Chapter 15: Ch.15: death
Lune was unconscious, and a sign of life was gone from D011
"And you said you don't have enough power left to healed me huh?" Actually though how much holy power does he need to do that?
Edmond bring Lune and D011 body back inside the elevator
"What am I going to do with this?" Lune may able to erase thier soul but D011 body is still here
Then the elevator door finally opened with many dwarfs commotion around the entrance, but they makes way for one evil looking dwarf who looked to be the eldest among all of them and walking with his staff
"Care to explain the situation? We noticed that the elevator have stopped working and there's a loud voice coming from it" the commotion stopped, other dwarfs when silence as this dwarf started talking
"We got attacked by this thing, it's got attracted by something I brought to forge a weapon" it's elder Molunam, I just got here and already met the big shot, elder Molunam he's not a particularly evil individual but the novel said his way of thinking is a bit unethical and he's the one who mostly smithing for the someone who aligned with dark elements which mostly evil, but more importantly to the plot he's the one who give the Academy recommendation letter to Alan
"What is this abomination of a living being? Did the elves go crazy again?" Molunam using his staff to poke at D011 body "well it's will be a usable fuel for the fire at least"
Then the dwarf makes way for another dwarf that look kind and as old as Molunam
"Molunam my friend, I'm not allowed you to do that, you have to respect life, this thing is still once a living being who share the world with us, and I'm pretty sure that this thing used to be a human" he go stand between Molunam and D011
"We have this discussion many times Thogenn, we use many part of living being to forged a weapon too, so is there's any difference? But let's stop here before our daily arguing for an hour without any result started and focus on these child first, so child you defeat this thing?"
Elder Thogenn he's as good as a blacksmith and as old as Molunam, notable achievements in the future is fix one of the ten legendary swords, and he's the one who forge for the main cast the most
"Yes we defeated it" Edmond look at the unconscious Lune "can you guys heal him?"
"Unfortunate this is the smiths village not a church so we can't do nothing about that child but give him a good rest, and you the injuried one we will give you a first aid" Molunam look at other dwarfs "you bring them to my house, and you go brought the bandage"
"Thanks you so much elder Molunam" luckily the normal treatment still exists in this world
They bring them to Molunam house and bandages Edmond injury, and Thogenn are also here
"Thank you for all this elder Molunam, I don't know how to repay you" Edmond bow to thank Molunam
"What are you talking about? We let's two child got hurt by dangerous things in our workplace, this entirely ours fault and we will take responsibility for it" Thogenn said as he bow to Edmond instead "Molunam you should do it too!"
"No, say sorry wouldn't fix anything, we you give them compensation you idiot"
"I was planning to do that as well you idiot! Say sorry is not hard isn't? Anyway child, what's you and your friend name?"
"I'm Edmond and he's Lune"
"You're Soleil's friends? He's told us about you two's name, it makes sense now that you guys are able to defeat that thing"
"Yes we're, what did he forge here though?" After all I don't see any great quality equipment with him
"A few months ago he's here, after I seeing his potential I was so ready to make the best sword of my life and the hardest job of my life, but he ended up ask for a blade that attached shoes so I have to cooperate with shoemaker and it's still ended up being the hardest job of my life, what's he even planning to do with that? Talented warriors is really hard to understand" Thogenn look really sad he really wanted to make a sword for Soleil
Edmond facepalming really hard
This psycho! Why haven't I think he would do that until now? I hope he's only using it for skating not fighting, no that would be too optimistic he's definitely would do that, I hope he just give up on using it to fight, that's so opposite from stealthing, how can someone be this good at stealth and attention seeking at the same time? Or should I just make him a tank instead of a thief? … well now that I think about it there's two of them for a reason, how convenient
"So are you here to make the same thing?" Molunam ask disappointingly
"No sir, I'm here for a scythe, and I also bring these" Edmond show them the baby void dragon's fang "would you able to make a scythe with this?"
"Where did you get this!?" Thogenn jumping around with excitement
"Soleil gave it too me" or should I say Eleanor? Which one should I have credit to actually?
"He's already able to get this!? I want to make a sword for him even more, I know my intuition didn't deceive me! He's totally once in a centuries genius" Thogenn was in tears
"Anyway, Edmond what's that staff? It's look ominous, and it definitely a good handle for a scythe" Molunam inspect the staff closely
"I got this from a goblins shaman that got effected by some kind of moving labyrinth buff, I don't what exactly was in that labyrinth though, and this actually the one that attracts that thing" Edmond gave the staff to Molunam
"I see, it's definitely good enough handle for a void dragon fang then, better than anything we have available right now in fact" Molunam look very pleased
"So everything was ready then? When was is going to finish?" I was kinda in a hurry
"Not yet kid, you have to choose who is going to forge it, and there's many queues, normally we wouldn't take commission from anyone but you're no anyone"
"Elder Molunam then, and you're going to skipping the queue for me right? I'm in a hurry" and he's should be better at making a scythe
"It's will be done in two days that as fast as I can kid, and I actually really wanted to do this, didn't have this kind of feeling in a long time" Molunam take the material and immediately go to his workshop to started working on it
"Haven't seen him act like this for 30 years even if I don't like him I'm kinda glad to see that, anyway did Soleil want a sword?" Thogenn really want to forge a sword for Soleil
"I believe if he's wanted anything he will be here himself or at least asking me before this"
"Is that so…" Thogenn look down
"But… can you give them a proper funeral? I know that he's also want the same" Edmond look at the way of the elevator
"For that thing huh? You young folks are such a brave and kind-hearted soul, I have intuition that I got to live to see the new era" Thogenn also immediately go working on the funeral
"Dwarf are really a hard worker huh?"
Edmond go to the guest room where Lune was sleeping
"Sorry Lune, but I got to save the queen, please don't wake up and stop me" so two days before I get my scythe huh? Is he going to unconscious that long?
Edmond look at the black cat cloak and the skull mask that Soleil gave him and then look around the room for the golden beetle to uncover themselves for Edmond too look straight at in to thier eyes
"This is all according to your plan huh you bastard? What next?"
There's no answer
"Still didn't gained ability to communicate through the beetles huh?"
Then there's Eleanor voice echoing in Edmond head
"I- try- my- best"
A telepathy? She can communicate through the beetle after all
"I- still- learn"
"I see.. so you wasn't slacking off"
"Now- I- sad- and- go- slack- off"
"I'm sorry, please continue what you're doing, I'm just a little bit frustrated at the situation"
"I- understand- this- is- hell- we- walking- in"
"I know it's not going to be easy"
"U- always- talk- me"
"Right, you'll always be there for me, literally"
"By-"
Suddenly the beetle disappeared
"What?" That doesn't seem like it going back to invisible, so it going back to beast realms? She's using its power too much huh?
After that two days passed, and Edmond and Thogenn are at the front door of Molunam workshop but it's already an hour late than the expected time
"Don't worry kid! Job like this are always late!" Even though he said that Thogenn is the one who worried about this situation the most
"It's fine I understand" it's weird, Molunam never late in the novel and always Thogenn that late, is the excitement effect him that much?
Then one hour turn into two, and two turn into three, until five hours later that they're decided to invite themselves in Molunam workshop
It's all dark, so dark that they can't see anything
"Molunam!! Are you here?" Thogenn shouting loudly
What is this weird feeling I have?
"Elder Thogenn please let's turn on the lantern"
"But Molunam like to work in the dark"
"Have he ever work in this much darkness that he can't see anything?"
"Never… usually there's should at least be a candle…" Thogenn light the lantern
The lantern was lightening up the room, for them to see
The scythe that was already completed…
And the lifeless body of Molunam