Meet And Fall in Love
157 - Spirit of Darkness.

Next day.

Today is the departure time for the mission in Bamboo Village. Those who took part in the mission promised to gather at the gate of Leaf Village.

Raisa arrives at the village gate after walking with Rumi from the direction of their adjacent home. Arriving at the village gate, there were already three members waiting for them. There are still two other members who have not arrived.

They all set appointments around 08:30

"Sorry, make you wait," Rumi said

"Still waiting for two more guys, huh? I thought we were both the last ones" Raisa said

"In our team, Morgan, it's often too late. Don't know what about Chilla" said Aqila

"Can't you ask your girlfriend to come on time, Aqila?" ask Devan

"She was so hard to get in on time! I'm tired of talking to him" Aqila replied

"He was like his father when he was young," Raisa softly chuckled.

"If it's Chilla, she's most busy enjoying her morning meal or busy packing food brought for the mission" Ian said

Before Raisa and Rumi arrived, the ones who were already waiting there were Aqila, Devan, and Ian. After Raisa comes along with Rumi, the rest of Morgan and Chilla are still yet to come.

While waiting, Morgan and Chilla finally appeared from the opposite direction.

"I'm coming!" exclaiming Chilla who was panting while holding a bag.

"I'm sorry, I'm late" Morgan said with an awkward expression.

"Fifteen minutes late! Come on, we're leaving! We have to get there at least before afternoon" Devan said

"I'm sure we can get to noon" Morgan said

"If you want to be more sure, come on time for the appointment!" ian's Nag

"So, I've been apologizing" Morgan said

The seven of them walked out of the gate of Daun Village to carry out the mission to Bamboo Village.

Although the destination is only at the border, they all go by train up to Bambu~ Village

The train they were riding was quiet. In addition to the seven of them, other passengers can be counted on the fingers. There were not even ten passengers other than them. Other passengers also looked tense and there was a look of worry on their faces.

In the middle of the road, the carriage that was boarded stopped for a moment. At that time also the faces of other passengers look increasingly unpleasant because they are upset and look relieved. Like just dropping out.

"It was expected to be like this!"

The other passengers got off the train.

"They all got off the train. Should we get down here, too?" chilla asked.

"But, we're not there yet" Ian said

"I'm gonna ask someone" Morgan said

Morgan was looking for someone to ask in the carriage.

"Excuse me. Uncle, what exactly happened? Why did the train suddenly stop?" ask Morgan

"Didn't you know? This has happened a lot lately. This was because of the monsters that existed at the border, so many carriages stopped in the middle of the road! Already so, so many trains that stop, then some lines can not be passed. Like this moment! Because many trains stopped from two opposite directions, the train came to a complete standstill.

The monster prevents trains from entering the border, if any trains remain in operation, the monsters will attack the train and injure the passengers" said one person.

..."I don't know either! Our goal there was indeed to investigate those monsters. But, wasn't that monster only active as the day approached night? It's even midday," inner Morgan...

"In that case, wouldn't the state of the train track be detected or there was a report of it at the station? Why is the train still operating? Is this the desperate capital of the workers and train drivers?" ask Morgan again.

"Before the train actually operates, nothing happens, but once there is a train that travels close to the border, this situation just happens. We also do not want to be like this and hope for something good, but conditions like this happen again" he replied

"Then, if it's like this how to handle it? Shouldn't all trains also have to return to their respective stations?" ask Morgan the other time.

"Eitherway. Maybe you should expect luck to come," he replied resignedly.

"Oh, yeah... Then thank you, Uncle! Excuse me." Morgan went back to the others.

"Bring your things, everyone. We also have to get off this train" Morgan said

"What's going on?" ask Aqila

"This is the work of the monsters" replied Morgan

"But it's not night yet. The monaters are acting?" ian asked.

Morgan just nodded.

"We must get down and finish the journey. We have to arrive before afternoon" said Rumi

"Yes, said Rumi! Come down," said Aqila

"I thought it would be a hassle" Dumel Devan said

They all carried their own luggage and moved down from the train.

Apparently, the facial expressions of the other passengers were those who felt annoyed at not being able to finish business at their destination, but on the other hand also at the same time feel relieved because it does not have to face danger because of the attack of mysterious monsters.

"From here we have to walk. Is the village still far away?" raisa asked.

"Indeed why? You feeling tired? Do I need to bring your stuff?" ask Rumi.

"No, I can do it myself. I'm just worried about the time we get there, I hope we get there on time" Raisa replied

"Lumayan is far from here. Hence, we must hurry. Don't be slow or complain too much! Just keep going" said Devan

As Devan said, they all continued to walk non-stop. There was no chance to complain because the journey was still long and they had to arrive on time. On the important mission this time, they all had to be extremely careful while in the process of completing it.

At first, they all went hand in hand. However, the longer there was also a lagging path behind. It has arrived at noon, the heat that heats the earth becomes a roadblock and makes them quickly and easily feel tired.

"I can't take it anymore! Wanting to just stop, it felt," complained Chilla who stopped her footsteps.

Breath gasping...

