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Kapitel 88: Purpose

Next day before the sun rose, Allen and Edwin continued their travels.

Allen turned around to Edwin and saw the latter looking sleepy. He asked, "Did you just use all of your internal energy?"

"No, I didn't get to sleep.", Edwin said. He was yawning from time to time as they transversed through the forest.

Suddenly, he tripped to the ground because of an exposed tree root.

"Take a rest. We can travel the next day instead.", Allen approached Edwin and reached out his hand to help him up.

However, Edwin refused Allen's hand and said, "I can stand up by myself." He did stand up on his own and he started to yawn again.

Afterwards, they continued their journey; but not a long time passed when Edwin stepped in a hole. Allen reacted on time and pulled Edwin up before his legs even entered the hole.

"You are just dragging me down. Let's go to a clear space so you can sleep.", Allen said again.

"N-..."

"You can't refuse. If this keeps on for much longer, you can get killed by your lack of vigilance. Although you're that powerful already, you still need to sleep, even magicians at the level of Adept still take a rest during night.", Allen crossed his hands.

"I... okay, I'll sleep.", Edwin stopped being stubborn and agreed.

Later on; they found a spot where there weren't many plants that could damage the tents and rebuilt one there.

"What are you going to do?", Edwin asked.

"Obviously, I'll guard you.", Allen sat down under a tree and took out a book with a small symbol of a parasol tree under a book, both of which were made of pure gold.

On the other hand, Edwin lied down in the tent and thought, 'I must not sleep, I must not sleep...' With his repeating thoughts, he was still alert of his surroundings.

Suddenly, he abruptly sniffed the air and noticed that something smelled so relaxing and calming. A few seconds later, he was already snoring.

Allen closed the book he was reading and returned it in the satchel, then pulled out his curved sword and closed in on Edwin's tent.

When he was a few steps away from the tent, he turned his head around to a different direction, and rushed towards to where he was looking.

...

Edwin stretched his body and yawned. He slightly opened his eyes, but it became wider and he hastily sat up.

"I-I slept?", Edwin rubbed a side of his head. He searched around the tent and spotted some sort of burnt leaves. He sniffed the leaves and found out its scent was the last aroma he sensed before sleeping.

Without thinking any further, he concluded that it was Allen who owned and burnt them. He was an alchemist, it was not that farfetched for him to have some in stock.

"I'm still alive.", Edwin heaved a sigh of relief and exited the tent.

As soon as he exited the tent, a figure pounced on him, catching him off guard.

-pshew-

Another figure came from the other direction and slashed the first figure in half. The second figure was none other than Allen.

"Get your weapons!", Allen said to Edwin; the latter snapped out of his stupor and took out his twin daggers.

More figures charged towards them. If one would examine them, they looked like giant horned lizards.

A reptile vaulted towards Edwin. The boy retreated a step to avoid the large beast and launched a dagger flash.

-pshew-

The flash pierced the enemy's scales and created a deep wound, but the reptile didn't seem to feel the pain and opened up its large mouth in a bid to swallow Edwin.

However, rather than retreating, Edwin launched two Multi-Flash with both of his daggers and tore through the monster's mouth.

Bloody wounds appeared one after the other in its mouth, making it wail in pain, gurgling its own blood until it collapsed.

He wasn't given any time to rest when a few more reptiles started to swarm over him.

"There's too many!", Edwin tried to loosen the beasts, but every step he took to get away seemed to get him even closer to them.

"Get on a high ground and cover your nose.", Allen calmly replied after he killed two of those gigantic lizards.

Edwin nodded when he heard Allen. He slowly backed off and when the lizards pounced, he jumped up and used one of the beasts head to propel himself upward to a tree and climbed up.

Seeing Edwin began climbing up, Allen pulled out a herb from his storage bag. As soon as the herb was taken out, an exploding scent wafted out of it which immediately spread out in the area.

Every living being other than Allen and Edwin paused their movements and looked over at the herb. Then all of them rushed towards it like a tidal wave.

In addition to the reptiles, the plants, as if stimulated by the odor, started to grow like wildfire.

Allen placed the herb back inside the satchel; nevertheless, its scent still remained on the air and everything around him was still in chaos. Still, the reptiles kept charging in his direction, but he didn't wait for them; instead, Allen made the first initiative.

On top of a tree branch, Edwin spectated the battle below. Allen might be outnumbered right now, but more or less a minute later, he was the only one left standing.

On the ground were the numerous corpses of dead monsters and some ferocious animals that were also attracted by that scent. Allen didn't spare a second glance at them and approached a reptile on its dying breath.

He then stabbed his weapon to the beast's brain and twisted it.

Edwin jumped back down to the ground with one of his hands still covering his nose. When he landed, he noticed Allen glanced at him on the corner of his eyes.

-whoosh-

Allen blitz towards Edwin and slashed his weapon sidewards; the latter only got to process everything what was happening when the sword was already upon him.

Edwin hastily made a sharp dock. The weapon only hit the tree behind him and cleanly penetrated it without making any sound; however, as soon as that happened, Allen made a swift stabbed towards his abdomen.

