The Hunt for Aquatenite

Chapter - 11 Liza

Olivia was the first one to react after seeing Nexiana in Tyrek's hands. She had blood splattered on her shirt and was pouring down her shoes. She didn't move for even a second. Olivia checked her pulse and bit her lip to stop tears from streaming out. Most havens looked at her pitifully. I walked up to Olivia who had started sobbing. She had saved me so many times from those arrows. I had to do something for her.

"Tyrek, first Linent, then her. We've never lost havens before. This is all my fault. I had to take care of them." She said. Tyrek patted her head to calm her down.

I wanted to say something to her to make her feel better. "I know how it feels." I tried. "I have also lost many people. Mom and dad and mai and abba. But you can't blame yourself."

She nodded, grimly.

We took Nexiana to a large ground. It was even larger than the one we were at before. When we reached there, the wind picked up speed. Tyrek put Nexiana in the center of the ground and chanted some words under his breath. In a matter of seconds, Nexiana's body faded into the air. I gasped. This was how they put on a funeral on Aresten.

Olivia had chosen to stay there so everyone left her alone. I ran back to the cabin and found Lucy talking to Oliver outside. He was just leaving when they noticed me.

I stood there unaware of what was happening. "What are you talking about?"

"We were just talking about the giant." Lucy answered. "I also need to know what you were doing there." Oliver nodded at her statement. I knew she was lying.

"If you don't want to tell, don't. I am not pressuring you to do that. Just don't lie." I said and walked away.

Great Liza. Now she will be thinking about this all day. I scolded myself.

"Hey, I need to talk to you," Lucy said, running after me.

I bit back a smile. She was going to tell me what she and Oliver were talking about. "You're going to tell me what you both were talking about, right?"

She nodded. "I will. Just not now. Liza, when you were fighting the giant, I discovered-"

She was cut off by Olivia's commotion. "Everyone, you won't believe what just happened! To the infirmary!"

I started to follow Olivia to the infirmary but Lucy grabbed my hand and dragged me away.

"Since when did you start listening to Olivia?" She questioned.

I explained to her what had happened. "There's a girl named Nexiana."

"I know." She commented.

I continued. "She died in between all this. I just came back from her funeral. Olivia was really upset."

Lucy's mouth hung open. "Nexiana is gone?"

I nodded. "Maybe Olivia isn't that bad after all. I mean she is taking care of us. She has some temper issues but nothing we can't handle. I feel bad for her, Lucy. There's so much happening with her and we are the cherry on top."

Lucy smiled at me. She must've been happy that I was getting along.

"Something good must've happened. Olivia was smiling so brightly." Lucy said.

"Well, let's go and find out." I held her hand and we ran to the infirmary.

The infirmary was a wooden one-story building. Havens were barging into the gates. Many of them were running around for ointments and wrapping bandages around the injured. A single bed was crowded with havens. Lucy and I pushed to the front to see a girl. Her clothes were soaked in blood but there were no wounds. I looked at her face and gasped.

"H-how?" I stammered.

"I don't know," Olivia said, still smiling. "It's a miracle!"

I couldn't believe Nexiana was lying on the bed, uninjured! No wounds and gashes covered her. She looked like she'd never died.

Olivia spent a while near Nexiana. She looked so happy. All of us left her there and went back to our work. Lucy and I walked around looking at the wounded.

Some of them were severely injured. Their wounds still bled but they looked like they'd survive.

I stopped in my tracks when I saw the guy who had called me the 'unfriendly type' lying on the hospital bed, unconscious.

Lucy saw me staring at him and said, "His name is Lyell."

I looked at her, surprised. "What?"

"His name is Lyell." She repeated.

"How do you know?" There were two options. Either she had met him or she'd read the biography of every haven in this entire world. How did she know everyone!?

"He's written it on his palm. Look." She pointed at his forearm:

ɭyɛɭɭ

It didn't look like a word to me. Just random lines.

"Lucy has the haven language fitted in her head. She has some advanced level of water group's intelligence." A voice spoke from behind us.

I turned around to find Marilin standing there. She had finally taken off her armor. She was wearing ripped jeans (most probably had gotten ripped in a fight) and a long, grey top. Her head was wrapped in bandages and her hair was in curly form.

"Marilin! Lucy, this is Marilin." I introduced her. "You probably know Lucy."

Lucy extended her hand and Marilin shook it, smiling. "You both have so many special powers. I wasn't expecting the Bravens to be so powerful."

"Thanks, I guess," I said, letting out a small laugh.

We spent some time with Malirin after which she had to leave for her daily practice. Olivia joined us as we were leaving the infirmary.

"Olivia-" I started to say when Lucy scoffed. I glared at her.

"Yeah. Olivia." She scoffed again.

Why was she acting like that?

"So, you've found out about my name. I'm impressed." Olivia said. What were they talking about?

Noticing my confused expressions, Olivia, or whatever it is, explained it, "My name is Albesterin. I called myself Olivia 'cause you would've been confused about my strange name. And I was in no mood to answer those questions."

I gaped at her. She had been hiding her name! "What about Oliver?"

She bit her lip at his name but said, "He is Albester."

"Well, whatever it is, I'm gonna call you Olivia," I said, filling in the silence. "Albesterin's so looong."

"Yeah, she is too lazy." Lucy mocked me. I glared at her again. She never missed a chance to tease me. "I'm calling you Olivia too. It makes me feel a bit normal."

I laughed a little. And Olivia joined in too. Soon, the three of us were laughing.