Emiko

Now, I get I haven't been talking much the last chapter. But after what Heka told me, I didn't feel like talking. However after what had just happened, I was ready to yell at Connor all day.

The 5 of us were resting in a giant living room, waiting for Driam to call us into an arena he had under his mansion. And why he had that under his mansion, I have no clue.

Idril wasn't with us, though I hoped she was okay. About 1-2 hours had passed, and everyone was on edge.

Emiko: "I get you want to be the hero and help her, but we only have 2 days to find Apophis. As much as I want to help her, we can't waste our time here"

Connor: "I'm not sure you saw what I did. He was gonna whip her with that whip. That thing could easily draw blood, and that's probably the least of what'll happen to her. I'm not letting that happen"

Angel: "I'm with Connor on this. We can't let Driam torture her like that"

Kaito: "We could always come back after our mission is complete"

Himari: "It may be too late by then"

Connor: "Besides, as much as I hate to admit it, there's a possibility our quest won't stop Ragnarok. I won't let her last days be with him"

Emiko: "You're such a dumbass... You don't even know what elves can do in battle. They can probably use all sorts of magic"

Connor: "Good thing we're demigods of a magic god"

I went silent and turned away.

Emiko: "We're not at Mytho-Academy, we can die out here. Don't get yourself killed"

Connor: "What's your problem? I thought you would've been on my side on this"

I finally snapped.

Emiko: "Shut up!! Just shut up!!!"

I jumped out of my seat and ran out of the room in a blind rage. I could hear Himari following after me.

Himari: "Emiko! Hold on!"

I tried to outrun her, but she was faster than me. She passed me and stood in front of me.

Himari: "Please, tell me what's bothering you! And don't say nothing, I know something's wrong"

I tried to get around her. The chains dropped down from her bracelets and wrapped around me. The chains wrapped around my arms, pinning them to my sides. She then pulled my close into a hug. No matter how much I struggled, I couldn't get free from the chains.

Himari: "Please, I want to help. But I can't if you don't let me"

I stopped struggling, as I could feel her holding me. It brought me some comfort after everything that's happened.

Emiko: "I-I'm sorry... can you take the chains off of me?"

Himari smiled innocently.

Himari: "You sure you don't like being tied up in my arms~?"

I blushed a little bit.

Emiko: "J-Just untie me already!"

Himari giggled and quickly retracted her chains back into the bracelets.

Himari: "Are you ready to tell me what's been bothering you?"

Emiko: "I can't say..."

Himari: "Do I need to tie you up again?"

I blushed a little harder.

Emiko: "T-That's not it! Don't you dare!"

Himari: "Then what is it?"

Emiko: "It's because of a secret Heka told me"

Himari: "What is it?"

Emiko: "Wouldn't be a secret if I told you"

Himari: "I guess you have a point... Still, if it's bothering you so much, it would help to tell someone"

Emiko: "Yeah... I know. Thanks"

I pulled Himari into a hug, and I could tell she was embarrassed. However she also wrapped her arms around me.

Emiko: "Such a cute shade of red~"

Himari: "H-Hey! I'm supposed to be the one that teases you!"

Emiko: "You bit off more than you could chew"

Himari slipped out of the hug.

Himari: "W-We should probably get back to the others"

Emiko: "Yep, walk off the embarrassment, cute stuff"

Himari's face burned as I giggled.

Emiko: "I never knew how easy this is!"

Himari: "S-Shut it!"

Himari and I both started laughing as we went back into the living room.

The second we walked in, we saw Idril on the ground, with multiple whip marks all over her body. Most of them even drew blood. Connor was holding her unconscious body in his arms.

Himari: "What the hell happened?!"

Angel: "She just stumbled into the room"

Kaito: "It was Driam, no doubt"

Connor's eyes went pure yellow.

Connor: "I'm gonna kill him..."

I ran over to Connor and shook his shoulders.

Emiko: "Connor, you need to calm down. You're letting Apophis take over again"

The yellow left Connor's eyes, and his light blue eyes returned.

Connor: "D-Damnit... I shouldn't have left her with that bastard..."

Idril opened her eyes slightly and spoke weakly.

Idril: "I-It isn't your... fault..."

I knelt down next to her and placed my hands on her, hoping to heal her like how I healed Kaito. However, nothing happened.

