Arc: II
Queens Blade
Chapter: 10
The tiger eye Elina Vs. The forest guardian Nowa
The day of the Queen's Blade tournament has finally come. The city was filled with people, even so the Colosseum. Everyone waited for the begin of the fights.
The one who should be victorious and was still standing in the end. Should have the chance to fight the Queen and if this one stronger than the queen and defeat her. This Person would become the new Queen.
But not everyone who was there wanted this position. There were people who main target was revenge, or a challenge for themself, or to prove that they have the better weapon or also some people were here to find help for their country. Then despite the fact of this peacefully event, the world was still in a terrible war, and only the Queen could stop it. But there was also a might who wanted to end this Queen's Blade for forever and become the only true ruler of this world. And of course everyone of them were waiting with tension of the start, of this tournament right now...
Elina the Tiger eye was still thinking and prepare herself mentally, for her first fight against the half-elf girl Nowa. Maybe she looked like a child but she could be even older than herself. And the fact that she was trained by a elf warrior, made her enemy even interesting.
Just as she put her gauntlet on, her servant Frorel came rushed to her.
"LADY ELINA! It's about time for you to leave the waiting room and head to the arena gate!" he said
Elina wasn't alone in the waiting room, Ymir was with her and she looked worried to Elina who begun to speak..
"...I'm sure... That real soon... I will meet up with... big sis." Elina begun to smile and to lick the claw from her gauntlet
In the same time as the rest of the visitor walked inside the Colosseum. Alleyne walked to Nowa to take a look at her.
"Nowa.. it's time..." Alleyne begun to smile as she saw Nowa watching to her
"Ahh! Captain!" Nowa jumped towards Alleyne and gave her a hug "You're here to cheer Nowa on!"
And of course Alleyne got a bright red face...
"D.. Don't get the wrong idea... I.. I came to inspect and confirm how foolish this tournament is..." Alleyne said with a bright red face
"Hmm? Is that's so...?" Nowa respond cheerfully
Just in that moment a another person show up to call Nowa for her fight..
"Miss Nowa, it's time. Head to the arena gate..." the person saw that Nowa was hugging someone.
For Alleyne it was awkward that someone was watching them doing this.
"Ah! Okay!" Nowa let go then of Alleyne and wanted to leave, as Alleyne took both of her hands and wish her good luck.
"I'm sorry. I finally came here... And you have to go now." Alleyne overflow a feeling of grief as she spoke to Nowa
"I'll be going, Captain!" respond Nowa with her always cheerful manner
"Okay..."
Just as Nowa turned around to leave Alleyne she begun to say something to Nowa
"Nowa, you are my student! You cannot be defeated!" she call after her with a sad proud voice
"I know! It's for everyone in the Elf Forest. Then Nowa does not lose!" Nowa respond to Alleyne as she run towards the arena gate
In that moment as Alleyne this heard. She begun to feel guilty and a pain rushed trough her heart as would someone pierce it with an arrow. As she saw Nowa running away to her battle, she turned her head aside.
"For everyone... in the forest?" Alleyne bit on her lips "What foolishness..." she nearly begun to cry and wanted it to but than she heard footsteps coming near
"Oh my... There's the sweet scent of an innocent young girl somewhere. But when I came here... I found you. You thousand-year old hag of a virgin..."
Alleyne know that voice, she meet her the last time on the street where Silver was killed. As she turned around she started to speak to this person...
"A while ago... When I was thinking on how there is the rotten scent of swords covered with the blood of many... I knew that it was you! Mercenary of thousand battles the poisonous snake, Echidna."
"Hah..." Echidna begun to lough "You haven't changed. A woman shouldn't use such harsh words, Alleyne. If you stay like this, you will never find someone who will love you." Echidna begun to taunt her
"I have only such vulgarity towards you. I don't want to talk with the likes of you, who insult everyone. Why did you come?" Alleyne begun to ask Echidna
"Why not? I just came to Gainos with a guest, a little while ago and I wanted to see my cute student walking off. And since I'm here, I decided to take part in the Queen's Blade and then I meet up with you. That's really not good." Echidna close her eyes as she said this with a smile
"Tch..." Alleyne got pissed at Echidna
And as Echidna passed her she begun to ask her with a little worry in her voice
"Just now... that was Nowa right? How is she doing? Did she endure his death good?" Echidna started to ask Alleyne out about Nowa "Anyway, why is she taking place in the Queen's Blade? Don't tell me it is an order from the forest council? How pathetic..." Echidnas voice was filled with anger as she was talking about the forest council
Alleyne know what she was meaning, before they both meet up with Leina, Silver and Sylphi. The Forest Council send Nowa to the Queen Blade with a promise if she win. They would accept her as a full elf.
