Areia was launched like a ragdoll with such speed she seemed like a blurr, she flew across the landscape through a mountain and out of sight.
"Areia!, Dan yelled unable to catch her, He turned his angry gaze towards the foe, A grown woman with deep blue hair as Ragged and scattered like a blizzard, her blue eyes had vertical slit, and a large lizard like tail was wriggling about, Thranduil Clasped in one of her hands as she walked towards Dan and Cyra, flinging the limp, Thranduil out of sight. No doubt she was a dragon, Antrea was some distance off being chased around by two others, they were in their dragon form. The girl is strong, The dragon said coldly. I meant to kill her with that attack and mind you it was with all my strength and somehow she stayed in one piece.
Dan lunged at her, she blocked all his punches with ease, and didn't move an inch, grabbed hold of his head slammed it into the ground, he went limp immediately, Cyra attacked her with large shards of ice, firing non stop and careful not to hit Dan, the woman didn't defend her self or even turned to look at Cyra, the shard broke as they came in contact with her, seeing it was fruitless, Cyra uprooted a tree with her bare hands and launched it at her, Cyra and the tree were blasted into a nearby lake instantly, with a force so strong it nearly dried up the lake. The Girl then stared down at Dan, bit her hand and used the blood to draw a symbol on his face, a little dark orb, floated from Dan's body as she finished, she grabbed the orb, dropped Dan's limp body and disappeared along with the two other dragons instantly.
It was a normal day in Vanya, after getting Areia from the other dimension, they proceeded to stay in Stacy's village, Vanya.
It had become bigger than what Areia had imagine since the people of Villia were evacuated there. After the fight Cyra had with Behemoth, she mistaken blew up the entire city with an energy strike from her massive sword, it was greater than anything Dan had ever experience, the moment Dan saw the energy beam shooting upwards from Cyra's raised sword, he immediately changed his focus from fighting Areia's master Berald, to finding the shelter the people had gathered in, he located it in an instant and used alm his strength in forming a large shields around the buildings, it was as if Cyra has waited for him before bringing down the sword, the explosion was massive and highly destructive, he felt incredible pain despite being in a shield, Dan didn't know when it was going to end, but kept the shield up until the white light was gone, leaving a desolate Glassy soil in it's wake. Dan panted releasing the shield,he froze the ground along the buildings as the heat he felt after removing the shield was overwhelming, Cyra stood in the middle of the now glassy soil, her eyes still closed, her sword still in her hand, the city was gone apart from the few large buildings the people were in, but seeing the buildings now In a middle of nowhere seems unsettling, Cyra had successful erased Villia from the face of the world. Dan now gets why she called her self a walking collateral damage anytime her sword activates. So this is the true strength of someone considered rank 30, he thought.
Cyra turned towards him slowly, her feet digging into the soil as she approached, Dan instinctively took a defensive pose, she wasn't herself at the moment, blind and all, who knows what she's capable off, a feeling he knew all too well, her brown hair now smeered with black making her seem like she was being corroded, she got close to Dan and sheeted her sword and collapsed on him, he caught her quickly, as her hair slowly loosing all the black on it and returning to it's rich brown colour.
Her body was hot, very hot, no doubt the sword took a toll on her, it's no surprise, she barely gets to use the thing and no time to get used to it. Dan raised a platform of earth, cooled it a little and lay her on top of it, she was asleep at this point, completely knocked out, he took a bit of his clothing melted some of the ice and used them as water, wiping her forehead, she was definitely overheating.
After a long while, the people started coming out of the shelters, dumbstruck at the sight that greeted them, they saw Dan sitting on the raised platform tending to Cyra, they didn't approach him, who could, if they had the power to completely disintegrate their city,their life would be a fluke. Dan turned to look at the large crowd, numbering in the thousands, oh shit, he thought.
"I'm sorry everyone, he apologized bowing, we were originally tasked to deal with the disappearence of people in the city by wiping out the cult group, but didn't think it'll ever scale to such a massive destruction level.
