45 The State of Cebu and Bohol Island (1/2)

As soon as Luna got to the eastern walls, he was met by a small group of four, haggard looking individuals whose eyes widened as they saw him. When they first got here, they were shocked at how imposing the guards were and the beauty of the Elven people. To them, it felt like they went from a land of nightmares, to a fantasy land. Something like this was to be expected, after all, along with their natural beauty, their aura normally exuded a calming effect similar to when you're on top of a mountain and overlooking a great, awesome view.

”What's going on here? What happened to you guys?”

”You must be Lord Luna. It is an honor to meet you, sir.” The one in front was a middle-aged man with a stocky build.

”Get these people something to eat and drink. You four may sit. Tell me why you've come here.”

The four looked incredibly grateful at the mention of food and drink. The leader introduced himself and the rest of his crew. ”My name is Ricardo, this is my girlfriend Astrid, my brother Alfred, and his wife Jean. We're one of the lucky ones that escaped Bohol before... before everything went to hell, more than it already was.”

”You mentioned something about the Tarsiers?”

Right around this time, their food and water had arrived. They all took a sip from the Life Tree's water and were speechless for a moment.

”You may eat first if you'd like.” Luna offered them.

Looking towards his three companions, Ricardo urged them to eat first. ”You three, go on ahead. Lord Luna, thank you, I won't waste your time so I'll tell you everything first. We came from one of the more fortified bases in Bohol. We actually heard about your accomplishments and had wanted to come here, but when the EHZs and ETZs emerged, we felt that we were too low leveled, so we wanted to get stronger first.”

”That makes sense.”

”Yes. As caretakers of the Tarsiers prior to the new world, they had somehow recognized us still, and as long as we didn't provoke them, they were just comfortable fortifying their base against the zombies in the Bilar Man-Made Forest.* Ferdinand, the leader of the <Magellan Nation> from Cebu, who was beat back by the leader from Mactan island. A man by the name of Cilapu. Ferdinand was getting beat back until his friend, Miguel Legazpi, a politician came to his aid. They set up their base in Bohol, since they were afraid of defending themselves from Cilapu and a possible attack from you.”

(Author's Note: Here's a Google maps link so you have some idea: )

”Before you continue, I'm curious. You got here in a span of a day, basically. You're level 30, your companions are at level 25. There's no way you could have gotten here this quick.” Luna inquired. There was no way these four could have gotten here without a scratch. Much more all of them surviving.

Astrid who was just finishing up her meal, answered Luna's question. ”About that, Lord Luna, we met a Sword-wielding, stoic-faced Goddess! She helped clear the way here for us and said she would be finishing something up before she handed us over to Lord Boni's care.”

”A sword-wielding, stoic-faced Goddess?” Luna could only think of one person in his mind that fit that description.

”Ah! That's her! Goddess, you're back!” Astrid suddenly stood up and bowed down to the person behind Luna who had just arrived.

”Sura?”

True enough, the only person who was fitting enough to be called a ”Sword Goddess” was indeed Sura.

”I was out hunting zombies and looking for more survivors when I found these four.”

”We were being chased by a pack of EHZs when the Sword Goddess saved us. The whole dozen of them chasing after us were beheaded before we could even look back to see why they weren't making any noises anymore!” Astrid enthusiastically told the story.

”You can just call me Sura.” When she saw Luna winking at her and giving her a thumbs up, she blushed while looking down as she held onto Luna's sleeve. When she saw Luna winking at her and giving her a thumbs up. It was a sight even more beautiful than a million Elves.

”Yes, Lady Sura!” The four took a bow before Ricardo continued his story. ”Continuing our story, They basically wanted to take over Bohol, so Miguel merged his <Nation> with Ferdinand's. They took notice to the fast growth of the Tarsiers and despite them minding their own business and even helping out humans who were surrounded by zombies, Ferdinand attacked them by surprise.”

Sura couldn't help but see the huge flaw in Ferdinand's actions. ”So he went to Bohol to prevent a possible pincer attack, only to piss off the Tarsiers? This man is not very smart.”

”Indeed, Lady Sura. All he is, is a man of greed disguised as a public servant. Much like most politicians in the Philippines.” The woman called Jean expressed her agreement.

”What's their current situation? How many men do they have?”