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Prelude to the Festival and Justice | Chapter 11
Chapter 10 << | index | >> Chapter 12
Cain casts his broom aside and flies into the sky, a lone figure soaring into the swarming sand monsters.
I turn pale at the sight of Cain’s receding back.
Akira: (Take on the curse!? Does he mean he’s going to die!?)
No......! Cain.....! Cain.....!
Cain: << Gladius Procella >> !
Akira: ............!
The horde of sand monsters draws towards Cain’s faintly glowing figure.
Glimpses of the vivid blue sky peek through between the violent torrent of whirling sand and Cain’s thrashing limbs.
(Scene goes black)
✦✧☾✧✦
I hear the roar of flowing sand.
Before I know it, I’m on the rooftop of the ruins with Rutile and Mitile, covered in sand.
Mitile: ........hh, ......Ah...... The monsters disappeared.....
Rutile: .......hh, are you all right, Sir Sage......!
Akira: ......Ca......, Where’s Cain......!?
Oz: He’s here.
At that voice, I turn around in surprise.
Standing next to Riquet, Oz holds Cain in his arms.
Akira: Cain......!
Cain lays limp and unmoving in Oz’s arms. His clothes are torn to shreds, and his limbs are entirely riddled with injuries.
Akira: (No way...)
Terror wells up from the bottom of my heart, making me want to scream.
Oz lays an unmoving Cain out on the ground, and gently lifts his fringe.
Unveiling his single red eyeball rolling wildly about.
Oz: Owen’s eyeball protected him.
Akira: .......Th, Thank goodness......
I let out my breath, and sink to the ground in relief. If anything had happened to Cain, I wouldn’t have been able to take it.
Rutile: ........Mister Cain...... Protected us......
Mitile: I brought the medicinal herbs! I’m going to treat Mister Cain.
Riquet: Mitile. So you really did come to help us after all.
Mitile: Riquet......
Riquet smiles happily as he watches Mitile tend to Cain’s wounds.
Oz: Is Arthur within the sand?
Akira: Yes! He was swallowed up by the moving sand....., I......
It’s because I left you here......
Oz: .........
Akira: Please save Arthur, Oz!
I exclaim, as if praying to a god.
Oz doesn’t say anything; he merely strokes my head. Then, he hands his staff, his magical object, to Riquet.
The staff surrounds us with a flowing semi-circle, as if enclosing us within its protection.
Oz: The people of Mesa will attack again. Use this staff as a barrier. Do not step out of it.
Riquet: I understand.
Riquet: << Sunrotea Edif >>
Riquet chants his spell, and light spills out of both Oz’s staff and Riquet’s lantern, forming a barrier against the wind of the sandstorms.
Akira: What about you, Oz......
Oz: I’m going to rescue Arthur. The kindness that I’ve shown these wandering souls ends here.
Oz tells us coldly, scrutinising the sight ahead with a terrifying, freezing gaze.
A face befitting the demon king.
Oz: I’ll destroy them a second time.
Akira: Oz......!
The next moment, Oz’s figure vanishes like smoke.
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: ......hh......
(......Where am I...... My body is so heavy, I can’t move......)
People of Mesa: ......Oz......
......Oz......Why......
Arthur: (Why are they saying Sir Oz’s name with such frustration and hatred...... Sir Oz is such a kind person......)
(He’s kind, and strong, and I’ve always admired him......)
(......Sir Oz...... I can hear his voice from somewhere......)
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur as a child: Sir Oz! Sir Oz!
Oz: ......What is it?
Arthur as a child: When I grow up, will I become a strong wizard like you, Sir Oz?
Oz: ............
Yes. You’ll become a wizard even stronger than me.
I will grant you all the blessings of this world. As long as you grow up healthy and become happy, then I have no other wish.
Become a wizard even stronger than me, and, I pray.... Please do not turn into stone before I do.
✦✧☾✧✦
Rutile: ......Are Sir Oz and Sir Arthur all right......
Akira: If Oz is there, I’m sure......
............!
Abruptly, a red flash of light shoots through the ruins of Mesa.
(Whoosh)
A tremendous column of sand erupts out of the ground into the sky. Within that column stands Oz, carrying Arthur in his arms.
Riquet: Oz......!
Mitile: Sir Arthur is with him!
Oz makes his way to the rooftop of the ruins where the rest of us wait, rolling up the sand. He shakes Arthur’s body lying in his arms.
Oz: ......Arthur......
Arthur does not respond. Oz pats Arthur’s cheek, shouting his name.
Oz: Arthur......!
