The Book Of Flowers
What Happens Is Visible
--- A few minutes Later, the Continent of Goeitias---
"Damn! They are so many!" Ivor shouting. He plucked the Gada he used from the body of a Basilisk
"Is anyone hurt?" I asked while holding my wand upright
"It's okay. I've healed you all" Ordelia said
"Thank God"
I then looked up. The black cloud was growing steaming and had grown bigger than before. It would take roughly only another 10 minutes until the magic attack began
But I can't find Darwin anywhere. I'm sure the person who casts this magic should be out in the open. But, I couldn't find it, even when I used the trees to check around
Jael couldn't have tidied it up because that guy came attacking us earlier
Earlier...
"We should have taken Verdea and the others with us this way" Ivor said as he washed his blood-soaked clothes, aided by Lyralia
"... No Ivor"
My friends turned towards me who looked grim
"... Miralius was in danger as well right now. I can feel it in every corner of my body"
"... Ck! It's very troublesome. Besides why would you let them find a place to hide alone?"
"Dwarf Underground City"
"What?"
Magic destroys all creatures on the face of the earth. But, what about the creatures that are in the ground and have sophisticated defenses?
That's why I asked Zero to come over earlier. He already knew what he had to do in this situation
".... Then, why don't we"
"-- Following them and letting Miralius crumble?"
Ivor who said I cut it off immediately looked annoyed
We really don't have anywhere to run anymore. The only way to get the place is to clear the barrier, but I'm afraid that those people I didn't bring will fall in the process
I have to clean up Miralius because it's my responsibility as king of the Elves. In the meantime, my responsibility as a friend is to ensure a safe place for my friend
I can't take Verdea to Miralius. There were people who could force their way into Miralius, and that person was clearly stronger than Seren. And Seren wasn't playing strong
If I take him, his life will most likely be lost. I don't want to risk it
So, this is the best option
We continued flying towards Miralius. Our time is running low
I hope they can be okay too. I'm sure they're in a safe place right now
Take care of yourself, son. I wasn't by your side this time
......................
-- Forest Gate ---
We hid from the sight of the Vampires who were near the portal. But, it was not only the Vampires who were there. Humans are there too
They danced and drank beer as if they were partying. Meanwhile, Seren who did not fight was bound by a magic net. I could feel the power of the net, and the net was made specifically to catch the dragon
"Godwyrm..."
One of the Fae who was near me looked uneasy looking at that sprawled Seren
She looks so weak right now, unlike Seren I know
I'm angry with these people. Having been unable to stand it, I lifted my wand into the air and struck the foot of the stick to the ground
Green light came out of my wand. Some of them are aware of it, but do not have time to move when a root catches them
Some of them managed to escape, especially the Vampires. They then rushed towards us
Trying to fight back, we all pulled out our own weapons
"From little Elves!"
A Vampire darted towards me and knocked me a few meters away. Without giving a breath, he shot back at me with his nails
Because I had to fight at close range, I was forced to use my staff like a spear. I occasionally smash it into the ground to make the Trees catch the Vampires. But, the Vampire still dodged as fast as lightning from the roots of the tree trying to pull it
Since the current environment was so dark, these Vampires could barely be stopped
Ivor is still busy handling many Vampires at the same time, while I feel the distress of only fighting one
Seeing Ivor, I realized something
I don't want to hinder, so inevitably I have to do this
The roots of the tree instantly gathered to protect me from the Vampire's attack. As I closed my eyes, I began to cast natural magic
Seeing me who was chanting, my friends immediately flew away to dodge
"Oh Spirit of nature. Lower your punishment on those who destroy. Destroy them with your immortal spear cage. Thorned Forest!"
Instantly a great number of thorny plants emerged from the ground and covered the area. The Vampires we fought were directly impaled all over her body and died being rubbed by those giant thorny plants
They screamed in pain and tried to escape, but their efforts were too late when their hearts were pierced
The whole place was covered by thorny plants, except where I stood
...
"You're okay!?" I asked
"Yes! But there are still people alive!"
Aghs! Inconveniencing!
Why can't they just die trying?
