The Cursed Paradise (Edentia Online)

Chapter 16

Everyone leaves us alone, in [Gladiolus]. We laid there and gazing at the sky full of stars. Jotan still closed his eyes motionless, his [Health point] that knocked down near death raised slowly. I opened the inventory took out [Healing potion], simply pulled out the cork. I parted Jotan's lips slowly, his warm breath made me nervous. What if he wide awake, and saw me like this ? Just..forget it.. my rosy cheek grew as I tried to pour the potion to his lips; slowly but sure. The last drop has sipped by him.

"Hmm hmm strawberry," Jotan licked his lip. "What's these ? I never felt it before.." he abruptly wake up, which made me startle.

"It's the [Healing potion] you know.." I slapped my forehead. "Oh you're a [Scholar] so you never taste it."

"Yeah pity me..it tasted so good.. can I have it more ?" he sheepishly said, I just tilted my head to right; what do you mean ? He then laughed at himself. "Hehe..just kidding..anyway let's get rest," then he laid, gazed again at the skies. "I wonder.. what happen to our real body, defenseless and fragile" he let out a sigh.

I waved a gesture then the news corner popped, I read the headline. "The Inero corp guys took each player to the central hospital." I paused for a while read the whole news, Jotan tilted his head to see the news, I closed the news corner quickly. "Forget it..just finish the game no matter what, but at least we need a rest..Good night"

"Night." he replied.

△18 Octodia 1656

[Morning] time passage.

The [Gladiolus] arena has roamed by several people. On the right side there was [Empty Sky] sub guild, on the left there was random group of [Ranger] and [Warrior]; the random group member are all men. I abruptly waked Jotan, then startleed when a girl was beside him, the girl tied tightly in her own whip. Can someone tell what happen here ?. The girl mouth shut by duct tape. She moaned; asking for help, I tried to remove her from those suffer, but when I touched her.

"Don't you dare to released her ! you must fight me first." a bald man with fat build throw his axe over me, it landed near Jotan's neck. Strangely a flashing arrow shot to his left arm.

"Over my dead body !" a man with red shawl on his neck, clenched his bow and arrow aimed at the bald man.

Jotan then waked up from his sleep. "Could you shut up !? I'm sleeping.." he groaned, then shocked when saw the axe near him. He raised his leg, stomped the ground, jumping to wake up. "Iza what happen here ?" he asked, I pointed at the group, he simply nodded his head.

"Over you ? nevermind dude.." the bald man jumped from above, landed in front of us. The man with shawl jumped too, he looks like Alfred, or is it him ? I questioned myself. They raised their weapon; as introduction. "I'm Gaston"

"Alpha ! or Alfred Nightingale in real world !" he said confidently with moving his arm in half arch. Gaston sight mocked at him. "Show your respect to girls, especially Erenna." he clenched the grip of his weapon. Then the [Gladiolus] dome covered upon us, it looks like a duel has been started. Alpha was transferred on the right side, Gaston the opposite. Gaston ran to Alpha raised his axe above him, Alpha calmly waved a gesture like drawing a flat line on the bow, a red arrow appeared. "Silent hurricane !" Alpha concentrated trying to aim Gaston, as the arrow shine with white light, he released it.

When no one's notice me and Jotan, we tried to released the girl's tight grip, loosen the whip over her body. She breathe heavily after being released, her gleaming deep blue eyes and pink hair remind me to Anna.

With a speed of wind the arrow swarmed white aura. Gaston tried to deflect it with his axe, but unfortunately it break the axe with ease, the axe vanished into numerical codes. Gaston abacked, he crossed his arm to defend himself, the whiz of the arrow didn't prickle Gaston skin. The arrow simply vanish, as the wind that carried grew and spin around. A little tornado formed in the middle of [Gladiolus], Gaston trapped inside it. The swirling wind getting bigger and stronger, until Gaston was raised to the air, then threw it nearby us, he landed roughly on the ground with his face facing down. Gaston [Health point] was cut down in quarter. Alpha steady walked toward us, with his bow aimed still at Gaston. Being ashamed and disgrace in front of his group, Gaston stood up once more. Because his weapon has broke down in the fight, he clenched his fists.

"Come at me, and fight like a men." he challenged.

"Real men you said ? challenge me !" Erenna swinged her whip in force, with a single slap she tied Gaston's hand in one tie. Her body bathed in pinkish aura with sparks on it, like a lighting has struck her. "Electric shock !" her aura channelled to her whip, Gaston jolted as lightning shock transferred to him. His feet danced a tap dance ridiculously. "Say sorry !" she sends a bigger shock wave.

"Erenna enough" Alpha commanded. Erenna loosen the whip from Gaston, Gaston just stumbled there.

"S..sorry..I'm so..sorry" his eyebrows raised up because electrocuted.

"If you really sorry, then leave !" Alpha said. As he raised his hand moving a gesture, the crystal dome opened, the floor moved upward. Gaston

with red face, showered with anger and shame walked away. He saw me and Jotan there. "Oh hi ! I didn't notice you there.. so introduce yourself."

"Izvatya, or Elizabeth Aden in real world" I smiled.

"Jotan.. aslo know as Jonathan" he said.

Erenna gaped his mouth, he seem enthusiastic. "Oh oh oh ! we meet again, I missed you two much." she hugged us tight. "And and thankyou for your help."

"So what are you doing here ?" Alpha pointed us. "Did you say Izvatya ? Jotan ?" I just nodded my head. "Ah what are you doing here ? you suppose to be in your guild, are you banished ?" he tilted his head.

"Actually.." I rubbed my head. My head started to think possible things. Jotan put his finger to his lip.

"Nah, we don't have any guild.. we're solo players" Jotan explained; he lied.

"Don't worry..join us, we always open for new members" Alpha said. "We're the [Empty Sky] sub guild." he raised his hand, swinged it like a half arch.

"Or else.." Erenna do a slash with a whipping action, some electric spark came out, Alpha freaked out when saw this. "Hehe..I'm just kidding.. anyway you're in." she shook her hands.

You joined [Empty Sky] sub guild.

"Anyway what is your mother guild ?" Jotan asked.

"[One Sky] !" Alpha pointed the sky. This guy weird, he's to overacted. "And I'm as the leader !" he patted his chest, as his armour clanking.