Prior to the event… (Part 4 of 5)
Learning that she was sent back into a timeline much older than her's...
Pietro, pitying the lost girl, told that Lucy can stay with him while she searches her way back home.
Lucy wanders the town of Nesseley, figuring out and hunting some clues on how to get back into her own time.
...but menacing eyes carefully watches her from a distance.
As Pietro watches Lucy's hope slowly diminishing, Pietro finally, without anymore hesitation, told Lucy that he'll help her.
And then a friendship was born..
Pietro doesn't know why he's being too kind to this strange girl whom he'd just met a few nights ago. But our young lad was now feeling comfortable, peaceful, and finally after a while, he's somewhat happy.
In Pietro's pocket, the bell glows secretly steady.
So as weeks pass by, Lucy finally learns to adapt to the old life but she and Pietro never gave up searching for clues.
Unfortunately, there were still no new information that can help them.
...Mysterious creatures grumbles from a distance. Planning for something.
Months continued to move forward. Friendship became deeper and this closeness became something not so surprising.
Lucy and Pietro are falling inlove to each other.
Pietro ,using his music crafting skills, secretly composed a song to Lucy called Roads and Hearts but was hesitant to let Lucy hear the song, instead, Pietro hid it thinking that what's happening isn't right.
His heart still clings to Erica's memories and only she can have his love.
Little did Pietro know that Lucy have already mostly heard the song while he was still composing it. But of course Lucy didn't know that it was for her.
...Fangs sharpening, carefully, spying
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One evening, while Lucy prepares for dinner. A group of Worgs suddenly raided Pietro's house and within seconds they were gone along with Lucy.
Lucy was kidnapped...
A few minutes after, Pietro arrives at the scene and was surprised on what he saw. His house was a mess and Lucy isn't anywhere to be found except for the foot tracks that the Worgs accidentally left behind.
It was like a complete re-enactment of what happened to Erica but this time Pietro, now determined, to never let that memory happened again. Pietro readied himself for combat, got his bow, arrow, and a marble, then followed the Worg tracks into the deep forest.
Pietro arrived in a mid-sized cave guarded by sleeping Worgs in the middle of the forest. When suddenly a long cold scream burst out from the cave.
It was Lucy in pain, confirming that she was in there.
Worgs began to wake up and without the further adieu, the battle commences.
Pietro to the rescue, reveals his great archery skills and made his way to the heart of the cave
But there were too much enemy for our young hero and his arrow supply was depleting along with its bow, that has began to deteriorate.
Now getting exhausted, as Pietro gets overwhelmed by the Worgs but finally reaching the center of cave.
Pietro spotted an unconscious Lucy and almost eliminating the whole Worgs.
Just when Pietro thought that it was aleady over...
The Chief Worg, a 7 ft humanoid wolf, emerges from the dark side of the cave and tries to bargain with Pietro
"The Bell! For The Girl!" growled by the Chief Worg
Knowing that the Worgs aren't the most trustful creatures that you'll meet in Nesseley and will probably double-cross him.
Pietro tossed the bell to the Chief Worg.
The Chief Worg smiled grimly and said "Fool!" as it about to kill Lucy.
When suddenly the blue orb glows immensley and in split second. The orb transforms into an unstable ethereal energy of bow and arrow.
A soft voice similar to Erica's whisphers to Pietro telling him to... "shoot".
And in a glimpse, there it was, the Chief Worg now lying on the floor.
The energy of bow and arrow slowly fades as it goes back to its orb state.
As Pietro rushed onto Lucy's side, untying her...
The Chief Worg, now onto its last breath, spouted some words that might changes Pietro's fate forever.
"This is ...only the...... beginning. He sent me...to destroy you.... and all SEVEN of you.. we're coming..."
Still puzzled, by the Chief Worg's last words. Pietro got up and carried Lucy out of the cave.
It was an odd night. But what's more odd is that the cave was now nowhere to be found as if it never existed.
Lucy wakes up and Pietro told everything that happened last night. Lucy was shocked but is also thankful that both of them wasn't hurt that badly.
As the days of searching clues continues...
On one evening after a long day of searching, Pietro sat on a bench near his house as Lucy also sat beside. Entering a moment.
A short awkward moment fills the scene but was cancelled when Pietro surprisingly holds Lucy's hands.
And there it was...
A mutual connection was finally established between the two excited hearts.
They don't care anymore.
Lucy attempted to kiss Pietro. a few more millimeters away from success when Pietro said "sorry" then runs away leaving Lucy alone on the bench. Torpe
Pietro ran and ran and ran. Our young lad was so confused.
It was no doubt that Pietro is finally falling in love with Lucy but the memories of Erica still bothers him.
As if his feet was intentionally leading him somewhere, Pietro arrived at the park. He, then, sat there confused and full of questions.
The orb started to glow again and so as the foutain, and a ghostly reflection suddenly shows up infront of Pietro.
It's Erica.
Erica smiled at Pietro as she tries to hold Pietro's hand.
Pietro, almost in tears, tries to hold Erica's hand back until it finally hit him.
Pietro have to let Erica go...
Erica told Pietro that it is time to move on and get his life back. Erica told Pietro that she's happy that he met Lucy because...
Lucy got back Pietro's smile.
Pietro asked Erica alot of question until Pietro was finally enlightened and as the parting almost reaches its end. Pietro tries to hug Erica one last time and was miraculously able to show Erica his love one last time.
Erica hugs back as she slowly fades in the air. Leaving Pietro with these words..
"I will be always here, in your heart..."
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Pietro finally goes back home, with a great news to tell Lucy.
As he arrives home, Pietro found Lucy smiling and in tears,
Lucy had finally found out how to go back to her time.
Pietro was surprised, sad and the same time happy.
(to be continued)
"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Links:
Prior to the event…(Part 1 of 5)
Prior to the event…(Part 2 of 5)
Prior to the event…(Part 3 of 5)
Prior to the event…(Part 4 of 5)
Prior to the event…(Part 5 of 5)