Vol 1 Chapter 4 (1/1)

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Rogue Journey - Beast, respond to my call - Chapter 4 - BaltandersChapter 4 - Baltanders“Oh……”Orphen whispered softly with his hand to his chin, he then turned to face Cleo“It’s not this one”“Okay, but why don’t we start organizing them while we search This place is a mess”Orphen thought so tooIn order to find the sword, they’ve got to finish cleaning and tidying the warehouse“It seeuys didn’t find it either”“So in other words, the sword of baltanders is still a all these hundreds of swords?”“Yeah, and there’s got to be ht a lot”“Anyway, even if it takes all day we’ve got to find that sword before Childman does”Cleo handed Orphen a piece of paper“I found this outside the entrance to the warehouse I haven't told mother about it yet, should I?”Orphen started reading it, with the gas lae“Ready the sword”He knew he had to be ready this time“We should tell your mother about this, we don’t need any more commotion than necessary”Cleo listened to him nervously, and asked“Do you think that guy we met today wrote it?”“No, it was probably Childer, he probably snuck in here and tried looking for it but couldn’t find it Hence the letter”“Isn’t that guy a strong sorcerer?”“Yes, and he was est black sorcerer on the continent, a force to be reckoned with, a genuine killer“”Hearing this, Cleo started to bite her nails She wanted to say so, but was too nervous to speak“Is so?”“Nothing…it’s just that guy is froht with him either of you could die It’s such a brutal way to die, we should try and avoid that outcome”Cleo saw that he didn’t respond, and looked over at him“Orphen…if you had to, would you kill him?”A wry smile appeared on his face“By all meansyes”Azalie was clearly on Orphen’s mind, he then turned to leave the warehouseCleo was feeling down, but she soon went back to her usual cheerful self With sparkling eyes, she asked him a question“Hey, Orphen Do you have a lover?”“No, but I do hold someone close to me”Orphen was about to open up to her, he was going to tell her his story That he was chasing a monster to the end’s of the earth, to turn it back to norht that Cleo would think he was crazyLeaving the warehouse, their conversation continued“Well, what is she like?”“She’s like your mother, Tishtiny”Upon hearing his answer, Cleo’s was stricken with confusion But Orphen explained with a smile“I’ for her, and have been for a while”Cleo’s question was a little htforward“So when you find this lady, will you marry her?”Orphen thought for a while, then answered“It’s not that sort of relationshi+p, there are many different forms of love, aren’t there?”“I guess”Cleo said, as she closed the door behind them“So, what kind of girl’s do you like?”“To be honest, I haven't really thought about it”In order to avoid talking about this, Orphen quickly changed the topic of conversation“Hey, where did you learn to fight with a sword? Though, I s”“Well, I didn’t want to go to the same school as my sister so I went to another one”“But, in what club did you learn it in? The fencing club?”“No, the war club”Orphen was surprised to hear this, and both of them continued to walk up the stairs Orphen put his hands into his pockets and started fiddling around with the silver ring, Orphen had seen this ring before but he didn’t knohy it was here……

“Can you read this text, Krylancelo?”The girl said as she handed the ring over to hier but eventually gave up and handed the ring back to her“I can’t read it, can you?”She didn’t respond In the Tower of Fang she was simply called the De sorcerers“All I know is that it’s soic, it’s completely different from our own”“Not that we’d be expected to understand that sort of thing After all the ancients died a long tiuage, nevermind read it”“Not necessarily, some of this text could be interpreted I’ve at least studied soh you haven’t reached that far in your studies yet”“I know”“But don’t worry I’ll help you”His entire face lit up with glee“Really?”Krylancelo jumped up and down, as she smiled and nodded“Haven’t you heard the results from your most recent test? Anyway, I know you’ll pass”Azalie threw the silver ring up into the air and then caught it, Krylancelo looked at her with admiration“I’ll read out what the text on the ring says, though only this tiainst Weapon”, so that means it’s used defensively However, it can only be used once“Only once?”“Yes This quality of this ring isn’t that high, so it h —— ”She tried to put the ring onto her finger, but it wouldn’t fit“It won’t fit on er, what about you?”“Me neither, maybe it was made for a child?”“You're probably right,it on a small animal By the way ——”Her expression turned serious“After dinner, could you please co out an experi out, so I’ll need you to be my assistant”“Sure, no problem”Krylancelo nodded, as she smiled back at him In fact, this was the last time he saw the Demon Witch smile

