MERCIA
43. The Sweetest Fruit in the World.

August let out his anger, a reddish aura enveloped his body he attacked the woman blindly. The woman I defeated dodge August's attack.

August's body suddenly unable to move, muscle muscles in his body like paralyzed.

"Who are you?" ask Lyra.

"we're messengers of Clawrit" said someone who seemed to be the leader of the group.

"Callus take the crystal" the man commanded.

a man named Kallus darted toward August, he grabbed August by the neck with his left hand and plugged five long black nails of his right hand finger into August's chest.

Lyra tries to stop what Kallus is doing, but the red light hits her and makes her bounce and unconscious, Carrol tries to retaliate but is stopped by Hedya.

"Carrol don't." pinta Hedya.

"you'd better follow his advice, otherwise I'll kill you all" said the man.

"Coraladrgggghhhh..!" august shouted as Kallus's fingernails stuck in his chest, a beam the size of a baby's fist shot out from August's chest.

Kallus let go of his grip. August also fell. Kallus took the crystal and handed it to the man.

"we're back"

"Wait.. !" August says.

"i want to know what your names are?"

"why do you want to know our names?"

"i'll find and kill you" August said.

"Hahaha.., how attractive a despicable creature like you wants to kill us, well I'll give you a chance."

"My name is Alexys, that red-clothed woman is Legira, the man with two swords on his back is Leth, she is Kallus, and the woman who killed your boyfriend is.."

"Javelyn.." he cut Alexys' words and walked toward August.

"My name is Javelyn, you don't have to worry, I'm not like they look down on the human beings of this world, I can help you forget about your sadness, follow me and be my servant, hihihi." he then kissed August.

August was disgusted to hear that the five of them had finally left. August began to feel pain in his chest, his body felt burning poison in the nails that made him fall unconscious.

Two months Later.

August lived in Lyra's golden temple. Carrol had treated the wound on his chest, but the wound in his heart would never be treated. They attacked people close to him.he felt that power was a curse, everyone who was nearby suffered even had to lose his life.

August sat pensively by the pool with a blank look. A woman with blue diamonds approached and sat beside him.

"for a long time we didn't meet" said the Oracle.

"we don't know each other, there's no point in meeting, and you're the last person in the world I want to meet" August said.

The Oracle simply smiled "you hate me?"

"i just don't want to see you again, it all started when I met you" August said.

"You don't lose it, it just moves to a special place in your heart, that memory will be your priceless treasure" the Oracle said.

"what does all this mean, what does it mean to have power if not to be able to protect the person I love? that's just bullshit."

"what do you want, why did you meet me?" ask August.

"i want you to lead them." The Oracle pointed to the meadow where Ray, Valery and Clara were training.

"i'm not the right person, I don't have that crystal power anymore" August said.

"hmm. it turns out you don't understand, all this time you just look at the surface" said Oracle.

"what do you mean?" ask August.

"the "destiny" Oracle got up and walked over the pool water, no water ripples were created. Her body became transparent and then disappeared.

the atmosphere became quiet again even though it was still morning. Valery and the others have also returned to the temple.

"Don't you want strawberries?" ask a little girl about five or six years old with her sweet smile breaks the silence.

"i don't like it very much, the fruit is very acidic" August said.

"strawberries are the sweetest fruit in the world" said the boy, with a sullen face, visibly unhappy with August's words.

"go offer it to the others" said August.

"i'm not leaving until you try.

"take two" the boy ordered while glaring.

August also took two strawberries.

"eat"

August ate it, his face shuddered to hold the sour taste of strawberries in his mouth and vomited it.

"i told you I don't like it but you do.."

"eat the other one" the boy cut off August's words.

"there's no one else you can bother?" august was upset.

"you're the only one here" said the boy.

August just shook his head.he then ate the strawberries left in his hands.he was surprised.it tastes very different from the strawberries he previously tried.

"how?" ask the boy.

"why could it be different? it's so sweet" August said.

"the first time you tried it maybe you didn't like it, you threw it away, but you tried it again, you didn't think it would be sweet. that's your life you don't know what awaits you in the future" said the little boy.

August was surprised to hear the boy's words, he looked at the little boy in front of him.

"what do you mean, boy?" August says.

"I know you're not stupid, you know what I mean."

August looked down, his tears falling.

"not only have you lost your most loved ones, your friends too.they've risen to look after each other, aren't you ashamed of them?" ask the boy.

August glanced back at the little girl.

"i don't know who you are, but your words awaken me, thank you" August said, lifting the boy up and embracing him.

"what's your name?" ask August.

the little girl did not think she would be hugged August. Her face flushed red, she then whispered in August's ear.

"i have many names, but people call me.."

"Oracle.." cut August.

glaques.

the little girl's body turned bigger, her hanging legs started to touch the ground, her chest grew beginning to press down on August. August panicked, but he had not yet let go of his embrace.The Oracle's face seemed to be on par with him.

"Hey.the women in the temple like you, if they see you holding me like this they'll kill me" the Oracle said.

"ma. ma. sorry." August let go of his embrace.

the mood became awkward.

"the core strength is still in your body, you just need to find a way to get it out, the crystal you took out of you is a cheat, like the illusion you created.I have to go, I have to go, we'll meet again." said the Oracle he immediately disappeared.

August just smiled, he closed his eyes trying to enter his subconscious.

soon he returned to a hall he knew.five chairs but this time only one filled.one sitting on the bench at the far right approached August.

"who areyou?"

"my name is Mercia."

"what are you here for?"

"destiny, and I accept."

"My name is Pendragon, and I'm handing you this battle suit, it's made up of two layers, the first layer you can use at any time, the second layer use only if your enemy is very strong."

the manifestation of Pendragon disappears turns into a battle suit that coats August's body for a moment and then disappears, although for a moment August feels his strength rise manifold.

August opened his eyes and now he understood who he was and the secret of the power within him, he leaped high into the air staring at the horizon of the world unfolding before him. he looked down at the temple far below him, and saw Hedya, Valery and others.I promise to be a bridge of two worlds for you.

'Proxima I'm coming!'

August darted down towards the temple.His arrival shocked everyone.

"August..!"