Eldir
Felicia woke up in the late afternoon with a feeling that for the first time in many years, she had truly rested and slept her fill. The girl sweetly enjoyed the warmth of her bed and only over time discovered that her lover from yesterday, Eldir, was no longer beside her. After all, the night spent with him had turned out to be one of the best of her life.
— a pity — she murmured in a voice that was either sleepy or sad, getting out of bed, — perhaps we'll meet again... — She closed her eyes, remembering the elf with a very specific appearance who had managed to show her new boundaries of nightlife.
Unfortunately, the girl's wish was not destined to come true, because at that very moment Eldir was rushing for a train to reach Orion, where he planned to implement his talents in the near future. Moreover, the man did not share Felicia's thoughts on how good that night had been, as his experience was rich with more fascinating adventures. And compared to one Nihon girl, this lady was basically nothing. Still, it wasn't bad.
Eldir settled in comfortably on the train and sank into reflections on his own past. Based on the events of years gone by, he drew discouraging conclusions about himself and his youth. However, it was precisely a series of mistakes and bad deeds that shaped his personality, which in his current state both satisfied and irritated him.
— Livia... — Eldir whispered barely audibly, stroking an image of the girl taken with a camera. Previously, this seemed like a miracle of technology; now it is an extremely commonplace thing used by everyone who bothers. This photograph was the last one taken during the girl's lifetime.
The man felt the burns on his face, earned after an unsuccessful prank played on his late sister. If not for that mischief, which turned into a catastrophe, the beauty Livia would have long ago married Eric or another equally worthy man. And Eldir himself might perhaps have played an important role during the collapse of the Reime Empire. However, instead, the girl lost her life in a disreputable establishment, and he became far from an exemplary citizen. A sense of cynicism was added to his thoughts by the fact that he was heading precisely to the city where Livia had spent the last hours of her life.
It took great effort for Eldir to suppress a rising tear. The man once again sank into memories of how his stupidity led to many heavy consequences.
— IMPOSSIBLE! NO! THIS IS A LIE!
The piercing screams of his mother woke the young elf while he was sleeping off in his bed. He had been recommended bed rest, but the youth could not ignore the wailings of his own mother. Getting out of bed very quietly, Eldir stealthily crept into the living room to find out what had happened.
— THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! I HATE YOU! — These words were followed by a loud slap. Malena had struck the face of Laurent, who was kneeling. In his hand, some papers were crumpled.
At first, Eldir misunderstood the situation and assumed that his father had cheated on his spouse, hence the mother's reaction. However, his guesses were not destined to come true; Laurent remained faithful to only one woman until his very death.
Thus, some time later, after all the incoherent hysterical screams of his mother, the youth realized that something bad had happened to his sister. When the mother and father calmed their emotions and left the living room in search of a bottle of strong and soothing contents, Eldir stealthily crept into the room and took the sheets of paper that his father had left on the table before leaving.
These sheets were a letter from Eric, who had rushed to find his runaway bride. First, it described Livia's small feats. The youth sincerely wondered how this clumsy girl could have become a worthy mercenary possessing impressive talents. The first half of the letter could in no way explain the mother's hysteria; the youth even got the impression that the parents were simply not ready to accept the fact that their eldest daughter had turned out to be a warlike woman. Eldir continued to greedily study the letter, which described the details of his sister's life in Reime. Thus, thanks to adventures in the palace, Livia found a good friend in the person of a Nihon girl named Tsukiko, with whom she continued her travels. Together they got jobs at the Morpheus mercenary organization, where together with certain Alaria Doran and Halmeldir, they cleared a monster den in the sewers of Reime. However, bad news awaited the youth further on. Because it was precisely thanks to her work for Morpheus that the girl met her death. It all started because of her agreement to help guards in an investigation into the theft of an amulet, a piece of jewelry called Laura. In theory, she was required to provide slight assistance during the detention of a suspect in this case, Laid Rihoka, in case he offered some resistance. And he did, however, it was insurmountable for ordinary Reime guards and several of Morin's mercenaries. Ultimately, only a few managed to escape an unfortunate fate; the rest were killed in Orion's seedy establishment "Wolf's Den". Eldir's older sister was among the dead. Only now did the youth understand the true reason for his mother's hysteria. He himself fell to his knees and sobbed bitter tears, which he had not shed even on the day he acquired his scars, forcing his sister to leave the family home.
