Polaris

Chapter 4 - Inside Mist Forest

We’ve been walking for about an hour, we still haven’t bumped to other participants and monster, but we all got the feeling that we are being followed.

Whatever it is it’s been following up for some time now, or maybe it’s just our imagination.

“What do you think it is?” Gray asked us.

“Maybe you over thinking Gray.”Shara replied.

She doesn’t seem to worry about it, and then I looked at Raven, she was looking at my sword.

“What’s the matter Raven?” I asked her.

“Uhm… That Sword… Never mind” Raven seemed kind of weird.

“Oh, this sword, This was my fathers. He gave it to me before he left for Luna.” I told her.

“…”

She doesn’t seem to care about it anymore.

“Your father gave it to you?” Gray asked me.

“Well yeah, as I remember this sword was called Efreet”

“Efreet?”

“Efreet huh?”

Shara seems to know about it, so I didn’t bother to ask her.

“Do you know anything about this sword?”

“I do.” she replied “well, it was said to be forged by one of the seven warriors who defeated the Dark Lord and if I can recall correctly the sword is called “The Flames Sword” cause it can you the element fire.”

“The fire element?” Gray asked.

“Yeah. It is also said to be one of the elemental weapons” Raven said.

I looked at Raven because I was surprised that she suddenly talked to us. She blushed and looked away.

“F…Forget what I said”

“Sorry about Raven, she’s very shy” Shara said to us.

“I… It’s ok” I replied “So, How can I bring out it’s flame?” I asked.

“What I’ve heard is that only a vintage can use it” Shara replied.

“Vintage?!” I was surprised “I’ve never heard of them”

“Oh? Vintages’ are people who could use ancient powers” Shara explained.

“What?! B-But my father managed to bring out its flame” I replied.

“Wah? Then your father must be a vintage” said Gray.

“My father, a vintage? Impossible!” I shouted.

“Well who know, our world is still full of mysteries” said Shara.

Our conversation was interrupted whenwe saw someone lying down under the tree, his armors were covered by stained blood. His arms, fists, knees and face have many scars, he was bleeding to death. We went to check his status.Shara took some bandage in her backpack andcast a healing spell to his wound. She mumbled under her spell, but it was too late, the man suddenly glowed bright and then his entire body slowly scattering like dust, the light particles from his body flew up to the sky. This was the sign of death here in Polaris, anybody who dies the same faith happens, even to us.

“W-What do you think happen?” I asked Gray

“Who knows, he might got attacked my monsters or something” Gray replied.

“That person happens to be participating in the exam” said Raven.

“Seriously? How did you know” I asked her.