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Tuesday 22 September 2015

Fairy Hunter (Chance): Chapter 3

'Mind explaining where you and Zeille went last night', the rest of the gang is pretty piss about the whole running away scheme.

'We left because the bad atmosphere and the whole dark aura lurking around. Only Myra and me notice it'. Zeille sit cross legged under the shady tree. The rest sigh, they don't want to interrupt, they sit down and listen to the duo explanation.

'It happened when this bastard mention that Star girl name. I eyes everyone of you but you all seem to be deaf,so I decide to leave, because the energy is something we can't take our eyes off. What's worse the energy seems to grow when ever we are fallen apart. But when we are united it become weaker'.

'In a nutshell, when you guys in the midst of fighting. Me and Zeille went searching for that energy. The one controlling that magic is a puppet for a fact. I'm worried about one thing though-'.

'About them trying to break us apart?', Shikari jump into the conversation. Angry marks appears in Zeirra temples. 

'Hold you horses, I have sufficient intel on what their next move is. But for starters, Ray how did you get the pearl of water?'.

Ray grin, he thought no one would notice his new gloves. Everyone turn wide eye when Shikari bluntly mention that. 'So that's why you run away huh water face'. 

'Watch it fire freak! Why else do you think I'm not there?'.

'Oh I don't know maybe you chicken out'.

'Watch it or I'll make your blood twist'.

'I would like to see you try'.

'You wanna go ehh!'.

'Oh do you!!!!!'. Without further a due they got slam in the head by you know who. Zeirra wipe her hands. 'Now if you may, please continue with the story'.

'Well, I was trapped inside a water barrier. A girl about our age appear, she said she's the guardian of water Cecilia. She will only let me go if I pay her something. I have no money on me so I challenge her to a brawl and luckily I won. It's a tough battle dang it! Every thing that's liquid like start to attack me. Literally'.

'Ray, you have met the sorceress of water. Cecilia waterheart. She is the one that manipulates anything that is liquidfied or anything that have water in it. But atlas her power can only fully work in the night'.

'What do you mean Shikari?'.

'That gloves you are wearing isn't some kind of toy. That very accessory can rip the life out of anyone if you isn't careful. For proof, break this tree xylem', Shikari points the tree next to her. Ray gulp, the tree diameter is hundreds meters wide. 'Can you rip it apart?', Shikari have this challenging face plastered.

'Hah! I can rip it apart anytime!', Shikari shake her head in dismay. 

'Watch your attitude Ray, or that gloves may not work'. Shikari whispers when Ray walk pass her.

Ray touch the tree and concentrate, he could feel the moving water inside the tree. Very simple but very detailed. In just a minute he open his eyes, smokes start to come out from the tree, not ordinary smokes. A piercing one almost as dangerous as acid. The tree crumble to the ground, the inside is completely holed. All that's left is the tree skin.

All of them is shocked even Ray himself. I never imagine it will be this dangerous. If I make one mistake innocent lives will be hurt. 'Such sadness, I see', June stand beside him, she touch the tree skin. 'So hollow and empty. Let me guide you through this pain.' Her palm shines, so does the inside of the tree. It lift into the air and attach itself to the other part of his body. The cutting turn into a scar. June smile, as the tree is now back to normal, better that ever.

'Woah! June you power is freaking awesome', Ash compliment. June blush slightly, she scratch her cheek 'Well, it's nothing really'.

'Nothing you say! You have cool healing powers for Pete's sake. Now if Burn isn't here we can use you power to help the others!'.

'Y-You think so?'.

'Yeah!', June look at her palms then Ash's grinning face. I guess I can do more than hurt people. 'That's enough for attractions. Come let's sleep for the night I'm beat', Zeirra stretch and yawn.

All of them nod in agreement leaving Only Shikari and Myra alone to guard. 'So, I see you figure out what my true intentions is, Myra silverstar'.

Myra chuckle 'It's too easy not to notice. But I hope what you are planning isn't going to hurt my friends or else', her eyes turn dark purple, her skin start to crack again and her bat like wings start to appear.

'Hmph! this is too much fun to let go. Furthermore, I have no intention for Fairy killer to reach their true aim. The aim to destroy us all'.

'What ever you do, I hope it's not something that you bite more than you can chew', Myra place a hand on Shikari's shoulder 'If you need help feel free to tell me okay', she winked. Shikari smile slightly, before go to sleep.  

