Road To Ragnarok – Chapter 5

So long...

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"Spear Boomerang!" a Spear started turning round and round and it flew towards Nina. It missed her but it grazed her leg.

"Is that a Spear or what?" she was moaning. "This guy is tougher than I thought!"

"That's because HE'S the General, duh!" Jeffery replied. He took a sword from the ground and hurled it to the General. The General kicked onto his Pecopeco and it missed the sword.

"Oi! Why can't we touch him?" asked Nina.

"HE'S the General! He's supposed to be the most powerful Knight of all in Prontera!" Jeffery said while he tried to dodge the flying Spear. Nina was busy cursing Jeffery under her breath.

"Jeffery-san! Nina!" someone said. Both of them turned. They saw Rachel hurrying towards them. The Spear started to turn around and was heading towards Rachel.

"Now's the chance!" Nina jumped and stepped onto the flying Spear. She took it and headed towards the General. Jeffery quickly went in front the General and cut his Pecopeco's beak. Nina grabbed his cape and threw him out of the Pecopeco and pointed the Spear at him.

"Now I know who you are," said Nina. "You're not a human, you're a demon." The other Knights starred at the General.

"She's lying!" The General shrieked. "She's lying!"

"Then why are so insisting that I'm lying?" asked Nina coldly. "Only someone who knows the truth would do that…"

Everyone stared at the General. "I agree with the Assassin," said one of the Knights.

"Me too!" said another one. More Knights were nodding their heads. Then one of them turned to the General.

"Is it true?" asked the Knight. "Are YOU a demon?"

"Heh heh…" giggled the General. "Game over, boys!" The general started to glow and there was a bright flash.

"Everyone! Look out!" cried Jeffery.

"Wake up!" someone said. Rachel opened her eyes. She saw Daniel, Luna, and Jeffery.

"How are you feeling?" Luna smiled. She was all bandaged up with plasters. Daniel and Jeffery were too.

"What happened?" asked Rachel. "Where's Nina?"

"I'm here," Nina said. She was sitting near the window. She looked very unhurt.

"Why are they hurt?" asked Rachel. There was a loud crack.

"Rachel… heal me…" Jeffery muttered. He was in pain. The other two started to show their true self.

"I think I'm gonna die…" said Daniel.

"Help me…" moaned Luna.

"Oh no! HEAL!"

"YOU IDIOT!" Jeffery was shouting at Nina. "You're an Acolyte! Why didn't you heal us but yourself?" Nina looked at him as if she doesn't care.

"I was," growled Nina. "So shut up." Rachel was stunned. Acolytes weren't allowed to protest at other people, neither they weren't allowed to use rude words. She was shocked when Nina had said "Shut up".

"Nina…" Rachel said. "You really changed a lot… what happened back there after you were captured by that Assassin? Tell me, you're my friend aren't you? Tell me!" Nina kept quiet but her face was quite pale.

"You're her best friend aren't you?" said Luna. "Then why are you so reluctant to tell her what hap-"

"You have nothing to do with this, Luna," snapped Nina before Luna could finish. "This is only about me and Rachel."

"Nina! Why have you become like that?" asked Rachel. "We're Acolytes. We're supposed to be friendly to everyone! Why have you changed? Why don't you look at me anymore? Did that Assassin did something to you? This isn't like you anymore! Please go back to the old Nina that I know, please…" she started to cry. Everywhere was silent except for the sound of the wind.

"Let me ask you a question," said Nina, turning to Rachel. "Since when did YOU try to change me?" Rachel kept quiet.

"You're always too innocent. That's why you fall for easy tricks. Whatever someone tells you to do something, you'll do it for them, just like when you were young. You are WEAK."

"You've never talked to me like that before!" said Rachel, still tearing. "I am not weak! I'm strong! I can help people!"

"Since you say that your strong, prove it! Why didn't you protect me at Prontera? Strong… hah! You can't even protect yourself! Why say that you are strong?" she pointed her dagger at Rachel's neck. "What kind of friend are you?" Rachel cried even more.

"I wanted to protect you!" she said. "I really wanted to! It's just that I couldn't! It's all my fault! I'm sorry!"

"You!" said Luna. "Isn't she your best friend? You're treating her so badly!" said Luna. Nina took a dagger and threw it towards Luna, but it missed.

"I am no longer an Acolyte," said Nina. "I am an Assassin, and everyone is after me, so why should I help you all? Rachel has her own path, and I have my own. So why should I stay Rachel by her side? It's only slowing me down."

Everyone was so shocked by her words, including Rachel. "You… you're not my friend!" she said to Nina. "The Nina I know will never say that to me!" she took out a necklace that both herself and Nina were wearing. "You are no longer my friend…" she threw the necklace onto the floor.

"So be it. This ends our friendship. Goodbye." Nina too took out her necklace and threw it towards Rachel. "We're enemies now, and I'll kill you someday…" she took her bag and walked off. Rachel cried louder, everyone had to comfort her, while Jeffery was just starring at the door.

Nina was sitting under a tree just outside of Geffen. She was busy looking at the stars and grazing at it for a long time. A Spear suddenly came and it was right in front of her neck.

"I knew you weren't leaving," someone said. A figure appeared and Jeffery was there holding his Spear. "I know you still have feelings for Rachel." Nina pushed his Spear aside.

"So what?" she asked.

"I want to know why you said all those words to Rachel. Is it because you want to leave her?" Nina kept quiet for a while.

"How did you know?" asked Nina.

"I can see it in your eyes," replied Jeffery. "It's all in you. You still have feelings for her, but why are you still doing this?"

Nina took her bag and stood up. "The Assassin Guild asks me to return to the Guild. They said they'll be a big war going on. If I bring Rachel along, I afraid she'll be hurt."

"You are such a caring person," said Jeffery. He stood up too. "Are you sure is this the right choice? It could be a bad choice too."

"I guess this is the only way. If I follow you guys, you all will be in trouble with me, so it's best if I go alone. YOU are going to Rachel about this, right?"

"I have to. If I don't, she'll cry even more." Nina laughed.

"She's so caring, and I'm so fortunate that I have a friend like her. Ah, it's time. I have to go now."

"One question. What really happened back there at Prontera?" asked Jeffery.

"Do I have to tell?"

"Yes, you do."

"Hmph!" Nina threw her bag aside and sat down. Jeffery sat beside her.

"Tell me all about it…"

"I'm going to say this once and that's it."

"You do that."

"It happened after I was captured by that Assassin…"

Tzusuki: Ok… she leaves… she returns… and now she leaves again… please R&R