A/N: Here is the second installment of the Oblivion Chronicles. Here is fair warning, there is a lot of dialogue in this chapter. Sorry!
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction, romance, and adventure. All characters that take place in this story either belong to myself, or their respected owners, in which I have consent to use them. This is a work of my own mind, and therefore, all opinions on it are respected but not required. Class names, descriptions, weapon names, armor names, city names, and most of the information used from the Ragnarok Online world is © of Gravity Corp. and Lee Myoungjinj
Oblivion Chronicles
Chapter Two: A Cry Out for Help
As soon as their drinks were on the table, Alicia waited for the waitress to leave them alone, in the mean time she began to ring out her hair letting the water drip to the floor. When the female was gone, Alicia began, "Okay, I've already explained why there was a sword and shield in their insignia, now the reason for the eagle. It is to represent their speed to get anywhere at anytime, but it also represents the fact that they will protect each other along with any civilians like you and me." Taking a deep breath, she made sure he was paying attention by lifting her eyes up from her drink momentarily then continuing on. "About fifteen years ago, three leaders named Rekzhek, Aliborn, and Dekinmich, had been corrupted by the powers of evil and basically were their pawns. They also had twenty Lord Knights and sixty Paladins under their command that were extremely loyal to them, the rest were killed while they slept, or their food was poisoned. So throughout the five years that this had happened no one dared to advance into the ranks of Lord Knights or Paladins because if they weren't loyal to these three, they would die, and that's not a very good incentive to join their ranks. They had killed nearly twelve thousand people over the course of five years, and these people were all innocent bystanders to the madness that had ensued over these years. They were supposedly being executed because they committed crimes of treason, espionage, and so fourth, basically high crimes against the crown. When the king had finally figured this all out, he had committed himself to finding the culprits of this slaughtering of his people."
She took a deep breath and lifted her head up from staring down at the auburn liquid in her cup to make eye contact with him. "The people who died weren't just peasants, farmers, and the KDR. They had killed priests, children, guardsmen, anyone who tried to stand up to them, and then those that they thought that they didn't deserve living." She ran her fingers on her right hand through her hair, and pushed it back over her shoulder before continuing, "The King had employed an elite group of Assassins to search and detain these criminals. He had practically cleared out the treasury in hopes of catching these people, but there was nothing wrong with it, since all of the towns legislatures and the people of Prontera wanted this to stop. It was in the fourth year that he employed these Assassins, and it only took them a year to track down all of them and kill all those who opposed them, but they didn't kill the three leaders, only because they were ordered not to. Almost half of the group of soldiers they had, died flat out to these specters of the shadow, they never stood a chance. When they had brought the traitors to the King, they were gone as soon as they received their payment and only come out in times of crisis in hopes of making a profit. But that's not important right now." She explained with a huff, and a sip of her beverage. "When they were brought fourth, they were all begging for their lives, so the King stuck them all in the culverts, since that's basically his prison, when the day of execution came around the group was brought fourth to Prontera Square and were executed after saying their last words, which were 'If we had the chance to do this again, we would and we would be better prepared to slaughter millions of people.' One-by-one each got their head's chopped off and their heads were placed on sticks on Mt. Mjolnir.
"As soon as new leadership was placed in control of the KDR, they got about four thousand recruits in the first three months they reestablished the regiment. And this was ten years ago when the group was reestablished, and to this day, they are trying to reclaim their lost honor and name, nowadays they are referred to as the Executioners of Rune-Midgard or just the Executioners, that's why no one sees them anymore. They have fought countless battles that the public doesn't even know of, defending their lives without any gratitude, or compliment. I've worked with these men and women and I hold them all in the highest regards." She took another breath and let it out slowly, waiting for him to reply.
