Chapter 11 – Enter the Temple of Nevri

(I'm just going to say this now, but from now on Raphael will be in his SCV player one costume. His SC4 costume is just too formal for this situation)

Raphael had never been to the village Furan before, but he had to get Jessica's help and tell her what happened to Amy. As he walked through the crowds of people in the village, he lowered his hat to prevent any suspicion that he was malfested, asking someone every so often if they had seen a girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen with bright red hair in two curly pigtails and a black dress. Unfortunately, no one had seen his beloved Amy.

He scanned to crowd to see if he could spot Jessica anywhere. There was no one around him that he could see who looked like her. He was just about to give up when he suddenly saw a familiar looking ash-grey cape slip through the doorway of what appeared to be some sort of church or temple. Raphael followed.

When Raphael got inside, he was awe struck. He couldn't think how a pheasant village like this one could make such a beautiful place of worship. There were stained glass windows with vibrant colors, multiple Greek inspired pillars, a chandelier hanging from the ceiling, and bronze, silver, and gold statues of what appeared to be various gods and goddesses. He could see someone kneeling and praying near one of the statues.

It was Jessica.

Not wanting to disturb her moment of worship, Raphael hid behind one of the large pillars that went all the way from the floor to the ceiling to wait. He could see that there happened to be no one else anywhere in the temple….or so he thought.

Suddenly, without warning, he saw Jessica's head life up, and as she stood up she loudly said,

"Malfested are forbidden from entering the temple of Nevri. You do not belong here."

Raphael was just about to say something to reveal his identity to her, but he quickly stopped as he realized that she wasn't talking to him. On the second floor above them, he spied a hooded figure watching Jessica. The figure, he noticed, had on all black clothing and held a large iron paddle. Raphael watched as the figure jumped from the second floor to across where Jessica was standing and began walking towards her. At that moment, Jessica drew out her blue blade, prepared to defend herself in case of an attack.

Jessica was afraid of this stranger, but she did her best to keep a calm, serious expression. She could see the stranger's red eyes glow from underneath his hood. It was difficult to see his face, but the sword girl could sort-of make it out under the near pitch-black darkness caused by his hood. The figure then stopped, finally noticing her sword and amulet. After a moment of silence, he spoke to her.

"You're the powerful Jessica Roseburg? We were expecting you to be a much older fighter…"

Jessica was confused by what the stranger said. "We?" she asked him.

That's when she noticed that the weapon in his hand had some sort of eye on it, and it was staring at her. She jumped as she heard the weapon suddenly speak.

"Powerful? C'mon Kaos she's just a teenager with a wacky sword."

At that statement, Jessica gripped her mother's sword tighter in anger. "Don't insult my mother's sword, okay?! I wield it because I want her to be proud of me when I become stronger."

The weapon's wielder, who Jessica assumed to be Kaos, said nothing. The weapon continued to talk to Jessica.

"Then I guess your mother won't be proud of you when Kaos turns you into a malfested like him!" he said. Jessica gasped quietly, scared about what she might become if she were to be turned into a malfested.

Kaos said nothing. He only smiled as he began to come closer to the girl. He could tell that she was afraid, but he wasn't one to be cocky. He had heard rumors that she could make ice shards appear with a simple wave of her hand, and stabbing her sword into the ground caused ice pillars to erupt out of the ground…

Jessica kept her eyes focused on her adversary. The fact that they were in a place of worship didn't mater anymore. She only wanted to stay alive….

TO BE CONTINUED

Kaos is an OC made by Corruption-Virus as a request for this fanfiction.