NOVEL WEB Chapter 15: Potential Enemies.
Consequences of some mushroom dressed a human, the 8th infantry division was heavily damaged.
"Sisisaya Mandrakora". A mushroom who originated from the North. Usually hunted down by hunters.
"Hah..! I-I'm home..!"
"Huh..?"
Rika Zerai, has returned home to Pikaia Adell. Since it was damaged, the 8th infantry division began to rest. Most soldiers returned to their homes, and to their families, same for Rika.
"Rika!! You're home!"
Pikaia yells happily, as she runs up to hug Rika. Suddenly, Rika pulls out a revolver to shoot Pikaia.
That was a premonition made by my [Sense of Impending Doom], one of the new senses I've woken up with.
[Drone Prop Attack]. A spell that converts Folate into Gunpowder. Folate, is usually found in many foods, but by turning it into Gunpowder, I can cast [Heaven's Model], a spell that detonates explosives. Basically, it's another combination of spells for effective killing. Though, it's probably useless now since we can't take more souls.
Those are the new spells I've learned many days ago, during the making of the plane...
"Vixen, good to hear from you again. Manta and Sting has done their part in making the radios. Telepathic radios. We'll send some new spells into your brain once we create more spells. Everything's going fine here. Fin has began his search for Rabbit. Though, I have a feeling she's not in this place anymore."
It's Frelhr huh. The new spells he sent me was [Drone Prop Attack], and [Heaven's Model]. Keasius should be in the base right now. And Frelhr will be able to confirm this.
"Keasius you say? He's the God of the sea, I've heard. A shark, you may have already known of that shark as the Great White Shark. Truth is, he didn't swim back here, instead, he dug under the ocean in order to reach this place."
I was curious to why he would do such thing. But then I realized! The ants of the Northern Regions! Angels are rare creatures said to have come from the heavens, they descend upon earth once a thousand years. Sometimes, they rip up space along the way.
"Yes. Seems like you've understood it already. The path of wisdom and the path of darkness doesn't differ so much. To the dreams of Rabbit, she didn't wish to make this world a better place, but rather, to revive Frillet Tofan, the hero of the Great Catastrophe. For Keasius, the waters underneath the ocean contained a small virus only taken by the fishfolk. Another thing under the ocean was the lost empire of Traunta. His home, he used to be the leader, until the empire was destroyed. It seems that he still wishes to bring it back someday."
It is still unclear what Rabbit was always trying to do. She definitely didn't just want to help us. A threat greater than the Great Catastrophe's Hero remained, and she was somehow involved with it.
Back to the present day. Everyone chatters, as Pikaia prepares the food. The sun is rising, and it feels like it will be another wonderful day.
"It's a shame that your friend had to betray us huh. One thing though, I've read about this old Hero back in the Libraries of my hometown."
We were in Rika's house, after the night when Triax betrayed us, and his clan. The discussion continued. It is right after the Hero has returned. News spread like wildfire. Everyone in the world knew about it by the time already.
"Didn't know you liked reading. Where did you live before anyways? And I'm pretty sure there wasn't that many books about the hero during the-"
"Shh. Listen first. To the tale of Frillet Tofan. The hero..! A long time ago, the demons have declared war upon us humans, just like today. Then, the hero was born, he was already a master of the swords! Yes, swords specifically, he used a technique called, the 800 Blades Style! Cool isn't it? After gaining allies, he began his quest to defeat the Demon Lord! Though... It's not... The same story every time..."
"What do you mean..?"
"You see... For some unknown reason..."
It wasn't called the Great Catastrophe for no reason. It was a few thousand years ago. When everything was so powerful.
"Witch. Demon. Demon. Demon. Demon. Angel. Demon. Demon. All are high-ranking monsters, from either, heaven, or hell. Yes. It was written correctly. What they called the Great Catastrophe, is the giant hole made in this world. Actually. It wasn't the Hero who defeated the Demon Lord. Rather. Both of them were killed, caught up in a fight."
"What?! No way..! The Hero is the strongest during the time they are born..! Nothing other than Gods are stronger than them..!"
"Yes. It was a fierce battle between the Gods. Though, it was never even a battle. An entire God fought someone... It is unknown who they were. As everyone around was wiped out when the battle took place. No one saw what happened. Only the aftermath."
"So..? How did the old Hero come back today? Don't tell me-....!"
"No. He wasn't the one to be revived. The Blood God is still being revived. And Sacrifices are still ongoing."
"So... How did he return then?"
"This is where his allies come in. You see, he didn't really die. Instead, he was sent out of this world. One of his allies just brought him back. And no. This never happened during that time. Today. He has just been brought back today."
"What..? H-how..? How does one even bring someone back from outside this world?"
"Te-"
The door suddenly opens. Rika is outside. But I know. Using [Spatial Investigation], the Hero is in this Continent, approximately 9 Million Kilometers away from us.
"R-Rika..."
"Sergeant..!"
"Rika!!! You're home..!!"