"Now I understand why I only heard one side of the story. Because the people don't know that they are doing these things, and they can't change their opinions of the group. Hmm.." He ended his statement with a silent thought, trying to understand what this evil power was. "Alicia, you said they were corrupted by the powers of evil, did they ever figure out what exactly it was?" When he finished, she shook her head in reply not knowing the answer to it. "What about these Assassins you were telling me about, how exactly did the King get in contact with them?" She ran her finger around the rim of her glass in thought, trying to find a way to explain it to him.
"He sent out messengers to every spot where they could set up camp, and the number of messengers he sent out was unbelievable, it was nearly twenty-five thousand people out there trying to deliver a message. Most died, some are still missing presumed dead, and only a handful returned to the kingdom saying that they couldn't find them. The King was about to send out another group of people when they appeared right in front of him, they just appeared there on a knee bowing to him." She sat silently waiting for him, obviously history wasn't something he was very fluent in, but she would gladly spend enough time with him to explain anything he needed to know, since he helped her in trying to find her brother.
"Well, this is all very interesting, but alas Alicia, I must leave. It was great to spend time with you, and actually know what was the happenings of the KDR. I'll leave you with this though.." He pulled out a roll of parchment from his pouch and dabbed a quill on the bloody blade of his axe, which wasn't making a mess of the floor, it seemed that the blood was just moving around the very tip of the blade. He used it as a red ink, and scrawled out where he lived in the four towns he had homes in. Getting up, he paid for both of their drinks and wished her farewell as he walked out of the building.
Sighing, Alicia stood up once more, grabbing the parchment, and proceeded out of the pub. She saw him take a right around a building and when she got to where he turned he was gone and all that was on the ground was a slight scorch mark left by teleportation. Laughing quietly to herself, she then proceeded through the town square towards the Prontera Church where she might be able to find the Minister, if she couldn't then she would have to go straight to the castle. Still clenching the note in her hand, she stood out in the rain staring up at the beauty of the large church. It's towers glistening in the rain, while it's magnificent glasswork reflected all of the drops of rain as they passed by it, while it's size was larger then most of the churches in the province, it was still beautiful. Taking a deep breath, she tightened her grip on the paper and proceeded inwards to a place she was very familiar with.
Upon entering the chapel, it's painted walls and carpeted floors soothed any tension she had accumulated over the last couple of hours, and she didn't know why it always did this to her. Bowing her head as she passed nuns and priests she continued down the hall till two doors on either side were able to be seen, taking the right one she went inside of his office. She tucked the note inside of a small pouch on her side and held her hands together in prayer as she rounded the corner and came up to him, muttering a small prayer before lowering her hands. The Minister was named Revan Stifler, he was in his mid-sixties and looked remarkably young for his age. His brown hair was just beginning to turn gray along the sides and in the back of his head, while his face had yet to gain any wrinkles of old age. He was much taller then her, but he was also husky for his height, she thought he was handsome and that was the last of the thoughts that were in the same category for him.
"Sir, something is amiss in the Morroc Pyramids. I have no idea what it may be, but they have already taken the life of an adventurer, and the Defense Regiment is down there from what I was told. Might I request a few of the priests come with me when I venture back down there in search of the missing adventurer's body if they did indeed kill them." She bowed as she waited for his answer, which took longer then she thought. She could of sworn that he saw her and acknowledge her presence when she approached.
When he finally did reply, it wasn't the answer that she wanted to hear, "Sorry my child, but I cannot grant such a request. If evil is amiss, it is my job to protect this city from the evil that can come forth and try and vanquish it. If you do indeed wish to go back into that place, you'll have to do it without the help of the church." The sound of grievance in his voice was very noticeable, and she knew he figured out who that adventurer was, because she had told him where she would be for the day. "I'm very sorry Alicia, you can see if the Chivalry has any knights in need of a task, but it is highly unlikely." When he dismissed her, she was furious with the church. She stormed out of the room and the church, unraveling the paper that Aerich gave her seeing something odd about it. The location of Comodo was circled, and it said that he would be there most of the time.
