Theme song: Summoned, Final Fantasy X
Max pointed to the potion building, "Go get some potions from that building. Get anything that still has even the smallest amount of potion in it!"
The slime and orange mushroom nodded and jumped to the potion building.
Max tore a piece of cloth from his robe and dipped it into the water of the ocean. He folded it a few times and wiped the girl's forehead.
"Who's there?" The girl murmured. Her voice was barely an audible whisper but Max heard her.
"Hang on," He looked at her hands. They looked as if they were burned and bruised badly, "What happened to your hands?"
"I guess I overdid it with my magic." She scrunched her eyes and stared straight at him, "You're—you're not one of us."
Max looked at her clothes. She's a fighter of Rune Midgard! What do I do? He held onto his staff tightly. Do I kill her or should I spare her? A darkened expression was cast on his face. She might be injured and just a girl but she's part of the people who killed Cutter and Silver. He started to pull his staff out from his robe. She deserves to die.
The slime and orange mushroom jumped in front of him with many different potions. Max retracted his staff, "You got the potions!" He looked at the innocent expression on the monster's faces. He sighed and grabbed a potion. How could I even think about killing her after all I've been through? He brought the glass to the girl's lip, "I'm giving you a potion. It'll heal you quicker."
The girl blinked and opened her mouth slightly. Max poured the potion slowly into her mouth. The girl swallowed it slowly, "Why do you want to help me?"
"Because I've gone through hell," Max held onto his staff tightly, "You'll need to rest."
The girl nodded slightly and sat up, "Not yet," She looked at him, "I want to thank you first."
"Wait," Max added, "Can you tell me why your land is so strong?"
The girl blinked, "Oh," She lied down, "You look tired. You should lie down too."
Max stroked the orange mushroom's hood, "I know. You can sleep now." He murmured to the monsters. He lied down afterwards, "Tell me,"
The girl nodded, "Rune Midgard is a great land but the people there are training relentlessly for the day of Ragnarok."
"Ragnarok?" Max asked.
"Ragnarok is just a myth but the people of Rune Midgard believe that it is real. A wolf will swallow the sun. An earthquake will shatter Fenrir's chains. The world serpent Jormungard will spew out poisonous fumes and cause a tidal wave. Loki, Hel and their vile crew will ser sail on the boat of the dead. Heimdall, the watchman, will blow his great horn. The golden rooster will crow and that will signal the twilight of gods. Everything will be destroyed and even the great tree of life Yggdrasil will shake. Only the sons of Odin and Thor, a human man and a human woman will survive. Soon, life will return to the world."
Max smiled, "That's a happy story." He rolled his eyes.
"It's just a myth but the people seem to believe in it. We train every single day just so we will be ready when the twilight of gods arrives." The girl yawned, "That's most of it. I don't believe in it though."
Max nodded, "Yeah…" He turned to her, "Can you tell me about your life? I'll tell you about mine if you want."
The girl smiled, "Okay, you start."
"I had two of the greatest friends ever. They were in love but they went through a few hard times. Their true love always showed for each other even when the war began. Even the war didn't split them up. They both got caught up by the war even though they knew they couldn't survive. I'll never forget them…" Max sighed deeply.
"Max!" A voice shouted, "Cutter! Please wait!"
Silver ran towards them. She had a pack slung around her shoulder.
"Silver?" Cutter replied, "What's that?"
Silver looked at him seriously, "I'm coming with you!"
Cutter shook his head no, "No! It's too dangerous for you. I don't want you getting hurt and I can't always protect you."
"I know that!" Silver looked down, "I can't just sit around while my friends face death. And…" She looked up, "Don't you believe that we'll make it?"
Cutter sighed deeply, "This isn't a game. We have to defend our land with honour even if we do fall. Even if I die, you'll still be alive."
"But," Silver interrupted, "If you died, I would never forgive myself because I didn't come with you and I didn't try to protect you."
Cutter pulled her into his arms, "I'll never forgive myself if you died. Please just stay,"
Silver brought her arms onto his back, "I…will never leave you. I'll stand by you until the end."
Max was so caught up in that memory that he completely blanked out.
"Do you want to know my story?" The girl asked.
"Oh," Max replied, "Okay,"
The girl looked down, "My father is the king of Rune Midgard. He was the king before he was assassinated. Now my uncle is in charge but he always has this deep hatred for your people. He always made me train but I don't want to fight. That's why I became a priest."
Max closed his eyes, "Your father was assassinated by our people. That's why this battle was so catastrophic."
"Yes," The girl nodded, "I wish this never happened. Why do you talk to me so much? Don't take it the wrong way but I'm one of the people who tried to destroy your land. Why would you even talk to me let alone heal me?"
Max looked at her and smiled, "You remind me of my friend. Silver was always talkative but she always had a dark attitude to herself. You're a lot like her." He turned his body so he faced her completely, "You kind of look like her too. Well, you both have really pale skin and your face shape is kind of like hers." The girl stared at him blankly, "Is there something wrong?"
"My name is Silver." The girl replied.
Hmm, I think this is definitely the big twist of the story. Please R & R