Chapter 6: Eternia City

Early next morning, Silva and her friends packed up their gear and tents to resume their journey. Since they were getting close to their destination, they decided to skip breakfast and just continue to walk. Silva is so overseeing the forest view and wanted to get out of here faster than a train.

“Rufus, how much longer it will take to get to Miranda City? I know you are taking us to Eternia I am getting so bored here,” Silva asked.

“According to the map we should arrive to Miranda City after getting through this forest. Besides remember the surprise I told you about we are almost there,” Rufus explained reading the map, almost looking confused.

“Are you sure about that Rufus? I have been to Miranda City before and I know this is a long way around,” Silva said sounding a bit annoyed. “What are you trying to do?”

“I thought you could use a nice long walk after the night you had,” Rufus teases.

Silva quickly walks behind Rufus, grabbing her knife, and pointing it in his back.

“You were listening in on our conservation,” Silva shouts.

“Of course. It is kind of cute; you are trying to hide your feelings for Terrance. I remember when we were dating you were a bit vocal about your feelings about me,” Rufus teases.

“Mention that again, I will kill you,” Silva whispers poking him in the back.

“Yes, I promise, and you were listening,” Rufus said, a little afraid.

“Of course, you forget I have super hearing,” Silva warns.

“Yes, I remember. Now can you let me go, this is starting to feel uncomfortable,” Rufus still struggling to break free.

“Whatever you say. Now can we speed this up, my heels are being a pain. I should have brought my boots instead,” Silva says, breaking her hold on Rufus and walking ahead.

“As you wish,” Rufus said walking forward.

“What just happened?” Terrance asked a little shocked.

“Nothing of your concern,” Silva coldly said walking ahead.

Their long walk through the forest comes to an end, once Silva and the gang arrive at the entrance of the forest city of Eternia. It is almost the same since the last time Silva has been here many years ago. This has been her favorite place to come visit since it is home to many exotic flowers from around the world. The entrance of the city is decorated with trees and exotic flowers.

“Welcome back to Eternia,” Rufus said stretching out his arms over his head.

“Seriously Rufus, is this the surprise? And why are you excited?” Silva asked, sounding a bit annoyed.

“The way you held a knife on my neck and almost killed me, and it did exhaust me. Also, this is not your surprise. Follow me,” Rufus explained.

“Fine, lead the way,” Silva answers a bit annoyed.

Rufus leads the way to the Flora Plaza and finally Silva’s surprise is about to be revealed. They walked over to the plaza to see there were so many people walking about cruising about their day. The fountain in the middle of the plaza is shaped like a rose as the base and a lily for the area where the water shoots out. As for the rest of the area, there are so many lilies, violets, and roses creating a beautiful aurora to give out an everlasting sense of calming effect.

Before heading towards the bar, someone came over to welcome the new arrivals.

“Hello and welcome to Eternia. My name is Lisa Mill, and I will be your guide during your stay,” Lisa explained with kindness.

“Wait a minute, Lisa is that you?” Silva asked, staring at the girl.

“Silva is that you, my goddess you sure have not changed over the years. Beautiful as always. Come give me a hug. I have missed you,” Lisa said, excited to see her old friend.

“I have missed you so much too,” Silva said kindly. “What are you doing here?”

“I came here to surprise you. Rufus contacted me a few days ago, you guys are coming, so I thought I would come surprise you,” Lisa admits.

“Rufus, I hate you a little less now,” Silva answers turning to Rufus.

“Yes, well, you owe me now. Now, if you don’t mind, I am going to the bar to get a drink, care to join?” Rufus offers.

“No, I think I will pass. I want to catch up with Lisa first,” Silva answered. “Terrance go with him.”

“I think I am going to gather supplies,” Seth offers.

“No, I think I will stay,” Terrance declined.

“No, I think you should go before I break your figures,” Silva warns. “Rajah, make sure Terrance goes with Rufus.”

“As you wish, my lady,” Rajah agrees.

“Fine, I will go, but before I go, how do you two know each other? And was Silva part of a guild?” Terrance boldly asked Silva.

“During our guild days.”

“During our adventure days.”

“Who is telling the truth?” Terrance asked.

“We both are,” Lisa admits.

“Now that is all you get, go meet up with Rufus before he gets into trouble,” Silva orders, wanting to have him leave.

“You didn’t answer my second question,” Terrance mentions.

“Fine, if you are dying to know. When I was twelve almost thirteen, I ran away from home and became an adventurer. Later on, I joined the Guild League and later a guild. I met Rufus, Simon, and Lisa during one of my quests. The Black Sparrow, Blue Jay, Red Phoenix Flower Guilds, and my guild are all friends, so it was easy for us to all be friends,” Silva explained.