 She looks solemnly at Shikari last move before falling into a deep slumber. Myra takes a deep breath then an object fall into her lap. She eyes the stone, it’s a tear drop of Jade. Something that she could use to attach to her necklace. Without warning, the object releases a green gas.

Myra look around, every single of her friends are sleeping peacefully. She takes another look at the Jade but somehow it disappear. Myra is glad the smoke didn’t affect her friends. Grrr! Everybody are sleeping so peacefully. Myra buries her face into her hands.

 She on the other hand has some problem to have some shut eye. The twelve princesses gathering huh?  . I wonder if I was the chosen one can I get rid of this power. Myra takes another glance at her demonic hand, she sighs.

‘Like that will ever happen’, she decide to take stroll before going back to sleep. Maybe some fresh air will do the trick. The forest is one of the places I longed to go when I was a child anyway.

‘Is that so’, a voice interrupted her train of thoughts. Myra frantically look around, she sees nothing. Not giving the voice a chance to react she does a multi directional attacks. Nothing, there’s no sound afterwards. Myra could feel goose bumps creeping through her spines. She decided to make a u-turn.

But her steps met a halt, Myra look around and gulp. She turns around. The scene seems to shift. She never crosses the plains or sees a mountain when she was strolling but now everything seems to change drastically.

‘The earth look beautiful isn’t it?’, a girl stated. Myra jump, she massages her chest. ‘Sorry, did I scare you?’. The girl is a brunette, she tie her hair in a ponytail style. She wears a green horizontal sweater with a puff up balloon skirt. Her clothes seem all warm and fuzzy. In her right hand is a shield in the shape of a flower.

‘Umm, excuse my ahh. What is your name?’. The girl look at her knowingly ‘Nature, the names Nature. Nice to meet ‘cha’, Nature gesture Myra to a hand shake but the awkward atmosphere is too overwhelming. ‘No? Okay good day to you Myra Silverstar or should I say the ruler of demons from the underworld Princess Myria’.

Myra turn wide eye, she faces the back of the girl. Now she smells something fishy, her guts telling her that Nature has great powers and she shouldn’t judge her by her appearance. The answer dawned on her ‘Could it be? You are one of the twelve sacred guardians?’.

Nature turns around and smile ‘Bingo! Now that’s more like it. It wasn’t hard now was it?’. Myra shrug, She must have trap me inside one of their chamber. I see no exit anywhere.

‘True, there’s no exit to this barrier. The only way to get out is for you to pass the test.’

‘Past the test?’.

‘Yes, like your friend before. You will be challenge to a test. I want to know whether you are worthy or not of possessing this very pearl’, the Jade dangle in Nature’s hand.

‘So that gem is yours’, Myra growls.

‘Wait, I’m more generous that the others so you will be given another reward than this here pearl’.

Myra cross her arms ‘What more than that could you possibly give me?’.

‘A wish, I can grant you a wish. It can be a clue to our whereabouts or the disappearance of your power.  That is for you to choose, now let’s begin the test’.

‘Wait!’, Myra run to catch Nature but she disappears into the shadows. In front of her a puppet rose from the ground. ‘In order for you to past this challenge is for you to surpass yourself’, Nature voice echoes through the empty forest.

From the darkest part of the forest someone or something walks towards her direction. Myra gulp, the replica looks a lot like her but it eyes is dark and solemn. It also have a big hole near the chest. Myra guess that's where her heart should be.

'Sensho hajimesho',the replica chimed. Myra gasps, the replica slam her into one of the mountain. She wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth.

'Are you afraid to use your demonic self? Are you afraid that they might hate you after knowing how blood thirsty you are? Are you afraid they might-'.

'Shut up! You know nothing about my friends!', the replica corner Myra to another mountain but with additional spikes.

'If you know so well about your friends why your heart says different?'.

Myra struggle to pull herself up, in just two attacks fifty percent of bones in her body  cracked.

'What do you mean by that! I never doubt them for a second! I trust my family they never hurt me! You have no proof saying that I hate them!'

'Then, why is your heart afraid to tell them the  truth. To let them know who you are.'

'You don't understand a thing about me! You are just a replica', Myra whip appears in her hand.

She slam it onto the replica body but nothing happened. 'I am you. What you are feeling right now surge through me. I too feel the same pain. But it's a mystery to me, you have so many happy memories together. One of them even says that she will accept you for who you are but why are you cowering? Do you have faith in them or not? Clearly, you don't. Your words and actions speaks differently. Explain to me why are you feeling this way? Help me free myself from this torturous contradiction.'