"What do we do now? Bruce spoke up, the porky guild master, where do we go? We're basically ruined.
"I understand your concern, Dan said calmly, he rubbed his ring and a small hills of gold coins fell from it, the people stared at it hungrily. " Most of the Dwarves, Elves, Dark elves, Gnomes and Humans here, only come here for the trade and have an abode somewhere else, aside from your goods that were destroyed, you still have a life somewhere else, so I say this here and now, if you feel you have somewhere to go and can make it on your own, come grab as much gold coins as you need, but if you don't and was a citizen of Villia, I have a place for you to go, it's a village that's very welcoming, now the choice is yours.
Little by like, goblins, Dwarves and some humans started walking forward, stuffing coins everywhere they could, after getting their fill they left in a group, heading north, clearly there was a city in that direction, Dan stared at the remaining crowd, Elves were the majority of the group, and contain mostly women and children.
"So where's this safe haven, Bruce spoke, Dan stared at him, he was sure he'd be the first to leave, but maybe he's not as greedy as he seems.
"I'll get you there in a giffy, let me contact her first.
"Hey Stacy? You there?
"Just popping up into my head like that is shocking, warn me next time, she responded. If you're asking about the kids you saved last time, they're all right and blending into the village just fine, she said proudly.
Dan scratched his head, how does he brake the news that thousands of people are going to take refuge In Vanya? He just threw all tactics and decided to be blunt," Um... Stacy, don't be mad.
"What is it, she responded still in the telepathy, and why would I get mad at out saviour.
"Umm..well cause, we me currently are about thousands of homeless people, well their homes being destroyed was our fault, so I was checking in to see if they could be accomdated there, I'll see to the building of the homes myself.
"Wait did you just say thousands? She yelled.
"Don't yell you'll give me a bloody headache, Dan said.
"Well we do have the space, lucky you guys cleared a bunch of trees during your fight with the hero, I'm sure we could accommodate them, but...Dan didn't listen anymore and cut off the link.
"So not that there's much to do, he drew a circle on the ice , step in here and you'll be on your way, he told the people, it's as simple as that, the pork man came first looked at Dan and stepped into the circle of, he vanished Instantly, soon others started getting in, it took hours, before the lady of the people got in, Dan stared at Cyra sleeping peacefully and now gnawing at his shirt, he didn't pull away, Areia's gone,he thought, if he hadn't seen what the creature they were fighting did, he surely would have flown into a rage, he can sense her life energy, so she's definitely not dead, just somewhere else, he could quite out his finger on it. He took Cyra in a princess Carry and teleported, he lay her in Stacy's home, her nagging fell on deaf ears as he left. The refugee eyes were on him as he crossed them, arriving at the path where he and Cyra once fought, the open land was large and devoid of trees, he started making hand signals at the ground, the ground responded quickly and started parting and rising, soon there were thousands of Rocky smooth Igloos, they weren't all that big to manage space but they could fully accomdate three people if needs be, Stacy strode up to him, how do they sleep? We don't have nearly enough sheets.
"Don't worry, Dan sighed, bring the once you have and I'll clone them, they were roughly 1456 people here, that's aside the 3056 people that left and many others that died in the whole ordeal, it was a staggering amount for a once bustling city, though they was no way to count the people that ran before hand.
With the help of the Residents of Vanya, the refugee's were soon given sheets each, and an Igloo, Stacy gathered the villagers and they gathered all the pots they could find and started cooking a really large meal, Some of the refugee's helped out, Dan left them and proceeded to Stacy's house where Cyra laid cold, He then remembered Thranduil, he had placed him In the ring to avoid more damage, as he was already in a dire state, He tapped the ring and Thranduil flopped out, fully healed and munching on a piece of extremely dried meat. Dan stared at him and he stared back, as if surprised Dan had brought him back.
"Where did you get that? Dan asked, and you look good as new, I didn't know you heal that quickly.
He quickly stuffed the rest of the meat in his mouth, chewed and swallowed before he spoke," Yeah I did feel like I was gonna die, but when I woke up, I was on a mountain of gold, the space seem to have no end, and a woman was kneeling over me, I think she healed me, But from her looks I think she's more suited for destruction rather than building.
