11 Chapter 11: Tragedy
Chapter 11: Tragedy
~Rou POV~
After getting enough rest from the night and worries out of the way I handed Mavis some dried fruit as she took a bite munching on it before responding to me in a sad tone, "Did you check outside yet?"
Frowning I shook my head taking a piece of the dried fruit I prepared munching on it as I replied to her, "No. I waited till you woke up for us to see… damage control…"
She flinched at that as did I since we had to see what happened to our home island.
But we tried to distract the idea for as long as we can this morning eating slowly our food here as finally, Mavis broke the silence, "So… this bunker huh? When did you have the time to build this?"
Slowly smiling at this I responded as I took another bite of my dried fruit apple to her, "About say… few months or years around say… 4 years old I think?"
She blinks at me before she responded to my reply impressed by my work considering I'm a kid like herself, "Amazing… you might be really talented in this Alchemy stuff? Think you could show me the ropes?"
Smiling at that I nodded along with a happy reply to her to teach her Alchemy, "Of course. But how about we see about that Magic stuff in return."
Now it was her turn to blink confused by my words till it clicked in her head in mild surprise then confusion, "Wha! You have magic! But… I thought you told me you weren't born with Magic though?"
Shrugging at this I lied and said I accidentally got it when I fought the two Blue Skull Wizards dead in a life-or-death situation that kind of happened on its own, but I couldn't for the life of me activate it again as I did before.
She could only shrug since I asked if she knew more about it but wasn't allowed to read much because Zeeself didn't allow her to read out of pure stupidity it seems.
Man…
I'm really glad that fucker is dead.
Along with that Red Lizard Guild.
Although it's a shame that Zera died she was meant to anyway so not a real problem honestly.
The real issue is what will do waiting for the next 7 years but we have time to kill learning everything we can as well as exploring Tenrou Island.
But still, we have to clean up the aftermath of the bodies which won't exactly be a pretty sight when we get there but…
Someone's got to start cleaning the bodies up…
And besides, there could be some Magic weapons lying around of course that are assuming Blue Skull manages to strip them of worth value there.
Waiting to finish eating our fruits we both took a deep breath and mentally prepare ourselves for the outside to see what happened to what was once our little home away from all the madness happening.
Steeling ourselves we both proceeded to leave the secret shelter I made as we finally exit out to see the outside world forest again…
It was when we returned was when nothing was ever going to be the same again…
All I could see is destruction and corpses piling up as well as the smell of death littered around with Wizards' dead bodies or civilians.
The cries for help then appeared in a flash in my head trembling the nightmares.
The imagines of the dead people's expression of fear as my head recalls their screams for help make me sick in the stomach letting my imagination go active.
I can only imagine what happened to them because I was too scared to fight.
The images I saw when it first began… the nightmare that won't go away of pleas for help…
I wanted to run away from the destruction.
I wanted to throw up at the scene and stench the aftermath I'm seeing.
It was all too much but--
"Rou?"
I stopped my train of thought hearing Mavis as she was holding my hand that held hers. Right... I have to keep up a brave front keeping my shit together and not losing it.
Besides I have to come sooner or later clean all of this up, don't I?
It's best I get used to it and adapt for now because cases like this are all happening around the world as I kept myself in check.
Just be brave and put up a good poker face…
If not for my sake then at the very least for hers…
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~Mavis POV~
Sigh…
Wearily after yesterday's disaster of events happening all of a sudden…
I couldn't help but be glad my friend I came to depend on over the year quickly came to my rescue.
He came to warn me and for the both of us to escape immediately as I listened without hesitation as we ran Rou saw two of those mages after us and took care of them…
Killing them…
Gulp.
I know I shouldn't think badly of this but even I know it was either one of two options happening.
One he gets taken or killed…
Two he manages to kill them and return to me…
I couldn't bare at the thought of losing everyone close to me…
Mom…
Dad…
If I lost my only friend in Tenrou Island I wouldn't know what to do with myself…
I would've been truly all alone on this island…
I don't want to go through that again not after gaining my friend.
Still, we held our hands tightly close together making sure we don't separate if there were any of those Blue Skulls meanies around.
As the more we go through the forest the more sense of dread, I feel when we finally get closer to the town that the Red Lizard Guild once guarded would be reduced to dust or destroyed by those other mages.
Why?
Why did they have to come and interrupt our day…
Still though once we reached the site of our former town were in shambles with dead bodies lying all around the smell of burnt meat lingered in the air as I even see some people decomposing…
I could only gulp swallowing my own spit shaking scared seeing the carnage unfold like this is unsettling even Rou looks like he wants to throw up but is keeping a brave front.
If he's doing it then so do I.
I have to be brave in front of my friend as we both let out a sense of unease since this isn't the end…
Oh no, it isn't because there were more and Rou's parents…
I looked a bit worriedly at him as he finally responds to me with a defeated tone, "Sigh… is it ok that we go to my village first… I—I need to take care of something important… would you want to come-e?"
Nodding my head slowly turning our backs away from the town I can see some lingering ash from the small village that lives nearby or close to this town I can get a distinct feeling, I know Rou would want to do…
But I kept it silent to myself to see for myself how my friend will react…
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After walking for a couple of minutes, I was saddened to see Rou's own home village burnt down along with the buildings smashed, plundered, or burned by fire or magic.
I saw his other hand clench tighter before I followed him to see another home destroyed by the rubble he paused looking at it lost seeing a couple that his dad has a hole through his chest along with his mother having magic bolt holes in her body…
However, seeing the expression on his face it seems like something bad really happened to them that I wanted to know but left unsaid seeing shock written on his face before Rou finally took in a deep breath.
Then deep laboring was making my concern about him like he was going to breakdown but once he looked at my expression he froze trying to collect himself again…
Next, he lets go of my hand as he began to create a hole near his home a few distances away blowing it up.
*Zzzz*
*Boom*
The sparks that surrounded him made me curious but left unsaid because I don't know what's his going through while I lost my parents at their untimely demise. While Rou just recently lost his but the tears streaming down his face told me his either sad or… angry.
But for whatever reason his good at keeping up a straight face not expressing more than just his sadness as he goes over his parent's dead bodies carrying them inside and began burying them by creating a shovel and tossing the dirt inside the holes.
I tried to help him out doing the same carrying the dirt as he created a shovel for me to help as he spoke softly in pain, "… thanks…"
I heard his voice in pain as I wanted to comfort him but right now though he has to go through his own personal terrors of what's he thinking I couldn't help myself but ask, "If you need any ways to help comfort your loss you can talk to me… I lost my parents when I was young… you are not alone in this…"
I tried to say something to make him happy then being sad like I was when my parents were gone but the circumstances are different, I couldn't help myself and not try to help my only friend.
Rou paused a bit before he replied in a defeated tone as he replied back kindly, "Thank… I'll keep it in mind… I just need time for myself to think this through… but thanks, Mavis…"
I couldn't help but smile a bit hearing the response while I may not be the best at understanding him… I can understand the feeling of loss and help him out as he did for me for the past 2 years with his gifts.
It's the least I can do for him.
After that, we went about the next few days cleaning up the bodies dead or otherwise as Rou began to burn the pile of corpses to clean out or burn any diseases they could've spawned I nodded following his lead.
Not a single person survived this that all happened here in the year of X679, on Tenrou Island as we were the only two survivors left behind in this madness alive thanks to my friend's quick thinking.
He's the reason I'm probably still alive and I won't let him fall into his own darkness as he pulled me out from my own in my darkest time alone he comforted me while no one else did so.
For the next few years were alone on the island living in peace…
