Chapter 22

Run? But, why should I runaway now? Why ask me to run if you can barely move your body?

My legs stagger across Dave's. He sure is leaning his whole body to mine, but he keeps getting heavier.

I just can't push him because of what happened. No, that's not even a reason to do so.

Rain keeps on pouring, and so as the blood from Dave's chest. The cut on my leg keeps hurting too. My head is spinning. I am not aware but there's this hot liquid coming from my forehead. This must be because of how I hit my head earlier.

My body is barely standing. It was just like an instinct. If I move, Dave will fall down to the floor.

I kept trying to calm my breathing. But with how my chest pounding hardly, it is like I have been gasping for air.

My eyes clouded with the tears that I've been trying to control. I can't cry. I have to calm my nerves.

Flora, I don't know where she is now. Flora should have escaped from here.

"The young lady!" It was a scream from a lady somewhere.

My ears itch when I heard the loud crying around. The neighbors are running out from their houses that's been ruined because of these entity.

"It came such a disaster, just to abduct a single lady." That perilous smirk again.

He's really staring hard at me.

My body shiver from the cold. 'Dave...'

I was gasping for more air to calm down. But in the moment these entities walk near me, my head's dizziness became worse. The trembling of my hand didn't stop too.

'I'm scared... Eiliff,'

"NO!" I tried to hold Dave when this entity pull Dave away from me with that sinister smile.

"No.. please.." I whisper between my hard breathing.

"So this is the lady our costumer said to take." Another voice came out from nowhere.

I can't even have time to look around. Maybe if I do so, they will do something again without me noticing them.

This one bastard tried to touch me, but my trembling hand slapped his hand. "Don-don't touch me..."

He grinned at me and raise his hand. I don't have any idea what he will do. But I flinch when he touches my face with that dirty hand.

That's the hand he used to stabbed Dave with a sword.

Even with my hands trembling, my eyes blurry vision, I glared at him and slap his hand harder.

"Y-you bastard..." I was trying my best to hold my sob.

"This is how a lady should be..." He lean closer to me, sniffing at my shoulders.

I shiver when he moved his right hand to hold the towel that's covering my naked body.

"I said, don't touch me!" It was an automatic response of me. But it seemed that it angered him.

He snarls at my hand and before I could grasp the situation. I got to scream and got pushed down to the floor.

"AH!" The dizziness I am feeling right now is enough for me to faint in any minute.

'Eiliff...!'

I tasted my own blood, that slapped really was hard.

"It must be fun harrassing a lady.."

My light came in, the sobs that I have been holding is at it's limit. But hearing that voice. It was really Sahana.

I look up, biting my lips so hard not to cry.

"The magicians are already here. Let's get going now." The entity said and tried walking near me.

When his hand was about to reach me, another presence came it. No they were two of them.

It was Eiliff.

When our eyes met, the tears that I have been holding on to my life finally falls down.

Eiliff is here with Sahana.

I wanted to sigh for relief, but got stunned when I notice Sahana's dark mood. His aura is scary. He was looking at me. Checking my situation then his eyes went down to Dave's body lying few steps from me.

When I look at Sahana, he's face became even more scary. Scary enough for me to let my eyes close. He was always so gentle. So caring. But seeing him like that was so unusual.

"Then shall I do the honor to clean this mess around My Lord?"

Even his voice. Sounded so scary.

I look up at Eiliff, with the remaining strength I have to my body, I push my body to stand.

"Th-they...." The tears I have been holding on for so long finally fall.

It was like an endless river coming out from both of my eyes. The pain from my leg simultaneously hurting with my head.

I run to Eiliff. I did run to him.

"Eiliff...." I called him out in between my sob. "Eiliff....!"

When I got to hold him, all the fear I felt flows. I was crying in his arms. The pain, the fear the slapped I experienced because of them.

"It was... it was... Dave was.."

He put his cloak around my shivering body and pull me closer to him. Too close that I can feel his heart beating so fast.

"Dave was... he was... Eiliff, Dave was s-stabbed..."

"Clean this mess Sahana." His menacing voice stand out in the rain.

I wanted to look at his face, but he put his hand behind my head and pull me closer.

Closing my eyes, the tears didn't stop there. But my panting finally stopped and the trembling of my hand as well.

