AKASHA

• || The Chase ii || •

•| Cheyz |•

|• Warrior of Darkness iii •|

Marsha's Valley
West Sundria.

If anyone would see them, they would probably think that they were having the grandest tea time of their life after a unexpected battle, looking how calmly they sip their tea while exchanging glaring daggers to each other.

The heavy rain already die down to misty fog. The window had been already mist, showing how cold it could be outside. The man who had been known as Zeus keeps looking at him while throwing some pieces of waste narvan woods on the fire place, while the girl who sits in front of him keeps flickering her hands showing how ready she was when he do something they wouldn't like.

"Looking how young you are and the sword you have, I supposed you say you had come from the land of Mnemos. A mercenary with a sword from a forgotten City. " Zeus cut off the growing aura of intense staring with this.

The once Almighty sacred land that I know was now a forgotten City to them. I felt a pang of pain in my head.

"You are, as far as I know was one of the best Muielder from that 'forgotten city', weren't you?" I saw how his forehead ceased to my words. General Ish'kael used to drag me out from the kingdom, teaching me the essentials of the life outside the walls of Ydhen. He proudly takes me to different swordsman wielder to teach me about the kinds of blade a knight should used in a battle, muields was one of the best partners of swords. There's only one caravan store that sells them and it was located at the heart of Ydhen. At the very young age of Ten, I can still remember that son of Muielder we used to visit.

Looking back at him, I debated whether to tell them about the sword or pretend that I don't know what he's trying to talk about. My instincts are telling me that I had met the right people. The sword itself say so, the emblem keeps on glowing underneath the table. It's just that I don't know whether it was Zeus or the Girl I possibly knew as Lina. The Fyre in her bare hands was one of an L's ability. Ish'kael make sure that I would memorize every detail of the Card holders ability so that I would know if I encounter one.

But if she's one of what I am looking for, where is the card?

"He knows nothing, make the Illfuertian leave." the girl butt in.

"I am not an Illfuertian!" I roared, my head was starting to spin. I couldn't possibly be ill right now or, I stare down to my cup. The natural green color of the tea was starting to look Indigo to me. I grab the sword and quickly stand up to unleash it but Zeus came at me and grab it, he only had the sheath while I hold the sword.

"Y-You! Poisoned me?" I stattered while taking steps backwards.

I saw how his eyes widen in recognition when he saw the full double blade of the sword. The girl says something in a language I can't understand.

"Where did you get that fvcking thing Kid?" He asked laced with curiosity and bitterness. I open my mouth to say something but the world had gone crazy to me, I stumble and hit the floor with one knee. I look up ahead to see Zeus approaching.

"D-Don't!" I screech. I can see it in his eyes, he wanted the sword. I tried to stand up, cursing under my breath on how did I end up like this. Doubting someone was one of my specialty, why hadn't I felt it with them?

"I don't know how you get this thing but I am taken it back to where it should belong to." Zeus close the distance between us. I tighten the grip unto the sword and lash it out blindly in front of me. I saw him flip back in one second, a piece of fabric falls from his cloak. The girl shout out me that I shouldn't be stupid. I stand up, feeling nausea from the sudden move. Zeus put a hand infront of the girls frame, silently stopping her from charging at me.

"We shouldn't be troubling ourselves with a fight, why not take anything from here, take what you want as you had been saying mercenary, you don't need to pay. That sword you're holding is enough for all of my item." Zeus bargain.

"That's not your decision to make. I am not here for your items. I am here for the girl." I look at the girl behind him. Her amber eyes haze as I push the sword forward. My body was quickly coping up with that freaking tea. I mentally note that i shouldn't take tea from strangers again. Ever.

"She's not for sale Kid." He snap.

"Oh yea? Unfortunately I'm not going to buy her either. She had a debt to pay for." I mock. Zeus look at her questioningly, she shake her head in return to answer. Another pang of pain shot through my entire head, I doubled in that sensation.

"Y-You put poisoned in that freaking tea!" I accused, feeling the growing tiredness in both of my arms, I lowered the now getting heavy sword. My legs wobbled from the sudden motion. Zeus fixed his gaze on my sword.

"Looks like you're in pain mercenary, We all take tea's in one teapot, If we put a poison on it, shouldn't we all be in a suffering state?" He replied. He walks infront of me and kneel down on his one foot. I grumbled back. My mind is on a whirlwind battle of not getting to puke out or shutting down infront of them. His fist enclosed on the emblem of my sword. Eyes in eureka and regrets. On cue, I puke out on his shoulder, but instead of scrumbs and waste food, It's blood.

"Give me the sword, I'll take good care of it for you." He says. My eyes hardened on the words. Its like his saying this as if I'm on dying state. I tightened my grip even further. Zeus push his hand on the handler even tighter, and tighter. My hands, being sandwich in the process automatically loose up on it's own. Zeus smirk at me knowingly. He successfully get it from me, admiring the sword in his hand he looks back to me with an eyes void of emotion.

"That's not hard, wasn't it?"

I spit some more blood, rage was fueling my veins. Defeat wasn't in my vocabulary and will never be. I swore to Ish'kael's deathbed that the forgotten land will have it's justice as long as the remaining nephs are alive. And As long as I live, I swore I will find them and let them bring back the new Ydhen. With that, I gather all remaining strength left in my body and raise my right hand unto Zeus retrieving frame.

"I-I, The Acer of Justice, Succumbed you in Peace, Release!"

Zeus stiffened, The sword in his hand glows on it's own and as if it sense the unfamiliarity of his hand owner, Zeus was thrown over across the room and bangs his whole body in one of his Muield's closet. His cloak was burned, his hands were still smoking from the sudden force, the veins were starting to get blue and looks like the thrown make him pass out. The girl who was still standing was too shocked to even move, she looks back at the source of magyk that is now encircling both of the sword and my already limp body. I had seen the sword glows numerous times, seen people die infront of me when they tried to take it from me by force or simply just wanted to see it. I had seen how the swords always gets back on my hand no matter what as if it was telling me that I am his master, his rightful owner.

And this time, the sword didn't disappoint me. It came back at me, white glowing smoke started to make it's way unto my right hand. The floating sword was starting to be consumed and turns into a smoke. I felt my body being suppressed. It was somehow healing me. When the sword was already consumed, a rectangular shape of a smoke forms into my hand, a final glow blinds us and a Card appears.

The Justice.

It reads. And before I let the darkness succumbed my tired body to sleep. I heard her say the words I haven't heard a long time until now.

"Nephilim."

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