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Chapter 13

Runnin

"Hey Percival, mind if I ask a question," I slashed dragon fang and a silver sword in the air. We had reached Plegia castle, and the lord meeting with Validar is going on. Yeah the spirits decided while we waited well that I should train my sword strikes. Something about my moves just not working out. Then again it was Quick-step who said it.

"Yes," He watched me like he was studying my movements.

"Um?" I stopped swinging and looked at him.

"Ask your question," Percival looked like he was about to facepalm. What some people mind means different thing.

"Well a while back ago, after the fight with Walmart, some shadowy figure appeared in front of me. Said it was the Dark One. They're voice in my head.

"Why was Dusty's voice in head, and why was she a shadowy figure?" Percival looked at me in thought.

"I don't think it was Dusty," I went back to swinging my swords.

"Tell me more," Percival kept looking at me.

"Told me that I knew the guy," I thought about to that time. The Dark One. Why does that name seem familiar? Its not because of Rumpelstiltskin is it?

"Dark One, Eternal King. The Dark King," Percival rolled off a bunch of names.

"Huh?" I looked at him.

"He was right, you do know him. Those names, he is the fifth spirit, the lost one," Percival only shrugged.

"The lost one, Krom?" I scratched my chin. None of those titles belonged to him.

"What?" Chrom looked at us.

"Not you. Also no," Percival pushed his shades up. Even in a building, he wears those.

"Well I doubt its Derrick. He just the guinea pig friend of a evil scientist. Unless everything Violett made him super strong," I kept thinking.

"Saber, think bigger," Isaac panted each word. He was sitting against the railing. He been getting paler and paler as the days go on.

"But those are all my story," I shook off my head. "Unless Wolf, but dark one doesn't work for him. His mother was called that,"

"Incorrect, those aren't all you're story. Those are books. You haven't just written books," Percival stated to me.

"You've lost me," I scratched my chin. I've only written books. Those are my stories.

"Think," He spoke that one word with such power.

"If he's going to think, make him think about his focus," Jolt Zacks rushed and grabbed me from behind. He had been chatting with Eillie. Turns out we don't have a Merric. He's the only one of the four we don't have.

"Ok, how would we do that?" I looked at the dragon elf.

"Easy, just close your eyes, and think of a wandering soul between the realm of elements. Think of fields of fire, water, wind, lightning. Think of soul flying through. Let the elements guide you," Jolt Zacks looked at me, and took a swig from a bottle. No idea what he's drinking, but I think its bourbon.

"Alright," I close my eyes, and thought of the fields of elements. Nothing happened for a while. Then I saw them. Fields of fire, winds of lightning, ground of darkness, ice, water. All around me elements crushing the field. I moved towards the lightning, but fire flew into my path. It burned all around me. I stumbled out of the flames, and fell to the water. AWWWH, its so blyating cold. Its worst then a Minnesota winter. I'm not kidding. Huh why do I feel like the wind around me. OH MY GOD ITS SO SHARP. ITS LIKE SOMEONE CUTTING ME WITH A STEAK KNIFE. A BLUNT ONE.

"STOP," I felt a punch, and everything shattered. I was on the ground. My face was red. Jolt Zacks was standing over me.

"You didn't let the elements guide you. You nearly got swallowed.

"Chrom, this way! Quickly!" Robin shouted, and took off running. The whole shepherds followed him. He ducked around columns and through hallways like he knew where he was going.

"DIE," A plegian berserker charged through one corners.

"How about no," Zachary fired a dark magic spell right at the guy's head. Well that guy's dead.

"More coming," Robin didn't even look, but he was right. Four plegians appeared in front of us.

"Leave it to me," Leearch nocked an arrow and fired to fire. It slashed through a plegian's neck, and they fell to the ground to die.

"Checkmate," Leyna fired off fireball taking out another plegian.

"Your done," Lerrach slashed downed another.

"Get out the way," Hector took down the last one.

"Something's coming," Jolt yelled out loud. Cue a shadow ball flying towards Spark.

"Watch out," I tackled Spark to the ground as the shadow ball slammed into me.

"Thanks," Spark stood up, and offered me a hand up.

"Don't think about it. You make her happy," I stood up, and took a quick glance at was fighting with her usual grace.

"You want to explain that?" Spark looked at me.

"No," I went back to running, but not before I noticed something. The blue of Spark's hair matched Cynthia's hair. I think I know why she exists, maybe?

"Mire units from the sides," Noah shouted as he swung down a plegian.

"I'll handle them," Quick-step disappeared in a flash. I don't know he's going to handle them, because of the fact you can't reach them.

"Keep going," Robin ordered and kept running.

"We can't get surrounded," Shock pointed out.

"Not trying to let us," Robin pointed out.

"We got incoming behind us," Kirito pointed out.

