Chapter 43 - Red Alert
Next morning, Welf and Tsubaki were still finishing a lightning sword for Lyd. Apparently they stayed up all night.
When Riveria woke up, she called Hestia for an update. Hestia said that the enemy just reached Rakia. Riveria then went to make a hot drink for Tsubaki and Welf...
The team then called Njord to let him know that the enemy is in Rakia. So he may be next. Njord laughed "I already sent my children on a mission to an island. I hope I will see them again. I will be sipping tea in the town square all day and tomorrow and the day after"
Meanwhile, everyone started waking up. They all slept better in the cabin and were in a better mood. Breakfast was cooked and everyone gathered around to chat.
Welf and Tsubaki joined the breakfast late because they were finishing Lyd's lightning sword. While Tsubaki showed Lyd how to launch the lightning, Welf cramped the food down and immediately went back to start on a flaming sword for Gros. Lyd was very impressed and thanked Tsubaki for the amazing weapon.
After the demonstration of the lightning sword, the conversation restarted and there was a lot to talk about. Apparently Bell found out more information on Io last night reading the history books.
Bell "Io was actually banished to the dungeon while the world was forming, so Io may have never left the dungeon."
Finn "So that matches what Revis said about Enyo wanting to see the surface world"
Ais "I also read something about an ancient evil god that practiced forbidden magic and like to mutilate living beings. but there was no name given to this god"
Riveria "Well this all sounds pretty suspicious. It is good that you two children enjoy reading together..."
Ottar "So that is what you two together do at nights, reading history books?"
Tiona laughed "Was there a book about birds and bees too..."
Ais "No, should I try it?"
After that, Bell fainted with Ais being the ultimate airhead while Riveria coughed and sprayed tea everywhere.
Before lunch, Hestia said the enemy was done in Rakia and Ares had disappeared like the rest. She told them that the bubble came from the entity's hand and traveled rather quickly. She added that the entity got within 10 feet of Ares before using its magic. So Ares really had no time to react. With that, Finn and Bete could not listen any more and went for a walk. Meanwhile, Hestia called Njord to warn him of the tactic, and Njord said that he will sip his tea where it would be difficult for the enemy to get close to him without being obvious.
A hour later, Hestia reported that the enemy was headed north and could either go into Orario or head towards Melen. With that information, the team started getting ready and called Njord. They are going to head to Melen.
After packing, Bell, Ais, Wiene, Mikoto and Lyd would go first while Gros waited for his flaming sword to be ready. The trip was uneventful, and they set up camp about 1 mile from Melen. Njord went over to meet with the team since he had not meet the Xenos before. He was shocked to see the size of Wiene, who had transformed back to her wyvern form and already fulled armored. Njord soon headed back to town, while the team set up camp and ate dinner.
Finn called to let them know that the enemy would not arrive before noon the next day, and Gros should be there right after breakfast. Poor Welf and Tsubaki may be working overnight again...
That night, while Bell and Ais were enjoying lap pillowing, Ais asked about bees and birds...