CHAPTER 13
Draven's POV:
Why...Why did he do that?! He come back to save me even though his body was already falling apart... And now he's dead...
Crysta: Draven, Wake up.
[He opened his eyes to see Aiden's younger sister, Crysta. Who was currently healing him]
Draven: Huh...? Where am I?
Crysta: This is the entrance, You came flying out of the forest and crashed into one of the statues...your right arm had a burn mark.
Draven: I... was in an explosion is all. Don't worry about it.
Crysta: I'm not worried.
Draven: Of course, you aren't...
Crysta: Also did you happen to see Aiden?
Draven's POV
I have to tell her what happened...
Draven: Well...
[He narrated his part of the story...which wasn't much since he arrived a bit late]
Draven: ...Then Aiden pushed me aside, or more of threw me, away from the explosion then I woke up here.
Crysta: Then my brother's dead?
Draven: ... You seem indifferent about it.
Crysta: His death would affect me...just not the way you'd think.
Draven: Your brother could be dead and that's your reaction?!
Crysta: Firstly, don't speak to me like that, you fool.
[She spoke in a calm tone but she glared daggers at him.]
Draven: Tch!
Crysta: Secondly if I can't kill that Idiot no one can.
Draven: You're saying he'll survive...?
Clay: I beg to differ.
[Clay walked out of the forest with a scarf covering his face and 12 men walking behind him.]
Clay: Seems like the ones I was looking for are here, finally. Now to kill em' and collect my bounty.
Areli: Are you part of the test? or are you our entertainment, jester?
Announcer: Who are you, people?! Get out of there at once! Security!
[15 royal knights ran towards them]
Knight #1: Fire your most powerful spells at them.
[But nothing came out. The sky was still red but no one questioned it because they thought it was part of the exams]
Knight #4: What's going on?! Why can't we use our magic?!
Clay: Look at the sky, ya dumbasses, I've covered the whole area with an anti-magic field, you royal retards can't do anything. Hahaha!
[He shot all of them down. The shock of not being able to use their magic finally hit the candidates...from arrogance came to fear for their lives]
Areli: N-no way.
Clay: Where's your confidence now, spoilt brat? Oh yeah, you're one of my targets... See ya.
[He pointed the gun at her and shot at Areli but Crysta caught the bullet mid-flight before it hit her.]
Areli: You bastard! Who do you think you're shooting at?
Crysta: Can it princess.
Clay: Oh? There's someone who's actually not useless without their magic, huh? Interesting.
[Crysta just stared expressionlessly at him]
Clay: Those Icy blue eyes, your long white hair, that sexy body, and that beautiful face. You look nothing like you're brother, the late Aiden brightfil.
[He smirked]
Crysta: You're the one who attacked him?
Clay: You're more worried about him than your brother? Hahaha. Has little the prince captured your heart? Hahaha.
Crysta: I'm not worried about anyone. But I can't have you killing someone while I sat down doing nothing.
Clay: Such a sweet voice. Too calm and smooth even in a disorienting situation like this.
Crysta: Creep, I want to know if you killed my brother or not.
Clay: Words won't be enough so maybe this coin he was holding will convince you otherwise. His body was destroyed only the coin was the last thing on the spot.
[He dropped Aiden's lucky coin on the floor, it wasn't a fake old coin he found, it was Aiden's coin he used for the exam, Crysta could tell because it is the only coin that had the design from her previous life and her brother kept that coin with him at all times.]
Crysta: I see...
Clay: The look in your eyes, trying to look indifferent but the intensity is still there, Ah, it's turning me on, How bout after I'm done here you can come with me?
[Crysta glared at him fiercely.]
Crysta: Honestly I couldn't care less about his coin... but the way you've been talking has been getting on my nerves.
[Someone shot at her from behind her head but she dodged, there was a frenzy of shots fired at her but she dodged every single one, she caught one and flicked it back at the shooter.]
Assassin#: Gahh-!
Clay: Don't bother wasting your Ammo, if she's anything like her brother then we better use other methods. Hehe.
