The air was light and warm, the sound of light breathing could be heard softly from the three. Ren and Liz sat on the sleeping fox's left and right side.
"Well, we did everything that could be done. We should get going now."
Ren stood up giving a hand to Liz only to have her slap his hand away.
"You're not seriously going to leave her behind are you?"
Looking at the girl Ren sighed than sat back down.
"What makes you think its a girl."
"Easy I'm a cat, therefore, I can tell what gender animals are."
Liz looked around then stood up walking up to a purple flower and picked it. Walking back to the fox she puts the flower on its left front side.
"There she looks even cuter."
"Well if we're really gonna keep this thing then we're going to have to name it right."
Liz nods her head from Rens response, then stroking the fox's fur.
"Okay, I'll name her Nara!"
Liz's eyes widen and the sleeping fox had awoken.
"I think she likes it if she woke to hear that name. You come up with some interesting names Ren."
Liz giggles and picks up Nara spinning around and laughing with the joyful fox.
The day starts to settle and the moon rises.
"Hey Liz I've been meaning to ask but how did you learn to fight like that?"
Liz lifts her head up and jumps up in excitement.
"Oh have finally noticed how amazing I am. One of my previous owners was a master at magic and he taught me as his pupil."
Ren lifts his arms up stretching them as he yawns.
"I wish someone could teach me how to use alchemy when fighting."
"Hey, ill teach you, alchemy is just another magic class so it should be fine."
Ren grabs and squeezes Liz's hands with sparkles in his eyes.
"Really you'll teach me!"
"Yes yes, I will okay just stop squeezing my hands so hard."
As the night progressed the excitement of the two cooled down as they slept under the starry night.
#
It was a cool early morning and Ren was training under Liz's guidance.
"Okay let's try to create rock projectiles, all you should do is throw sand to the air and say rock edge."
Ren picks up a hand full of dirt and throws it to the air.
"Rock Edge!"
The dirt in the air simply blows into Ren's eyes irritating them.
"Water I need water now, it burns so much, I thought you said they would become rocks."
Liz had started to pour water onto Ren's face washing the dirt out.
"Yes I did say that but you forgot to create a magic circle."
Ren was now angry and his eyes were bloodshot red.
"How was I supposed to know that, when I don't know anything."
Liz sticks out her tung.
"Oops, I forgot."
Ren walks up to Liz hitting her across the head.
"Don't oops me, I could have gone blind."
Liz waved her hands up and down.
"Nah you're perfectly fine."
Eventually, his anger died down as Ren decided to give it another go.
"Okay, here I go!"
Ren tosses the dirt and summons a green and red magic circle finally turning the dirt to sharp stone edges.
"Rock Edge!"
The rocks rush forward stabbing a nearby tree only to crack and break from the impact.
"Wow this is amazing, I can't believe I did that."
Ren was holding out his hands staring at the amazement of his power.
"Yah well just don't get cocky okay."
Liz was standing proud of herself for being a great teacher to Ren. Nara who was watching the two came up to Ren.
"Hey, Nara did you see that."
Picking up the fox up to his face.
"Achoo!"
The Fox gave a quick high pitched sneeze that blew blue flames into Ren's face burning him. He drops the fox and runs around in a panic only to have Liz yet again pour water on Ren's head.
"This thing breathes fire!"
"I'm surprised, it very rare for an animal that's not corrupted to have elemental attributes."
Ren was rubbing his burned face while giving a scornful look at Nara.
"You mean there is more fire breathing animals."
Liz shook her head and picked up Nara giving her a big hug.
"It's a little more complicated but sure."
Ren stared deeply at Nara for a few seconds to then realize something special.
"I got it, Nara can you please use your flames on the dirt I'll throw."
Nara in Liz's arms jumped out of them to land beside him with her looking up to him.
"Okay here... We go!"
Liz was confused as to what Ren was up to but stood there watching the two. As the dirt floating in the air Nara spit a blue flame into it. Now what was once dirt were tiny shards of glass.
"Glass Shards!"
Thousands of shining glass pieces soar through the air and stab the tree where the stone edges hit and broke.
"Woah I had no idea you could even do such a thing with Nara's flames."
Ren felt accomplished with his great idea although he was worn out from using his mana so much. Liz who was next to him looked down and noticed he was exhausted. She sat down beside him on the soft grassy plain than she took his head and laid it upon her lap.
"You seem tired."
Ren who didn't know what was going on started to fluster a bit.
"Um, was-what... are you doing Liz."
Liz's leg fidgets up and down just a little as ren lays there. His face was warm and prickly and her leg was soft and smooth, it was the most perfect sensation he had ever felt.
"As I said using your mana can tire people out and lead them too weak health so rest up. If it's too much to think of just take it as a pillow, not my thighs."
Ren closed his eyes as Liz held his head so he wouldn't back away.
-this feeling it's so warm and gentle, whenever I was down or exhausted my mother would hold me close to her till I fell asleep.
Ren and his mother had a very close and loving relationship, but now he hasn't seen her in a few years because he was too ashamed of himself. Unfortunately now he will never get to see his loving mother. As time slowly but surely past Ren fell fast asleep with a tear running down his face as he slept on the girl's lap.
