Adzima pov
When we returned to the mansion, I asked Falco a question that I had been wondering about for a while.
Adzima:"So, my prince, what made you so impressed when Rima managed to injure your arm?"
He didn't answer me and looked at Ryan.
Falco:"Ryan, can you turn your hand into a sword?"
Ryan nodded and gathered the irons in his palm to form a sword. Falco then asked him to slash his uninjured arm.
Falco:"Hit me"
All:"What???"
Falco:"Trust me, just hit me with all you have"
Ryan hesitated at first, but he struck Falco's arm with all his might after that.
All of us winced when we saw that, but we were surprised when we saw that Falco's arm was alright but Ryan's sword was broken instead.
Ryan:"How?"
Falco:"My clothes are made of a unique material that can protect my body from many types of danger, which is why I was impressed when Rima was able to damage them and injure me"
Ryan:"That was impressive indeed"
While we were chatting, Rima finally woke up, and she looked at us guiltily.
Adzima:"Rima, how are you feeling?"
Rima:"I'm fine now, and I'm sorry, guys"
Rima:"Even if I was brainwashed, that is no excuse for me to attack and harm you"
The girls and I then hugged Rima to calm her down because she started to tear up.
Elsa:"It's okay Rima, we don't blame you for that"
Rima:"Thank you, everyone"
Rima then looked at Falco to apologise.
Rima:"I'm sorry for your arm too"
Falco:"Don't worry, tis but a scratch"
The Troublemakers and the guys suddenly snickered at Falco's answer.
Rima:"Thank you, Prince, isn't it?"
The snicker then turned into a heartfelt laugh, and this time everyone except Falco and I laughed while I blushed.
Falco:"No, my name is Falco"
Rima:"What? But Adzima calls you prince"
Qori:"Adzima is the only one who calls him that"
My face became even more flustered, and I looked away.
Fian:"And also, captain always calls Adzima princess"
Rima:"Awh, that is so sweet"
Adzima:'Wait, I know this pattern, and next is going to be..'
I was going to stop Rima before she asked that thing, but I was too late.
Rima:"So you two are dating?"
Adzima:"Ugh, why?"
I instantly covered my face since it reddened even more.
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This time we were all walking under the scorching sun of the Sahara desert. Everyone complained about how hot it was, and to be honest, I felt the same way in this place. However, Falco was still dressed in his thick, layered clothes. But, oddly enough, he didn't appear to be hot at all, despite the fact that I was already heated just by looking at him.
Fian:"Captain, why are we walking here again? Why can't we just use your trucks or jets?"
Falco:"We can't, Fian, because the location where we're headed is not visible from the sky, and the sands around here are too soft for big vehicles like trucks"
Aditya:"I call bullshit on that, surely you have something to make crossing this place much easier, right?"
Riski:"Also, how are you still wearing those in this scorching heat without even breaking a sweat?"
Riski:"Are you even a human, captain?"
The Troublemakers kept whining, which made us more frustrated. Galuh, who seemed to be fed up hearing their chatter, immediately shut them up with her magic, and I gave her a thumbs up for that.
Adzima:"Good job"
Galuh:"Thank you, but, Adzima, Elsa, can't you make an ice block or something for us?"
Elsa:"Sorry, but my ice will instantly melt in this heat"
Adzima:"Mine too"
We all sighed and continued on our walk. However, in the middle of the walk, a swarm of enormous scorpions suddenly came and surrounded us.
Elsa:"Those are the fire scorpions, do not get stung, guys, their poison is extremely harmful"
We all got ready to fight the fire scorpions as soon as we heard Elsa's remarks. Galuh also unleashed her magic on the Troublemakers so that they could fight as well.
Fighting the fire scorpions that surrounded us wasn't difficult, but there were so many of them, and because we had to fight them under the scorching hot desert sun, we were quite at a disadvantage. The others appeared to be very exhausted and almost fainted because of the heat. Then, while we were fighting the fire scorpions, a group of sand golems also came and surrounded us. We felt even more hopeless at first, but then the golems turned out to be helping us fight the fire scorpions.
Fian:"What? Where do these golems come from?"
Elsa:"Fian, focus!"
Fian:"Yeah, yeah, sorry"
We then heard a girl's voice that we recognised, calling us to come closer to her.
Voice:"Come here, guys"
We all looked at each other, then at Falco. Falco nodded, and we all dashed towards the girl's voice. As we got closer to the voice, a sand dome erupted from the ground. We noticed a silhouette of a woman waving her hand at us as the dome opened slightly.
Voice:"Come on, this way"
We quickened our sprint towards the sand dome. However, a fire scorpion suddenly emerged near the dome and attacked me.
But, once again, Falco quickly saved me by allowing himself to get stung by the scorpion. Falco then immediately chopped off the scorpion's tail, and we dashed into the dome. When we entered the dome, it immediately closed and prevented the fire scorpions from entering. After the dome closed, everything was very dark at first, but soon the plants inside the dome began to shine, and we could see the view inside the dome. It turned out that this place is an oasis with glowing plants that I had never seen before. The big lake in the middle of the oasis reflects the light emitted by the surrounding plants, making the scenery within the dome even more spectacular.
I then noticed the silhouette of the woman who called us before, and it turned out she was Triya. I smiled at her at first, but then I worried about Falco.
Adzima:"My prince, are you okay?"
Adzima:"I am grateful because you always protect me, but please don't sacrifice yourself like that"
Falco:"Princess, I...."
Falco then tried to say something, but because I was panicking, I accidentally cut him off and turned to Elsa and Fian.
Adzima:"Fian, Elsa, do you have the antidote for the scorpion's venom?"
Both of them shook their heads sadly. I then saw Triya rush somewhere to get something.
Fian:"No, sorry"
Falco again attempted to speak, but we ignored him again since we were too busy panicking. Triya then returned not long after, carrying a syringe. Shen then handed Falco the syringe.
Triya:"Here, luckily, I have some in this place"
We were all relieved at first, but then we looked at Falco, who still seemed to want to say something. However, he sighed and rolled up his sleeves before injecting the antidote into his hand. But, after injecting the antidote, Falco suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed towards me.