The fact of the eldest daughter's death severely shook the family life in Eldir's house. Thus, the father immersed himself completely in a military career and began to actively serve the Empress, not so much because he recognized her legitimacy or believed in her ideals, but because he did not want to help Tiary, who at that time was seen in society with a suspicious Nihon girl. In his free time from work, Laurent spent it searching for his daughter's killer, and therefore, he was practically never home. Malena, in turn, dedicated herself to raising her son, although she did so in a somewhat twisted form. The elf overly pampered her grown son, trying with all her might to keep him in the house despite all his protests. And although the youth developed actively intellectually, he had to forget about various training and physical exercises.
Out of love for his mother, Eldir agreed to this order of things, although he felt some irritation regarding it. He thought it was a temporary madness, so he kept himself in check and behaved like a good boy.
Much changed in their lives after a sudden letter from his father, which stated that he had finally figured out where Livia's killer was hiding, meaning she would finally be avenged soon. This instilled hope in the young elf that his father would finally return to the family and they could all together put their lives back on track.
Unfortunately, his plans were not destined to come true. A week after receiving the message from his father, news came to their house that Laurent's body had been found in an alleyway of Laitia. Moreover, there were no signs of magic, cold or own firearms being used on him. There was no doubt that an experienced soldier did not survive a meeting with Laid, which meant that now we are talking about far from the most ordinary rival.
The news of the loss of the breadwinner drove Malena insane. The woman could not withstand a second tragedy, so despite the beginning of financial problems, she decided to put her son under complete house arrest so that he would not set out in search of death; she herself began to drown her grief in abundant amounts of alcohol.
The property acquired through grueling labor began to melt with extraordinary speed. Due to problems paying wages, the woman kicked all the servants out of the house. In a couple of months, Malena lost her human appearance and visually aged by several decades; a reclusive lifestyle combined with alcoholism did nothing to solve the accumulated problems. Eldir, in turn, feeling guilty, suppressed his own desires and continued to endure all this, hoping to help his mother.
The youth tried in every way to inspire his mother to give up the bottle and start life anew, perhaps even find herself a new man. And although all his attempts were unsuccessful, he continued to hope. For him, it was most important to protect at least his mother from an awful fate.
Perhaps Malena would have lost herself at the bottom of the bottle if one day an old friend and former colleague of his father had not decided to visit them. Despite the cold reception from the mistress of the house, either out of respect for an old friend or based on some personal motives, Remo could not stay aside. Therefore, he began to visit Laurent's family every day, trying with all his might to distract Malena from the bottle. Thus, slowly, he penetrated the private space of this family and first helped return a beautiful appearance to the elf woman, and then breathed new life into her with his love, both literally and figuratively.
There was no point in resisting such a turn of events; moreover, Eldir himself got along well with his stepfather. A short time later, it was decided that the transformed family would sell all their property and move to the Duchy of Larian, where Remo's relatives lived.
The prospect of moving to these lands and living a relatively quiet life sounded good for the youth, but he saw his destiny somewhat differently. Thus, taking advantage of the turmoil before the move, Eldir hastily wrote a note saying that he was setting off to study the expanses of this world, promising that he would definitely visit the family in Larian later, and left the parental home. Of course, the youth lied slightly about his motives, because in reality, he wished to conduct his own investigation and settle scores with the killer of his relatives personally, but he could not say this. Therefore, late in the evening, following the example of his older sister, taking a small sum of money with him, Eldir set out on his way.
