Note: Heh, heh, sorry if I haven't been writing the chapters. I hope I didn't make you all disappointed with me and I hope you continue reading the chapters. To be honest, I haven't been committing to writing, like my other stories. Sometimes I just run out of ideas and I get bored when I type out something just by making it up quickly. Sometimes I can't do that so please forgive me and yes, I am still alive. Anyway, here is the chapter you've all been waiting for. I swear that this time, I will continue on with my story. Oh yeah, there are new characters in this new chapter that's finally been introduced. You might be confused at first, but soon you'll understand.
Chapter 8 - Beginning of the end
She woke up with a pain in the back of her neck. Noa moaned and looked up from where she laid. Something was not right. It was quiet-too quiet. "Cort?" she called. She sat up from the floor and looked around. "Cort? Vahn?" she called. She didn't remember what had happened except for Vahn coming back from God-knows where. She embraced him and then collapsed on the floor, her mind filling with darkness and nothing else. She glanced to her side. There was a broken vase lying beside her. Could it be? She thought. Could he have done this? How could he? Getting up on both her feet, Noa looked around, her heart pounding. Something was not right at all. "Cort?" she called again.
No reply.
"Noa?!" The red head jerked her head around, startled by Mei's voice as she entered the house without asking. She stepped inside, her eyes widening in fear when she discovered Noa's head was bleeding. "Noa! What happened to you?"
Noa shook her head. She didn't know what to think anymore. Has the man she loves betrayed her? Has he been pretending all this time to love her so he could get close to Cort and kidnap him? No... if Vahn wanted to kidnap him... No, he wouldn't dare kidnap Cort. He loved Cort like his own little brother. She chose not to believe it. "Mei," she spoke. Her body began to shake in fear and in resentment. She felt betrayal, confusion and love at the same time towards the man. Why would Vahn kidnap Cort? What would be his reason? Maybe Vahn went after the man who kidnapped him. Yes, that must be it.
"My goodness, Noa! The back of your head is bleeding!" Noa closed her eyes, pulling a chair from the dinner table. She sat down and sighed deeply, tears now streaking down her small face. How could this have happened? Was the man she was in bed with a stranger, pretending to be someone that she truly cared for? She felt something warm to where her injury was, but thought nothing of it. Noa looked up as Mei dabbed the bloody cloth back in the water, turning it to a red lake of deception and questions that could not be answered. Noa felt her heart lurch in disgust. Could the man be someone else? Not Vahn? Was Vahn really dead?
"Mei... He- Vahn, he..." she paused, taking a long, deep breath from her already shaking body. How could she tell Mei? Mei would never forgive her for letting a stranger in the house, but how could she have known that Vahn was not 'Vahn.'
"Who did this to you, Noa?" Mei looked into her eyes like a concerned older sister would to her little sister. She gently dabbed some more of the warm water against the back of Noa's head.
With her question, Noa turned her head away and said nothing.
Mei knew the answer, but chose to ignore that thought. Vahn could not have done this. He loved Noa too much to put a dent on their relationship and he made it clear before he left for the journey all those years ago to learn about the Serus after all three of the great warriors defeated the evil Serus that plagued the world, that he was in love with Noa all this time. It didn't matter to Vahn whether she can be annoying at times, Mei knew, Noa had good points in her that made men want to gravel at her feet. She shook her head, sweeping that terrible thought of jealousy of the girl who became her best friend- her sister. "Are you sure you saw the face to who did this to you?"
Noa nodded quietly. She didn't want to say his name. She didn't want to think about it. Unable to keep her emotions dry, Noa placed her face in her hands and wept as hard as she could, her body shaking and her tears flowing violently over her cheeks and on her lap. Mei's eyes widened and like a sister, kneeled in front of her and wrapped her arms around Noa with comfort.
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The fate of the entire world lay in her hands. She would be the one to break the barrier that surrounded the evil inside the man's heart. Round, green eyes searched the dark room, waiting for the rest to accompany him around the screen that formed inside a crystal ball. They have watched carefully, this girl and her brother for many months now, making sure nothing happened to them. Now, it had gotten worse. It was their fault that they could not see through the man's eyes before. They were unable to tell if he was the real one or not, but they had to make sure. They had to sacrifice further to make sure, so they would not dissipate the wrong person. Now, the truth had come and it became far worse than they expected.
