Princess With Magic's
Mountain Peak
"Say the peak of Mount Alast is a haunted place where evil spirits gather," Arabelle said.
"Come on. Princess Duke's time lost to me. I'm brave," Kara quipped.
"Where is. I dare, "Arabelle replied even though her body was still trembling as they approached the top of the mountain.
CLEPH!
"They're all over again" complained Flo. He had just shot a golden snake with an arrow that had been covered in magic liquid. Flo approaches the dead snake and puts it in a pouch, just like any other animal they killed before.
"Well golden snake," said Canesta amazed, "The golden snake is a very rare snake and can only be found at the top of Mount Alast."
"We haven't reached the top of the mountain yet. Why is this snake here?" ask Vizche.
"Maybe the same case as the winged tiger before," Canesta replied, "There should be a reason why they came down from the mountain."
"Not only them. Look that!" exclaim Luna.
Everyone looked at the horde of Alast goats flocking down the mountain. They seem to be afraid of something. The Alast Goat is a rainbow horned goat that only exists around the top of Mount Alast and lives in groups.
"Why are the goats?" ask Kara.
"Eitherway. I can't connect my mind to any of the goats because they're in a panic and in a hurry" replied Canesta who had tried to connect her mind with one of the goats.
"It looks like something's up there," Arabelle looked at the mountain's crest. Yesterday he discovered that one of his abilities was aura detection. But the new ability can reach a maximum distance of 10 km.
"I can't feel any aura because the top of the mountain is still quite far away" said Arabelle.
"I can sense a little bit of aura" said Canesta whose aura detection ability is a maximum of 100 km, ten times that of Arabelle.
"What aura?" ask Vizche.
"An evil aura. But as if someone was holding back that aura," Canesta replied still focusing her mind, "Some are just some ordinary magical beasts who are running in fear away from the source of that aura."
"It must be the source of the aura that's the cause of all this" Jane guessed.
"Maybe. We'll investigate once we get to the top of the mountain. Let's go" said Canesta who had gone first.
"Hey, don't leave us" Flo ran after Canesta.
"Be careful of falling," Luna worried about Flo. After all, Flo is the princess of the Calast Kingdom.
"Yes," Flo replies while still catching up with Canesta.
After being about 10 km away from the top of the mountain, Arabelle could feel the aura of the creature. As Canesta said, that aura was an evil aura.
"I can feel the aura of the creature," said Arabelle.
"How can you?" ask Vizche.
"Did you forget I had an aura detection capability within 10 km?" answer Arabelle.
"Oh yeah, I remember."
The closer they got, the stronger the aura. Canesta sharpened her vision.
"There's something big!" exclaim Canesta, "We have to help her!"
"Who's help?" ask Flo. But Canesta ran away first. Inevitably, they followed him
"Yeny."
In front of them, a huge monster was punching through the air. He could only faintly see what he hit. It looks like it's a dome like the one Canesta created.
"Who made this dome??" tanua Kara's.
"It looks like I can feel a strong aura again" Canesta said. He looked around and exclaimed, "Meet!"
Canesta walked up to an albino tree. Albino trees are very rare and are only found in a few places, even very few. Canesta stuck out her hand and vaguely looked like she was touching something. Looks like there's a dome protecting this tree. Or rather, protect something inside.
With a single strike, the dome shattered and Canesta entered lightly. He was talking to the albino tree,
"Is there someone in you?"
The tree was silent. Finally Canesta was forced to use the power of seeing through her vision. Inside the tree, Canesta could see a man was sitting leisurely. Understandably, the trunk of the tree is very large and enough to be a small room in it.
"You think you can hide from me?"
Canesta stepped up and went into the tree. He used the power to pierce through objects that could make him penetrate anything.
"You found me" the man smiled.
"Yes I found you Viscount."
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Canesta sat in a chair she made herself. Canesta looked at Viscount Neil who looked like he was using his magic power even though he looked relaxed. It was as if he was holding something back.
"Did you make the dome Viscount?" ask Canesta.
"How does the Princess know?"
"It's not hard to guess that you're using your magic power and holding something back."
"Yes, I'm the one who made the dome."
Viscount Neil walked out through the wall of tree trunks and Canesta followed him. Outside, there were friends of Canesta who had been waiting from earlier.
"Old bet bye," protested Flo.
"Yamaap."
"Uncle!" Arabelle hugged Viscount Neil.
"My nephew is a big one apparently. How are mom and dad?" Viscount returned Arabelle's embrace affectionately.
"This is Viscount Neil?" ask Luna.
