E.G.F.W.I? Chapter 36 - Contest -

-Tenka's p.o.v. -

The first thing Ari did after Sam left, is get us naked. I mean take us to the Royal baths. But I have to admit these baths are amazing.

We got there and undress, for me to get stared at. I straighten my chest and cross my arm over it.

"Like what you see?"

Because, I was wearing my strap on from the start. Sam Is the one that told me to do it. The ride was Heaven and hell. I almost fell a few times.

I wasn't going to bath with it, so I remove it...

We relaxed in the bath and shared stories about Sam with Ari. Of course, after a few life and death ones, we inevitably spoke about sex.

Ari, despite being super old, well.. Compared to us, Seem to become Beet red when we spoke of Sex and Sam. I wonder If she is virgin despite...

"Did you ever?"

She becomes beet red and shout.

Arianna-"Nooooo! I Never did anything!"

Flying around guilty looking.

"Hahaha! Come on, we told you ours, just tell us one of yours."

She stop her flying around and fidget, her skin red all over.

Ari-"But I only have one experience..."

She say almost inaudibly. I start to link the dot!

"Is it Sam! What did he do, or wait, he can't do anything to you right..? What did you dou~?"

Ari shout and try to fly away, but even if Tenka is an' ant in front of her, she is a fast ant. She blink in front of Ari and catch her, before falling in the bath with a splash.

By the way, the lewd statue from last time is not there, since she did that to tease Sam...

Ari-" Ok! FINE! Let me go and I will tell you."-

She tells them how she was straddling his nose when she woke up. She was already exited, so she kept going until Sam woke up. She played dead, or asleep lol. But when she saw his disturbed face and heard his powerful heartbeat, she got very hot and watched him masturbate in the baths, doing her own thing.

"Fairies Are so Innocent! Sigh. Maybe mom would still be alive if..."

I stop myself and realize, this is the first time I shared something personal with my.... friends. Sal can't resist hugging me almost crying for me. I roll my eyes, but can't suppress my feelings. Warmth creeps in my heart.

Sal-"Don't cry. I'm sure Sam will makes thing better, at least in this part of the world!"

I touch my cheeks, there is wetness, not from the bath. I can't remember the last time I cried. I know I cried a lot in my early years, but its been a long time since tears from grief about my mother, fell from my eyes.

I get a headache, but I also feel my heart is in harmony with my brain for once. This is what Sam said about heart, mind and soul, needing to be on the same wavelength.

Ari-"Ho! Tenka just had a minor breakthrough!"-

Damn Ari! I can feel the fleeting jealous stare from everybody. Nobody evolved yet like me, and I had a breakthrough.

"It's all thank to Salaba! And please girls reign in your damn greed! I can read people and its annoying! Don't worry, you will all have your moment."

Now I can read real shame in their eyes. I move in for the kill!

"I'm his first! And I will remain that way forever!"

My aura claim the room, stern and proudness exude from my being. Ari just let it brush pass her, because it don't concern her anyway.

Suddenly, an' aura like a shield bash against mine. After stabilizing, I still win. Kat raise her naked body from the bath.

Katriel-"I apologize, First mate Tenka, but I can't go down without a fight, it would disgrace my master!"-

We stare at each other. A spiky aura and a illusion aura clashed and wrap around us.

Izuka-"I can Dance!"-

Mily-"Wrraag!"-

A heavy aura crashes on us all, it's Sal joining in with her heavy strength.

Sal-"This is a bath girls, not the place to fight!"

The waters waves and splashes about, until I sigh and retract mine first. followed by the rest, except the clueless Mily. We ignore her and go back to silent bath.

Ari-"Then it's decided!"-

We look at her since she broke the annoying silence.

Ari-"We will do a tournament!!"-

We all look at each other, knowing pretty much each others strength.

Ari-"Come on I'll make it something Fun! Did Sam tell you about his trial?"-

Our eyes light up!

