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Bab 5: Start of the Journey

Leo, Hina, and Elizabeth returned to the village, on their arrival they were greeted with cheers. That only lasted for seconds, when the beastmen suddenly shuddered in fear, the guards surrounded the group.

"Hey what the hell are you guys doing?!" Leo looked irritated at the guards. His glare made them tremble but they didn't give way. They all stood their ground, until the village elder arrived alongside his son.

"Hey Monenach what's the meaning of this!" Leo voiced his outrage. The Elder looked at Elizabeth and pointed at her "Why have you brought a vampire here?"

"Why? Is there a problem, if I have allowed her to accompany me? If you all have a problem with her. Then tell me directly!" Anger filled Leo as the people rudely pointed their spears, bows, and swords at Elizabeth. The Elder signaled the guards to put down their weapons. "I'm sorry for our rudeness Leonard please come. Let us talk in my house, please tell me what had transpired during your journey to the cave."

The group followed the Elder. Hina greeted her dad with a hug "HIna are you alright? Did that man do anything to you?" Hina shook her head "No, Leo even protected me. I wasn't able to do much."

"It's alright Hina, you guided him properly." Toki patted his daughter's head. The group entered the elder's house. They all sited down on the floor. Elizabeth sat beside Leo in front of them were Toki, Hina and the Elder.

"So Leonard please explain what happened in the cave?" Leo recounted all that transpired inside the cave. How he met Elizabeth, how they fought, and the deal that they had made in the end.

"So that is why you are accompanied by a vampire and it seems she's a half." Elizabeth reacted slightly to the word half. Leo tilted his head confused "half?"

"It means she is not a pure a vampire. She is a mix of human and vampire." Toki explained to the confused Leo. "So what if she is a mix or a half or whatever. Who cares of what race she is from? It matters not to me, Elizabeth is Elizabeth nothing more nothing less."

Hina smiled at Leo's comment, Elizabeth started to face the other way. "I understand what you are saying, Leonard I truly do." The Elder looked apologetic and handed a bag of gold coins to Leo.

"I'm truly sorry Leonard, but even though I understand your point of view. I must protect the people of this village. Even if Lady Elizabeth here, is as docile as you say, the villagers won't accept that. If you stay here the Villagers might suddenly attack you. So I suggest for you two to leave this village after you rest."

Leo pocketed the bag of gold coins "hmph under normal circumstances I wouldn't accept your offer. But what you said seems to be the truth. Elizabeth and I will take our leave here. Thank you for your hospitality but we better leave while it's still daytime, and Hina stay out of trouble." Before Leo and Elizabeth could exit the house.

Hina stood up and shouted "Leo I know now I'm not strong enough to follow you, on your journey! So I promise you, I'll get stronger and stronger, I'll become the strongest in the village! When I do I'll come and find you! So when that time comes allow me to walk beside you, on your journey." Elizabeth smiled gently at Hina while Leo did a thumbs up. Hina responded with her own dazzling smile.

"Hey Eli do you know where the nearest town, is?" Leo said while walking on the road heading nowhere. "E-e-eli! Who allowed you to create a nickname for me?"

"Why not? Elizabeth is too long Eli sounds way cuter anyway." Eli's face turned red her shoulders were trembling. "C-c-cute! It's cute, Eli's cute!" She started to mumble to herself.

"Hey Eli, can you hear me?"

"You're really going to keep calling me that? Fine then, I'll allow it. NOT BECAUSE YOU CALLED IT CUTE OR ANYTHING!"

Eli started shouting. Leo sighed "So Eli do you know of any village nearby?" Eli looked away from me

"Hey Eli do you know or don't you?"

"I'M AN EXILE OKAY! I HAVEN'T BEEN TO OTHER PLACES ASIDE FROM THE CAVE, AND MY HOUSE BEFORE I WAS EXILED!"

Leo nodded in affirmation. "Oh ok, so let's just follow this road, the Elder shown us. It probably leads to another town or village anyway."

Leo looked onward, not caring about Eli's comment of being exiled. "Why?" Eli mumbled while Leo looked puzzled. "Why, what?"

