YM778.TV Chapter 343 - Paying Helda Vora
~~~(Time: 10:34 PM)~~~
Sally is staring in all directions around her and seeing her homeland for the first time. We\'re nowhere near a town or city, and the dungeon we need to go to for the potion to hide our identity is probably pretty far away from here. "Is it just me, or are the stars prettier here..." Hailey\'s head is tilted up and looking into the sky.
She\'s not wrong. Perhaps it\'s magic that\'s been cast on the night sky. "The Elven people are obsessed with blood purity and physical beauty. They\'ve developed several different magic spells to enhance the natural landscapes and skies." Helda surprises me with her sudden explanation, and we come to an open clearing. A field that separates into another forest.
Helda turns around and looks at us, and she folds her arms. "This is where I leave you, and you\'re on your own. That means it\'s time to give me what I did all this for." She holds out her hand and waits for the dagger. My attention falls on Hailey, and she nods her head. She takes the dagger out of her Inventory and tosses it to Helda.
She catches it and immediately inspects the Legacy grade dagger, and I fold my arms as well. She lifts her head, and I actually see a smile. "I\'m glad that you\'re people of your word, and while this trip has been difficult, I\'m glad that we stuck through it." Her personality has completely changed, and she isn\'t cold and angry anymore.
She starts to walk towards us to head back to the way we got in, but I want to ask both Melimora and Helda something. "I\'m curious, how much do you hate the royal family of the Elven Kingdom?" While I\'d like to have them as allies and help me, it\'s up to them. Getting their opinions on the royal family will answer whether I should ask them or not.
Helda turns to look at me, and she sighs, her eyes gliding over to Sally. "I hate the royal family, and I\'d love to put an end to them. The family that\'s been ruling for the last 5 centuries has messed up the Elven Kingdom, but I\'m not stupid enough to take them on without help." She does hate the royal family. That\'s pretty interesting.
My eyes shift to Melimora, and she looks a little surprised. I want her opinion too. "They\'re a plague for a once great and noble kingdom, and I\'d love to see new leadership installed in the Elven Kingdom." Sally smiles, and she tugs on my sleeve, already thinking what I\'m thinking. They could be invaluable in our effort to destroy the royal family and confront the Orvello family.
~~~(POV: Helda Vora)~~~
~~~(Location: Forest, Elven Kingdom)~~~
~~~(Time: 10:44 PM)~~~
Cera smiles as he looks at us, and I watch him turn around and whisper some things to his sister and Jasmine. Sally joins in, and while I\'d like to know what they\'re talking about, I want to get a move on too. He turns back to me, and he slowly moves forward. "Would you like to know why we\'re here?" It\'s an odd question, and I don\'t usually know that sort of thing. It complicates the deal.
Whatever it is, I\'m sure it can\'t be too insane. I nod my head a single time, and he takes a light breath. "We\'re here to dethrone and punish the royal family for everything they\'ve done. We\'re also after an elven noble family by the name Orvello." Scratch that. They\'re crazy. It\'s so crazy, I burst out laughing, and Melimora chuckles alongside me.
Taking on the elven royal family is absolute suicide. You need powerful warriors that can take on the strongest army and fighters Gaia has to offer. "You\'re insane, Cera!! There isn\'t a group in the entire world that can stop the elven royal family! Let alone a single man!!" My words are between my gasps of breath from my laughter. He keeps the same smile on his face.
My laughter is halted, and my breath is taken away. By what you may wonder, it\'s one of the most incredible things I\'ve ever seen. Huge golden wings sprout from Cera\'s back, and they glow in majesty and royalty that can\'t be compared to anything else. I watch as Jasmine kneels, and Sally leans into one of the giant wings. Closing her eyes and enjoying the feeling of them.
My eyes soak in every detail that I see, every perfectly placed feather and the rich shine that comes from his wings. Angel wings are said to be white, but the offspring of an Arch-Angel would have golden wings. He\'s Slayer Zern. He\'s The Son of Arch-Angel Michael. "Wha... How... Why..." For the first time in my life, I\'m at a loss for words.
His grin turns into a smile, and he spreads his wings out and makes them even bigger. Sally steps away to give some room. They shift and harden with regal fluidity. "We\'re taking on the royal family and the Orvello noble house, Helda... Would you like to join us? Having you help us will be great help..." My mind is trying to figure everything out.