Ari-"I will take that as a yes! Then it's decide I will set up a trial for you girls~!"

- Arianna's p.o.v -

(Hihihi! This is going to be fun, not like the grumpy Sam! Ho! I will make it special for them!)

We get out of bath, they equip themselves, then I teleport us to the main hall where Sam already came back from his trip.

Sam-"Hi girls, You all look pumped what's up?"-

"I'm setting a trial for them!"

His eye go wide for a brief instant, but it's quickly replaced by a cunning grin.

An' hour latter, Sam and I managed to make a fair and challenging trial for them. I could not believe it when Sam made a blue square made of energy pop up in front of me with all the information on the girls! To top it off, he even get on a planning for them. I told him the extent of the castle capacity (Minus the dangerous stuff and the one that cost too much.). In the end, he prepared the trial while I was building his ideas, which are awesome hihihi.

The girls are transported to individual trials. My voice travel trough space and say;

"This is a personalized trial made by your mate! The fist to make it win's the matriarch position!"

Sam-"Wtf! You didn't tell me that!?"-

"What this is a healthy competition!"

Sam-"No it's not! If they start working against each other, This will bring endless troubles! On top of that, I made the damned thing. I can't say I was impartial, I made it so they can grow. But now they might resent me for making things hard on them."-

I realize that he is right, but I don't want to stop now! Sam see right trough me...

Sam-"Just say; No matter who wins, I need them all. One woman won't be able to fill the role, So the five of them plus the other generals already fill this purpose. Beside Tenka is my first, nothing can change that."-

"Don't worry you just did, giggle. They hear everything we say right now."

- 3rd p.o.v -

Tenka's heart flutters at the revelation. The others not so much, but they still hold value to him. If they could see each other they would probably bore a hole in her while she act a bit smug and proud. Sam cut their thoughts.

"Girls! I love all of you ok! But you have to understand that without Tenka, none of you would have what you do now. If I could not share her pain, if she was strong from the start, I would never have tried to share my energy with her, and in turn, not with you girls. What I'm saying is, Fate work that way, and brought us together. Be happy we are a family, and work together to make it more beautiful. I can't do it alone. I need your help! Don't fight each other unless it's to make each other stronger."

They all look ashamed, even Tenka. She did poke them a lot. Milly tough, doesn't seem too troubled. Ignorance is bliss.

Sam-"Are you ready!"-

-"Hay!"-X5

Sam-"Start!"-

- Tenka's p.o.v -

I get transported in a giant cave, with a view full of glowing green herbs. It's very hot. So hot, my breath is parched by the dryness. He picked my weakness from the start. I evolved inside a waterfall, so dryness hit me hard. I hold my breath in.

After his scolding us, which I thought he did on purpose to hider me. No matter I will....

I'm cut by his words. He is right. I should be nicer to my sisters. sigh.

Sam-"Start!"-

I launch myself forward, but I have to swerve and avoid small fireballs coming my way. Once they hit the herbs, they burn like fuel, cutting any path in their vicinity. I have to anticipate the path forward and run full speed.

The things firing them at me, are Black lizard same size as me, with black octagonal scales, red eyes and short tail. Their scales look tough enough to resist my normal dagger strikes easy.

The only thing I can do is evade and run. I need to see the future. I push my brain to the max. My body is warmest it as ever been. I can tell the fireballs either create a path or aim directly at me. The further I go the tougher it gets, but the more I adapt. My body contort in all possible manners like a dance and yoga at super speed. In the path ahead, I realize fake routes begin to appear, multiplying the the degree of brain power required.

When a fireball grease my mask and shut one of my eye, A bit of panic creeps in, but the adrenaline, that Sam showed me how to control take over and avoid any pain for now. My eye snaps back open and time slow down a bit more. I'm close to the end. I pounce forward, my power divided perfectly between my brain and muscles, pushing just above my usual limit. I blink three times and stumble for breath at the end of the room. I dive in the next part cave before their last gift hit me.

