- - - Many hours have passed - - -
( during their exploration )
Tigreal's POV:
After walking for several hours, we've finally arrived to what we called "Hall".
*footsteps*
Yes... Yes... I understand... This ruin is intriguing somehow. The more we explore, the more fascinating it has become.
. . .
Who wouldn't be surprised exploring a unique ruin for the first time? Of course you'll start filling your mind with curiousity.
. . .
While I'm in a state of mesmerizing the place, I heard Sir Terence's voice.
"Okay everyone, it seems we have arrived at...? Hmm.... I assume this is the center part of the ruins, I suppose."
- Sir Terence said.
. . .
"Hey? Mr. Goat's sh*t *ss licker! Will you tell us about our current location?"
- Sir Terence jokes.
"What the f*ck??! Dont give me that weird nickname you *ssh*l*e!"
- Sir Orphium rants comically.
"Okay! So.. anyway, any impression regarding the place we're in?"
" Sir Terence ask.
"Well, you're indeed true, but not entirely. As many as I have explored lots of ruins in my life, I wouldn't dare to say this Hall is the center of the ruins. It'll be hopeless if you think that way."
- Sir Orphium said seriously.
"Oh, I get it... So, what are we going to do now?"
- Sir Terence ask.
"The answer is clearly obvious dude, keep moving forward until we see the the exit. The end!"
- Sir Orphium said with a smug.
"*tch* Are you legally blind or what? Can't you see where we are? There's no other way around here??!"
- Sir Terence madly said.
"What?"
- Sir Orphium blankly ask.
Sir Terence and Sir Orphium are arguing each another. I tried to confirm Sir Terence's words and he's right, there's no way out, aside from the path we've taken.
"*sigh* A dead end. I guess no luck this time huh? There's no other option but going back from where we went through."
- Sir Terence said with a disappointed look on his face.
. . .
D*rn it.... Again? We'll going back to where we went through? The hell's wrong with these people?!
*Tigreal glares at Terence as they head back to the entrance*
Are they playing around or what?! They've wasted so much time! I can't believe why mentor Zemislav let those imbeciles handle this unit.
. . .
I... I mean... They're more amateurs than what they look! They're like kids who wander around with no clear path!
*ugh!*
. . .
*Tigreal looked to his mentor*
Mentor, why did you let those fools handle this unit? I...
*flashback of the scene way back in Azyrya*
You are more worthy to lead this regiment, not those foolish, arrogant b*st*rds.
*sigh of disappoinment*
I guess my mentor has his reasons why he let those insects handle this unit. Probably Mentor Zemislav saw their capabilities more than I. But anyway....
I can't help myself judging them... Like, Oh my Frigging Hell?! They're like amateurs!
*sigh*
Either way, I just have to follow them.
So again, *sigh* we go back to where we go through.
*tch!*
Foolish amateurs.
Narrator's POV:
Tigreal and the rest go back to the path where they all went through but....
*tremor*
Before they get through it, a great tremor has occured throughout the place.
*pebbles and dust are falling*
Which made them all look surprised.
"Wha....? What's going on??!"
- Heldrick shockedly ask.
"An... Earthquake??!"
- Efrain said in shock.
". . ."
- Zemislav remained calmed.
While they're all in a state of panic, Zemislav, who kept his calm still intact, suddenly felt an uneasiness.
*snap*
Zemislav holds his head in desperation and he is in agony.
"None....! Shall... Leave...!!"
- an unknown voice that echoes through Zemislav's ears.
Zemislav falls to the ground, as he desperately holding his head due to pain.
*faint groans of Zemislav*
When all of them shocked of the sudden tremor, they didn't noticed that the only path towards the entrance has quickly patched by plenty of rubbles, that resulted to complete blockage of the path.
*stone falling sounds*
When the tremor stopped, all of them have regained their paces.
"Are you all okay? Does anyone gotten hurt?"
- Margarette ask.
*Barry looks around and check their men*
"None are injured, everyone's fine mistress."
- Barry replied.
"Thank goodness.... What a relief."
- Margarette sighs in relief.
"Anyway, what was that just now? An earthquake? Right in the middle of nowhere?"
- Aziel ask.
"An earthquake? Here, in this Ruins of Alps? Are you kidding me? Earthquake rarely occurs in these mountains. Don't f*ck with me bruh!"
- Paul said with a funny and disbelief expression.
"If so, can you tell me what's that tremor all about huh???!"
- Aziel got triggered, comically.
"What did I say? It's earthquake alright."
- Paul winks funnily at Aziel.
Paul laughs and Aziel angrily approached him and give him a *SMACK* right in his head.
*BAM!*
"Awh!!! What the hell dude!!!"
- Paul funnily complains.
"*tch!* Can't you see I'm dead serious upon asking that??!"
- Aziel said angrily.
"Oooh??? You're angry? I thought you were just kidding around? Ahahahahahah! Poor me!"
- Paul replied with a laugh.
