Yao's Victory
Her journey was about to reach its end... or at least that's what the map the old wised gave her told her with its image.
She finally managed to leave that other forest and cross to the other side of the blue sea after days and days and more days of paddling. Marching through the fields... she finally saw it.
The mountains. On the other side, Arnus hill must be! and there the green people too!
It didn't change the fact that climbing to the top would be very frustrating though. It wasn't that in her long life she hadn't practiced this before but still.
As she took caution to avoid falling when some rocks fell, she remembered that... the flying thing she saw a week ago... it didn't anything like a dragon from what she had been able to see... but... would it be dangerous? It certainly could be called the fastest thing in the world. Considering her more than 300 years of existence, that's saying a lot.
The more mountains she left behind, the more her elfic ears began to detect unknown sounds... she kinda thanked they weren't causing too much echo or she would have suffered from an unbearable hell.
This was... her final test. She had made her way to the other side no matter what...
Her hand finally touched the top of the last mountain... or rather a plateau. She walked without wasting time.
The strange sounds were bigger but tolerable.
When she looked at the hill... she was... speechless.
Was that... a town?
She couldn't tell...
The buildings were... how to describe them?! some of them were as big as towers of a castle! in fact, it seemed like this was some kind of castle town!
She saw that there were... metal beetles? They were digging the bottom of the plateau she was standing on. They were also responsible for making those sounds.
Suddenly, she heard another of those flying strange objects. She saw it take off and began its trip in the sky, accelerating incredible fast until it disappeared.
In the rumors, it was said the green people owned wonders that not even the dwarfs had... but she could have never imagined something like that...
The process of getting down was slower than usual due to her being obligated to do not climb down... otherwise, she might have caused the rage of the beetles. She opted for taking the long way by taking a semi-circular path. It was also a safer way of going so she didn't complain.
Once on Arnus's soil, she saw them... the green people...
Given the detail that they were supposed to have come from another world... she actually imagined them with green skin like some goblins... but now she understood the name got originated due to their mage uniforms.
She just couldn't resist the desire to run happily, her people would be saved!
That wasn't exactly a good idea.
The guards didn't take too much to notice her and aimed their weapons.
From her perspective, who must be the strongest mages that ever existed were considering her a potential threat.
It was likely they would have killed her had she not knelt to display her respect for them.
She discovered she hadn't exactly prepared for this moment... what was she supposed to say? she had been more focused on reaching Arnus than on thinking what to say.
Some "mages" approached to her.
"Elle semble être une voyageuse... (She seems to be a traveler)"
"Est-t-il possible qu'elle est perdue? (Is it possible that she's lost?)"
The woman elf... couldn't understand them. Not a single word...
The empire had imposed its language for centuries by force thanks to its power as a nation... to the point she never thought the people of green would speak a totally different idiom...
What would she do now?!
Normally she would have put resistance to being imprisoned... yet, she had sworn to her people she would get the help from the green mages even if that meant to become into a sex slave... the fact she was a woman was the very reason she was chosen for the job.
She was quickly thrown into a... cell?
If this was a cell, this treatment she was receiving wasn't similar at all to what she heard from some female elves that had managed to escape from their human slavers. They hadn't chained her up or torn her clothes off.
Again, she was perfectly willing to spend the rest of her life as a sexual trophy if they saved the dark elves... she would become the most obedient and content slave that would exist... but she unquestionably preferred if they helped her first before she offered her "services". It seemed to be the case so she wouldn't complain, especially because her "cell" was clean.
She stayed there, alone and in silence, until... a female blue-haired human mage entered the room... she very young, if what she knew regarding human aging was true... she must be less than 16 years old.
She sat on the other side of the table. Her voice tone almost sounded emotionless.
"Los norteamericanos desean saber tu identidad y el porqué estás aquí. Esta es una zona restringida (The NorthAmericans wish to know your identity and why are you here. This is a restricted area)"
The elf guessed this girl had learned their language and worked as their translator...
The time had come...
"Yo... me llamo Yao Haa Dushi. Como podrás adivinar, soy una elfa oscura. (I... my name is Yao Haa Dushi. As you may guess, I'm a dark elf)." Yao sighed... only to start to display all her determination. "Me fue encomendada por los sabios la misión de pedir ayuda a la gente de verde... (I was assigned, by the wises, the mission of asking for help to the people of green )
The girl mage didn't seem to react at all... but she asked. "¿Ayuda de qué tipo? (What kind of help?)"
