Another Search Party (An Elsword Fanfic)

Chapter 17

It is now my turn to write the chapter! Yes you awesome readers, Wolf-san is back with more coolness!
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       "So are we going to continue tracking Servius or what? We kind of got beaten when we saw him last time," Raiden asked as he walked. Reya was leading them since Kai was currently "out of commission" for the time being. They we leaving Hamel territory and finding some other outside vilage to take up residence in until Kai was able to put together a plan of action.

       "I don't know. Servius is a lot stronger than I thought and he was hurt when we faught him which means that he's much stronger. He barely used a fraction of his power against us," Reya said without turning back to face the others. She seemed to be sulking about what Elesis had said to her but Raiden didn't care. He was more worried about his own future.

       "Can't Kazumi just pick up his trail again?" Azure said, glancing at Kazumi who had decided to travel at the back of the group rather than disappear. Kazumi hadn't even noticed that her name had been called. "She probably could. Hey Kazumi, can you pick up Servius' trail or scent or something from where we are right now?" Risui said as he slowed down his walk so that he was next to Kazumi.

       "Huh? What?" Kazumi said. Raiden didn't like the fact that she was spacing out. There was most definitely something that she was hiding. "I asked if you would be able to track Servuis from where we are now?" Risui repeated. "No, I can't," Kazumi immediately answered. That was all the confirmation that Raiden needed. Having the symptoms of lost in thought and quick to answer meant that Kazumi was definitely hiding something and Raiden had a pretty good idea of what it was.

        "Hey, Kazumi, what exactly did Servius say to you before he knocked you out?" Raiden asked Kazumi. She glared at him before responding. "He didn't really say anything important to me so it doesn't really matter," she replied. "I asked you to tell me exactly what he said. I didn't ask you if it was important or not," Raiden pointed out. "I said it wasn't important and that's all I'm saying," Kazumi growled.

       Yup, this fox certainly knew something important. Raiden didn't get to inquire her any further though. Reya had stopped the whole group and turned to face Kazumi. "Whatever it is needs to be told. Servius is an enemy and anything he says needs to be know so that we can figure out his motives and stop him. He is one of the greatest threats to Elrios so I suggest you start talking now." Reya said.

       Kazumi did say a word though. She just stared blankly at Reya who was already agitated so much that she didn't care that Kai was still being carried in a sack. "Kazumi...is there a reason why you don't want to tell us? Maybe if you tell us that reason, we'll be able to understand why you don't want us to know and respect your reasons," Risui said in an attempt to keep the situation from escalating into something worse.

        "I don't think that's going to work, Risui. You're little fox friend needs to tell what's going on. For all we know, she could be working along side Servius. He did save her afterall," Azure said. "Either way, not telling isn't an option," Reya said. "Do I even get a say in this?" Kai's voice said from Raiden's sack. "No. You're in a sack," Raiden asnwered.

       "I'm not asking again, Kazumi. Azure could actually be right about you somehow working with Servius. You either tell or I make you tell," Reya said. One of her daggers engulfed itself in pink flames. In response, Hoya, who had been on Kazumi's shoulder, growled at Reya. Miho and Naho did the same from where they were on the ground next to Kazumi.

       "Hey, call them off Kazumi and Reya stop. We can talk about this later. We're in am unsecure location and our leader is in a bag. We could be leaking information to anyone nearby," Risui said as he took the risk of stepping between Kazumi and Reya. Kazumi disappeared and reappeared behind Reya woth Hoya stll clinging to her shoulder. "I'm going ahead to do some scouting," Kazumi muttered before disappearing again. Miho and Naho were left behind since they hadn't been touching her when she disappeared.

        "Crap, she vanished. What if she decided to bail since we found her out?"  Raiden said. "She'll be back. Naho and Miho are still here. It's not like you care anyway. You'd probably ditch us to go after her anyway if it were up to you," Risui said a little too calmly for Raiden's liking. "Shut up, demon," Risui spat. He didn't like what Raiden was implying even if he wasn't entirely wrong.

         "We need to follow her," Reya said. "How? She literally disappeared into thin air and I don't suppose we can track air. From what I've learned so far from watching her, she usually stays completely undetected while invisible. I agree with Risui though. She seems to care deeply about her pets and I doubt she'd leave them behind," Azure said.

        "Take us lightly and you will see," Miho said. "Pets we are not meant to be," Naho finished. For a minite, everyone pondered over what the foxes meant by that but shrugged it off. "We can't just let her go wherever she wants to though. What if she was working for an enemy other than Servius. She could be sending them a message on our whereabouts," Reya said.

        "Do I still not get a say on things?" Kai asked from Raiden's bag. "No, you're still in the bag which means you aren't to your regular power or whatever the heck your supposed to be," Raiden said. "Actually, I could use his help. We need our next location. Where are we going next because there's not a town or village nearby as far as I know," Reya said.

       "You aren't familiar with the area. How about you let me take the lead until we get somewhere," Azure said. "Just because you're from Hamel doesn't mean you know everything," Raiden said. "I'm not from Hamel. I'm from a little village called Senette. It shouldn't be very far from here if that's where you guys want to go," Azure said.

        "Chung's your father. How are you not from Hamel?" Raiden said. "Adoptive father you idiot. And I didn't have to be from Hamel. Are we going to Senette or not?" Azure growled. "Yeah, let's go to Senette. Go ahead and lead the way," Reya said with a sigh. "Won't Kazumi get lost?" Risui said. "You worry about that fox too much. She's more capable than you think. She'll find us," Azure said as she began to walk off. Risui and Reya followed but Raiden stayed put for a moment.

      "Hey, Kai. If Kazumi really is an enemy of ours, would you kill her or imprison her?" he asked. "All depends on the situation. If she attacks us and harming her is unavoidable then she could possibly die, yes but if she's just found out to be an enemy, I'd need to do some snooping imprisoning her. Why'd you ask? Plan on getting into a fight with her?" Kai said. "Nah, just curious," Raiden replied. He sighed and began to follow the others.
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Hey you awesome readers! Wolf-san has something to say. Senette is not a real village in the world of Elrios as far as I know. There are indeed other villages besides the main ones seen in the game but they remain unamed and unmapped for obvious reasons. Anyways, until next time you fantastic readers!