p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: large;"Chapter 25/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (General)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The party had returned to the airship, not a single one having a smile on their face. One by one, they climbed aboard the ship, being introduced to the sight of the co-pilot carrying a big bag of items, bringing it to the cockpit. He looked at the group through his pilot helmet. "Oh, hey guys." He said to them, with a wave. "So how did it go with the king?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (Fallen)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll let you guess on why he had us come to his castle." Bereit said, everyone else walking past him and Fallen./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Erpels?" The co-pilot guessed./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit simply nodded./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Good. My second guess was crimes you may or may not have committed."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Come on, I was a mercenary, not a pirate." Bereit clarified./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"He shrugged. "It can still happen." But he then realized something. "Wait, if there's an Erpel, why are you guys here?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fallen felt like both of their eyes were immediately locked onto her, tensing up a bit. "Well... not everyone's happy with my decision, but we're going to see my parents." She explained to him. "In the more northern parts of Urwald."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Urwald, huh? An odd place to live in, considering how dangerous the wildlife is." The co-pilot explained to them./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They have that all under control. I assure you." Fallen said, looking down a little. "We'll be fine."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The co-pilot nodded, as he scratched his chin, right under his pilot helmet. "You want us to take you there now?" He asked./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fallen shook her head. "Not yet. I have to inform them that we're arriving. They're those kind of people." She explained, with a slight sigh. Turning on her heel, she walked out of the airship, leaving Bereit and the co-pilot with each other./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (Bereit)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"But ho-" Bereit saw she didn't even look back at him when he spoke. He sighed through his nose with a purse of his lips. "She really doesn't seem happy to do this." He pointed out, turning his head to the co-pilot./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Was she like that the whole time she had the idea?" The co-pilot /br /Bereit nodded. "Yeah... I've bever seen her so... distant. Or at least her trying to be."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I don't think she's trying to be distant. It just might be her not wanting to be reminded of where she's going. Or who you're going to meet after so long." The co-pilot explained, at least what he understood of the situation. "Plus, with the bad rep you've got with her parents... this could get really ugly."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit thought about it, and he was right. It made Fallen's current mood make more sense. Though, he bet there was more to it. Fallen was a complex lady./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The co-pilot placed his gloved hands on his hips, huffing a breath of air. "Well... I guess we'll just have to wait and see until she's ready to face them. While we wait, Cid wants a word with you."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"With a nod, Bereit followed the co-pilot to the cockpit, seeing Cid quickly tapping his fingers on his chair. Bereit could tell that it was a nervous style of quickly moving his fingers. He hoped that it wouldn't be anything too serious./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I've got bad news. Plain and simple." Cid said, as he stood up from his seat, facing Bereit. "We're getting low on fuel. And we have no place near enough to refuel."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit groaned. "Great... now we're in trouble."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, we really are." Cid agreed. "Though, here's the thing about these airships." He added. "I use the term 'fuel' loosely. Unlike most airships, this one is powered by electricity. From the sky or from any magical source." He explained. "And you wanna know what are the more rare monsters are Wuste?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I think I get the point." Bereit stated. "There's a specific monster out there with enough energy to charge up the airship."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Multiple, actually. But there's one I know we can find easily. At least when you compare them to this one." Cid explained. /span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Where do we start?" Bereit asked, showing he was ready to find this thing./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, first of all, you need to know what it is." Cid said, as he stood up and reached under his seat, to pull out a book, titled, 'Encyclopedia of Monsters and Animals.' Cid breezed through the pages of said book, to stop right on an image of a humanoid with the bottom half of it's body being a black cloud of electricity. Resembling something of a Djinn. It's face was covered in bandages as well./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"What in hell's name is that?" Bereit asked, looking at it with a slight shocked expression./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="letter-spacing: normal;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"lsharu Majaa/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;", they're called. Ghosts or spirits blessed with Ramuh's power, as they're described." Cid explained, bringing his eyes to Bereit. "Their hearts described to have a large source of electrical power. I don't know if one will suffice enough for us to get somewhere to recharge, but it never hurts to try. And worst case, we can fetch another heart as a spare."