Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

Chapter 49 - A Damsel In Distress Part 1

* Chelsea Collins - Water Run Dry ft. 24kGoldn *

AN: yep, same one we played yesterday.

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A thunderous explosion sound rang everyone's ears as a wave of heat assaulted the ground.

A huge black flaming storm broke loose in the atmosphere. If not for its spherical shape and colour, the group would have sworn that that was a nuclear explosion.

Maya had to blink twice while covering her ears to make sure it was the skies that had flickered black and not her eyes.

Now that the main thread had... vanished, the elf sorcerer made a quick scan to ensure that the party was all doing good.

Gazing around at everyone, his eyes lingered at the pale Maya as a faint proud, yet sad, smile appeared on his face. It was almost unnoticeable in the shadow of his void black hair.

But with Maya being so close to him, which made her blush violently as she knew who the kid was exactly, she could clearly see it.

Running towards him and hugging him tightly came rather as a surprise to the group. But the boy's expression had remained the same.

Massaging her small shoulder with his gloved hand made her relax at his touch and feel rather warm, while at the same time making the boy aware of how tense Maya actually was.

*cough*

Not a second after, the boy coughed a mouthful of blood as he felt dizziness attack every corner of his mind.

Pushing Maya away gently as if she was a fragile infant, the boy kneeled down on the ground as the dark purple mist engulfed him slightly.

Quickly, yet slow enough for Maya to see, the boys features reverted back to their previous characteristics, making him look more feminine.

His medium length hair started to grow longer, reaching just a little bit under his waist as it turned silky long shades of crimson-purple.

At the same time, his/ her frame started to shrink slowly, returning him/ her to the normal height of 147 cm.

Two small lumps appeared on her chest as her clothes turned back to mist, leaving her with the familiar black armour she's had on before.

As the group realized that the boy was actually Raven, they all rushed to her side.

However, Maya had noticed some things that haven't changed yet. 'Her eyes are still deep red. Also, her ears are still pointed like those of an elf. What is-'

Before she could finish her thought, Raven's red eyes glowed with a dark hue as she looked up the skies.

Looking up, the group could see a figure descending down to the ground. Wearing a garb like kimono that appeared, if one was to ignore the tear and scratch marks on it, elegant and cheerful which contradicted with the gloomy atmosphere of the forest.

Of course, Raven was already aware of her presence, that's why she hasn't let her guard down for a second. She just had to change forms as her body was at its limits.

Not that she was in the perfect condition to fight before, or even right now.

With a quick gesture from her little armoured hand, a dark barrier formed around the group.

With her other hand, a quick gesture formed a small glowing black orb that crackled with matching lightning.

However, before she could unleash her spell, the figure made some sounds that appeared as noise to the other group members, yet it made sense to Raven.

"Please, I mean you no harm! I came here to ask for your help!" Raven repeated to the group as her orb grew denser by the second, making the figure look more stressed than an abandoned puppy.

As the figure reached the ground, the group could see 'her' more clearly.

The figure was that of a feminine humanoid girl. Yet from her other features, the party knew she wasn't human.

Her silver blue skin and silver eyes sparkled under the star of the weird planet. Her long silver hair made her look young but mature way beyond her apparent age. Two small black horns on both sides of her forehead had confirmed her alien identify.

Between her arms rested a ball of cloth. If it wasn't for her tired expression and the despair in her eyes, the party would have thought she was hiding a small bomb in it.

Realising that the group had no intentions of talking, as it was apparent by the crackling sounds coming out of the still glowing black orb, she made some noise again as she pointed at the cloth ball in her arms.

"Please, would you help me? My people have been slaughtered. I have a child. My master is dead. Everyone is dead." Raven explained as the silver girl's body shook in despair.

"What the F*CK is she talking about?" Maya blurted out. She wasn't in the mood for plays.

However, Raven shushed her with a gentle glare. She could see with her Scanner Rings that the girl in front of her wasn't preparing any surprise attack whatsoever.

What made her believe the alien's story was that the ball if cloth had an independent mana signature.

Gesturing for the silver girl with her hand, Raven promoted her to uncover the baby in her arms.

Seeing that she indeed had a silver skinned child in her arms made her story, or blabbering, rather believable. However, Raven was by no means a hero and she had no idea who the girl was.

"Camilla, do you know what race does she belong to?" she asked.

"Not at all, she's way more human looking than anything I've seen in this sh*thole." Camilla replied coldly. "But she seems to be an inhabitant of this place, or so I'm assuming."

Feeling no ill intent from her, Raven talked to her in her own language, which surprised the silver girl, together with the group.

After some weird exchanges, noises, and nods from Raven and the foreign girl, Raven explained her situation.

"From what she told me, it appears that she's the maid of the Lord of the town hidden in this forest. Not too long ago, the monsters of the forest have gone rough and started attacking the town.

"Not that it wasn't a common problem they suffered from, but apparently all of a sudden, the monsters have gained a power up that made them way stronger than before.

"The Lord of the town, her master, had entrusted her with his daughter as he set out with the guards to fight the rough monsters.

"The battle resulted in the slaughtering of everyone of her town, along with her master. She said that her master was powerful so she still doesn't know how he'd died.

"Nonetheless, she's just a maid and no huntress. She's been breastfeeding the child and as of yesterday, her food had run out. Water wasn't a problem since she was hiding near a well north of here, but breastfeeding without food is hard as she's got nothing to offer the child.

"Joey, Rain and Camilla. She's saying she's followed you to the cave and then here since you looked nothing like the monsters that have attacked her. She thought that maybe you could help her. However once you reached the cave she was so scared to get inside." Raven concluded.

The group took a while to digest the new information as the silver girl just stood there awkwardly rocking the sleeping baby gently.