Road To Ragnarok – Chapter 10

Rachel targeted

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Tzusuki: Introducing the weirdo 007 (Or so he calls himself, but you'll find out his real name much later), and the mysterious twin Kazel. How did Kazel and 007 know about Rachel? Why did Kazel wanted to tell Rachel about the Guardian of the Dark Lord? Why did Kazel said sorry for? You can help me by R&R and predict what will happen next. Arigato!!

Rachel did nothing but sitting near the window and starring outside for the past two days. She didn't feel like doing anything, neither could she eat anything at all. I'm all alone now… thought Rachel. How am I supposed to find the Valkyrie when I have no idea where to find her… hmm…

"H – Hey!!" said a voice from next door. Rachel recognized 007's voice. "What'cha doin' here!!?? Aren't you supposed to-?"

The door slid open. Beside 007 there was another person. The person looked exactly like 007 and had the same hairstyle except his hair was blonde. His misty grey eyes startled Rachel.

"Er… Miss Rachel. This is Kazel. He's also an..… Archer…" he said somehow lamely.

"Wow, hi. Are you twins?" asked Rachel.

"We're just twins, but we're not related," replied Kazel. He had a deep voice and it sounded very different compared to 007.

"Pika-chan… aren't you supposed to…?" 007 asked while tugging Kazel's shirt.

"I need a PRIVATE conversation please," he said very loudly. 007 let go of his shirt and went off. "Bye, Rachel!"

"Bye…"

"Welcome to Payon… Miss Rachel," Kazel finally started the conversation after 15 minutes of silence.

"You… you can just call me Rachel, it's fine…" said Rachel. "You don't have to be so formal to me."

"It's the culture in Payon that everyone must be treated formally, even guests like you," said Kazel. "So," he sat down. "Is there anything you want to ask me?"

"Why do you know me??" asked Rachel. "I mean… I just met 007 two days ago and he knows about me. What's going on? As if we're related or something or…"

"I dunno… I guessed your name… coz' a lot of people here are named Rachel. And for such a cute girl like you, I thought your name was Kawaii!!" Kazel laughed, but Rachel wasn't too pleased.

"You still haven't answered my question!!" snorted Rachel. "Hey… why are you covered in bandages??"

"Oh?" said Kazel. "Well, I was supposed to tell you about that… I met someone just yesterday when I was hunting in the forests…"

The day was dark. It was raining heavily. Everyone in Payon were at their homes.

Except for one…

Kazel was panting heavily. He was running in the wet rain and was covered in blood. He looked behind him. There was a figure chasing after him. Kazel tried to run even faster, and faster. He tripped onto a pebble and landed onto the ground. He tried to get up again. But it was too late, the person was in front of him. The person took out a Sword and pointed it to him, the tip of the Sword was so sharp that it made a cut on his neck.

"If you want to kill me, kill me then!!" Kazel said. "I'm not afraid of you! Mitsumi Hanagata!! Even though you're the Guardian of the Dark Lord, I'm still not afraid of you!"

"… You're not the one the Dark Lord's looking for…" said Mitsumi. Her blood red eyes glared at him. "The Dark Lord's looking for a girl, not a puny guy like you."

"What did you call me!!!!???" retorted Kazel. Mitsumi looked at the scene of Payon. She smiled.

"She's in Payon… my Lord…" Mitsumi said softly while she turned to Kazel. "I see that I found the one the Dark Lord's been looking for… it's that girl from Prontera which her name is Rachel…"

"Don't… don't you dare go there!!" said Kazel. He tried to stand but he couldn't. "Don't hurt her!!!"

"There's no point for me to kill you…" Mitsumi stared at him. "Send my warning to the girl to tell her that the Dark Lord's expecting your death… and I shall kill her. If she tries to avoid it, her friends will be dead by then…" She walked off.

"No… no way!!" Rachel gasped. "I… I… erm… I'm going to bed now… good night…" she stood and walked towards her bed. Kazel noticed there was a drop of water on the floor. It wasn't water but a tear. Kazel sighed. He took his cup of tea and stared into it.

"Rachel…" he said. "I'm sorry…"