Emiko: "Why isn't the healing working?"

Himari: "Only elf magic works here. Any other type of magic won't"

Angel: "Her wounds aren't life threatening. She should be fine until we get out of Alfheim"

Kaito: "When is this fight supposed to happen again?"

As if on cue, we heard a voice. We looked around, but there was nothing there. However I could tell it was Driam.

Driam: "Will my honored guests please go to the front yard? Don't keep me waiting"

Kaito: "That answers that"

Angel knelt down next to Connor.

Angel: "Should we take her with us?"

Connor: "Yeah, we can't leave her alone anymore"

If I didn't know better, I could've seen a little jealously in Angel's eyes.

We managed to carry Idril outside, right into the front yard. It was then that we could see everything around us. The sun was much brighter than the one back in Midgard. There was open fields, dense magical forests, and beautiful lakes as far as the eye could see. It was hard to believe someone like Driam lived in such a pretty place.

Suddenly, our surroundings started to change. As if everything we saw was melting in front of our eyes. Once the beautiful landscape had melted away, new surroundings formed. We were now deep underground, where a giant arena was standing. It was like a smaller coliseum, however the walls weren't nearly as high.

We made our way to the arena, where we saw Driam standing in the center of it.

Driam: "I'm so glad you could make it"

Connor turned to us.

Connor: "I'll take him down, then we can leave"

Emiko: "Try not to get yourself killed. If you die, I'll kill you"

He laughed a little.

Connor: "No intentions of dying today"

Connor stayed down on the field while the rest of us went up into the stands. We all sat down, however Angel had Idril lay down next to her, with Idril's head in her lap.

I so bet Connor is jealous of Idril.

Since the arena was smaller, we could hear everything as Connor slowly approached Driam.

Driam: "I see you've found that worthless piece of trash. She somehow made it out of the dungeon, but no matter"

Connor drew his sword off of his back, not even responding to what Driam was saying.

Driam: "What's wrong? Snake got your tongue!"

Connor smirked.

Connor: "After fighting with Siyuka, your insults and sh*t talking skills are pretty bad"

Driam: "Act cocky while you can. Because the second I win this, I'm turning you over to Apophis"

Emiko: "W-What?!"

Kaito: "I had my suspicions, guess I was right"

Himari: "Fill us in next time you have a suspicion of something!"

Angel: "Will Connor be alright?"

Emiko: "Not sure, magic can't be used here. Then again, he doesn't even know how to use magic"

Connor held out his sword, ready to charge.

Connor: "I'm tired of this. Let's get this over with"

Driam: "But why rush things~? This is where the fun begins!!"

Driam's eyes went bloodshot and his skin went grey. Connor dashed towards Driam, swinging his sword downwards.

Without a second thought, Driam raised his hand to block the sword. I was expecting the sword to go right through his hand. However right when the sword hit blood, it stopped cutting.

Connor: "W-What the—"

Connor pulled his sword away and backed up. Driam swung his arm at Connor, shooting multiple droplets of his own blood towards Connor. In mid air, the blood droplets turned into mini spikes. Connor swung his sword, cutting the blood down.

Driam swung his arm again, however much more blood came out this time. It was like a giant wave of blood. It suddenly sharpened, like the blade of a scythe. Connor rolled out of the way, and the second it hit the ground, it cut right into it.

Driam: "Impressed~? Only elf magic can be used here. And my magic of choice is blood magic!!!"

I instantly started feeling nauseous. The thought of him controlling blood made me sick.

Driam pulled a knife out of his pocket and sliced his arm open, making me almost throw up. Blood ran down his arm, so much that I was surprised he wasn't passing out from blood loss. Even though he cut into his arm, he didn't look like he was in pain. In fact, it looked like he was enjoying it.

The blood ran down his arm until it focused on the tip of his hand. The blood hardened into the shape of a large blade. He literally had a sword hand that was made of blood.

Driam rushed towards Connor, swinging his sword in all directions. Connor blocked each strike with his sword, even managing to get a counter slice in. However the second the blade hit Driam's stomach, it only pierced the skin, no farther than when it touches blood. Connor managed to jump back, getting some distance between them.

I heard Kaito speak.

Kaito: "Connor won't win"

Emiko: "What do you mean?"

