Chapter 9: Mount Kurei II
"Cerapanthus..." Olivus spoke in low voice. By his reaction, Ash knew that these two were acquiantances.
Wood Split Spell bound is a type of necromancy where the soul of the dead is being slip through a cutted woods and acting on it's owners command.Based on this type magic, this Cerapanthus has the same magic affinity with Olivus.
Right now he was holding off the planks of wood determining the level of threats these intruders offer.
" Mount Kurei is not a home for strangers. Go back to your mommies while I'm still offering my goodwill or you'll never make it in this place"
"Brother, it is me, Olivus" Olivus tried to defend his identity despite the oblivious person infront of them.
"I know not Olivus Marcus leaving on this mountain. The tribe has been under my command now and by my will no one is allowed to enter in this forest. Especially people who tried to sneak in on the night are far the most suspicious one"
Hold on! So these two are brothers.?!
" Brother, I came to see grandma..please allow me to see her. After I check upon her I will go back brother. Just now, I really need to see grandma." When Olivus read the letter pertaining to his grandmother's weak institution he dash off as fast as he can and check upon her. Knowing his brother's undeniable pride, he wouldn't send any letter to him. It was his brethen who secretly snuck out that piece of paper just to delivered to him.
Olivus was the second son of the Tuli tribe chief. It is the basic tradition that the succession would be always on the first born child which is Cerapanthus. Cerapanthus was a strong willed and has a dominant character among their legion however, that is also his downcast. He was feared by a lot of people enough to send their disapproval as the heir. Olivus was the opposite of him. He was always fragile and hate the sort of violence. People love his soft and cute demeanor. He's also well verse in the art of necromancy at such young age. A genius with such a charismatic aura. People will surely dot on him.
The long followed ritual was broke at that time and Olivus was proclaimed the next head of the Tuli Tribe. He was left to all the preparations of becoming next head chief. As well as practising his mastery in his necromancy. He was all left alone improving himself for such a trivial position.
Children among his age, are playing, exhausting the life of their childhood. Olivus was shone out.
His brother who his rights has been taken would always been practising his necromancy outside. The brother whom he taught would loath him was not that attach to that said incident.
Cerapanthus has no greed on the position of the heir. As a matter of fact he was relieved. A chief's position means solitary life. He never want that position. Olivus would make a great chief in the future.
Things gotten worse when Olivus heard the rumors about the national exam of knights. He doesn't have the slightest intention of being a knight but if it will be the only reason for him to leave and breakfree he'll do that slightest job.
He did sneak in on the night and escape the mountain without anyone knowing. He only left a few words of goodbye and then left for good.
He wants to change. He wants to experience the world. Being secluded in a certain area which guarantees your protection cannot be called true home.
A real family is the one who will share the burden of ones sorrow or in happiness.
His grandmother was his only close companion at that time. She was also the one who reject the idea of him being the heir. For her, Olivus was a precious child. He will not be able to bear the responsibility of it. Someone with strong heart should do the job.
His sweet grandmother.
After all these years, that he was far away he longs for her.
But it was forbidden for the Tuli tribes to get out of the barrier. If once go out, hell be banish forever. Never to set foot on the mountain. For them, the outside world is cast with pure evil and wickedness. Only inside that they will be safe.
"I see, despite warning you tried to proceed? Then I don't really care for you people after what happen here"
Cerapanthus click the index of his finger of his hand and the planks of wood that was frozen hanging unto the air came rushing to their front. Olivus step forward to repel the attack using his necromancy.
"ABSOLUTE AIR REBOUND!!!" Olivus human size doll came to life as it rush forwards heading frontal on the opponents attack... Then at this dolls speed, the woods came hanging unto the midair. A tiny string of invisible tread suspended it unto the air making it seems it's floating. While the very start of thread was manipulated by that big doll.
"Ash, please step back I will try to settle it with my brother"
Ash found a hidden bushes and from there he watch the next scenarios to unfold.
Now the fated battle between brothers unfold.
Olivus attack Ceraphanthus with his dolls and as fast as he can Cera dodge it.It doesn't seem that Olivus is using a simple necromancy, somewhat maybe he knew to incorporate with the soul binding technique. If he would been touch by his doll he may be paralyzed. It's better to create a strong gap between it.
However, the doll is too fast that his having difficulty in dodging it. The possible course to defeat it is to weaken it's master.
"WOOD SPLIT BACKLASH SPELLBOUND" some wooden planks attack Olivus from his behind where his defensive is low. The doll sensing his master's agitation begun to go back and defend him.