"Al principio pensamos que solo eran rumores tontos, pero luego de la caída del imperio ya no era tan descabellado. Un ejercito de magos vestidos de verde venidos de otro mundo que ayudaban a los débiles, capaces de invocar magia de destrucción... (At first we believed they were only silly rumors, but after the Empire's fall they didn't sound so implausible. An army of mages who wear green that came from another world that helped the weak ones, they had the ability of summoning chaos...)
The mage nodded. "Si bien es cierto que los norteamericanos parecen estar al nivel de los dioses, tienen enemigos igual de poderosos en su propio mundo (While it's true the NorthAmericans seem to be at the same level of the gods, they have enemies as powerful as them in their own world)."
"Supongo que era de esperarse... pero si están al nivel de los dioses... ¿ellos deberían tener el poder para asesinar a un dragón de fuego... correcto? (I suppose that was expectable... but if they are at the same level of the gods... they must be able to assassinate a fire dragon... correct?)."
"¿Un dragón de fuego? (A fire dragon?)" this time, the girl actually reacted as she raised her eyebrow.
"Bueno... en realidad son tres... uno adulto y dos más jóvenes... no importa, ¡mi gente y yo estámos dispuestos a pagar con lo que sea! (Well... actually there are three... an adult and two young ones... no matter, we are willing to pay with anything!)"
The girl closed her eyes. "No debería ser díficil. Ethan venció a uno el sólo después de todo... permiteme (It shouldn't be difficult. Ethan defeated one by himself after all... excuse me a moment)." Then she stood up and left the room.
One of these mages killed a fire dragon... alone? without any help?!
Even in her most hopeful expectations, she always thought it would be absolutely necessary an entire army to contain the rage of one of those beasts... a single one was more than enough?!
He must be the personal archmage of the king to be able to accomplish such a thing...
After a while, the mage returned, been followed by some green mages.
She gave a deeper explanation of everything. About how she had managed to get to Arnus hill, regarding why she was carrying such big diamond, how she desperately wanted help since time was running out... or perhaps it already had run out...
"Si bien los norteamericanos están dispuestos a ayudarte... no puede movilizar a su ejército por solo un diamante (While the NorthAmericans are willing to help you... they are not going to mobilize their army just for a single diamond)."
Yao was about to yell she would offer more, but the mage interrupted her.
"Sin embargo, desde el incidente con el dragón que Ethan mató, los aviones, que pueden ser descritos como aguilas gigantes de metal, de los norteamericanos tienen la orden de buscar y eliminar a cualquier dragón de fuego que se encuentren. Ya han eliminado a cinco. (However, since the incident with the dragon Ethan murdered, the planes, which could be described as giant metal eagles, received the order of eliminating any fire dragon they find. They have killed five)."
Yao had trouble believing that...
A map was placed on the table. She got to admit, it was remarkably accurate... at least from what she had learned at observing her old map... as if somebody had been making it while standing on a very high altitude... perhaps on a cloud.
"Son una amenaza para los intereses de recolección de minerales de los norteamericanos. Quieren que señales la ubicación de tu hogar y enviaran dos o más aviones inmediatamente (They are a threat to their desire to extract minerals. They want you to indicate the location of your home so they can send two or more planes immediately)."
Yao didn't say anything for some seconds... then, with the biggest smile she had for weeks and almost as if she would start to cry, pointed to a region located near a country the explorers discovered was called Elbe. "Hay mucho oro y plata allí (There are much gold and silver there)."
"A ellos les interesan más cosas como el titanio y el iridio (they are more interested in things like titanium and iridium)."
"Nunca había oído hablar de metales como esos... (I never heard about metals called like that...)"
"Yo tampoco, hasta que los conocí. Sus "aguilas", "pegasos", "elefantes" y incluso sus armas están hechos por lo general de esos dos. Aparentemente son metales que se encuentran a mucha profundidad. (Neither did I, until I met them. Their "eagles", "pegasus" "elephants and weapons are made in general of those two. Apparently, these metals are found very deep in the world).
"Interesante... (Interesting...)"
The girl mage and the people of green spoke a few things until they let Yao stand up and walk by herself.
