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Mmteku
The smell of blood and smoke hits my nose, wrinkling my nose. God it is an awful smell. Then the worst smell I have ever come across, a burning body. It makes me want to vomit my breakfast.
"This is disgusting," I said, walking around another dead body. This one is a woman lying on her back with her guts spilling out. Her eyes lifeless, and her face forever frozen in pain. We continue our search for our little death knight, the villagers, and the blue knights. Finally, we come across our death knight having fun with one of the blue knights, stabbing him repeatedly. The other blue knight could only watch their own, being kill in this fashion. I see that the blue knights separate the kids to the adults.
"Wait for it…..." I said, letting our knight have fun. These blue knights deserve to be slaughter like they murder these innocents town folks. Finally, the guy stops screaming for help, lying there dead. I hear the knights whimper in fear, praying to their god, or simply not believing this monster in front of them.
"Calm down!" said one of the knights. I chuckle at his hopeless belief that he can defeat our knight or the fact he thinks he can save the rest of his men.
"Retreat! Once I give the signal, call the horses and the horseback archers! The others will buy us time!" he commands his soldiers. His soldiers ready themselves with their shields and swords. Death knight charges at them, using his shield to push one of the knights away and slash another with his sword. He keeps slashing soldiers in half one after another. They can't do any damage to him. The knight that said his commands charges forward, lifting his sword to slash Death knight. Death knight simply beheads him, blood spurts out from his neck. I guess Ainz had enough and wants to do this grand entrance.
"Death Knight! That's enough," Ainz yells. Everyone looks up to see us floating above, like angels coming down from the heavens. I stand behind him for support, with Albedo. Slowly, we all float down to the ground in front of our knight. I look forward with no emotions on my face.
"Nice to meet you all. My name is Ainz Ooal Gown," he said, opening his arms wide.
"I'll have all you return alive. And have you tell your superi- your owner of this! Next time you cause trouble in this area, I will bring death to your kingdom!" he said, standing menacingly. The knights are frozen by fear, not knowing what to do. I step forward.
"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR AN INVITATION?! Go! And be sure to tell everyone his name!" I yell at them, giving them a crazy look. Some of them drop their swords and start to flee, while others hesitate at first. God! I didn't think I had to yell that loud.I clear my throat a bit.
"You….Who are you, sir" a voice said, from the group of adults. I turn to see it was an elderly man with blue shirt with a red hat. An elderly woman sits very close to him clutching to the back of his shirt.
"We saw this village being attacked and came to save you. Now, you are all safe. I want you to be at ease," he said, walking towards them. By the looks of it, they are not buying it. I quickly message him 'Ask for something quick. They are not buying it' I send him. He stops and looks at their faces, and looks back at me. He turns to them.
"However it wasn't for free. I would like to be thank for it." Ainz adds. Everyone looks at each other and smiles.I sigh in relief. I am glad he lower their suspicion if he mention he did all of this for commercial gain. Hell, I wouldn't believe a stranger helping me out if it not for their gain, unless they are a cop or a government agent. Thank god we change our appearances. I highly doubt they would be welcoming with Ainz's scary face or my angelic form. I hope the memory altering spell works on them.
"Yes, of course. Please let me guide you to our home," he said, finally standing up. He turns and helps his wife up. The adults talk among themselves. Some of them flock where the children are and are either hugging them, or comforting them. I realize that some of them might be orphans now.
"Please come this way. We can discuss payment in my home," he said, leading away from the adults and towards up hill. Ainz and I keep the same pace while Albedo follows behind us, protecting us. We pass some bodies, and I see him is staying strong despite seeing his people slaughter on the floor. Finally, we come to his home. Albedo stands outside, standing guard.
"Please take a seat," he said, offering a chair. Ainz sits down, while the chief comes back with another chair.
"I prefer to stand, thank you," I said, standing next to Ainz. Chief uses this chair to sit and they start to discuss payment. Ainz said he would like to get some sort of money for payment, but that conversation turn into information gathering about the world we live in. Ainz convinces them that he was a hermit magic caster and I am his student and we know nothing of the world at all. They told us everything about this but, I have so many other questions. Just what kind of people are magic casters in this world? The more they start to talk, the more I learn. The first thing they talk about is the money we earn in Yggdrasil is worthless as money, but the gold that is made off is worth something. Yet, I think using it might be troublesome in the long run. I ask about the kingdoms near by.
