Chapter 23: Escapade and Incoming Storm

Black Blade and Ekiu heading to the hut but it's nowhere to be found from the place it was before. Black Blade scratch his head and think if he actually taking the wrong way.

"I think... That illusioner is playing us again." Ekiu said as he look around for clue.

"Well... I can try that again." He start to chant and cast the dispelling light in the area.

The wooden hut didn't show up but the two did. They were sitting on the grass and seemingly clueless. They were actually inside the hut before and a bright light shines and the hut gone and they find themselves sitting on the grass.

"Equ!" He runs to her and checking her condition.

"Well I'm totally fine as you can see. She heals me anyway. Let's beat this Illusioner's face this time!" She said seemingly in very good condition and spirited.

Codex stands up and stand by Black Blade as they watch the two talking to each others.

"Well... I've got the whole story. It's indeed that illusioner get revived again with necro magic. They actually manage to find the way to get out but the illusioner himself come and stop them" She said as she turn to him with a somewhat relieved smile.

"I see. let them lead the way and I'll dispell the illusion so we shouldn't actually need to kill that thing to get out." He said as seems fairly angry.

"I see. I kinda forget that you have dispelling light in your hands. That could prove useful for sure."

Not long after, They all walk to the way out that Codex mentioned earlier. Along the way, they need to fight some Watcher that was made by illusion and it's actually no problem now since they were a bigger group and it's slightly easier to deal since the Illusioner was nowhere to be seen.

"Here it is. The place we've talking about."Equ points into the forest. It seems nothing special to it.

"Here it is? I should cast the spell here?"

"Certainly, we almost break this cycle before but that thing just got in the way and they snatch Equ away so I didn't leave." Ekiu said as Equ sigh.

He nodded and cast dispelling light. The forest in front of them started to looks distorted and it then turn into a big piece of glass. It's slowly cracks but the watchers start to get closer to them to disturbed the breaking process.

"They didn't affected by dispelling light." Ekiu said as he wanted to cast a spell but couldn't.

"This is bad. We can't cast spell under influence of dispelling light." Codex said as the Watcher getting closer and ready to strike.

"But I can."

Equ said and start to fight the watcher with her axe. She cut those watcher in half effortlessly since those watcher just become a normal wolf because the Magical mana in them also get dispelled by the light so Equ have no problem handling a pack of them.

"She... is a monster when it comes to axe fighting... Did she that well trained?" Codex ask as she watch Equ kill those watcher like cutting chickens in half.

"Well she can't use magic since her mana was weak. But she have enough to cast enhancement spell to boost her own strenght and speed but... without those enhancement... she's already a totally powerful fighter."Ekiu said as he also couldn't do anything at this point.

After a few minutes, a big hold bore there as Black Blade calls for everyone to leave. They start to get past the hole and return to normal world. As Black Blade get past, he stop the light and the cracks immediately disappear.

"Well... that's exhausting." He said and immediately fall into Equ's embrace as she was standing the closest to him at the moment.

"Oh.. uh... Black Blade... you okay?" She said as she hold on his body so he didn't actually fall down.

"He has low mana as well. But he forced his whole mana and energy to keep the dispelling light stay longer. That would exhaust him a lot." Codex make a statement as she look at Equ.

"Let me carry him, sis. You should rest yourself as well. You're fighting a lot with the Watchers." Ekiu offers but Equ Quickly refuse the offer with a slight blush smear in her cheek.

She giggles and turn her eyes to her brother as she replied.

"Don't worry. I can carry him. My physical strenght is bigger than you so you better keep your energy for fighting tough opponent. Plus..." She look down on the grass.

"Let's get moving." Codex suddenly said as she walk past the two to their destination.

As her back turned to the twin, she look down hiding her face that actually turning red slightly because she was kinda jealous seeing Equ holding Black Blade in that embracing position.

"I could just dream to get that from him... You just simply have it." She muttered for herself as she walk first in the front.

"UH, Wait. Where are we heading." Ekiu quickly catching up with Codex and closely followed by Equ.

"Groovelock." She said as she turn to him with her normal expression but quickly shattered as she saw Equ was piggybacking Black Blade.

She quickly turn back to front and sigh heavily. The two seems to not really reading the situation she was in as they just follow her silently. She fully aware that she couldn't actually carry Black Blade like Equ does so she put her feeling aside and focus on their priority.

After a series of walking, the start to falls down and the day is getting dark. The worse case that comes to the is...

"It's snowy... again." Equ said as she was walking behind the two.

"Don't worry. There is a village nearby. We'll reach there in any moment. At least before the Watchers start to hunt. I can assure you that." Codex said while walking and didn't even turn her gaze to Equ to keep her jealousy in control.

She leads the two and they finally reach there. Right a few second as they step in the village compound, the watchers starts howling. They all sigh and then walk up to a nearby tavern.

They settle in and get themselves their own room. Black Blade was still unconcious and Equ put him on the bed in the room they get for him.

"Okay. That's done. Thanks for carry him along the way." Codex said as she look to Black Blade who was still unconscious.

"It's nothing. He's not that heavy." She said as she waved dismissively to Codex's thanks.

"Is that so? Anyway. I'll look after him you better get some rest."

"Well.... I could really make use the rest for now. Goodnight." Equ said as she leave the room.

Codex sigh and sit by Black Blade's bed. She stares at his peaceful sleeping face. She then smile to herself and put her head on his chest, hearing to his heartbeat.

"I never get the chance to be this close to you... So... I wont let her get close to you like that again... My patience peaked you know?" She said as she grab to his magician robe feigning an angry expression.

She stay the way she were for the time and then eventually fallen asleep. The wind blows gently that night as they all get the rest they need.

Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Sunaris.

A princess were standing at the balcony of her room. Watching the town that were covered in snow from the castle tower. White mist flows out from her mouth as she breath.

"we were facing the worse now. And that is coming..." She said as she look to the sea.

There is a heavy storm is approaching the land from the sea. The blizard this year come early to Sunaris and she thinks that it was Blizard of Iria. A servant who was standing not far behind her and a magician nodded as she spoke.

"How long will it take before that thing hit our land?" She ask.

"Lady Cjinme, I already calculated it and it will take at least 1 week to reach the shore." The magician said.

"Hope the denial could arrived before it does or... we need to get moving."she said as the two nodded again.

"Lady Cjinme. You should get inside before you catch cold." The servant said as she gestured to the door.

"Okay, Let' all get inside. Uncle Teuc, You may dismissed."

They all get inside and the magician called Teuc get out from the room and close the door shut.

To be continued