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Ch.6 The Stones/Stronger
Hana was called in to Lord Lykouleon's office. She knocked on the door, waiting for a reply. The door opened, revealing Tetheus who was now walking out. She nods politely at Tetheus and then walked inside Lykouleon's office. "Good, you're here. I know it's all of a sudden, but I'm sending you on a mission. I need you to retrieve the stones of Fuma from a small island that is south from Dusis." Lykouleon said. Hana nods. "Will I be going alone?" Hana asked. "No. I'm sending the officers with you. I'm still concern about your safety, but I promise that they will protect you well." Lykouleon said with a gentle smile. Hana nods. "They are outside waiting at the gate for you. I need to give you something before you go, though." Lykouleon said while getting up from his chair. Hana stares at him. He tied a necklace around his neck. It was a ruby red jewel on a black string. "It's the Light Dragon Amulet. It will protect you from demon aura and demons that try to attack you." Lykouleon said. Hana nods. She suddenly felt his arms around her, hugging her tightly. "Be careful, Hana." Lykouleon said. Hana returned the hug. "I will, sir." Hana whispered. Lykouleon pulled away and stared at Hana. "You better go. Alfeegi can be a little impatient." Lykouleon said. Hana smiled and managed to get to the gate on time. "You ready, Hana?" Kai-Stern said. Hana nods. Silver perched on her shoulder. "Let's get to the docks before it gets dark." Alfeegi said. Hana nods. During the walk, she asked Tetheus a question. "Tetheus, what is the Stone of Fuma?" Hana asked. "It's a stone that can affect a demon really well. It damages them deeply. Think of it as a stone that paralyzes your enemy. So, we need to get it before Nadil and his army destroys it." Tetheus said. "The demon king?" Hana asked. Tetheus nods. Hana stares at Silver. Silver nods as well. They reached the docks and managed to get a boat. In the last few hours, they were in the middle of the ocean. Hana stares at the water, seeing fish surrounding the boat. She stroked the top of the fish as it's back was on the surface of the water. A dark shadow came underneath the boat. "There...aren't demons in these waters, are there?" Hana asked. Tetheus stares at the water. "Don't worry, it's not a demon. Just a whale." Tetheus said. (I don't know if there whales in the book, so I'm putting one in there) It's head reached the surface. Hana stroked it lightly. It let out a roar, which startled Alfeegi and Ruwalk. Hana giggled. She stares back at the whale. It scooted closer to near Hana. She kept stroking the whale. "It's weird...how all animals never attack me." Hana said. Ruwalk smiled. "They probably know that you are a good person then." Ruwalk said. Hana smiled gently. "Probably..." Hana whispered. The whale roared and went back inside the water. Hana soon started to drift to sleep. She felt someone covering her with a blanket. A few hours, she woke up; feeling something was wrong. It was dark out. She saw the officers asleep. Hana got her sword out. "Something's wrong here..." Hana thought to herself. She saw a dark shadow underneath the boat. It was long like a serpant. "Guys, wake up." Hana whispered. They didn't hear her. She glared at them. She splashed water at them. "Wake up!" Hana yelled. They woke up. "What, Hana?" Alfeegi said in a mean tone, mad for being awaken from being soaken wet. Ruwalk noticed Hana's sword out. "What is it?" Ruwalk asked. "There's something down there and I don't think it's the whale from before." Hana said. Tetheus noticed the shadow figure in the water. He summoned his sword. The figure revealed a water demon. It spotted Hana. She tighten the grip of her sword. When the demon was about to attack, it suddenly cried in pain. She then noticed why. She stared at the necklace. It was the Light Dragon Amulet that Lykouleon gave her, it was affecting the demon. She jumped off the boat and landed on the demon's back. She then stabbed the demon's head with her sword. It let out a shriek. When she thought it was dead, Hana jumped back to the boat, but the demon grabbed her. When the demon was about to attack her, she sliced it's throat. It released it's grip, making Hana land in the water, sinking at the bottom with the dead demon. She suddenly felt herself on something. She was back on the surface. She was on top of the whale's back from earlier. The whale swimmed to the side of the boat. Ruwalk helped her inside the boat. "You okay?" Ruwalk asked. Hana nodded. "J...just cold is all." Hana said Tetheus took off his coat and puts it around her shoulder. She felt Ruwalk's arms around her. She stares at the whale. "Thank you...for saving me." Hana said. The whale roared and went back to the waters. Hana soon drifted to sleep. Ruwalk kept his arms around Hana as she was sleeping. "She's getting better each day." Ruwalk said. "Yeah...but splashing water on us doesn't count." Alfeegi said. "If she didn't, the demon would've killed us." Kai-Stern said. Alfeegi glares at him, then goes back to sleep. Tetheus sighs. "Let's get some sleep." Tetheus said.