He turned to one of his companions standing close to his right and nodded. Her long, brown wavy hair bounced as she turned her green eyes on him, her face filled with sorrow for the girl inside the crystal ball, the girl that forced admiration to show on her face. "Are you ready?"
Liza nodded and sighed, turning her face towards the girl in the screen. "Why are you letting me do this, Arch? I thought you didn't trust me?" She looked back at him, her face expressionless and full of questions.
Arch's mouth was straight and relaxed, as if he knew the question was coming. His soft, wavy, blond hair and dark roots in the middle, gleamed underneath the light that peeked through the small hole in the tent inflicted from the previous battle they had with their enemy. Scratches on the left side of his face from a wolf attack, completely destroyed that side, making him look hideous from the outside, but his blue eyes, soft and gentle, stared back at the eyes of the young woman he has known all his life. His good half of the face seemed to grin slightly at the girl. "You already know the answer to that, Liza. This girl trusts you and you have begun to trust her. It's also your job to protect her."
The girl nodded, her mouth turning into a frown. "I understand that. But it was also your job to protect both her and her brother, am I correct?" she asked, without turning to face him.
The other three, who stood silently as they listened to their conversation, glanced at Arch with questioning gazes. A man with long, brown hair stepped forward, staring at the side of his younger sister's face with a serious expression. "Liza, do what Arch has told you."
Liza jerked her head towards her older brother, Kamen. "I have not said I would not. All I'm saying is if you have only done your job right..." She turned her face towards her face, "then this, would not have happened! You would not have to ask me to help you. Have you forgotten that I no longer belong here?!" Angrily, Liza stamped out of the tent and out into the open air, leaving her companions wondering about her attitude. What do they know? "I should have done this job alone," she spoke to herself. She would have. She was a better fighter than the other four. Her brother was an exception and so was Arch, but none of them were good at bonding with the other people that they were protecting than she was. The only thing Arch and Kamen were good at was fighting them with their fists and swords. How can her father let them protect them with their skills, she may never understand?
"Liza, wait..." Liza sighed, pausing in the middle of a small road where horse carriages and people rarely went through. She did not turn to find out whom it was, until he had stepped beside her and looked at her with the same, soft, blue eyes. "I understand how you feel. You're angry at us for not letting you protect them all the time, but we had to see first if he was Vahn or not."
"You dismissed me," she spoke, without turning to face him. "I was the right candidate to protect them! I had their trust and you all broke it with your little talks!" How can they have talked to each other about her without her knowing? Liza stomped her foot angrily and finally pivoted around to look at Arch, who was gazing at her with the same, gentle eyes. "How can you do that to me, Arch? I thought you loved me?"
Arch closed his eyes. "Of course I do, that's why I had to do it."
Liza raised an eyebrow, confusion glued on her face. "What-?" Before she could ask him some more, she felt Arch's strong arms wrapped around her small body. Liza gasped, startled, but as soon as Arch gently loosened his grip around her, she relaxed in his arms.
"I couldn't let you fight him by yourself. We all know he's stronger than you, so Kamen and I decided that we demote you from protecting them. I wanted to protect you, Liza," Arch whispered in her ear. "You are not fully a Guardian yet."
The girl closed her eyes. "What about those protecting Noa and Cort? Are you just going to leave them unprotected?" She gently pushed Arch off of her and looked into his face, one half, almost decaying, but she didn't care. Arch was a kind soul and she loved him. "I can't just sit here and do nothing. We have to tell them where they are!"
Arch shook his head. "You know we can't. It defies the laws of Guardianship and if we break it we'll-" He paused as Liza raised her hand to stop him from talking.
Liza shook her head in annoyance. "Yeah, yeah, Arch Gorum! I understand everything about the laws of Guardianship and what would happen if we were to break them." She looked up, her face full of remorse and sadness. "You have to understand, Arch..." Liza turned her face towards the beautiful mountains up ahead. "If we don't do anything, those two will never be able to have happiness in their lives. They deserve some."
Arch sighed. He knew he could not stop Liza from doing something. All these years, he stuck by her and protected her and it was all worth it. Liza was the kind of person who loved to protect people, that's probably why she got the license in the first place. He lifted up a hand and grabbed Liza's small ones and kissed the inside of her palms. "You are so sweet, Liza," he whispered.
Liza smiled. "I knew you would agree with me. It's best that we tell her now. I can't lie to her anymore, Arch. She's my friend."