"Why haven't you ask me why I was exiled? Aren't you curious about my past? Aren't you afraid that the reason, why I was exiled was because I did something sinister? Don't you think I might not abide by our promise, and suddenly attack you in your sleep! Most of all don't you care that I'm a half!"

Leo was startled for a second cause of Eli's sudden outburst. Eli was trying very hard to stop herself from crying. Leo scratched his head and patted Eli's shoulder.

"Everything that happened in your past doesn't really matter to me. All I care about right now, is the Eli that's in front of me. About you being a half I already said it during the talk with the elder right. It doesn't matter if Eli is half or not, to me Eli could only be Eli... Well to tell the truth, you being exiled does bother me a little but I won't force you to tell me your past. I will simply wait until the time that you deem me a worthy person capable of listening about your past."

...

Eli looked at Leo's face. He isn't lying he truly believes in what he's saying. If it's this man I might not mind telling him about my past. "All right, I've decided to tell you about my past."

"hmm is that so. That was pretty quick."

Eli pouted "I WON'T TELL YOU THEN JERK!" Leo laughed " hahaha I was just joking I'm sorry. Let's go and sit over the shade of that tree. You can tell me your story there." They found a suitable spot and seated comfortably before Eli began to tell her tale.

"I was the illegitimate daughter of a high ranking vampire. Born from a human whore I was treated as nothing more than garbage by the others. It was only my father who had sided with me. It was a cruel life. I was only able to go on, because of the thought that my father would be sad if I were to die. That kind of life, that continued on for twelve years was to change. The day of the "choosing" it is what we call the day we pick our next clan leader. To be the next clan leader one has to be chosen by the scythe of Death."

"Wait the scythe of Death, isn't that your weapon?" Eli showed a complicated smile and continued her story.

"Yes you might have guessed it by now. It was I who was chosen by the scythe. You can reckon what the others thought of that. How could a half be our next clan leader? Everyone was asking the same question. Yet they couldn't do anything once the scythe chooses its wielder. The only time it will choose a new owner is if the old one dies. Being the chosen of the scythe they couldn't kill me, so their only option was to exile me." When Elizabeth said the last part her voice sounded a bit in pain.

"Hoping that I would die eventually out here with no one to help me. To vampires time is irrelevant for the pure ones are ageless. So they could wait for my death, but they didn't want to do so with me beside them in their discussions. Before I was exiled here my father told me to stay strong. I stayed in that cave fighting for my life every day. The first few days was difficult for me because I had no battle experience to speak of. So when one of the wild animals started attacking I was afraid. Though I knew many spell words and I even had the scythe of Death it was still a frightening experience, my first battle. Yet as time went by I started to get accustomed to fighting, even an earth dragon was nothing. Then you appeared, the rest you already know."

Leo gently smiled at Eli "Now that you told me about your past how about I tell you something of mine. So what do you want to hear? Ask me anything."

Eli looked a little irritated at Leo's lack of reaction to her story, but quickly ignored it. She finally understood he was this kind of person.

"Fine, how about telling me the story on how you acquired such extraordinary swords."

"The story of how Serenity and Chaos were handed to me. Sure that was a pretty good one."

"After the death of my parents I started to tour my world."

"Wait a minute your world? You came from a different world?" Elizabeth sounded a bit surprised as she asked this.

"Ah yes is that weird?"

"No, it's not really weird there are many who came from different worlds. Some have been summoned, some intentionally came here. Sorry for my reaction I was just a little shocked to know you came from another world."

"So now that's explained can I continue my story?"

Eli nodded her head "Sure go ahead."

"Ok thank you. Now where was I? Right! I started to tour the world in search for worthy opponents. On my travels I slept on a ruin of some sort. During my sleep I had a dream that didn't feel like a dream. In this dream I met two beings, one was clad in illuminating light, and the other was clad in deep darkness.

The two beings whose voice sounded both male and female, both young and ancient. Spoke in unison

"You who are chosen to walk the path of kings."