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You mean /span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"emI/em/span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" have to." Bereit retorted with a smug grin./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid chuckled, running a finger over his nose. "Well... I mean that literally."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I get the picture." Bereit assured, putting his hand forward, before he realized what he said. "Wait, what do you mean?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That thing can only be hurt by magic. You and Fallen are the only ones who can use harmful magic. Zelkova can only heal. But, this thing can curse and that kind of stuff, so it would be a good idea to bring him along." Cid /br /"And Fallen? I don't think she's in any mood to go searching for monsters with us." Bereit pointed out./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid nodded, looking down slightly. "True... but maybe you can convince her. I mean, without power, we can't get to her family's home." He pointed out as well. She would have to. And would she really say no to helping her friends?/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah... well, no time like the present." Bereit said, as he turned on his heel. "I'll see Zelkova, then Fallen."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid nodded in agreement. "Be careful." He told Bereit, as Cid then sat back down./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"After that interaction, Bereit looked around the airship to find Zelkova. Not like there was any other place to check, he went to the cargo bay of the airship. And there he was, seated, like the others. Though, with a better way of sitting than the others. Bereit approached him, his hands behind his head. "Yo, Zelkova."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova looked at Bereit, giving him a nice smile. "Is there something you need of me, Bereit?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, actually." Bereit answered. "You see, Cid had told me that we're running low on fuel- er, energy for the airship. But we have something to give us some power. Hopefully enough to get to Urwald."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Alsharu Majaas, I take it?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit gave a slight surprised look. "How'd you know?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They're common where I'm from. In different forms too. And frequently hunted for their elemental hearts. Cooking, cleaning water or clothing, all those sorts of things." Zelkova explained to him. "However... considering how big and powerful this airship is, I do not believe one will be enough."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit gave an annoyed sigh. "Great..."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Do not worry, where I'm from, we have ways of drawing them out." Zelkova assured his annoyance in the situation./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh... good to hear that then." Bereit said, his tone seeming more relieved to hear that. Though, a part of him believed that drawing them out might be just as much of a pain. "So, that only leaves out Fallen."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You want to bring her into this?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She can use magic too. At least summons and that ice glaive of hers." Bereit explained to him. "Figured she'd be of big help."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She would, yes... but after what we had discussed before... do you think it's a good idea? She already has enough stress on her mind as it is."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm sure she'll be fine./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That's a good point. -/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I suppose you do make a good point." Bereit agreed, crossing his arms. "I suppose it's just you and me now..."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Don't worry. These creatures in particular have a great weakness to anything holy. And my healing does as such." Zelkova reminded him, with a smile./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'd imagine they would, considering they're evil." Bereit commented./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Indeed." Zelkova agreed. "Well, let's not waste anymore time. Please, allow me to bring you where we can find them." Zelkova offered, as he began to walk to the exit of the cargo bay./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"There's a specific place where they hide?" Bereit asked him./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Indeed. And, it should be obvious. Caves." Zelkova answered, with a smile. "They prefer darker areas."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit chuckled. "Like most monsters."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova nodded. "Yes, but these ones take pride in their power. And they feel like ants compared to one power they seem to be intimated by. And that's the sun."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit raised an eyebrow. "Well, they can try to be more powerful than the sun. It ain't gonna happen."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"With purpose. To become one among the Divines." Zelkova explained to him. "Would you not see that as a worthy cause?"/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Agree./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Disagree. -/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Not at all." Bereit answered truthfully. "I just don't see the appeal of being among the divines. For all we know they're all total jerks. Or won't even bother looking your way because you used to be a mortal."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I understand your skepticism, but an opportunity like that comes them and them alone. They take advantage of that." Zelkova reasoned with him. "Meeting such beings like them is something people can only dream of."