Chapter 5: Rescue at Sindar Ruins
They decided to stay at White Deer Inn as it was now owned by two siblings Aliah and Clifford and Clifford was handling the work of the inn.
"Welcome to White Deer Inn. The beds are clean and with free breakfast."
"Wow...! It's like a dead and breakfast. Sounds great...! It was a tiring journey for us to get through the city of Muse." Sean remarked in amusement.
"Excuse me, who is this in the picture?" Lene asked who is the woman on the portrait as Clifford tells her.
"That was my sister, Aliah. She was an archaeologist who is trying to look for relics around the Sindar Ruins."
"Sindar Ruins are very dangerous to get through. Lots of monsters are lurking around inside of it." Sean said noticing of her actions.
"Perhaps, we could stay here and rest. It's going to be a tough time for all of us to get through the city of Muse." Seed suggested to stay at the inn.
"Please, come this way at the stairs."
As soon as everyone is asleep at night, Seed was resting at his bed and wonders about Lene and how she knows of his weakness for being filled with hopelessness and does not understand the enemy's recklessness. He then gets up and to see that she was not there as he looked at his new sleeping clothes with just a white tank top and gray trousers.
"Their sleeping clothes are completely different than at my time. I had nothing to do but sleeping in pajamas." Seed mumbled as he goes out to check on Lene due to his duty being her bodyguard.
As he opens the door, Lene was watching the stars alone wearing a short sleeveless white dress and he whistles to see her sexiness as he teases her.
"Who's waiting for you in there?"
"Seed!" Lene said calling his name as Seed laughs at her.
"Haha... still waiting for that prince you were about to marry. You're being hopeless romantic, Lene."
"..."
"Everyone is already asleep until I see you outside. It is weird." Seed said noticing of Lene's appearance and he compliments her. "I like your short dress..."
"Thanks for the compliment." Lene said thankfully as Seed looked at the stars at night.
"I kinda miss all of my comrades at my time and I can't change my fate for being killed. I wanted to change history at your place so that it will never happen again like in my beloved country in the Highland Kingdom."
"..."
"And now, I got involved with two kingdoms on its collision course." Seed said while lowers his head and Lene encourages him.
"Seed, you're the only person can stop them. You rescued me and my father when my half-uncle is about to kill us. You brought us our motivation back to keep fighting on that war. I wanted you to help us out for the honor of my kingdom in Silveria."
"All right..." Seed finally accepts to help Lene and her father to fight the war against Doug and he commented for this incident. "This dumb war is more on family matters."
"..."
"We'd better get back inside, Lene. It's late..." Seed smiled at her which Lene gave him a nod with a slight smile on her face.
The next day, they are about to travel to Muse after spending the night at the inn and they were given some free breakfast by Clifford.
"Did all of you sleep well?"
"Yes, the bed is really comfy." Sean commented nicely as he looked at both Seed and Lene. "You two are still sleepy."
"Uhm... It's none of your concern, mockingbird." Seed grunted at Sean until a blue wolf came to see it's master.
"Oh... Blue what is it?" Clifford said as Blue responds in a bark.
"What!? You mean Aliah was..."
"It's something wrong, Mr. Innkeeper." Sean asked which Clifford tells them.
"Something has happened to my sister at Sindar Ruins."
Seed eventually stands up and seeing the dog has wolf instincts and he looked at Sean who is come at handy because of his other occupation as an archaeologist.
"This dog can fight and you Sean, you're the one can decipher the Sindarian language."
"Okay fine... I'll do whatever I can to get through that ruins. A lot of people had studied about this."
"Please, be careful out there. You must rescue my sister." Clifford said encouraging them to rescue his sister which Seed agrees in a smirk.
"Don't worry, your sister will be fine."
Arriving at the Sindar Ruins, Sean manages to decipher the Sindar language and the door opens. As they enter the ruins they were met again by Asher who is trying to think in how to open the door.
"Professor Asher, why are you here at the ruins?"
"I came here looking for my daughter, Lisa. I let my daughter stay at this inn when I travelled back to Kyaro and I heard she was with the archaeologist." Asher replies and Sean manage to activate the door.
"I can't believe this man who summoned me from his creations has a daughter?" Seed reacted angrily and Lene tells him.
"Don't get mad, Seed. We have to find his daughter and the innkeeper's sister."
"Quite frankly, the doors are already opened when someone had put the plate of shapes already. We'd better find them and fast."
As they travel to find two missing people they encounter the monsters living in the ruins. Once they reach through the next door, Sean deciphers the writing which is 'the most dear' and it opens and they proceed. When they arrive, they see a two-headed hydra battles Aliah while she defends a little girl which is Lisa with her whip.
"Good lord... that must be the guardian of the Sindar ruins." Asher was horribly shock and Seed unsheathes his sword to battle the monster which he tells Lene.
"Look Lene, Like I told you before in how to cast your Rune. This fight is going to be a one hell of a match!"
Seed then proceeds to cast Dancing Flames from his Fire Rune which incinerates the monster. Both Aliah and Lisa were surprise to see their rescue and Lisa was impressed to see her father was there.
