The Lost Crown
Chapter 7:
"We either pay in cash, or with life."
Then the day came when one of the strongest mercenaries in the world will arrive in the capital, I went to Mercenarie's End and let them know that that guy is coming to the capital, I think it's better to tell the boss and also ask what that guy is going to do here.
— Chief Ron! One of the strongest mercenaries in the world will come to the capital today, what will we do?
— Don't worry Raynard, I already felt it, I don't know how to answer you, these guys do what they want in life, but if something happens, don't face it, you can't imagine the power that one of these guys has Raynard.
— Chief, I'm sorry, but if he really did what I'm thinking, I won't hold back.
— Raynard ... You have no idea how strong he is, it will be suicide.
— Chief, I already made up my mind, forgive me if I put you at risk.
— That kid is really a hollow head — thought Ron sighing — Do what you want then — he said right after.
Then I left her room, I left Silvia with Sheyla again, I couldn't leave Silvia in danger, my head is already too full.
— That kid ... He's really an intriguing person ... — said Ron with himself.
While they were all talking normally in the organization, the mercenary arrived, I could feel his overwhelming aura, so I ran to the boss to warn him.
— Boss! He arrived!
— I know, that aura ... I'm sure it's him, Sylas the Executioner.
— Sylas? I asked angrily.
— Yes, he is very dangerous, he is a sadistic maniac, he is very dangerous Raynard, Arthuro made his choice and he knew it would happen to him.
— I do not care! Arthuro him, he is a good friend of mine and I will not forgive him! I yelled at Chief Ron.
— You know, kid, I kicked the bucket, do what you want, But your actions have consequences, Let you be aware of that.
— Yes! I am going to do, what you do not have the capacity to do, to protect a friend that you welcomed, I will defeat that son of a bitch.
I left the organization with a lot of hatred, waiting for Sylas, I can finally see him, he was very tall, he was a bit pale and he had dark crimson hair, he was a bit messy, and he really looked sadistic, just looking at him I already feel hate, I see him walking carelessly, many people around him were moving away, until he looked at me and came towards me, I stood, exactly towards the door, as soon as he came to me his expression facial changed, he seemed intrigued with me.
— Were you the guy who completed a Rank—S mission? Asked Sylas with big eyes looking at me.
— Yes, it was me, why?
— Wow, a newbie like you, seems to be formidable.
I remained silent.
— Well, it was very nice to see you with my own eyes — said Sylas bringing his face close to mine — And it is very ugly to spy on people, you know? — he said very quietly afterwards.
Then he walked away and opened the doors, it looked like he had something to work out in there, until I asked him where my friend was.
— Hey, what did you do to my friend Arthuro?
— The one I met on the way? He went somewhere — said Sylas suspiciously.
— This guy is lying, I can tell that just by the way he talks, this son of a bitch... — I thought.
Sylas entered the organization, all the mercenaries who were there got up and left the organization as he walked towards Chief Ron's office.
— Good thing Sheyla is with Silvia at her house, if something happens here I don't want to involve them both — I spoke to myself.
I entered the organization and sat on a bench until I started to hear the boss yelling at Sylas, then I see him leaving the boss's office with a big hideous laugh on his face, so I got up quickly and stopped him to ask him about Arthuro.
— You were lying, weren't you? Tell me where Arthuro is or I will have to make you speak forcefully.
He started laughing like crazy...
— Speak forcefully? Now I pay to see, I really lied about your little friend, if you want to know where he is going to have to make me talk hard, you little shit.
At that moment, I went after him, hitting him with a punch, but he defended with one hand, then hit me with the other, making me fly between the tables.
Chief Ron immediately came and said the following: — Shit! I said kid, you are no match for him— — Shut up! I'm going to kill this guy — I shouted interrupting him.
It seems that Ron gave up and soon walked away, immediately I went up to Sylas with a lot of resentment, I increased my aura a little and hit him with a punch in the face, but he didn't move, while my fist was in his face he turned to me with an ear—to—ear laugh then he stretched out his hand to me and used a strange shadow magic, then I defended myself by throwing myself away and destroying the building with ease.