Deciding she would check with the Chivalry, and go to the castle after she went to speak with him. Placing the note back in the pouch, she removed a blue gemstone and began to fill it with her power till it glowed brightly. Tossing the gemstone on the ground, she watched it disintegrate and blow away into tiny particles, leaving a blue ring of light going up into the air. Stepping in, she felt it's warmth before being teleported off to the beach town of Comodo. When she appeared on the warm sand, she took the note out and began to study it, trying to figure out where he lived. Unable to understand the area since she has never been here, she walked over to the Kafra dressed in a very skimpy orange-yellow outfit.
"Ma'am, do you by any chance know where Aerich Goehring lives?" Alicia asked, and when she finished speaking the Kafra's face turned a light shade of crimson. She just raised her right hand and pointed at a hut on the far side of the beach secluded by a few trees. Thanking the female, she turned and proceeded towards it, but she didn't get very far when she saw him in a pair of sandals and shorts walking down the beach with a tackle box in hand and a fishing rod. Snickering at the thought of him as a fisherman, she walked over to him since he obviously didn't see her.
When she approached him, she curled her right hand up in front of her mouth to mask any noise that might escape her lips. Continuing to keep the fingers in place, she let them remain till the snickering died down and she was a mere four or five steps. Speeding up her pace, she bounded up next to him and matched his pace, "Hello again Aerich." She spoke quietly to him since it appeared that the inhabitants here were either asleep or away. He looked down to her and smiled, holding up a fish that laid in his tackle box. She looked down at it, and was amazed, the fish itself had scales that glittered in the light of the area; giving it a constantly changing color.
After raising her gaze from the bewildering fish, she met his gaze and looked forward once more trying to remember what she had come to speak with him about. "Up for something to eat Alicia?", He asked her as they strolled down the soft sand of the beach, he then abruptly turned towards a pavilion with a large campfire in the middle of it. There were a few tables spaced out around the fire with a few of the townsfolk embracing each other showing their love for their spouse. The sight of this display of affection made Alicia blush lightly as she was ushered over next to a fire pit and allowed to sit down on a bench by it. When Aerich turned around to stick the fish into the flames, she saw the same scar from earlier in the day and it seemed that it didn't bother him one bit.
"So.. uhh.. why exactly do you have four homes in different cities?" She asked him as she watched the flames dance around the ash ridden logs, bewildered by their movements. She wasn't giving him any attention, but when he didn't answer she removed her gaze from the flames and looked up to see him gone. Worried slightly, she stood up and kept her hands on her lap, looking around only to see him bringing back two glasses and a bottle full of some liquid, feeling embarrassed she sat back down and looked at the flames.
When he sat down next to her, she repeated her question to him again. All that he did was shrug and look over to her, "I guess it's just a way to spend money, I like being able to go to a city and have a house of my own, this way I don't need to use an inn to get some rest, where the other occupants can be loud an obnoxious by not allowing me to fall asleep. Plus the cities that they are all in serve a purpose, such as; Einbroch is where I live to do a little work at the airship factory, helping out when it comes to repair things and the sort, Jawaii is were I go when I need a vacation from everyone and to get some really good fishing in, well here is another vacation spot that I spend a lot of time at, and lastly, Lighthalzen or whatever it's name is, that's where I own a business." After his explanation he shrugged his shoulders as if he didn't know anymore information about himself, then he poured the clear liquid into the two glasses and offered her one, "This is called 'Thunder in Paradise', because of it's taste, since it's really mellow and not overly powerful. I don't know if it's something you might like, but I figured I'd offer some."
Alicia felt out of place, this guy was rich and he didn't seem to care about it in the least. He wasn't flaunting her with his money, and he appeared he would rather be an average citizen then a rich one. "So, what sort of business do you own?" She asked after taking a sip of the clear liquid, the taste making her eyebrows shoot up in appreciation for it's taste. Aerich was quiet for a moment before speaking.
