Spear Of Retribution

"Master, I think something bad will gonna happened," Alexjin whispered while catching his breath.

"Why?" She asked while peeking at the fight down below.

"Master, remember what I said about the person I bump that's wearing a black cloak?" He said as Geraldine nodded her head, "I saw that person talking to the mc after the sudden announcement. I thought it was the Baron's move but he came in  furiously and demanded to tell him who made that decision as they want to go back home and let his son rest."

Geraldine's eyebrows furrowed as she thought about what Alexjin said, she has been observing that person for a while but she sees nothing out of the ordinary but then, hearing what Alexjin said made her heart beat faster.

"What do you want me to do?" Geraldine asked as she wanted to know what he wants and his motive for telling that to her.

Alexjin was silent for a while, "I don't know master. When I remembered him asking me about the pills, I just thought that I'll go and tell you about it," He scratched the back of his head as he felt embarrassed.

"Go back down and focus on your fight," Geraldine patted his head before she gestured for him to go.

"Yes, master," Alexjin is still worried about the fight but he can't do anything even if it keeps on bothering him.

Seeing that Alexjin goes back, Geraldine looked ahead and the person Alexjin is referring to is gone from his spot.

"My pills huh," She mumbled while going back to her seat.

She watches how Niso is struggling to fight his opponent who seemed too aggressive. 

After a few minutes, Niso was defeated and took a lot of cuts to his body. The fight didn't last long and Alexjin's fight will gonna start after a few minutes. 

Alexjin's opponent wears fancy clothes and armor and both of them face each other and are ready to fight.

Geraldine isn't too worried about Alexjin as she knows that he can defend himself. She went down and go to where they put Niso, he's in the other room resting and the healers are taking care of his wounds.

Geraldine didn't let herself known as Baron Guansa is also inside the room. She went and find a place to stay hidden and ask her 'Roses' to eavesdropped inside the room.

"I will kill that mc for forcing you to fight when you're injured!" Baron Guansa screamed as he throws objects around him to vent out his anger.

"Father, I'll be okay, at least I didn't taint our name for being a loser. For now, I want to rest," Niso smiled at his raging father as he slowly closes his eyes as his body is shutting down.

"Alright, after an hour, we'll go back home so take a good rest," Baron Guansa caress his son's forehead while telling the healers to add more medicine on his son's wounds.

After a couple of minutes, the healers and the Baron went outside to give Niso a good quiet rest.

"Everything's normal, maybe Alexjin is just overthinking," She mumbled and ask her 'Roses' to go back. She was about to head back to the arena when she saw the person in a black cloak going inside Niso's room.

That's when she felt goosebumps on her skin, she looked around if there are some healers nearby but no one is around even the Baron.

She is doubting whether or not, she'll barge in inside the room or wait for the person to come out to confront him when she heard a loud grunt coming from inside.

'Tsk!" She sighs and jogged towards the room softly and makes her steps very light so that they won't know that she's there. Putting a mask made out of her handkerchief, she barges into the door to see that the man in a black cloak is plunging his spear on Niso's chest, taking out his blood and mana from him.

The man automatically removed the spear from Niso's chest and cast attack magic on Geraldine, she was able to dodge it but it creates a thick smoke, making it hard for her to see.

She immediately went outside to see the man running away, Geraldine was about to chase him when Niso's grunts of pain reach her ears.

"Ah, sh*t!" She cursed out and went back inside the room to saw that Niso is bleeding.

"He - help m - me," Niso barely said the words for help as he grabbed Geraldine's arm and look at her with pleading eyes to save his life.

That look made Geraldine remembered the people who were killed from the war, their pleading eyes that screamed help to save their lives. 

Geraldine didn't say anything and cast a healing spell on Niso, "Oh, nagugutom ako habang nagsusulat neto, penge pagkain!" A bright light appeared from her hand and it transfers on Niso's wounds.

"You lose too much blood, I don't think I can--" She wasn't able to finish her words when she saw Niso smiling at her with a face that accepts his fate.

"I - I guess it's my time, ah!" He chuckled, making him puked out blood.

Geraldine didn't say a word as she increases her magic to heal him but then Niso holds her with both of his hands. She thought that he is in pain but the look on his face says otherwise.

"Wait for a moment, I'll heal you," She said but Niso pulled her arms close to him, making her lose her focus.

"What is it?" She said panicking as the blood keeps on flowing from his chest as she was only able to close some parts of his flesh.

"T - tell m - my fat - father that h - he must l - live we - well and e - eat h - healthy..."  Niso whispered as he puked another set of blood, "Th - they're here soo -soon, g - go," he continued as he slightly pushed her away. He knows that when someone sees them, they will arrest the girl who was trying to save him.

"No!" Geraldine object and wanted to perform a spell again when she heard footsteps approaching.

She didn't have a choice but to go away and took one last look at Niso.

'Thank you, stranger,' Niso mouthed the words silently as he closes his eyes.

Geraldine used a spell to lower her presence so that they won't notice that she was there. She hid on a tree nearby as her heart is beating fast, ripping the handkerchief from her face, Geraldine took in a huge amount of air and wipe her sweat.

"It's all too fast," She said while trying to calm herself down. Looking back, the Baron and some healers went inside the room when they saw a bit of smoke coming from inside and is followed by series of screams when they saw Niso's current state.

Geraldine can't bear the screams and the image of Niso's facial expression flashback on her mind. She runs in the direction where she last saw the man but no matter where she looks, she can no longer find him, even his shadow.

She runs again to where her feet will lead her and she arrived back at the place where she went with Alexjin. the park is currently empty as most people are at the arena. 

She sat down on the chair as her body trembled, many images flashed on her mind, the images that she wanted to forget.

"NO! NO!" She screamed while pulling her hair to divert her attention to pain but it's useless. Tears streamed down on her face as she remembered how incompetent she was. That she wasn't able to save Niso's life and blaming herself that she didn't go inside a bit earlier.

"I - if only I - I m - made the r - right decision, then I could sa - save him," She hiccupped while trying to force herself not to make a crying sound. It took her a couple of minutes before calming down.

Wiping her tears away, she looked at the view below as the place is quiet and peaceful as only a few people are walking by. Closing her eyes, Geraldine inhaled the fresh air.

"Ah, I wasn't able to watch Alexjin's fight as well," She mumbled then chuckled as she slaps her own cheeks, "Yep, not a dream," she said as she caresses her cheeks that is stinging in pain.

She decided not to go back to the arena as she doesn't want to see what happened after she leaves, the sounds of screams and cries from Niso's family, and the gossips from the people. She doesn't want to see it all.

Geraldine also didn't care anymore if Alexjin will be able to win or not, as she wanted to leave Vildon as soon as possible. Her mind also wandered about the man she saw and Alexjin's words.

"So you're interested in my pills huh, guess you'll be coming next to me," She mumbled while looking at the grey clouds forming in the sky.