Metoki took out a small knife from his pocket and pointed it at Lyon. Eyes filled with rage, Lyon placed his hands on the side of his waist. Bent his knees and recreated the pose Ursula made in their fight. He took in deep breaths as Metoki charged towards him holding the knife above his head.
"Fire Magic… Expanding Flam-"
A sudden shock ran around his body, blood leaked out of his mouth. He felt a strong sting on his abdomen, it was only then when he looked at his stomach did he realize something. There were three needles that pierced his skin.
It contained various colored liquids that were already half-empty. The pain he was feeling continued to increase as his legs began shaking. But despite his current situation, he could still barely dodge the knife that was continuously being swung in front of him.
He desperately tried to dodge every strike that Metoki made but he couldn't. His uniform had large cuts, blood stains all around and a body that was losing its strength. A faint noise started echoing from inside the tunnels. The sound of metal boots hitting the floor.
Metoki looked around. He smirked and ran back to the middle of the platform. He sat with crossed-legs and placed both his hands in front of his chest and closed it, it looked like he was praying. He glanced at the entrances as knights began to enter the stadium.
A horn was blown signaling everyone to rush inside the stadium, all of them stood in front of the seats and pointed their spears towards Metoki. Another blow on the horn and everyone started casting water bullets at the end of their spears and shooting it towards Metoki.
Lyon walked himself to the side hiding himself from all the bullets that were being shot directly at his friend. He didn't know what to do, the person whom he had trusted made a sudden change. Arthur was nowhere to be found and Ursula…
He remembered Ursula, he screamed to the knights that were near him and pointed towards the platform. A few men stopped from shooting and walked towards him, he was cuffed and was pinned to the ground. They were silent as they continued to apprehend him.
With his weak voice he kept telling them about Ursula but when the horn sounded again and the bullets stopped, Ursula was no longer there. It was unclear for him to not see her there as he had a clear vision of her laying lifeless on the ground when he backed away.
Metoki on the other hand was unharmed, he sat peacefully in the now wet elevated platform. One of the knights raised his hand and pointed towards Metoki. Numerous knights wielding wooden shields with spikes were marching their way towards Metoki.
They surrounded him, blocking every path he could pass through. Out of nowhere knights were thrown all around the stadium their bodies being squashed as they hit the floor and bleachers. The spiked shields were also thrown hitting other knights.
Blood splattered everywhere around the stadium. It was a massacre that caused a huge sum of casualties. Suddenly Lyon started to lose consciousness, his eyes were turning dark and his body continuously started to feel heavy. The knights that surrounded him began dragging him across the floor towards one of the tunnels.
Screams echoed inside the tunnel as something beyond human comprehension was happening inside the stadium, he could hear the voices of people outside calling out. But they don't seem to hear the horrifying screams. It was as if they were placed inside a dome where no one but them knew what was happening inside.
"Sleep…" A voice whispered to him.
His eyes finally fell. Body no longer under his control. Despite that he could still hear the knights screaming in terror. It was mixed with the shouting of a monster-like voice. Blades clanging and armors slamming against the ground.
The screaming stopped after a few hours. But he still wasn't awake, though his eyes opened once and a while showing him what was happening in front of him. He could see people pulling him in a stretcher like object. He could hear faint voices of people talking before his vision went dark again.
The next time his eyes opened he could see Arthur looking at him as he laid in a soft white bed. Smiling before brushing his hair and whispering some incomprehensive words in his ear. Leaving after giving a kiss on the forehead.
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Memories of fire had suddenly come rushing back to him, he could hear the eerie screams of those that were burnt. They continually cried murderer as their bodies were rduced to ashes. Lyon's body flinged back and forth across the bed as he started convulsing.
He woke up screaming, both his face and clothes were drenched in sweat despite his current room being quite cold. Looking around he saw that the room had changed drastically; it wasn't the same room he first awoke to.
Looking around he saw a small child with braided gray hair and pale skin who wore a white dress and was looking at him terrified by his screams. He calmed himself down and gave the young girl a warm smile, she hid behind a wooden sofa that was connected directly to the wooden flooring.
"I'm sorry, did I startle you?" He calmly asked.
She nodded while she continued to hide behind the sofa peeking only half of her head showing only her eyes and the bridge of her nose. She pointed towards him. Lyon followed her fingers and was shocked to find a table beside him.
His sudden reaction made the child giggle. He smiled again before looking at a piece of paper that was placed above the table.
"If you are reading this, then you must be awake. Drink this water along with this pill it will help you restore your strength"
It wrote. Lyon thought it was skeptic, so he held the drink at eye level and looked at the circular glass looking for any trace of poison. The child laughed at him again for looking so weird. She calmly walked towards him, skipping as she got closer and took the pill from the table and held it to him.
"It… Vitamin, said moma" the child giggled afterwards.
"But is it safe?" Lyon asked her look tilting his head and smiled
She looked at the pill with a confused face pulling it away from him. She scratched her head with her other hand before holding it out again.