I still feel cold, but with Eiliff and Sahana around, I felt that I calmed down. Thing that I can't do when they weren't around earlier.

A vivid memory of Dave's chest being stabbed. The pain from the cut on my leg. My head.

"You are safe now." Eilifd whispers.

"Flora.? How about Flora?" I ask closed eyes. I need to know about Flora.

"She's with Baley now. She passed out.." He answered with a very serious voice.

Few seconds and I felt that we are floating in the air. I can't open my eyes, but it's Eiliff who's carrying me. I am safe now.

It took a few minutes before I felt we landed on the ground.

There are voices around talking about what happened. The faint sounds of children crying around was bothering me too. They all suffered because of those entities.

Discerning like a disasters.

"How's the Lady?" strange voice.

"For her to suffer like that." another strange voice.

"She should get something to warm up My lord." It was a lady's voice.

Eiliff walks, but the sounds around kept in my hearing.

The loud pounding in my chest finally calmed down. My breathing became even. There's pain in every bone of my body too. I wanted to sigh, but even though I calmed down, it still quite hard to do so.

"How's the lady my lord?." It was Arcon's worried voice.

I can't open my eyes, it feels safe now, though I am feeling sleepy this time.

"We were too late, this shouldn't have happened..."

He was talking but it's taking me a toll to comprehend. I was trying to listen but my consciousness faded in a minute.

Arcon was running to meet with his master when he saw him carrying the lady. Pain was registered to the lady's face. Closed eyes but the tears was an evident that she was really scared.

Covered with his master's cloak, blood was all over their lady's body.

"Forgive us for being late, my lord." He kneel down, but his shocked eyes tremble when he saw the blood on their lady's leg.

Scrutinizing the lady's body, she was probably hurt. His blood boil with the fact of what Lady Prestine has to suffer without them.

There was a faint explosion coming from the inn they were temporarily living. But he didn't bother to look there. He's too focused to their lady's hurt body.

"Get Dave to wake up now. We must leave as soon as possible." Their master commanded and he answered with his head bowing.

He fisted his hand when he got to look one more time to the lady.

'They are unforgiveable!'

Making his way to get Dave, he was covered with anger.

He was sure that Dave was strong, but to know about the situation. Lady Prestine's safety must be secured.

But they all failed when he saw her with that state. Unconscious. Bleeding.

When he reached the place, it was a total disaster. Sahana must have been angered too. If only he was around with the lady, this shouldn't have happened.

Blood was everywhere. The floor. And even to the walls.

Broken tub and their lady's dress was on the floor too.

When he saw Dave on the corner, he walk slowly and check up on him.

He touched it's shoulder to see what happened minutes before he got stabbed. With his ability, using a spell he was now cleared why Dave was lying here.

"Dave, Lord Eiliff wanted you to wake up now." He mumble after tapping his shoulder several times.

He heard him groaned and slowly gets up.

"The lady?!" Was the first question Dave did.

Arcon nodded and glare at Dave. "Even if you made yourself a sheild to Lady Prestine, it was still NOT enough to protect her." he scolded the weakest state Dave.

"Is she safe?" Again, Dave ask.

He put his point finger to his forehead to let him see what their lady suffered.

A vein came out from Dave's forehead. "Where are those bastards?"

"Sahana is cleaning the area. Lord commanded to leave as soon as possible."

After hearing the command, Dave try to stand up. With his state now, he needed Arcon's help to move.

It didn't take him long to gather his energy. Enough to kill those trespassers. "They did cause quite a commotion."

When they were both ready to leave, they moved in the moment to teleport where their master was.

They got to meet with Baley who's carrying the unconscious servant of Lady Prestine.

"I heard that Lady Prestine was badly hurt." Baley commented.

"She was. It was really bad." Dave said in a dark voice.

As soon as they met up with their master, they tended to Flora too. Everyone was soaking from the rain.

Loud thunders and lighting.

But what's making them uncomfortable was the mood of their master now.

Those red eyes are glowing immensely. Eiliff is not moving. Is a scene that scares his magicians.

He was seated in a small chair beside the lady's bed.

"What happened to Sahana?" Eiliff ask.

