The Lost Crown
Chapter 8: A woman...
"Making choices is really difficult, but the answers are found in the heart."
— Peace! We finally meet again, "said Sig Wald happily.
— Really, I had some problems, so I didn't want to involve you ...
— Yes I realized, Raynard I am the aspect of protection, my duty is to protect you, no matter how young I seem, yet this is my duty.
— I see ... Don't worry, I can turn around — he said with his head down — What did you come here to do? I asked then.
— Peace, I need to tell you something.
The air was a little tense, because of what he wanted to tell me.
— I found Delila, the love aspect, and she really needs your help, because what is about to happen can put us all at risk.
— Did you find another aspect ?! How many of us are ?! The aspect of love? And what kind of problem does she have? — I asked many questions excited to know that there are other aspects.
— Easy, I'll explain, we are 8 aspects right? But it turns out that within the aspect of love there is the ninth aspect within it.
— Two aspects within a single person ?! — I asked worried.
— Yes, he is a bad aspect, only with resentment of all aspects for not accepting him, he makes many atrocities that is why our ancestors sealed him, in this case the peace aspect.
— My ancestor? ... But I can't, I don't know how to use the power of the aspect.
— You got in touch with him right?
— Yes, how do you know?!
— We ... We have a connection, all of us, when you got in touch with your appearance, we all felt that you came back.
— Damn it, now you fucked.
"No, it's okay, it's normal," said Sig Wald, laughing.
— What are you laughing at?
— Nothing, nothing.
Next to the giant mushrooms were Silvia and Sheyla, it looked like they were trying to understand us.
— Look at those two ... Having fun at a time like this, bunch of irresponsible — said Sheyla — Raynard! Now is not the time for leisure, we are fugitives remember ?! He shouted at me next.
— Wow, that redhead is mad, don't you think? Said Sig Wald with an expression of awe.
— Yes, she is really scary.
— Introduce me later, I thought she was a cat.
— I think you better not dare —
Before I finished speaking Sig Wald was already on top of Sheyla trying to sing her, right after he took a punch in the face that flew to the other giant mushroom, I will hide my laughter.
— Hey, now you attract me a pervert? Who are you hanging out with, Raynard ... — Sheyla said as she walked towards me.
— Ah ... He saved my life, he's an incredible person, please forgive him — he said with a half—laugh.
— Rumf, you don't even respect Silvia, I'm glad I'm here with her.
— Yes, I thank you very much for that.
Then everything came out of nowhere back to normal, and Sig Wald was still there, I think he passed out...
— Raynard ... I didn't want to believe it, but are you really aspects? The legendary beings that I have always seen in my childhood stories?
— Yeah, I think so, I'm also trying to adapt ...
— Incredible, that's why you managed to defeat Sylas, so that's the strength of one aspect ... — Sheyla said — I'm already missing Arthuro ... He promised me he wouldn't die ..., but .. — he said next while crying.
I couldn't see her crying like that, at that moment I had to be strong, if I couldn't collapse with her, then I approached and hugged her to comfort her, I don't know if it would help, but I wanted to show that she didn't I was alone, I was thinking ... That many of the promises I made and I could not keep any of them, I am in huge distress because of that, but I have to be strong, I cannot collapse at a time like this , even if I can't keep my promises, I will die trying.
Sig Wald soon gets up and starts walking forward, stopping to look at the place. I realize that he's a little more serious than usual, I don't think I've ever seen him like that. I think things are getting more tense.
— He's stalking us ... We have to get out of this forest as soon as possible. — Sig Wald said with an angry face.
I finish talking to Sheyla and get up to go towards Sig Wald, I look at Silvia as I walk. Now that I'm stopping to analyze, she's quite big already, she's so cute when she's playing...
— What are you talking about, Sig Wald?
— Silence ... I'm trying to find out where he is.
What is he thinking? There is no one here, and if there was anything that showed any danger or that at least had a great concentration of magic I could feel it.
— There is something I can.
