*Flashback*
The now open doors revealed a huge mass of people in seats high up and a large rocky space tainted with blood of the unlucky chosen ones.
The guards shove me into the visibility of the the spectators all screaming their heads off in expectancy of a gore filled presentation.
One of the guards threw me a sword and a shield.
His smirk said it all but he still added, "Don't die too quickly....it'll spoil all the fun."
The large gates came down and left me completely alone in that Creum. I raised my head and looked around at all the people gathered there..their noise had been drowned by my mind.
"This is our new and most worthy challenger.....a Fjan of fine quality, an assassin of highest quality who dared to defy the Great Kirgoyan empire." The unseen MC screeched loudly out the holographic speakers. "Witness today how they who defy The Great Kirgoya face their doom and are also mercifully allowed to fight their way to freedom." He pauses for a moment and allows the hooting, cheers and jeers to die down. "He will face one of our most ruthless prisoners, a beast of pure killer instinct, Barbona, the destroyer." He stretches the last word so hard and long it almost seems louder than that of the death loving people.
The metal gates all the way at the other side of the Creum start to open. I put on the shield and took a stance with the sword in hand.
*ROAR*.......... Whatever I'm fighting, I won't lose. My voice slowly develops into a battle cry as I charge towards the danger that lay ahead of me.
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The sunlight seeping through the curtains bring me back from my sleep. I look over at where Elina has spread herself all over the bed with pillows on the fur covered ground.
I get up and draw the curtains letting the full blast of the blue sun.
Elina shifts under the sunlight's influence and grumbles after moaning and covering her head with a pillow. The ends of my lips curl up in a smile as I realize how sheepish she looks.
The door opens to reveal a smiling Onii who apparently seemed to have brought breakfast.
The sleepy Elina sits up and yawns out loud whiles stretching her body weirdly. Onii places the food and dvaali on the table at the center of the room and drops herself in the couch nearby with a sigh.
"So what's the plan??" I ask her as I also place myself opposite her, on the other couch.
"We set off today after highest sun. We will be travelling light though." She lay a map on the table beside the food and dvaali. "We will be using the Suani Alopes." She says as she points at the only highlands on the map that seem like it was very close to where we were. "Our journey will be tough and dangerous but I'm sure you two are used to those words by now." She says this without lifting her head from the map." Our main problem will be the Desert mauraders. They are very problematic to all who cross their desert. So that is a summary of our total journey." She now sits back and rests her left arm at the top of the couch.
"Where are we going exactly?? Elina asks sleepily while rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand.
"A town called Rimura beside the Black river of the Segalians. Any others???" She looks at me with a brow raised.
I shrug and look outside through the open window.
"I guess that will be all for now." She says as she removes the map and throws it at me. I catch it without looking from the window." Now for my favourite part of the day,....." She continues as she rubs her hands together. "....Light Break." She pounces on her share of the food and starts chomping away.
"Eatch uop....cause yuuull need itch." She gestures at us with a full mouth.
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After Light break, we set off from the hotel and ended up in the desert in no time.
The journey was tasking as we made our way across the dry red sand. We reached the Suani Alopes, which stuck out so much as it seemed to link the huge Gretia Gap, a huge rift valley in the middle of the desert.
We had to climb across the Suani Alopes.
We got across after five failed attempts and Elina almost falling off the sides.
We make it across exhausted and decide to make camp a distance from the highland. Onii and I build a tent and a fireplace. It doesn't take long for sunlay to take place. We chat and make more plans for the next eon by the fireplace which is now lit.
Elina leaves first to sleep after several attempts to stay awake.
Onii and I take turns in guarding the tent. I also enter the tent to sleep since my guarding period was over.
I quickly fall asleep due to my extreme tiredness. I am awoken by Elina who suddenly sits. "Some people are coming. And we are quite outnumbered. They have also taken Onii hostage" She looks at me quizzically as she anticipates my next move.
"What is their total number??" I ask her using my mind because I know she was reading it.
"A kruun of thirty, if you use human numerics." She replies in my head.
"Tell me exactly where they all are and where Onii is."
"She is at the far Senat which is East in human terms."
I discuss the plan I hatched that instant with her and we step out unarmed but ready for action.
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