Rein and Sein who's behind the guard look up to him. They wanted to help but hesitated to do so because the guard seems determined on protecting them by himself.
"Tsk. You aren't needed." The masked man that looks like the leader said.
He give a gesture to his subordinate to discard the guard. His subordinate nod and quickly take away the guard.
"Ack!" The guard yelped as he hit the wall beside him leaving a crater on the wall from the strong impact. Even so he still stand up. Blood were dripping out of his forehead hitting the ground.
The one that attacked him feel slightly surprised that a lowly guard like him still be able to stand up but before he could land a finisher Rein stopped him by punching his face leaving him stumble backward. He fall to the ground landing his head on the ground. He was about to get up when suddenly a rock fall on his head causing it to explode and killed him instantly.
The guard were shocked by what just happen he doesn't expect that seemingly innocent kid could do such things. He shook off the thought, he stand up to help the siblings.
The three fight with the unknown masked people. The leader only watching his hands behind his back. His subordinate fall into the ground some without head and some not recognizable.
The guard were panting. He hold tight his stomach to stop blood dripping from it. The siblings also heavily injured that they could barely stay up.
The unmoving leader brought his hands together. The three of them immediately on guard but was soon dumbfounded by his clapping.
"Good. Good. This is worth watching at but now the fun end." He stopped clapping. He stepped back and as if he was never there, he gone into thin air.
The three of them thought that they could finally catch a breath the tunnel shake violently. Sein wanted to run away now with them but was too tired and injured to do anything.
Rein and Sein looked at each other with tired face 'Is this the end? I'm sorry Sein... I shouldn't forced us to go here...' Rein telepathy to Sein.
Sein doesn't answer instead he look at the guard who also injured but could still walk "... This is selfish but could take this brainless thing out of here?"
The guard bit his lower lips. He doesn't want to choose who to save so he decided to help them both using his little energy "I wanted to help you two and i don't want to stop until it done."
He wrapped his cloth around his stomach to stop the bleeding even for a while before carry both Rein and Sein on his arm. Sein wanted to resist but the smile on the guard face stopped him from doing so.
The guard pace become more slower as they reached out the end of the tunnel 'I won't make it... I don't had to... But they did.' At that thought he quicken his pace making his stomach bleed worse but he pay no mind to it.
They were about to reach the end. The guard instinct picked up and he threw the siblings out. He smiled weakly before a boulder crush him and also closing the tunnel. If only he was a millisecond late they three were gonna die.
The siblings look at blooded boulder. terror, horror and sadness etched on their face just like when they see their grandpa die in front of them.
"S-sein..." Once again she was the first to cry. Her tears mixed with the blood on her face.
There were remnant's of the guard inside on them making it more traumatic for them. They haven't recovered from the recent incident so it's hard for them to hold their emotion.
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Tomorrow morning it was 8 AM. They've clean themselves from the remnants of the guard. They decided to keep it a secret because they couldn't bring themselves to talk about it. They did ask the other guards about him but all they say that he was a pest to them and they couldn't care less about him which sadden them more because they feel guilty about having the guard die before achieving his dream which is having friends to share memory with. But little did they knew that dream was already achieved along their little adventure.
"Hey you two!" Someone called them from behind. It was Ophelia.
"Ah. Hey..." They both greet.
Ophelia face softened when she see the empty look on their face. She approach them and took their hand to guide them somewhere. The siblings follow her with no resistance whatsoever.
"What's wrong? Did something happened last night?" She ask. Her tone were soft and gentle like that of a mother. She brought them to empty place before saying, "You could always tell me. I promise i wouldn't tell anybody."
Rein couldn't hold back anymore. She burst into tears and hug Ophelia. Sein also looked like he wanted to cry but couldn't no matter how he need it.
They tell everything to Ophelia everything that they doesn't want other people to know. Ophelia listen to them imagining how traumatic it is for them "Now... Now... It's okay... You two tried your best didn't you? I want you two to rest assured knowing you give you all than not and regretting it." She hugged them tightly on her embrace.
Sein rest his head on Ophelia shoulder sobbing slightly while Rein were crying her heart out.