Before I could finish speaking, he had conjured up an immense jade spear. An ordinary human would not be able to lift it with one hand, at least not with that ease, it was as if he were holding a small stick.
— Hehehe found you! — Sig Wald said with a playfully wicked smile on his face.
He hurled his spear towards the outside of the forest, maybe something was following us and watching us in silence.
— Did you tell me what's going on here? He said in a voice of anger.
— A gossip was watching us, I think he was following you for some time.
— Could you tell me who it would be?
— I don't know for sure, but I could see many of these things watching everything around you, and the strangest ... They have the same magical energy, very likely, that they are from the same magic source.
Shortly after he said that, I could remember that the same things he was watching me with had the same magical energy. This is strangely scary, I should start to be more careful with this kind of thing, it can compromise and put Sheyla and Silvia at risk, even though Sheyla can manage on her own.
"We have to get out of here, I have to take you to Delila," said Sig Wald.
— Since we are all in danger, I have no choice, come on!
Sig Wald said that the place where the love aspect was was very distant, so we will need to stop on the way so we can rest, as we left the forest, I saw Hamitt looking at us leaving, he asked me if I found my answer, I answered it.
— I think so...
— Good, peace, protect all forests.
— I'm going to die trying.
So we left, it seemed that the guards were no longer following us, maybe they got tired, this is very good by the way, I think now I have recovered, but I don't want to fight now, I hope that the aspect of love lives up to the title so as not to give us head on, after walking for three hours on a muddy road that had few trees around it, there was a small hut on the side of the road, we took advantage of it to shelter since it was raining a lot.
— "Prirskora Plot" — said Sig Wald raising his hands.
Note: Divine Protection.
— Ham? What did you do? — I asked while Sheyla and Silvia were confused.
— I cast a barrier around, so that no one would detect us, in fact I have to tell you something Raynard.
— What can it be?
— There is an evil in the world and we are made to defeat it, I do not know it, but the aspects were made to combat it.
— Were we made to fight him? And what kind of evil is that?
— I already said, I don't know, but he is something immeasurable, and some of us have been losing ourselves over time, currently the aspects do not cooperate with each other, and we can even kill ourselves.
— Yes ... I understand, my aspect told me that after all we have our own purposes.
— Yes, mine said the same thing.
While we were talking Silvia fell asleep on Sheyla's lap, the sound of the rain was pleasant at that moment.
"Stop fucking loud," Sheyla said quietly.
We looked at each other in frightened regret that Sheyla would do something to us. Soon there was a serenity in the air...
— You know, I was a noble person and hated people, but when some robbers robbed my house and killed my family, I was powerless and unable to defend them, I died protecting my younger brother.
— So you died too ...
— Did you also resurface as an aspect after death? Asked Sig Wald excitedly.
— Yeah, I died trying to protect my friends, but I couldn't ...
— Ahh come on, do not be discouraged, you at least were heroic, I was a horrible person and did not like anyone, thank goodness that I changed, hehehe — said Sig Wal trying to cheer me up with a smile on his face.
— I SAID NOT TO SAY LOUDLY !! Shouted Sheyla.
"But you're the one talking loudly," Sig Wald and I said at the same time.
Sheyla soon noticed and covered her mouth and shut up, Silvia didn't wake up, she just moved, the rain was getting worse, but thanks to Sig's barrier, she wasn't penetrating, it was getting dark and I was thinking about what I could do about the Delila.
— I don't even know how to use my powers as a right aspect ... Maybe it won't work, maybe it could cause something worse and put everyone at risk.
I was a little crestfallen, and everyone ended up falling asleep, Sig was looking like a snoring pig, so I couldn't sleep, it was quite dark, I took some wood from the house and made a fire.
— Mané, let's get this mood up, you're making me sad too — said the sword as Raynard lit the fire.
"What a scare you gave me," I said as I put my hand over my heart.
— Do you owe it?
— Idiot, keep your voice down.
— Raynard ... There's something strange about you.
