Quest 50- The Scarlet Harnel Vs. The DeerAngrily leaving through the back of Hers Familia’s ho, Cirrus had his fists clenched when Nox lands on his antlers.
‘What’s wrong? Did the eting go wrong?’
“… No, it's just the ending was sothing that didn’t sit well with .”
‘You wanna go to the dungeon and relive so of that anger?’
“Yeah, I feel like I wanna—“
“Hey!!” shouted Alise.
“Grrr….”
Cirrus turns to see Alise with anger in her eyes.
“Draw your weapon and show
you can back your words!!” she said as she drew her rapier.
“… Fuck off, I’m not in the mood to deal with you.”
“(Arga)
(Arvana)
(Arvelia)!”
Fire covered her legs and arms.
“… Do you really wish to do this,” Cirrus said in a stern, cold voice.
“I said show
your justice!”
As she said those words, the people from the eting ca out to see them.
“Alise! Calm down!” Kaguya shouted.
“No! he disrespected our goddess! So I’m going to put him in his place!!” She then charged at Cirrus, but as she did, he simply jumped back.
Alise could feel the hateful glare on her from him.
“I am leaving. Keep attacking
and I’ll be sure you can’t follow .”
“No!! Co and fight !!”
“…” He turned around and walked.
Cirrus continued to ignore her provocations as he walked away, but she ca at him again and once again. Nox flew onto a nearby rooftop as Alise ca in with a slash.
Cirrus drew his sword as quickly as he could.
Clang!!
Clang!!
‘That magic. An enhancent type. If my stats weren’t so stacked, I would have lost this clash… fucking—‘
His anger bubbled even more.
“Fine, so be it.” He pushed off her and gained so distance.
His magic circle appeared behind him, the armor began wrapping around his limbs.
“A-a mage!!” Kaguya said, surprised.
“No, a magic swordsman.” Said Lydia.
For so reason, Kaguya felt the danger he posed just grew even more of those strands of cloth wrapped around him.
‘Shit! I need to stop this now!!’
“Alis—!!”
Before she could stop, the armor had already wrapped around his limbs and, within a flash of white and gold, he went in for the attack.
“!!”
Smack!!
A straight punch to the face was all it took.
Alise instantly fell to the floor and her magic disappeared.
“Guh!” she then slowly tried to get up with her rapier.
'W-what level is he!?' Alise thought with a jolting pain on her face.
Cirrus was about to do as he said. The way he held his sword tightly paired with the cold fury in his eyes told them he was going to do sothing until Astraea stepped in and got in his way.
“Please, this is enough.” She said with teary eyes. “I am sorry my children disrespected you. Please do not hold it against them.” She said, giving Cirrus a bow.
“… Hmph.” Cirrus turns and walks away, sheathing his sword. “Do not hold yourself so high just because you follow a goddess of justice. At the end of the day, we are all murderers. Calling it justice is just a nice way to lie to ourselves and makes it easier to sleep at night. Rember that before calling soone a murderer when you have spilled the blood of another? The next ti this happens, your goddess won’t be able to save your legs.”
With refrained angered words, Cirrus leaves towards the dungeon.
"Oh, and before I go, I must ask, did you get your information from a rchant from Israfan?"
"Why do you ask?"
"If so, then you have obviously only been given a biased account."
"!!" Astraea as well as her Familia felt a great sense of embarrassnt and sha.
"We... We will learn from this mistake. Apologizes from our inexperience." Astraea said.
"I will give you this. Their still so truth to their accounts. My hands are stained, but I sure as hell won't let you judge
with your flawed view of the world."
His words left a lasting effect on them.
Walking away, Nox flies back onto his antlers, looking at Astraea and her Familia.
Astraea is a bit shocked to see the owl as she gazed at it. She knew what it was.
‘So… you have made a pact, like those of the heroes of old… it seems we have made a bad impression on that loneso star.’
After hunting in the dungeon for a while and returning ho, Cirrus lies on his bed.
“… Nox… what do you think of ? Do you think I’m a—“
“That’s a stupid question.” She said, getting into bed and hugging him with her arms. “You are a survivor. You did what you had to do to save as many people as you can, but if people call you a murderer, I never will. I will always be on your side, as I always said.”
“… Thank you.”
As Cirrus sleeps, Nox could see and feel the restlessness he has as tears fall from his closed eyes.
“… I will never leave you.” She quietly said, closing her eyes and sleeping as Cirrus shakes from his nightmares.
Slowly he calms down as Nox whispers into his ears words of comfort.
Down in the South-Western part of the continent in a town of swamps, Orkney.
“Praise Lady Loviatar!!!!”
“Lady Loviatar!!!!”
Walking down the stone streets of the town and praised like a hero, Loviatar and her Familia are being showered in praise.
“Thank you for saving us!!”
“Thank you!!!!”
“Not at all!!! I’m just glad I ca in ti!!” she said with a smile as she and her children enter the ho the people gave them.
As her Familia all co and sit down, they couldn’t help but make a smirk on their faces.
“It's as you said, Lady Loviatar! We make a poison and then co next week to cure it!” said Gut, a level 2 of her Familia.
“Yes, now we can begin work on finding the Nuckelavee’s seal, all the while being in these town folks good gracious!!”
“Yes, Lady Loviatar!!”
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