— That shit is really interesting — said Sylas as he ran some of his blood down his mouth.
I was thrown breaking the wall to Ron's office.
"I'm glad I increased my aura at that moment of your magic, if it wouldn't have been much worse," I thought.
I got up among the debris cleaning myself, from the dust.
— You really are someone strong Sylas, with the hatred that I am of you, I know that you did something with Arthuro, I go up with everything.
— I saw that you really are tough, come, I will kill you.
— I want to get this over with quickly, I need to know where Arthuro is.
I drew my sword, the aura around me was taking shape as strong as it was, Sylas immediately felt the danger and pulled his sword out of his cloak, for a moment I could read his power, and I really saw that this guy was very strong .
Sylas Mark, Power: 6500.
If I fool around a little bit with this guy, I can receive some lethal attack, I will stay focused until I defeat him and he tell me where Arthuro is, with my sword I advanced so fast against him that he only had time to defend himself by pure reflex like that throwing him out of the organization, I walked towards him, my aura was burning the air around so much hate that I was feeling.
Sylas got up laughing like crazy, and went up in an instant, defended his attack, the only problem is that his sword is too big, having a longer range than mine, so I decided to use my technique.
— Fire technique: Real fire sword! I shouted.
The flames covered the blade of my sword, so having a greater range, Sylas looked at my sword and looked a little scared.
"That kid is dangerous, I have to kill him here," thought Sylas as he looked at my sword.
So we exchanged blows with swords, but it felt like he was being pressed hard with the force I wielded, while we were exchanging blows I got close enough to take his arm and use my fire magic.
"Burn your bastard," I said rancorously.
He soon opened his eyes wide looking at my other hand that was holding his arm and saw a flash, so I blew everything up by throwing it away and creating a huge smoke screen, the impact was so great that he threw me to the other side, I quickly got up waiting for the smoke to stop, so I took the opportunity to recover oxygen, in the middle of the smoke that had already stopped a lot, I saw that his left arm turned to ashes.
— You shit! You will pay for it, you know why they call me executioner? Why do I punish those who break the rules of mercenaries.
At this moment I saw him recite some magic, causing him to create another arm only made of shadows, so with that shadow arm in place of his that was burned, he extended it creating a ball and pulling someone from it, at this moment I I lost, I saw Arthuro lying on the ground, he was very injured and unconscious.
— You son of a bitch !!!! What did you do with Arthuro ?!
— What did I do? This other shit here broke the rules, he dug his own grave — said Sylas kicking Arthuro who was unconscious.
Immediately out of control, I went after him, my aura was unstable, and we were in the middle of the capital, I hit him so hard that everything in front of him was destroyed by a huge firepower, Sylas was unable to contain my power, thus making him disappear in your shadow magic.
In my moment of fury, out of nowhere came a calmness in my heart making me regain my senses, so I ran up to Arthuro and leaned my head against his chest, and listened to his heart beating, picked him up and took him to the organization, and gave for Ron to take care of him.
— Raynard, you—
I left before Ron finished speaking, in a jump I went to the middle of the city to kill Sylas, I was calm at that moment, but I was determined.
— I do not know what calm is over me, but I am already decided, I can not forgive him, everyone who dares to hurt those close to me, I will not forgive them at all.
Then a huge black portal appeared and Sylas came out, he had his wounds healed.
— Did you like that kid? I use shadow magic, this is the"Dark Matter" I enter my dark dimension and there I can be cured.
— Oh, great shit, I'm going to make you dust all the same.
As I said these words Sylas stuck his sword in the ground, making it appear in my shadow, piercing me in the back, I felt enormous pain, and the wound was great, there was no way to stop the blood at that time.
— Liked? I present you"Shadow Execution."
— Fuck your shadow magic, I will finish you now.
The city's residents have all disappeared, the center was in chaos, and the royal guards have already been notified of the fight, in a few hours they will show up here and it will be a big problem, I need to end this now. I closed my eyes and concentrated all my aura, this training I had was not for nothing.