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit shrugged. "I sure as hell don't." He added, as him and Zelkova walked out of the airship. Though, as he did, he noticed Fallen was starring off into the sandy distance, holding her staff, and in pure silence. He wished he knew what to tell her to make her happy... but he knew that there was no point. He'd only make things /br /Zelkova patted Bereit's shoulder, as he looked at her. "Hey... let's leave her be. It was her decision. She just needs to mentally prepare herself."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"a name="_DdeLink_130_1132885343"/a span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit nodded in agreement. "Yeah." Bereit simply responded, looking at Fallen one last time, before he and Zelkova walked off to find the Alsharu Majaas. Or at least one, if more would be needed or not./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It would take the two some time, but they would travel to one of the distant caves found around the few sandstone mountains around Wuste./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They stood in front one of the more smaller sandstone mountains. Small parts of it's solid forming could be seen, but most of it was covered by the sands that lied on top of it all./span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova motioned his head to have Bereit follow him. He soon brought him through the entrance of the dark and sandy cave, both already hearing strange and spine-tingling noises. "Oh boy."/span/span/p
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p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh boy indeed." Zelkova agreed. "Have you never encountered a Alsharu Majaa before?"br /br /"It's not that. I just don't do well with darkness. Bad experiences as a kid." Bereit explained, as he then formed a fireball around his hand, his expression showing a little more calm. His eyes stayed on the fire for a moment, before he began to walk forward, with Zelkova by his side./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I see. I apologize." Zelkova quickly apologized./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit shrugged. "Along as somebody's next to me, I'm free of panic." Bereit assured, squinting his eyes to try and see through the darkness. As if on queue, more noises were heard, creepy breathing, making Bereit jump in surprise./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"But a sound of screaming immediately caught the pair's attention. "Guess we really aren't alone then." Bereit said, before he steadily quickened his pace, as did Zelkova./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"After running through a narrow path, they would find one of the mentioned creatures, an Alsharu Majaa, illuminating the ground it surrounded. It's bandaged face faced the person it was attacking. Though, it was too dark to see who they were or what they looked like./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova, let's give them a hand." Bereit said, looking at /br /Zelkova nodded, as he began to form an orb of his holy magic, swirling his hands in circles./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"As for Bereit, he shot a fireball to the Alsharu Majaa, catching it's attention./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It made a crackling hissing noise to him, as he began to speak some foreign language, before it began to charge lightning around it's cloudy body, forming up it's arms./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit did the same but with fire, as he threw his fire to it. But the Alsharu Majaa absorbed the fireball, and threw it back at him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit dodged to the side, thinking magic wouldn't work. "Just gotta keep it's attention." He said to himself, eyeing Zelkova, seeing he was still charging his magic./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, let me help!" A rather raspy young voice was heard from that figure they couldn't see before. A beam of water was shot right at the Alsharu Majaa, as it then began to shoot electricity all over the place, as it shrieked in horrid pain./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked over at Zelkova once more, as he then threw his holy orb to the Alsharu Majaa, as it shrieked once again, the holy magic slowly shedding it to nothing but ashes. It's shrieks echoed throughout the cave, until nothing was left but it's lightning emitting heart, it being a crystal ball of sorts./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Before he would go for that, he turned to the person that was in here, as Bereit formed another fireball in his hand, revealing a girl in a black coat that had very open sleeves, her knee-high black boots and white leggings matching them. Though her skin was a pure white like her odd curly tendril hair, along with her strange eyes that were vertical./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"He had a slight surprised look from her appearance, never seeing anyone like her before. "You okay?" Bereit asked, as he put his hand out. It only took a few seconds before Bereit felt the girl's strange hand on his. Her hands had wide palms and oddly greasy and slim fingers. His spine shivered at the feeling, but kept a straight face./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks, mister." She said, as she then stood up, wiping off her black coat, patting off any dust./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"So... what's a little girl doing in such a dangerous place like this?" Bereit asked, placing a hand on his hip./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Girl?" She asked, revealing it was a him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"O-oh! Sorry. I'm-" Bereit was cut off by the newly informed boy's hand coming up./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's okay. It's a common mistake since not too many people know what I am." He explained, as he then looked as his own strange hands. "I'm known as a 'Tintenfisch.' But humans call me a Tentacle-Fiend." He added. "Though, I don't see what the fiend part comes from. We've never hurt any of your kind."