I decided to write the next chapter of this story. I hope you enjoy reading it. Chapter 2: An Alchemist’s attack Garnet and her team called The Phoenix were walking towards a mountain when they were surrounded by wild boars. There were 12 wild boars in total. “Three boars for each of us! Take them down!” yelled Garnet when she pulled out her spear and rushed at her boars. Mare just laughed and pulled out her whip. Jin pulled out his sword and Buzz pulled out two orbs from one of his pouches. Garnet was able to take down one boar with ease but two others attacked her from front and back. Fearful as her health lowered she used her spear as a pole to throw herself away from the boars but they gave chase. She took this chance to throw her spear at one of them which took it down. She retrieved her spear and easily finished off the last one. Mare used her whip to trip one of her boars causing it to fall into another piercing it with it’s tusks. She struck at the injured boar and took it down while the other two began attacking each other. Mare just watched laughing until the boars took each other down to red health. It was at that moment, she struck them both giving the final blows winning her battles with ease. Jin used the simple stab them to death tactic using his broadsword. The first one was easy to behead and the second was cut in half. The third attacked Jin head on and he accidentally chopped off the tusks before killing it. It was as it lost the last of its health when Jin got a pop up saying “Boar tusks obtained” Buzz was playing around and dodged the boars in a dancing fashion until one of the boars cried loudly. At that moment Buzz threw one of his orbs into it’s mouth causing it to swallow the orb. Buzz then lured the three together and threw the second orb at the boar who ate the other orb. Both orbs exploded killing all three boars at once. Once all four had won their battles they regrouped and continued down the path. The trip was very quiet until they encountered an NPC who was injured on the ground. Garnet approached the NPC and got a pop up “Aid the traveller: Main Quest. Do you accept?” Garnet clicked yes and the whole group got a pop up saying “Deliver rejuvenation potion to the traveller.” The group all checked their inventories but no one had one. It was at that moment Buzz noticed a satchel on the ground. He opened it and found a recipe for rejuvenation potion. “Hey everyone! I found the recipe to make the potion! It says to make it you need a level 90 in alchemy. But thankfully there is a buff that effects alchemists that makes their first creation a guaranteed success. So if we can find the ingredients I should be able to make a potion fine. The items we need are Grounded Black boar tusks, Dragon egg yoke, Swamp mushroom and pure spring water.” Said Buzz which caused the group to think for a moment until Garnet spoke. “When I accepted the quest it said main quest so maybe we need to complete this quest to find the boss room.” What Garnet said made sense to the team so they all nodded and Jin spoke up. “We should return to town and look for info on where we can find the stuff we need to make that potion.” Everyone agreed and they made their way back to town. The four of them made it back to town and split up to search for info on the four items they needed. Jin looked for the Dragon egg yoke, Garnet looked for grounded black boar tusk, Mare looked for pure spring water and Buzz looked for swamp mushroom. After about an hour and a half Garnet sent out a party alert to regroup. “Did any of you find what we are looking for?” asked Buzz but they all nodded no except Mare. “I found out that there is a spring of pure water on Mount Ferris to the east of this town. That is the opposite direction to where we were going before.” With that lead the four began making their way to Mount Ferris. It took them 45 minutes to reach the bottom of Mount Ferris and they began climbing. Garnet found the climb easy for her and Mare used her whip to pull herself up by wrapping it around rocks above her. Jin and Buzz were climbing at their own pace. Garnet reached a cave with Mare just behind. “The spring we need is inside a cave of clear stones. But there was a warning that said to beware of greed” said Mare as both Jin and Buzz. The four entered the cave and soon realised the “clear stones” were actually diamonds. Jin was amazed by the shine of the jewels that he picked one up and suddenly a rumbling echoed through the cave. A crystal golem burst out of nowhere and swallowed Jin. Garnet and Mare both quickly attacked and were sent flying when their tumbles caused both of them to accidentally pick up a diamond each and this caused the golem to attack and swallow both of them as well. Buzz was alone now but could see his three team mates trapped inside the golem. It was not moving and he realised that it only attacked after they each picked up a diamond. Buzz threw a few of his explosives at the golem but all it seemed to do was heat up the golem for a moment. Buzz’s efforts to free his team seemed to amount to nothing when a pop up appeared saying “Soul Ability Gauge full.” It was at that moment when Buzz knew what he had to do. He held out both his hands and declared “Soul ability activate.” Buzz’s left hand began to glow black while the left began to glow white. He pulled his hands together over his head and the lights merged. He then used his arms to make circle of light. His right went clockwise and his left went anti clockwise. They met again between his legs and the circle of light took the form of a magical seal which sank into the ground. Two hand marks appeared on the floor and Buzz placed his hands on them. At this moment the words “Alchemic Wrath” appeared above Buzz’s head. He used his right hand to cast fire at the golem heating it up to a boiling point which caused his team mates to start to lose health from the heat. Then he lowered his right hand and raised his left. Using his left hand he cast out ice which quickly cooled the golem causing it to crack. Once the golem was completely cooled he lowered his left hand and then held his hands together and bashed them into the floor causing a stone spike to burst from the floor and shatter the golem freeing it's prisoners.