- 3rd p.o.v - Sam & Ari

Ari-"You're ruthless with them?"-

Sam-"Technically not me, I'm as stressed as you right now."-

Ari-"Hmm?"-

Sam-"One of my split mind. I involuntarily gave them persona of their own ripped from my own personality. Les efficient at first, but I became the man I wanted to be I the end. I can say I know myself more than most. Amy is the one in control of the trial. A female version of me the is the avatar of my subconscious...well there is more to it... just like Ammit is the avatar of hunger, but she is more than that!"-

Ari-"You're giving me a headache!"-

Sam-"Pshhh...PWHahahaha"-

- Salaba's p.o.v -

I get transported to a dark creepy cave, filled with stalactite an stalagmites. They look slimy. There is a path of small platform going in the distant darkness. I'm supposed to jump from one too the other, getting higher and higher. This is the worst match for my power. I make thing's heavy... sigh.

Once they give the signal, I'm already falling. sigh. I'm reckless. I did not realize the surface of the platform is slippery and rounded enough to be unstable.

I tumble in between a bunch of slimy stalagmite, contorted in a pretzel. Lucky the slim prevent them from puncturing my skin, otherwise I might be dead, but now only bruised a bit.

I climb a slimy set of stairs, barely holding on. I already almost wat to cry, but I steady myself. Sam said to use my brain and imagination more. I breath and think. I can grasp a feeling that Sam told me about. He said brain overclock. Like if your clock goes faster than the real one.

I usually do thing's on instinct, which he said is not bad, but I need more analysis power.

I focus power in my hands an make claws that could hold me in place. I jump at the platform and clamp down. It's still slippery, but better i can hold. I almost jump to the next, before stopping myself.

"Reckless! How can I be so reckless..."

I stay there and analyze again. I feel my hand and toes almost digging in the rock. I think and give my hands more gravity, but to the rock. Like they get sucked at the rock. I can even release my grip and stand. I practice a bit using my power with my feet. Once I feel confident, I jump at the next platform. I make it easy and feel a bit proud, but I don't let it get to my head and focus.

I make my way in the darkness, the floor disappearing from my view. The jumps become stretched, and I have to divide my power between feet and legs. My mind is close to the limit.

I do my next jump, but the platform under my feet collapse. My butthole clench, heart flutter and pupils dilate. Time slow down.

(Ho! This is what he meant by seven gland's?)

I know I won't make it to the next platform. I look in the darkness below and spot a tall stalagmite. I use all my strength and power to catch and slow down my fall to death.

I finally make it to the ground, my arms and legs scraped by the irregular rock. I shake a bit, not from fear, but from the adrenaline. It's really useful but now I'm hungry and need to pee... sigh.

After resting and thinking, I start to climb the next platform. I learned my lesson. I should analyze even more. Now that I think about it, I remember seeing the thin pole holding the platform, just did not analyze enough.

Climbing along I realize another lesson about my power. If I can make thing's heavy, I should be able to make them light? Like myself.

I manage to stand horizontally on the pillar. How far Sam is ahead to make me realize all this...

I calmly make my way up until the the wall become a ceiling. I carefully switch the direction of my power and pathetically slide my way upside down. I focus and don't want to fall now. I make it to the ledge and crawl my way on top of the platform. My face red from the pressure my power had to put to stick on the slimy surface.

It's grows, tiring, vulgar, and annoying, but I get why he does it. It should only been an' hour and my control over my power is insanely higher than before.

After a few more platform the setting change. The next one is far away behind a giant dark chasm. Powerful air current flow upward. I can see where he want to go with that. I saw him walk on air. I should be able to do the same or similar.

I focus on making my body as light as possible while leaving my feet anchored on the ground.

