Hertis .2

In the cold small room that is being surrounded by various types of equipment use for 'intelligence gathering' and 'making a rat's mouth loose', a flickering light from an almost dimmed candle illuminated the place. It's a shut in room that has no window and only have one door to come and go.

'How many hours did it already passed since I have got abducted? Two? Three?' Her mind almost lost the capability to calculate the time when she have arrived in this place. Wheezes and pants are evident in her breathing being suffocated by the cloth of blood blocking her air passageways. Her body being wrapped by a tattered dress almost making her nude were soaked in crimson liquid. Her twin ponytails that had been cut abruptly, almost shaving the other side of her head. Her eyes that sparkles like a jewel shining like emerald lost the shimmer and bled rubies. The cheerful personality Lyvia have were nowhere to be found.

'Please make it work! Make it work!' With her eyes shut close, Lyvia calmly tries to connect her telepathy strings to Berus and Akeenu but everytime she almost make it connect, it always got snapped and severed. She have to warn them not to move recklessly because their opponent is not one easy to deal with. She have to find a way to prevent them from clashing.

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After she ran from her brother's room, her swelling emotions succumbed her and shut herself away from his stupid brother. How come after she have warned him, he will plunged himself into trouble that almost cost his life? She is really mad and relieved that her brother already gained consciousness. She also found it strange that the wound like graze to them will not close no matter what they do. That's why before the healer from the capital arrives, she made her countermeasures of giving her blood to Akeenu. Being a race which gifted with supernatural regenerative abilities, they are valuable and what more if they are pure bloods? No wounds can harm them. But it did took more than she can imagine, the blood to almost close the slice.

Thinking back in there, she could only think of one person and she wishes she have never recalled.

BOOOM!

A huge explosion that blasted the whole wall of her room, Lyvia's body got tossed away from the impact. Dust and debris scattered everywhere and within the mess, a loud thud of footsteps slowly approaches where she is.

thud.. thud... thud..

She can't clearly see his face nor of the person is a human or not but there is one clear warning her instinct is telling her that this is danger.

As soon as she was about to move, a thick shackles of brynstone that is preventing the body the ability to produce magical energy caught her waist. Like a snake, it envelops Lyvia and begun drawing her mana out.

'It couldn't be... ' Shocked expression painted Lyvia's face. Her eyes widened when he see the being grinned.

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That what's happened how she got into this place. The moment Lyvia got abducted, they shackled her with more brynstones and started torturing her. She writhed and shouts in pain they have inflected her that found by the latter's... amusing. This was made her certain even more. The Demon Lord who have the guts to hurt Akeenu's important assets and treasures. That is the only being who is not afraid of Akeenu's wrath.... the one person who instigated the great war and brought Akeenu to harm.... That....

BOOM!

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Lumnus felt so anxious and his stomach are about to reject all of his breakfast. This is more stomach churning than the stench of the creatures when they got abducted. He peeked at Regulus who have his arms crossed while radiating with irritation. You could see how tense he was and that made Lumnus shut his mouth to avoid being the tool to released Regulus's wrath.

They seemed to be so slow but in reality, they are flying faster than any army combat jets. It was like the space stretches and they can't seem to reach their destination. That was the source of Regulus's irritation. They have been flying for almost half an hour now and they couldn't land in the correct coordination.

"Uhhh... Regulus? Aren't we circling in the same spot all over again? Acck!" Lumnus having a loose mouth received a scare he thought he's going to die. Regulus jabbed him out of the dragon's body and because they are flying fast, he almost lost his balance.

"Haha! You too seem to get along well Akeenu!"

Tyr being a jolly fellow, started to annoy Regulus that made him direct his irritation and annoyance to Lumnus that almost all his color left his entire body.

'Why can't we pinpoint the right location... damn it! Lyvee wait for me!'

Through gritted teeth Regulus clenched his fist tight and that's when he discover a possibility of success in his not so perfect idea.

[[ Tyr, I'm going to make my mana explode. ]]

After he have informed Tyr of his planned, he executed it right away without thinking the probability of failure. First, he releases the mana that is stored in his body. The endless supply of mana that is resting inside him suddenly shakes violently and waves started to increase.

Wuuuung..

A burst of blue glaive of magical energy spreads through the air. An ear ringing sound scattered as it been followed by another and another one until waves have formed. With each wave, the mana increases that made the skies darker and cracks started to appeared... On the other hand, Lumnus started to panic.

"O... oooi... oi?! What are you planning?? Dont... tell....me.... "

"I'm going to make everything explode."

