Blazing Regalia

Chapter V: Respite

A week passes by and Xons arm is fully healed, he visits the elven elder who tells him general things about wisps and also advises him to visit Khemeia as well. He begins walking towards the gate, feeling pretty proud of something. He extends his hand forwards and manifests Seven, who despite having no facial features, seems visibly annoyed.

Seven: "What do you want?"

Xon: "Hmm, how come I can control you so easily but Lua couldn't."

Seven: "It's because your human."

Xon: "Human? But Lua's a human too."

Seven: "No, she's not a human, I don't know what she is but its not human."

Xon: "Oh yea, the elder said that you wisps can possess animals and such, but not humans because of the strength of our souls."

Seven: "That's the reas-"

Xon swipes it away as he reaches the gate to leave elven kingdom, where he meets with the guards once again.

Xon: "I'm leaving now, I wish you well."

Altruice: "You too. Xon, be careful out there."

Sinter: "Lainie ran out earlier and came back with a bloody spear in-hand, if you stumble upon Lua, bless her with mercy."

Xon looks ahead as they open the gate for him to depart, they offer him a weapon but he declines, he has his own weapon now. Despite asking to be trained, he decided not to learn swordsmanship from Kendo, he'll return to the elven kingdom someday with his own strength. Xon makes a sharp turn backwards, without the chant to open the gate, its as if the barrier isn't even there. He walks forwards and continues on his path to Khemeia. His travels go smoothly with little interruptions along the way, but he felt as if he was being watched. He heard faint rustles among the leaves ever so often.

It took Xon an entire day to successfully exit the forest, he was in the grassy plains and night had fallen. He could make it to Khameia by day if he kept going. After resting for so long, he had an abundance of energy.

Xon walks forward a little longer before he stumbles upon an abandoned village of some sort. The buildings were all made of broken logs, covered in plants and mold. He explored around and found a small house in better condition than the rest, he enters the house slowly and looks for any potential traps or threats. After finding nothing but settled dust, he leans back against a wall, releases his aura and closes his eyes, slowly drifting into unconsciousness.

Xon opens his eyes, finding himself in a void-like area once again. He twists and turns around looking for anything in his surroundings but instead he hears a loud cracking, he turns around once more and see's a crown floating in front of him. The crown is cracked all over and looks rough and unpolished, It cracks several more times before completely shattering into numerous pieces. The shards float all around, slowly drifting around his body, they inch closer and begin to reconnect, they mold together to create plates: plates of armor, that uniquely features gaps between them. The closer the plates merged, the more Xons consciousness faded until eventually, he wakes up.

Xon wakes up slightly more tired than he was before, sometimes even sleep fails to bring peace. He leaves the building he entered and resumes his travels to Khameia, but unbeknownst to him, the strange rustles behind him have yet to fade.