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They both fall asleep on Ophelia after crying. Ophelia want to take them to their room but couldn't because she couldn't hold them both at the same time that's when she spot Lucas with Amelia nearby "Uhm.." She hesitated for a while "Hello!" She yelled for them to hear.
Lucas and Amelia looked at Ophelia direction. Lucas a little struck by how beautiful Ophelia looked like right now. He snapped back when he see Amelia going to them. He fake cough before following Amelia from behind.
"Are they sleeping?" Amelia poke their cheek.
"Amelia it's better you don't wake them up." Lucas couldn't help but feel jealous at Rein and Sein for able to sleep on Ophelia lap "Anyway. Do you need help or anything Lady Ophelia?"
Amelia raised an eyebrow at Lucas behavior. She was used to Lucas being all cold and distant when it comes to girl but now seeing Lucas like this feels like a fever dream.
"Could you help me carry them both to their room? I'll really appreciate it." She smile but not towards Lucas even though he was the one that was helping.
"... Cruel..." Lucas mutter under his breath but Amelia hear it and more confused.
Lucas carry them both on his hands while Ophelia holding Amelia hand. Like a family of five. Was what Lucas was thinking.
"Miss Ophelia may i ask something? What's your type." Amelia blunt question almost choke Lucas to death he stayed quiet nevertheless 'cause he also curious.
"My type? I don't really had one... But if i must say... I think someone like master Lucas? Maybe older." Ophelia actually don't had one but she doesn't want to disappoint Amelia so she just used Lucas as example since he was the only one she could think of.
"... M-me? I mean of course... Who doesn't like me?" He feel a slight feeling of victorious inside 'Me? Her type is me... How lucky of me... Hold on... Older? So she did like older guys...' Lucas smile falter.
"But i guess it doesn't really matter as long as i love the person. I don't need to set requirement to love someone. They could be anybody... If i love someone based on something then what if i my soulmate are not meet with my expectation? Then i'll be doomed didn't i?" Ophelia pat Amelia head gently.
"Why can't i get a headpat too?" Lucas blurted out of accident.
They three stand there. Amelia and Ophelia looking at Lucas as if he was a weirdo.
"Is there something you wanted to say Lucas? Oh. I'm sorry. I mean Master Lucas." Ophelia corrected herself.
"No. And Lucas is fine." They look away to avoid eye contact with each other with a blush spreading on their cheek.
Rein slowly open her eyes just find herself getting carried by Lucas. She kicked his face and jumped out of his arm. She land beside Amelia. Amelia look at he with a smile as if nothing happen.
"Hello. Do you had a good sleep?" She smiled.
"I was before i was getting picked up while having the best nap at the world most perfect pillow which is Miss Ophelia thig-" Ophelia smack Rein head before she could finish her line.
"So noisy. Shut the fuck up bruh." Sein were too tired to even care to know what happened.
"Man this is my mouth. I could say whatever the fuck i want."
Sein kicked Lucas face like Rein does. He land at the ground with style "What you say? Oh hell naw. I ain't gon let someone disrespect me like that!" He get on his fight stance and so does Rein.
"You two really are lively when you're together." Amelia chuckle.
'Why do i get kicked???' Lucas rubbed his cheek where Rein and Sein kicked him. He wanted to yell at them for it but couldn't because of Ophelia being nearby him.
"Stop it you two. You gonna get yourself injured." Ophelia sighed at their antic "It's a good day today. It'll be a waste to spend it on you two bickering. Let's go to a picnic or something." Ophelia suggest.
"I totally agree with you Lady Ophelia. I had the perfect spot if you wanna go on picnic. And it's also not that far. I'll tell the maid to prepare everything we needed." Lucas eyes were in fire of determination.
"What you guys say? do you wanna come along?"
Lucas don't want them to come and they knew that that's why the gonna come.
"Man you already know the answer from me."
"I'm bored anyway."
"I mean... If it doesn't bother you two then please."
"Wait for a minute okay? I'll be right back." Ophelia leave to prepare what they need for the picnic later.
Lucas follow her since he also wanted to help and probably get more close.
