1st day, Monday if converted on Earth...
For the first day, nothing have happened so far. Except for the training that both Vlera and Old Man Tagic was giving me, nothing serious occured in which concluded the day.
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2nd day.
Like yesterday, nothing changed so far. With the burst of sudden difficult of the training, I was raised to become forged even more, with this, I was training with Re herself as well.
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3rd day.
And for the third day, is the day when an unusual thing finally happened. It was when I just finished sparring with Old Man Tagic, I found a perfect place to take some fresh air until someone assaulted me.
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"(The air was a calm as always, if ever, I would like to spend the rest of my life here at the top of the mountain, sitting, with my eyes closed, and feeling the nature...)"
While I take my breath at the peak of the mountain, I felt an uneasy feeling.
"Present your exposed presence. I know you're here."
To that one bush in my right, I could sense the same energy Re has. I tried to talk to her, but I heard no response.
"Hah... How many times do I have to tell you..."
To end her stupid prank, I stood from my seat and tried to approach the bush.
"... That you shouldn't interrupt with my rest-"
"Who told you that I'm Re, Marco?"
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After I heard someone else's voice other than Re's, it shocked me to the point that I went backflipping to retreat from the bush.
"Vlera?"
"Heh, heh, you're lucky to avoid my dagger."
Considering how close I've gotten to the bush, it really was a close one for me to avoid her dagger, the tension was still on, yet I asked for explanation.
"Can we talk about this? You don't randomly assault me like that, you nearly killed me!"
"It is to treat it as your training in your exhaustion, or to treat it as my violent intent to you."
After her confusing line, she quickly chased me with her dagger, and as I retreated more, I got to reach a sword from the storage. We went travelling through the whole part of the mountain to the point that I found boredness out of Vlera's face.
"Marco, if I went insane like this... atleast I want you to tie up to my level!"
*SHING!*
"(It's just a dagger, yet it's force was too strong...!) Tsk, if you point is to kill me or not, I'm telling you, this isn't funny!"
"Funny? Who told you this is supposed to be funny?! Fight me... with all your strength!"
After hearing her rage, she finally got to push me out of the mountain the same way she got from Old Man Tagic. I fell into countable numbers of branches and rocks until I found myself lying on the ground, it was so deep down that I barely saw Vlera from above.
"... Heh, in the end, you didn't shown any signs of offense, what would've happen if I weren't joking about that acting?"
Vlera walked away from the place in which she hid her dagger to her hips, she was assuming that Marco could've climb the mountain that's why she left him there...
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"Pain. This pain... isn't a joke. Vlera, I don't know how and why... but I think I have to take that attitude away. Because by that... you'd make yourself a burden who stands in my way... Vlera... Vlera..."
Marco kept his eyes closed as blood slowly crawled from the ground behind his back, as he stood up once again, he jumped swiftly out from the scene ā plotting for some "revenge."
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From the above where Vlera was walking away...
*Swish!*
"Hey, Vlera! Mind if we take a rematch?"
After instantly appearing behind her, Vlera looked from behind and did a deadly glare.
"A rematch? Sure!"
Vlera quickly took her dagger out and chased after Marco.
To find a perfect place to land, Marco used a vine that he took earlier to send himself to Vlera, he attached it to a stone, pulled it, and successfully collided with Vlera.
"So, what was that action that you made earlier? Does that have any 'seriolism'?!"
"No, Marco, it was nothing but an act, you thought it was real?"
"Hoho? Although I don't see it like that!"
"Really? Sure, think of it as if I'm serious then!"
To provoke the Enraged Marco even more, she made it to look like she was serious about it even though a smile could be seen from her face as Marco became serious all of a sudden.
Lots of metal impacts could be heard from the fight, it got too intense that it finally reached through Old Man Tagic and Starlight who was on a considerable meter apart.
"Uhh... Old Man... I don't think that thing sounds great..."
"You mean the swordfight in the distance? Don't worry, it was only Vlera who surprised Marco on his exhaustion."
"No, I mean, I send Re over there, and I don't think the image was supposed to be like that..."
From what Starlight stated, Re was watching in the distance, fighting the urge to join the fight.
"Re, don't, we don't have Starlight's permission yet."
"But, Blu!"
"No."
As they watch the fight, Blu noticed that dents could be finally seen from how hard the two was fighting, an uneasy face could be also seen from Vlera in which Marco has the opposite.
"What? Tired already?"
"Are you joking? Of course I don't."
"I'm not joking, but You are!"
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*Swinggg!*
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"ACK!!"
