Chapter 4: A Taste of Black Flames
[Soluna]
The hand arm locked me from behind. I tried to loosen it but to no avail. It was ridiculously strong. I couldn't really see the man's face as my
head was deadlock in a certain position. Suddenly, a knife emerged between my neck. The man announced that he would kill me if anyone
made a move. My eyes signaled at Shinn, saying "Save me! I beg of you!". Shinn stared at me for a while so I didn't know his answer.
Then, he had done something that depleted our "relationship" points. He look up at the Bandit and bravely said, "Go on.. Do it then,"
The Bandit was taken aback. Well, I, of course, was surprised too as he just accepted my death date. The Bandit slowly raised his hand.
"No-no way.." I thought. With a girly scream, I closed my eyes. And then he.. he... "Huh?".. Why doesn't it feel any painful? I slowly opened eyes and what I saw made my
heart the beat wildly. The first thing I saw was the Bandit's terrified expression. His arm's position was like halfway in a jumping-jack
exercise. Then a fist grabbed the middle part of the arm. It was Shinn. His whole Body was covered in Lightning, like a cloak.
"Imperfectus Fulgoris Forma!" he said. And with that the guy fainted. He looked at the man for a while and looked at me. I
blushed as his eyes were directly onto me. He reached out his hand and said, "Come." I hesitantly took his hand and a gave out a
small scream as the Spell was still in effect. I giggled and was about to thank him when I heard a shout. "Hime-sama (Princess)! Hime-
sama!". It was Lincoln. My other knights were also alive, all 6 of them excluding Lincoln. When they reached me, they all apologize,
"Hime-sama! We are terribly sorry!" I blushed again when Shinn gave off a curious cute look at me. Suddenly, the rustling sound
of bushes could he heard as the rest of Shinn's team emerged. There were three of them and they look like one of the simplest
travelers. Except for their looks, their clothes were simple. The black-white haired boy,who goes by the name Lucion, came to me. He
stopped for a moment and... he jumped back with smoke coming out from his nose. He then hurried to corner and crouched down,
muttering something. I looked at Shinn and his companions. They too were not amused. Within a moment, Lucion came back to me with
his face all red. A perverted face was given off by him which kind of crept me out. "D-D-Diona S-S-Sama," He suddenly took my hand and
knelt before me. "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue. Your so beautiful... I... love... AGHHH!" He screamed as dark-haired ponytail girl
kicked him right in the face. She was clad with a White shirt and a small skirt, making her long arms and legs visible. Coughing, she later
gave me a smile and introduced herself. "My name is Sora! These are my companions! Lucion, Janeferu, and Shinn!" She explained. As
soon as she pointed at the black-haired boy, Soluna noticed that she had a different expression when she looked at him. A slight blush
could be seen though whenever she says hear that name. Though, Shinn seems to be oblivious about it. This made Soluna uncomfortable, the reason was unknown. But
nonetheless, she could see great beauty within Sora and wondered what kind of relationship they had. Putting her knuckle beside her
forehead, she closed her eyes. It was a habit that only happens when she is uncomfortable or thinking without any leads. "Umm..
Hime-sama?" A voice called out to her while in thought. Her eyes came back to life when she noticed that she went silent during a
conversation to her saviors. Truly an embarrassing moment indeed. "Ahh..uummm..ehhh..." I stuttered, not knowing what to say. I
realized that I accidentally raised my left arm forming a semi-circle, my right arm jest bellow my hips forming the other. After that, I quickly hid my
hands behind my back and lowered my head. If this was one of the reasons I was despised by my relatives, it might make sense.
Maybe I wasn't from royalty after all. Maybe I was just adopted... Maybe.. Maybe... These thoughts swirled around my head like a calm
whirlpool until I felt a warm feeling on my head. I looked up and I saw Shinn giving me a wry smile. "Don't.. worry too much," he
advised me. The more I looked at him, the more hotter my face got. I was afraid of being called a tomato when the rest whispered with
each other. Seriously? What's this feeling? And why am I feeling it? I couldn't answer them, yet. But when I look at Shinn, I want to
know more about him. What he does, what he likes or dislikes, his hobbies.. Anything! Just at least one thing about him. Little did I
know that knowing his true identity, true powers, his true self would bring me to great danger.
