Chapter 11: Finding the Weapons

Everyone was sitting around a table.

"So, why did you call us?" Aiko asked

"I wanted to talk about the Demon Lord" Sozen said

"Why now?" asked Ume

"You see, the Demon King is trying to obtain all the divine weapons" Sozen said

"Hes trying to get them? But can he even use them?" asked Celes

"He can probably use them" Shiori said

"So we need to find them before him?" Aiko asked

"And also try to protect them" Sozen said

"So then, where are they?" asked Ume

"Three of them are being used by heros" Sozen said "Theres one in some sort of cave"

"And the last?" asked Aiko

"There was 6 right? We dont know where the rest are" Sozen said

"I'll keep investigating" Shiori said

"Anyways, I'll be leaving tomorrow" Sozen said

"What?! You're leaving without us?!" Aiko said

"You three need to focus on your training" Sozen said

"I wont allow that!" Aiko said

"Oh?"Sozen said

"You always make us worry when you run off on your own!!" Aiko said

"Alone? What about Tranzarus?" Sozen said

"We worry about you two!" Aiko said

"It's fine, we're always okay" Tranzarus said

"Don't you understand! We're always worried about you two!!" Aiko shouted

"Please calm down" Sozen said

"I wont until you two-" Aiko gets interrupted

"No, I understand" He said "So get your things ready"

"Huh? What did you say?" Aiko said confused

"You said that with only me and Tranzarus will make you guys worried" Sozen said "So it will be okay if you come"

"Huh!?!" Tranzarus said

"W-what.." Aiko said suprised

"Anyway we'll leave early morning" Sozen said and left with Tranzarus

"Well you got yourself into that" Celes said

"Well what could I have said!? What I said was what everyone was thinking!!" Aiko said

"But do you know the reason?" Sho asked

"T-the reason?" Aiko said

"Ask him while you travel together" Shiori said

Aiko sighed and left the room.

The next morning.

Sozen and Tranzarus were riding the same horse while Aiko rode another one.

"Everything ready?" Sozen asked

Aiko yawns "Yeah..." she said sleepy

"Hey are you sure you should ride your horse?" Tranzarus asked "You look quite sleepy, we don't you to fall of your horse and hurt yourself"

"Yeah I'm fine..." She falls off her horse but Sozen grabs here before she hit the floor

"Tranzarus ride the other horse" Sozen said

Sozen rode with sleeping Aiko on a horse while Tranzarus on another.

A few hours later...

Aiko wakes up

"Uh...?" She wakes up and realizes she was laying on Sozen's chest

"Oh you're awake" Sozen said

Aiko blushes "I-I fell asleep?!" she said

"Yeah, for a while now" Sozen stops the horse

Aiko jumps down immediately and makes Tranzarus dismount her horse and ride on Sozen's one.

"Well anyway I hope you had a good sleep" Sozen said

"Shut up" Aiko muttered

"We're about to arrive to our first town" Sozen pointed at a big town

A few minutes later...

"It's quite nice" Aiko said

"By the looks of things this town is protected by one of the heros" Sozen said

"One of the heros?" asked Aiko

"Look at that statue over there" pointed Sozen

There was a golden statue of a man with a bow.

"Yep thats one of the heros" said Tranzarus "That bow is one of the divine weapons"

"Does this mean that he's here?" Aiko asked

"I dont think so, the hero must be in his capital city" Sozen said "Let's eat, we still have a town left"

Sozen asked around for info.

"Let's eat there" Sozen pointed at a bar

They tied the horses and entered the bar.

"Welcome!" The waitress said

They sat down on a table.

"What do you want Tranzarus?" asked Sozen

"Meal 11!" Tranzarus said happy

"You Aiko?" He asked

"Hmm... Meal 7" Aiko said

"I'll take the Meal 2" Sozen said

The waitress takes the order and leaves.