Before seeking a meeting with his enemy, the guy decided to conduct his own investigation. For these purposes, he turned to the Reime police, where thanks to Vance, an old acquaintance of his father, he was able to learn some details of this case regarding the disappearance of Laura. Of course, he could not be fully initiated into the materials of that case, so he had to settle for superficial information. The youth also learned that although Laid had been declared wanted at the time, no one had dealt with this problem for a long while. Why search for a criminal in a haystack, a meeting with whom could lead to death, when there are so many dangerous oppositionists and free-thinkers around?
The only thing the old friend could do for the unfortunate elf was to hand him the last photograph of his late sister, taken in Grazia and used in that very investigation. At this moment it would have been of no use anyway, but for Eldir it meant a lot. Besides this, the youth caught a glimpse of photographs of other visitors attached to this case. This gave him no special information, except that an image of a Nihon girl lingered in his soul for a few seconds, which then quickly faded from his head.
Finally, Vance advised Eldir to meet and talk with Livia's friend and partner Tsukiko, who, having been disfigured, managed by pure chance to leave the crime scene together with Captain Yukimura. The man held no hope for a meeting with the latter. Unfortunately, he knew nothing about the location of the Nihon girl, so he was forced to send the youth in search of a needle in a haystack.
At first, Eldir did not know what to do with himself. Having no idea how one should conduct investigations or how to track certain people, the youth spent his time in vain. First, he tried to get some information from the owner and employees of the Grazia shop, but, of course, no information was provided to him. He also tried his luck talking to Castor L. Tselen, who only made a contemptuous remark to the boy not to interfere with his work. Gradually, the youth began to abandon his idea, because of which he started spending more time simply in the tavern.
Harsh reality, or more accurately, lack of life experience, laziness and immaturity continued to beat the guy against its stones; he had no acquaintances or connections to be able to map out his route in any way. Bothering police officers was also no longer an option, as people had their own work, and Eldir understood this. Finally, luck began to turn toward him, and progress began to move from a dead stop. And the first piece of luck was meeting the elf Halmeldir, who was mentioned in passing in Eric's letters as one of Livia's colleagues. The man spent time in the company of several representatives of Areid, who at first wanted to scam the young and naive elf for money. It was Halmeldir who did not allow them to do this, which is how their brief acquaintance began.
From the former soldier, the guy learned that he had once worked with both his father and his older sister. Their communication in the Reime tavern went very warmly and friendly, although it was more full of memories of Laurent than of Livia. Besides this, Halmeldir suggested the youth join Tiary's detachment to return the throne to the legitimate heir. And although his offer was quite attractive and convincing, Eldir was forced to refuse, as at the moment he was extremely far from politics and was guided by other motives.
The next thread in his search was a meeting with the Tanarsian Alaria. Their acquaintance began with his admiration for a participant of numerous competitions held at that time in the Amphitheater. At first, Eldir became interested in her person precisely because she was mentioned in Eric's letter, meaning she might know something about Tsukiko. At the same time, Eldir was truly struck by the beauty, grace and courage of this woman, so during the counting of the vocal contest results, the young elf greeted Alaria and expressed his delight to her. The girl wanted to ignore him, considering his flattery an attempt by an inexperienced and not very attractive youth to drag her into bed, but further conversation took a different turn because Eldir decided to lay all interesting questions on the table.
Alaria could tell the elf little about the girls he was interested in, as they had not managed to become close friends, so she could only express condolences regarding Livia's death. The only thing the Tanarsian could do was advise him to search for Tsukiko in her homeland, since she had heard nothing for quite some time about the adventures or the death of this maiden on Reime territory.
For some time Eldir was tormented by doubts as to whether he needed to go to Nihon on these possibly empty searches. Even if he finds this Tsukiko, can she really help him? And is he strong enough to deal with Laid when he meets him face to face? Perhaps it's worth going to Larian before it's too late and living a simple life there, studying, getting a job?
No! If there is even a chance to meet Livia's close friend and learn firsthand how his beloved little sister lived her last days, he simply must set out on his way.
