The Ruined Kingdom

Chapter 4. Cora

Esper was falling to the ground, his ride died from the magic that Admani made. "Is this the end?" Esper asks, suddenly a gust of wind blows Esper back up. It was Sulphyrs wind magic. "Let's go!" Sulphyr yells signaling Juno to jump off with them, they escaped and using wind magic they get to the ground safely. "Holy shit." Juno tells them. "Let's get home." Sulphyr tells the two, the three hitchhike a ride back to the nation of storms. "So you are my sibling?" Sulphyr asks. "Yup, I wonder what mom would think seeing you all grown up." Juno tells them. "Mom?" They ask surprised at such a thought. "Oh yeah... you don't know her." Juno replies.

"I'll have to get going, they need to know that you're alive... or rather... we're alive." He tells them. "How?" Sulphyr asks. "With this." Juno replies taking an amulet out of under their shirt. "You've had that the entire time?!" Sulphyr asks annoyed. "It's not used for offense, it's for getting to places faster." Juno replies "Observe!" Juno yells out before squeezing the amulet, a ripple appears in front of him. "I'll be off now, goodbye you two!" Juno tells them shaking their hands, he enters and the portal closes shortly after. "Your families fucking weird." Esper tells Sulphyr. "Oh shut the fuck up." They reply.

"Where were you two?!" Alex yells running towards them. "Doing business outside the nation." Sulphyr answers. "And you left me!" Alex yells. "We know, I mean we had to bring the prince." Esper replies. "...You what?" Alex asks. "You brought them but not me?!" He yells, Sulphyr throws a small pebble on the ground at Alex. "Hey!" Alex yells. "Well, I'm going home. I'm tired." Sulphyr tells them yawning. "Same here." Esper replies.

Back on the airship. "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!" Lucille yells. "We were so close too." Admani replies. "What's all the commotion?" A rather feminine looking man asks walking onto the the deck. "Vanura?" Lucille asks. "You two woke me up, well the magic blasts too." Vanura replies. "We were close to getting that Sulphyr brat." Admani explains. "Oh, I can help." Vanura tells them. "Oh?" Admani and Lucille reply.

Sulphyr was in his room reading a book when suddenly Esper barges through the door. "Sulphyr! Bad news!" Esper yells. "What?" We're under attack!" Esper replies. "Shit." Sulphyr tells themself getting his sword and running out. "FUCKING FINALLY!" Alex yells as he blocks a few attacks. "Oh shut up!" Sulphyr replies slashing at a few of the soldiers. "Watch out!" Alex yells as he shoots a soldier who was sneaking up on Sulphyr with fire magic.

"We can't continue like this! They keep coming!" Esper yells. "You're saying we run?!" Sulphyr asks. "I sent Alex to go get our horses, the queen, and the prince. We have too leave." Esper replies. "It's gonna hurt me, but you're right." Sulphyr replies. "Get on!" Alex yells as Sulphyrs and Espers horses follow behind him, Esper and Sulphyr get on and leave with the prince and queen. "Where are we going?" Sulphyr asks. "Anywhere that isn't here." Esper replies.

"I can't believe... she won." Sulphyr tells themself, they made it to an allied nation. The nation of wind where they stayed in the palace of King Aurulia. After some training and recovering Sulphyr decided to reveal something to Esper and Alex. "I have to go on a personal mission for myself, in order to become stronger. I have to find my family." Sulphyr reveals. "What?!" Esper yells out in shock. "Juno sent me a letter containing information on how to get stronger." They reply. "Well if it's for the best..." Alex tells Esper. "Fine, but you'll need this more than me." Esper tells Sulphyr handing him one of his Sickles. "Are you sure?" Sulphyr asks. "Yes." He replies.

Sulphyr prepared for his trip, after a day they set off on their journey. "Where did he ask me to meet up?" Sulphyr asks himself, suddenly the floor under him began to shake and he fell through the floor into... a tunnel? "Oh fuck! My head..." Sulphyr tells himself as they get up. "Hey! Who are you?!" Two guys ask them. "Uh, Sulphyr?" They reply. "Wait, you're the Sulphyr Cora?" One of the men asks. "Yeah?" They reply. "Oh shit, you gotta hide. Follow us!" One of them tells Sulphyr.

"So who are you two?" Sulphyr asks as he sits down at the table. "Kuichi, Kuichi Kinai." Kuichi replies. "I'm Silas Fynch." Silas adds on. "You're kind of wanted down here." Kuichi tells Sulphyr. "Oh, well I was just trying to go on a mission." They reply. "We can help you out! We'll get your horse down here too." Silas tells them, he walks out and then a few hours later comes back with Sulphyrs horse. "Impressive!" Sulphyr tells him. "So, wanna hit the road? We'll get our horses." Kuichi tells them

     They get above ground and start to go to the bay, they get a boat but the tides were too strong. "Silas! Get the horses and go to the nation a wind and find my friends, they'll be at the castle. Tell them I'll be gone for some time." Sulphyr tells him. "On it!" Silas replies as he redirect his boats with the horses back to the bay. "These tides are too strong!" Kuichi yells, the tides were so strong they get topped over, the two wake up in beds after a long while.

     "Where are we?" Sulphyr asks, he looked around and heard chatting from the other room. Kuichi wasn't in sight, suddenly running could be hard coming into the room they were in. "Sulphyr!" A lady yells as she runs up to them hugging them. "Who are you?" Sulphyr asks. "You don't remember me? I'm your sister!" She replies. "What?!" Sulphyr yells.