Terry just laughed at Eva as she called him a goofball since he was merely a second behind her and had made it across too. "Leave me behind? Haha! Dae ya no da wae!?"
Harry stopped whistling and heard Sasha talk. He remained silent for a moment then sat up. "Sasha I understand you have been oppressed all your life. I know how scary this feels. I am scared too but we can't just hide away and be unnoticed. I am the only one who can restore the kingdom we both grew up in. And I can't do it alone. You are the only one I can count on right now and I have faith in you. I ask you to try and hold your head high and to forget that you were raised a servant. You are not a servant anymore. It is time for you to be Sasha. So who is Sasha? And no she is not a servant!"
Terry remained lost in his head until Eva grabbed his hand and pulled him across the street. "Uh! Oh sorry Eevee! And what would I do? Laugh at someone else tripping up probably!" Terry let out a little laugh after he made his joke.
"Oh do you not know about Ugandan Knuckles? Ugh..." Terry just followed Eva in silence and was lost in his own head that he didn't hear her ask about a game.
Terry simply followed Eva and laughed when she tripped. "The store is left from here. I am surprised you didn't say, Dae you know da way." Terry laughed quite a bit in response to his joke.
Terry checked his phone and saw he was still in the leaderboard in all his games. "I'm still fine, but that doesn't matter. Just call me T. Anyhow shall we get going?"
Harry tried to ignore the fog and just whistled louder. The tune was cheerful and calming.
Harry heard Sasha's words but chose to ignore them. His thoughts drifted back to the castle and then started to whistle a tune he heard while he grew up in the castle. The tune had a calming effect on him.
Terry was silent for a moment while looking into space. "That nickname would make sense if I had eaten a steak but that was a BLT! Why call me T-Bone? I called you Eevee because everyone knows Pokemon and your name is Eva. Plus you are a gamer! That makes sense right?"
Terry laughed at Eva's reaction. "I don't know where I am going yet. I applied for a few and am waiting for a response. And I spend all my time playing games online, what do you think?" Terry was clearly making a joke in his question and he finished his sandwich. "So shall we get going Eevee?"
Harry pulled back the sword and put it away. He turned his back to Sasha and started to walk away. "You are the warrior who saved the prince of Winterbourne. The knights who were trained to protect all failed but you did not. The kingdom of Winterbourne is no more so there is no one you owe a debt to. And even if there was, your mother and father paid that debt with their lives." After saying his piece, Harry lay on a bed and just looked at the roof.
Terry took a sip of his water then looked at Eva. "We can't, The Harrison brothers are our only healers and they are visiting family abroad. I was going to go to the Game shop and buy a new game today but then you messaged to meet up. My mum gave me a reward for my good grades. Wanna cone with me and help me pick out a new game?" Terry took a bite out of his food once he finished talking.
Does anyone here play on Duel links?
Terry wasn't sure what to say. "Ugh, well. I don't know what to tell you. Why not ask me some questions instead." It should be clear by his face that Terry was nervous.
Terry followed Eva and he purchased a bottle of water and a sandwich. He sat next Eva then opened his water. "Wish they had some fruit here. I want an apple."
Terry thought about it for a moment then looked at Eva. "I don't mind where we eat, I just want to eat." Terry then folded his arms and waited for Eva to decide.
Harry pulled out the sword and pointed it at Sasha. "Someone as lowly as you!? I refuse for you to let you treat yourself this way. By this blade I here by knight thee. You are now Lady Sasha. A servant no longer." Harry tapped the sword on Sasha's good shoulder then put the blade away.
Harry looked to the floor when Sasha said "your majesty." He was starting to hate hearing that. "Sasha, I don't have a kingdom anymore. I am not a prince any longer so calling me your majesty is like insulting my late father. I will one day be worthy to hear those words again. But until then just call me Harry. That is my last order as your prince."
Harry knew that normally the people of the chapel would protect them but if they knew of Sasha's powers, they may not be so willing. "We do not know anything about our attackers. They could have allies anywhere so we must be careful." Harry knew if he mentioned his concerns over her powers, it would effect Sasha's emotional bakance.