Arch nodded. "All right, let's go."
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She was curled on the bed, her eyes closed in fatigue and her back towards her. Mei watched her sleep, sighing as she closed the door behind her. She took a step forward to the kitchen and paused at the sight of a broken vase on the floor, her feet almost stepping on one of the shards that looked sharp enough to cut her toe.
"How is she?" a deep voice spoke. Mei looked up and nodded, walking around the broken vase and met Gala by the counter of the kitchen. She had no other choice. She had to call Gala to bring her inside the room. The girl could no longer stand on her own two feet from the shock. With Cort gone and Vahn's possibly betrayal, Mei could understand Noa's feelings now. Noa felt pain from Vahn's deception and separation from her little brother whom she treated as a son these last four years.
"She's sleeping," Mei answered, pulling a seat from the dining table and sitting down. She sighed, placing her chin on her upward palm, thinking about the girl's condition. "What do we do now?"
Gala said nothing, as he lifted his elbow up from the counter and walking up beside Mei. He pulled a chair as well in front of her and sat down, then leaned back as far as he could and stared out the sliding door that let them see the sunlight from the outside. "I'm going to find Vahn and Cort," he whispered.
Mei said nothing as she watched Gala stand up again. He headed for the front door, when he paused suddenly and turned around to face her. "I hear someone coming," he spoke to her softly. "Stay where you are." Mei obeyed and sat back down slowly, her heart pounding. Gala silently moved to the side of the door, clenching his fists, ready to attack anyone through the door.
The knob twisted. Mei and Gala took silent in breaths and watched as the door slowly opened to reveal a small, figure, followed by a tall and large one. Mei gasped as Gala stepped in front of them, his fists high in the air, but before he could take down one of them, the large figure had him cornered between his hands, Gala's large arms pressed against the kitchen wall.
The small figure closed the door behind them and Mei could now see their identity as Liza, the girl whom Noa mostly talked about and a man she did not recognize, who was pressing Gala against the wall, as if to protect Liza from harm. Liza glanced at her, the shorter girl's face, pressed with a serious look. "That's enough, Arch," the girl spoke.
Immediately, the blond man let go of Gala, stepping back behind the girl and glancing towards Mei. Gala quickly ran beside Mei, his fists still clenched to protect the green haired, girl. Liza stared at Gala, shaking her head and lifting up her hands. "We're not here to harm any of you," Liza spoke to them.
"Then what are you doing here?!" Gala spoke. "You come and open the door without permission?!" Anger rose from his throat and out of his mouth, surprising even himself from it. He has never been this angry all his life, but today was an exception. He was too angry about Noa's injury and her initial shock from it all. "You did this to Noa! You deceived her and stole Cort from her!"
Arch growled, stepping towards the larger man, ready to strike him again, but Liza lifted up an arm to stop him from going any further. "We did nothing of the sort!" she replied. "We are here to protect Noa and Cort, not to destroy them!"
"Then, why is Cort not here?! Why is Noa injured from possibly the one whom I trusted?!" Gala hissed, his anger still rising.
Mei placed a hand on his shoulder, calming him down. Soon, Gala's heartbeat was slowing down and he looked at her gently. The girl took a step forward, her eyes trained on Liza with questions in her mind. "Who are you?"
"We are Guardians and destroyers of Conkram," Liza replied. "We were assigned to protect the palace where the Prince and Princess lives and also to destroy the place where evil Seru grows."
"Conkram?!" Gala spoke. "How can Conkram be revived? It was already destroyed by myself, Vahn and Noa!"
"That's where you're wrong, friend," Arch spoke, emphasizing the word, 'friend' as a word of disliking towards the taller man. "Conkram never died when you defeated the Seru-kai. It lingers in the blood of the one who summoned it and Kaseru is planning on reviving it any way he can."
"The blood of the one who summoned it?" Mei and Gala spoke in unison. They glanced at each other, knowing of the answer.
"Cort," a small voice spoke. All four of them glanced behind Mei and Gala and were surprised to see Noa was up and about once again, her face glowing in determination. "Show us where Kaseru is."
Liza nodded. "This will be dangerous, are you up to it?"
Noa agreed, shocking Mei and Gala. They watched her take another simple step, her eyes still full of that same determination. "If it's to bring Cort and Vahn... ALWAYS."
