STILL CONNECTED
'May the blessing of the God of Light protects you, Sun'.
Lesus whispered his silent prayer as a huff of cold darkness reached his weary troops. The troops from the Cathedral of Light in Kingdom of Forgotten Sound –of all people- is the first to march into the realm of darkness. Where his, their self-sacrificing Sun Knight chose to be the vessel of the Demon King. With as sneaky and sly as he is, it truly takes Lesus too long to realize that something was off. The bitter regret that even he, the self-explanatory tapeworm couldn't stop their Sun Knight from being the Demon King is fresh on his tongue.
During their brief meeting before marching to the Demon King's castle, Neo, the strongest Sun Knight in History who was so proud of his troublesome student's ability to 'take care of things', volunteered to blast through the armies of undead. Soon, a worrywart Aldrizzt and an exasperated Chasel also volunteered to go with Neo,
" I'd better keep this idiot from being an insufferable idiot, child. Lead the main troops to Grisia's side. I won't approve any desperate measure that will endanger your lives. You guys are trying to bring Grisia back. It'll be useless if his brothers aren't there to greet him." Chasel's mouth twitched upwards into a gentle smile, albeit not as stiffly as Lesus. Aldrizzt only stared at Neo in what resembles a death glare until nodding his silver head in defeat, still wary of being in front of human's presence.
"Aldrizzt? You're coming? Are you that eager to beat up undead creatures? I don't know you're into such horrifying hobby..." Neo asked in a teasing tone. Aldrizzt, living up to his reputation as the only Dark Elf capable of being patient, rolled his ruby eyes and stiffling an amused "Look who's talking. You'd probably end up in nowhere without me".
"That's not true! Lesus, he's lying to you" Neo said begrudgingly. Aldrizzt added, "Neo, why did I ended up learning how to read a map and being an expert housekeeper?" At this, Neo kept his mouth shut and grumbled a soft "Me".
Without any further ado, Lesus stopped the small banter with a polite cough. He begin speaking glumly "We can't afford to lose our Sun Knight, as brothers and comrades-in-arms. And Leaf, I know that you're the one blaming yourself the most about Sun, because blindness is the main factor of why he decided to become the Demon King. But as always, even though I'm not Sun... even though I don't have his brilliance... I know that he decided to become the Demon King because he trusts that he can rely on us to bring him back."
Lesus takes a deep breath, deeper so that he can keep his sorrow in check. Grisia gave up the brilliance of the bright sun of his hair to protect him from Death's embrace. How can I leave you? Even though Grisia had insisted that it was a small price to pay, that it was a joke from the God of Light, Lesus was grateful that the God of Light gave him a second chance to repay his debt.
I'm your friend, Grisia. Rely on me.
