ANNA
When I awoke, I saw myself lying in a beautiful garden. My sight was blurry and I felt cold.
I turned my head to look around and then I saw him. The man who had saved .
He was putting on a white cloak. His body resting against the bark of a tree, his eyes closed.
I jumped up from where I laid down. I looked around, the entire garden looked familiar as if I’d been here before.
"Oh! You’re awake." A voice said from behind . A voice I recognized.
I turned around and saw the blonde haired man putting on a red robe, his eyes glowing red. He had a face that could most possibly be defined as pristine.
"How’s your body doing?" He asked with a smile on his face. To my surprise, a table and a set of chairs appeared out of nowhere.
A kettle and teacups appeared on top of it as well.
"Would you like so tea?" He asked in a sweet and soothing voice. I had heard the voice before but I could not quite place it.
"S-sure." I replied. He poured so tea and then slid the cup to .
I picked it up and had a taste and found out that it was very sweet and very well made.
"Do you rember my voice young one?" He asked again.
I recognized the voice but didn’t seem to know who this was. I stared at him for a long ti but could not place my finger on it.
I heard a ruffle in the grass to my left and turned to see what it was about. And I saw him standing there staring at .
His eyes held nurous sufferings. One look at those eyes and one could tell that he had lived a thousand lifetis.
"How are you?" He asked . His voice rich and sweet and his face handso as well.
His black hair, red eyes and muscular physique drew to him.
"I’m fine." I replied.
"My na is Asher. What’s your na?" He asked with a smile that seed forced.
"Anna." I replied softly.
He nodded his head and then turned to the man who had served tea.
"Now. Why did you abandon her in a place like that for years?" Asher shouted at the other man.
"I did not abandon her. I just did not want to cause a rift between the Phoenix race and the demigod race." The man replied.
My head started aching. Nurous images flashed through my mind. I scread out in pain, pushing the chair back abruptly.
Asher ca to and held my head up as I writhed and scread in pain.
"No! No! No!" I shouted multiple tis and then felt a gentle touch on my forehead. The visions stopped. The excruciating pain was gone and I was steady.
I opened my eyes once again and could see Asher looking at . His eyes filled with so much pity.
I got up from Asher’s arms and turned to face the other man.
"You’re Radkiel." I said to him, finally realizing who he was.
"Yes. Yes. That’s who I am." He smiled and nodded his head as he sat on one of the chairs.
"Why did you leave there?!" I shouted at him. I was very angry at this point.
"You heard before. I did not want to create a war between the Phoenix race and demigod race." Radkiel replied with a straight, expressionless face.
"You could have at least co to save ." I said to him. "I trusted you."
"But you’re saved now right? I was the one who sent him," Radkiel explained pointing at Asher, "to save you."
I turned around and walked away in anger. I walked towards the stream and sat there just staring at it flow.
I sensed soone behind . He was trying to make himself hidden.
"I know you’re there. What do you want?" I asked without turning around.
"I’m sure you’re angry and it’s justified, but I’m also sure Radkiel ans well." Asher spoke from behind .
"Is that the reason he left there for 10 years?!" I scread at the top of my voice.
The more we talked about it, the more the unpleasant mories resurfaced. It made it seem like I was reliving through the experience.
Asher sat down beside with his knees curled up to his face and then he started talking.
"My entire world was destroyed in front of and I wasn’t strong enough to protect it." He said to .
I turned to face him but his head was buried between his knees.
"My mother, father, my best friend and the woman I loved were all killed in front of ." He continued.
I kept on staring at him and saw tears dropping to the floor. I was shocked, he didn’t seem like soone who would cry.
I put my hand on his back and patted it. "Don’t worry, I understand how you feel." I said to him softly.
He raised his head and I could still see the tears streaming from his eyes.
"My entire family was murdered as well. Radkiel found and trained himself." I explained to him.
His eyes widened in surprise as he looked at . "Radkiel trained you? All he ever did for was talk."
We both laughed at that statent. "So it was Gabriel who trained you?" I asked with the smile still on my face.
"Yeah. He is what you would call a brute. He beat up multiple tis and healed my wounds multiple tis." Asher explained.
I laughed at his words. "Radkiel teaches the basics of Essence and how to control it."
"He didn’t do the sa for , I had to learn most of it by myself while he sat there drinking tea." Asher replied.
I laughed once again at Asher’s words but from the look on his face he wasn’t joking.
"So... how were you captured?" Asher finally asked.
I sighed and then started recollecting how it all happened.
"Radkiel sent there to eliminate Solaris. He had previously told that he was stronger than I was and I had no hope of defeating him." I started.
"Then why did you go? You could have told him that you would train more." Asher asked with concern in his voice.
"That’s because Solaris was the one who murdered my entire family." I replied without any emotion at all.
"So you wanted revenge?"
"Yes, I wanted revenge." I replied. "I’m sure you feel the sa way about the people who destroyed your world."
"Yes, I get what you an."
"Now back to what you asked . When I got to the planet, I t three Phoenix at the sea shore." I continued. "They were formidable, especially after they rged together."
"Yes. I do rember facing sothing like that." Asher said to .
"Oh! And you’re still alive?"
"Yes, I defeated them so..."
"What?! I was left nearly dead and you say you defeated them?" I asked, clearly shocked and surprised.
"Yes I did. But they were really strong. I killed them multiple tis but they kept on coming back."
"I wasn’t even able to injure them at all." I replied. "I can only use Essence for physical attacks and that’s it."
"There’s more to it than ets the eye Anna." I opened my eyes in surprise, he finally said my na. "Now, carry on."
"Yes. After they defeated , they took to Ravesh who’s the Lord of the city where you rescued from." I continued. "H-he let his n rape for three whole months."
Asher’s eyes widened and I could sense his energy spike but nevertheless, I continued. "Anyti I did sothing wrong like rebelling against a guard, I would be raped."
"That’s why you ended up that way huh?" Asher asked , his energy levels going down by the second and his voice suddenly calm.
"Yeah." I replied.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go back there and eliminate every single one of those flaming birds." Asher declared.
"As I said before, I can only deal physical attacks and they do not sustain any physical damage. Even if they do, it won’t kill them."
"But they do sustain physical damage." Asher revealed to .
"What do you an?" I asked.
"You don’t just strengthen your body with Essence, you have to coat your body with it as well so it acts as both defensively and offensively." Asher explained.
"How do I do that?" I asked him again.
"I’ll get you a good teacher because I’m not that good at imparting knowledge to people." He rubbed the back of his head and smiled.
"So you were able to damage them physically when yo
u faced them?"
"Yeah I was but they regenerated from any physical assault."
"Okay. So... who’s the teacher you suggest." I asked with high expectations.
"Gabriel."
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