Note: Woah! Confused yet? Heh heh, well I know that the Serus died, but what happens tho if Cort's blood WAS the key to reviving them again? And do you understand who Arch and Liza are? No? Well, too bad, cause you just gonna have to wait another chapter! Heh! Heh! Awww, don't worry, I promise I won't let you wait that long!
Chapter 8 - Beginning of the end
She woke up with a pain in the back of her neck. Noa moaned and looked up from where she laid. Something was not right. It was quiet-too quiet. "Cort?" she called. She sat up from the floor and looked around. "Cort? Vahn?" she called. She didn't remember what had happened except for Vahn coming back from God-knows where. She embraced him and then collapsed on the floor, her mind filling with darkness and nothing else. She glanced to her side. There was a broken vase lying beside her. Could it be? She thought. Could he have done this? How could he? Getting up on both her feet, Noa looked around, her heart pounding. Something was not right at all. "Cort?" she called again.
No reply.
"Noa?!" The red head jerked her head around, startled by Mei's voice as she entered the house without asking. She stepped inside, her eyes widening in fear when she discovered Noa's head was bleeding. "Noa! What happened to you?"
Noa shook her head. She didn't know what to think anymore. Has the man she loves betrayed her? Has he been pretending all this time to love her so he could get close to Cort and kidnap him? No... if Vahn wanted to kidnap him... No, he wouldn't dare kidnap Cort. He loved Cort like his own little brother. She chose not to believe it. "Mei," she spoke. Her body began to shake in fear and in resentment. She felt betrayal, confusion and love at the same time towards the man. Why would Vahn kidnap Cort? What would be his reason? Maybe Vahn went after the man who kidnapped him. Yes, that must be it.
"My goodness, Noa! The back of your head is bleeding!" Noa closed her eyes, pulling a chair from the dinner table. She sat down and sighed deeply, tears now streaking down her small face. How could this have happened? Was the man she was in bed with a stranger, pretending to be someone that she truly cared for? She felt something warm to where her injury was, but thought nothing of it. Noa looked up as Mei dabbed the bloody cloth back in the water, turning it to a red lake of deception and questions that could not be answered. Noa felt her heart lurch in disgust. Could the man be someone else? Not Vahn? Was Vahn really dead?
"Mei... He- Vahn, he..." she paused, taking a long, deep breath from her already shaking body. How could she tell Mei? Mei would never forgive her for letting a stranger in the house, but how could she have known that Vahn was not 'Vahn.'
"Who did this to you, Noa?" Mei looked into her eyes like a concerned older sister would to her little sister. She gently dabbed some more of the warm water against the back of Noa's head.
With her question, Noa turned her head away and said nothing.
Mei knew the answer, but chose to ignore that thought. Vahn could not have done this. He loved Noa too much to put a dent on their relationship and he made it clear before he left for the journey all those years ago to learn about the Serus after all three of the great warriors defeated the evil Serus that plagued the world, that he was in love with Noa all this time. It didn't matter to Vahn whether she can be annoying at times, Mei knew, Noa had good points in her that made men want to gravel at her feet. She shook her head, sweeping that terrible thought of jealousy of the girl who became her best friend- her sister. "Are you sure you saw the face to who did this to you?"
Noa nodded quietly. She didn't want to say his name. She didn't want to think about it. Unable to keep her emotions dry, Noa placed her face in her hands and wept as hard as she could, her body shaking and her tears flowing violently over her cheeks and on her lap. Mei's eyes widened and like a sister, kneeled in front of her and wrapped her arms around Noa with comfort.
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The fate of the entire world lay in her hands. She would be the one to break the barrier that surrounded the evil inside the man's heart. Round, green eyes searched the dark room, waiting for the rest to accompany him around the screen that formed inside a crystal ball. They have watched carefully, this girl and her brother for many months now, making sure nothing happened to them. Now, it had gotten worse. It was their fault that they could not see through the man's eyes before. They were unable to tell if he was the real one or not, but they had to make sure. They had to sacrifice further to make sure, so they would not dissipate the wrong person. Now, the truth had come and it became far worse than they expected.
He turned to one of his companions standing close to his right and nodded. Her long, brown wavy hair bounced as she turned her green eyes on him, her face filled with sorrow for the girl inside the crystal ball, the girl that forced admiration to show on her face. "Are you ready?"
