Knights of Relana

Aftermath

"Yo. Hey, boss. What's up?", It was Robert, followed by Milton and Shadow, "It's LATE YOU KNOW. WHY ARENT YOU IN BED?! I kid, I kid, what's wrong? Why'd you call us? We were in the middle of an intense poker game right now and it's getting pretty good.." I heard laughter from them then and the sounds of shuffling chips and cards after.

I sighed softly, knowing the guys were at least safe in the comfort of the guild. I closed my eyes and spoke down into the flask,"I need..-gulp- I need you guys to come to Fay park and fast.. There was this.. Ugh.. Something bad just happened and I need you guys here now, ok? Please.."

"Ok, but, WHY THOUGH?? Are you by yourself there too?" Milton said.

"Well, duh." Said Shadow and Robert in unison.

"Hey, hey, I was just asking her is all. She could've called to see what we were doing or something, but it's pretty urgent sounding. Sooo.. Clean up, guys. Its time to head out." He said, the sound of chairs moving in and out, as bottles clanked afterwards.

"We'll be there in 5 mins, Cynthia. Let us get our gear on and I'll transport us there." Shadow yelled over Roberts sudden outburst of laughter.

"Yeah! 5 mins!... 21 BITCHES!!" Yelled Robert, the sound of cards slapping down. Shadow's laughter could be heard shortly after, the sound of Milton's voice high pitched now as he started singing some celebration song from a distance.

I giggled a bit, my nerves calming down, "Alright, alright. I'll be waiting at the front entrance then.. Bring some scrolls and a charcoal pencil, please while you're at it.. I need to write down some.. urgent notes.."

"Whatever you need, little witch." They said. "See you there."

"See you.." I whispered into the flask, the orange hue was now gone and the water was back to its original state. I have to meet them at the entrance, but..

I looked out and over at the wreckage. The wind was blowing the grass lightly as the moons faint beams shined through the passing clouds that lingered above the sky. The site didn't look real to me at all as I sat there in the shadows...

I got up from behind the stand then to finally check it out for myself, my legs stiff as I stood, almost tripping me instantly. I'm glad the stand was there to catch me though and stayed in one piece the whole time while i was here.. I regained by balance and resealed my flask.. placing it back into my pockets. I waved my hands up to make a light orb then, it's presence glowing softly in my palms as I squeezed them together to form it. An orb the size of an apple, glowed steadily above my head now. I rubbed my eyes from the sudden burst of light and opened them again slowly, the area around me no longer a stranger to my eyesight.

I walked towards the wall, my boots steeping in their damp blood... Faint squishing noises could be heard among the rustling grass as I looked down at my boots, the bottoms glistening with crimson.. I shivered a bit and wiped my soles in the clean grass.. hopefully this part is clean, I thought.. I looked up again and saw that the bricks were smashed into a perfect dented circle as I thought they did, bits of bone and the imprint of a mask could be seen if you squinted hard enough.. I remembered, that the Skeleton Knight flung the Dragon Knight face first and this was the result of it.. How.. Horrible... I thought. The smell was even more horrible too, it was sour and reeked of rot and burnt metal..

UGHH..

I waved my hand around my nose to lessen the odor and grabbed my cloak from my side. I covered my face with it, it smelled like cinnamon.. Mmm.. I'd rather smell this than that, I thought as I looked down again. My feet kicked the rocks and broken armor bits that lied there, the remnants covered in slime and blood.. I saw the trail the Dragon Knight made when the beast dragged him away, his spear was laying there among the carnage; its fiery aura now completely dead.. The ground was clawed at the right side, and the other side was a long trail of blood that came from his severed arm.. And.. OHH GOD, HIS ARM IS STILL HERE. S-SHIT. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT... I jumped a bit when I saw it, the light casting it's misshapen shadow on the grass below me.