"Te dejarán salir, pero debes evitar meterte en problemas. Puedes venir conmigo hasta que el escuadrón de Sarah este listo para partir. Ellos te llevaran de vuelta a casa. (They'll let you go, but you must avoid getting in trouble. You may spend time with me until the squad of Sarah is ready to leave. They'll take you back home)."
"¿Enserio?... pero... ¿porqué? (For real?... but... why?)."
"Quieren enviar un grupo para hacer un reporte (They want to send a team to make a report)."
Everything ended up being easier than she ever imagined it would be.
Walking along with the mage through the base, Yao felt much, much better!
She still had some questions though. "Por cierto... ¿cómo te llamas? (By the way... what's your name?)"
"Lelei La Lelena. Estudiante de magia y traductora (Student of magic and translator)."
"Un gusto (Nice to meet you)... hay algo que no entiendo... los tres norte... americanos... con los que hablabas parecían hablar un idioma distinto a los que conocí cuando llegué. (There's something I don't understand... the three North... Americans... you were talking with seemed to speak a different idiom to the ones I met when I arrived)."
"No sé si puedas ver unas tres banderas distintas ya sea en sus uniformes o ondeando por ahí. Los norteamericanos son una alianza de tres naciones. (I don't know if you can see three different flags either on their uniforms or waving near here. The NorthAmericans are an alliance of three)."
Needless to say, it took some time until everybody in the army was convinced that Manuel had the good of war inside his head. Given his lack of threat due to how happy the "god" was, nobody had really anything to complain regarding that detail... except Manuel himself... he missed a lot being alone when he was alone.
That... and another detail that the god and his apostle had discussed a few hours ago.
"Me puedes explicar... ¡¿ese detalle de que nos vamos a fusionar?! (Could you please explain to me... that detail of we are going to merge?!) Manuel yelled internally. At that moment he was in the room he and his two friends used to play, waiting for them.
"A más tiempo pase dentro de tu mente, poco a poco el decir que existe Emroy y existes tú en esta mente dejará de tener sentido. Por lo general, cuando un dios posee a un humano, este toma prestado el cuerpo de su victima. En mi caso, más bien yo solo soy un huesped en tu cabeza. Sin embargo, el proceso irremediablemente juntará nuestras mentes en una (The more time I pass inside your mind, the more saying in your head I exist and you exist would make less sense. Generally, when a god possesses a human, they take the body borrowed. In this case, I'm more of a resident in your head. However, the process irremediably will make our minds one)."
"¡¿Y no ves problema con eso?! (And you don't see the problem with that?!)
"Si aún me interesara seguir en este mundo patético, tal vez (Had I still being interested regarding continue living in this pathetic world, perhaps I would have)." The god yawned. "Además no es la primera vez que me pasa esto. (Besides this is not the first time this happens to me)."
"... ¿Y cuáles son los efectos?... (And what are the effects?)." Manuel grimaced,
"Simplemente tendremos mis poderes más las memorias de los dos. Además de mi imortalidad. (Simply we are going to have my powers and the memories of both, that and my immortality)"
"Disculpa... ¡pero no quiero ser inmortal! (Excuse me... but I don't want to be immortal!)"
"¿No? extraño, normalmente los humanos matan y se dejan engañar por cualquier ser putrido que les dice que puede darles la posibilidad de vivir para siempre. Pues consigueme otra vasija o no me intereserá salir de aquí. (No? strange, usually humans kill and let themselves to be fooled by the any putrid being that tells them he can gives them the gif of living forever. Then get me another vessel or I won't be interested in leaving).
"...Genial... (...Great...)" the implications of this regarding his girlfriend and family disturbed him...
Living in the castle of the empire had always been a torture for her... and while it was true she had lived a better life as a queen, she just couldn't complain of what she got in Italica.
The bathrooms were very clean and the food was dream fuel... or perhaps it was she had gotten so used to live in misery that anything else looked and tasted like the paradise...
To hide her face from other bunny warriors she wore a mask, she knew she would never be able to gain their trust... but she didn't care, seeing her people free made her heart warm. Their safety was what genuinely mattered.
She also adopted a new name. Tyuule was no more, she was Tina.
Her new job consisted of harvesting in one of those so-called greenhouses these heroes from another world had built.
In a way, it felt nice to understand the life of a simple commoner.
