The knight's destiny
Episode 18's
“Luya disappear!”
The brief cry stopped the conversation between Luragorn and Lithia. The big man named Burmab was seen sweating and panicking.
“Please ... please find Luya!”
Lithia headed straight towards Burmab with her clothes still shabby and dirty. Luragorn returned to ride his lizard and intended to search a wider area.
“Let's search the area around,” said Lithia tried to calm Burmab while looking into the surrounding area.
Luragorn wasted no time and immediately searched as well. Luragorn circled the village area to the outer region. There was no sign of Luya and some residents saw Luragorn who was a little worried.
Luragorn did a check around once more to be sure, but his intentions came to a halt when he thought of a possibility. Luragorn changed his direction and traced the road that passed towards the mine.
A small footstep over the grass and imprints it quite deeply. It was a bit far from the road, but Luragorn could sense that Luya was going to do something dangerous.
Luragorn, riding on a lizard, turned towards Burmab's house and found Lithia standing not far from it. Luragorn stopped his lizard in front of Lithia to speak to this red-haired woman.
“Princess, seper–”
Lithia cut Luragorn's sentence by taking out a seal paper containing a spell.
“Bring this, you will need it in mine later,” said Lithia handed some magic seal paper to Luragorn.
Luragorn could only be speechless to accept after hearing Lithia's sentence. Lithia was able to predict Luragorn's sentence and also provided the equipment Luragorn needed before he could even speak.
Luragorn nodded silently and immediately whipped his mount lizard, making the Luragorn lizard run fast in the direction it was aimed at, which was the mine that had just been explored this afternoon.
***
Heavy and swift footsteps rang out in the pine forest leading to the volcano mine. A prairie lizard crawled with Luragorn riding on it.
Luragorn came down from his mount lizard and observed the mine that had just been secured this afternoon. Luragorn approached to confirm his conjecture and found that the magic seal attached to the mouth of the mine had been broken.
“Hopefully not,” muttered Luragorn pulled the sword from its sheath then pointed his fire stone into the mine.
The footprints appeared on the ground, but that was not all Luragorn noticed but some bloodstains and some bone necklaces belonging to goblins.
“Hopefully not.”
***
“This must be the place,” said Luya reading a book of rocks.
The mine section is narrow with a small entrance hole, containing several glowing crystal stones that arise on the surface of the mine wall. Luya was inside a narrow space with crystal stones surrounding her.
A boy with a brown tunic and long black nylon pants was observing one of the rocks. The slightly dusty convex glasses were used by Luya to see more details of the rocks. Beside him was a small pickaxe and a large bag of mining equipment and old books.
“This sure,” said Luya excited to see his discovery.
Luya took out one of the brightly glowing white crystal stones and stuffed it into her bag.
*DRP!
The sound of ground scratches shocked Luya and made her turn quickly looking back. Small green body with red eyes and long nails. There's no mistaking it, it's a goblin.
The goblin jumped towards Luya with its mouth wide open. Luya swiftly took out her pickaxe and smacked it on the goblin's head.
The goblin was immediately unconscious after the temple leaked pierced by Luya's pickaxe. Not stopping there, a few goblins headed straight towards Luya.
Luya used her pickaxe to resist the attack of one of the goblins that came. Both of the goblin's arms were restrained by Luya's pickaxe handle, but this goblin's face continued to approach Luya as if it wanted to bite her.
The other goblins came from the side and observed Luya who was being cornered. This teenage boy immediately swallowed his saliva in fear and recalled his father's ban many times not to go mining.
“Little children should not go to such a place. Help your Mother or forge a weapon, it suits you better.”
“I'm sorry dad, I won't be mining anymore,” said Luya whose slightly glazed eyes saw a goblin approaching her while lifting up a rug, “PLEASE!”
*JLAB!
A knife stuck in the heads of the goblins that were about to attack Luya. Lying down with blood flowing profusely, the goblins were paralyzed instantly.
“You okay?” ask Luragorn, “I can't go inside, you're out. Hurry.”
Luya hurriedly filled her equipment into the bag and dragged out a large crystal stone.
“Why uncle Lura can know me here?” luya asked, wiping her tears.
“Just a hunch, hurry up. We have to seal this mine. You broke the seal, right?”
“I? Ehehc …. Uncle Lura, can you help me?” luya asked for something with a hint of guilt.
“What is it?” reply Luragorn asked.
“This stone, uncle Lura can take it?” Luya pushed forcibly a large crystal stone in front of Luragorn.
Luragorn lifted the stone and the two rushed out of the mine before another group of goblins came in.
“Then, we have to be fast. Meyegel a mine so as not to be used as the home of the goblins takes a long time,” said Luragorn sprightly.
“Really?”
“After sealing, it took a week to make the goblins surrender to this mine.”
“So?”
“Before that, then this mine is still prone. By the way, what was that and what is this?”
“What?”
“This collection of crystal stones and stones I brought.”
“Uncle Lura will definitely not believe, it is a magic stone.”
“Magic stone?! In this mine?!” luragorn asked with a slight surprise.
“Hehe, I'm great.”
“Tell that to your Dad later.”
Luya suddenly stopped running and fell silent, making Luragorn also come to a standstill.
“Dad ... will definitely scold me,” Luya said in a flat tone.
“Tapi–”
“At least it's better than having to fight goblins for a week here.”
Luya was confused at her own pace. After breaking his father's orders, of course he would be punished, but seeing the goblins earlier and facing such a thing for a week.