Once I feel light enough, I launch myself forward. The feeling of the wind pushing me upward is fantastic. I even have to lower my power output to avoid getting to high. I safely land on the next platform and burst laughing from the experience. It was so fun after the hell I just went trough.

Next is a mix of both things I went trough. some place I float, some I fall or have to scale walls. I finish I guess once he see I'm good enough panting on the floor.

This is just the first part....

- Izuka p.o.v -

I get transported to the fortress where Sam and I went to get the sword. Beno's late home base that we left strewed with bodies lying around. Except, in this version, the place is the exact same as when we went there.

Not hard to guess what he want me to do. The ability I have are illusion related. The only one I'm ok at using in this situation is camouflage. The most basic illusion consist of either distract or fool someone perception. I just move the light around me. I put the emphasis on where the light hit and make me disappear in the dark. I follow along a shadow caused by the clouds in front of the stars.

Since I don't have my pet to distract the guards, I have to really on my power entirely. It's not as tough as when Sam did it. I don't have as much pressure. I just run from one guard to the other slicing them up as I go. They did not even realize what happened before being dead. Well I just retraced Sam step in fact it was the optimal route. but, since I saw him do it, it's way easier for me. now to go inside...

I never been inside the building. This should be fun. I open the door.

When Sam entered in my memories, he did not encounter any enemy here, but he put some for me. three men sitting at a table in the center of a large stone room. They snap in my direction. I barely have time to dive in the first shadow I can find before they can see me. I curse my carelessness an his cunning mind while two approach the door one remain seated. He must have seen a blur when I dashed in. No matter I target him since his attention is on me even if he can't see me at all.

everything is grey and dull in this place. I send my power like a string on the guy eyes, Then I twist the world in front of him trough the link. He hallucinate for a second and the world turn all the same grey for a slip second before he shake his head. I'm already behind him.

I stab him in the heart trough the back holding his mouth shut, then I use his weapon to hold him on his chair. I pull two knifes and throw then straight at the heart of the two others. They don't ware armor inside, so they die without a sound except a thud falling on the floor.

I don't bother checking for anything except traps and layout. Sam said he had to kill 200 men. my hand become a little wet at the thought. I take a breath. The first floor is fill with sleeping low level trash. My illusion are particular powerful on sleeping people. Sam said I could kill in their sleep if they fall in to deep and die from heart attack or become crazy.

To others, illusions might seem complex. To me, it's simpler. Sam crammed a bunch of knowledge he speculated on illusions in my brain. There is even strange illustrations and "movies" about it. They call it magic, but its science from Sam old world. Now my thoughts get translated in waves trough my power and dives in the opponent brain, creating the same image or though, scent, etc.

A sleeping person as no defense at all against this. A person that is awake, will tend to feel like they daydream. They will snap out of it, how fast depend on WIT. Also if a person has more power than me, it won't work.

I'm lucky Sam censored what happened in there. There is no prisoners to rescue and the cages are all empty. But, judging by the appearance of some of them, I can guess what kind of torture some of the woman in our care suffered.

Nobody even see me as I kill my way up. Until I come across awaken men ready to fight.

I use all my tools and power to my advantage. They become bodies before even injuring me. Then came the last room. Facing 25 men with bows, swords, skills, etc. This the toughest battle I faced yet. I create mirror images or myself, but they quickly find me because I deflect the projectiles when the clones don't.

To late though, I'm already behind the first dead man. The others don't seem to mind and send their abilities toward me. Time for my strongest skill. There attack disappear from their sight as soon as they fire them, but the truth is that they fired it at their comrades, thinking they were slashing at me.

I appear in the smoke that is one of the ability, to have the men slash at me, but his slash pass right through me. Instead I appear behind him and he is dead.

few mirror images converge in the center of the room and merge into one Izuka. Only few men remain unsure if they should attack. She grin at the sight. They must be three time her size, but she is terrorizing them.

She split in the numbers of enemies and start walking slowly and strangely toward them. They feel dizzy just looking at her sway like water. Once close enough they all bend to dash and do so stabbing at their heart.