The boy tried to take out both of his daggers from his storage bag to block it, but the stab was just too fast.

But the attack stopped at the last moment. The very tip of the weapon already pierced the clothes and his epidermis, letting out a few drops of blood.

"You're not out of control?", Allen asked.

It was only a few seconds later when Edwin stuttered in reply, "N-No."

That's when Allen withdrew his weapon and put it back in his satchel.

"Go eat a healing pill, the one that I gave you. I think you still have some stock of it, am I right?", Allen turned around and started walking away, but suddenly stopped when he heard Edwin mutter something under his breath.

"What did you say?", Allen turned around again and asked.

"Aren't those pills poisonous?", Edwin asked while avoiding eye contact with Allen.

"What poisonous? Do you think I will give you something deadly?", Allen stated, approaching him step by step.

"I mean, can't you just already say that you are going to kill me?", Edwin stated and he also retreated step by step. He forced out of his mouth each of his words in that sentence.

"Where did you get that notion? With the gap between our strength I can kill you without using a weapon. Why should I even do it secretly like poisoning you?", Allen retorted.

He added, "It's a waste to use it on you too."

After a pause, he further said, "And why would I kill you? Is there a reason for me to do that?"

"Umm.."

"See, you don't know any reason.", Allen pointed.

"What is that burnt herb that I found in my tent after I woke up?", Edwin asked.

Allen: "Oh, you mean that herb. I used it so I can force you to sleep. You were uncooperative earlier, so I thought that you won't even sleep. Let me guess, you are thinking I will kill you while you're taking a rest?"

"Yes!"

"To be honest, if you haven't slept, you would've become a burden to me if we battled these reptiles. Then you know what would've happened?", Allen asked.

"What?", Edwin asked slightly gazing at Allen; when he looked at his single eye, the former felt a chill travelling all over his body. He immediately looked away but the coldness still haven't disappeared.

Allen: "You would've died." He accelerated his , making Edwin a bit nervous; however, he only patted the latter's shoulder, "Eat a healing pill, so we can finally get out of here."

Edwin summed up of what's left of his courage, "I want to ask a question."

"What is it?", Allen went to the beat-up tent, it was almost destroyed after the monsters rampaged. He examined the damaged tent and added, "Looks like the tent's unusable. Let's just leave it here."

Edwin: "Why did we even enter the forest?"

"Come on, I think I have given enough time.", Allen notioned at Edwin to follow.


AUTORENGEDANKEN
Celestially_Mortal Celestially_Mortal

These past few days (actually since January), I'm gradually losing the "writer' spark" (which I conveniently call for a writer's perseverance) to continue writing.

In my opinion, it's worse than writer's block. In fact, what I've been getting is the complete opposite; ideas keep pouring into my mind and I wasn't able to catch up. What I've written so far isn't even a fifth of how much plot in my head is. Coupled with the lost of spark, I got lazier.

More info in the comments.

-C_M

Kapitel 89: See-neaking In

It was already pass sunset and the full moon was shining down from above; nevertheless, Allen and Edwin was still awake, trekking up a mountain.

They already exited the Monarch Forest a few hours ago. After getting out, they proceeded to climb up the mountain at Allen's lead.

'Where are we even going?', Edwin thought.

At some point, Allen stopped walking and took out a compass. It was the same compass that he tampered with before they entered Monarch Forest. Edwin saw the compass and made him think why Allen kept taking it out.

Before they even started to climb up the mountain, Allen have been taking in and out the compass for many times.

Unlike yesterday, the compass needle started moving and pointed to a certain direction up the mountain. Allen placed it away in his satchel and continued to stride towards the direction where the needle pointed.

Some time later, the two of them arrived near a pit on the mountain. On the pit, was an encampment of some sort.

"There are actually people living on the mountain?" Edwin remarked, "Isn't this pass dangerous?"

However, Allen shook his head then pointed to something near the settlement. Edwin looked over and saw that it was a coach, but he felt that it was a bit familiar.

"Could it be?", Edwin turned his gaze to Allen.

"Yes, it's that same carriage.", Allen nodded and took out his compass again. The tip of its needle pointing towards the carriage.

"The people camped in there are pirates. The driver of the carriage we rode on is also a pirate.", Allen added.

"How did you know?", Edwin asked.

"The accent of the driver was suspicious. It seems like he was forcing to copy the accent of the townsfolk. If he didn't come from the neighboring country the east, then he's a pirate.", Allen said.

He added, "So I hid a special kind of metal that I could track on the book that I was reading... and my hunch about that man was right."

"What are we going to do now then?", Edwin asked curiously.

"No, what are you going to do?", Allen returned back the question.

"Me? Wait... I'm going to take care of them myself?", Edwin asked in surprise.

"You still didn't answer my question. Again, what are you going to do?", Allen repeated the question.

"I'm going to... kill them all?", Edwin replied. A tinge of hesitation appeared on his face.

"And why is that?", Allen asked.

"Because... they killed innocent people?", Edwin said.

"Alright, but what if there are also some innocent pirates in that camp?", Allen asked again.

