Narrator's POV:
"No matter how strong and excellent you are, the moment when fatigue strikes you, victory will never be granted but rather, death."
- Zemislav said as he remembered his past days.
*all were dazed*
*Zemislav smiles gently towards them*
"So, before engaging into action, we must fill our empty stomach and rest as we all can."
- Zemislav said blissfully, in a form of Flashback.
- - - - - Flashback Ends - - - - -
*Alucard is in a state of faze*
*Jay smiled gently*
. . .
"My... papa.... said that?"
- Alucard asks with a daze.
*Jay smiles in sincerest way*
. . .
After hearing what Jay said about his father, Zemislav, Alucard couldn't help himself but feel emotional.
*faint sob*
Not just Alucard but also knights who were surrounding Alucard were in a state of realization.
*a moment of silence*
. . .
When Alucard is in an emotional state, Jay pats Alucard's shoulder and made him confront in his face.
Alucard gasps because of Jay's sudden action.
"So, you heard that kiddo? If your father knows you haven't taken any rest nor eat, he'll be mad at you, you got that?"
- Jay said as he keep close contact with him.
*Alucard dazed*
...
"Mr... Jay... I-"
- Alucard said as he lowered his head.
Alucard is about to express his outmost gratitude towards Jay but suddenly...
*severe headache strikes*
*groans*
He felt severe headache all of a sudden.
"Kiddo??! What's... what's wrong??!"
- Jay asks in worry.
*Alucard in pain*
"D*mn it, what should we do Jay?"
- Elrick asks in dismay.
As the knights who were around Alucard's vicinity are worrying about the boy's condition, in Alucard's part, premonition flashes through his mind.
*scared Alucard*
A premonition where it's nothing but bloodbath and carnage.
*Alucard's sweating greatly due to fear*
"Wha... what's that?... It's.... it's so... Nostalgic."
- Alucard wonders, in a state of fear.
As he tries to remember, a severe headache strikes again.
*firm grip of Alucard's head*
*grits desperately*
"Papa..... Mama....."
- Alucard mumbles despite the pain.
. . .
Which made young Alucard shouts in pain and unconscious.
"Ki... Kid??? Hey??! KID??"
- Jay ask in dismay, so as the knights surrounding Alucard.
. . .
- - - Back at Shadow Swamp - - -
Tigreal's sleeping soundly under the tree. It seems that the boy forgotten that he is in Shadow Swamp and he let himself drown into a nice slumber.
He seems not aware that, in the bushes, there lies a bunch of cute imps gazes at him.
"Hey? Hey? That guy's a sleepy head! Should we play with him?"
- the cute-like imp with one-eye ask excitedly.
"Yes! Yes! We should play! We should play!"
- the cute-like imp (1) said happily.
They're about to charge towards Tigreal with all hype and excitement but suddenly, a cute-like imp with a stern eyes blocked their path.
"Hey? Hold up!"
- the cute-like imp with a stern eyes ordered.
"Why? Why? Me, wanna play!"
- the cute-like imp with three round eyes ask as it frowns.
"Me, also want to play with Mr. Stranger... But Mr. Stranger is tired! We should let him rest!"
- the cute-like imp with a stern eyes demanded.
"But!... But...! We wanna play!"
- the cute-like imp with a teary eyes said.
". . ."
- the cute-like imp with a stern eyes felt a little discomfort, funnily.
"Me too! Me too!"
- the rest of the cute-like imp revolts, comically.
When most of them complains, the stern looking cute imp sighs and started to permit them to go, which leaves them all burst into excitement.
*children chuckle*
They head towards the sleeping Tigreal and start making fun of him.
*cute-like imp happy noises*
Others are swinging over the tree branches, some are rolling all around the tree, some are standing at sleeping Tigreal, there's one cute imp who disguises as a painter and start doing Painting over Tigreal and the rest of the cute imps, and some are doing games.
"Yiippeeee!!!!"
- cute-like imps happy noises.
"Oooowwwwwiiiiieeee!!!!"
- other cute-like imps happy noises.
. . .
Tigreal's POV:
*snorring*
I... am so tired earlier that I, unconsciously fell asleep immediately. Despite the imposing dread to a place where I stand, the Shadow Swamp.
*sleeping*
I...
*faint children noises*
Want to go back...
*remembering the tragedy*
. . .
And fix my mistakes...
*feeling remorseful*
. . .
If only I....
*remembering a memory where he reach out his hand towards his mentors and his companions*
I...
*as Tigreal's peacefully resting, a cute-like imp who's climbing into the tree fell towards his head*
Have the power to go back time, I could've prevented it, and....
*outside Tigreal's consciousness, all the cute-like imps were starting to get comically frightened when one of their kind fell towards him*
I... Want to apologize with them...