I've already bothered using dangerous magic, but they can still avoid it
The thorny plant above me I cut as I flew up. When I saw the situation outside the thorny plant, I saw that there were still many of them attacking us
The black clouds were ready to shoot
I don't have any more time. Without hesitation, I cut off the path towards Seren
I went straight down to the ground and approached Seren. The Fae instantly touched her big body to ease her pain
When I looked around, I saw the humans guarding it just sitting away from me like cowards
Ignoring them, I refocused on Seren
"Cool I'll be"
Psshhs!
Seren instantly roared in pain just because I touched the net a little. The sound of hissing as if something was burning was even heard
"Forget me my son! Quickly bring your friends in! Red Sabbath is about to begin!" She said
No. gabe. I can't possibly let it go
I immediately tried to cut the net as hard as I could
"No! Go in before it's too late my son!" Seren shouted
Come on...! Why is this net so hard!!??
The black cloud suddenly let out a rumbling sound. And moments later, a blood-red water fell from the sky above us
My friends who saw the liquid droplets immediately flew away dodging, going towards me
"Vainzel!!"
A little more........!!!!!
*ptas!!*
GAH! BE SEPARATED!
Almost instantly after she was released, Seren raised his body rekindling his protective magic back, just as the droplet of liquid was barely touching the forest
"Armghhhhh!!!!"
"Cool!"
"I'm fine! Quickly enter!"
"... Guys guys! Help me take care of him! Ordelia heal him!"
"Hear my words Oberon, and come in!"
"No! We're not gonna let you get rid of these vampires"
Seren then remained silent. He then roared as he continued trying to hold back every drop that fell from the sky
The droplets slowly hardened, and became raining. That made Seren even more difficult, especially since the Vampires were trying to attack him
We tried our hardest to fend them off from all sides, as Seren continued to resist the bloody rain
"I'm still okay. This isn't the worst part of black magic!"
"You don't calm me down, Seren!"
And as he said, The rain then turned into a waterfall spill suddenly
What the fuck is that magic!?
"They concentrate their magic in this place! But this magic is weaker compared to the one 300 years ago!"
"FOCUS ONLY!"
These vampires didn't even give me time to breathe. I can't possibly use my magic anymore because it would definitely harm others at this close distance, especially Seren
Because I didn't use that magic, it was me who was overwhelmed by these Vampires
However, as I began to run out of breath, the black clouds began to dissipate, and the sunlight slowly slipped between them
Realizing that, the Vampires immediately ran away to avoid the sunlight
They ignore their goal to attack Seren and run away to save their lives
The red sky then turned back to blue. The black clouds disappeared and were replaced with clean white clouds. The sunlight was finally able to penetrate into this world again
Looking at that normal sky, all my friends cheered happily
But my mind is still disturbed
Ignoring my friends, I immediately ran into Miralius
"Vainzel, tu-"
BRUK!
Seren fell to the ground. His breath was wheezing, but he laughed in the middle of his breath
Laughter was satisfied as if she had already achieved something
Weird dragon
"Then, what should we do with these four cowards?" Ask Ivor
Beside him, the four people who had bound Seren earlier were begging for mercy on the ground
But, they ignored those people when they saw me who had just returned from inside Miralius
My face and body were limp, and it made my friends restless
"What's up!?" Ask Luxor
....
"Miralius is destroyed"
Everyone who heard it gasped. Ivor then clasped the collar of my robe with a look of annoyance
"Don't joke!"
I threw my face out in front of him
His eyes widened instantly, and now he was the one who ran into Miralius
"What about the people there?" Ask Lyralia
"A-I don't know. I-they seem to be fine. But-the whole forest-the Great Tree-"
Ordelia immediately hugged me who had fallen to the ground. My body still feels shaky because of what I just witnessed
All my friends then agreed to come inside. And while taking me, Ordelia also came in
......................
How shocked they were when they saw the contents of Miralius today
There is not a single plant that is not blackened in this place. The floating plains fell down and fused with the ground below
And worst of all, this forest no longer feels alive. All that remained was charred plains without any occupants
"ANYONE! ANSWER ME!" Shouted Ivor who began to resign
He sat on the ground with a trembling body as he continued to call out to everyone
But no one answered. Even-even
even my parents are invisible...
But...! But...!
