Chapter 397 Protect Master!

Chapter 397 Protect Master!

?Sometime earlier,

Her arm was reaching forward.

Her lips had parted, but the words refused to be uttered.

'Don't...'

Elisa grabbed her extended arm by the wrist and brought it closer to her heart as she trembled.

'Leave me alone...'

The one that had remained shaking, unable to decide what to do, had finally started moving.

***

Elisa is in pain.

Elisa is hurting.

But I must go!

Master is running, but he's in pain too!

I can tell...

Those eyes weren't Master's.

There are times when Master isn't Master.

I have to go help Master!

Elisa is strong.

She will stand up.

She will keep going.

Elisa is really strong!

I have to help Master!

I'm not as strong as the others.

I'm not as fast as Grey, as stealthy as Light, or as strong as Levi.

I can't help Master the way Fiery can.

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There is a way that I can protect Master!

I can protect him from the times when Master isn't being himself!

Don't worry, Elisa! I will help Master, I will try to... Bring him back.

I don't want to be alone like I was in that Dungeon!

I don't want either of you to be alone!

I can... Fix this!

I'll stand between the two of you once more!

I'll be like those ice platforms that Master made when we crossed the lake!

I'll be the bridge between the two of you!

A huge head fell to the ground.

"Boa, get me the other one."

"Other one...? Oh! Huh? Are you sure?" What a foolish question.

The Soldier pulled it out of his Inventory. And using all of his strength, he sent it spinning in the air.

It landed in the Commander's hand.

"Hello... Old friend."

A gigantic Battle Axe.

The greenish hue of its blade, Ani stared at it for a bit.

Orcish Battle Axe.

The heaviest Weapon Ani could get her hands on.

A Weapon that the Tribe she came from protected and worshipped.

A Weapon that none of them could use.

How had the tribe come upon it? Ani did not know.

But on the day where she slaughtered them, she made sure to use this Weapon.

"Right now... I think... No. I feel... Like I can do it."

It was a struggle, using it even while grabbing it with two hands.

But right now, with one hand...

'I chose... Those running after me. Lin chose... To keep running. I wonder what you, Monster chosen by Lin, will choose.'

With a slight smile, Ani directed her gaze away from the blade and towards the Calamity.

'I'm retiring. But it's only the beginning for you. No one knows anything for now. But I'm sure you'll do a lot. And I can't wait...'

The ground cracked below the Commander's feet.

'To hear about you!'

***

The Lioness ran as fast as she was capable of.

She ran after her Master, with no assurance that this was the right direction.

Had he taken a left turn? A right turn? Where? Here? Earlier? Later?

Krista kept running.

She cursed herself for a second.

If I was like Levi... Like Gray, Light, or Fiery... I would be able to tell where Master is, I would be able to tell the direction. But now...!

The Moonlit Feline stopped suddenly.

A dozen meters in front of her, a pond.

She recognized the smell.

Krista was convinced that the dark pond had come from her Master.

The way that the darkness shook, trembled, and danced as if it had a mind of its own sent shivers down the Moonlit Feline's spine.

I'm coming.

Please be okay.

I'm coming for you, Master!