Alleyne was the whole time in a silent mood, but before Echidna reach the exit she spoke.
"Echidna... Why didn't you go and meet up with Nowa?"
"She admires you for such a long time... Forgive me for that, but a girl with such a beautiful soul like hers, will only poison me. And just to be close to her, remind me on the pain from the bottom of my heart too much." Echidnas voice was filled with sorrow
In the same time as Alleyne turned back to Echidna, Nowa reached the exit and saw the battlefield inside the Colosseum and she could hear the screams from the people who waited for the beautiful fighters. Nowa's heart started to beat fast as she reach the middle of the field. Elina who stood on the other side was, busy with some warm up's and with stretch units. As Frorel gave Elina her weapon, he begun to wish her good luck.
"Miss Elina! Here, good luck!"
And Elina herself got again like always angry
"Good... Luck? Like I need that! There is no way... that I will lose to her!"
Ymir who was watching, know that this fight will end ugly. She just begun to hope that Elina won't kill her. Also Ymir know the rumors about Elina.
Then suddenly a man begun to scream for the start of the tournament, and in one impact the viewers started to cheer in a loud voice.
"OKAY EVERYONE!"
Elina and group turned to the speaker as he continued
"WE HAVE WAITED A LONG TIME FOR THIS!" he continued with a cheer of voices "THE GRAND TOURNAMENT THAT HAPPENS ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS! WHICH WILL BE DECIDE WHO WILL BE PLACED ON THE THRONE OF THE QUEEN, WILL START NOW WITH THE OPENING FIGHTS! IT IS THE 30TH ANNUAL QUEEN'S BLADE! ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL WIN AND WALK TROUGH THIS TOURNAMENT! ONLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL, WILL BECOME THE CURRENT QUEEN. THE ONE WHO WILL STAND AT THE END! WILL BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO CHALLENGE OUR CURRENT QUEEN ALDRA!"
With that the current Queen Aldra walked out of her throne room and stand there where everyone could see her. And the viewers begun to fire up even more with cheer
"WHO WILL MAKE IT TO THE VERY END? WE WON'T KNOW IF THEY DON'T FIGHT!"
The speaker begun to introduce first the second fight which was a fight between Airi the Infernal Tempter vs. Nanael the Angel of Light.
As Melona and Menace which were in the hot spring where Menace meet Silver the first time, took a bath with her. Melona watched in a crystal ball which showed the second fight, and they saw that both had a personal misunderstanding fight about a young man. As the both saw this they begun to smile.
Then the speaker finished the second presentation, the speaker went to the main fight which will be shown as the main fight in every open crystal ball.
Elina didn't enjoy this then she wasn't interested in this whole Queen's Blade. But Echidna, she was enjoying the whole show about this Queen's Blade
"WHOA! So then, this match will be on the big crystal that has been set up in the taverns?" she begun to ask herself with a joyful face.
And of course Alleyne found Echidna's behavior embarrassing...
"NOW THEN! IT'S THE FIRST ROUND SO LETS BEGIN WITH THE MAIN FIGHT! THE ELF FOREST IS VAST AND IS LOCATED ON THE GREAT CONTINENT IN THE NORTH! THIS FIGHTER COMES FROM THERE! IT'S THE HALF ELF GIRL NOWA THE GUARDIAN OF THE FOREST!"
As Nowa noticed that all eyes were on her she got a bright red face and became very shy. And Alleyne heard some man talking about her.
"What? This ia a failure! She's just a little kid!" A man said with a disappointed voice, he wanted to see a busty half-naked girl and not a child.
The man next to him but found she rather cute
"What are you saying! She's such a little cutie! Give your all cutie!" the man yell to her
As Alleyne heard this, she was even more disappointed from the male humans and found them even more vulgare...
"WELL AND HERE IS HER ENEMY! SHE IS THE DAUGHTER OF THE VANCE EARL! AND, SHE'S THE YOUNGEST SISTER OF THE LIGHTNING GENERAL!"
