Chapter 11: Fire Sun & Icy Moon
*(Author's Note: I made a grave mistake in the story. In truth, Sebas and Solution were in the central of the Re-Estize Kingdom and, Identity, Nadia and Kayla are part of E-Rantel (Which is another part inside the Kingdom), so I changed the destination to the central instead of Baharuth Kindom. Because you would know about the Six Finger group, that some of you may know or not.)
It only left one day before we went to the Central. So I decided to group up with the Swords of Darkness for a little surprise.
"Guys! I have something for you!" I said and a curious group coming at me. "Here you go!"
I gave them each of them, new armors and weapons, crafted by me. Each of them, by the training we gave them, became a little more buffer and agile than before.
Peter wears a brown full-plated armor with black stripes on the chest having a sigil of the team, black boots and a lion shaped helmet. He wields and black broadsword and a rectangular shield plated with silver and the sigil on the center.
Lukrut wears a red light armor with black stripes protecting him mostly on close combat, an eagle shaped helmet, having the sigils on his shoulders, a black cloak over his shoulders, black boots and a black quiver. He wields a light metal bow of color red and black, and a black sword on his waist.
Dyne wears a green heavy armor with black stripes, a bull shaped helmet and the sigils are on his back. He now wields a black war hammer, a black sword on his left side of the waist and a black mace on the other.
As for Ninya, in case of magic caster, she now wears a full black cloth down to her ankles, a beige and black robe under it, a beige witch hat, a black mask, only hiding up to her nose and mouth, black fingerless gloves and black boots, the sigil is on her hat. She wields a custom made staff which is black, shaped of crow on the tip and a small black sword on her back waist. And still holds a personal pouch on her.
Each one of them still keeps their black daggers representing their dreams.
"Wow, there is no words for it." Peter now wearing the gear I gave them.
"This is magnificent! With this I can seduce women easily!" Lukrut still thinking to flirt on women.
"This is great." Dyne agreed on Peter.
"Iden-san, we are profoundly in you debt." Ninya thanked me as she bowed down with the others.
"Now, now. Your old armors are something that represent our meeting, so keep them and let it be something to remember." I made their sigil by two swords crossing and a mage staff at the center pointing at the sky.
"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.
"Ninya, if I find your sister. I'll tell you." I patted on her head.
"Yes and thank you very much for saving us back then." She remembers clearly when I fought Clementine and Khajit back in front of Nphirea's house.
"There is nothing to say. When something happens, I hope the debt will be fulfilled." I gave them a smile.
"We will return the favor!" Ninya said and so they left the manor.
"So you made them your agents." Nadia assumes as she arrived next to me.
"You noticed. Yeah, I made them more stronger as before and be prepared for the unexpected." I crossed my arms. I didn't make them my agents, I just wanted them to be more stronger and resistant but Nadia may have misunderstood thinking of making sleeping agents or something, so I let her think that.
"It's tomorrow, Identity-sama." Nadia whispered.
"Yeah, we better prepare our journey." And so we left to the manor and rest for the day.
The next day, Nadia and I were waiting with Kayla at the entrance of the kingdom for Renner and her group.
"There they come." Nadia pointed as a carriage, 10 guards mounting on horses came through the entrance and stopped in front of us.
"Oh, Kayla, you came!" Renner said peeking out of the window.
"Renner!" As she enters the carriage, I gave her my hand to bring herself in there. "Thank you Iden-san."
"Now, for us." Nadia and I mounted on two remaining horses that gave us. Nadia was on a brown horse meanwhile I was in a black one.
"Hello there." A young man saluted, mounting on a white horse.
"Ah, you must be Renner-sama's personal guard."
"Yes, I'm Climb." A young man with short blond hair and blue eyes. He was wearing pure white full plate, and equipped with a broadsword and a shield presented himself. "You two must be Kayla-sama's personal guard then? Iden-san and Nadia-san."
"Yes, I am. Then shall we go?" He nodded and so we began our journey to the capital. I sighed internally thinking. It would be more easy to use [Gate] but I had to blend in and not to use my full power. It'll be a long day.
It was going to be a two day journey going to the northwest. It wasn't so bad if we don't encounter bandits, monster, etc. even though it would be easy dealing with it. It was only a few hours from the beginning and I was bored as hell.
"Um, Iden-san, I would like to ask but are you a magic caster maybe? If so, what was it with your weapon?" Climb asked me about my weaponry.
My weapon was a arm-length staff, a black detailed staff, on the tip has a circle shaped with a hole in the center and inside of it has a Citrine in a cubic form. "You could say that and my wand is called Amaterasu, it means Goddess of the sun." I also had another weapon hid inside me in case something happen. The other one is a silver dagger having wolf details on it and blue jewels embedded on it, called Selene (the goddess of the night). What others didn't notice but only one person notice something in my fingers.
