Vol 4 Chapter 2 (2/2)
——Orphen looked into Cleo’s eyes with impunity, both of them moved forward into the
night
Froe, to the nearest livestock shed——none of those areas
were lit up, they sneaked into the village along the road froe dump
Cleo wore dark clothes——she wore a dark purple jacket, her sword quietly wrapped around
her chest She thought that this sort of jacket was important, after all it had a coat of arms
which was very similar to her families
Orphen quicklyinto the depths of the village Although
he didn’t knohere they were hiding Majic, he knew the best place to start looking was at
the heart of the village
In the centre of the village there was a few dos——they have chimneys, it
seeht that it was suspicious that these
buildings were built beside a church, captives were probably not kept in a factory Torture in
a place of worshi+p would be out of place, so that leaves either the basement or the tower,
one of two of the places is where Majic should be
They stopped in the shade of a hut, Orphen said to himself:
“We are in real trouble——it doesn’t look like there’s anyone on watch, I’d normally use
ic to open the front entrance but this time it’s different”
“……Can’t you just steal the keys off a guard?”
Cleo whispered, she was also hiding in the shadows Orphen shook his head
“Getting in there should be si to
have to shout in order to open the lock using ic”
After listening to Orphen, Cleo clenched her fist
“Okay, that leave us with one choice You cause a fire with your e in
and rescue Majic during the confusion”
“You et in and out without getting caught”
“I was joking, besides it’s better than nothing”
“That would wake up the whole village, there’s a high chance we’d get burned alive trying to
escape”
“……If we need a distraction to get inside then the fire idea is the best option”
“Fine, but we’ll need a big enough distraction to cause the most confusion”
“Well, I don’t know……”
Cleo put a finger to her mouth
“Orphen……you could get naked, a laughing e is sure to
get their attention”
“Oh, forget it”
“Since the whole village is asleep you’ll need a nose ring, that should wake them up”
“……Why can’t you be serious for a moment? We have to rescue Majic”
Orphen sighed
“Coet a move on”
They e, at this point——
Whoosh——
A large volume of compressed air flew by them——
Thud!
In the centre of the village, a huge pillar of fire shot into the sky
“What the——!”
Orphen was speechless, he covered his face with his hand——behind him Cleo screamed
The blast of wind blew dust everywhere, it whacked the nearby huts creating lots of noise
The pillar of fire never disappeared, in the centre of the village——the chimneys were
burning, the village slowly lit up
(I’as explosion……)
“This is a ical fire……”
Orphen instinctively shouted out loud The village was now abuzz with activity, people ran
out of their houses to look at the pillar of fire However, none of them were bothered by
Orphen and Cleo
“Magic? Do you think Majic did this?”
Cleo asked, Orphen retorted:
“Heck, if that guy can use this level ofto teach him”
“……Huh?”
“This is……this isn’t huic!”
Orphen shouted
“What the hell? Could it be that doll?”
Cleo cried, she readied her sword——Orphen stopped her, and said:
“Stop Do you have any idea what’ll happen?”
“Co me like a child”
Cleo coive him a thump on the head
“Take a look”
He pointed towards the pillar of fire The bright fla——then it went out,
and the village went dark once again In the darkness of the night, a vague shadow
appeared
There it was——hundreds of ure The
down upon it, it was clear as day, it was——a giant wolf
“The Deep Dragon——Fenrir!”
Orphen treend of the Deep
Dragon, but seeing it in the flesh made a chill run down his spine
“The Deep Dragon is one of the most powerful races!”
Orphen shouted as he stared at the large figure The giant as covered in dark hair, if
there was no ht it would be surrounded by total darkness
He wanted to explain to Cleo just how dangerous the Deep Dragon was, however, he knew
that there wasn’t enough time and that she wouldn’t understand
Orphen was about to grab Cleo by the shoulders She took a step towards the giant wolf, a
rin appeared on her face
“Run!”
“………Huh?”
Everyone in the village was now setting their sights upon the giant wolf However, no one
noticed Orphen and Cleo, there were too preoccupied by the appearance of the Deep
Dragon
Orphen stared into Cleo’s eyes
“I left signs in the forest, can you e on your own?”
“What? But——”
“Get to the carriage and alert the authorities Explain the situation to them and wait for me,
understand?”
“A-Alright, but Orphen——”
“Just go! I will try to rescue Majic, I’ll meet up with you later!”
“But——”
“Don’t talk nonsense”
Orphen angrily waved his arm Cleo looked unhappy, she started to retreat towards the
forest While walking back she thought about the situation
“Orphen”
She didn’t forget to leave before getting in the last word
“Next ti you”
“I’ sick of this!”