“And what is the name of your guild?” Terrance asked, still persistent.

“No comment. Rajah, please escort Terrance away now,” Silva orders.

“As you wish,” Rajah said, growling and showing off his sharp teeth.

“Ok, I am going,” Terrance said, finally giving up.

Rajah escorts him away and Silva is alone with Lisa.

“My Silva, you still don’t talk about your guild days,” Lisa letting out a laugh.

“It is not worth mentioning and I do it to protect my daughters,” Silva mentions.

“Right, I forgot about that,” Lisa asks.

“Yes, it is fine.”

“Right, so, the last time I heard from you was when you were taking a leave of absence from the guild after leaving your daughters to be protected by the guild. How has been everything with you since then?”

“Before that. I need a drink.”

“Shall we join the boys?”

“No, let’s go to a different bar.”

“Sure, follow me.”

Lisa leads Silva to the bar in the garden area and took their seats outside.

“So, you were going to tell me about your life back home.”

“Yes, everything is fine back home. I was going to be engaged to Seth, but I ended up falling for Terrance. He is a great guy, and we were engaged to be married.”

“Say what? You mean to tell me that cutie that follows you around like a lovesick puppy is your ex- fiancé.”

“Yes.”

“So, what happened?”

“Well, it seems Terrance was keeping a big secret from me.”

“What like he had a wife or a kid somewhere far away?”

“No, it seems he knew all of this time, I was gifted with the goddess Solaria’s magical abilities, and no one told me. I knew I was the only one left in my family with magic, but not something like this.”

“Whoa, you are telling me you have goddess Solaria’s magic in you, and you never even knew that. I always knew you hated magic for what it caused your kingdom to do, but this is heavy.”

“You have no idea. Now I am on this journey to visit the goddess temples in order to complete some strange training in order to master this magic,” Silva said, as she takes a sip of her drink.

“Whoa, that is ironic, you never liked to use magic and now you are forced to master magic, this is too funny.”

“Yes, and how Terrance and my entire family knew and it is such a pain.”

“I will have to agree, but you should forgive Terrance for this. He was only doing this to project you. He was looking out after you. As for your family, they just suck.”

“Nice. Look at you sounding so smart. You might be right, but I will not forgive him for lying,” Silva says taking another sip.

“Right, I forgot about your whole trust issue thing after what happen after your multiple boyfriends.”

“Do you have to say it out loud? Rufus is about to spill about all the guys I dated, including him, if I can hide it for now.”

“Oh, good luck with that. If you are going on this journey, your past is going to burst wide open, and you will not be able to hold it in much longer. I will admit your ex is a huge step up from Rufus.”

“Thanks. I will have to agree.”

“Also, if you want this thing to work with Terrance, you will have to get over the trust issues and accept your feelings for him. I know you love him.”

“I cannot guarantee anything, but I can see where this goes,” Silva admits.

“That makes me really happy that you are willing to try,” Lisa said with a smile.

“Right moving on. How are things back at the guild?”

“Everything is fine. Everyone misses you, even Master too. But how about you ask me your real question?

“Fine, how are my daughters?”

“Greer and Grace are growing so beautifully. I can tell they miss you so much. Their magic is growing every day and becoming more powerful. As requested, the guild is protecting the girls from anyone suspicious of their magic. I did hear the guild is taking the girls into the city and granting them more freedom to explore as long as they are with the guild member as their escort. When I visited them a few months ago, they have missed you and want to see you. They gave me this to give to you,” Lisa said, handing Silva a photograph.

“I miss them every day. I am glad they are doing well. I wish I can see them. I do send them letters, but I don’t think it is enough.”

“Maybe during this quest of yours, you should visit them.”

“I think it will be a good idea. We can stop by before reaching the final temple.”

“And don’t worry, SHE is not going to be there when you visit. She went to the continent in the south for a job and she will not be back for a while,” Lisa reporting it.

“I forgot how good you are in collecting information. Fine, if I go visit my daughters, then you have to come with us,” Silva said finishing her drink.

“Count me in. I am bored vacationing here and I have been dying to travel again.”

“Good. I am happy to have a real friend to travel with.”

“Besides Rufus and Seth, you mean.”

“Yes, that is right.”

“We will see about that?”

“What do you mean?”

“Nothing, we should check on the boys. I have a feeling they are doing something stupid right about now,” Lisa commented. “The alcohol is much stronger here than other places.”

“Yes, I know. I had some before. Let’s go check on them,” Silva warns.

