
Morning mentari.... Its gentle warmth and brightness will lead the world towards a busy day. Plants and flowers welcome it with their own freshness and beauty. The animals began their activities by drinking water in the river, nurturing their young, or enjoying the warmth of the sun longer by staying longer in the nest. While in a village of Man last night had just been hit by a storm of unnatural fire-light— which was also experienced by many people including Aurora— in the morning they were greeted by complaints after complaints, crying children, crying children, or lose sight of what to do with their ruined homes that are beyond the reach of broken kingdoms and natural resources. In fact, many of them think that it is a miracle they can live after such a disaster. But who would have thought....
“Good morning, everyone,” greet a lady in glasses and a dark brown hair who is bunned, to the village crowd. Sobs of crying children stopped to see the arrival as well as stunned by the clothes he wore. “Can I meet this village chief?” the woman asked.
A shoulder-length blonde woman of middle age, fierce-looking, plus a lit cigarette in her mouth, advanced from the crowd. “What do you want?” tanyanya, who then blew his cigarette smoke. “With such clothes ... are you from the kingdom? If so, scram!” with her cynical gaze, the woman chased him away. “We don't need help from you.”
“I come from the east. The concept of government does not apply in our country. This outfit is just a hobby and a job for my employer,” The bespectacled Woman replied.
“Hobi?!” The smoker looks from the bottom up. “For a hobby and a job, your body is quite well trained not only on the arms and legs. Just tell me what you want!”
When the Smoker Woman realized her body shape, the Glassy Woman scrunched her eyes.
...“Just tell me straight to the point, stupid waitress. They are important assets for my purposes later, make them believe in us.”...
“Good, Miss.
“My name is Xennaville. I work as a maid for Nonaku Asteria. He asked me to help you build the village.” The woman lifted her maid's long skirt with both hands along the calf.
Head mass appears in Smoker Women. He then shouted at the maid in front of him. “HELP, you say?! You think we are so weak that we have to be helped?!”
Xennaville looked right and left before he replied to the Village Chief's speech in front of him. “No, but I know your safety is not from a miracle, but rather a favor from Peri ... and someone who hides his identity.”
“Ghk?!” The smoking woman was shocked. Residents behind him were shocked— had no idea about him.
Xennaville then whispered the Smoker Woman to make her go wide. “Spirit Stone, you say?! Are you crazy?!” The woman stepped on her cigarette butt. He then pulled the collar of the maid higher than him. “I don't know how you know about the stone, but for sure, I know your purpose is not noble!
“Do you guys want to destroy the world, huh?!”
The residents were worried about both.
Xennaville then brushed off the Village Chief's hand, confirming his collar, as well as the position of his glasses. “So judging from your relationship with the two Elves behind you, you must also know how the Fairy Forest situation and a Princess in the nearby kingdom is about a specific prophecy.
“Can you guys end up in his hands?”
The Village Chief lowered his head and clutched his hand. “EVERYTHING!” his strangulation, which attracted the eyes of the entire population. “Come! Run as far as possible and don't turn your eyes back, no matter what!
“Forget about home first, now run!”
Not quite understanding what really happened, the residents fled. Some are still staying to ask, “How about you, Aunt Jeanne?”
“Of course the Village Chief has to protect his residents, right? Now, go, you fool!”
“Ba-good!”
Leaving the residents before him scattering, Xennaville took a few steps back and raised his right hand. “What can I do. If speech does not work, I just need to take it by force.” Parasol fell on his hand.
“I don't know who and why your master wanted to find the Spirit Stone, but I know the Princess in the kingdom studied the Runes of my race. After all, the only old creature that until now could wear runes, was just us.
“Humans who have learned the Runes from my race, can definitely be trusted!”
In response to Jeanne, Xennaville lowered her head. “That's a shame, Jeanne. The runes were indeed powerful, but it was on magic. Even though I'm only Human, it doesn't mean I can't beat a rune-like Giant like you.” The parasol he held split into small pieces that eventually became a spiked glove. He rode after it.
"yeah! Man, you say? Very funny!"
“The eastern side has its own power called Ki, and you can look at it one eye!”
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At the same time, along with the emergence of the sun to the mainland, Marianna also declared her goodbye to Hugo. “Well, Hugo,” he said, “go away from me right now. I can't hold it anymore.” His right hand slowly turned into his monster hand, followed by the white part of the eye turning black. “Remember on the promise of all of us, Hugo.”