A footstep sounded from our side. When we found out who stepped in, we found Zaphir who was seriously injured
He almost fell to the ground, but I quickly caught his limp body
"Zaphi...! What's going on...?"
He complained of pain, then answered my question
"... The black witch... Bringing everyone..."
Black mage?
"... Along with that evil sailor... They're... Stealing the core of the Great Tree....!"
Zaphir then closed his eyes and stopped talking
"What's wrong with her!?" Ivor panicked
"He fainted. It's okay" I replied
I looked over here again
...
I can only look here again...
...
Haha...
Justright. Not a single body was seen around us. But....
They kidnapped everyone...
...
I laughed slowly, but the harder it got
"Haha... They're kidnapping everybody!"
Hearing my laughter, all my friends who heard it became shocked
"Vain-"
"I am a failure! How can I let them kidnap everyone!? Everyone who is in this place, every creature in this place, and even the Great Tree itself is my responsibility! BUT I LET THEM TAKE IT FOR GRANTED!!"
My laughter grew louder, then accompanied by tears that flowed suddenly
My friends only watched the heartbreaking scene, as I went from laughing to crying loudly
"I failed...! I SHOULD HAVE JUST LET MYSELF GO TO GET TAKEN!"
Ordelia immediately goosebumps hearing me, then hugs me suddenly from behind. But I kept screaming in pain
I am a failure. Dozens of Oberons guarded this place with their lives, but when I became Oberon, this place was destroyed beyond measure
I am a failure...!
'THE VAINZEL!'
Huh...? Seren...?
'QUICK OUT. THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW'
...
What else is going on...? L'm...
I just want to take a break...
.....
We're outside right now, and we're looking up at the sky. But there was something strange in the sky
The sky looks like a long distance communication mirror
"Why would anyone use Divine level light magic like this?"
This Divine level light magic was actually quite easy to learn and practice, but if it was alone, it would be too burdensome for the shipbuilder
Sky Mirrors. A magic of light in the form of a mirror that records live events and shows them to everyone in the world through the sky above us
"Consideration, attention! I beg you to pay attention to all the beings in this world to listen!"
The voice is no longer foreign...
"Rosalie....!" I said with a fury
And he speaks to all the creatures of the world. That means that the reflection magic in the sky has a world scale
"There has just been a repeat of a historical event in this world. Red Sabbath's. Believe it or not, that's exactly what's happening right now"
What then? That petty man is the cause of all this happening
"And I now, as a representative of Hortensia, ask you to calm down and continue to listen to me"
He was then seen clearing his throat
"As you know, the sky suddenly became red. I then tried to send one of my messengers to check it out, and it was proven that the sky contained an enormous amount of Mana"
...
"It really ruined my Debutante party. Not to mention..."
His face suddenly looked riled up and sad
"My father, Artorius Hortensia, died before this happened"
...
Basic hypocrite. He dared to put on such a sad face, but he was the one who poisoned Artorius. Besides, I managed to save Artorius
"... And-It turns out-The cause of my father's death-and the cause of this Red Sabbath-Nothing else and not-is-an Elf named Vainzel!"
...!
Brash kid!
He wants to slander me!
"He came to my Debutante party as my father's friend earlier. But, when I didn't realize it - he poisoned my father with his magic. Then-he took my father's body somewhere"
She then pretended to cry as if she was sad, but I knew her hypocritical tears were completely fake
"He even ruined my show and ran away with his friends. They even kidnapped my sister Verdea! I have a recording stone that I can show you all as proof"
He then showed me a recording stone from the moment we started facing each other
The footage only shows Luna and Veskal attacking her, then my friends damaging the roof of the castle, accompanied by me running away from her father
But, the tape makes it look like we're the villains. That's because we're the only ones who seem to attack them blatantly
"Vainzel's... This is bad" Ordelia said
"... I know"
"Therefore I beg you all. Please, find and capture that Elf named Vainzel! I beg!"
She was back pretending to cry sadly
The insolent...
Her...
That fellow....
I won't forgive....
It won't....
It won't! It won't! It won't!
I won't forgive you for all this!!
.....
Rosalia Hortensian...
I swear I'll kill you one day...
I swear... Because you have ruined my home, and separated me from my friends
....