Some try to attack some shit their pants others try to find the real me, but in the end a throwing knife lodge itself in the spot where the illusion met them. They blink, and I'm still at the same spot in the center of the room my arms still in throwing position.

They all fall to the ground and gives me access to the next room. I see the man called Beno. I only saw him beaten up by Sam, but he is damned strong. Stronger than me I can tell from where I stand.

Beno-"Little girls like you shouldn't wander around like this. Might get yourself hurt, or worst."-

He say liking his ugly cracked lips. I'm a bit out of imagination for this one. I make a few clones to distract him while i think about my next move. I can't influence him directly. He also seem to feel my presence even when i shroud myself in illusions.

He can tell the clones are illusions, but I keep him on his toes, throwing knifes along the clones attacks.

We keep this stalemate for a few minutes, before he get pissed and start mixing air slashes in his attack pattern. The pressure climb to a level where my brain is tapped. My real body start appearing here and there, but he cannot tell which one for now. The danger that he solve my pattern is high. I push more energy to my brain, but since I constantly chain create after images, my overloaded brain suffer a great pain. Like a piece of it as bean ripped.

I wake up from my laps in concentration, just in time to try avoiding his close quartered attack, but my body respond strangely, and he slices me in half.

I wake up again from a daydream but this time I see myself get chopped in half. My skill just evolved somehow. I don't know how much and I feel destabilized. I still don't miss my chance and throw a knife at his left lung, then restart my illusion pattern.

I can feel a second me inside my head trying to control half of the clones. It's hard to let go of control, but Sam told me he has 5 of them. I calm down. things become easy since I wounded him. Even awakened, if he don't heal his wound he will die. I can almost double my Wit. Not literally yet since my head hurt like a bitch right now but it should be even more than that later hahaha!

I have to let my brain heal naturally since sending power there just accelerate the activity. It would make things worst. I need sleep.

I focus on finishing the asshole. I create a bunch of copies and turn him into a hedgehog with my knifes. I have to admire the amount of knifes I managed to put in him before he fall flat.

I spot a bed in the corner of the room. It's been cut a bit but it will do. I slump and let my brain relax. The pain and buzzing recede, but I get attacked and die. I wake up beside Sam and Arianna.

Sam-"Good job! Sorry about the last guy, he almost got me too. Now sleep I believe you are evolving. In this castle, it should be perfect for you!"-

Sam speak to Lady Arianna secretly before she nod.

Sam-"She will put you in a special place where you will see an infinity of yourself just like the clones you create. When you evolve, Try to create Your mindscape based on this principle. Add a little of yourself in it, of course, wink.

Amy-("Izuka need soul power to evolve, because of her newborn split mind. We do not have any data on how to acquire soul power safely at the moment.")-

Sam-"Ari, do you know how to acquire soul power safely?"-

Arianna-"Simple, just like you bath in natural spirit power for years, or prayers."-

Sam and I tilt our heads.

Ari-"Prayers, mean concentrate your mental energy in a positive way, the same way devil curses peoples by baring strong ill will toward somebody. They can even channel this energy in spells or cultivation. you technically could too. It would help you bring your body at the same level as your soul and mind power. Just create a energy system like the ones you already have."-

Sam-"Sound simple but I don't have a reference and perception of the power. Would you have a rune or pattern that could help."-

She show us a rune that can channel the power an one that can store it. Then Sam turn to me.

Sam-"I need to do something to you.."-

I just nod. I trust him. He smiles, lay me on the floor and close his eyes.

Sam-"Amy, you're up!"-

A small white arm shoot out of his forehead and start writing from the tip of my fingers, to my heart without connecting the limbs yet. after the arms and legs comes the head. It enter my head and burn the runes in my flesh. Lucky Its very small so it only is uncomfortable, but not unbearable. At the end of all the web of connected runes he input the last one bigger than the others.