Chapter 10 << | index | >> Chapter 12
Cain casts his broom aside and flies into the sky, a lone figure soaring into the swarming sand monsters.
I turn pale at the sight of Cain’s receding back.
Akira: (Take on the curse!? Does he mean he’s going to die!?)
No......! Cain.....! Cain.....!
Cain: << Gladius Procella >> !
Akira: ............!
The horde of sand monsters draws towards Cain’s faintly glowing figure.
Glimpses of the vivid blue sky peek through between the violent torrent of whirling sand and Cain’s thrashing limbs.
(Scene goes black)
✦✧☾✧✦
I hear the roar of flowing sand.
Before I know it, I’m on the rooftop of the ruins with Rutile and Mitile, covered in sand.
Mitile: ........hh, ......Ah...... The monsters disappeared.....
Rutile: .......hh, are you all right, Sir Sage......!
Akira: ......Ca......, Where’s Cain......!?
Oz: He’s here.
At that voice, I turn around in surprise.
Standing next to Riquet, Oz holds Cain in his arms.
Akira: Cain......!
Cain lays limp and unmoving in Oz’s arms. His clothes are torn to shreds, and his limbs are entirely riddled with injuries.
Akira: (No way...)
Terror wells up from the bottom of my heart, making me want to scream.
Oz lays an unmoving Cain out on the ground, and gently lifts his fringe.
Unveiling his single red eyeball rolling wildly about.
Oz: Owen’s eyeball protected him.
Akira: .......Th, Thank goodness......
I let out my breath, and sink to the ground in relief. If anything had happened to Cain, I wouldn’t have been able to take it.
Rutile: ........Mister Cain...... Protected us......
Mitile: I brought the medicinal herbs! I’m going to treat Mister Cain.
Riquet: Mitile. So you really did come to help us after all.
Mitile: Riquet......
Riquet smiles happily as he watches Mitile tend to Cain’s wounds.
Oz: Is Arthur within the sand?
Akira: Yes! He was swallowed up by the moving sand....., I......
It’s because I left you here......
Oz: .........
Akira: Please save Arthur, Oz!
I exclaim, as if praying to a god.
Oz doesn’t say anything; he merely strokes my head. Then, he hands his staff, his magical object, to Riquet.
The staff surrounds us with a flowing semi-circle, as if enclosing us within its protection.
Oz: The people of Mesa will attack again. Use this staff as a barrier. Do not step out of it.
Riquet: I understand.
Riquet: << Sunrotea Edif >>
Riquet chants his spell, and light spills out of both Oz’s staff and Riquet’s lantern, forming a barrier against the wind of the sandstorms.
Akira: What about you, Oz......
Oz: I’m going to rescue Arthur. The kindness that I’ve shown these wandering souls ends here.
Oz tells us coldly, scrutinising the sight ahead with a terrifying, freezing gaze.
A face befitting the demon king.
Oz: I’ll destroy them a second time.
Akira: Oz......!
The next moment, Oz’s figure vanishes like smoke.
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: ......hh......
(......Where am I...... My body is so heavy, I can’t move......)
People of Mesa: ......Oz......
......Oz......Why......
Arthur: (Why are they saying Sir Oz’s name with such frustration and hatred...... Sir Oz is such a kind person......)
(He’s kind, and strong, and I’ve always admired him......)
(......Sir Oz...... I can hear his voice from somewhere......)
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur as a child: Sir Oz! Sir Oz!
Oz: ......What is it?
Arthur as a child: When I grow up, will I become a strong wizard like you, Sir Oz?
Oz: ............
Yes. You’ll become a wizard even stronger than me.
I will grant you all the blessings of this world. As long as you grow up healthy and become happy, then I have no other wish.
Become a wizard even stronger than me, and, I pray.... Please do not turn into stone before I do.
✦✧☾✧✦
Rutile: ......Are Sir Oz and Sir Arthur all right......
Akira: If Oz is there, I’m sure......
............!
Abruptly, a red flash of light shoots through the ruins of Mesa.
(Whoosh)
A tremendous column of sand erupts out of the ground into the sky. Within that column stands Oz, carrying Arthur in his arms.
Riquet: Oz......!
Mitile: Sir Arthur is with him!
Oz makes his way to the rooftop of the ruins where the rest of us wait, rolling up the sand. He shakes Arthur’s body lying in his arms.
Oz: ......Arthur......
Arthur does not respond. Oz pats Arthur’s cheek, shouting his name.
Oz: Arthur......!
Chapter 10 << | index | >> Chapter 12