Liza nodded and sighed, turning her face towards the girl in the screen. "Why are you letting me do this, Arch? I thought you didn't trust me?" She looked back at him, her face expressionless and full of questions.
Arch's mouth was straight and relaxed, as if he knew the question was coming. His soft, wavy, blond hair and dark roots in the middle, gleamed underneath the light that peeked through the small hole in the tent inflicted from the previous battle they had with their enemy. Scratches on the left side of his face from a wolf attack, completely destroyed that side, making him look hideous from the outside, but his blue eyes, soft and gentle, stared back at the eyes of the young woman he has known all his life. His good half of the face seemed to grin slightly at the girl. "You already know the answer to that, Liza. This girl trusts you and you have begun to trust her. It's also your job to protect her."
The girl nodded, her mouth turning into a frown. "I understand that. But it was also your job to protect both her and her brother, am I correct?" she asked, without turning to face him.
The other three, who stood silently as they listened to their conversation, glanced at Arch with questioning gazes. A man with long, brown hair stepped forward, staring at the side of his younger sister's face with a serious expression. "Liza, do what Arch has told you."
Liza jerked her head towards her older brother, Kamen. "I have not said I would not. All I'm saying is if you have only done your job right..." She turned her face towards her face, "then this, would not have happened! You would not have to ask me to help you. Have you forgotten that I no longer belong here?!" Angrily, Liza stamped out of the tent and out into the open air, leaving her companions wondering about her attitude. What do they know? "I should have done this job alone," she spoke to herself. She would have. She was a better fighter than the other four. Her brother was an exception and so was Arch, but none of them were good at bonding with the other people that they were protecting than she was. The only thing Arch and Kamen were good at was fighting them with their fists and swords. How can her father let them protect them with their skills, she may never understand?
"Liza, wait..." Liza sighed, pausing in the middle of a small road where horse carriages and people rarely went through. She did not turn to find out whom it was, until he had stepped beside her and looked at her with the same, soft, blue eyes. "I understand how you feel. You're angry at us for not letting you protect them all the time, but we had to see first if he was Vahn or not."
"You dismissed me," she spoke, without turning to face him. "I was the right candidate to protect them! I had their trust and you all broke it with your little talks!" How can they have talked to each other about her without her knowing? Liza stomped her foot angrily and finally pivoted around to look at Arch, who was gazing at her with the same, gentle eyes. "How can you do that to me, Arch? I thought you loved me?"
Arch closed his eyes. "Of course I do, that's why I had to do it."
Liza raised an eyebrow, confusion glued on her face. "What-?" Before she could ask him some more, she felt Arch's strong arms wrapped around her small body. Liza gasped, startled, but as soon as Arch gently loosened his grip around her, she relaxed in his arms.
"I couldn't let you fight him by yourself. We all know he's stronger than you, so Kamen and I decided that we demote you from protecting them. I wanted to protect you, Liza," Arch whispered in her ear. "You are not fully a Guardian yet."
The girl closed her eyes. "What about those protecting Noa and Cort? Are you just going to leave them unprotected?" She gently pushed Arch off of her and looked into his face, one half, almost decaying, but she didn't care. Arch was a kind soul and she loved him. "I can't just sit here and do nothing. We have to tell them where they are!"
Arch shook his head. "You know we can't. It defies the laws of Guardianship and if we break it we'll-" He paused as Liza raised her hand to stop him from talking.
Liza shook her head in annoyance. "Yeah, yeah, Arch Gorum! I understand everything about the laws of Guardianship and what would happen if we were to break them." She looked up, her face full of remorse and sadness. "You have to understand, Arch..." Liza turned her face towards the beautiful mountains up ahead. "If we don't do anything, those two will never be able to have happiness in their lives. They deserve some."
Arch sighed. He knew he could not stop Liza from doing something. All these years, he stuck by her and protected her and it was all worth it. Liza was the kind of person who loved to protect people, that's probably why she got the license in the first place. He lifted up a hand and grabbed Liza's small ones and kissed the inside of her palms. "You are so sweet, Liza," he whispered.
Liza smiled. "I knew you would agree with me. It's best that we tell her now. I can't lie to her anymore, Arch. She's my friend."
Arch nodded. "All right, let's go."
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She was curled on the bed, her eyes closed in fatigue and her back towards her. Mei watched her sleep, sighing as she closed the door behind her. She took a step forward to the kitchen and paused at the sight of a broken vase on the floor, her feet almost stepping on one of the shards that looked sharp enough to cut her toe.