Myra bangs cover her  eyes, what her replica' just  said is true. She is afraid if once she reveal her true identity the guild will left her.

'Myra!', Zeirra voice echoes through the forest. Myra look up, the scene shift. Right now, she is standing in the middle of their guild but in a different age. 'This is-', her sentence is cut short when a tiny Zeirra stomp right through her.
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'Myra! I challenge you to a duel! If I win you need to tell the whole guild about your background biggest secret.'

'I will rather not take that challenge, it's dumb and childish. I have no interest in such  things.' Little Zeirra grip her hand in anger. She planned everything so perfectly, but Myra hardly interested.

Without Zeirra realize it, she already punch Myra so hard Myra sprawled on the floor with broken glasses on top of her head and a few cuts on her temples.

'Traitor!', tears start to come out of little Zierra's eyes, Myra sigh. She doesn't have the intention to hurt Zeirra she isn't ready to tell everyone just yet. Little Myra confront little Zeirra, she tell her the true reason why she never speaks to anybody about her powers.

'I guess forcing you to tell them wouldn't do me any good'.

'What do you mean?'. Little Zeirra stands up, she brush her armor and left Myra one last note. 'I will stop bothering you about this issue but promise me someday that you will reveal who you are'.

'Why do you have to put your nose in my business!', Myra half shout.

'Because I can't stand seeing my friend suffer so much'. Myra is taken aback when Zeirra mention the word Friend. Myra hold her chest, 'What is this warm and fuzzy feeling?', she touch her cheek,something hot and wet run down her cheek. Myra smile, she hold her hand tightly 'I promise one day, I will tell them the truth. Thank you Zeirra'.
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Myra jerk her eyes open, her breath become uneven when the lost memory flash before her eyes. The replica lifeless eyes look at her bewildered 'Why are you crying and smiling at the same time it's scary'.

Myra sniff, she wipe the tears from her face 'Sorry, a bit emotional there. The real fight begins now!', Myra doesn't want to hold back anymore, she release her full power. Nature grin, 'She manage to overcome her fear. Now she will be able to unlock her hidden mode; Anatasia break down'.
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'Ash! wake up', Layla shook her friend like crazy but he won't budge. 'Fine you left me with no choice'. Layla creep closer to his ear and shout 'Ash! help!', with just two words Ash jump to his feet ready to save the girl.

He is dumbfounded to see Layla chuckling uncontrollably. He quickly, encase her in a big hug, Layla blush at Ash sudden action. 'Hey! what's the big idea?', she try to pry him off.

'Nothing, I thought something bad might have happened but I'm glad you are safe', his statement didn't make Layla condition any better. Now her face is red like tomato, good thing it's night time or she will be very embarrass.

'Hey where is everybody'.

'Ah! I forgot. Ash come on we sense a great magic energy near the plains to the south. Zeirra and the rest is checking the energy out. They are afraid if the magic belongs to one of Fairy Killer puppets'.

'Really! Now I see a good fight', Ash lit his fist on fire and sprint towards his friends.

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'Dark release: Anastasia break down!', layers of dark circles swoop over Myra's head scanning her figure. She transform into a truly demon, her skin now in the color black, her cracks and lips turn bright re, her eyes turn glistening yellow, her bat wing change more shiny and sharp. Myra raise her demonic hand 'Now shall we begin',her low voice crackled.

'I got some trick up my sleeve too', the replica duplicates Myra transformation.

'Oh! following me? Now we can see who is the true winner', both of them sprint at the same time, hitting each other at the same second. They look as if both of them are magnets. Their attacks always hit at the same time.

'Darkness wave!', Myra shout. Expecting what the replica would do the same attack hit her's. Shoot! no one will win in this kind of state.

'Myra! Don't think go on with the flow'.

'What-', Myra is too distracted when she sees Zeirra and all her friends down there watching her fight. Her fear swoop over again.

'Hey, where is the cocky attitude of yours. I'm beating you to a pulp here', the replica keep on hitting her non-stop. 'Dark beam', the replica raise her by her throat and the attack hit her body. Crap! my body it can't move.
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'We need to help her! she's going to die if this keeps up', all of them agree. Before they could move a voice told them to stop.

'You can't enter this barrier.' Nature throw her shield and it is reflected by something invisible in the air.

'Then what do you expect us to do/ Our friend could die!', this the first time Layla feel enrage,worry and sad at the same time.

'You can't interfere. She need to overcome her fear in order to move forward.'

