Amyra

Chapter 24

Using the Cloud step Amyra reached Raymon's location almost immediately. Hiding behind a pillar two steps behind him, she was waiting for a chance to pop in to save him if things went too haywire. Seeing as he and the other guards were busy fighting the criminal, she noticed a figure approaching them silently like an assassin from the distance.

'Should I detain him? I don't want to be caught up in too much drama', Amyra thought as she saw the figure get closer to their position( Raymon's and the guards). Seeing them still busy with the criminal Amyra decided to help them silently from the shadows. Releasing Level 1 Advanced lightning punishment, she directed it at the figure and immediately immobilized him causing him to stop in his tracks just as he was about to stab Raymon in the back with the dagger he just pulled out. Noticing a presence behind him Raymon turned around to see the already unconscious assassin.

'Who did that? I didn't even sense him.', Raymon thought, as he looked around for his savior. Amyra used camouflage to hide as he looked around for her. 'That was close', Amyra thought, as she looked at Raymon, 'if I didn't activate camouflage in time he would have found me and it would get too complicated'. Using cloud step Amyra left, as she noticed that Raymon had the situation under control now.

Arriving back at the restaurant Amyra ordered dessert, Amyra exhaled a breath of relief as she immediately chowed down on Amyris' delicious cuisine. After finishing her dessert Amyra paid and left a silver coin as a tip to the waitress and left with a parcel in hand. Using clairvoyance again Amyra found who she was looking for and headed off in his direction. 

"Raymon!", Amyra exclaimed seeing him. "Amyra? What are you doing here?", he asked, as he noticed a parcel in her hands. Seeing where his eyes were Amyra smiled and said, "Thank you for giving me a tour today. This is for you seeing as you didn't have time to eat it", Amyra replied, handing him the parcel. Looking inside he was surprised, "Thanks!! I didn't have time for dessert.", he exclaimed with gratitude. Smiling he realized, "Oh! I had to run off earlier on urgent business", he explained, as he felt sorry for leaving her at the restaurant. "It's ok", Amyra said smiling, astounding him with her pretty and pure smile.

" Well I guess this is our goodbye", Amyra said after a while not sure how to put it. "Your'e leaving Pirace?", he asked her shocked. "Yes, I'm not really staying here long.", Amyra smiled, "It was good to make your acquaintance",  she said before she left, all Raymon could see was a warm but lonesome back. 'I hope she meets someone she can travel and share her everything with', Raymon thought, as he glanced at her until her silhouette left his eyesight.

"Oh, the sea! I finally get to go in it!", Amyra exclaimed, as she found a changing stall by the seaside to change. 'Although it's a little late...', Amyra thought as she looked at the setting sun, 'I finally get a chance to be in the sea again'.   Dipping her toes in the water she found the temperature to be just right and went all the way in until the water reached the top of her shoulders. She then started to swim out. Diving she used her water breathing skill and clairvoyance to see underwater better. 'The coral reefs here were much larger and more colorful than the ones home. They glow and are more full of life compared to the lifeless coral home that was so much affected by global warming', Amyra thought, as she swam around under the water for God knows how long, observing the life of the sea. ' So pretty!! I wish the ones back home were like these. I am glad Amyris is taken care of', Amyra thought smiling.

Swimming back to the surface Amyra let out a puff of air and breathed in fresh air after a long underwater exploration. "The sky is really dark now but the stars give light to the sea and Amyris", Amyra exclaimed in awe of her wonderful creation. The sea reflected the stars and their light like a mirror of the dark starry sky. It had a faint light underneath which was the glowing coral and aquatic life of the sea under her swimming feet.

Swimming back to shore Amyra went back into the stall to change and came out dressed soon after. ' Next time I have a chance I want to create a traveling artifact to make traveling easier', Amyra thought, ' I couldn't always travel like normal people. Sometimes I want to be alone and find and explore things for myself...Maybe it's the loner in me', Amyra thought, as she went in search of tonight's accommodation. 

Somewhere far away in the distance from Amyra's current location....

"Thankfully I ate that fruit, now I have no trouble hiding from the cultivators looking for me from my sect"

"Now where do I go from here? Find another sect? I am cured of the demonic prescence now, so it shouldn't be hard to enter one and it's a nice place to hide, as they wouldn't expect me to join one especially since they think I'm still tainted by the demonic prescence"

After flying for about 5 hours on a sword he saw lights from a nearby mountain range. "A sect?", he asked himself as he headed in that direction, "The barrier is soo big! and very strong by the looks of it", he exclaimed, as he landed on the ground pulling back his sword into its sheath on his waist. "How do I get in?", he said as he touched the barrier, unexpectedly his hands went right through surprising him. 

Walking through it he looked at the still intact barrier behind him glowing a faint golden light. 'Was it the fruit I ate? Did that person come here?', he thought, as he noticed the aura of the barrier was the same one on the fruit he ate.

"Stop! Who dares trespass here?!", A disciple that was guarding the barrier exclaimed seeing him. Seeing him the disciple was shocked, "How did you get through the barrier without it changing especially without it alarming?", the disciple asked curiously, "No matter, I have to bring you to the elder on protocol", he said as detained him easily and headed off to the top of the mountain range to the elder's counsel. 

Arriving at his destination he let him off his flying sword and they walked into the grand elders hall to inform them.

"Elders! I Found an intruder inside the barrier", he exclaimed as he entered the elders' council in the hall. The elders immediately looked at the intruder and after a while...

" He has the same aura as Amyra", One elder exclaimed shocked upon realizing this.

"It must be him she was speaking about"

"Yes, there is no doubt now especially seeing he made his way through the barrier without us knowing unimpeded.", the elders talked among themselves.

"Release him he is a guest", the head elder ordered. 

"Lukas?", One elder asked him. Lukas looked at him strangely and a cold expression formed on his face. 'Do they know that I was the wanted disciple from my sect? has news spread so fast?', he thought looking at them coldly. Seeing his expression, "Don't worry we know your position and we also know the one who helped you", he replied to his cold stares, "Don't worry we just want to help you on behalf of that person...she helped us a lot", the elder said sincerely.

"You know her?", he asked a little surprised at this information. "Yes, she asked us to help you", he answered. After hearing this his expression softened.

"Lead him to the guest suite for now and provide first aid to him", the head elder announced. Seeing as he was reluctant to go, "Don't worry we mean you no harm, you are an acquaintance of our helper. We dare not hurt you!", he exclaimed readily.

Lukas nodded his head and followed the disciple slowly. 'I'll trust them for now seeing that they know her'

'She wanted to help me?....she helped me so much...I don't know how to repay her', Lukas thought, as he entered his new lavish room different from his old dilapidated one and immediately began first aid after receiving it from the disciple.

"What does tomorrow hold?", Lukas said, looking off into nowhere. 'I'll see if what they are saying is true, I can't trust strangers so easily'