9 Chapter 9: Control The Arrow

The next morning, Zed, Eva and Julia waited for customers at the cashier counter. Still no one came to buy. Zed now recovered, he said:

"Another normal day has passed."

Eva and Julia thought to themselves:

"How can this guy live every day without anyone buying?"

At the same time Elastor arrived at the Dream workshop with a new keg of Elf wine. Zed said:

"Wow, you come here often."

Elastor put the keg of wine on the table and said:

"I have something important to say."

People wonder what Elastor was talking about. Then Elastor told with Zed, Eva and Julia about Urizen's meeting with all the leaders. Eva and Julia were surprised and Zed drank because he didn't care. Eva said:

"So you say Urizen wants to form an alliance with the four kingdoms and unify the Highland Continent into one."

Elastor replied calmly:

"Yes, even though I know he usurped your throne by force, I was surprised that he had a plan to unify the continent and he let the leaders make their own decisions."

Zed said excitedly:

"Great, the Elves will sell Elf wine in this city."

Elastor replied:

"Are you selling Elf wine on the black market or will you drink it all?"

Zed said:

"I'll drink it all, it's good wine."

Elastor replied coldly:

"Give me a mug so I can drink."

Zed said quickly:

"No, you gave it to me."

Zed and Elastor fought each other to drink Elf wine. Eva said:

"I wonder if Urizen has any intentions? Is he planning to take all the power and rule over the Highland Continent?"

Elastor replied:

"Urizen also said he also wanted to ally with the kingdoms outside the Highland Continent."

Eva said:

"An ambitious political plan, will Urizen really do it? Julia, do you know anything about that?"

Julia replied:

"I don't know much."

Zed said:

"I think you should let Urizen carry out the plan, he's right."

Julia replied:

"No, Urizen has usurped the throne of Eva, he has broken the royal law. It is not allowed to usurp the throne of the true successor unless there is a cooperation of the people to decide the successor. Urizen has broken the law even seek to kill the true successor."

Zed said:

"Then why don't you go out there and form a resistance force to overthrow Urizen."

Eva replied:

"Although I am loved by the people, they only think that I am King Arthur's daughter, so there will also be his gentleness and devotion."

Zed said:

"And I think it's true because your personality is strange."

Eva said loudly:

"What about you? Drunk, lazy and stupid!"

Zed replied calmly:

"I think the leaders will agree with Urizen and form an alliance with him."

Eva said sadly:

"I don't know, I don't have any powers or magic."

Zed said calmly:

"And what about the bow from last night?"

Eva wondered, she said:

'Which bow?'

Julia replied:

"To save Zed you suddenly summoned a bow of light to defeat Zack and Urizen's soldiers."

Eva said:

"What? I don't even know how to summon a weapon."

Zed, Elastor and Julia summoned their weapons and looked at Eva dejectedly. Eva said loudly:

"How can anyone summon weapons but I can't?"

Zed replied:

"You should concentrate, close your eyes and just think about that weapon. If you have summoned it once, it will come out again."

Eva closed her eyes and thought to herself:

"Focus, it's a bow, once I've summoned it, I'll summon it again."

Eva's right hand started to light up. Zed, Elastor and Julia waited the surprise. Eva summoned Peace bow and raised her bow and pointed it at the three of them. They rushed to find a place to hide. Eva also created an arrow of light and raised her bow. Zed shouted:

"Don't destroy my house!"

Eva put down her bow and said with a smile:

"I was joking. Look, I can summon weapons too."

The other three breathed a sigh of relief and shouted at Eva:

"Stop joking around like that!"

They both looked at Eva's Peace bow(It was a bow made of a precious metal and plated with gold, it had royal insignia and was as bright as the sun). Zed said:

"Oh, this will sell for a lot of money."

Eva replied:

"Never, sell your sword yourself."

"I've tried it before, but it disappears when I'm too far away. Buyers often come back to the store asking for my money back."

Julia said:

"The bow is beautiful, do you know where it came from?"

Eva replied:

"I don't know, I've never seen this bow before."

Elastor said:

"Summoned weapons are usually created by the owner himself or passed down from generation to generation."

Eva looked up at the grip of the bow, it signed Eva Rema's name. Eva said:

"Yes, my mother Eva Rema, I don't know much about her but she is a gentle and great queen of the Gloria Kingdom."

Zed replied:

"What happened to her?"

Eva said:

"My grandmother died giving birth to me, my father gave me this pendant when I was young."

Eva took the necklace off her neck and opened the picture inside for everyone to see. It was a picture of Eva's mother, she was as beautiful as Eva and seemed to be a gentle person. Eva said:

"It seems this bow once belonged to my mother, when I was born she gave it to me."

Zed replied:

"Once we've summoned the weapon, it'll probably be possible to summon the Elemental Spirit."

Eva said:

"Elemental spirits?"

Zed said calmly:

"The Knight!"

Tiny The Knight was summoned and sat on Zed's shoulder, Zed said:

"As I recall, The Knight is an Elemental Spirit. When we have enough power and awaken the will, the Elemental Spirit will be summoned and fight for its owner. It usually takes the form of an Elemental. an animal like a wolf, a lion... And will have an element of its own like The Knight is darkness.If the Elemental Spirit is injured, the owner will also be injured and when the owner dies the Spirit will also be injured. will die along."

Julia replied:

"Hey, Elastor is strong too, you must have Elemental Spirits too."

