May have some M scenes later on. Cleru's name is Xil'arc, Sugar's name is Milli. Enjoy!
Flames
Chapter 1
"The origins of my power are the flames of hatred… It is the agony of Sanary that empowers me."
If 'great sense of
foreboding' was used for anything before, then I can use it again
certainly.
"Sanary's…?"
I heard myself rasp. I could have easily blamed it from the
exhaustion of battle.
But it wasn't.
I don't remember the battle really well. Milli was beside me, I was slashing at Parista with possibly the most magnificent weapon I would ever hold.
And her. Sanary. In a green aura, her hatred for me, fuelling Parista.
And then…turning out that she still…
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"Master?"
Xil'arc blinked, awake at a moment's notice.
"Are you okay?" Milli said with concern, "I hope you are feeling well, maybe we should tell Master Sakuro?"
"Milli, I don't know what you're even talking about." Xil'arc said good-naturedly, waving her out of the way and sat up.
"You were shifting in your sleep."
Xil'arc waited for Milli to continue, when she didn't, he turned to face her with his face disbelieving and exasperated. "You worry too much, Milli."
Milli's eyebrows lowered to the centre, "You called out Sanary, Master Xil'arc…I hope you aren't having some sort of unfaithful dream."
"Milli!"
"You were groaning and sweating…"
"Milli!"
"Well, as your wife-"
"I see you two are awake." A familiar voice interrupted. Xil'arc turned, "Master Sakuro! Oh…you brought us breakfast?"
"Last night's dinner, rather, but yes. And remember I'm no longer a Craftlord? No longer Master Sakuro."
Xil'arc grimaced, "Sorry. But anyways. Curry again?"
"Indeed. Perhaps I should learn how to make something else."
"Funny how we manage to learn about weapons and see the world, but never learn other foods." Xil'arc replied dryly. Sakuro smiled and leaving the curry there. After brushing his teeth and washing himself, Xil'arc settled down to eat. Or, to put it more accurately, sat down, defended himself against Milli from a range of different things and tried to swallow curry they've had since they left Wystern. The only thing they learned how to cook- and thus the only thing they cooked when they were not at a city inn.
And it's been this way for about four years. Since they left Wystern, it's been four years since the two years he's been as Craftlord of Iron…
Xil'arc, still grinning exasperatedly at a fussing Milli, spooned another mouthful of curry.
The curry today was extra spicy, too much spice…did Sakuro add too much? His tongue was on fire.
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