When Paul laughs, Aziel gone triggered more and more and he *SLAP* Paul's nape upright and soon slap his back head.
*SLAP!!*
When Aziel finishes smacking his head, Paul gone angry.
"DUDE??! SERIOUSLY??! Aiming my head all over again??! Like man!! I'll get dumb because of that!"
- Paul said in annoyed, and funny tone.
"Oh?? Really? Well, that's good to hear then!"
- Aziel replied without hesitation, funnily.
*Paul triggered*
"OH YEAH??!! AND WHEN I GET DUMB, I'll ceaselessly annoy you, you f*ck*ng b*st*rd!!!"
- Paul said in annoyed tone, funnily.
While the both of them are still arguing right on the corner, Terence examines the blocked path.
"F*ck! The path is completely blocked!"
- Terence said.
"Wha... What should we do now? There's no way out here but this one!"
- Orphium said in distress.
*SLAP!*
"Stop panicking you son of a b*tch!"
- Terence said in an annoyed tone.
"Then, what can you suggest then? If we don't act, what if another earthquake occurs again and this time, it'll bury us alive here??!"
- Orphium said in panic.
*Terence's speechless*
"Are we going to die here before achieving our mission??! WH*T THE HELL!!!? It's all your fault, you swine!!!"
- Orphium said in distress.
*Terence get closer to Orphium and choke him*
*Orphium's struggling to breath*
"Huh??! What did you say??! Your telling me it's my fault??! *hmph!* Don't forget it was YOU, who first suggested that we should take the path here! It should be YOU who to blame, you f*ck*ng sh*t!!!"
- Terence angrily said as he choke Orphium.
"Oh yeah??!! It's now my fault?? Don't forget! Sir Barry offered you the path to Rantha Village straight to the Barren Lands, and what did your sh*t *ss do, huh??? You f*ck*ng ignore his offer, and arrogantly head towards your own d*ck head idea!!!"
- Orphium angrily said as he's being choked by Terence.
*Terence's speechless again*
"So, who's at fault now!?"
- Orphium said as he lets out an insulting smug on him.
When Terence saw Orphium being a jerk, he could not hold back his anger and so, he SMASH Orphium to the ground.
*BAM!*
*pebbles sounds*
*GAHAKK!!?*
Terence's not contented of what he do, he came back and choke the helpless Orphium who's laying on the ground.
"Now? Will you repeat that puny sentence you spoke of?"
- Terence said in menacing tone.
Orphium couldn't talk back as he was struggling to catch up some air.
*Orphium's heavy panting*
When all regiment are in a state of chaos and confusion..
"That's... ENOUGH!!!!?"
- a strong, angered shout.
*all halt*
The regiment members tries to locate where the shout originated and it turns out that it was Zemislav.
"You... F*CK*NG, SH*T *SS*D, AMATEURS!!!? You..... You.... *tch!* STOP WHINING YOU D*CK HEADS!!!"
- Zemislav shouts angrily.
"If you kept on ACTING like some BLOODY, SH*TTY *SS*D M*TH*R F*CK*RS, we won't ever be ABLE to get out here!!!"
- Zemislav scolded.
"If you all just use your F*CK*NG BRAINS, we'll be able to get out here ALIVE!!!"
- Zemislav's scolding.
"AND WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THIS HELL A PLACE! GOT THAT *SSH*L*S???!!"
- Zemislav's scolding.
*all were calmed upon hearing Zemislav*
*Zemislav glares towards Terence's location*
"And YOU??! ARROGANT B*ST*RD??! Blaming others won't even HELP US A BIT, b*tch."
- Zemislav rants.
*STOMP!!!*
*Zemislav's stomping the ground, intensely*
"You're a F*CK*NG RUBBISH LEADER of this REGIMENT, ISN'T THAT RIGHT??? Then, KEEP CALM AND USE YOUR RUSTY, AND ROTTEN COCONUT SHELL!!!"
- Zemislav's lecturing Terence.
*Terence gone quiet*
"F*CK!!! I can't believe the Order sent these two, whining, b**b s*ck*rs!!? *ugh!* I can't believe I'll be baby sitting these babies!!! It severely gave me a HEADACHE!"
- Zemislav rants.
*Zemislav soothes his head*
"D*rn it! If only I raised my ranks higher of what I have achieved, I could've chosen my own people instead.... Geez! I can't believe I'll be handling these two babies!"
- Zemislav rants.
. . .
"*sigh* I can't believe I'll be dealing a great mess in my watch... F*ck!"
- Zemislav swears in disbelief.
Upon hearing what Zemislav just said, all of them were surprised on how Zemislav rants and how he severely uses swearing due to anger.
But either way, they all noticed, that despite the anger and rants he just did, they can clearly saw that he is also worrying about the situation they're in.
The regiment could not talk back at him, as they all know that Zemislav's concern and worry were seen in his body language.
*Zemislav sighs*
"I'm... so sorry for my sudden outburst everyone."
- Zemislav bows his head and apologized to them sincerely.