[Shinn]
The way this person was acting was really weird. She will look at me every five seconds or so and then hide her face again. It was kind
of annoying but at the same time, her cute face caught my attention. She reminded me of Little Red Riding Hood. I mean their hairstyle
was the same but their only differences was their colour. Little Red had dark hair while Ms Princess here had an obsidian colour. She
was clad with a full dress. Princess really suited her, though she had no tiara. Putting my hand back to my side, I let her calm herself
down. "Shinn.. Don't you think you have done enough flirting already?" I glared at the direction of the voice, which was Lucion. He
looked the other direction, whistling. After "tch-ing", I activated "Fulgur Vis" and aimed for him. Giving of a surprised look, he waspushed
back metres away as a single shot hit him. I looked at the other Silver Knights, whom I almost forgotten, and they backed away in a hurry. Ceasing the spell, I
sighed. Bunch of idiots... With that, I went back to my sister's side.
[Janeferu]
Heh.. How nice it must have been to be popular. Oh.. sorry... I haven't introduced myself! My name is Janeferu Catniss. Well some of you
might know me. I've been a side character all this while and for me its quite alright. I don't like attention but I decided to go with Shinn
and friends to go to some meaningless journey. Though, its better than staying into some dorm room with nothing to do but training
and studying. Anyway, I was getting irritated by Lucion and his whining after Shinn attacked him. Seriously, he changed after we left for
the Journey. He became more idiotic. Maybe this was his usual side before we went to the journey, hiding it until it was the right
moment. Can't believe that I was interested in him once but now he's just a pervert. Well, at least he looks cool in that red trench coat.
Looking at myself, I had a small Pirate-like unbuttoned shirt and my breasts was covered with bandages. I also wore blue shorts and a pair of
leather shoes. I let my fluffy ears and black tail show as it feels great when the wind wafts it. I was a Half-Beast, a , we were headed to Herald, Soluna's Kingdom,
after some lengthy introductions. As usual, I stayed at the back of the group, gazing at the lushful greenery. They were all having
discussions except for Shinn who kept quiet. He seems to be thinking something as he's oblivious to his surroundings. Seeing this
opportunity, I hurriedly caught up to him and asked, "Hey, What's the matter?" It took him about three seconds before he noticed me
and with an "Oh!" , he started.
"Naah.. It's nothing.."
"C'mon, just tell me!"
"Fine Fine.. geez.."
With a lazy look on his face, he explained that he had this weird feeling, like someone was trailing us. "It could be my imagination. I
mean, I have this feeling that acts up every time. But yeah I'm just- MOVE!" and with that a strong push led me backwards. "Oww..
What was that fo-". I suddenly knew what he was talking about. An arrow was mountained at the lane I was walking in. If Shinn hadn't push me, I would have been then. His eyes widened with fear and his sight didn't change. Up there, near
the trees, there is a person on the branches with a bow loaded with arrows. Upon realizing the situation, I took out my two Chakrams
and got into my battle stance. My long black tail stiffened like a threatened cat ready for battle. Shinn was the same. His long curved
Katana, called the White Fang, shone as light from the sun reflected from it. It was pure white, a calm color. I noticed that the others
were also ready for battle, excluding The Princess. Then, I took a deep breath and focused my Magic Energy to the Chakrams. With
careful aim, I threw it with my might. It flew with opposite directions and then changed like an "X". Suddenly, my Chakrams were
deflected by another object. I caught my weapons and looked at the intruder. He was dressed in black with a trench coat. His clothings
were similar too Laeon, the vampire who attacked us 3 months ago, except that he had a hood, concealing his face. He opened his
palm and black flames emerged from it. Black.. Flames?! That's King Hades main power! It consists of burned souls of the dead mixed
with different emotions, mostly sadness or fear. My friends seemed to notice this as well. But just how are we going to defeat this
person with mysterious powers? "Janeferu! Get a grip! We'll attack together," Shinn's command broke through my sense of hesitation.