"Why's there a woman in your ring? He asked Dan.
Dan stared at Thranduil his gaze piercing and cold, laced with anger and hope, Thranduil couldn't quite make out the meaning of the gaze.
"Can you describe her looks, Dan said suddenly with a pleading like tone. Thranduil stared, but answered hastily, cause Dan looked like he could pounce on him if he didn't.
"I'm not one to study looks, but she was definitely pretty, her most noticable perk is her bright red hair and green eyes, she was dressed in bloodred armour that was laced with gold her and there, a long Black cape and all that, Thranduil said thoughtfully, thought I could tell she was strong another level strong, I can't even imagine anyone fighting her, she was quite kind too she didn't even ask me how I got there and offered me meat even when on the verge of death, it must have had healing properties cause as soon as I took a bite I was healing faster than I could blink.
We chatted for a while, she said she doesn't remember a large chunk of stuff, but do remember something, she said she had been there for centuries, but didn't wish to leave. Also she said I smelled familiar, I could have asked her what she meant but you pulled me out before I could do so, and from the look of your ring I don't think I can go back, he said.
Surely Dan stared at his ring and there evident was a large crack, putting a fully grown person strained the ring to it's limit, it was only built to accomdate non living objects, but Thranduil was a living organism, no one was sure how the ring even accept him in the first place.
Green eyes? No! It can't be mum, she had crimson eyes that was both warm and terrifying to look at depending on her mood, and she doesn't like armours, besides if she was really mum, why isn't she trying to reach out?, Dan shook his head, and brushed the thought aside, he hadn't forgotten though that Bora, his mum's brother had said she was in the dragon realm.
Dan let Thranduil take care of Cyra, he left the house silently, taking a stroll across the village, the scent of onion soup filling the air, he didn't stop as people called his name left and right, he was angry, worried and sad, he didn't know which outweigh the other, and he definitely can't let emotions take control, Areia was alive he could feel it, but at the same time she was somewhere far away, and he wasn't sure if he could ever bridge the gap distancing them, he stared at the setting sun for hours till it was nighttime, he was duly brought back to reality as Cyra bit him in the neck claiming she's craving human flesh, Dan jumped as she startled him accidentally stepping on her tail, she shrieked, flushed and struck Dan instinctively in the face, Dan fell on his behind.
She apologized instantly, while rubbing her tail, Dan smiled, there was no use thinking about anything for now, I'll get Areia back somehow, and where ever she is, she bound to survive. "Cyra!, he boomed, let's go stuff out face.
Aye Aye Captain, she yelled giving him a high five as they set back towards the village.
It took About six months and with Cyra's and Thranduil's help, for Dan to link and open a portal towards Areia's life energy, it was a heavy task, that took them every day of trail and error for months to pull it off, They all usually ended up exhausted after each session, with the exception of Dan, he usually kept going for days on end, refusing to eat or speak, it was painful for Cyra and Thranduil to watch, as travelling dimensions isn't an easy task. And Cyra was skeptical if it could actually be pulled off. Eventually they were able to open the portal and get Areia, Cyra and Dan had tried entering the same time making them fall in, and Thranduil running behind them.
After Areia got back from the otherworld, she was practically attached to Dan like an Extra Limb, following him everywhere with exception his bath, there was a boy's bath on one side of me village and the girl on the opposite direction far off.
Dan sat in the large pool of hot water with a sigh, Thranduil forming little creature with a small amount of water in his palm.
"So what are you going to do about her? He asked.
" Who? Dan responded.
"Areia of course, He smirked, I mean without saying anything you guys are practically dating at this point, so when is it going to be official?
"Did some hot water get in your brain? Dan asked coldly,"who ever told you we were dating?
Thranduil stared at the tiny water elephant in his Palm," don't tell me that, this can't be the first time you've heard something like this right?
