Hello everyone! Sorry for the long wait, but I'm extremely busy with university stuff and exams, so it's been a bit hard to find some time to write this chapter. I hope you like it.
Chapter III
And stay down!
Swiftly turning on my heels I release another bolt of magic at a noxian soldier.
Frantically moving my hands on the etwahl's strings, I'm producing an aggressive melody, blasting magic everywhere.
A couple of guards from the restaurant are helping me, but they're clearly struggling against battle hardened foes.
The air is filled with the scent of blood. Bodies litter the once green floor of the garden, making movement hard.
A gunshot behind me makes me turn once again.
Two musket armed Noxians are aiming at the restaurant's second floor.
I quickly discharge the magic in the instrument. Two bolts of blue energy home in on the soldiers, killing one instantly and disarming the other.
Performing a power chord, I release a tremendous shock on the surviving musketeer. The magic tears the man apart, sending gore and blood everywhere.
Suddenly, something hard hits my leg.
I fall on the ground, my stomach hitting the etwahl.
Gasping for breath, I grab the instrument and try to turn with my arms.
Towering over me is a war hammer armed noxian. His blood stained face is deformed in a malicious grin.
Pain is clouding my mind as I'm unable to perform even the most basic spell. My left leg is completely destroyed, the knee bent in an unnatural way. I can see a bone protruding from the shin.
The man raises his weapon, ready to strike. I scream a silent cry, desperately moving out of his reach.
Just when he's launching the hammer towards me, he stops on his tracks, a weird look on his face.
He looks up and runs towards something behind me.
I wince as he drops dead next to me a couple of seconds later.
A girl enters my field of view. She has dark hair, a pair of fox ears and fluffy white tails.
"Come on! You can still fight, can you not?"
I stare at her stunned for a second, then force my mind to focus.
Playing a slower melody, healing magic surrounds me, snapping the bones back in place and fixing the knee.
As soon as I can stand the pain, I get up once again, hovering over the ground.
The fox girl nods at me with an amused look, then springs towards another noxian.
A strange ball is following her, dashing through the enemies with lethal force.
I resume the fight, helping the guards save a family trapped by two soldiers.
The battle quickly turns in our favour as a group of swordsmen from a local school joins the fray.
Only a handful of noxians remain.
I scan the garden, looking for the fox girl.
Spotting a mass of fluffiness, I head behind a tree, finding the girl just a few metres away.
She turns to face me, a mischievous smile greeting me.
As soon as she starts walking, a shadow creeps behind her, raising a sword.
Watch out!
The girl immediately dashes forward in a flurry of magic, hitting the soldier with energy bolts and killing him before I even realize what's happening.
She then stops in front of me, a wide grin on her face.
"Thank you, love."
Wha...what?!
The girl steps towards me, then frowns.
"Are you okay?"
I put away the etwahl, starting to gesture.
She suddenly dashes again, grabs my belt and pulls.
Her face is so close all I can see are her gorgeous eyes and perfect lips.
"Maybe this will help you loosen your tongue?" she whispers.
Grabbing my head, she bites my cheek and kisses me.
Her soft lips taste like strawberry, her scent filling my lungs. My eyes close as she tinkers with my ears. A warm sensation in my heart starts to...
Wait. What the hell are you doing?!
I push her back, trying to get away, but she quickly hugs me.
"Oh, so you can talk!"
She can hear me? What the hell? Leave me alone, get off me!
I frantically move in every direction, trying to escape from her firm grip.
Still grinning, she caresses my face.
"Of course I can hear you." she answers a fake grumpy face on "I'm magic, can't you see?"
She winks and smiles again.
Let. me. go.
"What if I don't want to?"
Closing my eyes I recall the etwahl back and hit the girl on her head with it. She squeals, falling on the ground.
I immediately step away, both hands on the instrument, ready to release its magic.
"Aww, you're no fun."
Getting back up with a somersault, she resumes her grinning.
"Come on, don't you wanna chat a little? I can't hear you if you're that far."
I scowl at her, trying to keep the distance.
She shrugs, then turns her back to me.
"Fine then, you're really not a funny person if you can't keep a maiden interested."
I suddenly see her freeze.
I carefully move to see what's gotten into her and I notice she's staring at the body of the noxian soldier she killed before.
Her eyes fill with tears, her hands shaking visibly.
What are you doing?
The girl doesn't seem to notice me and instead takes a few steps towards the corpse.
Oh, the hell with it.
I grab her shoulder and force her to look at me.
What's wrong with you?
She stares at me, confused. Then, after a moment, a sad smile appears on her face.
"You wouldn't understand..."
"Sona! Can you hear me? Are you all right? Where are you?"
The familiar voice of Guang echoes behind me.
As I turn, the fox girl dashes away.
"Well, it seems it's time for me to disappear." She grins "You're that famous artist, aren't you? Go get your praise. You earned it, didn't you?"
Oh no you're not going anywhere.
I dash towards her and release a powerful wave of magic, playing the etwahl with renewed energy.
The blast snaps a tree in half and forces the girl still.
Under the spell effect, she starts a weird dance, moving her pelvis in a sensual way.
I grab her hand and drag her to the restaurant.
"What...Stop! What are you doing?!"
As soon as the spell fades, the girl tries to run away, kicking and scratching.
I want to know. I tell her, imagining my voice as high as possible to simulate shouting. I want to know what you were doing that night to that guard. I want to know who and what you are.
"Let me go!"
Ignoring her, I trudge towards the restaurant, keeping the etwahl hovering in front of me.
Besides, I'm not the only one who did all this, didn't you save me? People must know who saved them.
Eyeing my wide grin, the girl stops resisting, emitting a deep growl.
"There you are Sona! Are you hurt? Come inside, the guards are counting the survivors. I'm sure they'll want to thank you for your help."
My translator is still very pale. There are stains of blood on his shirt, a small dagger hanging from his belt.
"Sona, who is this...girl?"
With a worried look, Guang stares at the tails and ears of my companion.
"Wait...aren't you the..."
"I'm Ahri" she interrupts him, deeply bowing. "You probably don't know me, but I'm Sona's secret lover!"
She quickly hugs me, tickling my hip.
Wait, what?!
Guang is speechless, his eyes moving from me to the fox girl.
Before I can even try to speak, Ahri pushes me towards the restaurant's door.
"Come on, dear, didn't you want people to know who saved them?"