As the speaker the Lightning General mentioned most of the visitors got scared. And the speaker continued
"IT'S ELINA, CAPTAIN OF HER FAMILY'S IMPERIAL GUARDS!"
With that Elina walked towards Nowa and she was licking her gauntlet. On an other place there stand a strange girl with a strange staff and was cruse her. Because that girl know her from her sad past. And she sworn revenge on her.
As Elina walked towards Nowa she spoke to herself.
"I actually don't hate Nowa but, I won't made it easy for her than after all the Vance house is watching."
As of an instinct Nowa took her battle pose, with a calm watching Elina.
"NOW... THE ROAD TO BECOME QUEEN HAS OPEN! AND WITH THAT LET'S BEGIN THE BATTLE! FIGHT!"
And as the speaker was done. A magic spell circle appeared over the Colosseum, and both girl rushed towards each other with a battle cry.
"RRAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The staff weapon from both clashed against and hang each other. And both weapon rub each other.
On an other place, in the office from Claudette, her Mansion were with joyful scream.
A young soldier walked in her office to say her that the fight has begun. But since Claudette know that a young girl was Elina's first opponent, she said, she don't want to see that fight and send the young soldier away. Claudette herself just sight and started to mumble.
"Don't kill her Elina... I have to believe in her but, why do I feel so filled with jealousy..."
Claudette suddenly begun to think on the young man who fought for Leina and she thought on that what Sylphi said to her, and that even her sister Elina is fighting for Leina. Everyone is worried about Leina. And then she felt a piece of hatred inside her...
"Why... is everyone so worried about you Leina... I'm jealous of you... and it grows. Leina..."
In the same time in a pub. Several people were cheer on both fighters trough a crystal ball, which Echidna mentioned
"OHH! DID YOU SEE THAT!"
"YEAH! RIGHT THERE!"
The battle was intense and nobody could say who was going to win. Nobody of the two could make a direct hit. Suddenly a weapon fall on the ground and the guests of the pub saw a woman and a girl sitting on a table.
"Oh! It's Risty, the benevolent bandit and the Moon princess Sylphi!" A guest recognized them
"Ch! What do you think Sylphi who will win?" Risty asked Sylphi
"I don't know, but I hope Nowa will win. And that she is going to kick Elina's ass." Sylphi respond
For Sylphi who lost so much, looked now really strong. Maybe it is the result from Risty's hard training.
"I hope so Sylphi... But I can't help, we have to acknowledge Elina's skills.."Risty took a sip from her cup and continued "It sucks though."
Suddenly a hand grabbed each one on them on their chest and both begun to scream as those both hands begun to give both a hug.
"RISTY! SYLPHI!" A familiar voice called out to both, as this person was holding each a hand on their breasts
The guests who watched that begun to droll and to stare with red faces and comments
"What the? Such beautiful warriors are they that open?"
Suddenly Sylphi recognized that voice and begun to turn around
"L-Leina! What a relief! I knew you would come here! I was really worried about you."
"You're not hurt?" Risty asked "Hey your body has gotten tighter!" Risty took a good look at her
And suddenly Leina's mood got depressed
"He..he don't remind me..." she remembered Echidna's special training
"Huh... whats wrong?" Risty begun to ask
"Well what ever, at last she is healthy." Sylphi said with a bright smile
Suddenly Risty pushed Leina away from her with a whining Leina
"Risty?"
"We've got a bit too chummy. We three. Did you forgot what happen last time we meet? The line must be drawn now."
"Risty what do you mean..." Sylphi begun to ask Risty as she was still holding Leina.
Leina herself could not believe what Risty there said
"You should know this too Leina or did you got stupid from being kept up in the mountains? The same goes to you too, Sylphi. Remember this. We are all Rivals..."
In the same time the guest begun again to cheer...
The reason for that Elina finally got a direct hit at Nowa. And Leina suddenly looked shocked at the crystal ball.
"Ahh... Elina and Nowa?" she was shocked and let go of Sylphi in the same time...
Elina didn't stop with this one attack, she used the advantage from her first attack to made a second strike with her lance. Which Nova could barely dodge and pushed her away from Elina. But Nowa could not hold herself and she crushed with the ground.