"I run a weapon building company that is stationed out of Light Halzen, but I hardly ever go there, I left it in the hands of a friend. Mainly because that city disgusts me with all the snobbish people, and it wasn't my sort of business. Though, I didn't want to sell it because if I own something, someone else can put it to good use when I don't have an interest in it. At least I'll still own property to pass on to my children. Just like all the stuff I collect when I go out into the world, I just give it away since I don't use it or need it. I may be liked by many, but I really don't mind the fame, I'd prefer to be another person here. Oh well." He shrugged and took a large gulp of the drink, finishing it in one sip. "Twice now, I've seen you and your hair has been a mess, let me go get something that might just help you." He winked to her as he pulled the fish out from the flames and set it on a marble slab to cool as he got up and jogged in the direction of his hut.
Alicia sat there in utter shock not knowing what he meant, though subconscious actions led her to pat down her hair, smoothing it so she didn't look so disorganized. By the time he had returned her hair was back to looking a lot better, although he was holding something behind his back to keep out of her sight and that made her curious. When he sat down next to her on the bench he laid a brown hat in her lap with an insignia on it. It appeared to be of an eagle with both of it's wings spread out and the pointing off to the right.
"Thanks, I think." She shot him a glare from the corner of her eyes, not liking how he made fun of her hair, "What about you, Mr. I-couldn't-care-how-my-hair-looks? Why don't you wear a hat to cover up that mess?" When she finished speaking he started to laugh, confusing her momentarily not understanding what was so funny about her question. When he finished laughing, she had to ask, "What is so funny there buddy?" She raised an eyebrow as she fitted the large hat on her small head.
"Well, for one, I'm not like most of those pretty boy Blacksmiths you see around Prontera and such, I don't care about my hair, I particularly like it." He ran a hand through the mess of his white hair, "And two, I do own a hat that I wear occasionally. Though, I haven't worn it in a good deal of time, oh well." He shrugged again as his shoulders drooped back down to their low, slouching positions. He took a deep breath and exhaled heavily, picking up the fish with his bare hands he began to cut the scales off and placing each individual scale in a pile on the ground, the rest went into the fire so none of the birds had a meal. When it was cleaned up, he offered her a piece of the fish, keeping the other piece for himself. "Eat up, this is a good fish that I was lucky enough to catch." He smiled as soon as she took her piece and he began to eat his own. To her amazement, he was a really good cook and this was something she could easily get used too.
"So, Alicia, why did you visit me all of a sudden, I thought you had important business to attend too?" He asked in between mouthfuls of food, peering over to her when he finished up his piece of fish, slowly placing the scales next to him in his hands. It seemed that he was counting how many he had acquired.
"Oh, I almost forgot." She took a breath and placed the almost finished piece of meat in her lap. "I requested to the church for their help to go back down into the Pyramids to look for my brother, and they said they wouldn't help me because their problem was to protect the city if evil was to come. Then the Minister had the nerve to tell me to go ask the Chivalry for help, knowing damn well they won't help me because they always have problems of their own. So here I am, to relax so I can possibly go talk to the King and his council, along with the Chivalry tomorrow." She sneezed slightly, having to readjust the cap afterwards because it slipped down on her face some which made him start laughing.
"Well, relaxation is what this place is good for. C'mon, you can come spend the night at my place, I hope you don't mind that, that is. I can guarantee that I won't do anything." He held up his hand the same way the knights proved their honor to their superiors. She bursted out in laughter at him, and after a few minutes of laughing hysterically she calmed herself down some.
"I guess that is an offer that I can't pass up, I mean, you cook, fish, and probably clean up after yourself. Though it is late and I don't feel like going back to Prontera." She nodded once and stood up, tossing the unfinished piece of fish into the fire. "Lead on, fearless leader." She motioned for him to take point and she'd follow him. He smiled and picked up the rest of the scales and began to walk out of the pavilion and down across the warm beach at a casual pace until they arrived in a grove a trees that surrounded his home from everyone else.