“That Black Sorcerer is really so!”Vulcan yelled in Totokanta’s library, even though he knew the receptionist atching him“Why do I have to do this”He es of some ancient book, it looked like a dictionary He caate the Sword of BaltandersVulcan’s patience was at breaking point, he then looked over to his brother Dortin“What is it?!”“Don’t you feel angry that we’re being treated this way?!”Dortin gave him a confused look“Hey!”Vulcan struck hiing his sword into a public building“Listen here, that Black Sorcerer isus do his dirty hile he’s back at the mansion”“Magic is exhausting work You can’t expect him to use it all the time!”“I can’t believe I’ this”Vulcan continued to strengthen his tone, while he banged the table

“So, when did you beco?”“I was just saying ——”“Enough! Have you forgotten how he tortured us!?”“My brother, can’t you see what he’s done for us tiain?”“What did you say, asshole!”Vulcan shouted loud and flipped over the table in frustration, he put sotowards the nearest bookshelf Like an avalanche, a sea of books ca doards towards the two brothers as they screamed in terror“What have you done!”The receptionist shouted at the tarfs A all this Vulcan found his salvation inside the book which was covering his face He shouted again“Eureka! Eureka!”

“Look’s like they’re back”Orphenin the Everlasting residence Hearing Vulcan and Dortin approaching, he rushed downstairs through the reet them He then took them upstairs to his room to talk“So, what did you find out?”“Well, long ago the word baltandersof another” This could be used to represent a coat of aric seal“Hmm…”Orphen was brooding beside the sill,out of thein concentration, then suddenly he found the answer“That’s it! The sword must have played a role in Azalie’s transfor for it!”“So in other words, the Sword of Baltanders turned her into that creature?”

“It see me”Suddenly there was a knock on the door, from the way the person knocked Orphen knew immediately who it was“Come on in, Cleo”She opened the door and was in full view of Orphen, Cleo wasn’t wearing his usual dress any what looked like a jockey, coht the dress suited her more so he simply shook his head“You don’t have to say anything You knohat o to sleep”“Why?”Cleo shouted angrily, as she waved both hands hite gloves in the air“I can help I even got my mother’s permission!”“Tishtiny gave you permission?”Orphen asked Cleo proudly replied, sticking out her chest“Yes Maot to protect my family too, you know”“”Orphen kept thinking about how he could convince her otherwise“Listen Cleo, we aren’t going to hunt little ducks or shoot pigs This will be dangerous”“I know”“Maybe I haven’t made myself clear, people could die!”“You’re a powerful sorcerer so it shouldn’t be a probleht”“You sound so corny”Orphen sighed, it seems he couldn’t convince her“Besides, there are two of them and you can’t find both of them So, I will assist you”“If I really needed help, I would hire souy out of a back alley”“You won’t find anyone else to help you, so I’ you no matter what you say”Orphen could see that she wasn’t budging, so he considered letting her help since he did see her fight the Black Tiger“What kind of weapon are you planning on using?”Cleo’s face was ecstatic, she went into the hallway and then caed sword“I’ll use this”Cleo said as she pulled the sword out of it’s sheath, letting theHe could see that this sas very suitable for her“Was this the weapon that you used in that club?”Orphen asked Cleo happily nodded“Listen Cleo, when you take a sword out of it’s sheath you better be prepared to use it”“I understand”Cleo hesitatingly put the sword back into it’s scabbardOrphen watched the clock in anticipation It was just afterlike a baby on the sofa, Vulcan and Dortin were also sleeping Although he wanted to wake theh that he could take on both Childer(Childman…why did you have to appear?)Under the faint light of the gas lahtFirst Azalie appeared, and then Child after Inside this mansion is the Sword of Baltanders, and both Childman and Azalie want it

