Chapter 15
Ready set fire!
Noon
Aisha's PoV
"I can't go on.." Rena complains next to me sitting on a rock. We are training under a lizardmen Sharman named Kayak. He will be tutoring us in how to use sage energy efficiently and balance it out.
After we made it to Dragon's nest, the villagers settled in since there were already houses built here already. This shed to be an old settlement for the lizardmen of the old times.
Since im purely a mage type i an too study the fundamentals of how to gather sage energies just like how Rena gathers nature force. Sage energy requires a certain amount of your own inner energy to be mixed into it to create.
Essentially, we are gathering nature force energy but if we dont mix it with our own power it won't become sage's energy. Every creature that lives on this world is all connected to it. The world is connected to us just as we are connected to it.
This connection allows us to gather energy from the world and use it as we see fit. Just like mana it flows everywhere. If i master this and combine it with my own mage skills. Oh i don't even wanna think about it~
Shame for those two. I get free shade, some history and skill books, and i dont habe to sweat. I look up from my book and saw Elsword using his fire arts. His test was to only use fire energy. And Rena can't use nature force.
Yup, truly a shame~
I wonder what Beraku and Chakabuk gonna do about losing their village though.
Outside The cavern
Beraku's PoV
"But what if we do send some and they get attacked or captured" I say stroking my chin. Chakabuk suggested we send some of our warriors over to see what become of the village, but i fear what may become of them.
Chakabuk closes his eyes "Yes but they only strike and roam at night. They dont have our scales to withstand the heat. Hmm good point brother "Fine i shall approve" I nod to one of the warriors and he departs with the others.
"Now we must find out why they came to our village" I try and find an answer but nothing to conclude my dilemma comes across. First they disappear and we lost connection to them and then they attack us.
Something must have happen at their old village to have cause this, but what?
I look at my brother and he too is lost at thus situation. First we must think of where they could have gone first. Where did they originally live...
"Brother, company" Chakabuk gets up and walks to the exit. Who would come all the way out here?
I came outside to see an old friend of mines. One of the few humans i can tolerate that is not a child. "Stella, its been long" I walk to her and she smiles showing her teeth.
Me and her go back back to when i just a small hatchling. She always cane to play with me and my brother regardless of our race diversity. Then after we moved away from our old home, she followed us and decided to create a human settlement near us so we can keep in touch.
"Beraku! its has been a bit huh? sorry about that keeping a town is some work i dont know how you do it" She says with a hand on her hip. "Hmph, even i can't resist folding under this pressure"
We enjoy some laughs and even a few stories. "So i came your village to see it in shambles. What happened? Nasods?" She asked worried. "No, we were attacked by our cousins the dark scales." Hmm nasods? i dont think i know of these are.
"Ah, well glad to see you guys are alright, i came here for a chat and a bit of business" She says opening a map. "Turns out there is actually some strange activity going on around here.It pretty close really"
Hmm these are the mines i allowed her to use to make her profit for herself and the other strange human. "The mines? what kind of activity?" Chakabuk comes to to get a look. "mhm witnesses say they saw nasods around in there. When we send people to investigate they dont come back out."
Dark scale attacks, disappearing humans and strange activity in the mine? arg im getting old "Well perhaps we can send Elsword and his friends to investigate" Chakabuk says getting up.
"They are training are they not?" I tell him and he turns to me "Ah not today of course, they still need their practice"
He left and left me and Stella to discuss further business. "Ah that Wally person, i heard of him from Elsword." I nod my head. "He possibly may be inside the mines mining, but we are not sure of it yet" She says.
After an hour of discussion, Stella says she must make it back to her own settlement in case of a dark scale attack.
I bid her farewell and go in the cavern to check on Elsword and friends training progress.
Elsword is growing at a unusually rapid pace. Normally studying sage art takes a few years, but in one day he managed to create his own art. And those girls are no push overs as well. The purple one especially, she will become quite powerful in the future.
