Chapter 23: Recovery, and News

Night's POV

Me, Blaze, Nyte, and Mari. A girl that Nyte knows. We're all getting treated by everybody in our team that knew magic. Blaze, was getting his Nasod arm repaired, and had to enter some sort of Nasod healing capsule. Nyte needed to get healed with magic and bandage up his wound, he got a hole in his chest. Mari, needed serious medical attention. So Sora, Yumi, and Noona. We're working on her. I however, refused any medical help and recovered my own wounds. Starting with the marking on my right arm, it started burning. I ignored the pain and wrapped it with a bandage, I no longer could use magic and this curse will hurt even more. If I tried to cast magic. I grunted in pain as I continued to wrapped the marking up. When I finished up, I grabbed my broken blade and was about to head out. Noona, then stopped me.

"Night, are you crazy?! Training, after having wounds. Look at your arm, it must be burnt up. Quick let one of us treat you." She replied. I then replied,

"Noona relax, I'm the only one that didn't took much damage." I replied. I was about to head out, until my right arm. Starting burning up. I then kneeled down, and pressuring my right arm. Noona, walked up to me.

"Something's wrong, you really need to get treated by one of us now!" She replied. She grabbed my right arm and starting unwrapping the bandage. I then slapped her hand out of my right hand and wrapped it again.

"I said, i'm fine! Now leave me alone!" I shouted. I then ran out of the infirmary and later the castle. Heading to the outskirts of Hamel to train. I unsheathed my broken katana, and started swinging my sword.

"I know, i'm strong!" I thought, as I continued swinging my sword furiously. My right arm starting burning up and bleeding, I ignored the pain and continued to train. Suddenly, poachers then appeared.

"Hey look, a way to make quick way to make profit!" One of them replied.

"Yeah, get him!" Another replied. I then ran up to them swinging my broken blade and replied,

"Don't shit with me!" I shouted. After 3 hours, the sunsetted and I took out the whole poacher group. My arm started to burn up massively and the blood went through the bandage. I used my blade and placed it on the ground. To support my body, from falling down.

"*Cough* *Cough* *Hurk*" I starting coughing up blood and felt like I couldn't move. Is this the curse's doing.

Blaze's POV

I then got out of the Nasod capsule, and saw everyone except for Night.

"Where's Night?" I replied.

"He went off, and he didn't get the proper medical treatment." Ara replied. What was that idiot thinking? I then grabbed my coat and went out.

"Where are you going?" Nyte replied.

"I'm going to find Night." I replied. I headed out of the castle and looked everywhere in Hamel. I then headed at the outskirts of Hamel and saw Night laying down in the grassy plain. His sword was in the ground. He then replied,

"Something, you want Blaze?" He replied. I then replied,

"Yeah, the hell is wrong with you? Leaving without getting healed!" I shouted. He then replied,

"Does it matter?" He replied. I then walked up to him and grabbed him by the neck. I then punched him with my left arm.

"You idiot, everyone was worried about you. Have you ever thought of that!" I shouted. He then stand up and punched me back.

"Mind your own damn business!" He shouted. We then continued hitting each other, as if it meant something. Finally, we were all bruised up and fell on the ground. It was dark. I then looked up in the sky, it was a clear nite. Night, then started to laugh lightly.

"What's so funny?" I replied.

"This kind of reminds me of when we were at the hot springs. Talking to each other." He replied. I then smirked.

"Yeah, only the fact we're all bruised up." I replied. We then starting laughing, and looked up in the sky. Suddenly, fireworks appeared. We then sat up. Night replied,

"What's up with the fireworks?" He replied.

"Its to celebrate the savior's and hero's of Hamel." I replied. Night, then lay down again.

"I don't feel like a hero." He replied.

"Hmph, why do you think that?" I replied.

"I attacked Hamel, when I wasn't myself. I killed someone, I beat the crap out of my friend today." He replied.

I then laughed.

"You sure did." I replied. Night then stood up and grabbed his katana and sheathed it. He then replied,

"This kinds of reminds me, when Noona took me to Hamel years ago." He replied.

"Wait, Night you actually went to Hamel before?" I replied.

"Yeah, I was really young around that time. I was always shy around people when I was little, I hide behind her, when I met new people." I replied.

"I also saw a firework at the end of my trip to Hamel." He replied.

"Its a pretty amazing sight. If you ask me." I replied. Night, then started to cough blood up.

