Half-Elf's Treatment in the Elven Village
(Dreamscape, Flashback)
Leina as a little girl is seen watching her mother, Maria Vance, practicing her sword fighting skills and became amazed of how graceful she is moving.
"AAAH?!" Maria screamed with a fast forward thrust attack.
"Wow, you're amazing, mommy!" Leina said running up to her.
"Thank you, sweetie. I just hope I'll be able to fight off the other warriors in the Queen's Blade." Maria smiled.
"I bet you can beat them no problem!" Leina believed.
"Maybe, but the world is a bigger place than we realize which means there are many warriors stronger than myself and have prepare themselves for battle such as what I'm about to face soon." Maria stated while carrying little Leina in her arms.
"But you'll always be the strongest warrior to me, mommy. I can already tell your name will reach the Heavens!" Leina said reaching her hand up to the sky.
"Well then, I better train hard to make that happen for the next year when the Queen's Blade tournament happens." Maria smiled.
Leina smiles back at her mother as they share a peaceful moment together looking at the horizon.
(Dreamscape End)
Leina is seen laying on a bed with bandages wrap around her breasts with the cut is and groans a bit which got the attention of the others as she slowly opens her eyes.
"Leina! You're alive! Quick, how many fingers am I holding up?" Nanael asked holding up three fingers in front of Leina.
"I see you're as lousy as ever." Leina chuckled.
"Yep, she's fine." Risty said.
"You really had us worry there, kid. You were lucky this little one brought us to her house to treat your wound, otherwise things may not have been smoothly for you." Risty stated.
"Hey now, go easy on the girl. She's alive and that's all that matters." Echidna pointed out.
"How are you feeling, Leina?" Scar asked, holding her hand.
"Good, I think. So, we're in someone's house?" Leina asked as she looks around.
"Yep, you're my house. My name is Nowa, I am the Keeper of the Forest. This is Lou, he's one of my most trusted friends." Nowa introduced herself and her little monkey companion.
"So, you're some kind of guard of the whole forest?" Scar asked.
"Yeah, I keep the forest pure by preventing introduces from coming in. Usually, I'm not allowed to let any humans come so deep within the forest, but luckily, Captain Alleyne said it's okay to let you all come to my home." Nowa explained looking at Alleyna.
"I'm surprise by that too, guess you must have grown a soft spot for humans since I last saw you." Echidna teased.
"Silence. It's not that I trust humans entirely, you should know that long ago the elves were cruelly severe prejudice by humans." Alleyne mentioned.
"Yeah, yeah, I know the story. And because of that, you and the other elves have cut themselves off from the outside world viewing every human of being rude and cruel beings." Echidna shrugged, not caring about the past much.
"She's not entirely wrong, humans can do unforgivable things even among themselves that they can be called worst than demons. Treating life like it's shit to them, makes my stomach twist." Scar said with a scary, serious look in his eyes and clutches is fists.
"Scar." Leina concerned for her black armored companion/crush.
"Okay, now to unwrap the bandages to help with that wound." Nowa said pulling Leina up a bit.
"I'll be outside then." Scar said as he didn't want to be rude, but Echidna grab his arm to stop him.
"Hey now, where do you think you're going, handsome?" Echidna asked.
"I'm just leaving for a bit since Leina's bandage is about to be remove." Scar answered, trying to leave but the silver-haired elf woman wouldn't let go.
"What's the suddenly shy act? You weren't shy at all when we had our first sex together that night." Echidna said out loud, on purpose.
"Wh-What?! You two already had sex!" Leina gasped as Nowa's face turns red of hearing that.
"Oh yeah, we gave each other quite the pleasurable time and let me tell you, Scar is a real beast in bed and knew how to please a woman even though it was his first time." Echidna bragged as Risty and Nanael start to blush as well.
"Can you please not say such things in front of my student?" Alleyne demanded.
"Why? It's not like you've done it since you're still a virgin after a thousand years." Echidna mentioned causing Alleyne's face to blush of anger.
"What I do in my life whether it involve sex or not is none of your business!" Alleyne yelled.
"(A thousand years without sex? That's just crazy!)" Risty thought commented.
"I still think you need to get laid, and Scar here might just be the man to help." Echidna smirked shocking Scar.
"Hey now, let's not talk crazy here!" Scar said.
"I agree because that hg elf will have to wait her turn since I'm going to be the next lover he will claim." Menace said hugging Scar's other arm.
"Hold on, what makes you think you're going next!" Leina shouted, then groan in pain from her wound.
"I feel like this has suddenly become a contest to see who Scar would fuck with next." Nanael whispered to herself.
