Summoning Woes

Ch 14 - Return

Featured song:
Kono Namida wo Kimi ni Sasagu – Cover by Animez and Tehishter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2LDlP84PY

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Klavier didn’t know how to die. Three days after getting knocked out cold he was alive and kicking, bursting with energy even though the wounds on his body were not completely healed yet. Uda was a tough opponent to deal with, so it couldn’t be helped if he got hurt anyway. Examining his thoroughly scarred body still bugged Themis as to how he lived through those cruel times.

The swordfight they had suggested a long history of rivalry between them. They knew each other’s techniques inside out, locked in a stalemate so long that it was a battle of endurance. He would have to count himself lucky for finding a loophole in Uda’s defense. Thanks to the witty final attack, the Sama kingdom was returned to her people. It was not all sugar and sweet for they had to deal with the fact that their homes were nothing more than mere rubble. The work was far from over; Will mobilized the remaining people within Klavier’s group to assist in the rebuilding effort.

The knights offered their services, lifting rubble that were beyond normal civilian’s strength. Lilith and Duel-GX destroyed parts of the ruins, making way for a new site. The knights assisted, exploiting their unrivalled strength to transport the heavy stone blocks. Klavier couldn’t help out in it since he was badly injured from the last fight. But he did what he knew best - playing various piano pieces that weaved into a single medley stretching nearly twenty minutes at once. However, it didn’t come without some form of scolding from Themis. He wouldn’t just learn his lesson already, straining his body when he was supposed to rest.

“Seriously,” Themis said. “When will you learn your lesson?”

“It’s not like it was intentional,” he scratched his head.

“Arius told me how good a musician you are,” Selena said, giving the cold stare at them. “My ears don’t lie now, do they?”

“It’s up to you to judge whether I’m good or not,” Klavier laid back slightly. “I’m doing it to help relax some agitated workers.”

“I see,” Selena turned her back on them. “Continue playing that music. They’ll love to hear more of it.”

“Grr, she should have just told you to take a break,” Themis stuck her tongue out at Selena.

“That marathon of songs is tiring okay?” he yawned. “So I guess I’ll stop for now.”

It wasn’t long before he fell asleep, head flat on the keyboard. His mouth was wide open, drool flowing out like a fountain of water. Themis pulled him up, using her personal handkerchief to wipe the saliva spilled over to the keys before dragging him away.

“Don’t go sleeping without telling me first, dimwit,” she knocked his head gently.

A month had passed. The wounds on everyone were finally fully healed, though it took much longer than anticipated. Themis blamed it on the lack of comfort for her patients since they couldn’t afford decent beds for them to rest on so they had to make the ground their friend. That meant getting muddy all over if they weren’t careful. But with the tough time over and their supplies restocked, they set their sights on a small black tower peeked through the horizon. Klavier put on the blue robe, stashing the black and white swords on the right of his waist as the group completed their final checks.

“We’re ready to go,” Will said.

“Have all your equipment been maintained?” Klavier asked.