With teary eyes, with his feeling of being lied to, Hugo flipped over his body, enveloping his body with the roots he had previously used to come to this land. The roots then carried him into the ground which would lead him to the Great Magic Forest.
The sharp increase in mana pressure brings shudder to anyone who can feel it, such as the Azure, Zeeta, and Volten Sisters, as well as other Elves who are closely related to Marianna. In addition to Hugo, the Volten Sisters, Aria, Lloyd, also Reina, the Elf-Elf who felt the evil pressure where Marianna immediately fainted.
At that time, Azure in Nebula was sitting cross-reviewing two unconscious “paten”Ashley and Luna, plus Zeeta who had run out of mana. They are being stretched out in parallel, while Klutzie, sitting next to the sleeping Suzy, is telling her father and his people what is happening right now in their kingdom. However, still in his conversation, he was stopped by Zeeta who suddenly woke up.
“Zeeta, I know what you're feeling, but don't be rash! Where-you must recover first!” exclaim Azure before Zeeta says anything.
“I know and I won't be rash! Please help me stand up!” pinta Zeeta's. When she has been embraced, “Kak Volten Sisters!” call him.
Those who were called were already in their ready position, but then....
‘BLAARRR!’
The ground was swept away, the dust flying, forcing everyone in the distance to close their eyes with or without arms. Then a little while later, all of them except for Zeeta were wide-eyed, as if they were looking at something very terrifying. Marianna now resembles Hugo who is a Dark Elf with only her left ear pointed. Both eyes were black while the irises of his eyes were still brownish red. His monster right hand was growing bigger than before. If it had to think logically, the hand was unlikely to allow Marianna to maintain her balance.
“I've guessed..the magnitude of this mana. But ... something is different. His mana pressure felt even more sinister than before.... Is it true that Zeeta is confident that he can beat her?” inner Azure who then glanced at Zeeta.
“What is that creature...? A...? Monster...?” klutzie's father, Eizen Gustav, pale in fear.
Seeing the reaction of those who had just first seen a creature like Marianna now, Zeeta immediately acted. “Sister Volten Sisters, take everyone Nebula away to Aurora before it's too late!”
“Send on us!” reply the three Elves sisters together. The three formed a triangle-like formation in the crowd of Nebula and her nobles, not to forget Ashley and Luna.
“Wait, what are you going to do, Princess?!” ask Klutzie.
“Do what I have to do to him! Just trust me!” reply Zeeta.
A white light shone on the ground beneath the people of Nebula standing. At that time, Zeeta told the three Elves. “If the Spirit of Yggdrasil is already conscious, tell him, ‘this is a Human problem that they must solve on their own. No need to worry about me.’”
Grinding an eyebrow before replying, Jourgan said, “Alright.”
Soon, everything in the triangle formation is gone, leaving Azure and Zeeta in front of Marianna who is no longer her.
“Kak Azure, before you start, let me tell you one thing,” Zeeta said.
“What? That you can't beat him?” azure asks who is very confident that it is impossible for Zeeta to defeat Marianna now.
Zeeta glanced at Azure's astonishment. “Come, Brother!" he doesn't think it out. "You still doubt me?! Alright, then ‘can I prove!” he wore the Catastrophe Seal mode magic wand on his left hand. Later he wrote three Rune strands, namely Laguz, Nauthiz, and Uruz. The three runes circled around Marianna starting from Laguz, instantly exerting an effect on her.
...Razz...
...Nauthius...
...Uruz´s...
Laguz shrinks the size of Marianna's hand, Nauthiz makes her fall, then Uruz who raises ice crystals on the front of her body and then explodes.
Seeing it with his own eyes, made Azure incredulous. Isn't Zeeta out of nowhere? How is he capable of doing it?
“I have come so far to complete a prolonged tragedy from him, Brother Azure. If I wasn't sure I could beat him, I wouldn't be standing here right now.
“Despite that, his arrival was earlier than my calculations after seeing clairvoyant from Rune Kaunaz. Although I only saw a small part of it, the wound I received from it later was not fatal.
“Therefore, give me time so that I can change the clairvoyance. I will support you with my Rune as well!”