The being of light spoke "Will you choose the path of light that illuminates the darkness? If you do I shall grant you the power to save all."

The being of darkness spoke "or will you choose the path of darkness shadowing the light? If you do I shall grant you the power to destroy all obstacles."

Once more they spoke in unison "So the one who walks the path of kings which will you choose? Light or Darkness?"

I spoke loudly enough for both to hear "I choose neither! The power to save and the power to move against obstacles I will gain both by myself!" The two beings started to laugh cheerfully "finally one who walks the gray path the true path of kings. Though you may have decline our offer but nonetheless you are worthy to wield the swords. "Serenity of everlasting light and Chaos of eternal darkness."

Before I could even reply I awoke from my sleep. Upon waking up I saw two blades beside me. One clad in calming blue and one pure black. On grabbing both the swords I heard the two beings voices.

"One who walks the true path of kings always remember that in light there will always be darkness, and in darkness there will always be light." After that no matter how I try to talk back I never got a reply from the two beings. Yet sometimes when I battle I can hear their voices telling me how to use the twin blades. Overtime I was somehow able to grasp how to use chaos but using it takes a lot of my stamina. As for serenity up until now I can never really use its power well. The times that it was able to work can be called luck."

Eli looked at Leo dumbfounded "So that's why you're not really reliant with your swords."

"Well these blades have a mind of their own. So it's better to not be over reliant in their power, well it's not as if I wanted their power in the first place."

Eli smiled "Well I guess you're right."

Leo stood up and offered a hand to Eli. A little reluctant Eli grabbed Leo's hand and stood up. "Well now that reminiscing is over let's move on." Leo alongside Eli walked forward to the next adventure that awaits them.


Bab 6: Journey Begins

Hours after their talk of their respective past Leo and Eli were still walking on the same road.

"How long does this path go? Leo said sounding irritated.

"Hmph for a man who loves battle so much, you have no stamina." Eli who had returned to her icy cold expression.

Leo answered slightly mad, "this isn't about stamina Eli! This is about the boredom that's accumulating within me. If you haven't noticed the time we left the village was during sunrise now it's almost sunset. How long does it take, just to travel to another village?!"

"Calm down will you! How can you expect to travel just this one continent if you can't even travel from one village to another?"

Leo took a deep breath and answered "Yeah your right. Sorry about that, I was just a little excited that's all."

The two continued walking when suddenly they felt a tremor. "What is this an earthquake? No this is.."

As Leo was trying to discern the source of the trembling, Eli commented "I smell blood. Lots of blood, There's a battlefield up ahead." Leo showed a vicious grin, while Eli sighed "We're going right?"

"What kind of question is that Eli? The only path is straight ahead! Even if there is a battlefield we could only go forward right!"

Leo started brimming with battle spirit while Eli sighed more "I already knew, you were this kind of person."

Leo started sprinting forward and Eli followed. Even as Leo sprinted forward at full speed Eli was able to follow with ease. It would seem that Eli and him have almost identical physical capabilities. So the only reason Leo won was because Eli seemed to be flustered. If they fought on even ground it would've been a more spectacular battle.

As Leo was smirking at his own thoughts Eli pointed out "Were here." Leo looked at the area of the battlefield. It was a great plain similar to where he met Rain. On the field were figures that looked like humans in appearance but completely different. The difference was they were five meters tall.

"Those are giants! They are even bigger than what I have read in books." Eli looked amazed at the scene. The giants were wearing full plated body armor as they ran across the field carrying large axes and hammers. Some were even holding slings. Hundreds upon thousands of giants where there. Every time they stepped on the land, they made the ground tremble and altogether it was as if the whole world was shacking.

The entire field that the eye could see was full of them, if one were to throw a needle it would never reach the ground. That was how large and numerous the giants were. All of them were heading toward a fifty meter wide and thirty meter high wall. The wall seemed to be made specifically to withstand a siege of giants. It was a fortress to ward of giants, and from the fortress a rain of arrows came falling down.

There were even vines entangling the giants. The giants in retaliation were trying to open a hole on the walls. Sometimes due to the strength of their attacks an archer at the wall would fall.

