Nephalem

NEPHALEM CHAPTER 9

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~CONTINUATION~

Lara and Miyamoto continued their task for hunting demons as they have explored every places in Kyoto. Some of the demons that they had slain were all mythological demons from every forests and some were the demons from the abyss. Lara started to think that she might be the reason why abyss demons usually showed up wherever she have gone. She have noticed that she seemed to be the target of these demons. After 4 days, they had gotten back to the Tokyo after the mission. When they got back, Miyamoto was so stunned to found out that some of their comrades didn't make it and some were injured and wounded from the mission but atleast they got back.

Superior Oda was glad to know that both Lara and Miyamoto gotten home safe. Some new samurais were training can been seen outside while the inside of the room was full of injured samurais that were still taking some rest and healing.

After they went to the Samurai Association, they went back to their home as well. Miyamoto was washing their clothes when they got back while Lara went to a forest to explore for a bit, she's still curious about this world. She saw some different animals. She walked further more then she reaches somewhere, she saw a sakura tree, it was quite beautiful, standing there alone. She walked towards it, she stands under the tree as she observes it. She thought it was quite attractive and nice, it was her first time to see a tree like this. She sat down on the ground under the sakura tree then she looked at the scenery, some sakura petals falling to the ground can be seen, and a little bit windy, and a bit coldy, like it was almost a perfect scenery. Lara felt relaxed and relieved.

Miyamoto was training for himself, making some swifts with his katana, he seemed sweating and toughened like he was too focused and determined to his training. Miyamoto is an adult-young man (28 yrs old) and a Japanese samurai. He was living on the country side of Tokyo, Japan (Edo Era). He is a kind, a bit of a joker man and a tough man as well, he had been living on his own in his small hut. He had encountered many different creatures like demons, yokais and others. He had fought a war as well after 13 years and he was the one who survived the battle, he was just 17 when he joined as a samurai.

Miyamoto was half naked while training as he was wearing just a bit loosen pants that was tied around his waist as a belt. He was sweating. After 2 hours of training, he took a break and drank a water, then he went to cut some woods. After he had cut many woods, he heard someone's singing, it was a soft-voice and perfect melody, it's like it felt so good to listen. He started walking to the direction where he heard the voice, then he arrived at the place, it was just Lara, sitting under a cherry blossom tree, singing. It was kinda windy as the wind brushes on her hair, swaying it gently. She seemed calm and looking soften for a bit. Miyamoto stared at her, he couldn't help it, Lara is like a Goddess, he smiled. After few minutes, she stopped singing and turns her head at him. It seemed like Lara already knew he had been standing there, staring at her, and Miyamoto was surprised when she looked at him, then he just smiled softly and chuckled a bit as he walked towards her.

"Its my first time hearing you singing. You have a good voice. Did you really had that in your head?" Miyamoto spoke to Lara as he was walking, then he sat beside her.

"I just.. Thought about it, like a memory or I have heard it before but its kinda blurry to remember.. I don't know why." Lara replied as she spoke softly, and calmly.

"Hm? I guess that's alright. It's normal to not remember a memory that well." Miyamoto responded. (he always sounded joking when he's speaking but he wasn't joking, his just like that as what I said.)

"I guess.." Lara replied back as she looked down, thinking about he said.

Miyamoto patted her head as he chuckled.

"Don't overthink about it too much. You'll be alright, just focus what's today." Miyamoto responded, giving Lara a bright positive smile.

Lara looked at him, she thought his smile is goofy. Miyamoto noticed her look, he was starting to think that maybe Lara thought he's some kind of joke right now as he felt awkward. After that they went silent as they watched the beautiful scenery. A few minutes of being relaxed and relieved, Miyamoto stood up off the ground as he brushes off the dust from his loosen pants and started walking away.

"Come on, Lara. It's getting late. I gotta bring those words I have chopped to the hut." Miyamoto spoke to Lara as his voice fading when he was getting far from the area.

Lara looks at him walking away, then she stood off the ground and started walking as left the place as well. The sunset was so beautiful when they left.

Miyamoto already had gone to the hut so Lara was now heading home alone. As she was walking into the woods, suddenly someone attacked her but she quickly reacted before they could hit her. She looks at it, it was different, it wasn't the Demons from the Abyss. It was some Angels, Knight Angels, they were holding a holy sword, their faces were covered with white hoodie with golden designs on it as they had wings as well. Lara was stunned, she knew they were from Abyss as she felt a strong aura from them but she didn't knew it was different this time. The Angels dashes towards her, ready to attack, but Lara dodged, then she unleashed her Demonic-divine energy as she unleashed some fire demonic energy, hitting against the Knight Angels, killing them one by one. She dodged every attack they made to her as she keeps unleashing fire demonic energy to kill them as they vanished into ash.

Lara got back on her feet as she looks around to check if there's any left, she felt no aura anymore, so she calmed herself down for now. She still couldn't believe it, not just Demons that was chasing but also the Holy Divine Soldiers as well. She was starting to thinks what's up with her? Why were they chasing her, targeting her? 

Lara got home. Miyamoto was already asleep, there's a food also on the wooden small table, it was for her. She wasn't hungry, although she couldn't get hungry. She just lied down beside him and fell asleep.

-TO BE CONTINUE