“B ... b .. alright,” said Luya again stepped foot with a face of despair.
“Dad will definitely punish me.”
Luragorn returned with Luya with him, right after he sealed the cave with a powerful magic spell that enveloped the mouth of the mine and the surrounding area.
Luragorn with his lizards moved towards the village where Burmab was. Burmab, Lithia, and Cyla waited outside the house while gazing at the arrival of Luragorn and Luya. Luragorn came down from the mount and tied her lizard to one of the trees while Luya walked towards her parents with a feeling of fear and a pounding heart.
Burmab approached and Luya grew more and more afraid. Burmab's huge body intimidated this teenage boy, making Luya close her eyes as her father raised his hand and swung it at Luya.
Luya clenched both hands and closed her eyes tightly to prepare for her father's blow.
“Why didn't you hear?” said Burmab hugging Luya tightly.
“Eh?” Luya opened her eyes and found her father hugging her.
Not punishment but hugs, making Luya's heart calm for a moment. A small smile was painted on the face of this teenage boy.
“Dad–”
*HUK!
Burmab suddenly hit Luya on the head so hard that the teenage boy wanted to shed his tears.
“Quick login! Your mother just finished cooking. Eat before it gets cold!” burmab straight into the house.
Luya cries for her father's blow, but this teenage boy still follows his father's words to enter the house.
“Alright,” said Luya rubbing her aching head.
Luragorn smiled faintly from a distance looking at Burmab's actions and Luya's mannerisms, reminiscent of her having an old man.
“You managed to find him,” said Lithia standing beside Luragorn.
“That's how,” reply Luragorn.
“Good then,” said Lithia who was smiling with satisfaction while leaning her head against Luragorn's side body.
***
“Not wrong again, this is a rare magic stone!” sternly Lithia noticed the white crystal that Luya was pointing at.
The living room was cramped after dinner because everything was gathered there. Cyla who was wearing green kirtle looked worried. Burmab wearing a white tunic looked solemnly observing, as did Luragorn and Luya paying attention to a magic stone the size of twice this human head.
Large white and brightly lit, Lithia touched its rough surface then came to a conclusion.
“If it is not misread, this magic stone has the effect of reflecting the magic energy of whoever is holding it. Depending on how to use, this magic stone can absorb, duplicate or reduce existing magic.”
“If ... if I forge it, can this be a useful weapon?” asked Luya with enthusiasm.
“Luya!” burmab.
“Hmn ... Your child may be right. This magic stone might just be a weapon,” said Lithia continued to observe.
“Please Dad, please let me make it,” said Luya asking her father.
“Magic stone weapons have high selling power,” continued Lithia staring at Burmab.
“Huft~ alright, Luya! Help me! There is a sword to be forged,” Burmab retorts.
“Yeay!” luya shouted excitedly and pulled on Burmab's clothes to help her forge the stone.
“Oh yes, do you guys have fairy powder?” ask Lithia to Cyla.
“Of course, the good stuff that comes directly from the kingdom of Butbur, it's for the sake of improving the quality of the goods,” Cyla replied.
“B ... B ... Butbur?! Why so far away?” luragorn asked in surprise.
The Kingdom of Butbur was a kingdom in the northwestern part of Midfraz and became the closest kingdom to the abode of the Elves, Fairy, and Mermaid. A place that has a lot of magic objects and is rich in natural magic energy, namely the Rora forest which has an area slightly larger than Midfraz.
Butbur Kingdom is famous for their experiments on magic and the only human kingdom that fights the most with the Elf and Fairy races. Many magic items, weapons including magic weapon manufacturing materials themselves. One of them was fairy powder, a powder used for forging magic weapons. Without fairy powder, magic stones would only fuse into ordinary stones when forged.
“Only to get fairy powder?” ask Luragorn, please,
“Yes, how else. Without the fairy powder, the magic stone was useless. Although I believe the price must be expensive in this area,” replied Lithia.
“You seem to know a lot about magic huh?” ask Cyla curiously.
“That's how it is, I'm a Mage, which means I know enough about magic,” replied Lithia puffing her chest confidently.
After a while, Burmab and Luya finally finished and showed their work to everyone in the house.
“Look!” luya shouted and instantly all eyes were on the sword.
Glossy silver claymore with a length of 150 cm and a width of 20 cm. Pointed ends and sharp edges. With a thickness of about 2.5 cm, the sword looked very large and heavy.
A simple silver handle of 30 cm long looks very suitable with a smooth 120 cm long sword eye without scratches or patterns. It was truly a plain large silver sword.
Burmab took hold of the sword and raised it with both hands, twisted it slightly and straightened it again. Burmab nodded steadily staring at the sword he had made.
“Take it,” said Burmab handed his sword to Luragorn.
“Eh? Wh why? You better sell it than give it,” said Luragorn trying to resist with a somewhat flat face.
“Consider just a gift for finding Luya. Besides I have the mines, I can make another day,” Burmab said to Luragorn's question.
“But ...,” Luragorn looked at the moustached-looking Luya after forging the sword.
“Take it, uncle,” said Luya looking at Luragorn with a wide smile.
“Take it, it is impolite to refuse people's gifts,” continued Lithia persuaded Luragorn.
Burmab gave a serious look to Luragorn and made this knight have no other choice.
“Then ..” Luragorn received the magic stone sword with both hands, “Receive happily.”