As expected, the searches in Nihon did not result in any success. On one hand, Eldir liked it in this wonderful distant country. Spirituality, development and self-discipline flourished here. Undoubtedly, this place could be called a paradise, but certainly not for visitors. The elf constantly felt some contempt toward his person from those people he happened to communicate with. Despite the fact that times had long since changed, it seemed to him as if he were perceived as a vile imperial dog snapping at someone else's bone.
Besides other things, the youth's searches yielded no results for a long time. He was already despairing; a little more and he was ready to return home, but something subconscious made him stay longer. The whole matter was that over several days he happened to find a cozy establishment called Fukuhara. Undoubtedly, all the charm lay not only in the talents of the chefs and quality service. The pearl of this establishment was a charming musician who every evening used several musical instruments to reproduce works of art. She presented herself to the public under the name Hina. Mostly this maiden played the shamisen, but she provided no less auditory pleasure to the public with a very interesting flute. Every spectator in such moments wanted to press against her sweet lips instead of the so-called ryuteki and Eldir was no exception. The youth could not tear his eyes or hearing away from this lady throughout her entire performance. This woman was so beautiful that it seemed to the guy as if he had seen her somewhere, but he could not understand where, or he wanted them to be acquaintances. Now he stopped being bothered by the search; the main thing was to observe and listen to this enchantress. Unfortunately, her musical numbers had a tendency to end every time, and therefore each time after several hours of enjoyment, the youth was forced to return to harsh reality. And now Eldir did nothing but wait for the start of another concert by this talented lady.
And yet, some feeling eventually overcame the young elf and he continued to spend time searching for the former servant of Munishige. Thus fate brought the youth together with a gentleman named Keichi. "A striking but somewhat foolish woman" — roughly how Eldir's new acquaintance characterized this girl. It was from him that the youth learned that according to his sources, Tsukiko Shimizu fell victim to a cursed tree on Raiju territory. The man himself knew no details, however, he allowed himself something not very clear in his native language, but the youth could only translate the words "log" and "tree". In any case, this no longer mattered, as now the searches in Nihon had to come to an end due to their unfruitfulness.
Once again, the youth was ready to abandon his set goal. And this time he was extremely serious. And yet, before leaving this prosperous country, Eldir decided to allow himself to visit Fukuhara one last time to taste good dishes and enjoy the best musical performer in the world. Only this time he did not go there empty-handed; this time he wanted to express his respect to Hina by presenting her with a neat bouquet of good flowers. His choice fell on flowers called Camellias, which are as beautiful as the inhabitants of the same-named country.
So, the dinner was incomparable, and the performance, as always, was top-notch. Now it was time for the most important part — he had to present the gift. Here the youth had some difficulties, since he had never truly courted girls. On one hand, his gesture implied no dirty thoughts; on the other, he felt wild embarrassment. Moreover, he was very afraid that his appearance would cause rejection by this woman. Finally, Eldir found strength and approached Hina with the bouquet.
— Thank you for your wonderful performances. Allow me to express my gratitude with this modest little bouquet! — The youth rather abruptly shoved the bouquet into the interlocutor's hands and stepped away from her a short distance, after which he realized that this gesture had come out somewhat strange, hasty and rude.
— Hee-hee — Hina demonstrated an infinitely beautiful smile. Definitely, she did not feel disgust toward him. — I accept your gratitude. — With these words, the girl with the bouquet went her way, leaving a confused Eldir to observe her graceful gait.
The deed was done and now it was time to return to his place of lodging to sleep soundly and decide on a further route. However, the evening by no means ended there. Since Eldir had gone through the back alleys to his temporary housing, literally one house away he became witness to an unpleasant scene: some man was harassing Nisho, trying to force her into intercourse.
— Hanashite kudasai! — the girl exclaimed in her native language.
— Come on, stop playing hard to get! You'll like it! — said the stranger in a dialect familiar to Eldir.
The youth could not stay aside; his eyes filled with anger and yet he did not attack the opponent immediately.
