Episode 39: An Unsuspected Encounter (3)

******* Sisilla's POV *******

I waited for my guests to woke up at early dawn.

I never thought in my centuries in living in this swamp that the guest rooms that I've built in my house will be handy.

This house of mine doesn't even have a master's bedroom since I don't need to sleep.

I'm in the roof waiting for the sun to hit my skin.

I can feel the sun is now slowly rising I didn't cover my head with my hood since I want to feel the rays of the sun in my skin even it kills me.

I am facing west and the sun is starting to burn the back of my head.

I have already forgotten the sensation, the heat and the joy of being able to walk in daylight but I guess my waiting for a miracle is not for naught.

The person that the Goddess promises to save us has finally surfaced.

I was about to cover my head with my hood when suddenly someone stands behind me and just raised it for me.

It is King Carolus.

He never fails to impress me.

I never heard him coming here in the roof. He moves just like my cat.

I was about to talk to him when suddenly he jumps off the roof. He really is a man of few words. He is probably preparing to cook some food so they can leave and continue traveling.

Rose said that they are traveling towards the Kingdom of Aezeokar to talk to the person called 'Prophet'. I never heard of this person nor would I care. She said he is the only person in this world that can talk to the Goddess but I don't believe her for a moment. The whole world has already forsaken the Goddess and the Goddess also has forgotten about us.

We are all alone but I guess there is still hope since we have King Carolus now.

Though I wonder where did he come from? Rose said that he is a king though I never heard of him before in my life. I tried asking about it but he just remained silent. I guess it doesn't matter about his life story since every single one of us has a chapter in life we don't want to talk about.

I just cleared my thoughts and stands up. I stretched my body since I just sit in the roof all night long then I jump off to take care of my guests.

Rose cooked the food this morning and I just let her do it since she really insisted. I don't really need to eat and just built a kitchen in this house so I can't forget that I was once human.

The food I served them yesterday was only recently gathered when the time I heard a voice whispering to me that some humans are wreaking havoc in the territory of skeletons.

I don't really believe the person that just whispered to me but I still prepared just in case they went past my territory.

We eat and they just continued listening to my stories. I also eat even though I don't need food in me because I don't want them to feel sorry for me.

After eating, they started preparing for their journey and was about to leave. I quickly speak to King Carolus about talking to him just one last time. Thankfully he agreed and we are now sitting alone inside the house while Rose is outside tending the horses.

King Carolus is staring at me with indifferent eyes. He has the same eyes as me. The eyes that have already seen centuries.

I didn't actually ask him to talked to me. I have a different plan in mind and I guess he also knows it the way he is sitting right now.

I smiled brightly at him and drink all the battle enhancing potions in my inventory. I can feel so much power flowing in me right now. I quickly equipped my diamond armor and kicked the table away to charged at him.

I raised my right fist to throw the strongest punch I can muster with my cursed body.

King Carolus didn't even bother to stand up in his chair and just blocked my attack with his left hand.

He blocked my punch with so little effort and he didn't even move a little bit in his chair.

He stared at me with his dead eyes.

"Hahaha. Did you really think you can just appear after hiding for a long time and everyone will just be alright about it?" I said to him while trying to pull my right hand from his tight grip.

He is really strong. Even stronger than my companion hero, the King of Xaerin. Guess he is really the chosen one.

I raised my left leg and kicked him.

He didn't bother to block the attack and just let it hit him.

He flew across the room and broke through the wooden door of my house.

I quickly run towards the outside and saw King Carolus just standing in his two feet.

He flew about 15 blocks away and by the looks of it, he is still fine.

Guess I need to get serious to make him fight back.

"What!? What is happening!?" I can hear Rose's voice but I just ignored her and just started charging towards King Carolus.

I started throwing punches at him and he just dodges all of them so effortless.

"What's wrong? Is this the best you can do?" I tried provoking him but he is still not showing any signs of fighting back.

I managed to push him back outside my territory and there are now slimes around us.

King Carolus is still calm and just continued dodging and blocking my attacks.

He didn't even bother to wear his armor or equip a weapon. I guess this battle is just a nuisance to him but I need to find out for myself if he really can fight the ender dragon.

I was starting to get pissed off about his lack of interest to fight back.

"Did you know that thousands of people died while you hide in whatever corner in this world you are hiding!?" Still no response from him.

"Did you know that I watched my own husband and all of my sons get killed by a giant stray!?" No response.