Chilla fell on the ground.

"What can I do! We'll rest here for a while" Devan said

The others stopped and sat down to rest for a while there.

"Return your breath slowly, Chilla," said Aqila

"Drink first to relieve your tiredness and thirst, Chilla," Raisa said as she poured a bottle of mineral water from her supply.

"Thank you, Raisa! You drink only yours, I have it in my luggage, too" said Chilla, who took out her own supplies.

They rested and ate little of their provisions.

Chilla only drinks a little, but already enough food spent even though he just took a short break.

"Hey, fat! Do not eat too much, otherwise you yourself will complain when your supplies run out later! You will never walk again!" ian's Nag

"Whisper! If I did not eat this much, I would not have the energy to continue the journey. The important thing is that I won't ask for your supplies, so take care of yourself, and don't mind me" Chilla said

"It shouldn't take too long to relax, we should hurry back! Quickly trim your stuff again and immediately continue the journey," said Devan

They continued their journey on foot.

Some thought they would arrive at their destination at noon, but in fact they had to walk without a car.

And they were all trapped by the wind that was blowing hard and carrying a lot of sand flying together around him~ It made them unable to see clearly in the front.

"When we're not in Sand Village, it's like a sandstorm" Raisa said

"Where did all this sand come from?" ask Aqila

"The village is on the border of the Wind Country, Sand Village. Maybe we're almost there" Morgan replied

The longer they walk the wind blows the louder. The wind that blows along with the sand, making their journey more hampered and their visibility shorter because the view is increasingly blurred and difficult to see clearly~

"Can't see anything if it continues like this" Aqila complained

Rumi was quick to take action by using wind element magic to at least blow away the sand that surrounded their visibility~

They also survive to stay upright by strengthening both feet in the middle of a wind gust war.

After it was all over and the sand was gone from the surroundings, they were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Finally, it's over too" Ian said

"Thank you, Rumi," said Morgan

Rumi smiled a little.

The sand surrounding them had already disappeared. After the difficult situation disappeared, suddenly the tanak they were on shook quite tight!

Although not carrying sand and blowing together, but there was a terrible figure appeared from a distance.

"What's that!?! It's terrible," Chilla said, shrieking in panic.

Something dark black in size like a giant came closer!

In a bad situation with the monster attacks that often appear, this condition is not the same as that, although it may be similar!

Mission data has been provided, telling that mysterious monsters that often attack are magic animals that are sized like giants are raging. However, this dark black creature figure was not a magical beast figure as it was told, but rather a dark spirit!

"It is a spirit that rises from darkness! Be careful, maybe this is more dangerous than the mysterious monster attack that was talked about" Devan chanted

All were prepared in their respective positions when the spirit said by Devan showed a sign of attack.

And sure enough! The spirit raged indistinctly in all directions and began to harm the seven of them!

They all attacked back at the dark spirit in every way~

However, it did not pay off! Even if the spirit disappears, a beam of darkness will reappear and unite into a new dark spirit figure and repeat the same attack more blindly~

"Our attacks nothing worked" Ian said

"Fight of darkness is light" Morgan said.

Aware of the truth of Morgan's words, Aqila attacks him with the light he is able to emit... It was an attack from the fire~ dragon's bursting style

"No! Don't attack it with fire!" no Raisa yells.

Raisa did forbid, but the attack has been launched~

The spirit had indeed disappeared like before, yet it continued to fuse and rise again into a new spirit! And the rampage is getting worse and bigger than the previous~

The spirit of darkness attacked Aqila until it fell~

Aqila also collapsed helplessly.

"No! AQILA!!" shouted Morgan

Morgan immediately approached Aqila who fell unconscious.

"The dark spirit hates fire the most, attacking it with fire will only make it even more angry" Raisa said

"How do you know that? So, how do you handle it?" ask Devan

"Protect Aqila! That spirit will target the person who attacked it with fire earlier. Ian, help restore Aqila! I will try to overcome that spirit" Raisa said without answering Devan's question.

Morgan and Chilla are keeping Aqila by her side, Ian who can use medical magic trying to recover Aqila, Devan stands protecting those friends.

Rumi stood tensely watching Raisa who was trying to fight against the dark spirit who was getting angry and becoming-so~

Raisa tries to defeat the dark spirit with wind element magic. However, that dark spirit continued to break free from Raisa~'s attacks

"It's harder than I thought! I need water, but can't use that magic element now. Morgan, I need your help" Raisa said

Morgan immediately understood after being asked for help and rushed over to Raisa.

The exhausted state of Raisa after continuously attacking the dark spirit cannot use water element magic and remove it directly from magic power without any water from other sources. Raisa also needs the help of Morgan who can use the style of the waves without having to come from other sources but can remove it directly from her magic power.

"Help and take care of Aqila, I will help Raisa so that this is quickly completed" said Morgan

Morgan ran up to Raisa and immediately let out a wave-like stance. As soon as the water came rushing after Morgan used her magic, Raisa immediately used the overflow to attack the dark spirit.

