CHAPTER SIXTY

Going for a nice walk beneath the end of the world

~

Sky was well aware that she was dying fairly quick

And that at least half of her bones were broken like a stick

But thanks to her Berserker class she didn’t feel a thing

and she could go all out for the friends she was protecting

She’d never had more fun, and even though it brought her shame

Her class made every battle entertaining all the same

And even as she felt her energy slipping away

She fought as if she’d waited her whole life to fight that day

Now as she lay smiling and content on that cave’s floor

Surrounded by two friends, she couldn’t ask for anymore

She felt a little warmer now, upon the cold damp dirt

And thought it might be due to several wounds starting to hurt

But with the pain came comfort and a nostalgic feeling

And somehow it seemed almost like her body was healing

She drifting into peaceful slumber has the feeling continued

Unsure why it brought on such a melancholy mood

Achievement: Knocking on Death’s Door

Wake up sunshine, somehow you survived with just a scar

I can’t even start to explain how lucky you are

If you’re weird young friend hadn’t figured out that strange spell

You’d currently be sightseeing at the gates of hell!

Sky opened her eyes and sprung up off the dirty ground

The echo of her movements made long and eerie sound

She cast another spell to light the cave that hurt her eyes

And then she noticed several things that cause her some surprise

First, she wasn’t injured, all the blood on her had dried

Second, Leaf was sleeping happily there by her side

Finally, the friend that she’d been searching for so long

Had completely vanished and something felt very wrong

~ Name: Sky ~

Title: Chaos Angel

Class: Berserker [7⇨ 9]

HP

[54⇨ 57]

MANA

[86⇨ 91]

ATK

[124⇨ 131]

INT

[13⇨ 16]

DEF

[25⇨ 27]

SPD

[38⇨ 41]

That boy sure put lots of mana into your healing

I wouldn’t be shocked if he used almost everything

But it gave me a good chance to give your stats some love

He left right after though, what could he have been thinking of?

“What do you mean ‘wandered off’ you crazy deity?!

How come Twig was right here with us until only recently!”

Leaf awoke to hear her loud voice echo everywhere

Straightening up and picking some rocks out of his hair

“What’s the noise for, wait, where are we, and where did Twig go?

Wasn’t he right next to me a few moments ago?”

Leaf and Sky both looked around but there was nought to see

Leaf stood up but still couldn’t put weight on his bad knee

Leaf sat down again but when he looked back up at Sky

He gasped so loud she then demanded that he tell her why

“Well, I wouldn’t say that you aren’t pretty anymore

But your face is just a little different than before…”

Sky was unamused by his vague description of her

She washed her face quickly by summoning some cool water

A puddled formed, and when she saw her face’s reflection

She saw scars that seemed to flow in every direction

“Whatever, it’s just a face, we have no time to spare

For some reason, Twig is gone, he could be anywhere”

Frantically she started walking down the cave alone

Leaf stood up and limped after with a painful groan

“Slow down Sky, he couldn’t have gone far, I’m sure he’s fine

Your legs seem to be working, but could you help heal mine?”

She turned around and rolled her eyes then cast a healing spell

Though as a Berserker it was hard to cast it well

“Well, I guess that should be fine in a couple of days

It’s not like we’ll have somewhere to run soon anyways

Try and light the cave up, there might be a few caverns

I don’t want us getting lost down endless twists and turns”

Though she was annoyed, she knew her limping friend was right

Annoyed she hadn’t thought of it herself, she cast the light

As they’d feared, the cave was less a tunnel than a maze

Endless offshoots which exploring could take many days

“What do we do now? We don’t know where he went or when!”

Leaf grew worried Sky was going to go wild again

He tried to think of something that would help to calm her nerves

Drawing on all of the mental strength in his reserves

Then it came to him, advice he’d heard from Sky before

Something she mentioned once while hunting a Steel Tusk Boar

“Remember what you told me once about tracking your prey?

Everything that walks this world leaves foot prints on its way!”

Immediately, Sky looked down and strained her blurry eyes

“That’s right, even a small bird moves the air when it flies”

The dirty ground was rocky and their footsteps were unclear

But soon hint’s of Twig’s direction did slowly appear

Bits of dirt that stood out against the dust and stones

Mixed with specs of dried blood and the dust of powdered bones

“He really did get stronger eh, did you see him fighting?

He shattered monster bones with punches that cracked like lightning!”

Sky ignored Leaf’s comments as she focused on the trail

The thought of finding Twig in trouble made the girl’s face pale

The pair continued deep into the rocky mountainside

Undisturbed by all the chaos of the world outside

~