After his declaration, a massive outburst of his mana strikes the skies and with that the space that is enclosing them shattered that make Regulus smirked.

'I knew it' At that moment, Regulus finally found Hina's whereabouts very clearly. He didn't waste a single second and jumped down to Tyr without forgetting to grab Lumnus's collar.

"Aaaaaah!"

It is understandable that Lumnus will scream his lungs out. Who would be in their right mind to jump from a very high altitude without safety equipments? He almost nearing to lost consciousness when suddenly two wings made of mana sprouts on Regulus's back. With all happened everytime they are together, Lumnus repeated his unanswered question.

"Who are you?"

It was a whisper but due to Regulus's keen senses of hearing, he heard it very clear. A smirk left his lips and replied.

"You will found out later."

Suddenly, their speed increases and dived down recklessly. Lumnus all can do was to pray that he'll be still in one piece after this madness he put himself in.

BOOM!

They crashed in a castle, east of the capital. They successfully landed at the exact room Lyvia was in. Lumnus brushed the tiny peebles and dust that he accumulated and almost stumbled in the few rocks he have stepped in.

crack... crack...

Suddenly, cracks appeared at the floor where Akeenu stands. His obsidian black hair slowly lightens to ashen gray. Not only his hair but his arms, legs, and body also changes into of a body of a man. Crackles of midnight blue lightning appeared into Akeenu's body, covering him like barriers of high frequency electricity. His clothes changes too with two short swords on both waist chained with silver and gold chains intertwining each other. Lastly, his ears grew longer for about 3 inches long with his complexion darkened into a tan.

"You.... " Lumnus can't find the exact word to say which Akeenu didn't mind at all. His mind was locked into Lyvia which is shackled with brynstones. But what more noticeable with those cruelty was the wounds and almost dyed red tattered dress that almost left nothing to cover Lyvia's body. Not only that, he also noticed the shaven hair. Her beautifully blonde hair which is beautifully tied in twin ponytails are now gone.

Fizz.... Fizz...

With every passing seconds, Akeenu's small lightnings that is enveloping him are crackling violently. It left some mark in every crackle that made Lumnus startle with every whip. Akeenu can't forgive those who done to his beloved sister. After for a long observation, he started to walk towards his sister.

Thud... thud... With every step, his feet left crevices which indicates how heavy every steps weighs. Lumnus can't move from where he was. He can't afford to interrupt Akeenu...no.. he can't utter a word because he is scared to have a little chitchat with God after. He can see how angered Akeenu is after seeing the girl inhumanely hurt and shackled with brynestones that rumored to suck all magical energy in one's body and block any passageways of mana.

'They seems to be some sort of majins perhaps?' Lumnus thought after witnessing the changes from Akeenu's body. Finally, Akeenu reaches the girl. She was crying. Her eyes were filled with tears that is falling down one by one. She is beautiful.

"Akee niisama! You should have not come here huuk! You are in a grave danger! "

"Do you think you are not in danger yourself huh?! DO YOU THINK THIS IS SAFE TO YOU?!! " Akeenu roared thunderously that made Lyvia silence. He can feel the anger of his brother and that's not good for him. He raises his arms and wave it diagonally. As expected, there was nothing happened. Physical attacks won't do anything to that stones. Once again, Akeenu raises his arms and his nails grows with pure blue hue coating it. He once more cuts it diagonally and made a scratch. He repeatedly slash the brynestone that took so long to cut.

slash... slice.. slice...slash

Akeenu patiently slash it with his claws coated with his pure mana until it breaks.

"Hey! Who are you guys?!" A soldier shorter than Lumnus came rushing to check the casualty from the explosion. Before it could ask for reinforcement, Lumnus run towards the soldier and slid a knife from his sleeves and hit the neck and back of its head to make it lost consciousness. Akeenu didn't look back and started to break the next brynstone.

"Brother.... huk.. " Lyvia with tears still running from her face hopelessly watch her brother that lost all means of conscience and understanding.

crack.... break..

Lyvia's body slumped to the ground after her hands have been free from restraint. She can feel her mana flowing again, little by little. She doesn't know what to feel because she knows they will not escape here that easily. Akeenu is still cutting the shackles from her body. Lyvia can feel the restlessness in Akeenu's heart. She hoped that he would calm down a little.

Woosh...

A dagger was thrown to Akeenu that made Lyvia's eyes bigger and round. Lumnus had the same expression too as he moved his head towards the attacker.

"I'm being impatient you see.. " A grin that Lyvia can't forget pasted to the culprit as it walks gracefully at them.

"No... "