"Welcome to my humble estate." He told her with another one of his large bows, opening the door allowing her to enter the large hut. "You can have the bed in the back room, I'll sleep on the floor in the den area." He told her as he opened the door up to the bedroom allowing her to enter it before closing it behind her, he then walked back into the den and laid down on the floor his eyes closing well before his head touched the rug of the floor. He tried to fall asleep quickly but was awaken by Alicia's touch, lifting his head up to look up at her crouching figure while raising an eyebrow. "Yes?"
"Do you have something I can sleep in, this dress wasn't meant to be slept in." She asked quite shyly, he could see her face changing to a dark shade of red. She had the hat he gave her off her head and let her hair down, which enhanced her beauty even more. Aerich nodded slightly as they both stood up. Walking back into the room, he opened a closet and pulled out one of the Blacksmith shirts he never wore and handed it over to her, before leaving the room he ruffled her hair a bit and went back to the floor, kicking his sandals off as soon as he was comfortable again.
Soon, Aerich had drifted off to a heavy slumber, while Alicia remained awake most of the night listening to the waves crash against the shore until she finally drifted off to sleep. When she woke up, she saw through squinted eyes that Aerich was standing in front of the closet, he was almost all the way dressed, he still needed to put his sleeveless shirt on. She tried to stifle a yawn, but her movement had made him look over to her. All he did was smile as he pulled on his shirt, "Didja sleep well?"
Stretching out, she made a noise while nodding her head as she yawned once more fully awakening. "It's too bad that I have to leave to talk to the Chivalry and the King and his council today. I wouldn't mind spending another day here, it seems to be a very comfortable area to live in." Aerich continued to smile as he grabbed his belt and slung it around his waist, clasping it in place, his large axe hanging from the front of it.
"Well, you are free to spend as much time here as you like even if I'm not here." As he finished speaking, he reached into the closet and grabbed something, tossing the small metallic object at her. The object landed in the folds of the blanket, Alicia had to fumble with the blankets to find it. "I must now take my leave, I have business to take care of in the caves north of here. If you get done with whatever you need to do, and come back here before I get back, feel free to make yourself at home. I may be in Lighthalzen as well, I must talk to a certain creator and pick a bone with him." He closed the closet and waved to her as he left the room, walking out of the hut and into the morning air.
As soon as he had left, she quickly threw off the shirt, leaving it on the bed as she pulled on her dress, stockings and shoes. Once she finished getting dressed, she left the hut making sure to lock it with the key he gave her, placing that in her pouch. She then removed a blue gemstone, allowing her essence power to flow into the gem, it slowly starting to glimmer blue. Once it was finished, she threw it on the ground and stepped inside of it. Like a rush of hot air, her body was blown about in place not messing up anything about her appearance. Materializing in front of the Chivalry, she had entered and went to the first Captain she saw.
"Sir, I must request the assistance of any and all knights you have to offer." She said in her kindest tone, although she wasn't in that great of a mood. He looked at her and raised an eyebrow, looking down at the large list of members of the Chivalry seeing if any were not busy. Lifting his eyes back to her, she could see that he was going to tell her that there weren't any, and she left without muttering a word, now fuming once more. She then walked down the street towards the gate that lead into the castle. When the two guards saw her approach the didn't mutter a word as they opened up the door to the castle for her. Alicia didn't say anything to them as she proceeded towards the king's throne, regaining her composure as she ascended the staircase to the next floor.
As she approached the large wooden doors something was odd to her, since there were no guards standing watch in front of it. Stopping outside of it, she took a deep breath and opened them and proceeded inside of the doors. What she saw scared her down to her bones, the council was dead, the king was not there and neither were the commanders of the KDR. A million possibilities ran through her head as she saw the bloody bodies of the council members sprawled out in the chairs they sat on, their heads resting on the large oak table. Slowly moving towards them, she peered around the room, stopping dead in her tracks at the sight of something invisible moving behind the table she slapped both of her hands together and yelled out "Ruwach!", as soon as the blue sphere of light, the specter's cloak disappeared and there stood a Stalker with two rogues at his side.