"Umm, can get drop the subject and get to healing Leina's wounds now please." Nowa begged, not wanting to hear any more of this sex talk and all.
They did just that and Scar was forced to stay inside despite his protest as narrowly saw the bandage being removed from Leina's boobs area, Scar didn't know why he was feeling so embarrassed about this as he had already seen Echidna naked before even had sex with her, yet this feels embarrassing. It's almost like this is something he never got to learn growing during his training time with his master, and something was telling him that he's gonna experience more of this feeling in the near future.
Nowa rub a white ointment on Leina's wound between her breasts, making the Wandering Warrior flinch from stinging feeling and the little elf girl put two leaves together as well.
"There, that should do it." Nowa said rubbing her forehead a little.
"So, what do you think of Elven Forest Medicine?" Nowa asked.
"Great, it still hurts a little, but the wound has already healed over." Leina answered, feeling the pain is slowly fading away.
"Great, that means you'll be feeling better in a short time." Scar smiled and turned his sight on Alleyne.
"Thank you for helping Leina with her wounds, and I'm sorry for the trouble of entering the forest." Scar apologized with a bow.
"There is no need for that. You just seem like a human I can trust willingly, and you showed me great strength and skills during the battle against those demons that kidnapped the family." Alleyne said.
"Oh yeah, you told me about that. The demons were ordered by a desert princess." Nowa recalled hearing about that when Alleyne came back.
"Yes, those demons were a rude bunch, but at least they followed orders as they should." Menace said.
"Uh? That was you?!" Nowa gasped as Lou is shocked as well.
"Well, of course, little girl. Who else could pull off such an erotic look like my dear princess here?" Setra said with a perverted grin.
"Whoa! That ring can talk?!" Nowa shocked.
"Hey now, I'm the loyal servant of my princess here, and I wouldn't mind getting to know such a little cutie like you." Setra licked his lips.
"Please keep that thing away from my student." Alleyne glared at Setra while Nowa hides behind her.
"That night was to test Scar's strength to see if he would be a threat to the Swamp Witch and had him as my slave when I found unconscious in my desert. But his strong will broke free from my spell and defeated me in battle, now I am one of his lovers that I will follow him forever!" Menace explained and jumped onto Scar giving him some kisses on the cheek.
"Will you get off!" Scar pushed Menace off though she kept hugging him.
"If you have her under your control then I will overlook this as you helped protect my student." Alleyne said though made a mental note to keep an eye on Menace.
"Just be grateful I brought the medicine from the elders for Leina as well." Alleyne added.
"You really went through all that trouble for me?" Nowa asked smiling.
"Perhaps, and what I said about Scar before. But even teachers can get annoy of cleaning up the students' messes." Alleyne stated.
"I can still remember how my old Master scolded me for doing something stupid that got me into lots of trouble." Scar mentioned, remembering the punishment he went through back then.
"And as your battle, what were you thinking?" Alleyne asked in an angry and calm tone making Nowa fear.
"You saw all that?" Nowa asked.
"Those tactics were completely inappropriate. I give you a score of 35." Alleyne scolded.
"Oh, I'm sorry…" Nowa apologized.
"Score?" Scar wondered as he looks at Echidna for answers.
"Alleyne can be a judgmental at times, especially when it comes to teaching others how to fight as she is the strongest warrior in the entire Elven Forest. The scores she does is how she thinks the fighters do and not once has anyone ever gotten a score higher than a 70." Echidna explained.
"Wow, you sure are a strict type." Risty commented.
"I only do so in order to help train the other elves to protect our home and there were those close enough to exceed my expectation." Alleyne said.
"Now, I will convince the Elder to let you all stay until Leina fully recovers." Alleyne planned.
"Thank you, I would also like to go give my gratitude to your elder as well." Leina wanted to thank the elders in person.
"Very well." Alleyne nodded.
"And I'll come too, just in case the elder try anything shitty to her." Scar volunteered to come.
"I can take care of myself, Scar." Leina stated, though she is thankfully for his concern of her well-being.
"And don't even think about stealing anything from them, Risty." Scar glanced at the bandit woman who is whistling innocent.
(Elven Village)
Scar and the party are seen talking with the Elf Elder as Alleyne has asked permission for Leina and the others to stay until the Wandering Warrior is fully recover and they approve, just as long as they don't cause any trouble for the village.
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please know that I won't do any harm to you nor your people." Leina promised with a respectful bow.
"(They seem like good people, though a bit on the solum side.)" Leina thought commented.
As they leave, Scar stayed behind and look toward the Elder.