"How is she?" a deep voice spoke. Mei looked up and nodded, walking around the broken vase and met Gala by the counter of the kitchen. She had no other choice. She had to call Gala to bring her inside the room. The girl could no longer stand on her own two feet from the shock. With Cort gone and Vahn's possibly betrayal, Mei could understand Noa's feelings now. Noa felt pain from Vahn's deception and separation from her little brother whom she treated as a son these last four years.
"She's sleeping," Mei answered, pulling a seat from the dining table and sitting down. She sighed, placing her chin on her upward palm, thinking about the girl's condition. "What do we do now?"
Gala said nothing, as he lifted his elbow up from the counter and walking up beside Mei. He pulled a chair as well in front of her and sat down, then leaned back as far as he could and stared out the sliding door that let them see the sunlight from the outside. "I'm going to find Vahn and Cort," he whispered.
Mei said nothing as she watched Gala stand up again. He headed for the front door, when he paused suddenly and turned around to face her. "I hear someone coming," he spoke to her softly. "Stay where you are." Mei obeyed and sat back down slowly, her heart pounding. Gala silently moved to the side of the door, clenching his fists, ready to attack anyone through the door.
The knob twisted. Mei and Gala took silent in breaths and watched as the door slowly opened to reveal a small, figure, followed by a tall and large one. Mei gasped as Gala stepped in front of them, his fists high in the air, but before he could take down one of them, the large figure had him cornered between his hands, Gala's large arms pressed against the kitchen wall.
The small figure closed the door behind them and Mei could now see their identity as Liza, the girl whom Noa mostly talked about and a man she did not recognize, who was pressing Gala against the wall, as if to protect Liza from harm. Liza glanced at her, the shorter girl's face, pressed with a serious look. "That's enough, Arch," the girl spoke.
Immediately, the blond man let go of Gala, stepping back behind the girl and glancing towards Mei. Gala quickly ran beside Mei, his fists still clenched to protect the green haired, girl. Liza stared at Gala, shaking her head and lifting up her hands. "We're not here to harm any of you," Liza spoke to them.
"Then what are you doing here?!" Gala spoke. "You come and open the door without permission?!" Anger rose from his throat and out of his mouth, surprising even himself from it. He has never been this angry all his life, but today was an exception. He was too angry about Noa's injury and her initial shock from it all. "You did this to Noa! You deceived her and stole Cort from her!"
Arch growled, stepping towards the larger man, ready to strike him again, but Liza lifted up an arm to stop him from going any further. "We did nothing of the sort!" she replied. "We are here to protect Noa and Cort, not to destroy them!"
"Then, why is Cort not here?! Why is Noa injured from possibly the one whom I trusted?!" Gala hissed, his anger still rising.
Mei placed a hand on his shoulder, calming him down. Soon, Gala's heartbeat was slowing down and he looked at her gently. The girl took a step forward, her eyes trained on Liza with questions in her mind. "Who are you?"
"We are Guardians and destroyers of Conkram," Liza replied. "We were assigned to protect the palace where the Prince and Princess lives and also to destroy the place where evil Seru grows."
"Conkram?!" Gala spoke. "How can Conkram be revived? It was already destroyed by myself, Vahn and Noa!"
"That's where you're wrong, friend," Arch spoke, emphasizing the word, 'friend' as a word of disliking towards the taller man. "Conkram never died when you defeated the Seru-kai. It lingers in the blood of the one who summoned it and Kaseru is planning on reviving it any way he can."
"The blood of the one who summoned it?" Mei and Gala spoke in unison. They glanced at each other, knowing of the answer.
"Cort," a small voice spoke. All four of them glanced behind Mei and Gala and were surprised to see Noa was up and about once again, her face glowing in determination. "Show us where Kaseru is."
Liza nodded. "This will be dangerous, are you up to it?"
Noa agreed, shocking Mei and Gala. They watched her take another simple step, her eyes still full of that same determination. "If it's to bring Cort and Vahn... ALWAYS."
Note: Woah! Confused yet? Heh heh, well I know that the Serus died, but what happens tho if Cort's blood WAS the key to reviving them again? And do you understand who Arch and Liza are? No? Well, too bad, cause you just gonna have to wait another chapter! Heh! Heh! Awww, don't worry, I promise I won't let you wait that long!