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, I'd rather call you by your name than your species name." Bereit explained to him, wanting to get acquainted with him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh! Right. My name is Kurve. A pleasure to meet you and your friend." Kurve said, as he looked at Zelkova, seeing him hold onto the electric ball that emitted a bright yellow energy. "Zelkova. And, please, inform me if I ever offend your kind."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve shook his head, the small curly tendrils on his head shaking with it. "There really isn't anything to say that offends us. We aren't really well known among humans."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova nodded, as he then made his way out the cave./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, Kurve. Are you gonna be okay on your own?" Bereit asked, looking at him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve ran his strange hands on the back of his head. "Well... if this cave is dangerous, I can't stay here. Plus, it's way too dry outside. Umm... do you know anywhere I can stay until I find somewhere suitable?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Do you mean to stay hydrated?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah." Kurve responded./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why not go to the ocean? Is it not where you're from?" Zelkova suggested./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, yes but..." Kurve was silent for a moment. "It's a little hard to explain." Kurve answered, his head leaning down./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked to the side for a moment, thinking on this situation. He didn't want to just leave Kurve here. Nor did he know anywhere he could stay. Though... one place came to mind. And there wasn't much of other options. He looked back at Kurve. "Does sitting in a bath for hydration sound all that bad?" Bereit asked, with a slight tone of awkwardness./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve titled his head. "You mean... you have somewhere I can stay?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's no five-star hotel but... I can't just leave you here without somewhere to stay. Consider it a place to crash until we find you somewhere better." Bereit explained. "Does that sound fine?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve immediately hugged Bereit light a child hugging a mother. "Anywhere is fine with me. Thank you." Kurve said, with a big smile./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked back at Zelkova, seeing him with a smile as well, as if what he was witnessing was making him happy. Though... Bereit couldn't help but smile too. This Kurve kid was kind of adorable in his own odd way. Though... he never heard of his species before. And why couldn't he go to the ocean?/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Save your game up to this point?/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yes/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (General)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The party had returned to the airship, not a single one having a smile on their face. One by one, they climbed aboard the ship, being introduced to the sight of the co-pilot carrying a big bag of items, bringing it to the cockpit. He looked at the group through his pilot helmet. "Oh, hey guys." He said to them, with a wave. "So how did it go with the king?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (Fallen)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'll let you guess on why he had us come to his castle." Bereit said, everyone else walking past him and Fallen./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Erpels?" The co-pilot guessed./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit simply nodded./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Good. My second guess was crimes you may or may not have committed."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Come on, I was a mercenary, not a pirate." Bereit clarified./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"He shrugged. "It can still happen." But he then realized something. "Wait, if there's an Erpel, why are you guys here?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fallen felt like both of their eyes were immediately locked onto her, tensing up a bit. "Well... not everyone's happy with my decision, but we're going to see my parents." She explained to him. "In the more northern parts of Urwald."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Urwald, huh? An odd place to live in, considering how dangerous the wildlife is." The co-pilot explained to them./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They have that all under control. I assure you." Fallen said, looking down a little. "We'll be fine."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The co-pilot nodded, as he scratched his chin, right under his pilot helmet. "You want us to take you there now?" He asked./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Fallen shook her head. "Not yet. I have to inform them that we're arriving. They're those kind of people." She explained, with a slight sigh. Turning on her heel, she walked out of the airship, leaving Bereit and the co-pilot with each other./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"3/span/spansupspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"rd/span/span/supspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" person (Bereit)/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"But ho-" Bereit saw she didn't even look back at him when he spoke. He sighed through his nose with a purse of his lips. "She really doesn't seem happy to do this." He pointed out, turning his head to the co-pilot./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Was she like that the whole time she had the idea?" The co-pilot /br /Bereit nodded. "Yeah... I've bever seen her so... distant. Or at least her trying to be."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I don't think she's trying to be distant. It just might be her not wanting to be reminded of where she's going. Or who you're going to meet after so long." The co-pilot explained, at least what he understood of the situation. "Plus, with the bad rep you've got with her parents... this could get really ugly."