When an archer falls, one of the giants would catch the falling archer and eat him. Due to the distance Leo and Eli couldn't determine what race the archers were, they could only see the giant chewing on the dead body. It was obvious to the two that the giants do not view the ones inside the fortress as enemies, they were their food. Eli looked disgusted at the sight.

"Even we vampires stopped feeding on other races centuries ago. Yet these giants show such savagery."

Watching this scene made, Leo's countenance changed from bliss to anger. "To defile the body of your opponents. These giants are nothing more than wild beasts!" Out of anger Leo drew his twin blades and jumped toward the middle of the battlefield. He landed on one of the giant's shoulders and from there he sliced its throat.

The giant fell flat on the ground. Leo who was using the giant's back as a platform, started to shout at the top of his lungs.

"HEY YOU GIANTS! HERE'S SOME FOOD FOR YOU! TRY TO TAKE IT WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT! OR ELSE THIS FOOD OF YOURS MIGHT DEVOUR YOU INSTEAD!"

The giants seeing their dead comrade as well as hearing Leo's taunts, started screaming. Every one of them who heard Leo started to charge toward him. What filled their eyes was not anger for their fallen comrade. What filled their eyes was the hunger to devour Leo. Pointing chaos at the giants Leo did a sweeping motion. Seconds later the charging giants who were on the path of the sweep were slashed in half.

Leo did the same move twice. Hundreds of giants died in an instant. Though it seem to be a one sided battle, in reality it was not so easy. Leo was already breathing heavily, the battle he started hasn't even lasted three minutes but he was sweating as if he fought for a whole day.

Leo who was breathing heavily whispered his outrage "So this is my limit in using chaos." Leo who was panting still moved onward using his normal swordsmanship.

"You guys may be bigger, but your bodies are the same as a human. As long as I know that I can still fight."

Eli using her scythe was cutting down the giants. "Damn that idiot! Who knew that he would be such a hot head. By now he might be reaching his limit. Using that sword like that. Even though he told me it drains too much of his stamina." Eli was traversing the battlefield looking for Leo, while the giants surrounded her.

"Eternal glacier" Eli chanted spell words. The giants surrounding her were all encased in ice. Even Eli same as Leo was starting to sweat profusely "I'm reaching my limit. Damn where the hell is that idiot!"

Leo's sight was hazy, his breathing was difficult.

'Damn! It seems like I let my anger get the best of me.' As Leo thought this, his sword swings were getting dull. He was losing his speed and accuracy.

"Is this it? Will I die at the hands of these fools?" Leo knelt, his left leg was unable to support him anymore. Though I say they are fools, their pretty strong fools. The giants seeing Leo down and weakened charged at him. Each one of them started fighting to see who gets to eat Leo.

Eli was finally able to find Leo. He was kneeling down using serenity to support him from collapsing. There were several hundreds of dead giants behind him, as expected of him. While Eli was thinking of what to do next, she noticed that there were giants fighting one another in front of Leo.

'They seem to be killing one another just to eat Leo. Why? A while ago it was whoever was nearest that got to eat.' Eli shook her head. No this isn't time to be worrying about that I need to help Leo.

Leo's wounds started healing faster than a normal human. This was another of serenity's blessings to its wielder. Though the wounds were healing the fatigue he gained was still intact.

'Even if all of my wounds were to heal I still won't be able to do much.' Leo started thinking of every possible way to survive, until he heard a familiar voice.

"Hey you idiot! What the hell were you thinking?"

"I'm glad you're alive Eli." Eli looked at Leo irritated.

"Whose fault is it!? That I was dragged into a situation where I could die!" Leo scratched his head as he answered, "well sorry, I just got a little angry."

Eli looked at Leo full of suspicion "a little? Well I'll scold you later. We better get out of here while their fighting against themselves." Eli supported Leo so he could stand.

The nearest safe place would be near the walls of the fortress itself where arrows kept on raining down on the giants. Both were thinking the same thing. So when they decided where they were heading they moved as quickly as they can. The giants finally noticed that their prey were escaping.