Dan sighed and splashed Thranduil with quite the volume of water," Yeah I do get that a lot, originally I didn't plan on doing anything to cure the rumors, And I can't really date anyone, it'll be unfair and selfish for me to do so, after all I might die anytime, besides I doubt she sees me that way.
Thranduil retaliated with a large splash of his own, Who told you that you idiot, you can't know what she wants if you don't ask her, idiot, why would she be so attached to you if she doesn't like you, even siblings don't behave like that.
"Keep calling me an Idiot and I'll boil the water, Dan threatened.
"Try it, are you forgetting I'm a mage too, Thranduil smirked, don't think I didn't notice you turning red when she jumped on you after we found her, you sly dog.
"Just shut up! Dan yelled flushing,and creating a huge wave that he froze to block Thranduil's smug face out of sight, he got out of the bath and ran away.
Thranduil joined Dan in the dressing room, still carry his smug look, he clearly wasn't about to let it so.
"Keep smiling like that, and I'll set Cyra on you, Dan barked. Thranduil stopped instantly, and Dan smiled,Got ya!
"If you're planning on using her against me it's not going to work, Thranduil said calmly, Dan didn't respond, Cyra like every beastkin was brazen about who they like and who they did not, and she clearly wasn't hiding it from Thranduil, who keeps trying his best to shrugg it off.
They got out of the dressing room proceeding to the village, when they spotted Cyra and Areia far off, they were struggling about something, on a heap of logs, sat Antrea, holding what seem like a small box and yelling furiously at it, part of it seemed to be somewhere else as a small portal was above the stuff. Thranduil pulled Cyra from Areia, she went limp,"I want it she barked.
"Areia holding a squishy ball was indifferent about it all, he tossed the ball in her palm and casually tossed it out of sight.
"What was that? Dan asked her.
"A nuisance, she responded.
"Liar, barked Cyra, she was jealous as I was chewing on it, she scoffed trying to fight her way free from Thranduil's grip.
" You mean annoyed, Areia replied coldly, why were you doing that? You could be easily mistaken for a pet.
"How's that any of your concern, Cyra yelled furiously at her, but her Scream was drowned by Antrea's even louder scream.
"You're all fucking noobs! She barked and the small rectangular box, how are we supposed to win when you're all wondering off on your own, I don't want to hear it no 3. My God you guys need to be burnt on the stake, no your account needs to be banned.
"Help me up, you fuckers! She screamed, No don't go there, the enemies are all there she barked.
They all stared at her confused, and intrigued, tiny voices replied her from the box, hauling insults back at her.
I'll find you, Netro45, she suddenly yelled and tossed the box into the small portal, she huffed, looking around for something to pass her aggression on, she looked down and saw them all staring at her, she flushed as she caught Dan's gaze, she fluttered down from the logs and walked away embarrassed.
Thranduil let go of Cyra who immediately lunged towards Areia, Areia struck back pulling her hair and tail with two quick motion, Cyra clung to Areia like a koala, biting into her neck, Areia bit back, they struggled like that for a while till Dan and Thranduil saperated their embarrassing squabble.
"Where did you get the ball from? Dan asked Areia.
"I think it was from the Fowl girl, it appeared when she came, maybe it fell from one of her dimensions or whatever, but it was definitely on the ground and Cyra suddenly started chewing on it.
"How is that any of your business, Cyra cried Shrilly.
" That's gross, Areia retaliated, but didn't struggle with Dan like Cyra with Thranduil.
"So basically you threw away the ball, cause It was dirty and Cyra was chewing on it like a dog, Thranduil said.
"At least you seem to have an atom of common sense unlike the beast you're holding, Areia said coldly.
"Ahhhhh!, Cyra screeched, let go of me Thranduil, I'm going to rip her eyes out.
Areia brought out her tongue taunting her, which made her even more furious.
"What are they arguing about? Antrea came, Clutching a large toy animal.
"Apparently yoy accidentally brought a ball with you here and Areia threw it away, cause she didn't like the way Cyra was playing with it, Dan sighed.
"A ball? You mean from my pit of balls? She asked.