"I'm all aware of the situation we're in. And there's no turning back for all of this. Blaming one another in this mess wouldn't even help us even a little bit in solving our problem."
- Zemislav explains slowly.
"So, please... Stop blaming each other, instead we need to work as one to resolve the problem we're in."
- Zemislav said calmly.
"I... beg of you..."
- Zemislav begs.
Zemislav bow his head towards his comrades. All of them were in complete silence upon seeing him bowing.
Tigreal's POV:
*shocked*
I... I know he said something so rude earlier, but it's understandable since... Well... Who wouldn't be mad after all the ruckus? Of course you'll be greatly mad.
But....
*Tigreal's looking at Zemislav, who's bowing ahead*
Bowing his head and beg for cooperation?.... I mean... Why did he go that far though?
Don't you think it'll diminishes his honor and dignity? I mean... What the heck Mentor! Don't bow on us!
It should be 'us' that should bow at you!...
*tch!*
"And... I would like to add something."
- mentor Zemislav added.
? ? ?
"I'm sorry..."
- mentor Zemislav apologized.
*gasps*
"It is all my fault why it all resulted to this. I... let my inferiority complex driven my mentality, back at Azure Lake. If only I, conquer that complexity in me, we wouldn't ended on this mess. I apologize for involving my personal affairs during those times."
- mentor Zemislav apologized.
*surprised*
What...?
. . .
Inferiority.... Complex?
*Tigreal gazes at Zemislav*
Wait... don't tell me... He stepped down on his position as a leader of this regiment and let those maggots lead this unit, just because of some mere inferiority complex??
*shocked*
. . .
So then, why? Why did he let those detestable worms lead this unit? Did he knew all along that those maggots were all talk from the beginning??
Then....
*trembling*
He just let them do as they please because of his d*mn inferiority?
. . .
*grit*
I... I can't believe this... I thought mentor Zemislav chooses them because he sees something not ordinary from them....?!
. . .
C*rs*s!!!!
Margarette's POV:
. . .
*shocked*
'Inferiority complex'?
*looking at Zemislav*
Don't tell me... after all the heights you've achieved so far, you've still accumulated inferiority complex towards those sc*ms...?
. . .
Zemi.... why? Why?
Out of all things, why did you instilled that inferiority towards them?
If you compared the heights you've achieved, you've already dominated them. You can even trample at them at your own satisfaction!
. . .
Why?
. . .
Narrator's POV:
After hearing a shocking, trivial information about him, they're all moved to shock.
"Now that you know some facts about me, will you.... Still abide my leadership despite all the mess that happened right infront of your eyes?"
- Zemislav asked with guilt.
After Zemislav finishes his questions, all were driven by complete silence....
The silence within the place is so deafening that a mere sound of a falling pebble can be heard due to silence.
Silence is deafening but it soon ended when.....
"Sir Zemislav...."
- Barry said.
"I... am still in shock upon hearing all the informations at once... But..."
- Barry said.
*Zemislav's listening*
"I... never doubted your leadership, not in the least."
- Barry said.
*Zemislav gasps*
"I've been working with you for many, many years. *smiled* I've seen all your feats all over again..... I..."
- Barry said.
Barry halted his sentence as he remembered a flashback of the scene where Zemislav first handled a Division. A scene where he was grieving for the loss of his comrades in the midst of the desolated battlefield.
At that time, Barry is still a young soldier but on that day, it is his first time, seeing someone who possess great ranks, grieving for the loss of his comrades in the midst of that desolated and rotten place filled nothing but death.
And after all the battle he have experienced within Zemislav's leadership, he started to admire Zemislav's way of putting himself first in the midst of battle.
He ceaselessly charges in the front lines boldly and courageously, and he tirelessly tried his best to protect his comrades no matter how many injuries the enemy inflicted to him.
. . .
*Barry smiles*
"*smiles* For my whole years of being under your leadership, you were the only one, whom I truly admired the most."
- Barry said.
*Barry grabbed his sword 'Coerulea and pointed it at Zemislav*
"Me, and my Coerulea, will forever at your service until Death befalls upon us. We will continue to abide you."
- Barry said boldly.
*Zemislav's daunted*
"Sir.... Barry...."
- Zemislav said in disbelief.
*stomp!*
*Zemislav's surprised*
"Just as what Sir Barry said, we'll always be with you, till the end, lad!"
- Efrain said.
*Zemislav's speechless*
After hearing those words, Zemislav's moved by their words. Not just Efrain and Barry, but also, the rest of the regiment members started to show all their support to Zemislav.
Zemislav couldn't help himself but to feel honored and blessed. At that time, Orphium and Terence came closer to his side, not rudely but with respect.
"Sir Orphium? Sir Terence?"
- Zemislav ask in surprised.
When the moment Zemislav focuses his attention to them, Orphium started to feel guilty and ashamed.
"Zemislav.... I..."
- Orphium said with doubt and shame.
*Zemislav's listening*
*tch*