The giants stopped their quarrel for the moment to capture their prey. Leo clicked his tongue "damn! They noticed too soon. Eli can you still fight?"

Eli shook her head "At my current condition I'm only able to walk."

Leo pushed Eli aside "no other choice then. Eli you go on ahead! I'll hold them back." What was shown in Leo's eyes were not despair but that of delight, as he said those words.

Eli regained her posture after being pushed and summoned her scythe. "You're really an idiot aren't you!? You looked far more tired than me. How the hell! Can you hold them back!?"

"What are doing Eli!? If you stay as well, then both of us will get eaten!" Leo shouted next to Eli, his face showed a bit of anxiety, but Eli didn't back down.

"Are you telling me to survive on my own? Then you really are an idiot. Didn't I give my life to you already? Haven't you promise to help me on my journey to find a new home? The fate of my life is tied to yours. So how do you expect me to run away?!" Hearing that Leo was taken aback by what Eli said.

"Y-you're right I'm sorry. Let's do this together then." Both were ready to take a final stand when suddenly the gates of the fortress opened. A wave of beautiful horsemen came out. The horsemen had pointy ears and cat like eyes they wore silk robes instead of armor. Most of all be it men or women all of them were exceptionally beautiful. They carried bows as weapons and on their waist were two short swords. "Those are elves! Elves came to help us!" Eli sounded excited at seeing the unexpected helpers.

An hour ago inside the fortress. One of the Sentries reported to the commander of the fortress. The commander of the fortress was a tall elf wearing a green silk robe. His brown hair was long for a man, and like all the other elves he was extremely handsome.

"What is the situation?"

"Sir! Outside the fortress. There seems to be a human boy and a half vampire girl."

"What! Why would a human and a half vampire pass through this battlefield? It's regretful, but even if we send a rescue squad, they would be long dead, by the time we arrive."

"No! Actually sir that was what I came to report. That human and half have actually started slaughtering the giants."

"What!" The commander started running toward the edge of the fortress where the sentries were stationed. All of the sentries were looking at the battlefield in amazement as if they saw something unbelievable. The commander glanced at the battlefield. What he saw was truly amazing.

A human child who looked no older than sixteen was fighting five meter tall giants using only two short swords. In every slash he made a giant fell. He even challenged the seven meter ones who are said to be the most violent. Yet even those fell to his blades.

The half on the other hand was dancing with her scythe, she too manage to fell many giants. Several hundreds have died by their hands alone. Everyone who was stationed there were looking mesmerized by their battle prowess.

Just when they thought that these two alone could repel the attack of the giants. One of them stopped attacking. It was the human boy. It seemed like he reached his physical limit. The commander realizing the situation as reality started issuing orders, to save the two who recklessly fought the giants.

The elves were greeted by the giants' hammers and axes. Most of them were able to avoid the onslaught but the others weren't so lucky.

The elves weren't fighting back all they did was moved to the direction of Leo and Eli. They didn't care as the others were killed and eaten. They just kept on moving toward Leo and Eli.

Upon reaching the two the one clad in a green silk robe approached. "There is no time for explanations. Just know that we have come here to save you two." Leo and Eli looked at each other and nodded. Each one rode with one of the riders.

"All men retreat to the fortress." Upon securing Leo and Eli they retreated back to the fortress. As they rode forward they saw a formation of giants blocking the gates. "They can actually do a proper formation. Pretty impressive for idiotic giants, but blocking our way and forgetting what's behind you was a mistake!" A hail of arrows rained down at the giants blocking the path to the gate. "Now quickly open the gates!"

Upon arriving inside the fortress Leo and Eli collapsed from exhaustion. Only a quarter of the men who were in the rescue squad survived.


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Before you guys say anything. The earth Dragon Leo fought at the beginning was the weakest of its kind. Also it was a one on one. This time you must take into account that the giants were in the thousands.

One giant might not be able to take down an earth Dragon, but twenty of them can do that easily, and there were thousand of them, that Leo fought.

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