Pikaia jumps up to hug Rika. Rika then takes out a revolver, aiming it at Pikaia. What a surprising reunion. But I've seen this already.
"Huh?! What's the meaning of this?! Sergeant?!"
Feradon stands up, preparing Fire Magic. A magic circle is already summoned in front of him. Looks like he's being serious for once
"Wh-w-whaf...!??? R-rika... No...!"
Rika pulls the trigger, but the Revolver has no bullets. Though, before all this, why would she do such thing? Has Rika betrayed us? It will be unfortunate. But there's always a solution, somehow.
"Tsk!"
Who said that? Suddenly, she falls down, unconscious. I couldn't sense Bloodlust from her, due to two main reasons, one, I couldn't react in time, and two, a strange field surrounded her, blocking my senses.
"Huh?! Rika!!"
Everyone runs up to her, checking her state. Looks like she didn't do this for no reason. Someone has used [Mind Control] on her.
"Who would do such thing?!"
"Waaahhhhh!!! Y-you shouldn't h-have done that, Rika!!!"
She'll be sleeping for now. Thanks to some sleeping magic, we can also investigate her case as well.
"This must be the works of Frillet Tofan huh. There's still traces of Mind Control magic left on her body. And the Hero of the Great Catastrophe was well known for his Mind Control Magic."
He may be true but... From that far away..? She couldn't have come here from that far away. The army hasn't even reached that far yet. Unless Frillet actually has long-ranged spells, Mind Control can't be used on such distances.
"Cry cry..!! Huh?! T-the old hero?! I don't c-care about any of that!! I'll kill those who t-threatens!!"
What a surprise it is, when suddenly, a pair of wings grow out from Pikaia's back. Has the seal been undone?!
"What the?! Did the seal get broken?!"
"Oh no- heh... We only have one option then... I suppose killing the old hero wouldn't make much difference in this war."
We all moved onto the empty fields, where the plane first took off. Looks like we're going to attack the Hero now. My style of fighting should be better than theirs, if they only plan to fly out and try to find the Hero.
"This is revenge then..!"
"Um, excuse me, Pikaia... But what are we doing..?"
"Umm... I don't know?! Shoot a fireball at the Hero?! Or I'll fly-"
No need. I take out a fork as I hold my hand out to stop them.
"Huh?! What are you doing, Vixen?! Allow me to deliver judgement!"
I take out Divine Intervention, performing a curveball again, but this time, with a fork.
[Orbital Curveball]. A skill that turns any projectile into a weapon, by throwing it into orbit, and sending it crashing down to a target.
I use [Orbital Curveball], hitting the fork with the stock of Divine Intervention, shooting it into orbit. Soon, it will cause a massive explosion. Since the fork has three spikes, the middle one will be the only one to survive in the sky. Effectively, it's similar to a missile.
"What?! What was that..?"
Not being able to speak Is annoying, so I throw Divine Intervention onto the ground. I do need to explain to them what I did.
"No need to worry anymore. The Hero will be eliminated."
"H-huh..? What..?" What was that you threw?"
"A fork."
"Fork?"
"A fork was the most effective way to deal with him. Truly, the shape of that utensil was enough to break through the atmosphere and not burn out during orbit."
It was slightly embedded with magic after all. A normal fork would immediately melt if hit with Divine Intervention.
"H-hah...?? What do you mean?"
"I see. The fork huh... It's almost shaped like a missile. Those things that the military sometimes use? Yeah. Those."
"Why are you giving a question to yourself? And then answering it?"
"Don't question. It's a way of speaking, you idiot."
"Hey! I'm not an idiot!"
I can't see where the fork will hit, but I do sense it's target. Once the target stops moving, it should mean that we have won. The target being Frillet of course.
"Still..! How does a fork work like that?!"
"Read more books, and educate yourself, Pikaia."
Eh... I don't think any science or books will be able explain that...
"Anyways. The old hero should've been struck down by now. We will have to worry about Rika first."
"H-huh..?! The old Hero attacked us for no reason! We need to confirm his death! He might still be trying to kill us or something!"
"Yeah! Den's right! Also, isn't he your leader?! You should trust him!"
Wasn't Feradon our leader? Den may be the leader of his party, but Feradon is still our current leader for this mission.
"Relax relax. I know a bit of Spatial Magic. I can see- huh?!
"What is it?! Are they still alive even though the fork hit?!"
"Seems like it. Quick! Give me more forks!"
"Hah... Guess we can count on you for long-ranged attacks then... Also, won't this kill the old hero? Or everyone around him?"
"I can't detect anyone around him. And besides. He's the old hero for a reason. He's stronger than Den, who could get hit 50 times by this attack, and still come out without a scratch."
"W-what..?! Don't we need like, 200 forks then?!"
"Give me all the forks in the city. Also. Give me any fruits or vegetables that you can find. Spinach, for the best result, since the fork can hold on to it, even when there are no more spikes left, other than the middle one."
"W-what?! What would you even use them for?! But okay! You can count on us!"
A fork may not be the best option, but creating something made out of blood right now would make everyone think I'm a Vampire..!