"How can that be possible? Pirates being innocent?", Edwin was baffled.

"Some of them were probably forced under certain circumstances. Yes, they have sinned in some ways such as stealing and possibly murdered others to make a living, but is that reason enough to end their lives?", Allen questioned.

'Should I answer yes or no?', Edwin thought. In the end, he couldn't answer back anything.

"We live in a world where morality is one of the basis of what the majority will think of you. Killing is wrong, but there is always a reason for everything that we will do.", Allen said.

"Edwin?" Allen turned his head to Edwin, "Have you killed somebody?"

"No." He shook he his head. As far as he could remember, he hasn't killed a single sentient being yet. Even the elves were only severely injured.

"I will capture them, but what will I do to the ones who did heinous acts?", Edwin asked.

"Leave them to me. Try to restrain all of them first.", Allen said. Afterwards, he gave the boy a black robe and sent him on his way.

***

The camp didn't have any walls surrounding it, letting Edwin easily enter its perimeter. He noticed at one glance the nicely built shanties, as if the settlement was a permanent one.

He heard noises of cheering as well as laughing as he got closer to the center. In the center of the settlement, a large bonfire was burning; surrounding it were celebrating people. He didn't head straight to that location because there were too many of them.

Allen took his satchel where most of his equipment were and only carried his twin daggers with him so that he would be challenged.

He kept travelling around the camp discreetly until he found the place that he was searching for, which was a rather large house. The house was bigger in size and even had some decorations on it compared to the rest of the buildings around it, but it was near the bonfire where there the crowd was having a party of some sort.

Edwin guessed the building was the home of the leader of the settlement.

Still under the cover of darkness, Edwin made a detour around the center, avoiding the torches or any source of light that could expose him until he arrived at the back of the leader's house.

"Hey you! Stop right there!", a voice said behind him.

Edwin was caught off guard, and he cursed within his mind, 'Damn it, I should've checked the area first.' He was sure that all of the men were celebrating, but he was caught by a patrol.

"Why aren't you kneeling? Go kneel!", the voice said again.

He slowly started to get into a kneeling position; however, he was also getting ready to take out his twin daggers from his sleeves at the same time. As he was about to fully get into a kneeling position, he swiftly got his daggers out and injected it with internal energy while turning around towards the voice.

Turning around, he only saw a seemingly drunk man who was talking to a training dummy from the other side of the path.

"You piece of **** how dare you not respond! Eat this.", the man lifted up his sword in a bid to attack the dummy, but he suddenly slipped midway and fell on his back towards the ground while the sword swirled on the air above him.

As the man was about to stand up again, the butt of the sword accurately hit his head and knocked him out.

Edwin: "..."

After that, he checked the backdoor and figured out that it was unlocked. He carefully entered through it and closed it.

He was now in a small hallway lit up by torches. He probed the rooms that was connected to the hallway until he found the bedroom.

Going inside the bedroom, he surveyed around until he finally walked towards a wardrobe and hid in it.

Time passed and the sounds of celebration faded. Edwin almost took a nap, but his tiredness was cleared off when he heard footsteps coming towards the room.

Through the little holes on the wardrobe, he spotted a big man whose physique could be mistaken for a barbarian, and beside him was a woman; then something happened next.

Edwin's mouth widened as he witnessed everything, from the up to bottom to the both of them going up to the bed. He covered his eyes, calmed himself down, and swallowed his saliva.

Afterwards, he heard the sounds of moaning, making his face twitch repeatedly.

"Harder, harder.", the woman's voice said. After Edwin heard that, even louder moans echoed throughout the room; this time making his hands shudder.

Then he started hearing the sound of the bed creaking loudly for many times. Edwin unconsciously slapped his forehead in distress.

"Huh, who's that?", the man said. He went out of bed and grabbed his sword from underneath.

Afterwards, he approached the wardrobe. When he was in front of the wardrobe, he pierced his sword through it and slashed it apart.

When the wardrobe collapsed, only pieces of wood and clothes remained, all of which got torn apart, but there wasn't anything else.

"I could've sworn I heard something", the man said.

In a split-second, Edwin appeared behind the man and knocked him out by the back of his head. The man dropped to the ground with a thud.

Edwin seemed to be slightly panting and sweating although he didn't waste a lot of internal energy.

"Ummm... kid, don't you want to come up here? I can give you... you know.", the woman shyly said to Edwin, as if she didn't see how the man was easily beaten by him.

Edwin quickly threw the dagger with its handle aimed towards the woman's head, which knocked her out. That's when he started to pant heavier, but he tried stabilized his breathing and it went back to normal a few seconds later.

After which, he stiffly walked towards the bed to retrieve his dagger and tied the man with the rope he found in another room, while he wrapped the woman around the blanket first then tied her up. He also covered their mouths with cloth in case they would attempt to call for help once they woke up.

'I did not see anything!' Edwin breathe in large amounts of air.

"Next targets, the assistants." He said and he left the house.


AUTORENGEDANKEN
Celestially_Mortal Celestially_Mortal

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