Nowa tried to stood up but the pain in her body made it difficult, but she made it to stand again. But Elina was still confident in her victory...
"Ohh... Hee Hee... Ouch. You really are strong miss Elina." Nowa begun to whip the scratch out of her face and to lough
Of course her lough made Elina angry that she begun for a second attack, with the still on the ground sitting Nowa.
"Why do you take this so lightheartedly? Are you not... MOTIVATED TO DO THIS!" Elina begun to cry out as she rushed with her claw gauntlet towards Nowa
Elina begun to slash with her gauntlet, but to Nowa's luck she could evade the attack with a backflip jump.
"Waaa!" She cried out as she evade the attack
As Nowa was again on the ground she made a slide to stop her back-jump and in one instant she let rotate her staff in her hand, to use the speed as a chance to surprise Elina with an attack.
"AHHHH!"
But Nowa's battle cry warned Elina and she made an attack to and again clashed the both weapon against each other. And Elina begun to grin...
"I see, your speed and reflexes aren't so bad..." Elina thought as she dodge Nowa's staff "But!" She swung her weapon again and disarmed Nowa...
Nowa's weapon flow far away and she wanted to use a back-jump again, but Elina leave her no time for this. She queick use her right leg for a stright kick into her stomach.
Nowa begun to spit blood and to cry out in pain. And Alleyne bit on her lips as she saw this. And even though Ymir and Frorel had to stay behind Elina, they were more worried about Nowa.
As Nowa flow back and slide over the ground still standing, Elina now serious to finish Nowa off used her spear to pierce Nowa's chest. Nowa who could see that the tip of Elina's weapon rushed towards her chest, shocked her and she didn't know what she should do.
And Nowa got a direct hit from Elina...
"Ahh Ahh..." Nowa's body started to trmble in fear.
Nowa thought she would die now and she only thought on everyone in the forest, on Alleyne, Sylphi, Leina and even on Silver, which she kinda liked...
And Elina herself was in shock too, because her weapon hit something strange. Than it droop no blood on the ground, what actually should be if you pierce someone...
"What the... this unusual sensation..." thought Elina as she touched with her face Nowa's small chest
Elina and Nowa looked down in the same time and saw that Elina's attack was hold up from something animal-like...
Elina suddenly jumped back and begun to yell
"What the hell! What is this thing? How can the body of this monkey got so hard? You cheater!"
It was Ruu, Nowa's little pet and ally who jumped in the last second between both to protected Nowa as a kind of armor for the fatal blow from Elina. Nowa herself quick begun to cry and to hug Ruu.
"Thank you, Ruu!"
"EEK!" respond Ruu on Nowa's hug
Elina begun to curse Nowa and that damn monkey. As Nowa made a back flip jump to her weapon she begun to scratch her head.
"Puh! that was close..." she respond as she took her weapon
And than the commentator begun to speak...
"DID YOU SEE THAT MY DEAR VISITORS! NOWA HAD A CLOSE CALL THERE! SHE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO SLIP TROUGH THAT!"
As the commentator was done the people begun to cheer on Nowa, to the surprised Elina.
She suddenly begun to lick her lips and to speak to herself.
"I'm sure. She has great techniques too. That Monkey is going to be a problem though. But, this is..."
With that she rushed again towards Nowa and begun again to attack her
"WOW! ELINA IS ON THE FIERCE ATTACK AGAIN! SHE LUNGES OUT WITH SUCH STRONG STRIKES!"
Again the commentator begun to speak as Elina was attacking Nowa.
"WELL THE QUESTION IS, CAN NOWA TAKE IT!"
And this time the people begun to cheer Elina on, to her enjoy. But even that was not interest for her. She just enjoyed the battle...
Back to the three, they begun to discuss Elina's behavior
"This is bad. The difference in their strength is so obvious. Just look at Elina's face..."
And with that Sylphi and Leina took a good look at Elina, and Sylphi begun to pray that Nowa could still win.
"She's enjoying playing with her. She's got that face of a carnivore. Poor Nowa..."
Leina who was listening got now angry on Elina. That she fought without any pride.
"Elina... if you hurt Nowa I make you pay this..." Leina started to tremble in anger
In the same time in front of the Colosseum two familiar girls begun to hear the cheering people inside.
