Chapter 10
Ryner's dreams that night were of houses of pleasure and a Hero with a fallen flag…
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They say that the devil wears a robe of many colors and here's another great secret the whole world knows, the monsters on earth were no different.
The devil had travelled the world with the Hero. He had seen sights he had never seen before and tasted things he had never tasted before. He had known the joys of laughter and understood the bitter taste of tears and had even wished through it all that the Hero could, somehow feel him here and know that he was not alone.
But it was impossible, without a human host or without his real body it was impossible for the devil. So, as though to bridge the gap, the devil grew into quite a nasty habit, having taken a shine to comforting the Hero while he slept.
He sung to him, songs to grant him pleasant dreams and lessen the burden on his heart.
Why did one man fight so hard to save a world beyond redemption? What could he possibly hope to gain in the end?
Fame?
Money?
Glory?
Ten wives, three mansions and a thousand acres of land?
The simple answer was…
nothing.
The simple answer was no answer at all but it was the truth. The Hero didn't want money, power, women or glory. As far as this devil could see all the Hero could want more than peace was lazy days by the meadow side without fear of death or strife.
But soon after, without even the devil even having the foresight to see it coming, the end of even the days of only the peace of night had soon fled without hopes of return. The monsters came, as the Hero had long preached that they would have.
The demons came in one foul swoop in a wave so big they had the world in the palm of their hands in only a night.
The Hero fought…
…had looked death in the eye without fear and fought even harder!
And even without a wasteland of devils around him there was a world more just around each shadow where one looked.
A thousand to one each day had taken the hero no closer to victory and yet only closer to death. Watching him over and over as the Hero began to lose heart, soon became unbearable even for lonely devil. It was within these days that the devil, who had been dead for ages, felt things he hadn't felt in his lifetime.
Fear …
Worry…
Anxiety…
Anticipation…
All for one man, one human…
And then on the eve of Wintery War the Hero had been struck the first fatal blow in the form of a spear straight through his back. No matter how hard he tried he could not save him in his present form. The devil could not…he wasn't even human enough to touch him…he…not even this much…
And thus was the first of their seven Sins…
To save him the devil broke a very sacred law amongst his own people, he had taken on the flesh of a living human being if only to administer his power of healing.
He shouldn't have saved him, the grim reaper had already marked the Hero as his but the Devil didn't care, with everything he had in him he had saved him and would do as he did it time and time again thereafter.
He had made a body for himself then after but the law was already broken and it had been strike one for him here in the human world. But the moment The Hero opened his eyes and saw the devil in the flesh for the first time had been worth the cost of heaven itself.
"Please you need to rest," the devil stated slowly, dark purple eyes following the Hero as he sat up in silence as though shocked by the fact that he was still alive.
"The demons…"
"Will not find you here,"
"Who are you?"
"Just a wondering spirit who so happened to drift your way,"
The stealthy sound of footsteps almost as quiet as a mouse and a hand pressing against his shoulder had Ryner waking in a start and a attack command lodged in his throat. Grimacing deeply when a familiar slender hand covered his mouth, Ryner glanced at Ferris who was opening his bedroom window slowly.
"Ryner," Ferris stated in a hushed tone as she glanced back at Ryner who to her surprise wa sleeping in his cloak.
"He still isn't feeling well go I'll help get him down." Tiir stated pulling Ryner out of bed for emphasis as whispers filled the hallway.
A few minutes later they were already in a one way stolen horse and wagon out of town, leaving only the dust on the wind as evidence of that they were even there.
"What's Roland soldier doing all the way out here?" Ferris questioned when the town was just a speck on the horizon behind them.
"Wait those were Roland soldiers?" Ryner questioned in a dramatic display of shock and awe.
"I honestly have no idea but I suspect that Ryner wasn't necessarily their target, but if they had found him then they might have lucked out big time," Tiir sighed from where he was at the forefront of the wagon, doing a marvelous job at being a coach man.
"We should go back to Lorna's Bae to settle for a bit and stay under the radar. Although they just might have lucked out that was simply just too lucky of them." Ferris stated looking at Ryner who was seated next to Calib.
He was on edge, even though he was playing a good job at keeping his cool. Although she didn't know Calib beyond a professional level there was something about him and Ryner that told her that in a different time and place or even another lifetime they had all known each other and…
Well…
Something in her guts told her that if she had ever met Calib in another life then they had not gone their separate ways on the best of terms. But she didn't feel threatened by his presence here in fact it was very much the opposite.
However, good guy or bad guy she had no intentions of sticking with them longer than necessary. Back in the inn when the threat had been evident enough to wake the others Ryner had still laid sound in bed. Something was wrong, something that was going unsaid or unheard. A few months ago he could hardly even hold down a glass of water and had looked failed to the point in which she had intended to stick a sign on his back that said "Please Handle With Care."
And now, well…
Now, even though Ryner was still only a shadow of his former self, he in significant state of improved health. They didn't give him a minute to frown and Ryner had no fears about getting close to them or about them finding out that he was an Alpha Stigma bearer or that he was the most wanted man in the entire world. They never gave him room to worry or reason to fear, they made him laugh and as far as Ferris could tell, they were always with Ryner.
Something didn't feel right to her and she didn't indeed to stick around too long to find out what and swing high or sweep low, she had every intention of taking Ryner with her.
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Let me first apologise for the crappy writing and even crappier updating but in all honesty my head is a mess right now with new ideas and patch ideas for my Ai no Kusabi and soon to come Vampire knights closely followed by JoJo's Bizarre Adventures. I am honestly trying to do some editing *whispers to self not really* because when I read the previews I have to seriously smack myself for the typos, spacing errors and all of that.
I also have been receiving concerns with Ferris' position in all of this and questions about what her reaction maybe.
Honestly I have absolutely no idea -.-
My plot bunnies took an extended leave so my brilliant ideas have been marooned in the Bermuda triangle with my colorful imagination.
At best I am working with my pen on this and believe when I say my blue papermate has a mind of its own lately. When I put pen to paper I let it do its think and bam!
For good or bad I got no idea how this will go but if you have and questions queries or concerns don't be afraid leave a comment or in box me. If you however have an insult that is absolutely burning testimony feel free to go to the heavens in prayer.