"Who are you!" She yelled at them in a menacing tone, the ruwach disappearing silently as she put her mind on other matters. She demanded that they tell her or she would yell for the guards, then she noticed that the two guards that were suppose to be outside of the doors were off to her right propped up against the wall. The three stood there, with their arms crossed across their chests, none of them muttered a word and that scared her even more. She was outnumbered three to one, and she knew she couldn't win a fight against them.
Finally the stalker spoke, "My name is Leon Willis, and these two are Andre and Marcel, we are the detective service by the order of Rune-Midgard and King Tristan the Third. We got here after this massacre happened, and we were still investigating the scene when you arrived. Then we went back to investigating the area back here. Who are you?" He asked in an emotionless voice, sending shivers down her spine.
"I'm uhh.. a part of the church of Prontera.. err.." She was fumbling with her words, she took another deep breath and exhaled to calm herself down. "My name is Alicia Ironwill and I came here to acquire assistance with a problem that is brewing down in Pyramids, but with the leaders all dead and missing I guess that isn't going to happen." She was getting cocky, and she had to shut up so she didn't piss the three off.
"Understandable, but you have to leave this area. This is a crime scene and you are tampering with all the evidence we have. I'd prefer if you left quickly, watching where you are stepping." He told her as the three started to inspect the bodies, muttering something about all the throats being cut clean through, but that was when she bowed to them, and left the room. Pulling out another blue gemstone, she charged it and tossed it forward. Stepping into the pillar of light, she went back to Comodo.
When she arrived, she saw Aerich in the distance standing on a platform that was raised about sixty to seventy feet up in the air, it was built off the side of a cliff. She walked towards his hut, not wanting to bother her. But when she passed she heard a female voice above her with him, "..going to have to kill him." Stopping in her tracks she looked up towards him and called out his name, watching as he looked over the edge to wave at her.
"Hey there, you'll have to tell me how your day was as soon as I get down there." That was all he said as he turned back towards whoever else was up there. "We can't kill him, I won't let someone die because they are possessed. We have to capture him and turn him into the authorities. They can get a few Sages to help him out, but we first have to get to him." Not understanding what they were talking about, she decided to be nosy and stand where she was at to listen in.
Then another male voice spoke up, "Even if we had an army, we still couldn't kill that army that is amassing, or it's lords to get to him. So capturing him is way out of the question, we have to get an assassin down there to kill him, it's plain and simple Aerich. I won't make you put your hand in this, but it has to happen. Also, why exactly did you go down into that cave today? What were you trying to do?"
"I was trying to see how large the army was, it's currently up to a few thousand foot soldiers, and only two generals, although I did see him. He doesn't look like himself anymore, his hair went from black to a skull white color, while his skin isn't tanned, it's the gray color of corpses. I don't think killing him.."
"We have to do it! He doesn't deserve to live anymore, he must die, and that's the final word of it Aerich. If you want to try and fight that army of sea creatures go right ahead, but you won't get my help, why? Because it's fucking suicide, sui-i-cide. Is this getting through to you? It'll take too long to find people to help, specially since most of the Lord Knights and Paladins are dealing with some problem in the Pyramids." The male said, raising his voice loud enough that the entire village had probably heard.
"Altan, calm down. Josef was Aerich's friend, if I were to become something like that, wouldn't you want me captured instead of being killed?" The female voice spoke up once again, seeming like she was trying to resolve a conflict before it was going to happen.
"Terra.. This isn't about you, it's about Joesef. He's gone mad and we have to stop him before he can unleash that army upon Comodo, and the rest of the region." Altan told the two of them.