"Did you even have a loved one that you care about!?" King Carolus twitch when he heard me say that.

Finally. I am getting somewhere.

He raised his right arm and I was about to dodge in the side when suddenly he threw a punch so quick that I didn't get the chance to evade.

I can feel so much pain in my chest even though I am wearing diamond armor and flew so high up in the air.

I am starting to fall down in the sky and went through my house and landed hard on the ground.

I can feel the sun is starting to burn my face but I don't care.

'I guess he can really do it. He can save this world.' I thought to myself while remembering the four of the heroes standing in front of a giant fire breathing monster.

I smile brightly while hearing someone running towards me.

******* Rose's POV ********

What is going here?

King Carolus and Sisilla just went inside the house for a final talk when suddenly King Carolus just broke through the door and flew about 15 blocks away from the house.

Sisilla then started furiously attacking King Carolus and I tried to chase after them but they move so quick and was gone deep in the swamp.

I went back to the house to plan to ride the horse but I suddenly saw something flying in the sky.

I ready my bow in my hand and wait for the thing to land on the ground.

I was surprised that it just went through the house and landed behind it.

I quickly run at the back of the house with an arrow nock on the bow.

I suddenly saw that it is Sisilla.

She is still wearing her armor while laying on the ground.

I quickly put away my weapon and run towards her. I can see her smiling like what she just did is so amusing.

I quickly covered her face from the sun with my body since I can see a cloud of smoke coming out of her helmet.

Sisilla looks at me and I can see her right arm reaching for my face.

"What a pretty face you have. I wish I have your face." Sisilla said to me while looking at me like every single man in my kingdom look at me.

What is she talking about? She has the most beautiful face I ever saw in my life. Also, there is a much important matter than faces right now.

I flinched at her hand touching my face but I just ignored it since I'm worried about her.

"What happened? Why you suddenly attacked King Carolus?" I asked Sisilla after a moment.

She didn't answer me right away and just did a quick backward roll. She is now standing in her feet.

She is now wearing her usual clothing covering her entire body from the sun.

"Just a friendly conversation." She said to me while smiling brightly.

I'm pretty sure that not how you conduct a "friendly conversation" even in the past.

I just remained silent while staring at Sisilla.

I suddenly see King Carolus in the distance casually walking towards here.

I tried to get in between them since I thought they will continue fighting but King Carolus just ordered me to ride my horse.

I looked at Sisilla once again and she just nodded at me probably saying to go.

I bowed to her and started following King Carolus to our horses.

King Carolus didn't hop on his horse the moment we reached the front of the house instead he suddenly placed a chest in front of the house and transferred some items.

I don't know what he just stored in the chest and I didn't ask.

He then untied his horse and ride on its back.

King Carolus and I started traveling in the northwest across the swamp in silence.

******* Legendary Creeper's POV *******

'What a bunch of idiots.'

'Why are they fighting among themselves?'

'Can't they hear the voice of their creator?'

I was drowning in my thoughts while standing on top of a mountain staring at the battle between the pigmen and wither skeletons.

It has been four days or so I think since I can't really tell time in this dimension.

I don't really know where to go when I got here in the nether and just started walking aimlessly and stumbled upon a great battle.

I can see a really big pigman and a really big wither skeleton fighting one on one.

They are probably the leaders of these monsters.

'Stop them. Unite them.' I can hear the voice of the ender dragon once again.

I quickly concentrated on my legs.

My legs exploded and I was hurling in the air.

I landed in the middle of the battlefield.

Both pigmen and wither skeletons stop fighting and they stare at me.

They are really confused about what just happened but they just ignored me and continued fighting.

I grabbed the nearest pigman in the neck and concentrated on my hand.

My hand exploded leaving no trace of the pigman.

Everyone around me saw this and they quickly united themselves and attack me.

Good. That was easy. I managed to stop them and unite them.

I just killed all of the monsters that tried to attack me and they are now quite a lot of craters on the ground because of my explosions.

I can now see both the giant monsters walking towards me.

"Who dares interrupt our battle?" I can hear the giant wither skeleton talking.

I didn't answer him and just stepped on the wither skeleton on the ground in front of me.

I concentrated on my leg and blow the wither skeleton into existence leaving another crater on the ground.

Both the Legendary Monsters in front me was surprised about what I just did and ready themselves to fight me.

They started charging towards me and I just prepared myself to fight them alone.