— If you don't understand foreign, I'll say it in our way: NOW BACK OFF FROM HER, YOU GOAT! — in reality, Eldir was by no means the most polite guy; he had simply tried to be as tactful and courteous as possible lately, since no one would want to share information with an overly rude person.
The man, who was either a native of Areid or simply a representative of not the best districts of the Reime Empire, looked at the youth with contempt:
— Get out of here, you little s***, before I paint your face. — The stranger demonstrated a threatening face and pulled a knife from his pocket.
Perhaps on any other youth this would have worked as intended, but in Eldir it only caused irritation and he decided to stop wasting time convincing this bio-trash and move to those methods of fighting bandits that he had to resort to from time to time during his journey.
During his journey, Eldir encountered bandits many times who wanted to rob or simply harm him. He scared such people away with fire storms summoned before their faces, which was usually enough to solve such problems. This was because he was not too afraid of losing his life; moreover, he saw no danger in street bandits like this rogue. But not this time. Now he needed to protect the honor and health of another person. Not just a person, but a woman who evoked in him a great feeling of sympathy. The youth habitually stretched his arms forward, but summoned a spell that was by no means usual for him. It was the Flame of Agartha. The very one that had once disfigured his face and led to many problems. Only now it did not threaten him at all, as it completely engulfed the wrongdoer. A second, and tongues of flame enveloped the man.
Hina screamed and hid behind her savior's back. Together they silently watched as the failed rapist died before their eyes. Finally, the bandit's short suffering ended; his charred corpse fell to the ground. It will be difficult in the future to identify who the unfortunate soul was in life.
Only now did Eldir realize that he had just taken a human life. Panic seized his consciousness. He stared at the disfigured semblance of a body and did not know what to do next. The elf's inner world was gradually collapsing. In his own mind, the youth had all this time been a rebel, an adventurer, a future avenger, but by no means a killer. Eldir was ready to cry, but Hina took him by the hand.
— Thank you for saving me from that monster, — her warm smile slightly warmed the guy's soul. — I'm still scared... Please, walk me home.
The elf nodded silently, as if hypnotized by her words, so without saying a word he followed the Nihon girl on autopilot. It is difficult to estimate how long they walked, but Eldir was so fascinated by what had happened that for him the travel time lasted no longer than a minute. And now he was already sitting on some chair with a small cup of water in his hand. The guy continued to keep silence; only now he again began to feel embarrassment. He simply silently observed Hina while she praised him in every way and flattered him, saying that something terrible would have happened to her without him.
— You must be a very strong mage. What brought you here? — the Nihon girl's question brought the youth out of this prolonged trance.
This woman had so entered his soul that he did not doubt for a moment that she could be trusted. That is why Eldir began to tell everything as it was about how he lost his sister, about family problems related to this, and about how he started seeking revenge. Hina listened very attentively to her interlocutor, showing sincere interest, or carefully hiding absolute indifference. Her face changed at the moment when the young storyteller with all accumulated hatred voiced the name of his blood enemy.
— That bast...! — she blurted out but did not finish. — I mean, — Hina returned to a polite tone, — I wanted to say that once fate brought me together for a short time with this terrible man.
That evening something influenced the youth and the Nihon girl. The woman, who presented herself in this life by different names, never told anyone about her past. But at this very moment she wanted to discuss Laid Rihoka, with whom Nisho — for that was actually this woman's name (which, however, Eldir was not destined to learn) — had her own scores to settle. Of course, the priestess of Kirishima told her story in a light favorable to herself, omitting inconvenient moments and embellishing the pain and humiliation experienced.
New information opened the image of Laid in a different light for Eldir. Previously the guy thought he was looking for an ordinary thug possessing some luck, but now it was clear that this was far from so. This man now appeared before the elf as a truly vile monster. Moreover, Nisho's story led the young man's fantasy into a completely different channel. Thus, in his head he began to imagine images of what all these monsters could have done to his modest and defenseless little sister. Who knows, perhaps instead of death she would now be the main decoration of some cheap brothel. From such thoughts Eldir's pants tightened slightly, for which he felt truly ashamed. At the same time, Nisho noticed this and considered that such an impression was created by fantasies specifically about her.
