Aspiration to the Heavens: Becoming the Supreme Mage Vol 2- Descent of Darkness

Episode 121: Prayer of Safety

*Adela*

Renshu, Ona, Chao, Xi, my brother, and I jumped from branch to branch of mangrove trees. Below laid a thick, black swamp. Occasionally, there were bubbles the size of basketballs which would form on the surface and pop.

"You okay, Chao?" I asked, glancing up at the highest branches.

"Yeah, they aren't as loud here." His narrowed his eyes.

"What's wrong? See something?" Renshu called out.

He nodded. "Yeah, it's a squad of Wahkanians."

"Is Lei one of them?" I blurted out.

"You mean the triplet with asthma? No, he isn't. But that girl, Nyima, is. Her group is engaged in battle with two of the Hierachians."

The dark waters shifted. It had to be Nyima's doing.

"Want to go help them out?" Ona asked as he drew closer to where the water was moving.

"Yeah. The Wahkanians might be our opponents, but they're still my friends," I said, levitating into the air. "But you five go and find the mirror pieces."

"Actually, Wahkan seems to have one," Chao said.

"Hmm, now there's a dilemma," Elliot said, sighing. "What do we do, little sis?"

I bit my lip. "We'll need to snatch it after we're done saving them. Stay close to me, everyone!"

My brother grinned. "Finally, a chance to battle."

"Be careful," I said, dashing through the air. "One of them might be the psychic."

He snickered. "Oh, I know how to deal with them. Remember, my best bud is one."

"Not to sound rude, sir Elliot, but is your friend strong"

My brother tilted his head and grinned. "I would say so, more so when he's serious. He tend to be lazy at times. Now, when is serious then he's among the scariest people I've seen."

"As scary as you?" Renshu asked, eyes wide.

"Hmm, I don't really know how I look when mad," he said, lowering his eyes. "I can barely recall what happens in those moments of pure rage..."

I bit my lip. Nor could I. The rage, born from seeing our parents die before our eyes without being able to help them.

A hand touched my shoulder. Elliot smiled slightly. "Sis, it's best to forget. We've lived with those memories long enough."

Forgetting... like I told Boukyaku before, it wasn't easy. It was rather ironic, but out of all the people I'd met, no one understood that better than Mayu.

The nightmares and visions of a future in which Lei and the rest of my friends are gone only made it worse. Having seen Sarah on the brink of death and An fighting for his life made that future feel more tangible than before.

"We need to hurry," I said, speeding up. The Hierachians could bring about that dark future today.

***

The further north we went, the more tiny islands there were. On one of those islands were Zelde, Wanikiya, and Nahimana. All three launched arrows of fire, ice, and light respectively at a woman in the black body suit.

Raising her hand, the Hierachian destroyed all three arrow before they could get within a foot of touching her.

"Weak," she said, holding her hand out.