Lisa and Silva walk out of their bar to walk over to the bar where the boys are, and it seems Lisa was right; the boys did create chaos in the bar.

“What the hell happened here Simon?” Silva asked.

“Oh, Rufus, Seth, and Terrance were having a drinking contest to see who knew you the best which it turned out to be Rufus. They were going to tag team to fight Rufus, but lost by a landslide and soon after they pass out,” Simon explained.

“Great, I am traveling with a group of idiots, Simon, please help me take them to the inn,” Silva said helping Rufus up.

“Yes, my lady,” Simon said helping her.

Silva walks over to where Terrance is passed out and thought he was an idiot.

“My lady let me carry him for you,” Rajah offered.

“Thank you Rajah,” Silva said handing him the body.

Silva, Simon, and Rajah, struggle carrying the idiots back to the inn. Rajah was having a little bit too much fun carrying Terrance on his back by banging his head on every low branch he can find and dropping him on the floor. Silva can stop laughing at how much beaten-up Terrance was after Rajah’s own form of punishment. With the much fun they were having, they threw the drunken idiots on their beds and let them sleep off their hangover.

The next morning was a bit of a challenge since everyone woke up with a headache.

“Ouch more ice please and keep it coming!” Everyone shouted.

“Yeah, I am coming. I am glad I did not drink so much or who would nurse all of you back to health,” Silva said sounding annoyed.

“From what I remember, you do have a high tolerance to alcohol,” Rufus said holding his head in pain.

“It runs in the family. Anyways, you better hope your headaches go away before I get back from shopping with Lisa,” Silva warns.

“We will try, but no guarantees,” Rufus said still hurting.

“What was that?” Silva still sounds annoyed.

“Nothing,” Rufus freaking out.

“Good. Make sure all of you are ready before this afternoon because we are leaving to Miranda City today. I do not want any more delays,” Silva commands.

“Sure, whatever you say,” Rufus said, passing out again.

The girls left the inn to do some much-needed shopping. Since Lisa has been here for a while she knows all the places with the great deals. They went to many different shops to collect mountain gear, food, ropes, clothes, and anything else they can gather for the trip. Once they gathered everything they needed, they went to the garden area to organize the supplies and to rest for a while before returning to the inn.

“Thank you Lisa, for helping out with the shopping,” Silva thanking her.

“It is my pleasure. I do have some pull here after living here for so long,” Lisa teases.

“Yes, I forgot that you are an amazing shopper and a shameless flirt,” Silva teases.

“Ha-ha. I can say the same thing to you. How much did you buy?” Lisa asks.

“Well, most of it is for Rajah. He can get picky with his food, and the rest are simply supplies we need for our journey,” Silva explains.

“Right, we should head back before the boys hit the liquor again,” Lisa remarks.

“What about your things at the inn?”

“I packed everything in my bags last night.”

“Eager to leave huh?”

“You got that right.”

After their conversation, they returned to the inn, and it seemed the boys actually listened to her and were ready to leave. “Well, it seems you look better, here take these,” Silva said handing them the bags.

“Thanks for the help and how much did you buy?” Rufus asked.

“Enough to last a few days, let’s get moved,” Silva explained.

“Yeah, let’s go,” Lisa said, cheering.

“Wait, she is coming too?” Terrance asked.

“Yes, she is,” Silva slyly said.

“I do not have a problem with that,” Rufus said walking ahead of the group.

“If you are done talking let’s, go,” Silva said, walking away.

“Sil, where are you going? Do you know how to get to Miranda City?” Rufus calls out.

“Yes, we just go through the mountains,” Silva said continuing to walk away.

It has been a few hours since they left Eternia City and entered the mountains, but it seems strangely quiet for the mountains.

“Is it me or these mountains seem quiet to you?” Silva asked.

“Yeah, it sure is. Hey Silva watch out,” Lisa shouted, as she saw an arrow heading straight for Silva.

“Great, I had to jinx it, prepare to fight,” Silva ordered.

“It seems it came from over there,” Rufus said, checking the surroundings.

“Great, I thought we lost them when we entered the forest?” Silva asked.

“I guess they were able to track us, so let’s fight,” Terrance pointed out.

“Who are those guys?” Lisa asked ready to fight.

“Hey, those are the guys Rufus and I beat up at the bar at Flora city,” Silva explained.

The idiots begin attacking our heroes a bit drunk which did not help them fighting Silva and the gang. Their fighting continues all through the mountains with no side showing any form of weakness. At least it helped them to get closer to Miranda City and take those goons to jail.

With the idiots dealt with, Silva and the others made their way to the gates to Miranda City, but there is a problem.

Continue reading and you will find out what the problem is especially for Silva.