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A Way To Japan

Chapter 5

A way to Japan

In the forest

Emi stared at the man with fear dancing in her eyes. She could feel Zhalia burning up in her arms. This was her first time in a battle and someone was going to die. She should have trusted her gut and say something, even if it would sound unreasonable. Now, Zhalia was going to die.

"What about the rest of us?" Sophie's muffled voice echoed, the lava making it hard for her to speak. Kelton turned to her with a thick raised brow.

"The Organization will make short work of you." He promised with a smirk, barely changing his center of attention, the russet haired leader.

Emi looked up at Dante, searching for any sign of hope. He had a determined expression on his face and shot her a strict yet reassuring look before raising an amulet.

"Come out and play, Caliban!" Dante shouted. There was a flash of purple light and the white haired Aztec warrior appeared, standing with pride in front of his owner and waiting for orders. Dante commanded him to distract as many suits as possible while he focused on Kelton.

"I can't just sit here and do nothing." Emi muttered, any sign of panic and sock vanished from her face, her grip on Zhalia's burning body raising her determination to help. Gripping Jacob the Adventurer's amulet off her neck she closed her eyes, took a deep breath and called out to her companion.

"Help him, Jacob the Adventurer!" she shouted and Jacob appeared next to Caliban in all his glory. Knowing that even a strong titan like Caliban won't be able to handle the suits by himself, Emi sent Jacob to his assistance.

Den stared at the new titan. Surprisingly, he looked a lot like Kyho the Tracker; only he had a sword instead of a staff.

Kelton turned his attention to the least activate seeker, observing her titan and examining her. This new Seeker felt a bit familiar, he just couldn't tell why. She wouldn't be hard to dispose of, though.

"Dragonfist!" Dante shouted the name of the familiar spell, making the first move. He ran to Kelton, hoping that taking him out would stop the pain Zhalia was feeling. Kelton easily dodged his attack and used a fire spell, unknown to Dante, which he managed to avoid by inches.

"The others." Zhalia struggled to whisper, her temperature rising threateningly. Emi could feel the heat all over her arm, and it was way above 45, it's a miracle she can even kneel.

"What?" Emi asked, leaning a bit closer, not knowing what the older Seeker was talking about.

"Try to get the others out." Zhalia whispered again, "Leave me. I'll be fine." She finished and Emi bit her lip. Her first day was not going so well. Now she had to make a choice, leave Zhalia here and help the others at the risk of her dying at any moment, or stay and guard her, but then Dante would have no support?

"What's the spell?" Emi asked herself, tying to remember one of the spells her dad taught her, "Oh, yeah! Ever heal!" An orange light surrounded Zhalia and faded instantly. Emi just hoped that helped for a while, but Zhalia's temperature didn't agree with her plans. Seeing that Dante was getting tired and the titans were surrounded, she decided there was actually no choice to make. She laid Zhalia gently on the ground and ran over to the rest of the team.

Dante continued to fight Kelton. He'd never fought so hard, not even against Rassimov. This Kelton guy was good and there was a reason for that. He had powers of a Red Dragon. He Can' expect the spells he will use and their effect is much stronger than seeker spells. It was only a matter of time until he gets too exhausted.