Chapter 3 -
She has been wandering around for half a day trying to keep reminding her that she's holding a knocked
out boy on her back. She was huffing and gave up. She put in down and sat herself. "I'm so not used of
carrying people" She said looking dead. She stared at the youngling wanting to poke him but didn't. Her stomach growled in hunger so she took off the brown ratty bag off of him and stuck her hand in hopping and wishing for food when she felt something she pulled it out and it was bread. She was so happy and began to munch on it when the boy finally moved.
Her ears popped up and she quickly hid the bread. The boy sat against the rock and began to open his eyes. When he wiped them he looked around and noticed Karigan. He hugged his knee's frightened and confused and she swallowed the bread in her mouth and crawled in front of him and offered the rest even though technically it was his anyways.
"You hungry?" She asked with a smile and he quickly nodded. She gave him the bread had some black goo called musshu and he munched on it hungrily and Karigan giggled. "I'm Karigan Windchester but you can call me Karigan or Kari what ever you want."
"Ray." He said as he swallowed. "I'm five."
"You're so little! What were you doing in the sky?" She asked bluntly. He stared at her and began to eat the rest. "Ok, you don't have to tell me. Just eat and we'll be on our way. Can you walk?" He nodded and finished. He then crawled to his bag and pulled out purple liquid.
"Tea?" He asked shyly. She smiled and nodded and he handed her some. They drank and he listened to some of her stories and he giggled at some. When they were done they began to walk. Ray was a bit slow but she didn't mind she felt lazy anyways. They wandered the rest of the day and made camp on a hill and she summoned flowers to sleep in but he climbed in hers anyways.
"Wake up there's someone here." She felt little hands push her arm and she slowly sat up and looked at the person standing there. She looked at the young man about the age of twenty seven and seen him smiling at her and she glared at him.
"Marlos, What do you want? I just seen Sicilia now you come on these days just get worse…besides the kid. He's good luck...kinda...not really…so far since I found him I seen you demons so I guess he's bad luck…but he's better then you." She rambled on. Marlos just began to walk on ignoring her and disappearing as he turned to his normal state, a panther.
"Was he a friend?" She shook her head and yawned. She hates being woken up, especially when food wasn't even ready for her. She sighed and went to the little lake and caught fish and cooked it. Ray poked at it as if he was seeing a three headed monster. The food was brunt but that's because she can't cook but they headed on their travels heading east.
They wandered for what felt like forever but wasn't and she fought and killed everything that got in their way and eventually got side tracked once and awhile from cute animals or shinny things. They tried to avoid towns and villages because she feels to awkward in them and only goes in if really necessary but she looked at Ray and thought he need new clothes. The grey bummy things he had on did not suit him and it looked like he was he slave.
They Reached the Capital city named Kirash of the Northern Country. It was flourished with people and demons and all kinds of races. There were jugglers and scans running threw the dirt street pulling people in the carts. Karigan grabbed Rays hand so he would get lost and squished their way thru looking for a decant clothes shop. All of them so far were fancy and over priced. They kept saying it was top quality.
"That one?" Ray pointed to an outside Veranda that had a shirt that Karigan automatically seen and pulled him there and snagged it.
"Perfect!" She showed him a blue shirt with clouds on it and his face went from happy little Naive kid to You have to be kidding me. "You don't like? Ok We'll look around more" She smiles, turned and wandered around. She looked at the shirts and thought they were plain but found one that looked cool. It was a Blue shirt with a red dragon crawling up the back and its head popping over the shoulder. She then Ran to the pants and grabbed random black pair and shoved them in his arms.
He blinked not knowing what to do when she shoved him in a changing room and looked around a bit more. He came out with it fitting perfectly and she shoved socks and shoes in his arm so he put them on staring at the laces. She Came back with gloves and hats when she seen him staring at his shoe. She went to go giggle but didn't because he looked so determined to tie them.
She shook her head and lifted the hat in front of him in the distance to see if it would look good but none did put the red gloves she couldn't pass up. There was nothing special about them she just liked them. She rubbed the boys head and bought his clothes keeping his old ones there.
He didn't get to tie his shoes but he tries all the time. They wandered a bit when she heard the last voice she wanted to hear.
"Well, I finally found you Kari." The voice seemed a bit deep. Karigan froze a bit and snagged Rays hand and began to run.
"Don't look back Ray!" She swung him on her back and jumped up on things and scaled the roofs. She stopped at the end of the last one and looked back and seen the man nowhere so she let a sigh of relief go and hopped off the roof and headed out when he stood there leaning up against a tree all tired out. She glared when he jogged over. "Damn." She mumbled under her breath.
She looked at the taller man who had short brown hair and a smile that was about to faint because he was huffing. He had nice blue eyes and wore a green blazer and a white t-shirt underneath and black baggy pants. His face was gaining back his luscious color instead of red.
"You may run fast but wasting time going on the roofs, plus you were predictable. This time Kari you won't escape."
"Desmeri go away. I don't need company…no offence Ray but you're an exception."
"So who is the young man anyways?" He asked raising his brow as he finally got his breath back in order.
"This is Ray. Where looking for his mom, and no you can't come."
"Kari we've been friends ever since you were born. I'm not leaving you, even if you ditch me in the middle of the night over and over again." He said with a chuckle. She sighed.