"Yes" replied Canesta. As the Princess was mainly the heir to the throne, she knew all the names of nobles and officials. In fact he knew kings, queens, princesses, princes, nobles, officials from other kingdoms as well. Canesta is the type of person who learns hard if it is in the mood. Unlike Flo who is lazy to learn in any situation.
"I think Viscount is old" Jane said.
"indiscriminately. My uncle is 21 years old" said Arabelle.
"Yamaap."
They sat down and Viscount Neil told them everything,
"This monster was a long-sealed Alast Mountain monster and was locked up within the mountain. I know it because I love to adventure to many places and some people tell me about the monster of Mount Alast who will rise and escape from its seal in the fifth month. Hearing that, I immediately went to Mount Alast intending to restrain the monster. I have magic power, though not very strong. And with that I passed all the obstacles of Mount Alast and reached the top. There I saw a giant monster that ate some of Alast's goats. I saved all the animals by risking my life and making a dome so that the monsters couldn't get out."
Their brains were trying to digest Viscount's words just now. So the Viscount held this monster for days?
"How can the Viscount withstand this monster for days?" ask Flo.
"I have the power to store energy. So I stored the energy that I had in the moment when the monster was dormant and used it when the monster was active" Viscount explained.
"That monster is sometimes active and sometimes inactive?" ask Canesta.
"Yes. Monsters need rest too."
"But I suspect something" Canesta said.
"You are always suspicious of anything" said Arabelle.
"Hmmm...."
The Viscount destroyed the dome and now it was Canestalah who made the dome in place of the Viscount who had been holding the dome for days. They eat and drink. Canesta gave Viscount Neil an HP and explained how to use it.
"There's something strange about this monster," Canesta muttered at the monster that was suddenly like sleeping. At first glance, he saw a black aura.
"There's someone behind this monster!" exciting Canesta. Canesta smashes the dome and approaches the monster.
"Be careful, Princess!" exclaimed the Viscount who was shocked by Canesta's reckless actions.
"I caught you" Canesta said as she got very close to the monster, "Eudora."
Eudora came out from inside the monster's body. He smiled sinisterly towards Canesta.
"How could you catch me, little boy."
"I'm a big boy" Canesta replied.
"You're still a weak little boy."
Eudora attacked. It was fortunate that Canesta had already trained his alertness and sensitivity, so he could dodge Eudora's attack and retaliate for the attack.
"Akhc... How can you have magic?" eudora asked after getting a burn on the arm from the Canesta fire.
"I? Introduce, I'm 21st generation Witchex."
"W-Witchex?!"
Hearing Canesta who is a Witchex, Eudora intends to run away, but Canesta holds her back.
"If you're allowed to escape, I'm sure you'll cause a lot of chaos in the future. Therefore, I must end you here."
Canesta killed Eudora with a single slash. His black blood flooded the ground. Everyone who saw that was horrified to see Canesta killing someone lightly.
Canesta creates a large plastic bag and inserts Eudora's corpse. Maybe this body will come in handy.
"Our business is done and Viscount Neil has met. Let's go back to the palace" Canesta said.
"We better spend the night here first. It's been a very late afternoon" Viscount Neil said. Canesta looked at the sky that was already dark.
"We spent the night here."
Canesta made another dome and campfire while others set up tents. Viscount Neil burned the meat with a 'real' bonfire'.
"Wah Viscount is good at cooking," praised Vizche when tasting Viscount's meat.
"Yes. Viscount is indeed the most good at cooking in our family," replied Arabelle.
When they are full, they are mabar. Their team used a strange combination and they lost.
"Hueeee kalaaahhh," complained Flo threw his HP into the snow.
"Main throw away" said Canesta.
"Yamaapp. It's pissed off."
Satisfied, they watch and talk. Then they went around the fire and sang.
"Like an echo in the forest. Haruga. Amu ildo eop. Yeah, life goes on. Like an arrow in the blue sky. Haru deo naragaji tto. On my pillow, on my table. Yeah, life goes on. Like this again" Canesta.
"The voice of the Princess is good too" praised Arabelle.
"Life is the first time I've heard my brother sing" Flo said. His brother was not interested in art. Either picture or sound art or whatever it is.
"If the Princess wanted to, the Princess could have been a professional singer" Luna said. Luna likes sound art even though she is not good at singing. Luna has heard of many professional and amateur singers. And Canesta's voice is on par with Haseul, the most famous singer in their kingdom.
"Ah my voice is not that good," retorted Canesta who was embarrassed for being over-praised.
After singing, they sleep.
That was aja🗿
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