Once its complete, Nothing happen. I kind of expected something you know! Sam must have read my expression. He say;

Sam-"That's normal, Its a pattern to condense belief power. You are the first to ever have this type of system!"-

"Belief?"

Sam-"Yes Mental Energy(ME) dedicated to you, in a positive manner. View it as you are going to use our mental energy as fuel to evolve for now. Later you will use it to create powerful illusions that can alter reality. We will need to create a worship center and have people empty their mental power on us everyday before bed just like our Power units (PU)"-

"How do I use it ?"

He was already kneeling beside me, so he close his eyes and focus on me. I can feel the burn from the pathways he created in me. I hiss from the pain.

Sam-"focus on gathering it in your heart, then to the top of your head."-

The burn recede when I succeed. I feel like my body has ants crawling all over, but its not my real body, more like my second mind. We in fact both become itchy but also tickly. I can tell my soul is eating the power he send to me, but it's slow and a bit annoying. sigh.

I hear a bunch of whispers around, so open one of my eyelid to see hundreds of fairies gathering around Sam.

The burn intensify, so I close my eyes back and focus. I have to regulate my breathing otherwise I would just stop. It hurt. Sam put his hand on my body, over my heart. I feel my power channels fill up.

Sam-"Keep your eyes open!"-

I open my eyes and even if I feel his hand on my chest all I see is myself to the infinity, in spiral. I saw this once in Sam thoughts that he shared with me. The strange thing is, the one in front of me don't reflect my actions. She raise her hand and wave at me.

I wave back and realize this is the piece of my mind that split. I can't help but feel a bit uneasy at the sight.

Izuka'-("Don't worry, I'm you, so I know what you must feel, but would I hurt myself?")-

Nha... I would not hurt myself. I shake my head and relax.

Izuka'-("Good I need you to focus on healing me, then we will split again!")

I wince at the thought, it hurt very much.

Me'-("Tsk. Do you think the other have it easy? Imagine Sam, he invented the way we evolve from one of the thousands of pieces of his knowledge.")-

Yes I heard all about the way people almost died to save him and he was super weak after.

Me'-("Let's just get to work then!")-

Ok. We both sit in lotus, and focus on the (BEL) system. We heal split, heal, split. Each time consuming a little less power, but making me feel much stronger. My mind and soul both split each time, so the power doesn't double but I certainly gain a lot of (ME) and (WIT).

Each time we split, one image behind me and one behind me' , Activates and becomes alive too. They join us in the cycle, until I feel my limit. Like I would suffocate if I create more. There is not enough BEL intake. I stop and consolidate my mindscape. I create a wall around myself like Sam ask me to do, to prevent mind attack like mines.

I open my eyes and see Sam sweating.

"Are you ok!?"

Sam-"Yeah I'm fine don't worry, I just kept the trial going while you evolved."-

"H-How strong are you!? I know you have the same ability I just gained!"

Sam-"Its different. Mine is weaker in a sense and stronger in the other. The clones are not Me, they are a split of a part of me, as you, its a mirror or yourself. In your case you can have unlimited clones, not me, and certainly not illusions that you will be able to make once you settle all that power. Mindscape is like a cloud of information, an each one of the you's are a piece of your soul. so I imagine you can relate the number of clone by quality/quantity/(ME)/(PU). I suggest creating a clone with equal power and leave it at home to train in secret..."-

A blue square appear in front of me.