I made inside and saw them all practicing. "Wind blast!" Rena shouted and fired a wind blast at Kayak but i know it won't be effective. Kayak smacks the wind blast away and fired several fire balls at her. "Not good enough! I felt nature force in that!"
Elsword on the other hand was training with a clone of Kayak. He was using long range fire arts and enhancements. 'Most impressive' I thought and made my way over to Aisha.
She was focused on her book and didn't noticed me at all until i made my presence known. "Uh yes sir?" She looks up from the book. "Do you use a wand?" I ask her and she lifts a small want that was colored white and purple.
'hmm, maybe she needs an upgrade' I clasped my hands together and summoned staff fit for her talents. It was a staff with a whitw dragon head and horns at the top and the staff being black. The center of the staff had a purple gemstone.
"Use this, i believe using a wand is unworthy of your talents" I handed it to her and it was just right for her. Her eyes sparkled at the sight of it in her hands. "Remember this is used for sage arts not magic arts" She nods enthusiastically.
Ah being young.
Richie Mines
Evening
Wally's PoV
Damn those lizards, who would have known they would have been living in these caves. They put up a fight but my Nasod mk-3 has no problems.
Now people are starting to come. Well their just people so killing them was easy. I even participated in killing them myself. My Nasod body can use the experience hmhmhm.
Seems like the production is fast but filling up the airship will take some time. Since i can't contact Raven. I need as much fuel i can before i attempt going on the trail to finding Altera.
Well not like anyone can stop me now. Not the lizardmen, or the humans. "Yes the road to conquest is clearing up for me" I hold out my hand and closed it. "Soon i shall make our dreams a reality sweetheart"
Ponggo's Hideout
Nightfall
Add's PoV
After that encounter with the masked who didn't give his name, he gave some blueprints in exchange for satisfying his boredom when he wants me to.
I dont even know what he wants but i don't care. These new dynamos, are perfect for the job!
The design was simple yet easy to manipulate (An: DiE dynamos since i can't really imagine a new design, sorry)
But now i need to create new techniques to combat Q- proto's attacks. He attacks are long and short range consisting of blast and projectiles. She can easily change the direction of them as well as she pleases.
"Tch, that things tough" I amuse aloud. The masked man already left after we made our deal and i was five the materials as well. Whoever he is he has power, enough power to do what he wants.
Even i can see that.
'Flight control, projectiles and mobility all are in check' I checked off everything the dynaoms could do in case something goes wrong.
While checking, i felt a large rumble. It was brief but something just landed somewhere i walk out the small hut i made and saw a large black and grey airship had landed right on a large floating platform.
''Interesting, maybe i should test out my new found powers' I will treat this as test 1 ,kekekekekehahahahaha
Dragon's Nest canyon summit
Night
Elsword's PoV
Today was a long day of training and things to do. It seems that they might have found Wally's whereabouts, possibly in the mines north of here. If that is so i hope to go soon, Stella didn't specify a time for us to go though.
After bath and another fish and veggie dinner, me Rena, and Aisha went to bed. I was sore and felt exhausted. I was about to fall asleep if Aisha didn't keep moving.
"Cmon stay still im trying to sleep here" I say for her to hear. Why do the three of us always end up sleeping in the same bed.
"Oh shut up you like your a soft sleeper!" She pinches my left side making me squirm "Hey!" Rena pinches Aisha and then me. I pinched Aisha then Rena and Aisha pinched Rena then back to me.
After 5 minutes of pinch wars, we all finally stopped. Now all of us we're tired, good thing it was cold out or we would have been all sweaty. "Ok no more games its time for bed" Rena says and lays back down.
Ah tomorrow is gonna be more work isnt it.
The Next Day
Morning
Ahh i really needed that. I stretch out my arm to get a good wake up call in.I looked to my left and saw Aisha still sleeping and Rena in my right. 'hmm i wonder' I poked Aisha's cheek and she squirmed abit.
I poked some more until she grabbed my finger. She had a smirk on her and held on my finger tight "uhh sorry about that" I say and she let go. "We have a long day today so no playing" She says strictly.