Orphen shook his head(I can’t allow Childet his hands on it, Azalie is the one who needs it If the Sword of Baltanders turned her into a monster, then it can turn her back”If Child that she attacked If that’s the case, does he also want to capture Azalie?(This doesn't make sense He said it was iinal self Or does he intend to destroy her with the sword?)The elders in the Tower of Fang have already re that is left is the monster she has now become They must remove this stain(I won’t let him succeed)Orphen whispered softly to himself“I will not let you kill her, if she can’t be restored to her original appearance, I will protect her If she can be saved, then I will turn her back to noret in my way, I will kill you, Childman”Orphen quietly stood up fro very loudly, then he looked at Cleo as curled up in a ball on the couch He then turned his eyes to the , h theand lit up the room a little Orphen kneas timeHe felt a sense of urgency surround him Orphen slowly left the rooas la turned off Just as he shut the door behind hiIt didn’t sound like Child, this wasn’t his style That only left Azalie, it sounded like the noise caht red, brighter than the inside of the house It was like there was flames everywhere, a hazy cloud of smoke clouded Orphen’s vision“Azalie!”Orphen shouted However, it seemed that his voice didn’t carry over the flames, as Azalie didn’t hear him Azalie continued to spray flames everywhere, so h the fla flames proved to make his movement difficultDuring his struggle, Azalie started to roar as she began to dig into the ground(She’s digging into the ground, does that round warehouse Does she know the mansion’s layout?)However, Orphen had no ti a mantra to build a protective wall around him, so he could approach Azalie At the same tian to fly around the place, and Orphen shouted again“Azalie! Don’t you recognize me?!”At the saain Then, it was as if the earth itself ing her In fact, she fell into the underground warehouse“damn…”Orphen cursed to hi More than half of the courtyard was in ruins, Azalie sank into the underground warehouse and disappeared The only thing he could hear was the crackling of the burning trees, and the occasional roar“Let me at them!”Orphen could hear so, he turned around to see Cleo and the others He could see Vulcan and Dortin huddled around her He then stretched out his arms and shouted“I hold thee, shrew's dance!”Then the raging flames suddenly disappeared, and the darkness returned The only light was that fro Orphen was about to jump into the hole, but he wanted to make sure Cleo was okay“Are you hurt?”Orphen asked Cleo shook her head“I’h the back door I’m here to help”“Okay”Orphen nodded, then he once again looked down the hole He could vaguely see the colourful tip of Azalie’s tail,around in the darkness Cleo softly whispered“Is this where the monster went?”

“Yes”Orphen said, though he was against ju into the hole as it would be suicide However, he couldn’t afford to miss this opportunity, he ainVulcan drew his sword, as he hid behind his brother Cleo did the saracefullyOrphen raised his hand to stop them“No You ht her”Even Cleo didn’t refute this However, she did have a question“Then what are we gonna do? Will those guys even show up now?”“Oh, they’ll show up, I’m sure of it And when they do, we’ll capture them all at once”“How?”“Hush!+”Orphen told the girl Azalie’s movements suddenly stopped“”Orphen ignored Cleo, atching eagerly He began to increase the iant cage and net’s to restrain the beast He then cautiously round, and looked down itHe could s, as a breeze from the hole bleards

Suddenly, a roar caht into the skyAt the sae tornado like updraft came out of the hole This was no trivial matter, the power of the as so immense that it knocked everyone off their feet When Orphen finally recovered, he could see that Cleo and the other’s were pulled ten metres into the sky(Azalie is using ic, how despicable!)To keep his body froround As he cursed hi better prepared(Now this is how you win a ic contest!)This time Orphen had to push his abilities to theHe tried his best to withstand the roar“I summon thee, to my arm!”At theout, it was as if Orphen’s body was pulling so off some kind invisible force, he took all of the spirits power and released it in the foric The tornado seemed to lose traction, as Cleo, Vulcan and Dortin were sent flying fro quick, then all of theround and die from the impactMeanwhile, the tornado vanishedHowever, Orphen used more power than he intended His whole body was covered in sweat, he couldn’t even ers With his body out of balance, his knees started to tremble as visceral bursts of pain erupted all over his bodyAlthough, after a shortenough energy for another(Strength, I need strength Not now of all times)Orphen was in luck, because the deteriorating tornado lessened the ihtly injured, mainly in the rear endAs Orphen desperately gasped for air Cleo ran over to him“What’s wrong?”He could hear the worry in the girl’s voice He ed to squeeze out a smile“It’s no big deal, I just used up too ic”“Can you breath alright?”“Yeah, just help me up, okay?”Orphen tightly squeezed Cleo’s hand as she helped him up He then looked around for the two brothers, while he didn’t intend to look for theht Orphen looked around the courtyard fro That’s when he stopped“”Orphen could see Vulcan and Dortin sitting ht they were dead, until he heard the groaning and whining of Vulcan“Yeah, they’re alive alright”“Ouch, is that h?”But it wasn’t over yet, the round Azalie was indeed bigger, it was obvious that her other half was under the groundOrphen murmured in dismay“da!”“How is this possible?”Cleo inquired Orphen replied flatly“When I used ic to shut down that tornado, she must have absorbed it”“Absorbed!?”Cleo muttered, but her words soon came to a halt as soon as she saw Azalie“Well, what do we do now?”“Unfortunately, I can’t do anything If I try to use anyic I could die from exhaustion”Orphen saidSuddenly, Azalie started flapping her huge wings, she tried to fly upwards but couldn’t because she was stuck in the hole However, it repeatedly tried to eet loose Vulcan and Dortin started to scream, and ran around in circles until they whacked into each other Their swords and Dortin’s glasses fell to the ground, they were overwhelmed with fear“So, this is how it ends”Vulcan said in a tearful voice, then he quickly switched to being angry“Great plan, you stupid sorcerer If you don’t hurry up and do anything that monster will kill us!”

