Log of September 3, 1945...
The recent alliance that I have formed with that girl has officially begun, right now she is making preparations before starting our trip, for my part, there is not much to organize, the only thing in my possession is my weapon... the dawn has after normal, so I decided to go out to exercise, it was no big deal... a typical jogging routine, it is then that I heard a strange sound, it sounded like the voice of a small girl, it was probably lost or something...
However, I could not go recklessly to the place since it could still be an ambush or trap of some enemy with intentions to steal the crystal that is in the possession of the Usui family... My doubts were clarified when I saw a girl in the distance, with big horns sitting on the grass...
She noticed my presence, so she greeted gently with her hand, sure of what I was contemplating, i held my weapon and headed slowly towards the girl with horns, once i was before her, she got up with emotion and curiosity, approached with graceful movements, bowing at the end...
Tokage: Good morning sir, do you think you could help me?
Giorgio: What exactly do you need?
Tokage: Well, I was going to the temple in search of the Usui magicians, I was wondering if you were one of them...
Giorgio: Negative young lady, one of them is inside the temple making certain preparations...
Tokage: I see... you know how to fight?
Giorgio: Indeed, I am a military commander, it is part of my training...
Tokage: That sounds good to me... you see, right now a tree demon is looking for me since he wants to steal something that I'm supposed to protect...
Giorgio: And exactly what do you protect?
Tokage: Well, it would be appropriate to introduce myself, I am Utsukushi Tokage, last of the dragon descendants of the Hi no shita clan... responsible for taking care of the mother earth's crystal...
Giorgio: I'm not from this world, but from what I've been told, your family seems to be one of the most powerful...
Tokage: Naturally, but... well, I need to show you something... come with me...
Giorgio: I will but not for a long time, i have things to do, little lady.
We were beginning to walk in the meadow, however the suspicions increased in me, I need to confirm that she is really who she says she is...
Giorgio: And regarding the demon you mentioned earlier.
Tokage: Well, I don't know his name, the fact is that yesterday there was a glow in the sky, the attack of the demon Behemoth, he attacked the caves of Shizen Hikari, where my clan lived ... the attack created a collapse in all the cave... during that time, the tree demon appeared and began to kill my family, who was completely weak after the impact... my mother managed to save me, she took me to the exit of the cave, while my grandfather and my father fought against the devil... my mother and I escaped and managed to get to Nagareboshi at dusk, but that was where the demon attacked us again... my mother sacrificed herself so that I could flee... She gave the last fragment of the mother earth crystal, I used my born ability to create earthquakes to delay the demon and I lost it on the track... I got where you found me at dawn... I just had to ask the magicians for help, but I found you to you... and well, that sums it up...
As we move forward, we reach a cliff, near the place where the girl with rabbit ears found me ... By the position of the sun, I could say it was already noon, we looked at the sky before going down...
Tokage: I will not lie to you, if you decide to go with me there is no going back, you could die...
Giorgio: I do not fear death, I have faced it before... and even if i would die, i would find redemption.
Tokage: As we cross the lake we will be entering the land of Nagareboshi, the last place where I saw the demon...
Giorgio: Understood... Let's do this quickly so i could go back.
To cross the lake, I loaded the girl with horns, the lake was somewhat deep and she was relatively small so consider this a reasonable action...
Giorgio: And how old are you?
Tokage: I was born in 1928, I'm 17 years old... and you?
Giorgio: I'm 21 years old, I started as a military before i turned 18 Years old, stand out among the troops for my formidable strategy and my born leadership...
When we finished crossing the lake, we kept walking through the grass, now that I think about it, we probably should have waited for the girl with rabbit ears...
Tokage: You know, in all my life I had not interacted with human beings, I used to live in the caves of Shizen Hikari and never came any human, I only lived with my relatives...
I remained silent, since I heard a loud noise in the distance ... with my hand I made a signal for the horned girl to stop but seemed not to understand...
Giorgio: *whispering* Stop, there's something out there...
Tokage: Is that our enemy? If it's any use, I can lift rocks, create stalactites and stalagmites, and as you heard, create earthquakes...
Giorgio: Shhh, I see it, this is the plan, don't let it get close to you, if you have what you are looking for, it would be better if you do not enter your vision range...
I began to see the devil, all the earth he stepped on became infertile, there was death all the way, in his head there was a crystal flower, probably that is the blissful crystal of mother earth...
Tokage: Should we attack him before he attacks us?
Giorgio: No... that way he would see us before we could even reach him!
I aimed directly at his head but my attack was avoided, spiny vines came out of the ground and pierced my arms, I could not move, the vines were nailed to the ground more and more while their spines pierced my skin...
The horned girl tried to run to the devil... when she did it i noticed where she had the last piece...
Giorgio: Don't do it! Don't go near, that's what he wants! argh!!!
The vines pierced my skin and the spines expanded my wounds...A demonic laugh was heard, the creature jumped in front of us ...
Jigoku: I am the embodiment of the evil grass, I Jigoku no ichijiku no ki will be the one to take to Behemoth-sama, the crystal of mother earth... did you really believe that a weak human could face me?
Giorgio: Bastard! you will die!
I tried to get up but the spines caused pain in me and inhibited my ability to get up...
Jigoku: Young warrior, apparently you come from another world, I will give you a chance to live ... finish her and give me the last piece of the crystal, join the forces of Behemoth-sama and you will live...
Giorgio: Your boss destroyed my home too, I'd rather die defending the right people than live as a servant of a demon!!
I got up and resisting the pull of the vines, aimed the demon with my gun and shot him in the arm... as his arm was made of wood create a hole through this...
Jigoku: Argh! You have decided death!!
More vines began to cover my body, my blood was spilling everywhere... until suddenly they turned to ashes...
Hekima: So, did you have enough fun?
The girl with rabbit ears used her staff, pointing at the demon, shot a magic ball that made him go back, then she took three solitaire cards out of her sleeve, threw them at the demon and began to burn him... he went back and began to bury himself in the rocks...
Jigoku: I only came for the dragon, but now, the next time we met, I will return with Behemoth-sama with your heads...
The demon disappeared, meanwhile Hekima approached me, pointed me at her staff...
Hekima: Regenerate...
A green light emerged from her staff, my wounds began to close... in a few minutes there was no trace of wounds, only my clothes were broken...
Hekima: I think you'll need more than a weapon to defend yourself from demons...
Giorgio: Yes, it seems that way...
Hekima: There are combat techniques to protect the body from demonic attacks, you will probably learn in the future... changing the subject, who is she?
Tokage: Utsukushi Tokage, last heiress of the Hi no Shita clan! Defender of the last piece of the mother earth crystal!!
Hekima: Well, I'm the magician Hekima Usui, defender of the eternal fire crystal...
Giorgio: How did you know where we were?
Hekima: In fact, I've been following you all this time, only you never noticed my presence...
The girl with rabbit ears smiled and the girl with horns made a face as if she was stunned...
Hekima: Well, should we continue with our crusade? I guess we should first go to the temple so i can give you some badges...
Tokage: I'll join you! This will be a crusade to save our world!
Giorgio: *sigh* Welcome aboard Utsukushi....
Although it is bad news what happened to the dragon girl's family, I cannot help but be bothered by the childish behavior that she has, however I decided not to give it importance. After all, she is a fundamental piece to save this world.
End of the log.
To be continued...