The tremendous aura their master is emmiting is enough to put them on their knees.

"He's almost finished my lord." Arcon answered with a low voice.

They all tremble when their master stands up infront of them.

"What kind of magic you three can create if you can't even protect a single lady..."

They all bowed, almost burrying their faces on the floor.

The mana their master is emmiting was enough to kill an ordinary human being. But them, the so called strongest magicians are on their knees.

"Dave."

"My lord." Dave could barely swallow his saliva. The pain in his chest was making it hard for him to breathe. But the mana he's feeling is way more dangerous for him.

"Are you aware of your position?"

He didn't dare answer. He lowered his head. Bullet sweats even with the weather. His hand tremble with fear for their master.

He closed his eyes nervously. Even if he won't die easily, their master's punishments was enough to wish for an easy death.

"Ei..Eiliff..."

He breathe out of relief when their lady called their master's name.

It didn't take a second for their master to turn around and aproach the lady.

"Stay still." With his voice gentle, the three magicians kneeling felt saved.

"Prepare to leave as soon as Sahana comes back. Check Flora's condition."

"Yes Milord!" They all answered in unison.

When they all stand up, they steal glances to their lady before finally leaving the room.

"This mess is really unreasonable. I hope Sahana's cleaning it well." Baley said while sighing.

"You still breathing Dave?" Arcon

"Barely, but it won't kill me." Dave answer.

Eiliff moved as soon as he heard Prestine called for him.

She was now clean with a comfortable dress. He didn't bother anyone. He did all the work from cleaning her and changing her clothes. With magic.

"Stay still." He told her when she was about to get up. With his hand placed to her forehead, he softly push her back to lay down.

"Eiliff..."

She's obviously unconscious at this time. But she kept calling for him. It wasn't that long since they first met. The first ever lady to hit him. He wanted to put on a show to he entertained by her. But those things didn't happen as what he wanted.

He was so eager to see her everyday. To witness every facial expressions she do. Her smiles, her violent side. Her attitude. Everything he always longed for her.

But seeing her with this state Eiliff just wanted to get there where those bastards created these disaster to start a war!

He can't stay still. If he wanted to, he'll go there and wipe out everyone.

But with a single word came out from her, made him stay.

He sighed. Anger won't easily leave him seeing her like this.

"Stay still, you are safe now." He said, assured that there's nothing for her to be scared of now. "You are safe now. I am here."

An exasperate sigh he did when he saw the lone tear fell from her eyes. Even with her being unconscious, she still looked scared.

With his anxiety growing bigger and bigger. He was unsure of it's a good decision to stay with Prestine. Seeing how her hand tremble from time to time, he's becoming more anxious. He wanted to go there where Sahana doing the 'cleaning'. But his conscience won't let him leave.

He placed himself next to her. As gentle as he could, he wiped the tears flowing from Prestine's closed eyes. She's scared. And he must not leave her all by herself.

'Take that bastard who hit Lady Prestine back.'

Sahana shook his head when he heard that. It was the telepathy spell from his Master. Commanding him to leave out alive this bastard who hit his lady.

He smirk when he look down at them. They are already on their knees. Barely breathing.

"How could you even came here with that level of magic." Mocking them, he spit on the ground.

He enhaled and look up at the dark skies. It's still raining. This rain probably made them hard to reach for their lady on time.

When he look down again, some of these assasins magicians are already dead. Except for that one bastard.

He squatted to level his face to him.

"You dare laid a hand to my lady, are you prepared of what comes next?" He smirk.

This side of him must not be seen by his lady. He was sure that she'll only gets scared.

He long forgotten how to be this ruthless. But when the time he came in and saw the situation. His angered build up remembering how they scared Lady Prestine.

She was holding up her tears. She was covered with blood.

"Y-you bastard.!"

"So, you can still talk?" He smirk and show him his scary expressions. "I have to keep you alive. My lady loves to be violent some times. Be prepared.." After saying that, he pull this bastard by the neck and disappear from the rain.

He was not yet ready to meet up with his lady. Sahana's anger is keeping up from time to time everytime he remembers the face of their lady. Scared. Trembling in the middle of the rain. Blood on her hands.

The loud sobs he heard from her. Her trembling body because of fear.

'Useless Dave..'