Well she is right. I woke up Rena and we all put on our clothes and went to go get breakfast.
After eating eating we went to where Beraku was staying at and told him what was today's plan. "I would like for you to go to the mines please" Ah well then i guess we can test out our days training at the mines.
We nodded and he gave us a map to the location. "Wait before you go ih ave some new garments arranged for you since you are heading into danger. They have materials that should provide good offence" He gives us the clothes and i was impressed.
I was given a dark red sleeveless shirt with metal braces. I had white baggy pants with red lines going down the thigh and red with white line boots.
Aisha was given a sleeveless white blouse with light blue sleeve pads that went to hands. She had boots that stopped at her ankles that where light blue.
Rena got a green tang top with white sleeves. She had a blue dress with green boots. "Its kinda tight at the chest" Rena says trying to stretch out the shirt. Aisha was glaring at her that i could tell was jealousy. After a while we got it to fit her good.
"Ah they fit you well, good thing Stella help me decide the style" Beraku says with a nod. "Also remember that sage arts require a chant that you make yourself. Remember this and you will have trouble.
We give him our thanks and head for the mines.
It was smooth walking until we had to start climbing to which of course Aisha starts complaining. "Aww why do i have to do thi , Elsword carry me" She didn't give ne time to respond and pretty much threw herself onto me. I had no choice but to catch her or she could fall and hit her head.
"Seriously we barely even made it to the second hill" I kept going while Rena was already ahead of us. She looked down and her eyes widened slightly and began to glare at me childishly. "Why couldn't you carry me! no fair"
Aisha was snickering on my back. "hmhm im delicate, so i have to be treated delicately~" She buried herself deeper into my back.
Oh how fun...
Richie Mines
Noon
Rena's PoV
We're inside the mines and ran into a few nasods. "Too easy" Aisha and opens her hand in front of her and fire several lighting bolts destroying the small nasods with ease. "Woah when did you learn that?" Aisha smirked, oh great she's gonna get cocky now.
When we got deeper that's when we began to hear drilling noises and feel vibrations. We looked and saw a bunch of nasods drilling and carrying large canteens and putting them in a a box.
"Seems like their transporting something. Oil maybe" Elsword whispers. We hid behind some rocks and started planning. "So should we see where all this leads too to or just charge in" Aisha gives the suggestion.
"Its possible that Wally could be getting fuel right now. If we go back and report this, he might be gone by then" Elsword is right. Who knows when he leave now.
"But if we leave them be then the towns people can be in trouble." I told Elsword. "Then we take care them stealthy style?" Oh good idea Aisha, if we were stealthy that is.
"How about we just fight and whatever happens, happens" Elsword sighs and unsheaths his sword. Well at least we have some kind of plan, even if it ended like how we always go into things.
Elsword started by taking out the first group of drillers. "Froststorm!" a large vortex of ice wind came from under the feet of the drillers. Aisha sure learns alot of new things on her own...
"vacuum talons!" A new technique i came up with that shoots wind blast with sharp accuracy with high speeds. As we kept fighting we made sure to keep advance through out the mines.
The mines were about three levels down so we have alot of nasods to take down. Elsword was in front while Aisha was behind him and i stayed back. Aisha has long and short ranged attacks so she stays near Elsword to take care any he doesn't see.
We finally made to the final level of the mines after so much fighting. No one had any injures and still had energy left. When we gotten there we finally saw it. Wally's Airship parked up with nasods transporting the oil into it.
"Wait" I told Els and Aisha and they stopped instantly. I can hear something coming, or flying. "Guys somethings incoming and quick!" We spread out and saw something land in the middle of the construction site.
It was a large gray and green nasod with the eye taking up the whole face. It was bulky with skinny arms with guns for hands. The body seem to be able to rotate as well.
It looked at us spinning its head to look at each of us. "INTRUDER...COMMENCING DEFENCE COMMAND" When it said that all of nasods that were transporting began to come toward us with drills and guns. Oh great...