This village and Nazarick is part of the Re-Estize Kingdom and adjacent to the mountain range that runs north to south is the Baharuth Empire. The countries are in bad terms with each other and often battle on the plains that border the two countries, near the capital of E-Rantel City. There is also one more country into the mix. The Slane Theocracy that borders both countries from the south.
The chief thinks that the Baharuth Empire are behind the attacks based on the shields of those knights, but it could be the other country trying to pressure war between them. What a blunder. I wish we capture some soldiers to interrogate before we left them go. I stay quiet for the most part.
"Is something wrong?" the chief asks us. Ainz shakes his head.
"No its nothing. Is there anything else?" Ainz questions the chief, looking at the map. The chief nods and points out a city.
"Y-yes. The closest city near the village is E-Rantel. Goblins, ogre, and orcs appear around this area, but adventurers hunt this area, so you should be safe as long as you follow the roads," the chief said. I perk up.
"Adventurers?" I asks.
"They are people who defeat monsters in exchange for rewards. There is a guild in E-Rantel where you can request their services," he said, explaining more. Ainz tilts his head.
"Adventurer's guild? What is the population of E-Rantel?" he asks.
"I'm sorry. I don't know what the exact number?" the chief said. I guess we need to really explore this world, but with caution. I really don't know what magic casters can do here, and what kind of spells they can do?
"Is there anything else we can do for you?" the chiefs asks us. Ainz shakes his head.
"No, that is all. We would like to stay here just to be sure that those soldiers won't come back to this village. Also, I would like to help with the wounded to work on my healing magic," I said, stepping up. Ainz watches me and agrees. The chief bows his head low and thanks us. I really want to see if his facts are real so for the rest of the day, I help the people in this village. There were some people hurt during the attack that needs some medical attention. I work in their makeshift clinic, getting arrows out of people and patching them up while a nurse sews their wounds together. I could have heal them to one hundred percent, but that would catch eyes that I don't need right now.
Ainz walks around the village with Albedo, making sure nothing happens to them as they gather up the bodies and bury the dead. I am on my last patient for the day, an adult male bleeding out of his gauzes.
"I need to replace them again," I said, cutting the bandages again. The man groans in pain, while the woman,Sheri, helps me with him.
"Maybe if you had gone home to rest and not help your father with work, this wouldn't had happen," she said, scolding him. He sheepishly looks away.
"Did you really disobey my orders to rest ,to go help the village?" I question him, removing the bandages.
"No…...yes," he said, crumbling from the glares we give him. I tsked at him, seeing that he tear his stitches. It wasn't that bad, but left untreated would give him an infection.
"I'm going to re-stich it. If it comes undone, or you rip it, I'm not helping you again and you just might die," I said, getting my threads. The man looks a bit pale after I said that.
"You damn idiot! Making trouble for Lady Micah. You better listen to her and go straight home, you hear me Toric," she said, badgering him. After all said and done, I finish with him and send him on his way to home. I wipe my forehead of sweat. 'God I am famish,' I thought. I didn't notice Sheri had invite someone in, until I smell fresh baked bread. I quickly turn around to see her and an older version of her carrying bread and cheese.
"Lady Micah, this is my aunt Chalte. She brought some bread and cheese to dine on. That's all we have for now," she said, smiling sadly. She brought it to the table, while her aunt waves.
"Hello," I said. Her aunt just smiles, bring in some water as well.
"She doesn't talk much at all. She's been mute since she was born," she said, explaining her aunt's behavior. I nod, not asking too many questions.
"Thank you for the food," I said, digging in. She giggles, as her aunt pours me some water.
"It is the least we can do since you did help us," she said, taking a seat. I slowly eat my bread, while she talks, looking out the window.
"For the longest time, we never would have thought that this would happen to us….I thought that we would be slaughter or w-worse….to be sold as slaves," She said, talking out loud. I take a sip of water. My eyes harden.'SLAVES!' I thought. I hate that word, because of what my ancestor went through. I could only imagine the heartache they went through, and I was blessed to be born free and in a era where slaves are non-exist. It seems that this world has slaves and it seems to be legal. 'Not on my watch' I thought. Sheri turns to me and smiles, tears running down her face.
