Destiny - Chapter 5 - The story goes on...
Since that day, both of them made his/her best to help the other. It was the only way for them to live 24 hours a day together without arguing again, and their opposite characters and interests increased their chances to argue. And it's not by being enemies that they could find Soul Edge.
It had been a month since they arrived there, and they still didn't have any clue where Soul Edge was hidden. They began to feel like they were losing their time. Until one day...
"Hey, but it's Hwang, the guy we met on the boat ! Hey ! Hwang, wake up !" a young man was saying, seeing Hwang sleeping. Then he noticed the girl clutched to his arm. "Look Xianghua ! It's Seung Mina !" he murmured.
Finally Hwang opened his eyes and saw two cheerful faces looking at him : Kilik and his joung partner Xianghua.
"Kilik... and Xianghua... is it you ?" he said still lying on the blanket he shared with Mina. "It's dawn, why did you wake me up?" he said sleepily and quite annoyed.
Kilik smiled to him. "Well it's nice to meet you again ! We've got some good news, and it's great you're here so we're gonna go there together !" he said waking Mina up. She looked at the two "guests" and said : "Hi Xianghua, hi Kilik ... I heard you've got good news... So why make us wait then ...", not completely awake.
Hwang nodded : "Yes, tell us what you discovered. Anything about Soul Edge ?" She said while they both sat up.
The agile Xianghua then jumped with grace to a distance, as if for a show and said : "Someone in this town told us about a magic sword hidden in a cave, in the deepest forest of the country..."
"-and we're almost sure that it's Soul Edge !" Kilik continued, coming near Xianghua and toying with his Kali-Yuga (his stick). "We just have to find that forest. He told us she was five hundred miles away in the Western country, and very dangerous..."
"-because full of evil spirits protecting it from thiefs and people who don't deserve it. We were even said that many came in this forest and never returned ! Exciting, isn't it ?" Xianghua finished.
"Mhhh..." moaned Hwang puzzled. "What do you think of it Mina ??"
"-What ?" she said surprised he asked for her advice for once. "Well, since we don't have any clue, why not follow this one...?" she shrugged.
"-Okay right," Hwang concluded. "So we're following you. At least if we have any problem, it will be your fault Mina." he said that very seriously but Mina knew him, it was a joke.
"-I should have known if you asked for advice there must be a reason," she said rolling her eyes, while Kilik and Xianghua were laughing.
So Hwang and Mina stood up and quickly packed their few belongings. Hwang put his top on, Seung Mina absolutely wanted to brush her hair, but 15 minutes later they were ready. "We're going to have a great time together," Kilik said happily.
The four fighters then leaved that little forest, hoping to be in the way to Soul Edge and more exactly, leaved to the West. They went through the town, and there wasn't anyone in the streets because it was only dawn. Xianghua was holding Mina's arm and both were talking, well, about girls' stuff, while Kilik and Hwang talked about their fighting techniques and all their went through.
Their journey was long and because they only had their feet as a vehicle, it took them 3 months to reach their destination, a little village with the deepest, darkest and strangest forest all around. Many people told about that forest as hell, and about the inhabitants of the village as killers, demons and ghosts. But our four fighters were too determined to believe in these 'tales'.
During these 3 months, the four of them learned much about each other, and became real friends, except for two : Hwang and Xianghua. The Korean warrior couldn't bear seeing that childish girl playing all around him, and the young Chinese girl was both afraid of him and really upset he looked at her with so much contempt, whereas he was so obsessed to protect the nice Seung Mina. Both Kilik and Mina had talked about it together, but there wasn't much they could do. So, they just had to wait and see... Xianghua and Kilik already were loving each other, it was obvious by the way they held each other sometimes.
One day, as they had stopped, Mina was walking among the trees, alone, when she saw Kilik and Xianghua together. She hid herself behind a tree and looked.
Xianghua was in Kilik's arms, smiling. "Kilik," she said, "Do you love me... as much as I love you...?" Kilik smiled and answered : "You're my sweet little Xianghua, and I've been protecting for so many years... but now I know there's something else between us." They looked at each other with such love in their eyes... Mina stopped staring and rested her back on the tree she was hiding behind and closed her eyes. "They seem so happy together..." she thought. And then she leaved the two without looking anymore, she knew they were kissing.
They finally had to continue their journey, and during all the day Mina stayed silent and seemed sad. She never knew real love, and she was almost jealous of Xianghua. Why did she hide her this ? Weren't they good friends after all ? Kilik and Xianghua were leading the way, followed by Hwang and Seung Mina. Of course Hwang had noticed Mina was sad, and was trying to find out why. But he didn't.
Mina looked at him with sadness and noticed he was staring at her.
"Anything wrong Mina ?" he asked.
"Oh, nothing really important," she answered. She thought that it wasn't that important, and it wasn't a good reason to be so sad. But now she felt as if she was all alone. She saw in Hwang's eyes he was aware that she was hiding something to him.
Then many days passed, and she finally told Xianghua about her problems.
"- I knew you'd be sad. That's why I tried to hide my love with Kilik."
Mina shrugged. "You're my best friend Xianghua, and I feel like you've been stolen to me, you know."
"-But, and Hwang ? I'm sure all he's waiting for is you," Xianghua maintained. "He cares for you so much... it's obvious !" she said smiling. She liked to play the match maker. "What do you think of him, uh ?" she asked Mina.
"-I'm not sure that... oh anyway. Hwang is... strong, always serious, and very honest."
"-No ! I mean, physically."
Mina blushed. "Mmh... well," she said embarrassed. "He's quite handsome..."
Xianghua clapped her hands laughing. "He he he he ! You love him, you love him !"
"-Not that loud," Mina murmured looking around.
"-Oh Mina, he'll not resist to you for long, you're too pretty !"
"-Thanks Xianghua. You're really a friend." Xianghua winked.
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End of Chapter 5