*outside consciousness, the cute-like imp, who's falling, is screaming in a slow motion*
Of my past mista-
*Bonk!*
*when the cute-like imp hit Tigreal's head, they're all frightened*
. . .
Narrator's POV:
The cute-like imp that hits Tigreal's head rolls on the ground, and the rest of the creatures are in a state of comical fear.
"Oh no..."
- the cute-like imp that hits Tigreal's head said in comical fear.
After receiving such impact, small impact rather, it awakens the slumbering Tigreal.
*grumping*
Tigreal wakes up, he stretch his arms and rubs his milky eyes.
"Wha... what's going on?"
- Tigreal asks despite the drowsiness.
When Tigreal finally opens his eyes, he saw bunch of cute-like imps in his surroundings.
*quack!*
. . .
*cricket of awkwardness*
*funny gaze of surprise from Tigreal and the cute-like imps*
*Tigreal gone seriously quiet, funnily*
In the midst of awkward silence, a stern eye cute-like imp, approaches the surprised Tigreal and start explaining.
"What... whatever you do, please don't freak out, we can explai-"
- the cute-like imp with a stern look begs Tigreal.
But before the cute-like imp finishes its sentence, Tigreal freaked out.
"AAAAAHH!!! MONSTERS!!!"
- Tigreal shouts.
Tigreal springs up from his position. He pushed the cute-like imp, who just hanging infront of him not too while ago and he quickly left, leaving his mentor's sword.
*panic running*
. . . .
*crow of silence*
"Mr. Stranger.... left...."
- the cute-like imp with a round eyes said as it frowns.
*cricket of awkwardness*
As they all stare towards Tigreal, whose leaving in a far distance, the stern looking imp saw Zemislav's sword, that is laying behind the tree.
*boing!* *boing!*
The stern looking cute imp approaches the sword and tried to investigate it.
That imp with a stern look keep on investigating the sword while the rest of its kind continue playing around the place.
Meanwhile, after all the investigation it perform, the stern looking imp decided to touch the blade and afterwards, a flash of images started to flow into its thoughts.
*gasps*
While others are playing around, the stern looking imp started to see a vision of a man's silhouette, whose wielding a gigantic and wrecked heavy sword, staring hopelessly in a desolated land where it's nothing but in ruins.
The man with gigantic sword, kneeled down and let out a great shout containing abhorrence which echoes throughout the place.
When the stern imp saw such vision, the creature gone seriously quiet.
. . .
"This blade... reeks blood of the damned. It's wielder, whose repugnance dwelling in its entirety, fuels a lifeless sword which soon give consciousness of its own, due to an immense aversion of wielder's will."
- the cute-like imp with a stern look seriously mumbled.
As the stern looking imp mumbled, its cute body started to lump or deform in a hideous form.
*glug noises*
A once cute sized imp started to grow bigger and bigger.
*the rest of the cute imp halted*
. . .
The rest of its kind stopped their childish business and started to look seriously towards their comrade who undergo into a gigantic formation.
Some of their kind started to merge into the stern imp who just transformed into gigantic creature.
*glug* *glug*
As the transformation takes place, the stern looking creature, who was once a cute-like stern imp, started to mumble again, but this time, its voice changes from childish to a deep voice.
"This sword... Foretells grotesque future of one's existence who's apprehended by Tribulation, which will soon its fate, whether it'll 'Rise' or 'Fall'."
- the hideous creature with a stern look said.
*the other cute-like imps are staring at the gigantic creature*
"I have been guarding this place for so long, helping any creatures tricked and caged by the forest Spirit. I've witnessed many things before the arrival of the that playful forest Spirit."
- the hideous creature with a stern look said.
*STOMP!?*
After the creature finished its sentence, it STOMP the ground and the sword, Zemislav's sword, flew upwards and grabbed by the hideous creature.
"But my long years of living, I've never imagined I've crossed upon fate, and became its instrument of building a path of a planned future."
- the hideous creature with a stern look.
*the rest of the cute-like imps are cheering*
"I, Gloo, the Shadow Swamp Guardian, and One of the Ancient Ones that once Ruled the Ancient Past of Early Creations of the Land, will humbly partake the Planned Future of the Unknown."
- Gloo said with honor.
*other fellow cute Gloos are cheering*
*the gigantic Gloo faces its fellow cute Gloos*
"My fellow Gloos, this is the moment our existence have given us a new era..! An era that our fellow Ancient Ones that lives in the depths of the earth throughout the Land, will once again rises from their eternal slumber."
- Gloo said valiantly infront of its fellow Gloos.
*childish cheering of cute Gloos*
*Gloo waves its hand forward*
"Gloos and Gloos, I humbly beseech thee to FIND THAT STRANGER and help him fulfill his role given by fate."