Asher summons a ballista which is one of his machine creations as it punches on the hydra.
Lene then casts Lunar Moonlight on the monster from her Divine Dagger Rune as it forms a blue moon to make a powerful shining moonlight to damage the enemy. One of the hydra breathes fire as Sean spins his Tokkosho to deflect the flames. Lisa attempts to use her father's Lightning Rune to aid them. To her shock, her casting of her Rune causing her to make a combination attack and Seed raises his sword in a flash of lightning as he makes a thunder sword strike on the hydra causing it to be paralyzed. As everyone beats the monster, Lene hits with her double-sided tonfas which is followed by shooting it with explosive tasers, allowing Seed to incinerate the monster by casting Explosion from his Fire Rune, destroying it.
"I guess this is over."
"Incredible... it was a combined attack."
"I'd never seen the red head could even do this combination move. That was powerful..." Sean was thrilled to see Seed using that ability and Seed looked at his sword, reminding of how Culgan casting his Lightning Rune to make a combination attack with him and he goes to see the two people.
"Are you two all right?"
"Yes..."
"Daddy... daddy..."
"Lisa, I'm glad you're okay." Asher reunites with his daughter and Sean noticed Aliah's job as an archaeologist.
"You must be Aliah and why are you here in the Sindar Ruins. Didn't you know how dangerous this place is?"
"It's not just a treasure... I came here looking for the Hearing-Ear Crystals. These crystals have the power to reveal the voices of the forest."
"Listening Crystals..." Lene said as her Divine Dagger Rune begins to resonate much to their surprise.
The rune glows on her right hand and it was formed into two Listening Crystals on her hands."
"No way... this is the Hearing-Ear Crystals." Aliah witnesses to see the crystals were formed and informing Lene to keep it. "You must keep these crystals. It will help you to listen the animals on the forest."
"Excuse me, dear lady... I guess the innkeeper is waiting for you at the inn." Seed said informing her about Clifford.
"Oh you're right... my brother was waiting for me." Aliah said and she thanked them for saving her. "And thank you for saving us..."
On their way to the inn, Lene was amused to see Seed and his powerful abilities.
"This is the first time you have an ability to strike the enemy when somebody else's Runes are casting upon you. I'm completely amused."
"I already told you that when I demonstrate my Rune casting on Flowing Rune, Lene." Seed said as he shakes his hair. "If only if somebody who can make a combination attack if whoever casts a Rune on me. And I noticed the old guy's daughter has a Lightning Rune."
"Professor Asher, all this time you have a Rune!" Lene said surprisingly as Asher replies.
"Yes... I used the Lightning Rune to generate any forms of electricity with the use of lightning strikes. This is how I crafted most of my renowned inventions."
Lisa then gives the Lightning Rune to her father and he keeps it and he looked at Seed because of his potential in fighting.
"This time-displacement man has the ability to make a combination attack when any Rune users who casts upon him and he needs to learn more of these abilities."
"Uhhh... old man. The truth is... that move that I have is when Culgan casts a Lightning Rune on me to make an attack combination." Seed said knowing of his abilities and became surprise that there is more abilities besides the one he currently uses. "Are you saying there's more to that?!"
"Exactly, any Rune users who utilizes fire, water, earth, wind, darkness, and one of the true runes, you will gain more powerful abilities to be obtained." Asher said while he gives him some advice. "You have to get stronger if you want to obtained these powerful abilities if anybody casts these elemental Runes."
"Wow... Not just the one that Culgan and I we used to do. Now I have to learn more of these..." Seed said became amused to hear that there's more abilities that he needs to learn.
Arriving at White Deer Inn, Clifford reunites with his sister and he was worried for her safety as Seed tells them that they can stay at the Higheast City.
"I see... so there another war takes place. All right, we were glad that join at your cause." Clifford said and decides to join at their side. Both Aliah and Blue decided to join as well.
"It's because of your efforts to rescue us. We glad to help you, your Grace." Aliah said as Lene nods in agreement to let her join along with Blue and Lisa which Asher decides to look after her.
"It appears that you're going to Muse City. I let my assistant to look after this Inn." Clifford said and Aliah tells them.
"Good luck on your travels, and we're going to the Higheast City."
Arriving at the entrance to Muse City, Seed remembers the time they succeed in taking over the city following the assassination of Anabelle until Muse is finally reclaimed by the Dunan Army at the Dunan Unification War.
"..."
"You look so dumbfounded, Seed." Sean commented as Asher knows that he remembers about his time.
"Let him be, Sean... this time-displacement man seems to know about this city."
"Muse City is completely different now. It's not on my time..." Seed states about the changes in Muse City and he looked at both. "I just remembering all things at my timeline, sorry."
"Well oh well... the princess of Silveria is here in the city of Muse."
Everyone noticed a handsome young man with blond hair wearing royal clothes while riding his horse to face Lene and her own group.
"It's you, Stefan..." Lene said as recognizes the prince of Falena who is supposed to get marry on their arranged wedding and Stefan looked at her sinister grin.