" I don't know what you mean, bit it gotta be it, Dan sighed.
"But I have like a million of those, she said snapping her finger and balls started raining from the sky, Cyra's eyes lit up.
"Antrea stop before you flood us with balls, Dan laughed, she flushed and closed the portal, leaving them covered in a few hundred balls.
"You Yo-you just called my name, she muttered.
" What? Dan asked, wasn't it Antrea? I could have sworn Areia told me Antrea.
Areia's eyes were on the large toy bear in the Angel's hand, and subconsciously yelled no! As the angel disappeared with the stuffed animal from embarrassment.
"I didn't know you like bears, Dan said to Areia.
"Neither did I, she said kicking away a ball, well I can't really deny that I have a fondness for them, she shrugged.
"Thranduil held Cyra firmly least she pounce on Areia again, he bent down and pick up a ball cleaned it with high pressurized wind then handed it to Cyra, who immediately took it and stopped struggling.
"They spent hours gathering the balls, Antrea came back, and to Areia's disappointment she didn't come with the toy bear, she peered at them from above the trees like she's scared of coming down. Cyra had darted off long ago with the ball Thranduil gave her and didn't seem like she'd be back anytime soon.
After gathering the balls in large heaps, they pondered what to do with them, handing them to the kids in the village was a good idea suggested by Thranduil, but Dan reckoned having these many balls about the village and the refugee's camp would be a bad idea, with Dan's help, they made Antrea take back more than half of the balls back to where ever she kept them, the carried the rest back to the village, handing it to any kids that seems interested, and quite a lot did actually. With grateful thanks from their parents both the refugee's and not they accepted it bringing smiled to lots of the kids faces.
"Dan stood near a shed watching as Stacy's and some dwarfs shared the food they made for the refugee's, Thranduil came beside him.
"You seem to be always enjoying my company, Dan said without looking at him.
"Though I'm an Elf, but you seem more Elfish to me, How can I not? I mean we're bro's would you rather have me spend time with the girls? He scoffed at Dan.
"Well if you put it that way, I guess it's normal, Dan laughed, but I don't think the girls in our party behave like they're girls, his said pointing at Cyra who stood trying to balance a large log on her nose near a campfire some distance off, Areia sat beneath her with Antrea who for the first time isn't with her wings, Areia clearly wanted to ask about the doll.
"Well I guess you're right, Thranduil chuckled, but they're girls nonetheless.
"So what do you have we do? Dan asked I mean the girls are clearly having fun.
"I don't know, muttered Thranduil, I mean I was a stone a really long time and seeing the world as it is so many things have changed, I don't know which to adapt to first, though not gonna lie, I'm having fun tagging along with you guys despite being one of the most wanted guys alive.
Dan stared blankly at him," whoa cringe much.
"You could at least try to be sympathetic, he barked at Dan.
"Oh no! Dan feigned, you're having a hard time adapting, You could have said so long ago, now I feel really bad.
"Don't fake it! Thranduil yelled," Seriously, what's up with this party.
"Party? Dan asked confused.
"Aren't we a party? Thranduil asked.
"To be honest I don't know what we are, I mean I don't really know why Cyra still tags along with us, I don't know why you tag along with us, and most of all I don't even know why Antrea's now tagging along, I really didn't think much of it then, Cyra wants to help people, Areia's attached to me for some reason, You're here for a reason unknown to me and Antrea who can travel dimensions is here for who knows why. I mean without tagging along with me and Areia trying to survive I can't help but think they're many options for everyone here except the condemned one.
"To be honest, you're spitting facts and I'm not going to start acting all sentimental about you not considering us a party, I don't even know why I started tagging along, but I definitely do enjoy tagging along, Thranduil said turning away.
"It has to be because of Cyra isn't it, Dan asked smug.
"No! Thranduil rejected quickly.
"You don't need to lie to me, I mean if I get cured and almost beaten to death and by someone as pretty as Cyra I'd be in on it too, Dan laughed, I mean she was the first person you saw when she removed the curse from your eyes wasn't it.