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit thought about it, and he was right. It made Fallen's current mood make more sense. Though, he bet there was more to it. Fallen was a complex lady./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"The co-pilot placed his gloved hands on his hips, huffing a breath of air. "Well... I guess we'll just have to wait and see until she's ready to face them. While we wait, Cid wants a word with you."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"With a nod, Bereit followed the co-pilot to the cockpit, seeing Cid quickly tapping his fingers on his chair. Bereit could tell that it was a nervous style of quickly moving his fingers. He hoped that it wouldn't be anything too serious./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I've got bad news. Plain and simple." Cid said, as he stood up from his seat, facing Bereit. "We're getting low on fuel. And we have no place near enough to refuel."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit groaned. "Great... now we're in trouble."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, we really are." Cid agreed. "Though, here's the thing about these airships." He added. "I use the term 'fuel' loosely. Unlike most airships, this one is powered by electricity. From the sky or from any magical source." He explained. "And you wanna know what are the more rare monsters are Wuste?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I think I get the point." Bereit stated. "There's a specific monster out there with enough energy to charge up the airship."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Multiple, actually. But there's one I know we can find easily. At least when you compare them to this one." Cid explained. /span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Where do we start?" Bereit asked, showing he was ready to find this thing./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, first of all, you need to know what it is." Cid said, as he stood up and reached under his seat, to pull out a book, titled, 'Encyclopedia of Monsters and Animals.' Cid breezed through the pages of said book, to stop right on an image of a humanoid with the bottom half of it's body being a black cloud of electricity. Resembling something of a Djinn. It's face was covered in bandages as well./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"What in hell's name is that?" Bereit asked, looking at it with a slight shocked expression./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"A/span/spanspan style="font-variant: normal;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"span style="letter-spacing: normal;"span style="font-style: normal;"span style="font-weight: normal;"lsharu Majaa/span/span/span/span/span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;", they're called. Ghosts or spirits blessed with Ramuh's power, as they're described." Cid explained, bringing his eyes to Bereit. "Their hearts described to have a large source of electrical power. I don't know if one will suffice enough for us to get somewhere to recharge, but it never hurts to try. And worst case, we can fetch another heart as a spare."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You mean /span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"emI/em/span/spanspan style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;" have to." Bereit retorted with a smug grin./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid chuckled, running a finger over his nose. "Well... I mean that literally."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I get the picture." Bereit assured, putting his hand forward, before he realized what he said. "Wait, what do you mean?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That thing can only be hurt by magic. You and Fallen are the only ones who can use harmful magic. Zelkova can only heal. But, this thing can curse and that kind of stuff, so it would be a good idea to bring him along." Cid /br /"And Fallen? I don't think she's in any mood to go searching for monsters with us." Bereit pointed out./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid nodded, looking down slightly. "True... but maybe you can convince her. I mean, without power, we can't get to her family's home." He pointed out as well. She would have to. And would she really say no to helping her friends?/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah... well, no time like the present." Bereit said, as he turned on his heel. "I'll see Zelkova, then Fallen."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Cid nodded in agreement. "Be careful." He told Bereit, as Cid then sat back down./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"After that interaction, Bereit looked around the airship to find Zelkova. Not like there was any other place to check, he went to the cargo bay of the airship. And there he was, seated, like the others. Though, with a better way of sitting than the others. Bereit approached him, his hands behind his head. "Yo, Zelkova."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova looked at Bereit, giving him a nice smile. "Is there something you need of me, Bereit?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, actually." Bereit answered. "You see, Cid had told me that we're running low on fuel- er, energy for the airship. But we have something to give us some power. Hopefully enough to get to Urwald."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Alsharu Majaas, I take it?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit gave a slight surprised look. "How'd you know?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They're common where I'm from. In different forms too. And frequently hunted for their elemental hearts. Cooking, cleaning water or clothing, all those sorts of things." Zelkova explained to him. "However... considering how big and powerful this airship is, I do not believe one will be enough."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit gave an annoyed sigh. "Great..."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Do not worry, where I'm from, we have ways of drawing them out." Zelkova assured his annoyance in the situation./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh... good to hear that then." Bereit said, his tone seeming more relieved to hear that. Though, a part of him believed that drawing them out might be just as much of a pain. "So, that only leaves out Fallen."