Everyone scatters around, picking up forks, vegetables, and fruits, and giving it to me, so I can I quickly use [Orbital Curveball] again. Right before the fork will hit, I will immediately cast [Drone Prop Attack] and [Heaven's Model] on the vegetables, or fruits, impaled on the fork, triggering an explosion. Basically, we're just bombarding the old hero with exploding forks.
"More forks! More vegetables! More fruits!"
"Ummm... Vixen... May I ask..? Why are your abilities so random..?"
"Think about it later. When we've destroyed the old Hero."
Come to think of it, Pikaia might be the only one who will be unaffected by the [Drone Prop Attack], and [Heaven's Model] combination. She's a dragon who eats rocks after all.
The entire day passes. We spent the whole time trying to destroy the old Hero, but ended getting tired, with wasting forks, fruits and vegetables, in the city. The old Hero has been slowed down, but he doesn't look like he's been eliminated.
"Hah..! Why..! Why won't that guy go down..!"
"Are your attacks even working..?!"
"Let's give up for now..! It doesn't look like the old Hero is going to attack anyways..!"
Everyone sat on the grass. It's already nighttime. So we go back home, to find Rika awake. She's finally recovered!
"Hey! Sergeant's awake! Look, everyone!"
"Huh?! Let me see!"
She looks confused. Looking around as she realizes she's back in her home. Perhaps she doesn't have any memories of being under [Mind Control]?
"Hmm... Has something happened?"
She says, with a smile. Pikaia jumps up to her, this time, without anything bad happening. Looks like we finally got a wholesome reunion!
"Rika!! Yayy!!"
"Hehehe... I'm sorry that I've locked you in there. Seems like you've broken the curse already..! And- oh..."
Everyone but Pikaia looked at her in anger. I mean, how could you not get mad, when she literally locked Pikaia in her basement, fed her rocks, and then left her there?
"So? Care to explain the story?"
"Hahaha....!! Ha....."
Also, she still managed to make Pikaia not hate her, while being that irresponsible.
"Actually... If I didn't lock her down there... The soldiers of the empire might've found her and killed her. You know, she's still hiding from them."
"No need to lie. She told us already, that the empire already knew where she was, and that they needed her to make weapons in order to survive."
"Heh. That's what I've told her. It's for her survival too, you know?"
"What a bad person you are. But you'd be a good parent."
"Seems that you understand."
And thus, we continued the party, now with Rika Zerai on the group. A huge concern still remained. Who used [Mind Control] on Rika? And who wanted to attack us? There's a low possibility of the enemy being the old Hero, Frillet. But remember, low chances doesn't mean no chances. Yes, I've heard that from Rabbit.
"Woohoo!! Let us celebrate Rika and Pikaia's reunion! After a... What is it again..? After a month or two, they are finally back together again! I've bought the food and drinks for tonight, so don't worry about cooking anymore!!"
"Yayy!!! I get to eat something that's not... Oh wait... This isn't copper..!"
"You can eat other things too, you know? Not just rocks!"
"Hey. Where's the meat? These are all chicken."
"We shouldn't have let Den get the things huh..."
"How rude! This is my money, you know!! And chicken meat is still meat!!"
With all that money that he has, why buy chicken meat? It's the cheapest in this city.
The night went on, and eventually, we all fell asleep. But then... How strange it is. And how surprising it is... I'm back in the dream world again.
It's been a long time since I've been here. Is that Dream God going to tell me something again? Or did he get into an accident again?
"Yo. Welcome back. Chris."
He says, with the same voice from many years ago. I've gotta thank him, for transporting me into this world. The power, and everything that I have right now, is definitely better than everything I've had back in the old world, earth.
"Hello, Dream God."
"Have you forgotten who I am already? Heh... It hurts me a bit, you know. Even with your perfect memory, you still forgot?"
"Sorry. But someone must have removed that memory or something."
"I could tell you who did that... But I'm not allowed to interact much with the worlds. Goes for both worlds, you know?"
"So? Where's Nyx? I've gotta thank her first."
"Ahem ahem. Excuse me but... Who is Nyx? You seem to be referring to somebody, perhaps a God, or Goddess? I'd want to meet them, but they don't exist, do they?"
They don't exist you say..?! The Goddess of Creation... Nyx... Don't tell me he doesn't remember..! Though, I can't even remember his name right. But him not remembering another Goddess, is something else.
"The Goddess of Creation. Stop joking around for a bit. I need to thank her too."
"Chris... I'm sorry but I have no idea what you're talking about. And thanking them before me, remembering their name and forgetting mine, seems like something removed some of your memories. And gave you different ones."
"Yeah. Seems like this a dream. You're the fake Dream God huh. Guess I'll just wake up then."
"Allow me to say this first. Both worlds have been interrupted by something, by a God perhaps. And Gods usually aren't allowed to do that. Chris. You're actually involved with this interrupter. Also. Be sure to prepare for the Fake God's revival as well."
The Blood God's revival? Yeah. Of course I will. Don't worry, Dream God.