- Gloo humbly orders.
"YEEEAAAHHH!!!"
- cute Gloos yell in excitement.
Gloo and its fellow Gloos start looking for Tigreal. Gloo's footsteps creates tremor as it stomp but it didn't damage the earth but it replenishes the Land where it took its path.
*children noises*
. . .
- - - - Meanwhile - - - - -
In other part of the Shadow Swamp, Tigreal stopped on his tracks and rest.
Tigreal's POV:
*heavy panting*
While I was running away from those weird-looking monsters, I stopped on my tracks and take a moment to catch up my breathing.
*panting*
. . .
I was so scared that I didn't waste any moment to process my thoughts and run away as fast as I can back then.
*looking around in his surroundings with caution*
*panting continues*
I panickedly look around if those monsters caught up to me and...
. . .
*sigh of relief*
At last! I outrun them, those weird-looking monsters!
Haha!
. . .
*panting*
I...
*flashback of the monster earlier*
. . .
... don't know whether that creature is a demon accomplice of that detestable Blood Demon but....
*remembering the images of cute Gloos in Tigreal's memories*
*funny blushes*
. . .
They're.... just too cute to be that b*tch accomplice.
*Tigreal funny pouts*
Grrr!!! D*mn it Tigreal!!! Stop being fooled by Cute Beings!!!
. . .
As I was busy thinking, I smacked my head gently but in a continuous manner.
*funny smacking*
. . .
*Tigreal stands up confidently, infront of the forest*
My little sister, Fanny, is the only cute baby in your mind! Don't let those monsters get into your thoughts D*MN IT!!
. . .
*sigh*
Of course my little sister will always be cute in my eyes. She's my precious little sister after all.
. . .
I insisted for a fact that those weird -looking creatures are way cuter than my lil' sister... Well, I love my little sister so...
*flustered*
So, STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, YOU Brain!!!
"Wait, what??... I didn't-"
- my brain replied.
"SHUT UP!!! My little sister is the cutest of them all!!!"
- I arrogantly said with a smug look.
*Tigreal's brain didn't talk back, and also, gives a funny glare towards him*
. . .
Glad we understand, brain.
. . .
*a moment of silence*
After settling down, I couldn't help myself but wonder about their exact motives...
. . .
If my hunch is right, if they're planning to take me back to that b*tch, I guess I'd better....
*gnawing*
... better...
. . .
As I am about to release what my mind said, I didn't manage to finish my statement as fear started to overwhelm me, which causes me to shiver and prevented my from continuing my words.
*shivering*
A tragedy that continuously bothering me, struck my overall mentality.
I... can't help myself but feel scared because, the one that I regarded as fear, became my worst trauma which forbids me to fight, back when all of us are in a battle.
. . .
*gnawing*
. . .
*tch!*
No!
No! That can't be right!!?
There's no way those creatures can be Alice's accomplice! There's no way they are at all!
. . .
Besides.....
*Tigreal funny brainstorming vibe*
Uumm... Probably they're not real.
*quack!*
*sigh* yeah... I'm basically talking to myself alright? I just can't help myself.
Also... I cannot exactly tell whether I'm seeing illusions or what... I'm still half asleep at that time and also, my mind's been acting hazy these days.
*funny brainstorming*
So, probably, it's all my hallucination these whole time....
Wahahahahaha!!!!
. . .
And so, I arrogantly laugh in a comedic way. Hehehe!
. . .
*an awkward moment of silence*
. . .
After minutes of hypocritical laughter, I noticed something....
Hmm... Something... That feels off...
*funny wonder of Tigreal*
As I wondered, I can feel that my body is telling me something... something like... There's something missing this whole time?
*scratches scalp*
At that moment, I cannot help myself to wonder what's the missing piece I'm trying to find.
My mind may had forgotten but my body is screaming towards me that there's some sort of thing that I forgotten...
But I wonder what did my body tells me?
. . .
Hmm...
. . .
I'm about to cross my arms and started to go in an analysis state but suddenly...
I noticed that I didn't bring my Great Mentor's Sword...
. . .
*awkward silence*
"CR*P!!!! I FORGOT MY MENTOR'S SWORD!!!! D*mn! Where did I put it??!"
- I said in distress, funnily.
. . .
As I panicked because of Mentor Zemislav's Sword's Disappearance, I forced myself to calm down and rethink when's the last moment I was with my mentor's sword.
While I was in a state of panic, I heard a petite, and familiar voice.
"Hey?? Lookin' for somethin', Mr. Stranger?"
- a petite voice ask in a child's tone.
I tried to confirm where's that voice came from. It seems the voice is behind me, so I better-
*gasps*
"Wait.... You're-!??"
- I ask in surprise.
. . .