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"You want to bring her into this?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She can use magic too. At least summons and that ice glaive of hers." Bereit explained to him. "Figured she'd be of big help."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"She would, yes... but after what we had discussed before... do you think it's a good idea? She already has enough stress on her mind as it is."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'm sure she'll be fine./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"That's a good point. -/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I suppose you do make a good point." Bereit agreed, crossing his arms. "I suppose it's just you and me now..."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Don't worry. These creatures in particular have a great weakness to anything holy. And my healing does as such." Zelkova reminded him, with a smile./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I'd imagine they would, considering they're evil." Bereit commented./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Indeed." Zelkova agreed. "Well, let's not waste anymore time. Please, allow me to bring you where we can find them." Zelkova offered, as he began to walk to the exit of the cargo bay./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"There's a specific place where they hide?" Bereit asked him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Indeed. And, it should be obvious. Caves." Zelkova answered, with a smile. "They prefer darker areas."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit chuckled. "Like most monsters."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova nodded. "Yes, but these ones take pride in their power. And they feel like ants compared to one power they seem to be intimated by. And that's the sun."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit raised an eyebrow. "Well, they can try to be more powerful than the sun. It ain't gonna happen."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"With purpose. To become one among the Divines." Zelkova explained to him. "Would you not see that as a worthy cause?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Agree./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Disagree. -/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Not at all." Bereit answered truthfully. "I just don't see the appeal of being among the divines. For all we know they're all total jerks. Or won't even bother looking your way because you used to be a mortal."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I understand your skepticism, but an opportunity like that comes them and them alone. They take advantage of that." Zelkova reasoned with him. "Meeting such beings like them is something people can only dream of."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit shrugged. "I sure as hell don't." He added, as him and Zelkova walked out of the airship. Though, as he did, he noticed Fallen was starring off into the sandy distance, holding her staff, and in pure silence. He wished he knew what to tell her to make her happy... but he knew that there was no point. He'd only make things /br /Zelkova patted Bereit's shoulder, as he looked at her. "Hey... let's leave her be. It was her decision. She just needs to mentally prepare herself."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"a name="_DdeLink_130_1132885343"/a span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit nodded in agreement. "Yeah." Bereit simply responded, looking at Fallen one last time, before he and Zelkova walked off to find the Alsharu Majaas. Or at least one, if more would be needed or not./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It would take the two some time, but they would travel to one of the distant caves found around the few sandstone mountains around Wuste./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"They stood in front one of the more smaller sandstone mountains. Small parts of it's solid forming could be seen, but most of it was covered by the sands that lied on top of it all./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova motioned his head to have Bereit follow him. He soon brought him through the entrance of the dark and sandy cave, both already hearing strange and spine-tingling noises. "Oh boy."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh boy indeed." Zelkova agreed. "Have you never encountered a Alsharu Majaa before?"br /br /"It's not that. I just don't do well with darkness. Bad experiences as a kid." Bereit explained, as he then formed a fireball around his hand, his expression showing a little more calm. His eyes stayed on the fire for a moment, before he began to walk forward, with Zelkova by his side./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"I see. I apologize." Zelkova quickly apologized./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit shrugged. "Along as somebody's next to me, I'm free of panic." Bereit assured, squinting his eyes to try and see through the darkness. As if on queue, more noises were heard, creepy breathing, making Bereit jump in surprise./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"But a sound of screaming immediately caught the pair's attention. "Guess we really aren't alone then." Bereit said, before he steadily quickened his pace, as did Zelkova./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"After running through a narrow path, they would find one of the mentioned creatures, an Alsharu Majaa, illuminating the ground it surrounded. It's bandaged face faced the person it was attacking. Though, it was too dark to see who they were or what they looked like./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova, let's give them a hand." Bereit said, looking at /br /Zelkova nodded, as he began to form an orb of his holy magic, swirling his hands in circles./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"As for Bereit, he shot a fireball to the Alsharu Majaa, catching it's attention./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It