#
The night was cold and windy and the trees rustle in the wind. As the three slept through the calming night the trees began to sway harder and the wind became heavier with that aloud screech could be heard coming from deep in the forest nearby. Liz had awoken from the bone-chilling screech, looking around her Ren and Nara were still a sound asleep not noticing the terrifying shriek.
"Hey, Ren we got a problem, wake up."
Liz violently shook Ren awake, to Ren waking up in the middle of the night was quite stressful.
"Uhg... What is it Liz, don't you know what time it is."
"No time to sleep we have to go now."
Still trying to full wake Ren up another loud screech echoed through and out the forest. At that moment Ren had finally comprehended what was going on.
"Wait what was that I don't remember being told of monsters in the night."
Liz ignored his comment and continued to push Ren up.
"Let's go, let's go now! That's a cry from a white-mare."
Ren was confused but nonetheless got up and understood there was trouble.
"I don't really get it but why don't we fight whatever it is."
Liz grabbed him close to her, face to face and smacked him.
"Because it's too strong for us to handle. Apparently, the military didn't do a good job."
The military was given a special case back then to eliminate all the white-mares but seemed to have failed or missed some.
"So what are these things?"
Liz was now angry at Ren for not taking this seriously.
"Ren! Get the carriage ready and go! Or I'll let you die here alone!"
The creature lets out another loud screech but this one seemed closer as if now it was right there at the end of the forest staring at them.
"It's too late! Ren, I hope you're happy. I'll stall it while you start the carriage going."
The creature of the night had finally stepped out of the forest moaning as it slowly took a step closer. The thing's flesh was pure black, it was both boney and scrawny as well it was hunched over, its spine could easily be seen and look as if it were about to burst through its skin, and its head was the shape of a pure blank white balloon.
"Uhg that's disturbing."
Ren was in disgust holding his mouth as if he were to barf looking at the creature before him.
"That's a white-mare. A demon of the night that feasts on those who sleep."
Ren could understand now, this thing was truly a demon.
Liz and the demon had encountered in battle. The demon would shoot out spear-like tentacles and then retract them after it hits or misses its target.
"You're really creepy you know that."
The demon responded with a moan than a slash from its hands.
"You have to be quicker than that!"
The demon stood still for a moment confusing Liz to drop her guard down for a split second, then it charged at Liz ripping her arm apart. Liz screams in utter pain as the blood rushes out of her side.
"Hey, this feels a bit surreal doesn't it."
Liz studdered her words giving a wryly smile. From the side came Ren riding the carriage as he hit the monster squashing it flat.
"Liz are you okay?"
Ren ran up to Liz giving her a hug, Liz was stunned but held him tight. Ren then looked up to her, kissing her soft lips. Liz's mouth
dropped opened after he backed away.
"Y-you ka-kissed me!"
Looking at Ren as he smiled something seemed off than her eyes opened wide, the taste of blood was on her lips cold and bitter. Ren was pierced through the heart and as he died he had kissed her.
"No no no, please, please..."
Liz broke down in tears, her mind that was once sane has started to fall apart. This couldn't be reality there's no way but this is how the world is cruel and dark. A faint glow appeared behind Ren's body it was a very light blue color, on top of his head was Nara.
#
It stood there, not a sound or noise was heard from the fox, it just gazed at Liz then disappeared. Liz's uneasiness was gone, her head was sane once more, she understood what the fox had done. The moment the beast stood there staring at her was the moment she was no longer in reality.
"Liz wake up, come on now wake up!"
Liz's eyes open up, Ren had her laying on his lap while he drove the carriage. Liz began to rub her head into his lap while purring.
"Okay that's enough I know you're awake now."
"Awe come on now, can't a girl share her love with her lover."
Liz had puffed her cheeks out in dissatisfaction while Ren flat out rejected her.
"Absolutely not and were not lovers either."
"Hey what happened after I was out?"
"Well at first you two seemed like you guys were having an intense staring contest, that is till it raised its arm with killing intent while you stood there in a daze, so I rushed in grabbed you and ran off."
"I'm surprised you slipped away."
Liz confused ren with her comment however it's no surprise since he barley new the world besides some if the programming.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Well white mare's are extremely fast, it could have easily caught up with us."
Ren lets out a deep sigh while shaking his head.
"That would have been great information that you could have shared earlier."
"Don't worry it seemed it lost interest in us otherwise we still be pursued by it."
Nara jumps out and lands in Liz's lap laying down to rest.
"Thanks to you I was able to get out of there."
Liz pets Nara rewarding her for helping Liz out of that hellish nightmare.
"Oh, that reminds me, what exactly happened to you?"
Out of curiosity and another chance encounter, Ren needed any more information.
"Well just like its name it seems it traps you in a nightmare that almost lifelike and while you're in that state I guess it kills you."
Ren strokes his naked chin and sits up more, perhaps a little stiffer now too.
"I see, so what did you see exactly?"
Liz turns beat red and get's a little flustered.
"Well you died with a huge gaping hole in your stomach, and you ka-ki-KISSED me which you're going to have to take responsibility now."
Ren suddenly got aggravated and burst.
"First that was a dream, second I'm not taking responsibility for your horny dream, third I will not fall for you, kiss you, or do anything intimate got that."
Puffing out her cheek in dissatisfaction once more Liz turns her head away and quietly whispers while grinning.
"You will eventually."
(hello and thanks for reading my WN
it's going to take a while more, I've almost finished with chapter 3. thanks again :) )