"I've got them Dragon Art: Blaze Dragon Roar," Jolt Zacks turned and roared a fireball right at the hall behind us. He engulfed the entire hall behind us in roaring flames. The hall behind us, collapsed from the attack.

"Damn," Kirito looked at Jolt Zacks.

"Well I destroyed the hall? Didn't expect that. Now as long as all the shepherds are here, we should be ok," Jolt Zacks shrugged and went back to running.

"Do not worry about me, I shall find around path," Kodlak roared and I heard retreating footsteps.

"Kodlak," Leearch sounded like she was about to cry.

"No," Erin shook her head. Its like they knew Kodlak wasn't going to make it. I mean know he had to be running towards the plegians, but maybe he'll get lucky.

"I've had enough of these guys," Shock ran towards the plegian. He tackled the first plegian and then well he's dead with a neck wound. The second one, he ran through his sword through his chest. The next one, he took his legs off. Another fell by head. Then a lightning bolt slammed into his. I looked towards Isaac. He usually been redirecting the lightning. Ellen was carrying Isaac over her shoulder, and looked like she was struggling. She was looking towards Shock with eyes of worry. She looked like wanted to charge in there, but couldn't. Then she screamed, and I turned my head I saw why. Shock was on a the ground with axe impaled in his neck.

"YOU DASTARDS," Taylen charged right at the soldiers who just killed her son. She lunged right at the soldiers, swinging madly cutting any plegian there.

"Shock, no, not Shock," Ellen cried. just the sounds coming from her. I didn't even need to look at her to tell she was crying up a storm. I'm guessing they were together. Then the field just filled with arrows.

"HOW DARE YOU? YOU WILL PAY FOR THAT. YOU PISSED OFF THE WRONG PERSON. NOW YOU'LL LEARN WHY IT'S DANGEROUS TO CROSS ME," Quick-step appeared, and then plegians starting falling left and right.

"You want me to take Isaac from you," Jolt looked at Ellen. She looked pissed off. She handed her father to him, and drew her sword.

"They'll pay for taking him from me. Shock, I'm going to venge you," She charged towards the nearest plegians and starting killing them.

" Heh heh... Leaving Plegia so soon? No, please, stay awhile. Stay...forever!" Algol yelled at Ellen.

"Fear the lightning," Ellen charged and cut right through him leaving a gash of blood spilling out like a waterfall.

" No! Hyaughhh..." Algol crumbled to the ground.

"Now the door," Robin drew a fire tome.

"Leave it to me," Percival charged right at the door. He slammed right into it, and it started to crack. He slammed it again, and the crack got bigger. Then he tackled it again, and it went off it's hinges and went flying to the ground. Also killed two plegian generals.

"Chrom,I'm sorry! I don't...know what came over me... I'm so sorry!" Robin looked at Chrom

"I know you are, but right now we need to focus on getting out of here!". Chrom ran out the door.

"Understood," Robin followed him.

"Now to stop them following us. Dragon Art: Reburst," Jolt Zacks turned to face the door, and burst into flames. "Dragon Art: Dragon Inferno roar,". Then he let out the biggest roar of a fireball I've ever since. It engulfed the entire castle, and I'm not kidding. Its all burning.

"Holy shit man," Zachary looked at him.

"Now there's no way they can follow us," Jolt Zacks turned around as soon his attack was finished. He turned the entire plegia castle into char. With some seriously burnt plegians.

"Well looks like we won't be able to bury Kodlak," Quick-step was carrying Shock's body.

"Hey, they can't follow-ARRGH," Jolt Zacks started to say then someone blew a hole in his chest right where his heart was. He looked down at the wound, that wasn't healing. A blast of darkness had stabbed him. We all stared at him. He's got a hole in his chest, gushing of blood like a flash flood. He's standing there like its nothing. He turned around, and a dying dark knight stood behind him. The dragon elf swung his hand, and took off the dark knight's head. He faced us again, and then collapsed on the ground.

"DAD," I yelled without thinking and ran towards Jolt Zacks. Eillie ran next to him.

"No, no, no," Eilie looked at him. There was nothing we can do. He's gone. He's gone.

"We got to go," Percival picked up Jolt's body. "We don't have time to waste. Validar has the emblem. He will bring forth Grima, if we don't stop him. With that we left the area. We ran trying to find Validar's path. We waited until nightfall, before we had stop and rest. I wish could tell you that the night was peaceful, but it wasn't. I was resting, and her screams woke me up.

"Cordelia," I ran to find out why. Why was she screaming in so much pain?

Author's Notice: Cliff hanger ending. And we are back with killing characters. Including with one of the spirits Jolt Zacks losing his life. Now what happens in the next chapter. We'll find out. Why waiting, can you share, a favorite, a review, a share, a vote, a follow. Your favorite part.