— How so strange?
— After we fought with that guy, I started to feel a strange thing coming from you.
— I'm feeling normal, I'm just a little tired.
— Why don't you sleep?
— You can't sleep with a pig here.
— Yes, you are fresh.
After he spoke these words to me, I became hateful ... But after that he said nothing more, and he fell silent, as he always does, what is the problem with this thing? Just talk to me to fill my patience
...Next time he'll see it.
I was unable to sleep all night, and it quickly dawned, we needed to leave, but the hunger was too much, so it was dawn that I decided to go for a walk in search of food, I took the fruit from the trees and there was a small lake between the woods allowing me easily catch fish. So I went back to the hut and cooked the fish over the fire, before I realized Sig woke up in an uproar and advanced on the fish leaving only the spine.
"Phew ... I thought I was going to starve," Sig Wald said, his hand on his stomach.
— Hey! Your son da—, there are people to eat yet — he said angrily.
"Ahh, there's something for everyone, stop being stressed out," said Sig Wald sarcastically.
Sheyla and Silvia woke up normally, and said good morning, as soon as they finished eating we left.
"You pervert, you didn't explain anything," said Sheyla.
— Hey! I'm not a pervert! And what exactly did I not explain?
— Where the hell is this place we go to?
— Calm Aunt Sheyla ... — said Silvia trying to relax the situation.
— Well ... We will have to cross the sea in a boat.
— My God...
— Here we go again ... — I thought as we were walking.
Sig said there was not much left to get to the port, but coming from Sig it's difficult, frankly ... Not that I don't trust him, but he is very exaggerated, and noisy, I think that what makes him unique, I felt happy that he is with us, he really brings us an air of security, we arrived at a mountain and climbed it through the passage that he had through the forest, but some creatures started to appear.
"Come on, you can see the port from here, stay close," said Sig Wald.
The beasts started to follow us, but Sig summoned several spears in the sky, thus eliminating all the creatures that were around us.
— Wow, that was amazing Sig — I praised him.
"That's also the power of my" Kropen "aspect," said Sig Wald, convinced.
Note: Rain of death.
So we went down the mountain by the only trail that had to the port, from there I could see from a distance that it was a place full of people of all kinds, it was very tumultuous, when we went down the mountain we entered an alley that gave the main street of the port , there were all kinds of shops, when we arrived on the street there was a boat that would set sail in an hour, so we took the opportunity to rest nearby.
There were some very bad—tempered guys looking strangely at the four of us, we didn't want to get into any more trouble, so we decided to get away and wait for the boat, an hour passed and there were a lot of people boarding with us, when we got there we needed to buy a ticket on a stand in front of the boat.
"I'm glad I have a few units to spare," I said.
"Leave it to me, I'll pay," Sheyla said shortly afterwards.
— Yeah ... Okay — I said.
Many of the guys that were nearby got malicious looks at Sheyla, little do they know that they will go wrong if they try anything, she is scary, so she ended up buying all our tickets and walked away in a very convinced way .
So we embarked with a lot of suspicious people, the way they looked at us was not at all pleasant, if they dare to try something I can fix them, the problem is that we are on a boat ... I hope nothing happens.
— Attention! It's time to set sail! Who hasn't boarded yet hurry up! Shouted the captain of the boat.
"Oops, here we go," said Sig Wald.
— Brother, I never rode a boat, I'm afraid — Silvia told me.
— Relax, just stay close to us ok? — I replied trying to comfort her.
— Uhum — Silvia shook her head.
Our destination was the island of Torven, Sig said that Delila was there and that she was waiting for us in a cave, when the boat set sail until then everything was calm.
— Oops, it will rock — said Sig Wald to Silvia — Hold on to me — he said right after.
"Leave her with me, you pervert," Sheyla said jealously.
— Stop, so you will ruin my reputation.
— Rumf...