'What fear are you talking about', another shrill of pain escape Myra's mouth when a thorn vine stab her right shoulder. Zeirra bawled her fists, it shake so hard Shiakri notices the change.

'If you have something to say Zeirra. Say it now or you will regret it', Zeirra look towards Shikari. Her face looks encouraging. Gaining all her spirit up she step close to the barrier.

'MYRA! I DON'T CARE IF YOU COME FROM THE WORST FAMILY THERE IS! YOU ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHERS. YOU ARE SWEET AND CARING EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A DEMON INSIDE', everyone except for Ray look at Zeirra.

'HEY! MYRA! I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'M GLAD YOU ARE HERE WITH US. I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE A DEVIL OR ANYTHING TO ME YOU ARE STILL MY FRIEND!',Ray couldn't believe the words escape his mouth.

'MYRA! DON'T COWERS ANYMORE! WE DON'T CARE HOW YOU LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT YOU TRULY ARE BECAUSE TO US YOU ARE STILL OUR FRIEND AND SISTER IN ARM! YOU ARE MYRA FAIRY HUNTER SWEET BARTENDER.' They say in unison, some of them already have tears in their eyes. In their heart they hope that Myra hear their feelings.
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Tears brimming from the corner of her eyes, their words touched her demon heart. She eyes daggers at the replica 'No more! No more of this fear!', she kick the replica stomach sending it flying a few meters away.

'Dark Sermon!', black purplish sound waves echoes through the plain field, reducing everything to rubble. The replica body is fragile as the attack hits it. 'Now for the finishing move', Myra brings put her whip. 'Now let's see you copy this! Execute : Wormhole!'.

A wormhole appears behind the replica. Two giant arms takes hold of the replica sides, ripping it apart into half.

'Humans certainly a marvelous creature. I never thought she would overcome her fear this fast', the barrier breaks into pieces scatters around. Nature couldn't help but smile, she never thought it will be this amusing.

Myra land in front of her friends, looking away. She expect them to run away but she never expect to get a bear hug. 'Whoa there!', she chuckle.

'Myra you are awesome', chimed Layla and June.

'Yeah! you look powerful in that mode', Ash compliments.

'I never thought you are this powerful bartender', Zeille snorted.

'Yeah it's extreme in a scary sort of way', Ray receives a thousand of punches from his friends.

'Watch your mouth water breath!', they shout. Myra cry, she couldn't help it now can she.

'Hey Myra what's wrong?', wiping her tears away she shook her head. 'Nah I'm fine, it's just that you all are the best friends ever'.

'Myra~~', they tackled her into a bone cracking hug.

'Hmph! You finally fulfill that promise of yours'. Zeirra chuckle.

Velery looks solemnly at her happy friends, 'When will I ever get that kind of power'.

'Squirt, wipe that sad face will ya!', Zeille pat her hair.

'Moh! Zeille, stop it you are messing with my hair!'.

'Felling better yet?'. Velery nod. 'Ya' know how 'bout I become your instructor', Velery shudder, she have a really bad felling about this.

'Now way!', she kick his knee and half jog towards Myra, smiling widely. Zeille whimpers, 'Damn it squirt! I'll make sure you get the worse training ever', Velery smile, she blow raspberry at him. 'Not a chance!'.

Zeille snort 'At least she's smiling'.

'Ohh! somebody's being sweet', Zeirra cooed.

'Shut it Cupcake', the color of red covers his whole face.

'Yeah, yeah what ever'.

'Good job, Myra Silverstar. Now here is your prize.' The jade drop into the her palm. 'Now for your other prize. Tell me my dear what is your wish'. Myra look around, all her friends are smiling. She knows what she wants.

'You finally can get rid of the power right Myra', Zeirra sounds sad.

'Hmm, true but I learn to live with it. I may hurt others with this power but I will learn to control it so in return I can use it to protect my family. Nature I wish that you will guide us to your base'.

'Very well, follow this light. Your destination will be ahead. Till we meet again my desendence'. Till we meet again.

'Myra, I never thought'. That snapped Myra out of her reverie.

'Hmm, you know I owe you one. Thank you Zeirra'.

'That's what friends are for'.
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'Nature, you just sold out our secret hideout to the humans!', Cecily bellows.

'Calm down rookie. Don't you think they can lighten up the atmosphere here?'.

Cecily is speechless. 'Fine! do what ever you want but when the boss flip her switch! I'm not involve'.
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 Here's the third chapter. Stay tune for more.

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