Chapter II
Tomorrow morning, 9:30 AM.
-Wake up, we've got a problem.
-What? What is it? , said Simon, looking partially fatigued and wanting to sleep a bit further.
-There are some men outside. Look, I want you to flee to the city if anything bad happens, ok? , said Siegmayer.
-Ok. , respond Simon, which is now alarmed.
Why would people ever come by here? The house is in the middle of the Emerald Forest, which is too dangerous for any human to cross unarmed. At this moment, someone entered the house.
-Good morning, everyone! , said the mysterious individual in front of them.
The person had orange hair and was wearing a hat and a coat. He also was walking with some sort of cane decorated with flames, but there was something weird about it.
-Siegmayer Brown, it is an honour to finally meet you in person! And I see that you are with your son. How delightful!
-Roman Torchwick, criminals like you disgust me at the highest bars. What are you doing in my house? , replied Siegmayer.
-Simple! I want to make your life even more miserable that it is by…
He pointed his cane to Sieg and a sight surprisingly appeared on it. The cane was not a normal one, it was a weapon!
-…killing your son.
-NO!
A blasting sound was heard from the firearm, but none of them were harmed. Siegmayer had blocked the bullet with his sword and launched himself to Torchwick. Suddenly, a bright light appeared outside has Sieg was bursting in rage…in a berserk form.
So…Auras do exist.
-SIMON, RUN! GO TO SIGNAL, IT'S THE ONLY PLACE THAT IS SAFE!
Siegmayer, then, lost all consciousness and attacked Torchwick's men in a full berserk mode, which can only be used by high-ranked warriors and savage barbarians. Simon ran for it. Since he was still in the house, he took the diaries of his mother and the Aura book, and got to the backdoor. Never he had ran so fast in the direction of the city, which could be seen from afar since it was built on a cliff, until an awful sound was heard from the distance. A blasting sound and…a man's cry was heard before a complete and total silence pursued.
Simon stopped running for a second, but it was not the time to mourn. He was in the middle of the forest, in which Grim monsters can attack him or Torchwich's men can reach him. So he ran even faster, but sadness was slowly beginning to invade him, making tears appearing form his eyes and a want to cry in his chest. But he had to continue, or else the same thing will happen to him.
It was still noon by judging the sun's position, which was perfect since his family never had access to any vehicle and had to walk to the city for supplies, which would roughly take 3 hours. This is good news, since he wouldn't have to survive the night alone. The forest was still dangerous though, with the Grimbears and Beowolves which can attack at any time. At least, he has spells that can help him if he's in danger, but he forgot the put his ring that contained a Dust container in his house, which would certainly be investigated or destroyed by the meantime.
-Why am I still running? How can I not be exhausted after running so much? , remarked Simon.
He was right, this is strange. He was running for a straight hour and he was still up and ready. He then stopped running to verify himself. Everything was there, he still had the books he took and his feet were shining with a charming….blue light?!
-What the hell?! , which Simon replied, obviously surprised.
His feet were shining a blue light. No, in fact, the light was spreading through his body and when it finally arrived to his head, he felt…good. It was like refreshing warmth. He was using his Aura, without even knowing how he was doing this. He didn't have time to verify how, tough. So, he began to run even faster, knowing that his Aura will stop his fatigue.
An hour later, he finally arrived to the city gates. But, suddenly, he falls on the ground and snaps out of consciousness. The Aura had worn off when got close to the city gates and he got all the fatigue he was supposed to have from the 2 hours he didn't stopped running.
He could still bribes of people talking in the distance before he got unconscious.
-Who are….call the police, we have….take him to the….
And the voices stopped.