"Oh It's already started! The cheers are so loud." the one girl begun to giggle as she stood next to the other girl
"It seems we're a little late. Shizuka-san."
"Well... It is a little weird that Tomoe-sama has no sense of direction. Hahaha." Shizuka begun to lough at Tomoe
"Hey... why are you so confident you took the wrong way to!"Tomoe respond
Both Tomoe and Shizuka stood finally in front of the gate, after they were on so many way's and wrong streets.
Suddenly Shizuka grabbed Tomoe's hand and drew Tomoe after her...
"Lucky, that we walked so many wrong ways or I had walked again into that snake woman..." Tomoe said depressed
"I know, but Tomoe-sama are you not happy that he saved you from her?" Shizuka begun to smile and blush in the same time
"You could... say that." Tomoe begun to sunk into thoughts
"Huh? What's wrong Tomoe-sama? In any case, you're not hurt. Let's hurry!"
"Of course..."
As the both stood in front of the entrance Shizuka suddenly begun to rise her hand and to call to the guard..
"Two adults, sir!"
They didn't know that the Queen's Blade was for free...
And in the same time by Echidna and Alleyne. Begun to hear Echidna something..
"Hmm?"
"What is it?" Alleyne's reaction was fast
"Well... how do I put it..."
Suddenly Echidna begun to droll and to blush
"I think I've heard those footsteps. And this delicious smell of a young innocent girl..."
Alleyne was directly as she heard this pissed
"Concentrate on the match! And wipe off that drool! It's disgusting! ECHIDNA 0 POINTS!"
"Okay. Okay. tch! one thousand old virgin!"
And again the fight between the two start from new, but he was interrupted by clashing weapons.
The fight between Nowa and Elina was still on and Elina had the advantage. And hit Nowa with once slash after another.
To Nowa's luck the could dodge the last one with her weapon but got pushed down from Elina's strength.
"Fufu...You're a persistent little small brat. Hehehehehe" Elina was in a sadistic state and her eye's reflected her evil intention to kill Nowa.
But Nowa was struggling against Elina's strength, with all what she had
"Nowa... won't lose! I will win for everyone in the elf forest..."
That Nowa was still so brave pissed Elina off especially Nowa's last words
"For the Commander, for Sylphi, for Silver, for Leina!"
As Elina that heard was it over with her mercy, she raised her arm with her claw on it and slash across Nowa's chest and injured Nowa badly and rip off her cloths
Nowa fall back stunned and in pain to the ground, but Elina grabbed the rest of Nowa's X-Bra and hold the small Nowa in the air.
And in one instance Elina throw her with violence on the ground. Which let Nowa gasp in pain...
The viewers were shocked of this violence and only Alleyne and the commentator were speaking.
"OHHHHH! IS NOWA DOWN?"
"NOWA...!" Alleyne begun to cry out after her.
Suddenly Echidna begun to talk in a calm voice
"I think you will understand, that this little girl Elina Vance is rather strong. And, she's really vicious to those who didn't acknowledge her.."
Alleyne could not respond to that what Echidna said. She was afraid of that what was in front of her.
"A type like Nowa... will not match little Elina. Elina can't stand type like hers. Just like for me, only in a different way."Echidna continued
Nowa who was lying on the ground slowly could get up by a watching Elina.
"Hey...? I want to ask you something, do you want become the queen of the Elves?"
"Queen..? I don't understand..." Nowa was breathing heavy trough the pain in her chest "But... it was those in the elf forest that decided... *cough*" Nowa begun to cough and it was hard for her to speak "Ahh... If I take part in Queen's Blade... Everyone... and the commander..."
But before Nowa could end her speak she started again to cough. And Elina begun to understand, so she thought
"Ohh.. I see." She begun smile malicious
She begun to understand why they send a half elf into this. For such a prideful folk like the Elves is a half elf a insult for them. They send her to get rid of her...
"Tell me, don't you think it's odd. If the elves really wanted someone to become Queen. Would it not be enough to send your commander as a representative for you all? After all she is stronger than you."
Nowa's eye's were wide open as if she finally understand. But in truth she didn't understand Elina at all.
"Huh? What do you mean Nowa don't understand..."
Suddenly Elina reached out her hand to Nowa to help her up...
"Come on. Stand up."
"Ahh... Thank's..." Nowa took happily her hand
And suddenly Elina pushed Nowa to herself and begun to hug her.