[Clay shot at a random candidate in the leg. But Crysta didn't even turn her head to look, her gaze was focused on him his gun, and the rest of her attention we're focused on the men that surrounded her.]
Clay: Oh? You're not even going to turn your head to check up on him?
[Crysta ran towards Clay and grabbed his wrist. And in an expressionless tone as always she said...]
Crysta: "If she's anything like her brother"
I'll straighten one thing out. I'm nothing like him.
[She punched him in his stomach he flew back and crashed into a tree with how hard she kicked him she was slightly surprised that no blood was seen.]
*Clap, clap, clap*
Clay: Wow, what a strong woman, I'm starting to like you.
Crysta: Hmm...
[Crysta suddenly felt dizzy.]
Clay: Hehehe, I made a living mud doll of myself, I knew you were going to attack me, so I added an extra feature to my doll so that anyone who touches it gets tranquilized and put in a deep sleep until I give them an antidote. The moment you hit it you got the syrup in you and you won't last long.
Crysta: Bas...tard...
[Unable to keep up with her body due to the poison's drowsy effects, she fell to the ground but didn't pass out yet]
Clay: Carry her and be careful, make sure she doesn't get hurt or let her regain consciousness, and keep injecting those tranquilizers in her to keep her down. I'm on a winning streak today, if I can get her back home I'll be even happier.
Man #1 and #2: Yes, sir.
[The two of them went to pick her up and as instructed they picked her up very gently and sprayed more of that poison on her]
Clay: Well... now's time to *Sniff-Sniff* What's that smell? Fish?
[He turned to the side he saw a fish completely frozen in Ice.]
Clay: (How did I not notice this before?) Is that a golden tooth catfish? These things are rare and incredibly difficult to catch, I'm guessing it's Aiden who caught this, Today's just my lucky day, You two we're taking this.
Man #3 and 4: Got it.
Clay: I've got so many great things today, so I'm in a good mood.
Areli rishford, Calliope coldherten Breeze Skywill, I won't make you suffer before I kill you, I'll just give you one shot to the head and it'll all be over painlessly.
Calliope: Why are you planning to kill us? If you're in such a great mood take the girl and the fish and leave.
[He pointed the gun at her]
Clay: I wasn't offering it as a choice.
[He shot her arm.]
Calliope: Argh!
Clay: What a waste of a youthful body. well, I'll get rid of these memories later with Crysta, heh.
[He walked toward Calliope the candidates were giving way out of fear. He then put his gun close to her head.]
Clay: Any last words?
Calliope though Injured refused to beg him or show an undignified appearance, She was about to say one last insulting thing to him but she glanced to the side of Clay and then smiled]
Calliope: Humph! My last words are... you're a pedophile!
Clay: Ha, a good one, and just so you know I just prefer younger girls.
Aiden: That's almost the same thing as being a pedo, dude.
[A familiar voice is heard in the background, it was none other than...]
Clay: What, Aiden?!
[Aiden held his shoulder and punched him in the face.]
Clay: Gahh!!!
[He landed on mud.]
Aiden: Miss me, Clay?
[Aiden had a smug smile on his face]
Clay: How...How are you still alive?!
Aiden: What do you mean "How" I wasn't dead in the first place. Meanie, you tried to kill me, blehh!!
[Aiden taunted then stuck his tongue out mockingly like a child]
Clay: You're lying, I used my most powerful magic, No human can survive that!
Aiden: You're looking at one who did.
Clay: Even if I say a fire user has more resistance to explosions and heat than any other sorcerer, The poison should have killed you!
Aiden: Haha, There's a funny story to what happened. Let's go back, shall we? I'll narrate. But first, I'll tie you up with my new spell...I just made up. [Fire whip]
[He bandaged him in magical chains made of flames]
Aiden: Anyways... As soon as your blast was shot, I knew in my mind that Draven wouldn't survive without magic. No matter how strong he was...
So let's go back to the second before it hit him.
