Alpha: The Elemental Guide

Chapter 12: Saving

The next day, Iven continued to live his day. Working as a building porters on higher ground and meager salaries, Iven remained grateful that there were people who still received it even though it came from the greats. The salary he got was given to both street thugs. Setting aside some of his money to help Grandma Rid, Iven did not leave even the slightest regret there.

Day after day, time after time passed. The journey of Iven's life is still the same. Nothing has changed in the slightest, even the progress of the tools Iven has developed is still there. Over time, Iven felt bored with all of this. Although he himself had sworn to save his people, he felt he could do nothing more. He is only a weak man without the power of elemental control. Everyone here knows that people who are born without 'Life', will only become the trash of society. Elemental control is everything.

One day, precisely after Iven was working, when Iven was very tired, as usual he was being stalked by the two muscular people again.

"Hey boy! as always, your work costs."

"How much money are you today, boy?"

Iven gave the money, although most of the money was left to the two men, Iven still hid a small part of the money in his shoes.

"Hmm, hmm, the total is still the same as yesterday."

"Are you working right or not? there is no increase at all."

And it seemed like normally, Iven was beaten and kicked by the two thugs. Iven resigned and could not do anything, just accept it. Moreover, the two people were able to control the elementals. Both are wind elemental users, elementals that are very easy to find in the country.

However, accidentally, it turns out that the shoes Iven wears come off. Iven's face panicked and one of the men saw Iven's panic.

"Hey why did you panic?"

Seeing one of the Iven shoes come off, the person takes the loose shoe and....

"Ehhhh, there's money here."

"What?! all this time you cheated us huh?!!"

Being caught hiding money, Iven is scared to death. Not because of his fate, but the fate of the inhabitants of the settlement. Iven knew that the people there were very dependent on him.

"Basic to the people!! how dare you cheat us!!"

The man hit the Iven with a hand that had been covered in wind. Thus, making the Iven bounced far away and cause deep wounds.

"Arghhhh...." Iven pain

"This is the result of deceiving us."

"What if we just kill him? The money he gave me was nothing."

"Ahahhaa, what a great idea! we'll just find someone else!"

"All right, let me kill you!"

The man came to Iven, Iven who was unable to move could only accept his unfortunate fate. Born into one that has no 'Life' and is killed by the man who always blackmails him, Iven just thinks that his life is meaningless. Iven envies people who have 'Life', Iven envies people who have a comfortable life, Iven envies people who are born outside this country.

Since he had already accepted his fate, Iven closed his eyes. I hope at least his death wasn't so painful. The entire sense of the Iven had been forced to not react.

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A few minutes passed...

Iven felt that he was already in a different realm. Nature after death.

Iven slowly let his entire senses react as they were. His eyes opened slowly. It looked exactly the same before he died. Iven thought...

"Nature is like this, right? the scene he saw was the same scene as the moment before death. Iven's body still felt the same pain as before he died. Is this part of my punishment? think Iven.

Iven saw a figure he did not know. Wearing a peasant hat and coat that covers the entire back of that body. "Is that the person who will punish me?". The figure then turned around and it appeared that the figure was a young woman with long hair. The hair reached his back. The clothes he was wearing were also a little tight with no arms, wore trousers, and carried a sword.

"Are you okay?" Slowly the young woman came to Iven.

"..."

"It looks like the wound is quite severe as well. It's best to treat it as soon as possible."

"..."

"Ba-good...Are we in the realm of death?"

"Nature's death? what are you talking about. Don't talk that creepy again."

"Huhuh? means I'm not dead?"

"Of course."

"But, how are those two people?"

"Ahhh them? they're right over there."

Iven looked at the direction the young lady was pointing at. It was seen that the two men had been lying unconscious there. One of the men had lost one of his arms.

"W-What have you done?"

"What am I doing? hmmmm... What is it?"

"?"

"It's been seen explaining that I beat them both."

"!!??"

"Don't look surprised so dong. I saved you."

"But how? they are thugs in this area, if you roam here, then you belong to the great people! How could someone without 'Life' be able to defeat people with elemental control?!"

"Hmmmmm. There are 2 things you are wrong here. First, you're wrong to say that I can't beat them both. Second, I have 'Life' even a little."

"Even so, 'Life' they're both tall. The aura you have is almost the same as the one who does not have a 'Life'. It could be said that they were powerful in this area because they were extremely powerful!"

"Hmmm, you keep saying that they're strong, but in fact they're both very weak in my opinion."

"Loose? hahaha means you're very strong huh."

"The most important thing now is treatment. Where is the house next door?"

"Ahh, before that, what about the two of them?"

"Leave it. There will also be people who will find them both. Take it easy, the man with the severed hand, the bleeding stops."

"Hohhh, then, please help me stand up."

"All right"

Iven got up and went up to the two men and took the money back.

"Hey, are you walking alone? it hurts."

"That's okay."

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Iven and the young woman then went towards Iven's house. Not to forget, Iven bought bread for Grandma Rid and her dinner. Not to forget, Iven bought something to the young woman as a sign of his gratitude. Although the young woman asked for a piece of meat that cost 5 times as much as bread, Iven still bought it.

"Ohhh yeah, who's your name for? I'm sorry about this meat, because I'm starving hehehe."

"Ohh it's okay. For my own name is Iven. if you are alone?"

"I'm Dea. Hello, yeah, yeah."

"Greetings know too."

To be Continued...