[Ring of the Sage] and [Ring of Tyrants], both are Identity-sama most precious ring that amplifies his magic spells and has a prominent mana regeneration. She thought. Both were gold rings but the [Ring of the Sage] had Alexandrite and the [Ring of Tyrants] had Topaz in it.
"And Climb don't be so formal with me. I'm just 21." I gave up on lying to people about my age.
"So young despite your appearance." Climb was shocked. As for the other guards were chatting behind us.
"Yeah I get that a lot." I scratched my cheek with a finger.
Me with some others guards made our first turn to the look out. I could hear noises not far from the camp so I decided to check. As I checked who was the owner of the sound, it was Climb training by swinging his swords so I decided to look at him.
"Hey, man. What are you doing?" I asked, crossing my arms.
"Huh, Iden-san. I didn't see you there. I'm just practicing my swing with my sword." Then he continued swinging his sword.
I, with a mischief smug, guessed. "Are you doing this because of Renner-san?" That shocked him as I could see through his effort.
"...Yes." He agreed after a pause. "During my childhood, I got into a misfortune and lived on the street. As I was dying of starvation, she found me. So I must repay her."
So a young man whose life is indebted by a kind woman. Guess this guy has a lot of thing on his hand. I smiled. "Well, if you keep doing it. You might get somewhere with her." I teased him before going back to the camp
"W-w-what do you mean?" He spat confused as he was watching me return the camp.
The next day, we continued going to the capital of Re-Estize. The journey was quiet, but too quiet to be normal. I noticed that a group of bandits jumped in front of us wearing nothing but armor or robes of color red.
"Hello there." One of the men saluted.
We were on guard rounding the carriage. I sensed a barrier like around them.
They must be using a resistant of magic armor. I thought. Then Climb was the first to yell at them.
"Who are you?!" As the man was going to speak, a woman with a red long-length hair, pale skin, yellow round eyes and a slim body also a busty gift. She was wearing a red dress, having a golden shoulder pad on her left arm, a golden armor over it and red boots. She was wielding a golden pole-arm spear with two crescent blades.
"We are the Fire Sun group. And I'm their leader Scarlet Sunshine." The woman of young adult age introduced herself. Then she pointed her weapon to the carriage. "We want both of the girls in there."
"Sorry, but we can't do that." I said, preparing my staff against them.
"Then you leave us no choice. Get them boys!" Scarlet ordered as her men charged at us.
"Climb, protect them!" I instructed before I dashed at them.
You fool, you won't do anything to them. Most of my men have armors resistant to magic up to Fourth-Tier. Scarlet smirked as she let a low laugh.
"[Magma Shot]." I casted a magma bullet penetrating 2 of them without effort because of my [Ring of Tyrants] amplifying my magic damage. Scarlet was shocked at what she saw.
"How is that possible?!" As I was occupied dealing with the Fire Sun group, another group appeared behind Climb and the others.
Another ambush?! Climb turned around looking at somehow another group wearing nothing but blue color armor and robes.
"There is nothing to fear. We just want the nobles and nobody will be wounded." A cold hearted voice spoke of another woman having silver hair, blue sharped eyes, smooth lips and a slender body. She was wearing a short silver dress, over it a long blue coat and silver boots. She was wielding dual silver swords.
"Who are you?!" Climb shouted as he put himself in front of the nobles.
"I'm Silvina Moonshine, leader of the Icy Moon. If you give us the nobles peacefully there will be no bloodshed." Her henchmen started to approach them slowly.
"Never!" Climb prepared for the offensive. The guards also rounded around the nobles looking at them. As they didn't know, there was a missing person among the guards. Nadia was hiding behind the bushes to prepare her attack.
Meanwhile I was still battling the Fire Sun group alone, Scarlet got impatience that her grunts were not doing anything to me.
"What are you guys doing?! We outnumber him! He is just a Magic Caster! But you guys aren't doing anything!" She shouted out of fury and impatience.
"We are trying but he either dodges or our attacks bounce off him." A grunt replied her.
"You imbeciles! I'll deal it myself!" She then prepared her weapons.
"Already the boss level? I'm just getting warmed up." I said cockily and that irritated her.
"You'll eat your words, you scum! [Ember Coat]" She coated her weapon with fire and then started attacking me.
As for Nadia, she ambushed the Icy Moon group by behind.
"Who are you girl?" The grunt got closer to Nadia only to be slashed by her duo daggers. Ying and Yang. A white and black daggers with purple jewels embedded on them.
"Silvina-sama, there is another woman behind us."
"Tch, you guys deal with them. I'll handle this pesky woman. [Dual Fresh]" She coated her swords in ice and pointed her swords at Nadia, slowly approaching her.
Meanwhile, I was dealing with Scarlet and Nadia was with Silvina. Climb and the royal guards were defending both sides of Fire Sun and Icy Moon groups henchmen.