In another situation, she most likely would have gotten rid of the boy at the moment he brought her home. But something made the woman let him into her housing. And now she understood what. Fate had given her a chance for revenge on an old offender through the hands of a strong wizard. Undoubtedly, the goddess did not leave her servant without attention. In the worst case, the boy might die, but he will at least try to rid the world of this weed in the person of Laid and avenge her insults regarding how he treated her. After all, all that was required of him was to pay her normally for all services provided by her body. However, he preferred another path. And now it would be pleasant for her one day to learn how Laid's little people happen to find the embers that will remain of their boss. It's just a pity that money will not return to her from this anyway.
Nisho hugged Eldir, pressing his face against her soft breast, and began to gently stroke his head.
— I think our meeting was no accident. We have so much in common; I am sure it was the will of Kirishima that brought you to me. I will help you find the strength to avenge this man if you promise me not to give up on this goal.
Intoxicated by emotions from such a saturated series of events, Eldir was ready to agree to anything. Thus, he found himself in the arms of one of the most beautiful priestesses of Kirishima. It was with this woman that he became a man and received the most unforgettable experience of love adventures.
During the short time the young elf spent with Nisho, he opened his eyes to some aspects of life, learned some techniques that would please many of his future women, and also, with the help of the Nihon girl, received the blessing of Kirishima. Despite his own rationality, Eldir forever kept in his memories the image of an honest and unfortunate Nihon girl. Perhaps it is good that he never happened to learn that it was precisely because of her that the whole mess with Laid started. Precisely the fact that he did not remember Nisho's photograph from the Laura case and the lack of detailed information about who pointed out the criminal saved the youth from a very strong life disappointment. Instead, he received a powerful source of inspiration, with which he decided to return to the Reime Empire.
Returning home, Eldir discovered significant changes in the country. An atmosphere of chaos reigned all around; the Imperial Liberation Front was conquering power for its tyrant.
The youth did not know what to do with himself, as he had no intention of fighting for one side or another. He could have returned home, but he was not sure that he would find family members there. Perhaps the elf did not want to return. After all, he was interested in how this struggle for the throne would end.
Finally, victory belonged to Tiary and his comrades. However, considering some maneuvers they had begun to demonstrate lately, people were no longer surprised by this. The main thing was that all this was finally over.
The most interesting part of this whole story Eldir considered to be the scene of Tiary's coronation, which was described to him in very juicy detail by his acquaintances who had been there that day. The youth did not understand how one could allow something like that. A thought floated through his fantasies that instead of Tiary and Sonata, he himself and his gentle older sister could have been there; from such images his pants tightened slightly, which he tried to suppress. The elf even had the thought of visiting the brothel where the former empress was placed, but he preferred not to realize his fantasies regarding her.
Eldir spent several years on futile attempts to find Laid, while simultaneously seducing girls in bars and honing his magical art of wielding fire. Besides other things, he earned his bread by performing various small tasks and commissions.
The civil war in Reime was moving toward its very culmination, but this did not worry the elf. All he wanted was for it to stop, as all this chaos made his searches impossible. He preferred not to choose sides but to wait. However, somewhere subconsciously Eldir hoped that Tiary would be victorious and arrange a show with Luciola similar to the one there was with Sonata. However, he had nothing against Luciola's victory. The main thing was for the mess to end sooner and everything to return to normal.
Finally, the war ended, but it led to nothing except disappointment. Thus, Reime turned out to be turned into nothing. Besides other things, Eldir's searches led to nothing good, except more lustful adventures. But he grew tired of this, so he decided to set off for Larian in hope of meeting family members alive and healthy.
— Paap, who is that uncle? — a red-haired little girl clung to Remo's legs, while Malena at the threshold tightly hugged her son. Eldir did not notice her immediately until the little girl rewarded him with a very jealous look. The hair color and some facial features reminded him of Livia.
