Leyland Adventures

Devoted Protection

Leyland Adventures Chapter Ten: Part Ten

She stared at the three precious gemstones she collected for him, sighing before placing them back in the bag. While tainting the crystal clear water with the blood of her weapon, her eyes drowned with salty liquids, it seemed like days since the real Tysashi was seen. The noxious gas of the Santo Flowers caused her wings to decay by the minute while decreasing the amount of energy she had to continue onward. Ever since the Piku Liquid was wasted, her wings have severely suffered, it wasn't long before her wings would have completely decayed.

"You'll die alone here."

"Just sit and perish."

"Worthless woman."

The tears soon ceased as a Sprite came to tap her forehead.

"Don't stop now, you're close to finding your friend. You must keep going, crying will only drown you of motivation. My name is Amuel, I was just like you but unlike you, I was weak and a coward. I didn't even have the guts to kill myself...and then everything went dark. Don't be like me, I will guide you to Tysushi."

"Thank you...it's Tysashi."

"Right, please follow me."

Recollecting herself, she followed Amuel through the extensive forest. Many images of her friends and family appeared though she pretended as if they weren't there.

"Can you tell me more about your life before it ended?"

She figured a brief description about his life would be a nice distraction from the darkness that ran wild.

"I used to work multiple jobs to ensure my family didn't have any financial problems. All the money I earned would be saved in a bank account and only used for important things like bills and various payments. I worked day and night, nonstop. My satisfaction came from the income I received and the thought of troubling debt being erased from my mind. I had saved up tens of thousands of dollars, all from my sweat-infested hands. Though my family refused to believe it, I was happy, happy to sacrifice energy for profit that would be used for mandatory things. Life was tolerable...until my wife cheated on me with a much more confident man. She even took my only son and most of my earnings. I wanted to fight for my son back, but fear and weakness sucked me dry. Crying, I fled into Kiyoshi Woods and of course, I continued into Jisastu Forest and the rest is an unfortunate history. I don't remember how I died...but it felt painless...as if my body was numb."

"I cannot express how much sorrow that is drowning my mind. Since Sprites like you only exist once their regrets are vanquished, did you have regrets or were you just turned into a Sprite when you died?"

"My suffering soul wandered the forest for quite some time. I knew the man who stole my wife wouldn't come anywhere near the forest, so I couldn't execute my revenge. I had nightmares of them living life joyfully and dreams of killing them in cold blood, however I thought about my beloved son. Even if my revenge plan was successful, he would have to come here so I can provide for him as I can't leave. In the end, I had no choice but to accept the unfortunate events that occurred. In short, forgive and forget. Don't worry about it now, all that matters is that Sprites such as myself are created to assist hopeful souls, we are attracted to the living."

"It's just...there is no fairy form Sprites can take, you all are stuck as orbs of blinding light."

"Our brightness depends on the personalities we died with."

Before she could ask further questions, the sounds of rustling and chatter echoed through her ear. Preparing her weapon, she awaited the unfortunate victims whose blood would be smeared all over the grass.