Amazing.
Cera thought that once Olivus concentration is distorted, somehow the doll would weaken but it didn't. However, it even gets back to support his master. Did he really become that strong by just going out of the mountain?
Cera didn't waste any precious minute and send his maniquin model in woods. They are quite smaller compare to Olivus doll but it's bite is lethal and poisonous that could harm the weak organ of the other party. They are quite an amount that the whole dark forest was filled with beaded red eyes rascals.
Olivus dash backwards and dragged Ash out of the area.
They hide for the meantime at a secluded cave.
Olivus know the danger of ceras doll. He was once bitten by it in accident and he was bedridden for a week . He can't possibly risk the chance of letting Ash suffer such fate. He was so tired as such moment. His magic reserves are now too low to head a face to face frontal attack to Cera. The magic string thread he release earlier uses a vast amount of magic as well as his contracted spirit sucks a massive amount of his energy.
"Hey, just tell me what I can do...although I can't guarantee you of much help since I don't still not know my magic..."
"We can't win against brother. So fighting him is useless. He has a massive reserves of magic in his body. Before we could fight him well just deplete our own reserves. In the end will just gonna be a meat to those his minions. "...so for now our best option is to find grandmothrr, offer her this medicine and dissappear" later earlier, he brought with him a lots of medicinal liquids. One that is famous for it healing effect. Although it cost too much but he already promised his one year salary for the whole supply of medicine. He'll just gonna be pennyless for a whole year.
The cave they are hiding right now was quite an eerie one. The one that he felt anytime ghost would popped up. Spider webs are fully lined up ahead of them. Plus the rock and edgy ground makes their way more difficult to thread.
Finding an exit to the cave, they explore every possible exits that lead the way. As they turn to the next exit, what welcome them on their way was the vibrant glowing red beads eyes of Cera's dolls. It was waiting for them from the very moment.
Shit.
They swifly made their flee from the doll and it goes it's way running after them. " Gon!" Olivus summoned his life size doll just to battle the demon chasing them however... " What the heck, Olivus your spirit doll is running with us also!" Together with them, Olivus doll seems to be afraid infront of ceras doll. " Can't be helped, he said he's afraid of tiny bite" Olivus said between his breath.
" What should we do know!"
"Lets turn that way then... " Following Olivus they snuck on a tiny vent of wall enough for them not to notice, when the wooden doll past by them they felt relieve.
That was the fastest run Ash made out of his lives. If he's that slow a little bit he's gonna be doll meat by now. Right now they are on the disadvantage and their epic run away is not yet finish. When every turn they made they always bump into ceras doll. They are all over the place. Makes him wonder how many did he make just to snuck them out? There's no doubt about it that he has a large magical reserves on his body.
"Arghhhh" Ash felt a sharp pain of his left side and when he take a look, there it is! The tiny doll they are dodging seems to slip to his body and bite his side. Showing a sharp red dots of blood over this creatures teeth. Ash knew he was doomed as he slowly fall down the ground.
"Ash" he heard Olivus scream.
He's life was too short. Everything seems to be like a dream. A nightmare. Now everything will be put to a stop. He's going to die in a place like this " Olivus, don't be hard on yourself if I die. Everything on earth will return to it's original place it's just that I'm going ahead of you. Take care of yourself"
"Ash, a wooden doll's poisonous bite don't take effect until a day..."
Ash ubruptly sitted upright from his position.
" You should have said that on the first place." Ash grunted and check on the bite mark on his left side just under his ribs.
Olivus rumage his bag to search for his liquid medicine. As soon as he take a hold of it he pour the whole glass over his wounds.
A brilliant idea came into Ash senses.
He required Olivus to pour all his medicine all over his body.
He will become a decoy from this whole time while he search for his grandma. It's the only efficient plan they have at that time. Since there's no way that his doll would allow them to find what they are looking for. Olivus was quite hesitant for a while and didn't want to live him behind.
However, he insisted him that everymoments and seconds may count to an old lady's life. She needs him now or it'll be too late."Okay, be sure to stay alive"
Ash became the living decoy as the wooden dolls begun to stick themeselve to him. He's really quite famous now although its at these ugly creatures.
Now then, there's no way that Ash will become a decoy without a reasonable idea. Olivus might not be that safe after he becomes a decoy since the master of all is after him. He will just go to confront him breaking his attention towards his younger brother.
He then proceeded to the area where the enemy lurks and here he saw him.
" There's a fine difference between recklessness and bravery." Cerapanthus, floating on the mid air. His stephold is a rectangual plank of wood.
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