The thing the bulky nasod came for was Aisha for some reason. It flew to her like a bullet but Elsword cut it off in time. He clashed his blade against its body but it only bounced off with little damage.
The other nasods are here and now we have a riot here. We have big, small and huge to worry about.
3rd Pov
Elsword was fighting mk-2 while Rena kept the smaller nasods off his back and Aisha was assisting with backup to everyone.
"Strengthen!" Elsword was giving off a red glow and charged Mk-2 again. Mk-2 fired its machine guns at Elsword, who was dodging while closing distance. Aisha was busy with the larger drillers using her ice spells to freeze their drills and Rena to finish them off.
Elsword jumped into the air going for an ariel strike but Mk2 blocked it with its arm that was mire sturdy. It had a small indent in it but was still not enough damage. "well then" Elsword clasped his hands together.
"how's this!" Elsword slammed his sword to the ground and scraped it across the ground creating a slight fire. Elsword went for a horizontal slash but Mk2 rotated its body taking less damage.
Elsword jumped back and Mk2 fired its laser on it eye. "Tch, looks like this one won't go down so easily"
With wally
Wally was inside his room making plans to reach Altera soon but was interrupted by a nasod servant that barged through the door.
"What?!" Wally said in shock and anger. "Sire, intruders have arrived. The ones you told if us to watch for have arrived here." The nasod finished in panic.
Wally in the other hand was calm and smiled. "hmhmhm is that so? well then throwing them off is simple. Start the ship! we are having an early departure" He then goes yo his monitors to command the nasods.
Back with Elsword who was slowly but surely starting to damage Mk2. "Cmon! where are these things even coming from!" Aisha complains. "Then help Elsword before your mana runs out" Rena calls out.
Aisha grumbles and casted a ice spell "Freeze over! Ice rink!" The whole floor was encased in ice that made all the nasods fell to the ground making easy targets. "Ok Rena take them out, i need to recharge" Aisha goes behind Rena while she takes out the Nasods with ease.
Mk2 was one the still up though due to it having actual legs and feet. It began using its long ranged weapons against Elsword to keep its distance. While fighting, A rumble began and the Airship began moving.
Elsword's PoV
The rumbling didn't knock us off but now we had to get the airship. Aisha and Rena were already getting on the platforms to get to the ship. I began going after them while Mk2 was shooting at me.
Some bullets scraped me but it was nothing serious. Rocks and ruble began falling from the ceiling. This place was going down!
Rena and Aisha were far ahead of me and were jumping on to the ship. The shaking and ruble were slowing me down! i might not make it!
Rena and Aisha were screaming at me but i couldnt hear them over the noises blurring everywhere. 'no we can't get separated again!' My only thoughts.
I made it to the end of the final platform that was still intact. The air ship was almost out of reach. i had to jump it!
I jumped like i never did before. Both my arms out to try and catch onto something if i didn't make it.
I only managed to catch onto the small part of a rim. Rena and Aisha came immediately to pick me up and onto the platform. Mk2 was flying toward us, it was determined to stop us.
"Like ill allow it." Rena charged her bow with nature force energy. "I dont think you'll be done its almost here!" Aisha says. She was still out of mana!
Maybe that technique will work, but i haven't been to do it lately I have to try it or else.
I thrust my sword in front of me and pit my hand on my arm. 'cmon work wait what if i add the sage energy and mana' I add what energy i had and the red particles began to form the sword. It was short but good enough.
I waited for mk2 to come and just in time i swung the blade in time to smack mk2 out of the air. It spung in the air before plummeting down for good. 'Good thinking me' i sat down and or some rest and Aisha and Rena joined me laying back to back.
"A little rest and we're good to go, any objections?" i ask turning behind me slightly. ""nope~"" they say together.
Wait for us Wally, we got you now.
A/n
I feel like im rushing things so chapters gonna take about 2-3 days o come out so i think good take on how each chapter should go if yall dont mind.
Peace.