rleen's Point of View
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When we heard the wails that ca from humans, Arthur imdiately went in that direction to rescue whoever needed his help. Arthur wanted to help those people despite facing monsters on his road. He was an admirable man, compared to , who walked away after hearing such a sound.
"rleen, stay right here and wait for ! I will help those people in need!" Arthur commanded, and dashed straight into the wilderness.
I kept yelling for his na, but Arthur never listened. No He heard but refused to abandon those who needed him the most. I did not know he was a man who wanted to help people
Arthur showed so features of an adventurer. With a sword sheathed around his waist, I knew he could stand on his own.
However, after seeing him off, I did not know what to do. Everything turned dull and grim. Every ti I looked at the corner, peculiar orbs glared in my direction.
It was as if haunting for staying behind. I also had powers lingering inside of my worthless body. But that prowess beca a curse for
"S-Should rleen go?" I contemplated.
But after a few minutes, I made my resolve and moved onwards. It was a hectic fight inside my mind, but my foot paved the road.
I couldn't help myself and followed Arthur's footsteps. That man had piqued my interest despite being a stranger in my eyes. It was as if destiny let us et each other near the river.
Within a few minutes, my feet dragged to the ends of Magique. As soon as I arrived at the last footprints I saw, I hid behind the bush. I did not want to use my magic, but my arcane warned about sothing.
[rleen Sylvestris, you have unlocked your system!]
"What is this!" I gasped.
But I had no ti to fiddle around with the floating box upon hearing Arthur's wails.
A set of magic spells erged from the field. As I peered my eyes at the site, various characters welcod my eyes. Eight people kept harassing the group of defenceless wolves. The mother, who had a larger size than her kind, stood for her pups and protected them.
At the corner of my eyelids, Arthur ca face to face against a man wearing ragged clothing and a bastard sword. That blade must have co from the knights, since I saw them once during their visit before.
Behind the man's back stood a girl with one magic circle conjured from her hands. Judging from the characters from the magic circle, the girl was not efficient in using her spells. It was all written everywhere when she fired a gust of wind in Arthur's direction.
And at the right side stood Arthur, extending his arms for the wolves. Despite being beaten up, Arthur still had the energy to protect soone in need, regardless of their species.
However, that wolf couldn't trust him, as the mother hound slamd her paw at Arthur's figure. The force was enough to fling his body against the wall, breaking more of his bones and tissues.
"N-No.," I gasped once more, but my voice never reached Arthur.
Arthur finally fell to the ground and hit his head. That man did not have powers compared to mine. He could barely throw a fireball at his enemy. Arthur knew how to wield the sword, but he got outmatched by a veteran man.
Dark thoughts entered my mind, thinking this event was the last chance for to see Arthur.
"If rleen does nothing right now."
All the courage inside of left my body I did not want Arthur to die...
I wanted to save him I wanted to be with him If there were a chance to protect Arthur, I would do it
But if I had to do that, I needed to use my magic. I would extend my arms and use the weapon that killed my parents All those villagers would continuously scorn if they saw I could wield my spells.
"M-rleen's scared. Scared," I wailed, but I never let my fear take . "M-rleen will help Arthur!"
Every ti Arthur got a wound, my body got struck by an invisible needle. That point pierced through my heart, blaming for idling behind the tree. But upon receiving the tenth blow, I extended my arms and cast my spell.
It was the sa magic that killed my parents
"[Blinding Light]!" I called forth my slumbering power.
A beam of light escaped from my widened palm, aiming at the man fighting against Arthur. I couldn't contain my power, since my emotions got the better of . All I cared about was to save Arthur even at the cost of my life.
As soon as my light went through, a golden shield ford around Arthur, protecting him from any attacks. The man tried striking his sword at the shell, but the blade did not budge. It was an impenetrable force that blocked any damage.
But that shield devoured half of my mana. It continued to feed itself with my arcane.
However, if it were for Arthur, I would do everything that I can to help him!
"L-Leave Arthur alone! M-rleen will do sothing bad to you if you don't!"
The ten rcenaries exchanged their looks as they witnessed erging from the trees. My words caught their attention. Those people's lips told they wanted to laugh, but they could not do so. Since I could control light, these people beca wary of .
Light was faster than the speed of sound or lightning. However, I needed a lot of energy to produce such a spell. It was the double-edge sword of my ability.
"Screw that! Kill that guy and run away!" the man shouted.
After giving out his instructions to his pack, all nine mbers did what they could to fight . I rembered it right now. These people were the ones the soldiers from before told about during their stay inside my village.
These people called themselves rcenaries. It was a group hired by soone to kill or protect. The villager's chief also told to avoid these bad people.
The nine mbers did what they could, but their weapons never penetrated my shield. They glued their eyes on Arthur and , thinking about how they could butcher my body.
"M-rleen told you to leave him alone!" I shouted, despite my legs shaking like noodles.
Another ray of light erged from my hands, towards the two rcenaries. It was an involuntary move, with my mind wishing to keep Arthur safe around my hands.
"T-This ti, rleen will protect you," I whispered, while witnessing the scene unfold before my eyes.
The rcenary targeted by my magic barely dodged the attack, hitting the ancient tree behind. That man who did terrible things to Arthur received minor injuries to his shoulders. But those wounds were not enough to slow him down, as the rcenary guy pointed his sword in Arthur's direction.
However, before that warrior could do sothing to Arthur's head, the tree fell behind the rcenary, crushing his body into pieces. Since the man had an exhausted look in his eyes, he spared no ti for the tree to fall from his back.
"NO! WHAT HAVE YOU DON! YOU KILLED HIM!" the girl, who was also a friend of that crushed rcenary, yelled at Arthur and .
She tried pushing the debris off to the side. But no matter how hard the mage girl shoved those rocks, the dead could never return to life. All that woman found was the splattered bones and blood of the man he once cared about.
"You killed her!" the lass cried, as she pointed her forefinger at . "I will never forgive you!"
The rcenary girl got the leader's rights from the dead man. Since he was the new commander of her team, all those rcenaries obliged themselves to her. The rcenary squad all ford around the girl and waited for their orders before moving on their own.
Arthur used his last ounce of strength and crawled his way forward beside my shivering body. He had a blissful expression carved on his face, thanking as soon as he t my eyes.
If I were a minute late. Arthur would not have been standing on this ground right now.
"rleen. Thank goodness you're okay," Arthur mumbled, before halfly passing out.
Arthur's body could not handle the pressure anymore and forced himself to kiss the ground. But before he could slam his face, my hands reached out for his head and carried him to safety.
"You did nothing... wrong... rleen..... Thank you. for sav...ing ," Arthur whispered, before his lungs gave out. "You're...no...monster. Thank you. Than. yo"
My body beca frozen in place, watching Arthur painfully close his eyes. All the cells inside my body quaked in fright, thinking that he would pass away.
"You're the only one who's kind to , Arthur I'm sorry. I'm sorry if I'm late I promise I will be there for you, okay? Just don't die I will save you," I said, while wiping the tears falling from my eyes.
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