~~~(POV: Melimora)~~~
~~~(Location: Forest, Elven Kingdom)~~~
~~~(Time: 10:55 PM)~~~
Unbelievable... It\'s breathtaking... My body won\'t move, and my mind is enraptured in the beautiful sight before me... I never thought I\'d see Slayer Zern in person, and I never would\'ve entertained the thought that Cera was Slayer Zern... Helda is as stiff as I am, and I\'ve barely processed Cera\'s question...
Helda hasn\'t answered, and I don\'t think she can get out of her shocked state. This is a chance for me to be my own person, make a decision without her, and she might even want to come along. "I\'ll help you, Cera." His eyes look at me, and he smiles. Helda\'s head darts to stare into my eyes. Questioning why I\'ve decided this.
I move forward and reach my hand out, and he does his. We shake hands, and I take a stand next to him. Waiting and watching Helda. "We\'ve got one, and we still have room, Helda. Don\'t you want to help us get rid of the royal family?" Cera\'s voice is soft and coaxing, a temptation that I\'ve never heard in a man\'s voice before.
~~~(POV: Saliandra Orvello)~~~
~~~(Location: Forest, Elven Kingdom)~~~
~~~(Time: 10:58 PM)~~~
Helda is unmoving like a statue, and she doesn\'t even look like she\'s breathing. "I... I don\'t know... I\'ve never prepared for something like this in my life..." My heart goes out to Helda cause Cera has that effect on people. Making them stumble and lose all sane and rational thought. Revealing his real identity isn\'t something he does.
He\'s taken a major risk in showing Helda and Melimora, but we\'ve already got Melimora on our side. Helda is halfway here. She just needs to get over her shock. "I\'m a regular guy, Helda... You\'ve spent that last 2 days with me, and what have you learned?" Her eyes slightly widen, and she relaxes. Cera isn\'t some arrogant or flashy man.
Helda can see that Cera is more human and normal than he is Angel and extraordinary. That makes him even more special, in my opinion. "Okay, I\'ll help you... But if I\'m going to help, there is something that I want that the royal family has in their possession." Cera nods his head, and she walks over and shakes his hand.
Cera didn\'t plan to include them in the fold. He thought it was a bad idea. Seeing how civil they can be when they know they can trust someone has changed his mind, and I\'m glad that he has. "Welcome to the team, Helda. We\'re going to accomplish a lot working together." She gives a small normal smile and nods in confirmation. Now we can do this. We have guides now.
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A/N: Below this line, I\'ll be keeping Cera\'s player information. That way, I won\'t have to place it into the story above anymore. It takes about 180 words up.
[Slayer (Zern) Lvl.193]
[Exp: 3/100%]
[Title: The Son of Arch-Angel Michael (Hidden)]
[Stats] [Strength - 7095][Endurance - 7045][Dexterity - 7215][Speed - 8240][Focus - 19,660]
[Mana aura control: 6/100%]
[Health: 76,560,000,000/76,560,000,000] [Mana: 216,600,000,000/216,600,000,000]
[Stat Points: 30] [Armor rating: 500]
[Inventory] [Dice of Wayland (Divine)] [Hardened Tree sap Armor (Very Rare)] [The Witness (Legendary Sword)] [Fenrir\'s Whistle (Divine)] [Sally\'s Dresses 5x] [Camping gear] [Food Rations 4x] [Dried meat 4x] [Fishing poles 2x] [Fish 8x] [Festival Garbs 2x]
[Passive Perks]
[Inheritor of the Sword] [Son of Heaven] [Slayer of Evil] [Holy Willow Trees Savior] [Finder of Legends] [The Divine who has Legend] [Destined for Greatness] [Dungeon Diver] [An Overachiever]
[Active Skills]
[Heavens light Lvl.59 325/5900] [Protected by Heaven Lvl.59 225/5900] [Slash Lvl..77 4600/130000] [Parry Lvl.53 80/5300] [Double Strike N/A] [Kingslayer N/A] [Raging Machine N/A] [Winged Glory] [Angelic Flight] [Divine Pressure Exertion] [Divinity Pulse] [Controled Fun]