Thranduil didn't reply, he didn't have a comeback, he just stood silently, staring at the girls still hurdled around the campfire, Antrea had joined her trying to balance a log on her head, Areia watched them without joining in.
After a few weeks the refugee's were now at home in the village of Vanya, the dwarfs laughing with other dwarfs of Vanya, the Elf's Socialized and the kid who didn't know anything about different in race played together in groups.
Dan had taken a stroll outside the village Areia tagging along, Dan told her about the woman in the ring, and they chatted long about the old days when the human kingdom Hav'al was still standing, Antrea has left for her dimension for weeks occasionally coming back once in a while, trying to teach Cyra who seemed Interested in the game she was playing. Thranduil was running towards them yelling something, Cyra was oh his heels, Antrea popped out suddenly close to Dan and Areia. Dan sensed something, instinctively and unnaturally fast He and Antrea at the same time put up a Veil, a large black energy beam Slammed into it, the sound so loud Cyra covered her ears in pain, by far she had the sharpest senses among them all, making it hit harder than it did on the others, The large pillar of Dark energy dissipated leaving a long hot pillar like scar on the ground, the Veil was barely standing. Dan let go of Areia who he had subconsciously pulled close, cause the blast came from her direction.
"What's going on? He asked Antrea.
"Dragons, She said shakily, clearly scared, Dan wasn't sure he could have shielded that attack on his own without Antrea's help. In the distance a woman walked, he blue scattered hair gleaming in the sunlight, cold blue eyes and a steaming mouth, she was Tall as Tall as Thranduil who was already 6,1ft. She walked slowly towards them, her pressure was immense, she was on them before they could react, Antrea was flung into the air with great speed she barely stabilized herself before large pillars of fire came hauling in her direction, she Cleaved them clean in two, The two dragons flew from above the clouds, threatening to tear her limb from limb, she dodged swiftly her large wings sprouting, Dan was sure she could Instantly go back to her dimension but for some reason she didn't.
Areia had barely drawn her sword, when she was suddenly sent soaring through the sky like a bullet, she flew out of sight taking a large chunk of a mountain not far off.
"AREIA! Dan yelled, the woman grabbed him by the neck, he grabbed her arm and fired fire attacks at point blank range, she didn't move or made any inclination that she was taking damage, she thanked it all. An Arrow appeared on the Head of the woman, the gravitational pressure around her immediately increase 90fold, she wasn't being crushed, but that attacked made Thranduil her next target, she let go of Dan and was Infront of Thranduil before her could tell she had moved.
"I'm going to die, he thought as the woman's fist was inches from his face, Cyra's punch landed squarely the on the side of the woman's head the force of the punch shook the atmosphere, sending her of course and missing Thranduil's head slightly, Thranduil teleported towards Dan, And Cyra attacked again, Throwing hands at her, Cyra was grabbed by the head, the woman opened her mouth, it was pitch black, she fired at Cyra with the black energy blast that had attacked them earlier, Cyra took the full blunt of it for a second, before Dan's kick landed on the side of the woman's head, redirecting the blast, it hit one of the dragons chasing Antrea. She let go of Cyra and faced Dan her Cold eyes staring into him. Dan couldn't move, he was frozen in place, the woman grabbed Dan by the head slammed him into the ground, he went limp Instantly, Thranduils fire, lightning, and earth attack was fruitless. Cyra ice struck her but she thanked it too.
Cyra runned towards her, half of her clothes gone and her chest and belly bright red, her attacks failed to land, the woman caught them all her hand still on Dan, she hurled Cyra towards the direction of the village, she couldn't stop herself in time and Crashed taking a large portion of it, before she got up and started making her way back to the battlefield Thranduil was held limply in the woman's firm grasp, she tossed him aside and Attack Cyra from behind before she could even move.sending her miles away and into a river that nearly got dried cause of the impact.
She held Dan, bit her finger and used her blood to draw some symbol on his forehead, A black orb was slowly pulled from Dan's body, she held it studying it closely, then as soon as they appeared they disappeared.