Chapter 48
Talk low, talk slow, and don't talk too much.
John Wayne
One day later after the battle with Phelegethon, somewhere in the forest of Payon....
Sagramore soldiers were marching through the woods of Payon, quietly returning to the respective town of archers after their close call victory against Phelegethon guild. Fiorentin was riding alongside Felicia and Frea because Alphard is leading the soldiers on the front line.
"You look pale, Frea. Did you not have a good sleep last night?" Felicia noticing something was wrong with the soul linker.
"Yeah. I had a...weird dream" The soul linker admitted weakly. Looks like she is sick.
Fiorentin didn't seem to take the sickness seriously, "What kind of dream? Did you dream of Elraven marrying you?". The question made Frea and Felicia gulped at the same time before sweating their heads. Fiorentin coldly stared at both women.
Frea nervously answered, "Uh, that's not.....necessarily true. I dreamt of....a temple in the sky". The answer made Felicia and Fiorentin stopped their respective pecos and looked at each other. "A temple in the sky?! Just like Elraven once had?! I know you two are the last survivors of the Fall of Rachel, but having the same dream means something!!" Felicia loudly voiced her mind.
"Come to think of it, maybe Elraven and you have met and known each other before you meet again at Payon. If my words are true, that means you are destined for each other. Congrats for that" Fiorentin gave a more preserved comment for the soul linker, whom replied by smilling.
Sagramore finally arrived at Payon. But when they opened the town's gate, they were very surprised to see the entire old Payon town has been (literally) destroyed. "What happened?" Fiorentin couldn't help but screamed when she saw the unpleasant view. "Where is Elraven and Olivia?!" Felicia shouted too. Just in matter of seconds the entire Sagramore was in panic. "What is heppening?" Frea who couldn't see the condition of the town asked Felicia slowly. "The town is destroyed!" Felicia simply replied as she looks around the town to find her sister. Frea, however, tries to calm her down, "Don't worry, they are.." but a loud order from Alphard cut her words.
"Spread throughout Payon!! Find anyone who's still alive!!!" Alphard tried to take the orders because obviously his leader was panicked. Several Sagramore soldiers in the front line quickly spread through the enire city. "Felicia! Call George and come with me to the guild residential area. Maybe they are hiding there!!" Fiorentin quickly orders the paladin. Along with George they rushed towards the guild residential area. Fiorentin's worriness increased when she saw the walls and the gate of the guild residential area was broken as well. And not to mention the buildings inside the area. Along the road, Fiorentin keep blaming herself,"This is my fault!! This is my fault!! I shouldn't have leave them alone here!!".
They stopped and witnessed the whole festival ground is now a crater. "No way! Valdomir really atttacked them when we were gone?" George shouted as he witnessed the horror. The other two ladies were left speechless, they couldn't believe what are they witnessing, until they suddenly hear, "Hey, is it you guys?".
The voice which pops out of nowhere make the three turned their back to see Olivia standing behind them. A confused look was visible on the high priest's face. "What are you guys doing staring at the crater? Why don't you greet me and Elraven first? We were dying to see you again? Did you win the war?" Olivia quickly asked, but her question never find answer as her sister embraced her tight. Frea, Clyde, and Sasha eventually followed from their behind.
"See? Olivia and Elraven are still alive, right? I could feel their souls presence, that's why I tried to say to calm down. But you guys ran anyway" Frea tried to explain what was she trying to do before.
"Oh, Olivia!!! My beloved sister!!! I'm glad you're alive!!! Did something happen to you? No, right? No, right?" the paladin attacked the still confused priest with many questions.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Sohee's fine. Devi's fine. And Elraven's fine, too. What's wrong with you guys?".
"No, it was just...when we arrived here we found the town is already destroyed. We though Valdomir attacked this town when we were gone. So, Fiorentin, George, and I were rushing to find you!".
"Well, Valdomir attacked this town, indeed".
The statement made the the others narrowed their eyes. "What Valdomir attacked this town?! When?! How?! And how did you survive?" Fiorentin take her chance for another questions attack.
'They attacked us around two or three days ago. They sent someone from one of their high ranking warriors called The Quarter Kings. How did we survive? Elraven defeated him...barely", Olivia quickly answered the questions.
Her statement gives a different reactions from her comrades :
George – Elraven again!?! What the hell....First a Guild Leader and now a Quarter Kings?!
Felicia – Elraven? I'm kinda get used to him saving the day now.....
Fiorentin – Quarter Kings? The four human warriors of Valdomir? It was a good thing leaving him here after all, huh?
Frea – Wow, another impressing feat? I hope he's alright, though.
Clyde – As expected from our vice captain!!!
Sasha – Oh, vice captain!! I can't hold on any longer!! Oh....
And right after that, Sasha fainted. "Oh, damn!! Not again!!!" Clyde grunted as he tried to lift his sister.
"And one other thing. Beelzephior The Chaos attacked us too. But he shortly left thereafter. I guess that's pretty much the real reason why we lived" Olivia add another surprise to her comrades.
"What? What did you say?" Fiorentin thought she misheard, but Olivia quickly explains what happened when Sagramore left the town.
Meanwhile, in the main temple....
Elraven was sitting in one of the stairs while watching Sohee and Devi enjoying their meals. Elraven contacted his captain using his talkie,
El : Headquarters. Come in, headquarters.
HQ : El! I was expecting you, buddy!! Tell this beloved amigo of yours what happened down there!!
El : Emilio? Alright. Beelzephir visited Payon three days ago.
HQ : …......He what?!!!!! Are you serious, El?!!
El : Er....yes. Actually, three days ago Sagramore left Payon to fight off Phelegethon guild at Sograt Desert. Alexandria ordered me to stay here at Payon along with several...friends. That night, Beelzephir came out and attacked us.
HQ : And you managed to survive?
El : Somehow, he left us after showing his power off. And then he attacked us using his fire arms armed soldiers. And with one of The Quarter Kings, too. I defeated all of them....using the HAVOX.
HQ : What? HAVOX?! How did you build that gun?!
El : By adding some of the missing parts from my gatling gun with several devices provided by the armored soldiers I defeated. But afterwards....the gatling gun crumbled into pieces after I used it to the defeat The Quarter King attacking us, I guess all I did turned out to be a temporary measure for HAVOX. I will need a stronger devices to complete the HAVOX, made of Oridecon. Can you send some for me, Captain Barragan?
HQ : Well, just name it. And I'll get them for you, in a secret way of course. But we can talk about it later. Oh, before I forgot, High Minister Jose Martines will held a grand meeting tomorrow. I'll be there to represent the Ropera Squad, wish me luck on finding something useful, OK?
El : You bet. Take Martina with you and everything will be fine. And, before I forgot, did you remember when you said I should keep 'it' in my pants?
HQ : Yes. Why?
El : I blew it off. Twice. And I think I'll blew it off several times again. It's a pity you lose another bet to your father, huh?
HQ : You what?! El!!! El, you ba....
But before Emilio managed to finish his ranting, Elraven turns off the talkie and heads outside as he saw her comrades were running for towards him. "Welcome back, guys" He said to himself as he approaches them, ready to answer their questions.
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The next chapter will be a comedic one (I'll try to make it comedic). See u next chap!!!