"Thank you again...for saving us," she said, rubbing her eyes. I didn't know how to react to be honest.
"You're welcome," I mumble, setting my drink down. I reach over and hold hands with her. I squeezed it, as she and her aunt hold each other. 'Micah,' Ainz messages me. For a second, I didn't answer. ' Micah!' he message again. 'I heard you the first time,Ainz' I message him back. 'It's time to leave. We are done here,' he message back. I see the sun going down, painting the sky in beautiful colors of pink and yellow. 'Fine. I'm done healing them' I message him back.I let go of her hand and she looks up. I open my mouth to say something but someone else message me. 'Lady Micah, Sky Patrol sees incoming soldiers approaching the village. What are your orders?' my soldier message me. 'Stay hidden unless authorize,' I message them back.
"If you can excuse me, I must go back to Ainz," I said, bowing before them.
"Thank you for the food," I said, grabbing my tools. I quickly message Ainz about it, and see that the town folk are talking about it.
"Yes, please come again, Lady Micah," Sheri said, bowing. I put everything in my satchel and run towards where Albedo and Ainz are. It really can't be the same knights that we saw earlier. If they are, then they are fools to come back. When I reach them, they are in the middle of the square and the town folks are hidden in their own homes. I hope Sheri and the others are okay.
"Micah. It's good that you are here. It seems that we are needed again," he said, standing next to the chief. I stand behind Ainz and Albedo, panting a bit.
"It seems so. Are we staying to protect the village?" I ask him, clutching to my staff. He shrugs.
"Depends on who they are," he said, as we see a group of horses and knights coming this way. I ready myself, until I see that these knights are different from the knights from before. The leader of this group rides up and states his name.
"I am Chief Royal Warrior of the Re-Estize Kingdom, Gazef Stronoff," he said in a loud voice. I quickly check him out. He is a very muscular man, with tan skin. He has short trimmed black hair with a groom beard that even Sebas might approve. And one word just comes into my mind: DELICIOUS!
"I have received orders from the King to hunt down the knights of the empire that have been wreaking havoc in this area by visiting all villages," he said, proudly. Gazef looks at us with this grey eyes. My heart briefly stop once we made eye contact with each other. 'Stop it, heart! Not now,' I thought to myself.
"Royal Head Warrior," the chief said, gaining the warrior's attention. Ainz hums, turning to him when he made a sound.
"You must be the chief of this village. Who are these people standing beside you?" he asks the chief. He size each of us up, wondering who we are. 'Lady Micah. More soldiers are surrounding the village' my solider message me. I tense up and look down. I don't want someone looking at my angry expression. 'What color are they?' I message them. 'Blue, Lady Micah' they message. I look at the soldiers, who are with me. 'Our enemies are the blue knights surrounding the village. Stand by until given orders' I message them back. I straighten myself and wonder. Why would they come back, knowing that we killed some of their comrades. What change?
"These people are" the chief said, but is cut off by Ainz. Ainz steps up.
"Do not worry. Nice to meet you, Royal Head Warrior. My name is Ainz Ooal Gown. I am a magic caster that came to this town with my student, Micah, while it was being attacked," Ainz informs him. I walk beside Ainz when he said my name. I did a little bow of my head. Gazef's eyebrows raise in shock momentarily. He gets off his horse. His horse walks to another solider. He walks forward.
"Thank you for saving this village. Mere words cannot truly express my gratitude," He said, with a small smile. Then it hits me. Are these attacks to this remote villages a way to lure you out, Mr. Gazef? I tilt my head. What in the world did we get ourselves into?! I mean if I was a ruler, I wouldn't send out my best soldier out to deal with this?Shoot if I had Gazef as my Royal Head Warrior his ass would be my personal bodyguard with his fine ass in the best armor. A solider from the back calls out for him, bring me back to reality. I look away, trying my best to blush because of my thoughts. Curse my primal needs! Curse YOU!
"Unknown figures have been spotted in this area. It seems they've surrounded this village and are approaching as I speak!"
DAMN IT!