"-Little sister!" he exclaimed joyfully, gently pushing his mother aside to take the baby in his arms. The girl got scared and started screaming.
-Now let go of the child! – Malena gave Eldir a small smack on the back of the head and snatched the girl away from him. – And you, stop screaming! – she then gave the child a light, painless slap on the bottom. Her daughter buried her face in her chest and began to calm down.
-Why are you both so rough with Eldir? – Remo finally decided to enter the conversation and take part in the long-awaited family reunion. – After all, you, - he addressed Malena, - didn't sleep at night and waited for news of him every day! And you, – the man flicked the baby's cute little nose, - should be happy about the appearance of an older brother.
The little one began to calm down and decided to look more closely at the man, who had burns on his face in some not-so-pleasant places. Now they were no longer so repulsive. Finally, the girl smiled. She accepted her brother.
Eldir decided to stay with his family for a while to better develop his magical talents and expand the horizons of his abilities, which were limited only to fire magic. To do this, he had to enroll in the Larian Academy of Magic, where his potential was duly appreciated.
A peaceful period reigned in his family's life, and several years flew by like a song. During school hours, the young man responsibly studied the magical craft, while simultaneously seducing his female classmates, who found his scar mesmerizing and his experience extraordinary. His weekends were entirely devoted to Irma—that was his little sister's name—who, unlike Livia, was quite a tomboy and constantly sought small adventures. Sometimes she explored the world only with Eldir; on other days, her peer Jonathan, who occasionally visited their family, took part in her games. The boy was the son of Eric and his wife Kylie, who had been by his side since his studies in Alait; it was she who became a reliable shoulder for the man on the day he learned of Livia's death. And as far as Eldir could tell, this lady did not mind such a turn of fate.
Time passed, and Eldir, like his friend Eric, began to notice that Irma grew more beautiful as she matured; most importantly, they both saw more and more of Livia in her appearance, although Livia's traits were hardly present in her character. Eldir became jealous of her friendship with Jonathan, while Eric began to hope that his son would marry the red-haired beauty in the future.
In reality, the resemblance between Irma and Livia lay only in their hair color and some facial features; Eric and Eldir didn't want to overthink it. She was like a replacement for the older sister to these two, while even Malena, with her husband's intervention, was able to soberly assess the difference and not traumatize her own psyche with imagined associations. Overall, under the influence of her second spouse, she changed only for the better.
Gradually, Eldir began to notice that strange thoughts regarding his sisters sometimes visited him. Occasionally, while spending a night with another girlfriend, he would begin to imagine Livia in their place, being done to just as he was doing with his partner. He took such thoughts as normal and didn't consider them particularly bad, since he linked it all to what might have happened to the girl while she was captive under Laid. However, over time, he noticed that similar fantasies visited him regarding his little sister, who was only a teenager. In these mental images, she looked like Livia, yet he perceived this image specifically as an adult Irma.
Besides the strange fantasies, the elf was irritated by how his sister grew close to Jonathan: hugging him, holding hands, gently stroking his head, kissing his cheek, and jokingly nudging him in the side when they had fun together. He also noticed how the boy hugged her waist a couple of times, as if they were a couple, although the children themselves perceived it as friendly mischief. It seemed to Eldir that one day he would snap and incinerate his rival, who was essentially the only one of the two with the moral right to become the little girl's betrothed. Elements of common sense suggested to the elf that it was time to leave his father's house before he did something stupid that he might regret, yet he continued to look for excuses to stay longer.
One day Eldir had a nightmare as if Irma had ended up in a den where she was violated in every possible perverted way. And although the dream left a certain aftertaste, the elf realized that his enemy was still alive and well. This meant that Irma was at risk of ending up in the same situation as Hina (or more accurately, Nisho). This meant it was time to stop sitting around and resume attempts to fulfill the promise given to the nihonka.
To avoid wasting time on meaningless drinking bouts and random sexual encounters, Eldir decided to go to Eren, where he joined the "Sword of Justice" organization. His choice was justified by the fact that while searching for Laid, he could be useful to society by rididng the country of various dregs of society.