Elastor said:

"No, I haven't summoned a Spirit yet."

Julia said:

"Then Eva and I will have Elemental Spirits alright."

Zed replied:

"It will be if you two get stronger."

Eva said:

"How?"

Zed replied:

"More Training."

Elastor said:

"Come to my house in the forest, there will be a place for us to practice."

Eva replied:

"Thank you, Elastor."

Julia said:

"But the question is how do we get out of the wall? There are many soldiers outside and everyone will suspect four cloaked people coming out of the wall."

Zed and Elastor looked at each other and smiled sinisterly. Zed rotated the sign that said the store was closed today. The four then sneaked out of the Dream workshop and headed towards the gate. As he approached the soldiers guarding, Zed whispered:

"The Knight, shadow."

The Knight turned the four of them into a shadow and moved through the shadows of the passersby and smoothly out of the city. When they got far beyond the wall, The Knight turned the four back on. Julia rushed to a bush to vomit and Eva looked around. They were standing on a road with a large forest on either side. Eva came out of the city for the first time and was able to see the forest she had always seen through the castle window. Tall green trees, wild flowers, wet green grass, a herd of deer passing and butterflies flying around. A drop of dew on a leaf fell on Eva's head, she said slowly:

"I've never been out of the city, not even out of the castle. I've always stayed in the castle to learn to be a worthy successor. It's touching to see this forest."

Zed replied:

"Yeah, let's go before someone finds us."

They went into the woods and followed Elastor to his house. They crossed a river, mossy rocks, and came to a small wheat field where Elastor's little house was. Elastor said:

"We arrive."

Zed ran ahead and said excitedly:

"My Elf Wine."

Elastor chased Zed and said angrily:

"Don't touch them you bastard."

Eva and Julia followed to Elastor's house. They stood outside the house's training ground. There were shooting targets, dummies, straws for punching practice and a circle for hand-to-hand combat. Julia said

"You've prepared well, haven't you?"

Elastor was locking the door of the Elf distillery, he said

"Yeah Zed sometimes comes here to practice, we do all sorts of things from morning to night then drink and rest."

Julia replied:

"Haha, just in case Zed steals Elf's wine too."

Zed came out from Elastor's house with a bottle of Elf wine in hand and said:

"Okay, let's train."

The training started. Eva summoned the Peace bow and aimed at the target. Zed stood beside her and said:

"Just aim straight at the place you want to hit and release the bowstring quickly."

Eva heard that and shot an arrow at the target. The arrow flew over the target, Zed said:

"Hmm, that's great."

Eva replied:

"Don't make fun of me, I only know how to draw a bow and shoot arrows. Besides, I lost consciousness when I saved you."

Zed said calmly:

"Then thank you."

Eva was surprised, she turned to Zed and said:

"You thank me?"

Zed replied:

"Yeah, I owe you a life. Keep practicing."

After that, Zed went to find Elf wine in Elastor's house. Eva blushed, but she calmed down and continued to practice archery. Julia was practicing punching the dummy, she repeatedly punched it in the face and knocked it down. Elastor said:

"It's too slow."

Julia replied:

"What do you mean?"

Elastor said:

"You punch your enemy with fear that he will get up and punch you back. Use your own emotions, anger, hatred and desire for revenge. Remember why you punched him, no Not because you're a stronger person, but because you fight to fight him."

Julia raised her hands ready to punch again. She remembered the image of Reaper torturing her mother. Julia angrily punched the dummy's body. Then she punched him hard in the face. Julia punched the dummy slowly but her punching power increased with each punch. Julia shouted angrily and punched the dummy's belly. Elastor and Julia looked at each other, she said:

"Thank you."

Elastor nodded and went to stop Zed from stealing his wine. Eva gradually got better at archery, she shot closer to the target but still not good enough. Eva said:

"It's about to hit."

Zed replied:

"Not yet."

Eva drew her bow again and aimed straight at the target. Zed quickly slaps Eva on the butt, startling her and releasing the bowstring. Eva looked shyly at Zed and said:

"You jerk!"

Zed replied:

"Look back."

Eva turned to look at the target, the arrow just now hit the heart. Eva said

"How?"

Zed replied:

"You're no longer a princess but fighting to get your throne back. You'll have to kill people but she's protecting herself."

"But you said you didn't want me to kill Urizen."

"Back then you were still weak and thoughtless. Now you'll have to fight to protect yourself."

Eva drew her bow and aimed. Zed said:

"Do not hesitate to shoot arrows, but be decisive."

Eva shot an arrow at the target that was about to hit the heart. She drew her bow again and aimed. Zed continued:

"The arrow you shoot is not only to take someone's life but to fight for yourself."

Eva shot the arrow, this time the arrow went deeper. She drew her bow again and aimed. Zed continued:

"It is the arrow that confirms you will no longer be a weak princess, but will become a brave warrior."

Eva shoots the arrow, the arrow hits the heart and cuts the previous arrow in half. Eva smiled happily looking at Zed. He smiled proudly at her. They practiced hard until late at night. Four people went back to the Dream workshop. After saying goodbye to the other three, Elastor also went home. He whistled as he walked because there were very few people outside. Suddenly Elastor heard a noise behind him, he quickly turned around but saw no one. Elastor said:

"What the hell?"

Elastor turned and suddenly a white shadow flew towards him. And all that remained was a silence.