Finally some action. I am hyped but to be honest also unsure. I am not really good with that descriptive writing thing. Lemme know what you think. Hope you enjoy :P.
They landed in a Forest near the Village which requested the help to get rid of some boars. "Ok so the quest is to get rid of the boars roaming around, they are getting more and are attacking the Village and stealing their food." Informed us Magna. "It shouldn't be to difficult so I am going to leave it to you guys." We all nodded although Noelle seemed somewhat reluctant. We made our way deeper into the Forest and soon encountered some big trails. Percy whistled "Those are some big boars huh" he said after seeing the hoofprints.
With that they heard rustling in the bushes around them and with a loud sound what sounded like a mix between a roar and a squeak, 5 of the Boars jumped out of the treeline. Percy cracked his knuckles and rushed towards them immediately. He made quick work with the first 3 by punching them hard on their heads. The pigs squealed and fell down with a loud thud. He turned around and saw Asta running from the remaining two, wildly flailing his arms. Percy chuckled but left him running. Asta had a lot to learn. He followed the Traces and took out about 6 more.
When he returned, he saw that Asta also finally took the two out and even managed to get one more. "Where were you, man? I could have needed your help." Asta scream said. Percy shrugged and motioned to the Mountain of boars behind him. Astas mouth fell slightly open. Oh he muttered. Percy looked around and saw Noelle standing on the side watching. He scowled a little bit and set himself the goal of helping her overcome whatever is blocking her. Percy learned to identify trauma quickly after the first war. Many of the Demigods had to deal with it and as their leader, it was his responsibility to help them.
"Ok let's go to the Village and finish this." Percy said hoping that it really was finished. He pushed the feeling of uneasiness down and went to pick up his prey. With that they went towards the village. The march didn't take long only about 10 minutes or so and they saw the village. Or what should be the Village. All they saw was fog. Percy sighed and looked at the others. Magna had a concerned expression on his face while Asta looked confused. Noelle on the other hand had her neutral face but if you looked closer you could see fear in her eyes. "Let's go this quest just turned serious. That's no normal mist." Percy said sternly. When everyone nodded, he turned around and beelined for the entrance of the small village. Percy closed his eyes and felt the water molecules of the strange fog and with a wave of his hand he parted the veil. To an outsider it looked like a sea of white being parted in the middle. Waves of fog crashed against the invisible walls of pure unwavering power.
With each step they took Percys uneasiness grew. He warned his teammates "Someone powerful is here be on guard." They looked at him questioningly, but you could see them be more cautious. Finally they reached the village square and Percys rage grew. Everywhere you could see cowering people. Some where hurt while others cowered in fear. In the middle there was a group of children cowering over an old man. The man looked beat up and was on the verge of dying. Before Percy could do anything, Magna ran towards the man and kneeled next to him. One look at them and Percy knew the old man meant a lot to Magna. He looked around and saw a group of people who didn't look like they were part of the village. They stood in front of the church and looked down on the scared people. There were 5 people. Four of them stood on the sides of the last one. He on the other hand sat on the ground and looked at a pocket watch and looked bored out of his mind. "Asta, Magna distract them. I´ll be with you shortly." and with that he turned around and looked at Noelle.
"Noelle. Look at me. You have the most important job of us all ok. I need you to protect the villagers. You are the only one who can do it. Think about why you became a Magic Knight. You are one of us. One of the Black Bull. We are counting on you, and we believe in you. Do your best. For us, for the villagers and most importantly for yourself. Prove to yourself that you can do it. You are the only one here who still doubts your abilities. We all saw how much power you have. Use it." She looked at me wide eyed. I could see she doubted herself. As I wanted to say something again there was a cry of pain and Asta flew towards us.
Percy caught the flying Asta and set him to the ground. The man who sat before finally stood up and started his bad guy monologue. "Like for real what is it with you bad Guys always wanting to share your story. Like do you learn that in the Academy of little league baddies?" Percy interrupted the rant about them wasting his time. He looked taken aback. When he recovered, he smiled coldly, and his Grimoire flew open. Suddenly there were hundreds of Ice swords hovering above the innocent people of this village. Percy narrowed his eyes. "Noelle I am counting on you." He said and dashed towards the Ice Mage, before she could respond. There were screams but only of fear and not of pain. Percy was relieved but he didn't have time to look back. He closed the distance between him and the Mage and started a barrage of attacks. His enemy was good, but he was better. After the first few hits the man jumped back and started attacking him with ice shards. Percy jumped to the side and finished in a roll. He got back up in one fluid motion and went back on the offensive. He pushed through the guard and tried hitting him in the head. The mage dodged the punch and laughed. "You're not going to beat me. A lousy magician like yourself, who can only enhance his body has no chance." Percy looked confused for a second but then laughed. "You think that is my Magic? Let me show you, my Magic." And with that his Grimoire floated next to him. The eyes of the Ice dude widened at the sight. Poseidon´s Magic: Maelstrom. Percys aura began to glow and the rage he felt towards this man and his lackeys, for hurting the innocent inhabitants of this village radiated of off him. It almost looked like the rage and anger turned into a thrashing river which sucked up everyone who drew the wrath of its master. After a few seconds the Villains lied unconscious on the ground before Percys feet and he turned around.
Percy saw a huge globe of water around the villagers and Noelle. Dragons slithered around its edges. It sure was a sight to behold. Now the orb slowly fell and gave a clear sight of everyone inside. The Villagers all looked relieved and thankful. Noelle on the other hand looked quite exhausted. She stumbled a bit and in the blink of an eye Percy stood next to her and steadied her. He leaned a bit closer and whispered "You did good. I knew you could do it." He helped her sit down and turned towards the villagers and his other teammates. He saw Magna and a few villagers standing around the old man from before and chose not to intrude on that private moment, so he turned towards a group of people and said "So tell us everything" With that he listened to the story how those people attacked and what happened till they showed up.