Lucia's Point of View

Temple

Whatever was happening, all of Helmsforth came to a standstill. In the distance, further than any could see, a battle was taking place. We couldn’t see the combatants, but we could see glimpses of the battle. It was disturbing in such a way that no one spoke. Shakes could be felt all up and down the mountain.

A wall of fire would shoot across the horizon. Other times, it looked like a meteor would suddenly appear before we would be hit with large gusts of wind. Elincia stood next to me as she studied the event to the best of her ability. Even Typhon was with us. There was only one thing that we could hear above the silence. Not the clashing of swords or the battle itself, but the roar of a mysterious creature.

It was unlike the monstrous roar from before. This one was loud in pitch and made my hair stand on end. Even Elincia, who wanted to investigate, stopped herself after hearing it. All of us watched as there was a blue flash in the distance, which was alarming, but the sudden increase of shaking in Helmsforth was more so.

“What is happening!?” Many shouted while others flew into the air.

The answer was a wave of blue energy cutting through the forest and ground like butter. It seemed so slow at first. That is until it missed Helmsforth and went off to the side of the mountain. It eventually dissipated past us and the rest of the capital. However, it left a terrifying mark on the land. Almost like the land itself had been scarred.

“By the gods.” Elincia whispered.

Even without flying over to it, I knew the depth would be impressive. It also concerned me because it missed the town, but it was next to a mountain. Part of me wondered if this incident could weaken the entirety of Helmsforth. Even with magic, it could collapse. Another thought was that if another of those wave’s heads for us, we would be powerless to stop it.

“Arthur…” I whispered.

“You believe Arthur to be behind this?” Elincia inquired.

“I believe that he is involved somehow. All we can do is have faith.”

Typhon quickly added, “That might have been Arthur himself.” Both of us turned to him, and he shrugged. “I have never seen magic do something like that. Besides, Arthur’s energy is blue and purple.” Gesturing to the giant fracture beside the mountain, he continued. “The same color as the wave that did that.”

Elincia sighed. “Part of that is a disturbing thought as well.”

My gaze turned to her. “Why?”

“Because it means that Arthur has either been held back or hindered by us this entire time.” She turned to me. “If that was him, he truly has been rather forgiving towards us.”

I quirked a brow at her. “Towards you and your sister, perhaps.”

Closing her eyes, she nodded. “I deserved that.”

Arthur's Point of View

Deep Forest

Despite everything that’s been happening, I still wasn’t back at full health. It’d been a horrible shit storm of useless events one after another. So, when the wolves suddenly ran into trees and disappeared into them, part of me was grateful. Another part of me wanted to flatten the entire forest in response.

However, it was Kandma who broke me from my darker thoughts. “This is the form you spoke of?” She inquired.

I was floating in the air beside her. “Yeah.”

“I see. It is as you described. Very intimidating and rather vile.”

“I know.” My eyes scanned the surrounding area that was coated in blood and dead canines. “Do you think they’re gone?”

“They’ve returned to their master.” She told me and gestured over to the surrounding trees. “The forest will collect them.”

Sure enough, vines, roots, and other plant-like tendrils moved throughout the area. They came from the trees, burst from the ground, and even the cliff to drag the wolves’ bodies away. Blood was absorbed by the soil, and soon, the only thing that remained was the nearby damage done to the forest. There were no traces of an adversary of any kind.

A sigh escaped my lips. “Do you know how badly I want to take a nap?”