Hana started to wake up. She fluttered her eyes open and saw a clothed chest. She saw Ruwalk asleep, his arms still around her; trying to keep her warm. She gently moved his arms off of her. She sat up and looked around. It was morning. She saw a beautiful sunrise. She saw the whale that helped her from the demon. She smiled and stroked the whale gently. "You think you can give the guys the wake up call?" Hana asked. Silver was up, covering his ears. The whale roared, startling the officers and waking them up. Hana covered her mouth, trying her best not to laugh. The whale stares at them. "You became buddies now?" Kai-Stern asked. Hana smiled. She saw a island. "Is that the place?" Hana asked. Tetheus stares at it. "Yep. That's the island." Tetheus said. Hana then thought of something. She grabbed the rope. "Think you can get us to shore to that island?" Hana whispered to the whale. The whale got to the back of the boat. "Hold on to something!" Hana said. Tetheus knew what she asked and held on to the side of the boat with one hand. They felt the boat being pushed by the whale. Soon, they reached to shore. Hana waved at the whale, thanking it for helping them. The whale got on it's side, waving it's flipper back to Hana. "Let's get moving." Tetheus said. Hana handed his coat. "...thank you." Hana said. Tetheus smirked. "It was nothing." Tetheus said. Hana was behind Ruwalk, and infront of Tetheus. Hana saw a cave on top of a 8 foot cliff. "Think the stones in there?" Hana asked. Alfeegi stares at the cave. "Probably." Alfeegi said. "I'll go inside the cave and get the stones." Hana offered. Kai-Stern stares at Hana. "You sure?" Kai-Stern asked. Hana nods. "I want to try something on my own this time." Hana said. Tetheus smirked. Hana stares at the cliff. "I'll give you a boost up." Tetheus offered. Hana nods. Tetheus helped her up on the cliff. "You guys going to be okay?" Hana asked. "Don't worry about us. If demons show up, we'll hold them off." Ruwalk said. Silver stares at the cave. Hana walked inside the cave "Master, hold still for a moment." Silver said. Hana nods and stoods still. She suddenly saw everything in the cave, instead of darkness. "I gave you dragon's eye. It will let you see anything that's in the dark." Silver said. Hana smiles at Silver. When she got deep into the cave, she saw something glowing. It was the stones. She got her bag out and put them inside a cloth. She suddenly heard an evil chuckle. She turns around and saw a man standing infront of her. He had darkish red hair and pale red eyes. "So, you're the silver knight I've been hearing about." The man said. Silver growled. She gasps. It was Nadil. She was paralyzed on the spot, too scared to move. Nadil walked towards Hana. When Silver was about to attack, Nadil knocked him out with his demon magic. Hana couldn't move. Nadil was soon infront of her. He smirked evily. Hana started to shake, breathing faster than usual. "You know what will happen, Hana." Nadil said. She saw fire right next to Nadil, revealing the Fire Demon Fedelta. Hana thought she was going to die in this cave. When she tried to attack, Nadil hitted her with demon magic, sending her to the wall of the cave. She was gripping her sword. When Nadil was about to attack, light magic was surrounding her; trying to protect her. He was suprised but then smirked. "So...Lykouleon gave you some of his magic?" Nadil asked. Hana coughed up blood. Nadil and Fedelta started to disappear. "When we meet again, you won't be lucky next time." Fedelta said. They disappeared from her sight. Silver woke up and saw his master. He rushed to her. "You okay, Master?" Silver asked. Hana nods, but kept coughing up blood. Silver transformed into a silver wolf, nearly as tall as Tetheus was. Silver lowered himself, allowing Hana to slid onto his back. Silver walked out of the cave and saw the officers. He jumped down to the officers. They saw Hana passed out on Silver's back. "What happened?" Alfeegi asked. Silver looked away from them. "...Nadil was inside the cave with her...but he let her lived though. She's in a weak state." Silver said. Hana woke up and slid off Silver's back. Alfeegi helped her up. "Easy...easy..." Alfeegi said. Hana buried her face into his chest, crying softly. Alfeegi stroked her hair gently. "We better get off of the island." Ruwalk said. When they reached the shore, the boat was gone. It was comepletly destroyed and burnt down. Alfeegi was carrying Hana in his arms. "What happened to the boat?" Ruwalk asked. "F...Fedelta...the fire demon..." Hana whispered. They heard a roar. It was the whale. It was waiting on the shore. The whale saw Hana and roared lightly. "I think it wants to give us a lift home." Ruwalk said. They got on the whales back. It started to swim away from the island. Hana coughed up a little blood. Alfeegi rubbed her back softly. "You're going to be okay. Just hang in there..." Alfeegi whispered. Hana closed her eyes and fell asleep. Alfeegi puts his coat around her shoulder, hoping it would keep her warm. Tetheus sat next to them. "Is she okay?" Alfeegi asked. Tetheus rest his hand on her forehead. "Demon aura is surrounding her." Tetheus said. He kept his hand on her forehead. Hana started to breathing normally. "The demon aura is gone for now, but she still needs to see a doctor." Tetheus said. Hana started to open her eyes. She tried to sit up. "Easy...lay back down." Tetheus said while putting his hand on her shoulder. Hana was resting her head against Alfeegi's shoulder. "Feeling okay?" Alfeegi asked. Hana closed her eyes. "I can...barely lift my head..." Hana whispered. Tetheus stroked her cheek lightly. "It will take time for you to get your strength back." Tetheus said. Ruwalk and Kai-Stern saw Hana awake. Hana then noticed that they weren't on the boat. The whale roared, startling Alfeegi and Ruwalk. Hana smiled and closed her eyes. "Get some sleep. It will be awhile until we reach land." Tetheus said. All Hana remembered was Alfeegi shifting a little and felt his arms around her.
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