"Moma say, tis good"
Lyon was still skeptical of it. He was about to put down his glass when the child suddenly placed it in front of her eyes, looking at it carefully before immediately putting it in front of her mouth. She was about to eat it when Lyon suddenly snatched it away from her and threw it in his mouth and drank the glass of water.
The young girl clapped her hands as her eyes disappeared when her smile reached both her ears. Lyon gave an awkward smile at her, but in under a few minutes he seemed to have regained more of his strength. He moved to the left side of the bed and stood up.
Upon standing up he realised something. He was naked, his chest, abdomen and left arm were bandaged along with his right knee. He felt the cold floor with his naked feet before seeing a pair of slippers beside him.
The room looked large which was contradictory to how it actually was, taking only 3 steps Lyon was already standing in front of the sofa. The backrest of the sofa was only about the height of his knee, he looked at the child and saw that her height looked normal.
She smiled at him and gestured her hand asking him to follow her as she skipped her way towards the front door. He followed right after and when he went out he was astonished. He was inside of a tree. In front of him stood hundreds if not thousands of ginormous trees, he glanced down and saw the people looking like ants.
His eyes wandered around seeing people who were working, tunneling inside the trees, removing large barks with their axes that glowed a luminous light green color. He stood in a path made out of wood that spiraled to the top of the tree.
The child that was beside him ran to the right which made Lyon suddenly face her. There he saw an extremely beautiful woman. She wore a glamorous long-sleeved white dress that had light yellow flowering designs, she also had a flower tiara placed above her long gray colored hair . He was bewildered by her beauty.
She then lifted the child and pinched her nose as they both giggled. When she saw him looking at her she immediately lowered the child she held. Pinched part of her dress with both her hands and bowed to Lyon. A few men that were walking up the path also Lyon and bowed their heads as well.
He was stunned and didn't know what to do, cause even the child bowed to him. Lyon simply gave a smile and lowered his head. Everyone then returned to what they were doing, may it be chattering or simply passing by.
"You have awoken…" She spoke.
"Yes.." He awkwardly replied.
There was a sudden silence in between their conversation. Until a strong gust of wind blew against the three of them. Lyon's eyes widened as he saw a large white owl. He fell down on his butt as he was amazed. It was the first time he had seen such a creature.
He was knowledgeable of its existence, but meeting it face to face was just a far-fetched dream for him. It landed on a large wooden branch that suddenly grew out of the tree. The woman placed a white coat over Lyon's bondaged body before helping him stand up.
The little girl pushed the back of Lyon's legs as her height was below his waist while the woman was near his shoulder. He walked towards the owl who looked at him directly, he was overwhelmed by the beauty of its eyes that he almost lost his footing as they walked on the sturdy branch.
He took a deep swallow before grabbing the feathers of the owl and pulling himself up. The woman and child followed behind him. As the three sat on the back of the owl, it started to move again. Flapping its wings before flying upwards.
"This is amazing!!" Lyon screamed as he glanced at the numerous large trees that surrounded them.
The young girl cackled when she saw his reaction. He was embarrassed, so he sat down and faced the two girls. His eyes continuously dodge the woman, preventing them from making eye contact. The child crawled towards him and sat on his lap.
"M-mili!-"
Lyon looked at the woman who stretched her arms towards the young girl in front of him.
"So your name is Mili?" Lyon asked.
The child nodded before rocking herself back and forth hitting his chest. He smiled before brushing the girl's soft white hair.
"Wat tis name?" Mili asked Lyon she leaned her head backwards facing his face.
"My name is Lyon"
"Iyon?"
He was shocked to hear his name mispronounced for once. He quickly tried to correct it by explaining how it was said but she was persistent on calling him that way.
"No, Mili. My name is Leeyon"
"Iyon!! Iyon!! Iyon!!"
The woman sighed as she rubbed her eyebrows.
"I'm sorry about that, she's very arrogant and will stick to what she wants"
"Is that so? It's fine, she is still a child"
The child showed her hand to Lyon. She held three pieces of seeds. She smirked at him before closing her hand and placing her small palm in front of his eyes blocking his vision.
"Tis magik" She whispered to him.
She shook her hands three times before removing her hand returning Lyon's vision. He looked at her with a very eager eyes, when she opened her hands Lyon was amazed to see the three small seeds starting to grow into small plants.
"Woah! You can use magic?"
"Shhhh…" Mili suddenly covered his mouth.
"She not know me use magik" She whispered again.
"She doesn't?" Lyon asked.
"Yes!"
Mili giggled before looking back at her and hiding her hand behind her back. She gave Lyon an awkward look before turning her face to the side. Lyon glanced at her face, she was undoubtedly beautiful. Her clear skin shined against the rays of the sun as the perfect shape of both her jaw and nose was highlighted.
"May I ask your name?" Lyon suddenly spoke.
Chapter End.