CHAPTER NINE: RAVE!

THE HOODED ONE'S POINT OF VIEW.

I stare at the screen, I am not particularly interested in the bloodbath display, the beasts tear and rip so many individuals apart, many screens are therefore boring with death, however I carefully watch Rave's performance, I have counted seven slain beasts -and that girl-, although without a weapon, she refuses to be useless, I find her intriguing, her passion seems like the only fire just slightly similar to Rave's fury, and Rave?, -he's not frowning- I smile as an argument between them unfolds -they are quite a disastrous pair-, my eyes revert to the next screen where the royal-blood, Takinari and some boring fellow trudge along a thorny path -it's pure luck that they haven't been attacked- not yet, her carefree movement amuses me "I am forever amazed that you are able to decode my screen's magic algorithm" a voice jolts me out of my observation, -Gazo-, I turn to him, he steps to me in a threatening manner, then glaring up at me proceeds to shock me with an embrace, I immediately shake him off, he chuckles mischievously "How has it been No-name Mage?" he questions -No-name Mage- another popular nickname of mine "You know…" he says while reaching up to touch my hood "…I'd like to add one more… the No-face Mage" he slyly attempts to yank my hood off, his hand instantly twists to the wrong angle, he yells out in pain "Careful there…so I don't accidentally snap your bones apart… upper mage 3…" I emphasize on the '3' and he flinches as he finally -remembers his place-, he gives a nervous laugh "I'm sorry…I'm just a bit sour you have always so neatly cracked a family magic algorithm, one not even the king can break" he mutters quickly, gasping in pain from his twisted arm, I tap the arm releasing the spell I put on it, the hand bends back to place -everything about him disgusts me -his cascading auburn hair, and small, sly grey eye pupils- he forever tries to pull stunts like this, I gaze back at the screen, I instantly grin at the happenings.

THE HOODED ONE'S POV END.

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"Give me a knife" I command, he just looks up at me in his crouched position and continues skinning the dead beast "Come on you have a lot of weapons… why can't I have one?...they didn't give we reverreds anything!" I rant "That's your issue…not mine" he intones coldly "B..but I'm your teammate", I stammer, my tone frantic, he ignores me, I sigh -so much for preparation-, it is absolutely inevitable -that he'll decide to leave me to die anytime soon, I therefore need a weapon to at least defend myself with when that happens-, I walk closer to him and crouch right in front of him "Hey…" I start, gazing earnestly at him "You prefer to work alone, and would love me off your shoulders…if you give me a weapon, I'll leave you alone…NOW…", he momentarily looks up at me and then almost immediately averts back to his skinning, -I really feel like punching him now-, I stand upright and begin to walk away "Didn't know you hate me enough to watch me die…" I mumble bitterly "Hey…" I turn back to respond to his address, and I only nearly miss a dagger launched at me "You've got it all neatly wrong madam... it's not like I want to watch you die…I don't just care, besides there's so many others I'll work so I can watch them die....not you" his husky tone is cold and sharp -I'm 'almost', just 'almost' hurt-, plus if I had been hit by that dagger, I would have been dead, I therefore have every reason to be angry, -but I'm not- sonething in his eyes when speaking, made me to sympathize with him, I saw a broken, young man overfilled with asolute hatered-, I bend to pick the dagger "Thank you" I say quietly, then he gives me the same look he gave me when I said 'sorry' earlier, -shock-, I smile -he doesn't relate to those words?- I walk back to him "Look…I don't know what you've been through, but I do know you're strong…I hope your dream comes true", I sigh heavily before saying "I hope to see you again…but when you're much powerful, my name is Camada but I'll probably have a title attached next time we meet…", I am about to walk away "Well…my name's Rave…" he intones before I quickly walk away, I can feel his eyes buried at my back but I'm determined to look straight ahead -Rave…- I am immediately encountered by a HUGE MONSTROSITY, I instantly run back screaming "RAVE!!"