Izuka

Race - (High human 100%) (A)

Profession - Assassin/Illusionist/Scout

Physique - (F)

STR - 20/80

END - 20/90

AGI - 40/120

DEX - 50/160

CHA - 15/100 (Short Hair male cut)

VIT - 600 Years

Mental - (C)

Alignment - Loyal/Good

INT - 40/1000

WIT - 60/1000

ME - 40/400

Soul - (C)

SPI - 100/500

WIL - 40/100

BEL - 1/5000 (Beta, 1st system)

Others - (F)

REP - 1003

POP - +1000/-3

INF - 0

KAR - +5

- Skills -

- Mirror mind 1%* - Advance physique 1% - Pawer man. 50% - Light and Darkness Law 1% - Real Clone 0%** - Illusion Clone 20% - Switch Blink 1% - Blink 10% - Air Walk 0.5% -

* - Mirror Mind - Create as many copies of yourself as your power permits you. Send them in your clones if needed or as mental power for multitasking.

** - Real Clone - Flesh and blood clone. Divides VIT/WIT/ME/SPI, by 2. May cause physical pain and mental trauma. Mental preparation required.

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Sam-"Send one of your clones in my mindscape."-

He say with a grin on his face. I admit this is a very tickling idea, so we proceed. I close my eyes and open them inside a bamboo forest, just outside a nicely designed house.

Sam-"Hey! Welcome! Sorry you lost because of the evolution, but you are lucky to be able to come here! Beside I say it again you don't fight to win against them but yourself!"-

- Katriel p.o.v. -

I am transported in the center of a colosseum. Erk... I already feel like the filth they send down there. Sigh. What am I saying?... I spent ten years serving as a slave. At least the seats are empty. Yes, this is a challenge, not a show. Bring it on! My liege.

I feel the power that my savior bestowed me with boiling. He said I look like an' Amazon, or gladiator. I don't know what that mean, but he gifted me with a unique combat style. Defensive at close range, offensive at medium and long range if needed.

Spear and buckler style. I always hold the spear in the center, hand on top. Except for throwing, he said to never bring the spear overhead, that would create an' opening. I must use either the tip of the spear to deflect or the buckle to defend. The butt of the spear cover my back. Legs spread to lower my gravity center tip of the spear pointing to the ground at my right the butt in the middle of my back and my buckler raised in a taekwondo stance. Left foot to kick right as support unless the stance change.

I carry a small bundle of 5 throwing spears on my back. The are only 3 feet in leigh, have a feathered butt and have to be thrown with a simple device on my forearm. (Like the stick to throw a ball for your dog easier and not touch a slimy ball.)

The doors open and golden metal golems enter the ring. They quickly fill the whole place by thousands. This is impossible for me to fight them all.

(What in the great God name is Sam thinking?)

Four of them advance toward me and start to attack. This I can manage. I step forward, but they keep me pinned in the center like a machine. They attack in a methodical way. They lather their swing of different weapons, from head to calf. I deflect a masse and sword one swing front and back, block a great sword on the left with the buckler, and knock a spear off course on the right with my arm guard.

My right arm is ready to strike in its position, so I launch a - Spear Thrust - in front and back, before a wide swing from the spear in the face of the left one, the butt wiping the one on the right one at the same time. They all are sent thumbing as scrap metal.

This was not to bad, but I look around and sigh. I wonder how long this is going to last. There seem to be different units in the back too, like mages and archers.

Sigh, what would I do for Lord?

- Mily's p.o.v. -

Images, lots and lots of images too many. Close my eyes. Scent, too many scents. Sounds too. Too many things! I want to kill.

Sam-"Shhhht... Breath, open your eyes, just let it flow like the water in the river. You can't stop it even if you try."

Sam good, kind, soft, strong, smart. Breath. let go. breath. open my eyes.

Just dead. just let go, like water. Not moving. Many things, Breath.....

- Hours later Mily wakes up from a daydream -

"Sam!"

I-I jump at Sam a-and hug him.

"Izuka i-is done too!"

Sam-"5x12?"

"60!?"

Sam-"Hahahaha!"

I r-responded before I kn-new.

Sam-"It will feel strange at first, but you will get use to it. I could not send you to school, obviously because of your bond with Crraa, so this was the best alternative."-

"Thank you!"

I snuggle on his lap like I always do.

Sam-(Fiou... I did not screw her up...)