Sheyla held Silvia jealous of Sig, I was hiding my laughter from a distance, while we were at sea there was a huge breeze, then I smelled the rain coming, I was thinking of telling the captain not to put us at risk, but it seems that he had already felt. A huge storm was approaching and the boat didn't seem to be there.
— Sig, are you feeling? This storm is not going to be any good — I asked Sig Wald while we were looking at the sky getting covered in clouds.
— Yeah ... I am, let's stay close to each other, these guys are very suspicious.
I was looking at Sig and I realized something, it may be my impression, but I think he's getting more and more serious, maybe it's just in my head. I went to Sheyla and Silvia to see if everything was okay.
— I miss our home ... — said Silvia sadly.
— And me too...
At this moment, I thought about all my effort disappearing through the air, my conquests, everything, it is heartbreaking.
Somewhere in the world...
Organization of the children of the night.
— Is it true that Sylas died? Asked Kengan the butcher, a small young man with tousled brown hair, he seemed crazy about his expressions.
— It seems so ... — replied Roberto the father, a tall and thin man, of brown color, his hair went to the nape of the neck in a messy way, and had a small goatee, he is lying depressed for having lost a companion.
— Well done for him, that guy always wanted to do things alone — said Merida a woman with big pink curly hair, she was a little glad for Sylas' death.
"Well done to him, I warned him," said a mysterious man hidden in his tunic.
— I heard it was that boy who completed the Rank—S mission — said the woman who was sitting next to the butcher, there was a shadow that could not see him.
"Let me go after him, I'll confirm that and bring him here," Kengan asked, agonizing to see what Raynard is like.
— Okay ... If you go back without him, don't even step here — said a woman. She was sitting in the middle chair at the end of the table, she was the one who saw everyone and who led everyone there, the strongest of all the mercenaries.
Not everyone was there in that room, but the few who were there, all were stronger than Sylas in every way.
Guardian Sea...
It would not take long to reach the island of Torven, it is very good by the way, but the problem is the storm that will soon approach, the sea is already getting disturbed and the boat was rocking a lot.
— Sheyla, don't leave Silvia at all — I said worried because the weather is starting to change, I was already starting to hear the thunderstorms.
— I know, leave it to me.
I went to Sig Wald who was at the end of the boat looking at the sky absentmindedly.
— What are you both looking at Sig?
"This storm ... Raynard, she is different, we are at risk here," said Sig Wald, looking at me in fright, then he said a few words that I couldn't quite understand.
— "Aquat sister humr shkkaro tartro di sanao."
Note: "Mother of life, protect us from all harm."
After I heard those words come out of his mouth, his eyes started to glow, they were green, like the color of all his powers, so an immense pressure came from him, like the flapping of a dragon's wings.
— What are you doing, you crazy ?! It will knock us off the boat like that! — I screamed through that pressure, I could barely hear my voice with the power dazzling me.
His hair was rising, and an air pressure was formed around it, like my firepower, after a few seconds all the power was decreasing, the boat almost didn't turn.
— What did you do? Almost fucking threw us into the high seas — I asked stressed.
"Easy, I'm just protecting ourselves from what's coming," said Sig Wald with a mysterious look.
— Isn't it just a storm? You can handle it.
— Do you know why this sea is called Sea of Guardians? Asked Sig Wald, cutting off my confident mood.
— Then shit ...
— Yeah, that's what I'm talking about shit. I conjured up an area that could make us invisible, the guardians are bringing the storm with them — What was it that attracted them so easily? Sig Wald thought immediately.
— And now? We hope it works? — I asked.
— But what was that? What pressure did I feel in the air? — Sheyla asked interrupting me.
— It was Sig.
— I knew it was your two thing, if you had hurt Silvia I would have ended your race — then she turned her back in disgust.
As soon as Sheyla turned away, I could feel some things coming.
"Shit, they're here," said Sig Wald, looking around.
— Do we have to face them here? In the boat? There is a lot of slutty.
— Unfortunately, yes ... But they still haven't noticed us.