"fiii-" She ran.
"Hey! Come back!"
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"-she ended up in the well anyways!" Desmeri and Ray laughed at Karigan's past who was pouting.
"Why are you following us?"
"Not following, I'm going the same way so I'm joining you." He said with a smirk and she just sighed. Desmeri kept talking about the past to Ray who found it very amusing when a demon attacked. Ray hid behind a rock and Desmeri threw nice looking throwing knives.
"Still with the toys Desi?" She giggled when they blew up almost getting her in the process. "What was that!? That was awesome!"
"Glade you like them Kari." He smiled and they walked on to their journey. "By the way where we going?" She looked at him a bit confused like she didn't understand the question.
"We are crossing Adela Bridge." She told him knowing there was no way to get rid of him.
"Adela? We're going to the East country?" She nodded. "So we're going to get permission from the Aderalla's and cross to the Emrill forest?"
"Yes, yes, that's the plan Desi." She said wandering why he was pointing out the obvious and then tripped. "Owe." They laughed at her and she grr'd at them, got up and began to walk again.
The whole time it was pretty silent even at dinner and no one talked as they were falling asleep. The next day came and they kinda walked in silence until they hit the mountains. They sighed and looked for a way up. Kari put Ray on her back and began to scale it while Desmeri followed behind. The sun moved up a little stating it was awhile they've been climbing.
"Hey Kari watch out!" She looked at him and quickly looked up noticing a bird looking man came swooping at her. She jumped off the cliff to avoid him and summoned her sword and stuck it in the side of the mountain clinging for her and Ray's life.
"What the!? I thought these creatures were nice!" She yelled not really talking to anyone. Desmeri had two after him. He tried to defend himself as much as he could on the side of a cliff when he was pulled in it. "Desi?" She clung o the wall and grabbing her sword she began to shuffle over as she was pulled in herself. A bright light came but that was only from her sword. A little bird girl hushed then and started to lead the way. She climbed up a ladder and it lead in a house. When all of them came up they looked at her. She was no older then Ray and if she was she didn't look it.
"What's going on why are we being attacked?" Desmeri asked as he raised a brow and the girl looked down.
"I-I really don't know. One day everyone turned weird. They attacked everyone who came. I think it has to do with our water, so I haven't drunk any." Ray looked at her and pulled out a bottle made out of scales and cleansed skin. She blushed and took it.
"The water, why do you say that?" He asked and noticed Karigan sniffing.
"They protect the well, and they look for me saying that I should drink them and join."
"I smell a tangy sent. It's floating around." Desmeri looked at the little girl then at Karigan then looked around.
"Do you have a potion shop?" The girl nodded and showed them the back door and they snuck around to a shop. He fiddled around with things as quiet as he could. They may not be able to smell but they could hear a pin drop.
"What's your name?" Ray asked.
"Lilix."
"I'm Ray." They whispered as Desmeri came crawling to them. Luckily for them the Aderalla's were all off looking for them except two that guarded a well.
"We need a distraction so I can pour this in the water and then we need to get it on them."
"I'll do it." Karigan volunteered but was shot down.
"No I need you to get it on them…" He looked at Lilix. "I got it."
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An Aderalla started to wander when he spotted a little figure and noticed it was Lilix in a cloak. He screeched and summoned the biggest bird demon. He landed right in front of her and grinned.
"Glade you changed your mind, Lilix." All she did was put her head down. "So now you can finally gain the power that has sprung upon us!" He was rambling on while the guards around the well fluttered over with a bucket and Desmeri and Karigan dashed to the well. He dumped the potion in when he head a yell.
"Betrayed!" One guard yelled and the big one was furious. The wind had blown off the cloak reviling that it was only Ray with a mask. The big one grabbed Ray's throat and lifted him as Karigan whistled.
"Put him down!" All The Aderalla's were there because it was like a ritual so when she whistled and yelled they all turned to her. She grinned and pointed to Tokiko who sat in the middle of the well. They all started to at her put Tokiko started to shoot out the water at them like a hose. When she noticed everyone was soaked she told him that it was enough and he disappeared into the well. The ones flying fell in agony and they all held their heads with their hand wings.
Ray fell down as the big one dropped him and Lilix ran to his side. Karigan and Desmeri soon joined and when they stopped being in pain, the kids fainted so their parents brought them home. The big one stood up strait and looked at Lilix and then to the others.
"I owe you my life and everyone else's. My Name is Huiyn Ashki, King of the Aderalla demons on the Northern Country." Desmeri and Ray bowed.
"No need your Majesty. Karigan!" Desmeri whispered yelled for she wasn't bowing.
"Well, you can let us cross the bridge. We need to go east." Karigan blurted. The King laughed and didn't care she didn't bow. "Desi, you know I don't bow to royalty. Their just like us but with power they tend to abuse. I only bow to people who I highly respect. I only met Huiyn so I can't tell if I like him or not." That made the king laugh more.
"I like your style." He turned around and pointed to the big cave like castle thing. "That is my home, you are always welcome to visit us, now shall we show them the bridge Lilix?" She nodded.
"Ok Papa." They all looked at Lilix.
"He's your dad!" She smiled and nodded as she began to fly ahead.
