Seki-chan
We arrived at my house, by twos, actually. I was with the priest, supporting him while walking and leading the way. Freya and Chrystal were behind me; with Freya comforting her.(I told Freya to do that, because women were SO much better at that than men.) The twins were behind Freya and Chrystal, with Chaos holding Chios's hand as she walked looking around and squinting her eyes again as if trying to remember something.
' We're here,' I told them. My house wasn't that big, but since Papa and Mama were famous wizards, we were a little rich, I guess.
I lay the priest at the bed at our guest room(specially reserved for guests only). I put a chair beside the bed so that Chrystal could sit down. She was still crying; her eyes were so puffy and red. It still makes me wonder how women cry so much without even tiring themselves...
The priest started to move around; and the expression on his face was one of pain. He started moving a little, and then he opened his eyes.
It was the first time I've seen his face; to tell the truth, he looked like a guy version of Chrystal. I looked from Chrystal and back to him; and it was undeniable that they had a resemblance.
His eyes were ocean blue; and his hair was fiery red. His hair was covering one eye; which made him look so mysterious. His eyelids slowly closed; and his head fell sidewards.
I began to worry a little; was he...you know what? Just like Papa? I hope not..
I didn't notice that Chrystal was actually healing him. He was just asleep, that's all.
After she had finished; I noticed that she had stopped crying. In fact, she was smiling slightly while caressing the priest's hair. But how did Chrstal know who he was? What was their relationship with each other?
' Uhh, Chrystal?'
She snapped her head up, her eyes wide open. I guess she was pretty occupied with her thoughts that she forgot that we were still there.
' Y-yes?'
' Uhhh...Do you know this guy?'
We all took a step back when she suddenly stood up. She walked towards the window; and we all looked at her. It was sunny outside; and you could see the merchants vending their goods, blacksmiths forging armor or weapons for eager buyers, novices running about or asking for directions, or, if you were lucky, you could see someone who has an aura.
' This priest is...my brother,'
Our eyes were wide open with shock. Didn't she tell us that her siblings were all dead? Why is he here now? Was he, perhaps..
' I know what everybody is thinking...he's supposed to be dead. I myself do not know why he is still alive.'she said calmly.
Perhaps it was pretty obvious that the same question was circling on our heads. Why is he alive? Didn't he die on the battle? I guess we would all find out when he wakes up.
The agony of waiting for him to wake up was unbearable. We all had questions, and we wanted answers. I was pacing back and forth on the room; Freya stood by the window looking outside; Chios and Chaos were sitting quietly on a corner with Chios sleeping on Chaos's shoulder; and lastly, Chrystal sitting beside the bed.
I couldn't stop thinking about the priest..I couldn't remember seeing any male priest still standing on the battle. I saw Chrystal, yes, but that was it. She was the only priest when I arrived at the battlefield, so why is he still alive? Chrystal even told us that all her siblings died at the battle, so that included him. The question ' why' and 'how' remained on my head. It makes my head hurt, because of all the questions about him, and what I would ask him first when he wakes up.
My thoughts were interrupted and I came to a halt when I heard something shift on the bed. I whirled my head towards the bed and saw that he was waking up. There was an akward silence again; and the only noise that you could hear was the his shifting on the bed and his coughing. We all waited for him to sit up; with Chrystal assisting him.
When he was finally able to sit up, I expected to hear questions loaded at him. But everyone was silent; perhaps we were all too worried about him that the questions were wiped off.
Silence.
I could see the priest whispering something to Chrystal; with Chrystal nodding her head repeatedly. After he finished, his eyes were hidden and his bangs again and he sat back. Chrystal turned to us and said,
' He said that he doesn't have enough strength to answer your many questions, so he told me that I will answer for him. So, who's going to start?
Silence.
' Uhh, if you don't mind me asking, um, S-sir--' I asked nervously.
' Who are you?' I said calmly, getting a little braver.