"Defend the nobles!" Climb ordered while blocking the attack with his swords of both sides as the guards were doing the same. This is getting out of hands. We can't hold much longer. Iden-san, Nadia-san, may both finish early and end this.
As we clashed out wildly, Nadia and I ended up together and, the leaders of both groups ended up as well but...
"YOU!" Both shouted at each other simultaneously.
Huh? I though confused at them.
"I was here first you Ice Kitty!" Scarlet mocked her first.
"Shut your mouth you Flame Brain!" Silvina retorted, glaring at her.
It seems they do know each other. I thought with a sweat drop. So I decided to interrupt they fight and continue. "If you don't mind we are trying to fight here. So if you want to fight each other, it would be appreciate if you do that in another place."
"Grr, you're right. We will continue this later. I hope you don't hold me back while I keep them occupied for myself. You understand?" Scarlet glared at Silvina.
"Mmhp, I hope you are not holding me back either." Silvina prepared her swords.
"As if you have to tell me that." Scarlet prepared her pole arm spear.
Both of them dashed at the same time, attacking us with a rushing slash. We could dodge, parry and block the attack without a problem but from time to time they slashed our clothes mostly.
I exchanged with different Low-Tier spells against them. But either they dodge it or parry them with their weapons, it was nothing a simple human could do.
Mmmh, they are improving their ability by fighting us. They have the potential to be more powerful. I thought. But our mission today is to escort the nobles to the central and there is no time to play with them. Maybe adding them to Nazarick would be exceptional.
"Nadia, gear up, we need to finish this. But not kill them, they will be useful somehow." I said preparing something.
"I understand." Nadia nodded and dashed at them, creating an opening.
"What are you talking about you two?! [Maximize Magic][Fireball]" Scarlet shot a big abnormal fireball, we dodged it barely. We thought it was safe but...
"Where are you looking at? [Maximize Magic][Ice Shot]" Silvina shot a wave of ice at us. We could only block it but we ended having cuts. She reunited with Scarlet while the two of us were on the other side looking at our wounds.
"This won't do. [Mass Healing]" I healed myself and Nadia as if their attacks didn't landed.
"Impossible!" Scarlet shocked at what she saw.
"They might be Adamantite rank." Silvina said calmly. "No wonder, they handle both of us well."
"Tch, I won't let it end like this. [Mete...]" As she was about to cast.
"[Maximize Magic][Paralysis]" I casted quickly, shooting at Scarlet. The spell reached her so fast that she didn't even finish her attack. She was motionless like a statue on the floor in a funny stance. Then I tried to shoot again at Silvina only to be dodge by it.
"You might get her but I won't be easily trapped." Silvina smirked while jumping but what she didn't see, was that Nadia got behind her, kicked her to the ground and fell unconscious.
"Pheew, it seems we are done here. Let's regroup with the others." I carried both of them to the carriage. Nadia picked their weapons.
Meanwhile, Climb and the other guards were still protecting the nobles. He could barely stand while protecting the nobles. There were some deaths of both sides and the guards were mostly wounded.
I'm almost at my limits. But I won't give up. For Renner. He thought before both groups were stunned at what they just say. I was carrying their leaders over my shoulders. Both sides shouted the retreat signal and ran off. Leaving most of the guards, sitting and sighing of relief.
"Did I miss something?" I wondered sarcastically.
"No, you did not." Climb sat down as he and the others were worn out.
"I see you are wounded. Let me help with that."
"Huh?" In confusion, I put down both leaders and started casting.
"[Mass Close Wounds][Full Vitality]" Climb and the other guards were healed fully.
"T-this fantastic. I didn't have to use my healing potion." Climb looked at his body unwounded and healed completely.
"Climb!" Renner got out of the carriage only to be surprised at the unwounded bodyguard. "How are you not wounded?"
"Iden-san, healed my wounds and the others." He announced, sheathing his sword.
"Thank you for healing him." Renner bowed down.
"I told you he could handle this, right?" Kayla looked at me with a smug face. I just laughed it off. Nadia somehow got angry, but she pretended not being angry when I looked at her.
"You got both of them." Kayla then noticed the leaders of both groups on the floor.
"It wasn't easy and nothing hard." I said confusing her even more.
"Excuse me? They are both infamous leaders of the worst bandits crew ever heard, and you said it was nothing hard?" One of the guards spoke in awe.
Everyone except for Nadia, Kayla and I were their mouths jaw-open not understanding how a man capable on dueling two most infamous leaders to call their fight 'not hard'.
Then Renner clapped her hands to gain their attention and said.
"Alright, everyone! We won't reach the capital if we stay here. Let's go." She and Kayla entered inside the carriage as the guards, Climb, Nadia and I mounted our horses to continue. I tied both of the leaders and put over Nadia's and my horse. Scarlet with me, and Silvina with Nadia. After that, we continued mounting toward the central city of the kingdom.
TO BE CONTINUED