"Answer the question or I'm leaving! And I won't stop any fights that'll happen either!" Terra exclaimed towards him, she seemed furious that he was bypassing the question by speaking of the problem at hand. She wasn't going to let that happen, and Altan figured that she was on Aerich's side in this conflict.
Sighing heavily, Altan's voice started again, "Yes honey, I would try to save you rather then send someone in to end your life. I don't know why you had to even ask that question, you already knew my answer before I said it."
"You two, calm down or I'll kick both of your butts. We don't need another problem added to our plate. This one is enough to deal with and we have to find a way to capture him. What about getting a few stalkers in there to capture him? Then we can easily get a few wizards to just Jupitel Thunder the army of sea creatures." Aerich told the two of them.
"Y'know, that might work. The problem now is to find a few stalkers that will do it, and won't kill him Aerich. I know that the Wizard guild would gladly help if I told them that it would risk the peace of this region. Although, I don't know how many wizards they would be able to spare." Terra said to the two. "How about, we get a good night of sleep and meet at the entrance of the cave tomorrow. Altan and myself will stay in the inn tonight, so bright and early tomorrow be at that entrance." She ordered the two of them before foot steps on wood were heard as they walked to the cliff and down the footpath towards the beach.
Alicia decided this was the time to head over to the hut, walking once more she pulled out the key and started thinking about what the three had said, and who exactly Altan and Terra were. Shrugging to herself, she unlocked the wooden door to his house and went inside to wait for him on the foot of the bed. It was late now and her body was sore and she couldn't figure out why. Then she heard footsteps walking into the hut, and saw it was him, a sullen look on his face his eyebrow was ruffled in thought as he walked into the room and hung his axe on a peg on the wall. It was after he placed his belt on the shelf that he noticed her.
"Howdy, so, tell me, what did the Chivalry and the Council say?" He asked her as he removed his vest, taking a blacksmith shirt from the closet, slipping into it. He looked over to her and saw that she was staring off into nothing, and shrugged to himself as he buttoned the shirt up. "Alicia, this is Aerich calling, I'd like to leave a message for you to come back to reality any time now."
When he finished speaking, she blinked a few times and her head shot up to look at him. She put on a toothy smile, and he knew that was a special smile that not many got. He also knew that whatever she was going to say wasn't going to be good, it was like a feeling in the pit of his stomach. "The Chivalry does not have any knights to spare, and the council was murdered. King Tristan, and the two commanders of the KDR are missing." She told him flat out as she watched him roll the sleeves of his shirt up, refraining from zoning out again.
"Well, I didn't expect that to happen.." He was stunned, without the king Rune-Midgard would revert to chaos, and a lot of innocent people will die. After he finished buttoning up the shirt, he began to pace back and forth in front of the bed with his right hand on his chin, while his left supported the elbow. "Someone has to rise up and take the king's place in this soon-to-be crisis. And the military might just have to do it to prevent any uprisings and whatnot." He continued pacing as if an answer will come to him, and he continued pacing for hours on end always offering some sort of answer to the problem then saying something like, "No, that won't work" or "That'll be too hard to do." After a great deal of time, he stopped pacing and looked over to her as she yawned, arching her back forward as she stretched both of her arms above her head. "Alright, I'll let you get some sleep, but I must be off once more, I've got to get some help and quickly." He leaned over and kissed her forehead before rushing out the door and out into the night as he raced across the ground. This left Alicia confused as she tried to think of what he was going to do.
She decided that he had to cry out for help since this situation was deteriorating, and extremely fast at that. Alicia laid back on the bed, sprawling out across it's expanse, closing her eyes to try and get some sleep. Taking a deep breath, she slowly fell into a deep slumber the events that have gone on these last two days going through her head as solutions to their problem kept popping up until she was sound asleep. The two of them, plus many others began to realize this could be the end of Rune-Midgard, or at least the beginning of it.