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[Back to the middle of the forest]
Aiden: Don't die...
While running I heard you say something about a Nuke and I instantly turned around and ran back and was like "Nope!" Sure I believed in Draven's strength but, Uhm, yeah let me avoid using "I believed in him" as I defend myself in court on why he died.
Anyways, after you shot it I ran back to get in between Draven and the blast, I couldn't afford to hold back in that situation so I pushed(threw, hehe) Draven far enough to get him out of the vicinity.
I was in the middle of the explosion wondering when the blast will settle down so I could leave, it was soooo hot in there! And then I thought.
"Huh? My blood's boiling. Wait my blood is boiling!"
It turns out Clay's explosion evaporated the poison out of my system I got better thanks to that, hehe.
Clay: I... helped you recover?
Aiden: Yep thanks for that explosion though, I feel so much lighter now!
Clay: So how did you escape without me noticing you?
Aiden: I dug my way out of there, then I met the girls that were formerly working for Clay near a river.
[Back to the past:Location: Riverbed]
Aiden: Ahh, I'm finally out!
I dug myself out of the ground. And there I saw Winry and her sisters near a riverbed.
Winry: What are you doing here?!
I looked at Lucy, she poured water into my eyes and then tried to run away but I caught her.
Vesta: What are you doing to our sister?!
I looked all over her body trying to find out where Clay shot her, it was getting more awkward since her leaves were falling off and I looked suspicious rolling around in a river with their semi-nude girl.
Honestly, I felt like a criminal. But I had good intentions...is what they all say.
(Why am I persecuting myself?!)
After a few seconds of struggling and 25 apologies later, I found it on the nape of her neck.
Draven [In the present]: Wait, why can't we use magic, but you can?
Aiden: Ooooh. Well...
[Aiden looked at Clay and smiled mischievously]
Aiden: Remember this, Clay? It's your bag full of charged Malinin orbs.
Clay:When did you...?
Aiden: Remember when I ran towards you? I used that chance to swipe it, hehe.
Clay: Grrr!!
Aiden: Now let me continue, blah, blah, blah, I used those Malinin orbs to give myself some magic and burnt the seal off her. She apologize for kissing me, that she didn't know, that if she did, she would have "never, ever, ever, have done it."
(I know she nicely meant this but it hurts and I feel heartbroken. sigh...)
They told me about the guys you had to spread around the woods to set up an anti-magic field and your bullet would be the one to set it off.
Oh if you're looking for you guys, I beat them up mildly and left them over there.
Clay: Tch!!
Aiden: With that much said, I believe I've won this our little play, doncha think?
[Aiden walked up to the guys hopelessly trying to push Tanya and the man holding Crysta.]
Aiden: Let go of her... Now!
[They put Crysta down and the two men trying to push Tanya stopped and took multiple steps back]
Aiden: Are you alright...? I know you were scared, you thought I'd die and abandon you, I didn't, and don't worry I'll never leave you again, Tanya. Yes, you were a good, brave fish for hanging on in there and I promise I'll protect you, oh, and you too Crysta, I guess.
Crysta: I wish he killed you.
Aiden: Hehe, Aww, did you miss bwig bwother?
Crysta: I really wish he killed you.
Aiden: Haha, don't worry we'll have our final battle soon but first you need to recover. Hold on to this.
[He gave Crysta a Malanin orb and Crysta harnessed some of its power of it to heal herself. She better in a second and stood up.]
[Crysta glared at Clay so hard that it felt like he was getting stabbed by her eyes alone]
Clay: Hahahahahahaha!
[Clay laughed manically]
Aiden: Have you lost your mind already?
Clay: I didn't come this far in life just lose to teenagers! I'll just pull out all the stops then, my final backup plan. It's unsuited for an assassin but putting both of you down comes first, I didn't bring just 12 men, with my original affinity, Earth, I can make many men, I made 12 thousand disposable soldiers, and they're ready to kill you
[A mud clone lifted him]
Clay: Now let's start from the beginning! A final fight between me and the brightfil's!