The Five Kings: First Step

Hopian 17 - Rest is the Best

Last chapter, after Aeko does one last charge, Karia manages to land her new technique, "Spirit of Kodan: K.O" which allows her defeat Aeko by launching him out of the window at the back of the room. His fate, at destiny's hands.

Seric's P.O.V.

"AGH!" I hear from the left of me, and Karia collapses.

"That was enough I suppose. Honestly that girl is so reckless." I hear from behind me.

"Dahai, you're alright!" I say in relief as he weakly starts to stand up.

"Yes, that was pretty pathetic of me to get beaten that easily. Although I'm glad that I was able to let Karia defeat him though." Dahai responds.

"We have to be quick, now Karia has her injuries from before, plus her new ones she just received. If she doesn't get medical attention soon this could be bad." He says in a more serious tone.

I nod, but then panic realizing that Aeko had the button to unlock the door.

Luckily though, the door opens.

I guess the button must of malfunctioned.

"Seric, help me out here!" Dahai says, snapping me back into reality as he's trying to lift up Karia.

Walking over both start to lift her, carrying Karia like we're moving a table.

"Ok, easy, easy..." I say as I look behind me, manuevering through the now open door as I'm holding her head, Dahai holding her feet.

Everything is going well as we walk down the curving stairs, but of course I have to lose my footing and trip.

"Seric damn it!" Dahai yells as me tripping causes him to lose his grip on Karia as well.

THUMP THUMP THUMP

Is all I hear, as an unconscious Karia rolls down the stairs.

With one last thump, Karia ends up at the bottom of the stairwell.

I run down, and go to examine Karia who luckily seems alright except for a bloody nose.

"A baboon is more useful than you!" Dahai scolds as he slaps the back of my head.

"Shit sorry! She's uh, she's fine!" I yell worryingly.

We proceed to carry her through the first room with the destroyed laser weapon, which was invisible until we entered.

"𝘚𝘰 𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘈𝘦𝘬𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯..." I think sadly to myself, since that could mean that Aeko is literally burning alive right now. Shaking my head, I'm trying to force myself to believe that there was a platform outside that he landed on instead.

"Unless... What if Blessing's stay active even when someone dies?" I continue to think to myself, which is only doing more harm.

Finally we reach the front door, and walk through.

"Did you guys beat him?!" Is the first thing I hear as we go outside, feeling the immense heat once again, and getting used to the smokey sky above that's partially visible through the opening of the Volcano.

Looking over at the voices source, the two men Karia talked to before are standing in anticipation by the destroyed robots from before.

"Yeah..."
I respond, still in shock of what we just did, and not proud of it either.

"Hell yeah! Thank you guys so much!" They both say as they bow down to us.

"Aeko ruined this Sector, now we can finally live happily again! We've got to tell everyone, wait right here!" One says as they both run off in different directions.