Other people on the boat were getting scared and agitated, maybe they already knew about the guardians, if a riot starts here things will be more complicated than I think.
— Sig! Protect Silvia and Sheyla, let me take care of them.
— Are you sure you can do it? Asked Sig Wald, who was already prepared for combat.
— I got it! — I refuted convinced.
The boat was rocking a lot, the waves got bigger and the rain was already falling, the weather had closed. The guardians have not yet emerged, but they appear to be quite large.
— "This guy is crazy to face them alone." Sig Wald thought, looking at Raynard in front of him, the wind was getting strong, but his heavy armor didn't even move him.
With the strong storm, people were unable to contain themselves, and some were thrown out of the boat.
— "Shit what do I do now?" — I wondered.
While I was thinking, three giant creatures emerged, there were three Nagas [1] with tridents and they were around 6 meters high, they opened their huge mouth and made a strange noise that made the boat tremble, I was in position attack, I drew my sword right away, I couldn't waste time there putting many people at risk.
[1 — Author's notes: Nagas are giant sea creatures, they are very similar to seahorses, but they are rational and often aggressive.]
— Silvia stay there, I'm going to put a barrier around you, Sheyla help me here — said Sig Wald while doing a spell to protect Silvia, then he prepares another bigger magic.
Seeing the power of these guardians I realized that they were impressive, all above 4000, for some reason the people on board seemed to be suspicious of us, one of them tried to attack Silvia who was alone around Sig Wald's barrier, I couldn't do anything about that moment for being concentrated on the guardians, one of them in front of the boat decided to attack with her trident. I can barely defend worried about Silvia, thus damaging a little of the boat.
Sig Wald was preparing a huge magic, Sheyla was holding him by the shoulders, a green beam had appeared in the skies, while we had the capacity for us to keep steady, many people were thrown from the boat to the high seas, the guardian who attacked me took out her trident stuck in the boat and prepared for the second attack, the other two were at the side of the boat trying to turn it over, thanks to Sig Wald's spell that he hasn't yet turned. While she was preparing her second attack, I jumped towards her chest, and managed to make a shallow vertical cut, but I was thrown back into the boat with the sound waves of her scream.
Before I knew it, many people gathered around the barrier where Silvia was, they shouted that everything was our fault, for they showed up. Without thinking twice, I ran up to her, pushing people around.
— Stop that shit! It has nothing to do with it! If you are not going to help, then you can die soon! — I shouted annoyed with the situation while protecting her.
Many walked away out of fear, they knew we were strong and did not want to try to do anything against me.
— Those who continue to hinder us, since we are trying to save you from them, I will postpone your death — I said in a dark tone, my expression at this moment totally changed, as if I were someone else.
The guardians were preparing the next attack while I was in an argument with the people on board, the boat rocked as if it were having an earthquake, due to the waves that each minute that passed got bigger, after Sheyla finished helping Sig Wald, she came to help me fight the guardians, Sheyla incredibly took a big leap by punching the trident of one of them who soon after the trident broke in half.
— "This woman really is scary ..." — I thought looking at her beside me.
— What are you looking at? — she said in a very thick skin.
— Nothing, nothing, thank you — I thanked her with great fear inside.
The rain was intense, the other guardians soon came to fight us, Sheyla was preparing an attack that I never saw her do.
— "Sheyla style secret art: Tiger's fist!" — Sheyla said preparing a very powerful attack, she was holding her right fist with her left hand, while shining brightly.
When she carried her attack, she took a very high leap close to the head of the guardian Naga, as soon as she hit her with her loaded fist, a pressure in the air formed towards the punch, making the top part of one of the guardians disappear, as soon as she fell into the boat the pieces of the destroyed guardian's head fell like rain, the immense body fell forming a wave that would take the boat away from that place.
I wasn't calling the people on the boat anymore, they tried to threaten us, now it's each one for himself, I'll protect only those who are with me, no matter how much I try to act as the best person for someone, I am rewarded with just claws and teeth.