Kaito: "The only way to deal actually damage to this guy is to deal internal damage. Connor needs a blunt weapon, not a sharp one"

Angel: "Maybe Connor can wait it out. This guy is losing blood fast, maybe he'll run out"

Himari: "Elf blood regenerates faster than normal mortal blood. Almost 10 times as fast"

Emiko: "And yet they're so pale"

Driam cut his other arm with his knife, creating a second hand sword, which, surprising no one, was made of blood.

Driam dashed towards Connor, swinging both arms. Connor was able to block a few, however some of them cut his arms and legs. Not too bad, but I bet it definitely hurt.

Connor tried to do a counter attack, however Driam was much faster than Connor. Driam made the dried blood swords turn into a liquid again, and slammed his fist into Connor. The blood amplified his punch, sending Connor flying back and onto the ground.

The rest of us were about ready to get up and help Connor fight, however we heard Connor yell.

Connor: "Don't! I got this!"

Connor used the locking mechanism in the center of his weapon to bend it, making it his sword boomerang again.

He tossed it towards Driam. Driam formed his blood swords and blocked the boomerang sword. However Connor then snapped his fingers and swapped places with the sword. He slammed his fist into Driam's face, sending him to the ground.

I heard Idril moaning out of pain.

Angel: "Idril, how are you feeling?"

Idril: "P-Pretty bad... w-where's Master Driam...?"

Angel helped Idril sit up, letting her use her body as support. The second she saw Driam on the ground and Connor standing over him, her face went dark.

Idril: "Get him out of there, now...!"

Emiko: "Why? He's kicking ass"

Driam's body started to rise back up, even though he wasn't pushing himself up. He stood up without moving a muscle.

Driam: "I'm getting fed up with you..."

He held his hand out, however nothing happened. Suddenly, Connor screamed out in pain. His back arched and his arms stretched out. He fell to the ground and started squirming on the ground. Driam started laughing like an insane person.

Driam: "Look at that!! How pathetic!!"

Connor continued to scream out of pain.

Emiko: "What's happening?!?!"

Idril: "He uses blood magic. It's a taboo in Alfheim, however it's the strongest form of elf magic. With enough skill, you can not only control your own blood, but the blood of others. He's controlling Connor's blood inside his own body!!"

I tried to draw my bow, ready to help Connor, however my body wouldn't move. I could hear everyone else trying to move, it was like we were all frozen in place.

Driam: "I love blood magic! It's the perfect form of torture!!"

Connor: "S-Shut up...!"

Connor tried to stand, however the pain increased, making him fall back down.

Driam: "Elves have so much blood inside them, it's the best way to make them scream and cry!!!"

Driam leaned his head back and started laughing like a psychopath.

Connor: "I-I'll... k—"

Driam kicked Connor in the face, making blood come out of his nose and mouth. Driam knelt down.

Driam: "You should've heard them~ So many screams, so much crying, so much begging for their pathetic lives!!"

Connor tried to get up again, and managed to throw a punch, however it didn't even leave a bruise.

Driam: "Imagine little Idril, begging for the pain to stop, crying her little heart out, wishing she was dead!!!"

Connor started to emit the same blood red aura as before, however Driam didn't seem to care.

Driam: "I was originally going to turn you over to Apophis. I was promised a perfect eternal life after Ragnarok. But.... I just want to hear you, your sister, and all of your friends suffer!! You'll wish you were dead when I'm done with you pathetic worms!!"

The red aura around Connor condensed into his body, then exploded from his body. The shockwave of that aura sent Driam flying back. Since Driam was distracted his control over our blood had ended.

I was about to stand up, to go help fight Driam off, but I noticed the red aura was back on Connor. He started to turn his head towards us. When I saw his face, my heart did a backflip in my chest. I was expecting to see the chaos yellow eyes of Apophis, however his eyes were the same light blue he'd always had. He then smiled up at us.

Connor: "Like I said, I'm not dying today"

He picked up his sword and straightened it out. He then held it out towards Driam, with his red aura traveling towards his sword, eventually engulfing the entire blade.

Connor: "You'll pay for what you did to Idril, and all the other elves you've tortured. I'll send you to Hell myself!"

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I hope you enjoyed this chapter! It was a little more... bloody than I thought it would be, but I enjoyed writing it!