"Night, damn it. We need to get help." I replied.

"Fine." He replied. I then carried him back, to Hamel castle and bring him into the infirmary.

"What happened to you, Night?!" Ara replied.

"Oh its nothing to worry about Noona." He replied, he then starting coughing up blood again.

"Quick Blaze, get him to the bed. We need to get him treated quick!" Ara replied. I put him on the bed and they removed Night's bandage and saw his marking.

"Night, this is a curse marking. Where did you get it?!" Ara replied.

"Don't worry Noona, but right now my arm is burning up." He replied. He arm also started bleeding up.

"Quick Sora, Yumi. Cast healing magic on Night!" She replied. I then realized, that I saw poachers knocked down on the ground, perhaps he fought them in his current conditions.

"Night, did you happen to fight poachers?" I asked.

"Yeah, sorry everybody." He replied, laughing lightly and started coughing again. Ara, then cast magic to see if she can sealed the curse's effect. Night, then blanked out and was knocked out all of a sudden. After hours, they we're finish. However, the curse is strong. That they could only seal the pain, not destroy it. I then looked at Night, resting.

"Let him sleep. He'll be fine by the morning." Ara replied. I nodded my head. Suddenly, everyone then noticed me all bruised up again.

"Blaze, get back in the Nasod Capsule. You're injured again." She replied. I then headed, into the capsule and fell asleep.

Ara's POV

"Honestly, how did those kids got all bruised up like that?" I replied.

"Well at least, they're alright." Sora replied.

"So how long, have you known Night. Ara?" Yumi replied.

"I found him when he was a baby. I've taken care of him for 15 years." I replied.

"That long. So he left two years? To find the elshard." Yumi replied.

"Yeah. I sometimes wonder at home. When he'll be alright." I replied. Evia then appeared, in front of us.

"Ara, my father wants to speak with you." She replied.

"Alright, i'll be back you two." I replied. I then headed towards the meeting room, I then saw Aisha, Chung, Eve, and Raven over there. I then sat down.

"Hello Raven, when did you arrive?" I replied.

"Not too long." He replied.

"Well, it seems that the only one not here. Is Els..." Aisha replied.

"Don't speak of his name. It will only make us depressed." Chung replied.

"Anyway, Chung. What is it that you bring us all here?" Aisha replied.

"Its about Night." He replied.

"What about him?" I replied.

"I like to make Night, our head general. Of the Hamel army." He replied. My eyes widen.

"Why is that?" I replied.

"My intel told me, that he's is the child of Azure." He replied.

"You mean Azure? She was one of the best recruits I had ever since I became a knight instructor." Raven replied.

"I heard, that she raised up the ranks of the knight's and became a general in Hamel. However 15 years ago, she disappeared. You don't mean that Night?!" Raven replied.

"Yep, he's the son of Azure." Chung replied.

"Explain to me Chung, what will happen if Night does become a general of Hamel?" I replied.

"He will serve the Royal family and will have access to many privileges. He may also, have a fief of his own." He replied. The door then slammed open, Night was in the front of the door.

"No deal!" He replied.

"Night, you heard all of this?" Chung replied.

"Damn straight,heard the whole entire thing. Also your majesty, this thing sounds great and all. However, I have my own goals and becoming general of your army will only hold me behind to reach it." I replied.

"I will now take my leave." He replied. The king then stopped him.

"Tell me Night, what are your goals?" He replied.

"My goal is to recover the elshards, and find the truth!" He replied. Chung, then smirked.

"Then I won't stop you." He replied.

"However, I would like to offer you my fief." He replied. Night, then bowed down and replied,

"I will gladly accept it. However, I wished that my friends also own the fief as well." He replied.

"Very well. Dismiss." He replied, Night then left.

Night's POV

I grabbed my katana and packed up my bags and left the castle while no one was noticing. I was heading to Velder. Suddenly, Mayumi appeared on my way to Velder.

"Where you goin?" She replied. I then readied myself and replied,

"I'm heading to Velder. I need to become stronger." I replied. She then smirked.

"Fine, I won't stop you. However the others are going to be pissed. When they find out you're missing." She replied.

"I'll take my chances." I replied.

"Also, when the other three recover. Tell them this. The king's given me a fief to one of the lands, I would like you guys to have over there, I'll be there when you guys arrive." I replied. I handed Mayumi the coordinates and headed out.

My first order of business is to fix my blade.

~To be Continued~

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