Raisa controlled the overflow of water to surround and wet the whole figure of the dark spirit. Raisa influences the overflow of water with her magic until the water that imprisons the spirit of darkness becomes luminous~

The dark spirit calmed down, and the black color of the dark spirit faded and slowly disappeared, then turned transparent like most spirits in general. The next second, the spirit just disappeared~

"Finish it already is" murmured Raisa

"You did it, Raisa," said Morgan

After that, Raisa's body was squeezed. But still able to stand. Rumi goes straight to her and stands guard by Raisa's side if she needs her help.

"You know how to overcome the spirit of darkness, Raisa?" ask Devan

"I know a little about the spirit of darkness. I need a lot of water to calm him down, but due to exhaustion I can't take it out directly with my magic power. In this condition is needed a large amount of water resources, and I remember Morgan can do the style of the water element, which is the exposure to the waves. Then, we worked together with Morgan's way of producing water and I did the rest like that" Raisa explained

"So, you didn't fight it, you calmed it down?" ask Morgan who came back to Aqila.

"really. The fire can make her angry, but the water can calm her down" Raisa said

Raisa also approached Aqila who was still unconscious, even though Ian was trying to recover it.

"What about Aqila?" ask Raisa

"The conditions are very weak. It seemed like the attack that hit him earlier was very powerful," Ian replied

"The dark spirit attack is not a joke" Raisa said

"Then, what should we do? Do you need any more water? Do I have to repeat magic like that?" ask Morgan anxiously.

Raisa reached into her supplies and took out a bottle full of mineral water from there.

"No need, now I just need a little water. The water in this bottle alone is enough" Raisa replied

Raisa unscrewed the lid of her bottle and used her magic to draw water out of the bottle to sweep it all over Aqila's body. Continuous from top to bottom and repeated~

"But, that's your supply. And one full bottle," Morgan was reluctant to feel bad when Raisa had to sacrifice her supplies.

"As you said, this is just one full bottle of water. It's okay, what matters is Aqila's safety and so she quickly comes to her senses. After all, we are close, so we must immediately make Aqila aware and continue the journey" Raisa said

Raisa continues to try to make Aqila aware in her way, Ian also transfers his energy to Aqila to help Raisa make her aware.

In Raisa's handling, something dark black vaporized out of Aqila's body and simply vanished. Then, Aqila slowly opened her eyes and realized from fainting~

"It was the influence of the dark spirit power that was slowly coming out of Aqila's body. After this will continue to improve," said Raisa

"Ugh~ My head hurts, my body is limp. What the hell happened to me?" aqila asked.

"The power of the dark spirit affects your body, rendering you unconscious after attacking that spirit with fire magic" Rumi said

"Then, where was the spirit? Are you guys all right?" ask Aqila

"Don't worry, everything has been handled by Raisa" replied Chilla

"Thank you very much, Raisa," said Aqila

"Don't hesitate, I'm just helping my friend. Can you stand up, Aqila? We must immediately continue on our way, before another dark spirit or mysterious monster appears and attacks again. Morgan, you pick up Aqila or you just carry her. We have to hurry," said Raisa

"really. Go, hurry! Spirit, we'll be there soon" Devan said

Morgan also moved carrying Aqila on his back. Aqila's red face was hidden by leaning against Morgan's back. Aqila was forced to accept the awkward state because her condition had not fully recovered.

"Raisa, you've defeated the dark spirit and helped restore Aqila. Are you tired? Do I need to carry it too?" rumi asked.

"No need, I'm still strong myself, but you hold my hand! Just in case, if I fall, then pull my hand," said Raisa who immediately grabbed Rumi's hand asking to be grasped.

Not leaving the opportunity, Rumi also tightly grasped Raisa~'s hand

Raisa chose so to at least not make Rumi feel hurt again. However, either his actions were correct or not. Or he even more hurt Rumi with his treatment that seemed to give false hope~

"Let's get over here" Ian said

Devan walked first, then Ian followed him, and then the others also walked behind him.

They continued walking towards the Bamboo Village as the destination of the mission. After busy attacking and overcoming the dark spirits in the middle of the previous journey, they only arrived at their destination when the day had started afternoon~

A middle-aged man stood not far away as if he was waiting for their arrival. As soon as they walked over, the man approached them with his anxious face.

"Are you the ones who came from Leaf Village to overcome the attack of the mysterious monsters in our village?" ask the middle-aged man.

"really. We came up with a mission like you said," Devan replied

"Why are you guys up until the afternoon is almost here?"

"As you can see, one of our members was injured in the middle of the road. Surely you can guess it, this is a monster spirit that attacked and tried to prevent us from coming here" explained Ian

The middle-aged man was surprised by Ian's explanation, but also seemed to have expected it to be like that.

"I'm sorry for welcoming you guys so poorly. My name is Derril, the caretaker of the orphanage where you will be staying here. Come on, let's go to the parlor first. I'll explain the details when I get there" he said

"Please, Grandfather lead the way," courteously Morgan who seemed to have felt tired from having to hold Aqila.

"Please follow me" he said, Mr. Derril.

With Mr. Derril showing the way, the seven of them headed to the orphanage together.

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