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From the swing of his sword, it sent Vlera to hit a big stone in the distance, it made a shockwave of how hard Vlera was sent, Re and Blu was surprised of what just happened and they chose to join the scene.
*Footsteps*
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"Vlera!"
"Vlera!"
From the time the dust have finally dissapeared, a knocked out body of Vlera could be seen.
"Hey, tell me, are you alright?" -Blu
"Yeah, are you alright?!" -Re
"Why... are you here...?"
"It's not the important part, can you stand up? You landed pretty bad there."
"No, I don't think I could..."
"Here, grab through my shoulder and we'll retreat. Re, talk to Marco right away!"
"Aye!"
To save Vlera and the situation, Blu came up with a solution for both sides, for her to take Vlera into safety and Re to confront Marco.
"Hey, buddy, what's wrong? Are you enraged of what Vlera did to you? It's okay! You finally beat her!"
"Don't talk to me like we haven't just met 3 days ago."
"Aw... Don't be mean like that...!"
As Re tried to calm Marco down, Blu was struggling to lift Vlera and called Starlight right away.
"Starlight, come, check the situation right away! Marco was raging and Vlera was down with a deep wound to her chest!"
From there, Blu walked faster to retreat Vlera right away.
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"Old Man, Blu said that the situation was getting messed up!"
"Really...? Alright then, let's check it. Hah... Kids these days..."
Just for the right moment to make the Old Man stand up, Starlight ran from their seat and left right away.
"C'mon, Old Man! Hurry up! >.<"
"Can you give me a break? That place was so far, what else is so far? My age!"
"Don't use your age as a reason! You literally pinned me down in just a second last time!"
And to take the running time, Starlight was pulling Old Man Tagic in all of her might. As they get closer and closer, the aura of uneasy tension gets stronger and stronger, and seconds later, a body in which in Re's property was sent into her.
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"Re?" -Blu
"Re...?" -Vlera
"RE?!?!" -Starlight
Because of a sudden turn of event, Starlight was surprised to see Re as she was sent into her, the Old Man has seen it all and finally believed to Starlight's words.
"Bitter tea, what just happened?!"
To mind Marco and Vlera first than to Starlight, Old Man Tagic finally decided to run towards the pinching aura of tension meters from him, seconds later, and he finally found Blu as she barely carries Vlera.
"Blu, Vlera, are you alright?"
"Old Man. I'm alright, but I don't think so for Vlera."
"Vlera, Vlera?"
"Unfortunately, she's lost her consciousness."
"Tsk. This is bad."
Upon the Old Man's consultations, Re and Starlight in the far distance crashed onto a boulder.
"Ack!"
"Oof."
After they crushed, they immediately find their posture and talked.
"Ugh, now you've done it, Re! You messed my clothes up!"
"Don't you see the situation around us, Starlight? Don't you see how hard I was sent by that guy?! :)"
"You're one to talk when you used me as a human shield earlier!"
"It's not my intention!"
"I don't see it like that!"
"Okay, cool down your core, Starlight, Blu's not here to stop us if none of us don't take action. First thing's first, we need to help Blu right away."
"And how do we get there in ease when we were sent here half a hundred away?"
"Don't you remember? You gave me the ability to fly!"
"Oh, I did?"
As Old Man Tagic did temporary aid for Vlera's wound, Blu found someone from afar.
"Old Man, Starlight was here."
"They are?"
As Starlight grabs to Re, they flew using Re's levitation ability.
*Hyup*
"Oh no, Vlera's so done from her image..."
"Starlight, it's no time for reactions."
"Ah, apologies. Have you thought of a plan, Old Man Tagic?"
"No... Wait... I think I have."
Just after Old Man Tagic was finally moved from the happenings, his tone became even more intense as he told his plan to Starlight and her clones.
"Starlight, by your image, I know you have the ability to heal, please, join Blu and take Vlera into safety. Re, your violence and strength cannot be topped off the way Marco's throw just now didn't affected you."
"Heh! It's Re for 'ya!" -Re
"I will need your help to defeat him. Blu, once you get Vlera, send Starlight here right away."
"Sure." -Blu
"If that's clear, let's take our path."
"Yes." -Starlight, Re, and Blu
After the plan was told, everyone went their desired destiny, Blu and Starlight to retreat Vlera into safety while Re and Old Man Tagic to face Marco.
"Re, you go first, I know you're plotting something the way you put your smile in your face."
"Oh really? I'll give you 10 points for prediction.
Thanks, Old Man Tagic!"
ā End of Chapter 15
ā Start of Re's insanity