Nowa didn't know what was going on, just like everyone who was watching. Echidna and Alleyne were surprised. Just like the rest of the viewers and only the commentator begun to speak
"OHH! WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BATTLE... AND WHAT IS SHE DOING THERE! WHAT IS SHE DOING WITH NOWA? COULD IT BE LOVE IS BEING BIRTH IN THE MIDDLE OF BATTLE!"
On that comment begun Risty, who was in the pub, to spit out her drink, Leina and Sylphi fall on the ground, shocked and holding each other.
Aldra who was watching, the whole, time found this fight really entertainment. And know what Elina had planned, she could see that Nowa's strength was her purity and her faith on Alleyne and the others. Aldra also know that she was going to crush Nowa from the inside.
And with that Elina begun her devil-game...
"You know what the truth is... People hate things that aren't complete and so they sent you out to this life or death tournament." Elina begun to lick Nowa's ear as she spoke
"Your friends and that commander that you love so much... They were only rather deceitful to you... They just wanted to drive away a nuisance..."
Suddenly Nowa wasn't moving anymore, and Elina let go of the hug that she gave Nowa. The other who was watching asked themselves why they don't fight anymore. They even begun to cry out that they should fight again. Frorel and Ymir was wondering, what was going on.
But the only two people who know what was going on, were Echidna and Alleyne. Then as Elves they had sharp ears.
Alleyne was trembling with grief...
And Echidna begun to talk disappointed...
"Little Elina is harsh... But she is perceptive... I't is still just a guess but... What she just did was her instinct, to help her to eliminate things that exists which are an eyesore to her. She placed the needed wound upon Nowa to break her..."
Elina begun to grin satisfied as she was done with crushing little Nowa's world. She was thinking who will she react will she cry, become angry or even kill herself. Elina could not wait to see Nowa's pained face
Even though Nowa let hang her cute elf ears and was looking sad she simply looked at Elina...
"...So... you knew it...?" she begun to speak "Nowa... doesn't belong among the elves or in the human world. Nowa know that already."
In the same time Shizuka and Tomoe made it into the Colosseum, they saw that was something wrong with the picture in front of everyone.
And Nowa begun to speak again and remember herself how she met the first kind person
"But you know... it's because it's this world. They are those that are kind.. More than anyone else. And more than anything else I wanted to keep the words of those who cares about me..." Nowa begun to smile weak
And she begun to think back on the day where she met Alleyne the first time. Nowa was alone and crying ,because where ever she showed up nobody wanted her. Until one day a young elf girl with a monkey on her shoulder show up and started to speak to her.
She should stop crying and find the reason why she exist. That was her first time somebody was speaking to her.
Elina herself was enjoying the little scene and started now to play with her feelings
"I see. So if your caption says die, you will go and die? How pathetic, you're not a little bit independent.."
Suddenly Nowa begun to cry without hearing Elina's independent speak
"NO! NO! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!"
She begun to ask herself what is the meaning of this. Why gave Alleyne her such an undesired job being the guardian of the forest.
"It's because Nowa didn't want to take part in this tournament. The commander was angry with elves in the forest... I didn't want this at all..." Suddenly Nowa begun to cry and she didn't know what she should know anymore.
Aldra who watched the whole scene was impressed from Elina's little game. She only whispered to herself
"What a cruel person you are..."
But to Elina who finally understand that Nowa wanted just by her commander got sick of it and was now pissed like never before...
"Is that why you are in this... You're risking your life in such a life and death battle just for that?"
She bit on her lips out of anger and grabbed again the rest of Nowa's cloths
"You... Make me sick...!"
"WOAH! ELINA LIFTED NOWA UP IN THE AIR!"
Elina was holding Nowa with just one hand and Nowa could barely talk or breath because the grip from Elina crushed her throat. Elina started to yell at her
"Is that's the case, then why not hurry and kill your enemy? Why the hold up? Why do you resist to have fun in a fight!"
"I..I can't do that! I can't take someones life!"
"What!" Elina respond "What is she saying? She decided to die by herself?" thought Elina as she was still holding Nowa
Suddenly Nowa tried to get free from Elina's grip
"But... But I fight so I can live..."