made a crackling hissing noise to him, as he began to speak some foreign language, before it began to charge lightning around it's cloudy body, forming up it's arms./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit did the same but with fire, as he threw his fire to it. But the Alsharu Majaa absorbed the fireball, and threw it back at him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit dodged to the side, thinking magic wouldn't work. "Just gotta keep it's attention." He said to himself, eyeing Zelkova, seeing he was still charging his magic./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, let me help!" A rather raspy young voice was heard from that figure they couldn't see before. A beam of water was shot right at the Alsharu Majaa, as it then began to shoot electricity all over the place, as it shrieked in horrid pain./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked over at Zelkova once more, as he then threw his holy orb to the Alsharu Majaa, as it shrieked once again, the holy magic slowly shedding it to nothing but ashes. It's shrieks echoed throughout the cave, until nothing was left but it's lightning emitting heart, it being a crystal ball of sorts./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Before he would go for that, he turned to the person that was in here, as Bereit formed another fireball in his hand, revealing a girl in a black coat that had very open sleeves, her knee-high black boots and white leggings matching them. Though her skin was a pure white like her odd curly tendril hair, along with her strange eyes that were vertical./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"He had a slight surprised look from her appearance, never seeing anyone like her before. "You okay?" Bereit asked, as he put his hand out. It only took a few seconds before Bereit felt the girl's strange hand on his. Her hands had wide palms and oddly greasy and slim fingers. His spine shivered at the feeling, but kept a straight face./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks, mister." She said, as she then stood up, wiping off her black coat, patting off any dust./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"So... what's a little girl doing in such a dangerous place like this?" Bereit asked, placing a hand on his hip./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Girl?" She asked, revealing it was a him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"O-oh! Sorry. I'm-" Bereit was cut off by the newly informed boy's hand coming up./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's okay. It's a common mistake since not too many people know what I am." He explained, as he then looked as his own strange hands. "I'm known as a 'Tintenfisch.' But humans call me a Tentacle-Fiend." He added. "Though, I don't see what the fiend part comes from. We've never hurt any of your kind."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, I'd rather call you by your name than your species name." Bereit explained to him, wanting to get acquainted with him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Oh! Right. My name is Kurve. A pleasure to meet you and your friend." Kurve said, as he looked at Zelkova, seeing him hold onto the electric ball that emitted a bright yellow energy. "Zelkova. And, please, inform me if I ever offend your kind."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve shook his head, the small curly tendrils on his head shaking with it. "There really isn't anything to say that offends us. We aren't really well known among humans."/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Zelkova nodded, as he then made his way out the cave./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Hey, Kurve. Are you gonna be okay on your own?" Bereit asked, looking at him./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve ran his strange hands on the back of his head. "Well... if this cave is dangerous, I can't stay here. Plus, it's way too dry outside. Umm... do you know anywhere I can stay until I find somewhere suitable?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Do you mean to stay hydrated?" Zelkova asked./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yeah." Kurve responded./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Why not go to the ocean? Is it not where you're from?" Zelkova suggested./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Well, yes but..." Kurve was silent for a moment. "It's a little hard to explain." Kurve answered, his head leaning down./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked to the side for a moment, thinking on this situation. He didn't want to just leave Kurve here. Nor did he know anywhere he could stay. Though... one place came to mind. And there wasn't much of other options. He looked back at Kurve. "Does sitting in a bath for hydration sound all that bad?" Bereit asked, with a slight tone of awkwardness./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve titled his head. "You mean... you have somewhere I can stay?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;""span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"It's no five-star hotel but... I can't just leave you here without somewhere to stay. Consider it a place to crash until we find you somewhere better." Bereit explained. "Does that sound fine?"/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Kurve immediately hugged Bereit light a child hugging a mother. "Anywhere is fine with me. Thank you." Kurve said, with a big smile./span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Bereit looked back at Zelkova, seeing him with a smile as well, as if what he was witnessing was making him happy. Though... Bereit couldn't help but smile too. This Kurve kid was kind of adorable in his own odd way. Though... he never heard of his species before. And why couldn't he go to the ocean?/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Save your game up to this point?/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;" /p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"Yes/span/span/p
p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 100%;"span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"span style="font-size: medium;"No/span/span/p