— Special fire technique: Berserker on fire.
The fire of my sword intensified, burning everything around, and a blanket of fire covered me, the oxygen was being burned easily by the heat of the intense flames.
— I trained a lot of time to endure this power for 1 minute, I will defeat you in 1 minute.
Sylas looked at that shape of mine and was startled.
— What the fuck is that power? How the fuck can you have such a power?!?!
As he spoke his power of shadows created an aura around him swallowing everything into the shadows.
— Here I go, get ready to turn to ashes.
In a rush I approached him, thus burning him lightly, with a blow I threw him away, and went forward after him.
— Shit, I'm glad I used Dark Matter to cover myself, otherwise I would be dead now, but what monster is that kid? — Sylas thought as he flew with the impact of the attack.
Then I appeared behind him and attacked him from behind throwing him to the other side, he couldn't stop the pressure from my attack, the city was all destroyed, our battle made the city go to hell, everything was on fire, the traces of his shadows were swallowing things up, so he managed to regain his posture and stopped, so I walked over to him with the flames burning all around, Sylas was all bloody and exhausted, but I was also reaching my limit.
— Arf, arf ...
— It looks like you're also on the edge of your shit.
— Shut up, and see if he dies soon, you won't touch anyone else.
My power was slowly fading, I was having trouble breathing, and my body was hurting so much, I was still standing thanks to the anger I felt at him, if it weren't for that I would have fallen from tiredness a long time ago, I'll use everything in this attack now, or I will not be able to kill him. I advanced towards him as he prepared his defensive position, but in an instant I appeared at his side.
— Ham? How did he come here so fast? Thought Sylas, looking at me.
I hit him hard by cutting and burning him like paper, his rib and arm were all open, and spilling a lot of blood.
— I don't like to see people suffer, even though they are my worst enemies, I'm going to kill you now, you son of a bitch.
I made an onslaught that didn't give him time to think about anything, and I cut off his head with my burning sword, his head flew on fire and his body fell slowly while I stopped with my power running out, thus falling from fatigue, and absurd use of magic, Sylas's head turned to ash before falling to the ground.
I was exhausted and in the background I heard someone calling me, but out of nowhere I blacked out, I used a lot of magic, while I was passed out, Dormin spoke to me.
"Boy, I told you not to use much of my power without learning to control it first," said Dormin, lying on the rocks.
— I had no choice, he was very strong, I had to go over the limit.
— I'm going to give you some of my power, take swallow that flame and you will feel better — he spat a small fireball as he came towards me.
The fireball entered my chest and I felt a pleasant warmth.
— This fire is called "Charge", when you need it will help you.
— Why are you doing this for me?
— It is not obvious, if you die I will also die kid...
Then out of nowhere everything went dark, it felt like a dark world, but I could feel someone looking at me while I was in that dark place, until I heard a voice.
— Now I'm part of you.
It gave me chills, and I opened my eyes slowly, I was inside the Mercenarie's End, I got up with a big headache, saw Sheyla and Silvia near Arthuro, so they looked back and saw that I woke up.
— Raynard! Are you alright? — said the two at the same time.
— Yes, I just have a little headache — I replied — Ham? My injuries? They are healed ... — I thought as I looked at my body.
— How's Arthuro doing? — I asked then as I ran to see him.
As soon as I got to him, Arthuro was seriously injured, I started to cry when I saw him like this, I couldn't accept such a situation.
— Brother ... — Silvia said depressingly.
— Is there any way to save him? — I asked with tears on my face.
— Raynard ... — said Ron — He's already dead.
When I heard such words, I could not accept, I did not want to accept that the person who helped me in my darkest moment, died, I walked outside, time opened and the sun lit everything inside, the light of the sun stayed over Arthuro, so Ron told me the words Arthuro said to him before he died.