Now that left outside is Amelia, Rein and Sein.
"Are you guys okay? Your eyes look red..." Amelia cupped her hands as an habit whenever she worried.
"It's all good. Nothing to be worried about." Rein stretch his arm.
"..." Sein was pondering upon something. Rein beside him were sweating nervously.
"Training. We haven't training for days. Don't you fucking dare to run away you brainless thing." Sein grabbed Rein to the training field.
Rein feel like crying but there are no tears "No please! I don't want to. Please Sein!"
"Shut up. Tsk. We need to wait for Ophelia anyway and if they take too long it means the training will also be long. You better pray they come out in few sec."
Amelia tail them from behind. She giggle at them "Wait up you two!" She catch up with the siblings.
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Rein fall into the ground panting heavily her sword almost hitting her face "I'm done. I swear to go god i'm done."
Sein sat beside her while panting a little out of exhaustion "Your performance is were mid. Fix it."
Amelia glance over at them "You two are amazing!" She clasped her hands "It was so cool!" Her crimson eyes sparkling with excitement.
"I know. I know. I'm amazing no need to say twice. What's that? You want my autograph? Sure here." Rein take out a small picture of her...uh...rizzing? With her signature on the bottom. It seems like she had a lot of those in her pocket inventory.
Amelia take the picture nevertheless "Thanks. I'll keep this." She peek on Sein on the corner of her eyes.
"Here's mine. And you better put it on a shrine." Sein gave Amelia a photo card of him with a... Sigma face?
Amelia take it from Sein hands. She look over at the photo card on his hands. She tilt her head to the side slightly "Uhm... What does Lone Alpha Sigma mean?" She showed the photo to them. Pointing at the corner up.
Rein burst into laughter at Amelia question and so does Sein. It's as if the memory last night that were haunting them gone for a moment.
Amelia chuckle nervously. She scratch the back of her neck feeling stupid for asking that question "Hehe..."
"Oi. What are you two doing?" Lucas called out from afar. Ophelia were beside him.
Rein and Sein calmed down from their laughter.
"Hello. How was everything?" Amelia turned over to face them.
"It's going well Milady. Thanks for asking. I appreciate it. And my apologize for taking too long."
"What did you pack?" Rein rushed to Lucas to see what Ophelia make. She was about to open the basket at Lucas hands but was getting a slap instead "Owh!" She and Lucas had a glare competition.
Sein walked over to Ophelia with Amelia.
"It's okay. Plus it's actually perfect because now is..." Amelia summon a little magic ball that was supposed to work like a phone. She used her mana to control it to look at the time "It's 2 and 11 minute." She closed her hands and the device also disappear.
"Could we go already?" Sein cross his arm.
"Oh right." Ophelia turn over to see Lucas who still had an glaring competition with Rein "Ehem. Master Lucas if you don't mind could we go now?"
Ophelia voice is all needed for Lucas to stop "Sure. Let's go. It's not far so we could walk there but don't hesitate to ask me for help if you feel tired." He saw an opportunity and decided to shot it.
"Thank you. But i won't be needing it."
Rein and Sein who's behind them laugh at Lucas poor attempt on trying to be closer to Ophelia. As for Amelia. She seems actually invested on they dynamic.
After a while they finally arrived the peak on the mountain. It was definitely worth the journey. Ophelia set the picnic with Lucas helping of course. She was the reason he do this anyway.
Rein, Sein and Amelia were doing some tomfoolery, they were going on silly mode.
Lucas sat down after putting the picnic cloth down. He look at the three kid playing then at Ophelia who's preparing their food they'll eat.
"..." Lucas smile to himself at the view 'It feels like family outing... I wish dad were also here...' He moved closer to Ophelia.
Ophelia notice this. She wanted to get away but see the faint smile in his face so she don't do anything and continue preparing the food with Rein, Sein and Amelia playing in the background.
{{END OF CHAPTER 5}}
Don't worry guys. I don't want you to feel sad about the nameless guard so im gonna make you smile with Lucas and Ophelia. Bro this makes me realize how empty and lonely my life were. I don't like writing romance lol. See you guys next chapter ;)