She passed a basket filled with fruits to her new friend. She was an elf that, just like Tina, had lost everything... perhaps not precisely the same way as she but... close enough?
"Nunca me cansaré del calor tan cómodo que aquí se siente. (I'll never get tired of the comfortable heat here it's felt)."
The elf shruggled. "También me gusta. Aunque todavía extraño un poco mi más relajada vida en el bosque... también era menos solitaría... (I like it, too. I still miss a little my more relaxed life in the forest though... it was also less lonely...)"
Tuke felt... better. Probably she would overcome the death of her father... not soon but... at least she would.
"¿Quieres ir a comer algo luego de terminar? (Want to get something to eat after this?)"
"Me gustaría, pero no tengo mucho dinero... (I'd like to... but I don't have much money)."
"Yo pago (I pay for it)."
Tuka scratched her hair. "¿Puedo preguntar porqué eres tan amable siempre? (May I ask why you're always so kind?)
"Porque... (Because...)" Tina smile as she sighed in pleasure. "Me siento tan feliz de estar aquí (I feel so happy to be here)."
It may seem that Tyuule... I mean, Tina is displaying too much happiness considering years of being a sex slave but... I think that, after succeeding at causing the fall of the nation that took away everything from her and seeing the people you loved so much enjoying the freedom... she would really feel happy. I mean, getting revenge (whatever the way) is so enjoyable. I wanted to give her a "happy ending" I guess, she deserves it in my opinion and it was also a good moment to show Tuka again, who has pretty much been demoted to extra at this point... sorry about that but...
Given the fact I'm studying French, I decided to finally include a little of it since it would be totally weird that in a story of Canada, the USA, and Mexico only English and Spanish appeared... I remember saying that English in black was going to be French but... in the end I never used it...
So... I'm not going to justify myself, I'm just gonna explain to you what the hell happened. After passing all my exams and discovering I wouldn't have to repeat anything... my brother, who is pretty much rich and the reason I have a good cell-phone and a good computer, got mad due to certain detail regarding his daughters fighting a lot about who could play with the Nintendo Switch... he grounded them... and told me: Take it, it's yours until 2020... and there was a game installed that... its name is...
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild...
And, in case you don't know it already. I FUCKING LOVE ZELDA!... I couldn't let pass the opportunity to play this!
SO... As much as I wanted to write... the Switch was there with face of: PLAY ME! PLAY MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
And I just couldn't control myself... so I didn't write anything... I finished the game in like... a week and a half... and probably I would have continued played more if my sister didn't want to play, too.
Then another problem... my eyes laid on my PS4... I don't remember if I mentioned I had one (my brother also gave it to me, but this is totally mine, it's not lent) and it was like: YOU ALREADY ARE IN VACATIONS, YOU CAN PLAY ME WITHOUT WORRIES NOW! PLAY ME! PLAY MEEEEEE!
So... a force took over me and I connected it and... there was is a game...
Dark Souls 3... and my mind was like: Isn't this the hardest game from the generation? the one that if you win it... you can consider yourself a PRO?... PLAY IT! PLAY IT!
Then Christmas came... you need to spend time with the family that lives in another city (without mentioning my other sister gave birth recently so I was obligated to go to see the baby)... then I finally return to write only to discover... the good ideas were becoming harder to create...
Again.
Hahahaha... but I couldn't leave you without a new chapter before the year ended so I did my best to make this. I'm not asking you to forgive me. At all. I'm just here to deliver this and start being responsible of my stories again.
By the way, I edited the chapter where Manuel and Sarah are watching Terminator. Now Manuel only says that he'll watch Terminator 1 and 2 and he does not say anything positive about Dark Fate... because of that shit actually killed the franchise... the name fits very well... I had hopes in the movie but it made look Geneshit look like a masterpiece... so... you know, for dignity.
Time to answer reviews...
Perseus-12
A vassal prince? honestly, one of my first ideas was to make some weird love triangle between Piña, Sarah and Manuel while Ethan would be stalked until the end of his days by Rory and Yao but... I'm not sure if that's a good idea anymore. I mean, this is about to end soon anyway. What else can I do that would be worth it?
THaD1US: I would like my own cat girl 7w7 I mean, harems in a story kinda ruin it every time (two girls is more than enough to be tolerable in my opinion). That does not mean I wouldn't like to have one in real life.