— Raynard, I know you must be frustrated and blaming yourself now, but I want you to know that I was the one who caused all this, I'm sorry for getting you into trouble, I'm sorry for lying to you, but as soon as I saw you I noticed that you were someone special and who would guide this organization, I don't want you to regret anything Raynard, you were a great friend and a great brother, so go on with life without regrets, because I'm happy to have met you — said Arthuro before leaving.
— Arthuro ... I'm sorry, there's no way to simply forget someone, I still remember the special people for me, Evon, Celestia, my mother who raised me Kassandra, the master Raash, the woman who gave birth to me Beretrix, Louise and my father Raynard, I cannot forget those lives that have guided me here, and thanks to them and you I can move on, thanks for everything, my brother Arthuro.
Lost in my thoughts, I heard a shout outside, they were certainly the royal guards, so I prepared my things to be able to leave.
— Leave Arthuro here with me I take care of the rest as a boss I was useless — said Ron regretfully.
— Okay, come on Silvia, we need to go before the guards arrive.
— Okay, let me say goodbye to Sheyla — said Silvia going towards Sheyla to hug her.
"Wait, I'll go with you," said Sheyla with conviction.
— How are you going with us?
— II went off with Silvia, I feel like I can't leave her, she's like a daughter to me.
— Seriously? So come on, the guards are coming, then you explain it to me better.
While we were leaving, Ron told me something.
— Raynard, I'm sorry for doubting you, you really are able to evolve and defeat everyone who dares to threaten your friends, I'm sorry for not being a good boss, but when I get out of this, I'll make this organization yours, don't worry , I will give Arthuro a proper burial.
I looked back for a moment and said: — Thank you boss, for welcoming me, relax, no need to apologize.
— You changed this place Raynard, I hope you can change the world. Your name will always be on that throne, don't forget.
— I will never forget.
So me, Silvia and Sheyla ran to be able to lose them, I won't be able to face anyone now, so the best way is to run away and hide somewhere far from here.
So we left the organization, saw the city that was all destroyed because of my battle, I didn't think straight at the time and put many people in danger. The guards were already surrounding us, until Sheyla threw a huge punch to the ground that made things around us tremble, the guards surrounding us fell, thus making way for us, we quickly reached the capital gate and fled into the forest.
"Come on, I know a way where we can hide," I said.
So we went to that open field where I faced Trunko, maybe the guards won't chase us, otherwise the situation will be more complicated than it already is. As soon as we got there, we stopped for a while to rest, so I sat against the tree.
— Hey, Sheyla, why did you decide to come with us?
— Because I got attached to Silvia, and I too would be arrested if I stayed there, since they found out where the organization is ...
— Yes, really, thank you for taking such care of Silvia.
— Don't worry, the time I spent with her made me feel a great love for her.
— I love you both, I hope we can always be together — said Silvia hugging us.
At the same moment I felt a mystical aura that I had felt before in this forest, it could be the forest, I saw something coming out of the woods, it was a Hamitt [1], he came towards us and I heard his voice in my head.
[1 — Author's notes: Hammit are similar to deer, but their size ranges from 3 — 5 meters, their colors can range from completely black to dark red with stripes of the most varied colors, their horns also vary in shapes.]
— Aspect of peace, follow me, I will hide you, it looks like you are in trouble, follow me — said Hamitt telepathically.
It seemed like only I was able to understand it, so I guided Sheyla and Silvia
— This Hamitt is asking to follow you, I think he wants to help us.
— What do you mean, he's asking? They don't even speak, they are irrational — said Sheyla.
— Just trust me, I think he's the spirit of the forest inside this Hamitt.
"Since you are saying, all powerful, then fine," Sheyla said wryly.
— It started ... — I thought.
As we followed Hamitt with the mystical aura, I noticed that we were already deep in the forest, it was a region that I hadn't explored yet.
— Wow ... But what is this place? — I asked myself while looking around.
There were giant mushrooms, and some flourishing ones, there were also trees that their roots shone, and small animals of the most varied types, there were even animals that we already think are extinct.
"This is Häskittjen, the forest keeper's hiding place, where I save species, and it's also a very spiritual place," said Hamitt mentally.
— Why did you bring me here? What am I supposed to do here?