," Sora, you'll attack after we get deflected by him. Lucion, you'll be on the artillery side!" he shouted as his voice echoed through my
head. With a 'thumbs up" sign from both of them, the operation commenced. The Silver Knights protected Soluna while Shinn and I
charged forward. Shinn was at the left and I was at the right. Every second brought us closer until our weapons clashed with each
other. Or so I thought…. It turns out that it was his Magic that we clashed and we were pushed back by a mysterious force. As we flew
up some meters, we heard Sora's cry and used her Gauntlets to punch "him" but it was a futile attempt. She too was pushed back.
Landing, Lucion exclaimed with an over-confident smile. "Grandus Augue!" he exclaimed as medium-sized ball of Flame formed on top
of his palm. He threw it at the target follow by an explosion. "That was awesome!" one of the Silver Knights commented. I had to
agree. That was a B-Rank Fire spell called "Grandus Augue". It was an advanced form of "Augue" which average Fire users could
do. Anyway, I was sure that the guy won't stay unscathed. As the smoke cleared, I realized I was mistaken. He just stood there,
without a scratch. I faintly saw a smirk on his face just before he clapped his hand together. He adjusted his right arm while chanting,
"Supuneți contractul meu, rege al lumii interlope! Dă-mi controlul armata ta strigoi! Vino la posesia mea, creștere! Ferrum
Mortius!"
Though I didn't really know what language it was, I could decipher some Latin words from it. Suddenly, a Double-Sided Axe, with a Skull in the middle
and some writings engraved on it, emerged from the Blackest Flames. I was flabbergasted as he grabbed the mysterious Axe. "What in the world.."
Shinn muttered. Unlike him, I was speechless. I somehow knew the others were too. Raising his Axe, a conflagration Black Flames gathered and circled
around it. With a mere blink of an eye, it disappeared. Disappeared? Don't tell me he absorbed it! My theory was proven correct as he slashed the open
space in front of him, triggering an attack which consists of Black Flames shaped like a Slash. It was headed for Shinn! I knew it was impossible for him
to escape this time. It was fast, too fast for any mortal to avoid. True enough, he was struck on his left shoulder and fell with a loud thud.
"Shinn-kun!
"Onnichan!"
"Shin!"
"Shinn-sama!"
The voices of Sora, Lucion, Soluna and me could be heard as Shinn lay lifelessly on the ground. I didn't know whether if he was alive or dead. I rushed
towards him, Sora doing the same. Soluna was prevented from being too close to the line of battle by her personal guards, despite her cries of wanting to do so. Lucion kept
on attacking him, showing great bravery as he activated an upgraded version of "Grandus Augue" called "Triplexio Grandus Augue" which was just
actually three times of it. I then took his cloak off and was shocked. Black Flames danced around his left shoulder. Knowing that he couldn't fight
anymore, I panicked. Shinn was the strongest among our group. If he was beaten within a single sweep, then we had no chance of defeating him. I
glared at the Man as he dodged Lucion's attack one by one. If we were going to defeat him, we can only do it by working together. But how? Not only
Shinn was our team Leader, but also our strategist of the group. I clenched my fist and closed my eyes, thinking hard of what to do. As I brought my
dear Chakrams nearer to me, I realized that I only knew one thing though. If we lose, our journey stops here, at the cost of our lives.
Bold Words:
Imperfectus Fulgoris Forma = Incomplete Lightning Form
Grandus Augue = Great Fireball
Augue = Fireball
"Supuneți contractul meu, rege al lumii interlope! Dă-mi controlul armata ta strigoi! Vino la posesia mea, creștere! = Obey my
contract, King of the Underworld! Grant me control of your Undead Army! Come to my possession, Rise!
Ferrum Mortius = Dead Axe
Triplexio Grandus Augue = Three Great Fireballs
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