the fact.
"I trained and studied hoping that you would lead me and help me avenge my family. But where were you? Happy in times of your marriage?"
Damn, this becoming awkward. And that was an arrange marriage, a symbol of peace between my father's clan and Shau Clan. "Judith..." He has let go from hugging her, and he faces Judith. His skin begins paling and despite the feeling of fainting, he asks again, "What can I do for you to forgive me."
"You still don't get it do you? I have shown the fruit of my effort. Help me gain my revenge. This is not just about me. If you won't comply then die instead, you—heartless."
Her words have struck him proving guilty. He closes his eyes. He thinks, So that's the reason. And his spirit, a spirit of dark says, Kiss her, say I love you to her. Getting startled, his heart throbs faster. Jaino gazes down from embarrassment. "Judith... can we talk later. I still need to prove myself."
"Is that all you could say? What's the purpose of this proving anyway?"
"A title; an achievement, they say. There are many people who dislike me, promoted in the rank."
She smiles. "You think our battle is already ended?"
"Judith please..." Kiss her. Say I love you to her. No need to be shy, has spoken again by Jaino's spirit, a spirit of dark. "Listen. It's hard to act when there are too many hindrances. Allow me to settle some of my problems first, okay?" Scared? Scared? Gay, gay, na, na, na, na, gay.
"Jaino, you need to—"
Unable to bear the annoying insult, he holds Judith's shoulders, and reaches her forehead with his lips.
The tomboyish Judith has dumbfounded. Ritzel sharpens her eyes; she thinks, The heck father... womanizer.
Some of the spectator comments, "What a turn of event." A female instructor mumbles, "Why in the head?" Another female instructor replies, "A relative probably." Others are surprised. "At least there's no killing," has commented by someone.
Judith pushes Jaino and her fist lands onto his cheek. Her kick lands on his thorax, recoiling him to fall and sit in the ruined flooring. "I'm not a child!" she has loudly yelled, while she walks off the ruined stage.
How embarrassing. See the result? has said by Jaino to his spirit while he endures the heat of his head and the regretful feeling.
You like her, do you? has asked by his spirit, a spirit of dark.
Yes, but it shan't now. And currently we're on a broken friendship. He feels dizzy and his body is tired. He stands up and walks and he picks up the sword. He stands erect and lifts his head. How can I defined revenge and justice when I couldn't even win the duel between me and the first prince. That lost had shown me my unqualified potentials between the border of a mere norim and gifted. If only Criselia is guaranteed celestial, I would wish I meet her back then.
"Where are you going woman?" has asked loudly by the chairman.
"You've seen the fight. I need to rest."
Approaching to Judith, Ritzel asks, "What is your relationship to my father."
"Father? It's early for him to have a child in your age."
"I'm adopted."
Closing her eyes, Judith exhales. "How's his wife?"
"I'm no authorized to answer that question. Ask him. What are you to my father?"
"You'll know after he and me could settle things. I need to rest."
"Come with me, I can't let you go after what you've done. I'll be watching."
"You're cute."
Being flustered, Ritzel replies, "Don''t try to be friendly."
"Lead me then."
"I tell you, you can't be forgiven."
Smiling of relieve, she offers her hand for a lead.
"What's now?" has asked by the Janitor-attired old man to the chairman.
Analyzing for the next step, the chairman has approached by the cloaked female. "I wanna test him for a bit. Can I be his next opponent?"
"And your intention?"
"I shall confirm if he can survive more battles with his opponents, I doubt stronger than her."
A moment later, he gives his reply, "Don't hold back... And don't kill him."
"A sudden change of heart? And you think I would kill him?"
"I heard that your division sides no one and only obeys the royal family. Correct me if I'm wrong."
"I proceed now."
That woman has bad manners, severing the conversation without respect.
The severed tie might recover
The old time shall be rewritten
It's not late to consolidate.