' His name is Chrystopher. He is called Chrys for short.' Chrystal answered.
It was now Chrystal who asked him a question. She said it a bit softly, but we could still hear it.
' Chrys, how did you survive? I th-thought you w-were dead,'
Chrys coughed a little and began telling his tale.
Crystopher's Tale
Chrystopher's POV
'On the day of the massacre, we, I, Chrystal, and our other siblings, were called by the Pronterian army and told us that our help was needed. At that time I was in Payon, with my other sibling, so I just activated a portal so that we could get there faster. When we arrived, our faces were of horror as we saw many warriors slain then and there, right in front of our eyes. We saw Chrystal and the others with them, so we hurriedly rushed to their aid. As we were fighting, I noticed that some of us(siblings) were missing. I hurriedly scanned the area, in hopes that I could find them, but I only saw Chrystal. I looked around the floor, and saw one of our siblings there, lying on the floor. He was a knight, and he died of honor because he protected a wizardress. I saw my sister, a huntress, as she was placing as many traps as she can in front of the MVP's, trying desperately to evade the swift attacks of the Doppelganger. As she had done placing traps, she jumped back but the MVP Doppelganger followed her, as if challenging her on one-on-one. I couldn't help her, because I was busy about some matters myself. She was exhaustedly shooting arrows and charging her falcon. She stopped shooting, and I heard her shout that she was out of arrows. She still tried hard to evade, but one hit of the Doppelganger's sword was fatal to her. He had slashed her leg, and when she couldn't move anymore, h-he..'
Normal POV
He stopped talking; he covered his face with his hands and started to cry. Chrystal was crying too; and she wrapped her arms around him in a tight embrace.
All of a sudden, I felt like crying too. I looked around, and I saw Chios and Chaos just standing there, not crying but I could see it in their eyes that they were sad. I looked at Freya, she was covering her mouth with her hand while her tears uncontrollably streamed down her cheeks. She needed comfort; I walked towards her and wrapped my arms around her. I was crying too; I felt the pain that Chrys and Chrystal were feeling right now. I felt the pain of losing the one you love most; the pain of being alone and isolated from the world; the sorrow, the anger, the thirst for revenge...
Chrys regained his composure and continued on with the story.
' H-he slashed her with the sword, a-and...sh-she d-died.'
I heard Freya gasp.
' H-he even l-laughed w-when h-he heard her s-scream,'
I looked away. It was too much for me to bear.
' With so much anger, I charged towards the Doppelganger, even though I knew I didn't stand a chance. It all happened in slow motion; I was shouting 'HOLY LIGHT!!' and the Doppelganger's sword was raised high up in the air, ready to strike...'
' T-then what?' Chrystal interrupted, her voice shaking.
' My surroundings began to fade, but I caught a glimpse of a blue-haired knight, with her spear raised up in the air, her face streaked with dirt...'
' A-and?' I asked, eager to know what happened next.
' My surroundings changed, I was in the middle of a forest, where I saw a smokie...'
' Then?'
' I-i, blacked out. After that, I can't remember anything anymore.'
He rested his head on his hands again. We all looked at each other; the puzzled look evident on our faces. We turned to Chrystal, and it was obvious that she knew the answer.
' I-it was me. I m-made the Doppelganger c-chase our s-sister! I-i was th-the one w-who made th-the portal t-to P-payon F-forest! A-and...'
We were all looking at Chrystal now, our faces mixed with expressions.
' I WAS THE ONE WHO SUMMONED THE DOPPELGANGER!!!'
With that she stormed out of the room, crying hysterically.
Silence.
No one could speak. No one said a word. We were all in shock. I don't get it. Why would she do such a thing?
tbc...
Hello! I know that you all have the same question in your heads...Why did Chrystal do such a thing? Well, I'll guess you'll find out in the next chapter, which is going to be released very soon! See ya'llz! Bye!!!!;-)
Seki-chan