— Wow, Sheyla, that was amazing! — I said excitedly after seeing its power — Why didn't you use it before? — I asked then enthusiastically.
— There was no need, but if we didn't, we would be in danger.
— Leave it to me now, I'll take care of them both.
The barrier that Sig Wald made for Silvia is almost unraveling, he is still carrying his power.
— "What is he planning?" — I thought curiously.
The other two guardians were coming at an incredible speed onto the boat — "It looks like it's time to act ..." — I thought, I can't use my fire powers, because the boat will be set on fire, I will have to go on I still have some techniques left over from my 2—year training ... I think I'll use that.
2 years ago...
"Raynard, you need a technique with your sword that is lethal," said Raash thoughtfully.
— Yes, that lunar cut is only for unsuspecting attacks.
"You can't really get your head together, right, you idiot," Louise said while watching us train.
— Shut up, I'm trying to think ...
An image came to my head.
— I already know! — he said excitedly.
I took my sword and threw it backwards, while holding it pointed forward, I threw it forward with just my right hand while the left hand held my wrist, focusing more on the aura on my right arm, when I threw it forward a great pressure the air came out, but nothing happened as I imagined.
— "Shit, maybe I should use more strength and focus more aura" — I thought.
— "It seems that he invented a new technique, I will not meddle" — thought Raash leaving the training room, as he knew that Raynard would concentrate better on his own.
Present...
"Well, it doesn't hurt to do that here," I said, preparing my attack.
As soon as the guardians emerged from the water, I did the same preparation two years ago, threw my arm back while wielding the sword in a horizontal direction, put my left hand on my right wrist and stored a great aura in the attack.
— Mané, are you going to do this here ?! Now?! Asked the sword, frightened by what will happen.
— Relax, are you afraid? — I replied confidently.
A great aura had taken shape around me.
— "I will control my aura here, if I cannot destroy everything." — I thought, while looking around my friends.
Everyone on board seemed to have confidence in me now, while the captain tried to get around the situation with the boat, everyone stopped to see me.
— "Dragon technique: white beam!" — I shouted aloud, for everyone on board to listen, so I will make them have confidence in me.
As soon as I threw the sword in front of my body, a raja in the form of a white dragon, left, thus destroying the two guardians who were in front, and making the whole boat tremble, all the top of them evaporated, thus making them fall overboard.
— Phew ... — I took a deep breath, fearing it couldn't work.
— Wow, do you still want to talk about me? That was amazing — said Sheyla smiling at me.
All the people on board who were alive were happy and started to clap.
— Hey! I'm sorry for acting that way with you! I needed to get around the situation! — I shouted apologizing to whoever was on board.
Many didn't care, I was relieved to know that, I didn't want to pose as a villain.
When looking at Sig Wald it looked like he was finished, so he stood up as if nothing had happened.
— What were you doing, pervert ?! — Sheyla asked with Sig Wald.
— Relax, you will see ... — he said convinced and with a big smile on his face.
Out of nowhere everything started to shake, a huge tidal wave was forming in the middle of that chaotic time, as soon as the boat started to shake the shield that was protecting Silvia quite undone, thus causing it to be thrown out of the boat, I saw everything on camera slow, her desperate face reaching out for me to save her, Sheyla putting her hand over her mouth not knowing what to do, and Sig Wald's eyes widening, I immediately ran to try to save her while flying out, then countless guardians of the seas.
— Silvia !!! — I screamed so loudly that maybe my voice could reach the skies.
Then a miracle happened, a beautiful woman appeared before us, it was unknown where she came from, but she grabbed Silvia's hands, thus saving her, then they said a few words that I couldn't hear her, the beautiful woman seemed to be stepping in the air, as she held out her hands towards the guardians, I could see an event that maybe no one would be able to do, all the guardians were fighting among themselves, causing them to tear each other apart, then while I looked to the woman in the air, she said the following words: — Hi peace! Sig told me a lot about you — he said with a big laugh on his face that radiated, bringing a feeling of tranquility.