Standing there, Orphen was sickened
(Even if I a to be very difficult to save lives——)
Orphen was holding his dragon pendant in his hands, he esture which looked like
he was praying To who exactly, no one knows
(Majic, that h)
He ran to the centre of the village without much trouble, he knew that’s where Majic was
being held
Meanwhile, the Dragon stood thereat
so at the tower
(He may be dead)
Orphen though as he e
The village was no longer dark, lit torches were everywhere He listened closely, it appeared
the appearance of the Deep Dragon didn’t cause ers
(This is hardly surprising, the Dragon is their patron saint……or at least they think so)
Then——he heard a voice
“…Is…that…right…?”
“…………?”
Orphen stopped, he began to wonder Was that a voice in his ears——
(What was that?)
He stood in the shadow of a hut It couldn’t have been one of the villagers He looked along
the road, he could see villagers out with torches, they hadn’t noticed him In fact, all of their
attention was focused on the giant wolf
(You won’t find the answer here……)
Orphen sers were alltowards the
Dragon, people were all around hi Majic was nearly impossible at
this point
(That bastard, I’ve done so et you back)
He heard a voice
“It has only just begun”
This time he heard it clearly
(——So I’m not delusional!)
Except it wasn’t a voice——there was no vibrations in the air, no sound It was a e
communicated directly to his brain……
(Is this the on?)
Deep Dragon ic, the only
difference is that it can also effect things which aren’t alive For example, trees, soil, air,
water and so on
Orphen started to panic
When using huic you need to use your voice as a medium However, Orphen
wasn’t even within range of the Dragon Even so, he was still affected by its physic
e
(Why has the Deep Dragon chosen to appear in this village?)
According to legends, the Deep Dragon has been a guardian of the forest of Fenrir for a long
time Supposedly it aims to rid all humans who enter or live in the forest, within a minute it
can destroy a village co still
(This——is this really the patron saint of the village?)
He repeated the question in his mind, he then turned the corner and suddenly——
“Who are you!?”
That voice made Orphen stop in his tracks He looked back, a tallthere
The ht hand, in his left hand there was a ht
torch lit up his face, he was bearded and ed
Behind the man o other er or an attendant
The second was different——he was armed, wore a military jacket, and had a smile on his
face He looked to be in his twenties or possibly thirties
The h yet crisp
“Who are you? Are you one of the villagers?”
“……Me? I——”
Orphen was ready to say so, but it seemed the men were ready to act——the man
with the round
Meanwhile, the man pulled a black iron object out and put it into his left hand Orphen
jumped backwards, the black object made a loud noise
“A pistol!”
Orphen screaht time, the bullet missed
“Great, first a Dragon now a pistol——didn’t the royal fa?”
Orphen muttered, the armed man smiled——the lower half of his face covered by his beard,
his eyes fixed on Orphen
“Huers, the heart I’m their
leader, Makudogaru”
Orphen knew the second shot would probably him, he had to act first
“Sword of light——”
“He’s a sorcerer!”
Makudogaru cried, as more men approached his location Orphen decided to continue
casting the spell
“Whom I do——”
He clearly intended to cast the spell——but suddenly the incantation was hampered
“Ahhh——!?”
Orphen felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, he didn’t knohen someone stabbed him with a
knife If his arms weren’t raised for the incantation, the knife would have stabbed him in the
neck
He groaned out aloud as the knife was removed
Bang! The sound of a shot rang out, but it missed Orphen couldn’t hold back the pain
caused by the knife, he lowered his shoulders, ready to cast the spell again——
Then, suddenly so it at him,
Orphen was unable to avoid it
“damn it——”
Orphen yelled as he fell to the ground The attendant stepped towards him with murderous
intent Orphen knew he had to ed towards him and struck
him in the chest Then chanted:
“I let thou flow, angel's breath”
Suddenly, the air around thethe men
towards one another, Makudogaru received a direct hit
(This is it——I’ve got to——rescue Majic——)
At that time——
(What……?)
Orphen was stunned, he couldn’t iant wolf, the Deep
Dragon
“Ohhh……”
He heard Makudogaru exclaim behind him
“My Lord, the Holy Spirit!”
Orphen repeated what Makudogaru said
The Dragon……it atching them
The Deep Dragon——legends call it the silent Dragon warrior Its residence lies within the
forest of Fenrir, foolish hu to beat the
strongest warrior Even the King and Queen fear its destructive power, naturally they sent an
army to deal with this threat
It was foolish of them to think that they could win, none of them made it back alive
Taking a closer look at the black wolf, he could feel its overwhel power It had quiet,
beautiful, green eyes, they were staring right at hilance, but it was
enough to make a human turn into dust
It was the continent’s on, Fenrir
Under the ht,
“Why……do you look at me?”
“Aren’t you a hus”
(…………?)
It seeon didn’t understand what Orphen said, or that Orphen didn’t understand
what the Dragon was saying
“You protect your own things, yet you want to borrow my power?”
(No——!)
Orphen clenched his fist, ready for anything
Then, as if darkness was descending upon him——silence