— That only you will know aspect, the answer is within you.
— Inside of me...
— If you meditate here, you will surely find an answer.
— Meditate ... Silvia, Sheyla, I'm going to stay here for a while, do you mind?
I asked them, but it seemed that they were so entertained with the animals and plants that they didn't even listen to me, whatever, I don't think they will leave. Here I go, I sat on the ground near the roots, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, when I did the procedure it seemed that time had stopped, with my eyes closed I still feel like I was in the same place, it didn't happen like when I'm going to talk to Dormin, then I saw someone approaching, he was a person like me, but I felt something different coming from him, he didn't seem to have hatred, nor resentment, nor regrets, he had nothing.
"Looks like you finally got in touch with me, Raynard," said the aspect.
— Yes ... How can you be so like me? — I asked.
— We are all your own reflexes, but we are also what we represent, I am peace, so I just feel peace in my heart, you are my opposite, you are full of feelings, this is a human.
— Did you help me in my fury?
— Yes, I could do a lot more Raynard, but I hate fights.
— The forest god said that I would find the answer with you, what was he saying?
— I am not the answer you are looking for, remember.
I am you and you are me, we are one person, I would very much like to be able to make you avoid the battles, the sadness, the anguish and the hate, but it is yours human part, unfortunately I can't make you do anything.
— Thanks ... If it weren't for you— for us, I wouldn't have been able to control myself at that time.
— Okay ... Raynard, we're both the answer, when you're ready come to me again.
As soon as I opened my eyes, the shiny roots of the trees were all over my body, and I could see their vital energy.
— Ham? What is that? I can feel everything around me.
— Raynard! You finished? — said Silvia as she came upstairs.
— What am I feeling coming from her? I can see how she is feeling — I thought while I was perplexed — Yes, I finished — he said next.
— So, did you find an answer? The forest god disappeared after you sat there.
— No, I didn't find anything, disappeared?
— How long will we have to stay here huh? I want to get out of here soon, "Sheyla said, coming up behind Silvia.
— Yes, he just disappeared.
— I see ... — I said while taking the roots out of my body and getting up.
Somewhere in the world...
— Finally he woke up ... — said the aspect of the force sitting on stones.
On the coldest continent...
"Um? ..." thought the aspect of loneliness as he looked back.
On the dark continent...
— He returned? Asked the aspect of justice.
In a beach house on the continent of Markind...
"Rumf, it looks like he's back," said the fury aspect.
On the way to the capital Tera...
"Looks like he's starting to get the hang of it," said Sig Wald the protection aspect, going to meet Raynard.
In a cave with many dead creatures, she was sitting there on the floor.
"It looks like we can finally get on with our goal," said the love aspect.
"He came, but what a surprise," said the hateful aspect.
In a very distant temple...
— You did it boy ... — Izigon said the aspect of the mind.
All over the world, all aspects had noticed Raynard's presence, as soon as he got in touch with his aspect.
Shit, how am I going to get out of here now? I didn't find any answer, I only knew my aspect ... I think I'm feeling these things after contacting him. Yes, that's for sure, it's an impressive power.
On the road to the capital of Tera ...
— Thanks to this thing I'm feeling, I know how Arthuro is doing, I'm going to take him with me, now that he really woke up, he needs to discover his skills, and then we can fulfill the objective.
In Hänskittjen...
— Why am I feeling Sig Wald's aura approaching each? I better check ...
— Whose Raynard aura is this? Asked Sheyla.
— It's Sig Wald, he's the protection aspect, don't worry, he's a nice guy.
Then I felt his aura, and he is so close, it seems that he knows where I am, for some reason he is really coming towards me, I think now I understand the answer, this place certainly made me be detected by him.
Then I saw Sig Wald coming quickly through the forest, he for some reason managed to know where Hänskittjen is, I am not surprised since he is an aspect too, from here I can already see him coming with the naked eye.
— Hey! Peace! It's me, protection! Said Sig Wald as he ran downstairs.
— My God, here he comes excited as always.