"Hmm I'm quite curious about the golden statue" Sozen said "Hey" He said to someone

"Hmm? What do you want?" He asked

"Your from this town right?" Sozen asked

"Yep" he said

"Could you tell me about that golden statue?" Sozen asked

"Of course!" He said very happy "That statue represents one of the heros who protect this kingdom" he sighed "He made us build it, not with stone, not with bronze... GOLD!! A STATUE MADE BY OUR GOLD!" he shouted and calmed down

"I see" Sozen said "Thanks for the info"

"The hero seems quite entitled" Aiko said "It's not like Sho or you"

"Have you forgotten? I'm no hero, I'm just the hero's companion" Sozen said

"Well.. youra hero to me" muttered Aiko to herself

"Did you say something?" Sozen asked

"Oh nothing" Aiko said

The waitress comes back with their food.

"Time to dig in!" Tranzarus said immediately eating her food

"Time to eat" Sozen said

Aiko's tummy grumbles. "Yeah.." she says

They start eating and chat with eachother.

Moments later...

They leave the bar, with their hunger full.

"Huf... I'm full" Tranzarus said

"Let's leave" Sozen said

"Hey Sozen" Aiko said "Isn't that our horses?" she pointed at some persons taking their horses with all their stuff.

"Tranzarus" Sozen said

"Yep, leave it to me" Tranzarus walked up to them.

She talked in a cute and friendly tone. "Hey, twats ouw horses" She said

"Oh, are they little girl?" a male thief said

"Yeah" She said

"There must be a mistake" a female thief said "Because this are ours"

Tranzarus pulled the female thief's clothes "Give them back! Or I will..."

The two thieves laughed "Do what? Throw sticks at us?" they laughed

A sword appeared on her hand "Yeah! But this one is more sharper"

The thieves quickly backed up.

"Now then, will you return our horses?" Tranzarus said serious

"What! Why would we-!" the male thief said

"Ok! We will..." the female thief said

"What!!? Why-" They whisper something to eachother "Fine, you can have them back" the thief said

Tranzarus walked to the horses, the thieves tried to attack her from behind but Sozen stopped it.

Sozen disarmed them and kicked them out of the way

"OWW!" The male thief shouted

"Dammit!"the female thief said

"Anyways let's go" Aiko said

They started mounting on their horse bjut suddenly...

"Sozen! Watch out!" Aiko shouted

Suddenly an arrow flew past him only inches.

Sozen sighed "I hoped that I wouldn't encounter him"

It was... The Bow Hero!

"Stop thieves!" He said

"We're not thieves, we're-" Aiko gets interrupted

"Oh great hero! Those three tried to steal from us!" the male thief said

"Yeah! We were just minding our own business when those three threatened us and tried to steal our horses and stuff!" the female thief said

"Wait no-!" Aiko gets interrupted

An icicle flies right past her.

"Silence you thief!" A girl with a witch hat and a staff said.

A bunch of girls appear behind him.

"Great, he has a freakin' harem" Sozen said

"What's a harem?" asked Aiko confused

"Now it's not the time" Tranzarus said

"We were not stealing! Those two wer-" Sozen gets interrupted

A lighting bolt barely hits him.

Sozen sighed.

"Now what do you think? Aren't they magni-" asked the hero

"Time Freeze!" Casted Sozen

Time froze, except for Tranzarus, Aiko and him.

"When did you learn such a very strong spell?" Aiko asked

"I'll tell you later" Sozen said "Anyways let's go, that the spell only lasts a few minutes"

They mounted their horses and rode off.

The spell wore off.

"-ficent?" the hero said

"Umm.. where are they?" asked a girl with a shield and a sword

"Did they leave?!" a blue haired girl said

"What?!" The hero turned back. He saw Sozen, Aiko and Tranzarus riding off.

"How did they get that far?!" The hero said shocked

"We have to catch them!" A girl with priest clothes

"Get on the horses! We're following them!" the hero said

They mounted their horses and rode off to chase them.

"I'm getting them no matter what!" the hero said "Am I right girls?"

"Yes!" they said in unison