In the elven village, Sera has met up with the Elven chief. Altherion, a high Elve. Together they are in the chamber of chiefs, a place where the history of the former chiefs is told by trees. This intrigued Sera because it's connected to the danger that the kingdom is suffering.
"Just what is it that made nature hate him, I mean, the Elven Crimson lord?" Sera asks while glaring at the dark, rotten tree.
"Unlike any other elves, He was born looking different; he was blessed by the god of death. and given eyes that glow with a beautiful red. This was a first for our people, especially for the next chief. The people didn't even pretend to like him, and at night, his strength could go out of hand sometimes." The Elven chief explains
"At a young age, he wasn't much of a threat until he passed 500 years. By that time, he was chief. People who came close to him started to decay, and the whispers of death always filled the night. the people banded together in hopes of getting rid of him. They barely made it. Along with his death, he took 75% of our population."
The story told by the chief surprised Sera, but above all, she felt a bit sad, not for the elven people but for the Crimson Chief. "About his spirit, do you know who carries it now?" Sera asks the chief.
"No, I do not. If it's really out there, it's faint, it said. Whoever carries his spirit should be blessed by the crimson eyes and will carry the blessing of the god of death," the chief says.
As the Kingdom of Maleina faces danger, Rex continues to sink into the sea. He was slowly running out of air, but he had no strength to swim himself to the top.
"Child." A voice lingers in his, "Can you hear my call?" A voice in his mind speaks unto him. Then he suddenly woke up. "Where am I?" he asked himself. he looks around and sees that he's locked outside a hanging cage. He was on a huge ship. He was captured. "I lost," you could see the anger in his eyes.
Rex touches the cage and feels as if he is losing his strength." What's going on? I can't feel my strength anymore.
System
NOTICE:
-The cage is made out of Nullum, this is the stone that silences aura or i should say Veyra
"Veyra, what is that?" Rex asks the system.
System
-Veyra, it's a faint spiritual vapor; every living being exhales it. it is invisible to most. masters of this can condense this breath into visible energy as an aura.
- To control Veyra, you must balance body and spirit. Rage or fear makes it volatile. That's why, in battle, you must be sharp. Serenity makes it sharp and deadly.
"I understand now," says Rex. At that moment, he hears voices and footsteps coming closer to him. " We have passed noon. Have you changed your mind yet?" Rex hears Drake's voice just beneath the cage.
Rex responds, "I will never join anyone's crew, I will never follow anyone." Rex speaks to him confidently. "I have a question for you?" says Rex.
"You can ask whatever you like; let me intrigue your curiosity," says Drake
Rex: That technique you used at the end, what's the deal with it? For some reason, it felt like heat was being sucked out of me as well as the surrounding area.
Drake: That's because it was doing what you're thinking. My technique absorbs the heat around the area, and I use that heat to fight.
Rex: Now I get it, you first heat the area with your steam, then you wait for the perfect temperature to use your technique.
Drake: Yeah, if you put it like that, then it's correct. But that info is useless now, you're about to die. Personally, I should have done it, but the captain wanted to do it himself. And look at that, he's coming.
Rex saw a tall shadow approaching him, accompanied by an intense energy emanating from the figure. He felt an overwhelming presence that felt almost beastly. "What is he? He's so strong," Rex thought, still in shock at the sight before him.
The captain of the Reavers, known as the Red Wake Draven, stood before him at an imposing height of 8 feet. He had a bounty of 800 gold coins on his head.
"So, you're the peasant who killed Crow," Draven said as he walked toward the cage. "I'm the captain of this ship."
Back in Roknir village, the people seem to be concerned about Rex as they wait in the harbour for the ship to reappear. The people couldn't help but feel that he was in trouble. "Rex, where are you?" Anna, with concern in her eyes, felt responsible for involving him with the pirates.
"Please come back to us, come back to me. I'm so sorry for involving you in this; please, I can do anything," she says while pressing her arms together in prayer.
"Do anything, huh?" a deep voice in her mind speaks. She was surprised because it was so clear, "I can help you, but you have to do something for me in return." The voice speaks to her
"Who are you? "Anna asks, it seemed like she was talking to herself. "I have nothing to give to you," she says.
"You have what I need, soon you will know that you do, but now let's have a deal, I help you with your problem and you help me with mine," the voice says.
"I am not convinced that you can help; you're just a voice in my mind. What can you do?" Anna says. At that moment, a vision comes to her, and she sees herself trapped in a cage, and she sees Draven and Drake standing just beneath the cage, she sees mouth movement, but she couldn't hear them.
"You see, you and Rex and connected, and I'm that bridge that connects you both. I can help you," the voice says. This surprises Anna, and the vision drains a lot of her energy; she collapses to her knees. "That was Rex, he's in trouble. And I could somehow feel his loss of strength, his helplessness alone out in the. Please help him." Tears slowly came out as she was concerned about him.
"So does this mean we have a deal?" the voice in her mind speaks, trying to initiate a deal. But by the look of it, she had no choice but to agree on the deal, "It's a deal," she says. She stands up and walks towards the village from the harbour.
"Good, now I will explain everything you need, but first, I want you to gather a few plants, they are a key in my plan. I need that kid to survive this," the voice says
The Kingdom of Maleina is in chaos due to the uncontrolled forces of nature, as Sera searches for a solution in the Elven Kingdom, Rex is trapped in the Reavers' ship in the Red Sea. And Anna seeks a way to save Rex by accepting a deal with an anonymous voice.
To be continued...