Cleo retorted as she was helping to hold Orphen up“How can you say that? Can’t you see that he’s done his best!”“Oh, excuse me princess! It’s not like it’s a life or death moment, he can at least use a sword!”“Swords won’t work against a monster like that!”“Shut up!”Orphen put a stop to their arguing He could feel his body shaking, and he eating all over Even though he eakened, his ears see“Light!”“It’s an incantation!”Orphen shouted as he pulled Cleo down, and together both of theround Meanwhile, the entire area was filled hite light, and Azalie screamedSurprised, Orphen stood up Cleo kept stuck to the ground, Orphen had no choice, he had to find out where the band of light caht hit one of Azalie’s wing’sThe saain“Light!”(It came from the rooftop)Orphen had found the source, he looked at the rooftop to only see a figure fire another barrage at AzalieThere were two htly shorter than him Orphen shouted“Childman!”However, he ignored him and continued to raise his hand“Light!”Arrows of light hit Azalie’s body, resulting in pieces of flesh being torn off Landing on the ground, they gave off a sizzling soundOrphen raised his hands into the air“Stop!”Along with his shouting, Orphen suth he had left, and fired his own volley of light straight at the two ures, who seemed to have disappeared(Did they run away, or are they dead?)Orphen listened in dis land behind him He turned around to see the two men ere on the roof, in front of him“Who’s there?”Cleo groaned and got up froround Her hands ready to pull out her sword from her sheath(Don’t do it, if you do that they’ll kill you!)Inadvertently, he found hi cover behind the injured AzalieThe two black sorcerer’s who juOne of the Childman, as e eyes, his stare was so to be reckoned withThe other black sorcerer was a red-haired man, ardly looked at Orphen“Hartia”Orphen etically spoke to him“Krylancelo, I’m sorry it had to be this way”Hartia then moved to his teacher’s side“I’m sorry too, Shrimp man”“How did you know?”

“Isn’t it obvious? Out of everyone on this continent, nobody else would dress like an idiot”Hartia was surprised A faint sed on Orphen’s faceCleo was shocked to find out that the Black Tiger was Orphen’s friendHowever, Orphen’s smile soon fainted as she intensly stared at Childman“Get out of here, Krylancelo”“Bite me!”“Krylancelo!”This time Hartia shouted“Listen up, Krylancelo This fall’s under the jurisdiction of the Alliance of Sorcerers, Not the Tower of Fang!”“Are you here to kill Azalie?!”Childman said with a monotone voice“Yes”“Then, you’ll have to go through me”Orphen returned to Cleo’s side“I know you don’t have y left”“I’ve got a trick up my sleeve”Orphen said as he secretly oing to help him out, but Orphen had other plans for him“Fly!”Orphen used h the air at an incredible speed Naturally, Childman and Hartia didn’t anticipate such an attack, so they were caught off guardOrphen was about to continue his attack but Cleo grabbed him by the wrist It was then that he finally noticed as happening, Azalie was staring straight at the to attack

She started to cast an incantationCleo wrestled hiround, and pulled him out of the way of the incantation“damn it”Orphen said, as he grabbed Cleo and wrapped his aric he had left“Aertips!”At the sa Orphen just closed his eyes, hoping that they would survive this ordealWhen Orphen opened his eyes, the sky was very bright In fact, it was already noon Fro in a bed surround by Tishtiny and the others Vulcan was the only one as slightly charred, as he didn’t have any ic to shi+eld him from Azalie’s attackHe knew that Vulcan was about to open his mouth, and what he was about to say He just didn't’ bother listening, Tishtiny on the other side of the bed watched in disgust“You bastard! Not only did I get toasted out there, I find out that you are taking it easy I outta grind you into dust with a toothbrush and use you as toothpaste!”“Stop this at once, can’t you see that Mr Orphen is exhausted!?”“But ——”Cleo couldn’t stand hied him out of the room Now, only Tishtiny and Orphen were left in the rooht to business“What happened?”“After we put you to bed, people from the Alliance of Sorcerers caround warehouse”“And Childman?”“He should be in the warehouse with the others”Orphen put his right hand over his eyes, and sighed deeply(I can’t believe it, I’ve failed her)He didn’t cry, but Tishtiny could see that he was crying inside After that, both of them had a moment of silence