"I know you're probably thinking about my aura, that I draw danger and death wherever I go. You're mostly right about that, which is why I make it a rule to not stay in one piece for long so innocent people wouldn't be killed because of me. Just to let you all know." Scar glared at the elders before leaving as the Elf Elder took heed to the young man's words.
Scar soon caught up to the others and notices the other elves are starring at the warriors whispering to themselves about how dangerous the humans in the group are with armors and weapons they have. Even surprise that they can already tell that Menace is an undead human, an Angel traveling with them, and another Elf with them as well.
"This is getting uncomfortable." Leina exclaimed.
"Just let them say what they want. Like a river over stone." Scar advised.
"This is outrageous!" A man elf shouted getting the group's attention.
They see Nowa being surrounded by four male elves wearing white robs and from the sound they just heard, they are not happy that Nowa brought humans in their village.
"The Elder may have permitted this, but we will certainly not." One male elf angered.
"You're the one to blame for this, Nowa!" The other male elf said.
"I'm sorry, please I'm sorry. I'm the one to blame, but please leave Leina and her group alone, they did nothing wrong." Nowa bowed repeatedly.
"The hell, why are they yelling at that kid?" Risty asked, feeling angry about this.
"It's because…" Alleyne was about to explain, but saw Scar walking up to the four elves.
"If you fools got something to say then say it my face." Scar said getting their attention.
"This has nothing to do with you, human. Leave now while you still have the Elder's blessing to stay." One elf man glared, but then his glare became a look of fear upon just glazing at Scar's eyes.
"Listen here, bastards. There are a few things I don't like in the world and one of them is the adults treating kids like trash, you guys should be thanking her for protecting the forest and you all from dangerous beast like me." Scar lectured.
"Silence! Don't think we'd be grateful for having a disgraceful half-breed like her in our forest." The third elf angered making Nowa sad.
"Half-breed?" Leina wondered.
"Idiots, every one of you. You don't even know that Nowa is still protecting you all from because this brand on my neck." Scar revealed the Brand of Sacrifice to the elves.
"Th-The Brand of Sacrifice?!" The one elf gasped.
"Those are cursed by the brand will be hunted by demons until they die!" The second elf feared.
"Yeah, and I like I said. Nowa is protecting you all from me, so you better treat her with respect or else." Scar threatened before walking away and Nowa stare at him shock.
(Later)
Nowa is seen sitting at the top of her small wooden platform thinking about the harsh things the elves said to her, and how Scar stood up for her as well. Lou made some little sounds getting her attention.
"Oh, it's nothing, Lou. I'm feeling just fine." Nowa said with a fake smile.
"You don't look fine to me." Nanael said in front of her which spook Nowa a bit.
"Hey, mind if we accompany you up there." Leina called out as she climbed up the ladder follow by Risty.
"I like to join as well." Scar said with his sword left on the ground as the wooden platform doesn't give into the weight.
Leina and Risty sit next to Nowa while Scar just stands behind them and Nanael floats in front of the girl.
"So, mind telling us what was that all about?" Risty asked curiously.
"Everybody is worried." Nowa said confusing the three.
"I'm not a pure-blooded elf because half of the blood running through me is human. Because of that, everyone has always been afraid that one day, I would cause something terrible to happen." Nowa explained.
"Seriously! That's the stupidest thing I have ever heard." Risty angered.
"She's right. It's not right to blame you for what you are, you didn't have a choice." Leina stated.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Nowa said.
"But despite all the bad mouths, you would still protect the elves and the forest because it's something you want to do and hope to one day earn everyone's respect. Am I right?" Scar guessed with a strong hunch.
"Yeah, in a way, it's just as you said. It is a great honor to have an important as protecting the forest, I'll hard really hard and besides, I'm still me and nothing else matters." Nowa smiled.
"(Even though you're smiling, you sound so lonely. Like Claudette when we fought.)" Leina thought recalled the sadness in her older sister's eyes.
"Still, it was nice of you to stand up for me like that Scar though I'm worry the village will treat like worse than they did to me." Nowa concerned.
"It's fine, not the first-time people have seen like a being who brings death wherever he goes. My Master went through the same as well, the important thing is to have a strong will to move forward." Scar said before climbing back down.
"(The will to move forward.)" Nowa thought.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Now Scar's party has learned about Nowa's life in the forest and how the elf villagers treated her all because she was born as a half-elf, half-human, which is unfair if you ask me though Scar did help a little by telling them that she is protecting the village from him because of the Brand. I think Scar is also going to do something else, what he will do, you will have to find out in the next chapter.
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