Nowa turned her view to Alleyne who had a worried expression and Nowa continued
"That... is what... is what she... SHE TAUGHT ME...!" Nowa cried out
And in one move she gave Elina a direct blow with her own head, to get free.
Elina who was so confident her victory fall back and begun to cry out in pain..
And Nowa herself used the chance to jump back to her weapon and took her with a new spirit in her mind.
"Only so can I give back such gratitude. LOSING IS THE ONE THING I CAN'T DO! NOWA WILL FIGHT EVEN IT MEANS THE END OF HER LIFE...!"
Elina was still on the ground and holding her head in pain. It looked like the head was her weak point.
Alleyne and Echidna begun to speak, maybe more Echidna...
"The you before wasn't aware of any inclination in the forest, you have changed as you met this boy from the other side and even so Nowa then she is now all grown up. You were to serious in the thousand years... You never let someone on you. But in the opposite from you, she continued being a good girl. Upholding so much sorrow, fear and a great order."
Alleyne suddenly begun to remember something from her past
"Hey, Master?"
"What, Nowa?"
"I want to be strong as Echidna. So that I can protect the forest. Will you train me and praise me as well, if I got so strong as her?" little Nowa looked at Alleyne who tried to push Nowa away from her weapon
"I..guess... I hope you won't become like her..."
"Then Nowa will get strong!" Nowa suddenly begun to climb on Alleyne's staff and to smile her with a cheerfully face "If that happens... The Elder will also say too that he admires me for what I become..."
"Nowa..."
As Alleyne this remembered. Tears begun to fall from her face and she could no longer hold it back
"It was me... Who placed that curse on her... It's my fault..."
"What... are you not a little to melodramatic..." Echidna who saw that she was crying begun to play it down and turned her view to the sky "For us Elves she is just a little kid. But for the human she is an adult, she understand this... It's actually simple. Saying I love you is one thing you can't say. To no man or girl. But she can. She's putting her life on the line for that too. There a more things but... that's something else.." said Echidna with a calm voice to the still crying Alleyne
And the battle between Nowa and Elina was again on. But this time it was on a personal ground. But like before nobody could make a direct hit. As both hang again on the weapon from each other. Begun Nowa to speak
"The reason why I fight is the same as your's. Ymir told me that you are in the tournament for someone who is important to you!"
"Tch. That blabbermouth! If that's the case... you're the same as. No..." Suddenly Elina was filled with anger again
Suddenly she got angry again and use all her strength to strike against Nowa's weapon and hit Nowa on her head and striked her with all of her might on the ground. Nowa's head hit the ground first and she wasn't moving anymore...
And Elina begun to yell at the lifeless body from Nowa
"YOU LITTLE BRAT DON'T PUT ME TOGETHER WITH COMMON FILTH LIKE YOU!"
Everyone was shocked at Elina's reaction on the poor girl but she continued as the blood dripped down from her gauntlet
"THAT'S RIGHT... YOU LIVE IN YOUR OWN WILD, LITTLE WORLD. BUT I'M NOT LIKE YOU, I HAVE MONEY, POWER AND SERVANTS. THE ONLY THING WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME IS MY POWER AND..." suddenly Elina snap out of her anger and recalled what Leina earlier said to her.
Elina was suddenly silent and realized what she just did and the commentator begun to speak.
"Nowa isn't standing up! Is she death? Did Elina killed her?" he respond to the scene with a worried voice and not so loud as early
Nowa was lying on the ground and Ruu was trying to wake her put she didn't respond and Elina begun to realized something...
"I can't get... the thing I want. The most what I want. And she has it. Why her and not me?" Elina begun to stare at her and walked slowly towards Nowa. Elina's eyes were cold.
She rises her lance and pointed it at Nowa. All visitors begun to gasp in fear and even Alleyne, only Echidna wasn't surprised about this. Echidna was watching and begun to smile.
Alleyne wanted to help her, she wanted to stop this fight, but she was paralyzed with fear.
"Where is the one who is gentle to me...? Who is it? Who is it...!" Elina mumbled as she slowly rises her lance as she was under a kind of hypnosis...
And just as she wanted to pierce her body, she could not move her weapon anymore...
"That's enough!" a young voice spoke...
Nobody could believe what they saw, not Alleyne, or Sylphi, or Leina and even Elina could not believe that someone unknown would interfere and stop this battle...
To be continued...