Working for this organization, he proved himself to be a harsh eradicator of "evil," as he could sometimes literally incinerate criminals, both dangerous and harmless bandits. However, besides performing his favorite work, Eldir indulged his lustful nature, which was not appreciated by all of his colleagues. Perhaps they were simply jealous of the success of a man who was not the most attractive in their ranks. Nevertheless, there were some among them who took his advice.
Certainly, over time Eldir learned that he was closer to his blood enemy than ever. It was then that he decided it was time to carry out his plan, despite the fact that no one had given him orders to eliminate Laid. Ignoring all questions of subordination, he began to pursue and observe his rival. And it was then that he realized his rival was not as simple as he had seemed in naive childhood fantasies.
The leader of the "Tough Guys" easily tore his opponents to shreds, effortlessly dodging any attacks and killing them with a single blow. He even sometimes broke his opponents' weapons with his own body, making battle impossible for them. And although Eldir could easily destroy most of Laid's entourage, he faced the realization that he could not handle his rival alone.
In conversation with Titian Reime, the man realized that it made no sense for the entire "Sword of Justice" team to kill themselves over one bandit and that he must be fought using more clever methods. Thus, Eldir concluded that it was time to expand the boundaries of his own knowledge and gain experience in the ranks of other organizations.
His desire to temporarily leave service in the "Sword of Justice" and go seek adventures on Orion was accepted by the leadership without much trouble, provided that he would use all his strength to eradicate injustice and fight for the "purity" of this world. Naturally, the man promised that after gaining experience, he would help clean up some villains.
Ultimately, Eldir was accepted into the ranks of Orion without any problems. And at the moment, he was awaiting a mission, staying in the joint camp of "Lumen" and "Fenrir".
The man smiled: "Perhaps I should write a letter to my little sister."
Origin:
Sword of Justice: +15 to all characteristics, +3 to movement speed, police uniform.
CharacteristicsStrength - 35
Intelligence - 90
Will – 45
Dexterity – 20
Perception – 50
Wisdom - 20
Charisma – 20
Skills:
Larian School (Larian Academy of Magic)
Piercing SpearDeals 200 units of damage to a single target. If an enemy is on the cell or one cell behind the target, it deals 300 units of damage.
Cost: 40
Damage type: magical
Caster roll: accuracy
Target roll: evasion
Range: 12
Does not hit allies.
Magic MissileParalyzes the chosen target for one turn.
Cost: 80
Caster roll: accuracy
Target roll: evasion
Range: 9
PetrificationThe chosen target turns to stone; effect is permanent.
Cost: 200
Caster roll: magic power
Target roll: will check
Range: 8
AnalysisThe character learns game information about the chosen target.
Cost: 50
Caster roll: magic power
Target roll: will check
Range: 16
— MasteryFirst rowA. +150 to mag. energy
Fire Magic— Fire SpellsFire StormCharacters in a 5x5 area receive 200 units of damage.
Cost: 70
Range: 9
Fire ShieldCharacters attacking the target in melee combat lose 30% of current health.
Cost: 60
Range: 3
Agartha FlameThe chosen character receives 500 units of damage.
Cost: 200
Range: 7
InfernoCharacters in a 10x10 area receive 250 units of damage over three turns.
Cost: 400
Range: 18
Air Magic— Illusion+1 to evasion for each unit of intelligence (3 EP)
Convictions:
Fate card of your choice (effects are determined randomly); ability to refuse one, several, or all cards; character survives one fatal wound.
Immunity to the darkness element, +25 to intelligence, dexterity, or charisma; +1 HP, +3 EP, +1 MP.
Perks:
+40% to magical energy; +40% to magic power; +5% to spell effectiveness for each unit of intelligence.
Additional conviction.
Fate Cards
Card №01Specialization "Larian School"
Card №08Additional perk
Card №14+50% to magical energy
Starting Item:
+3 EP for spells.
Inventory: police uniform, photograph of Livia, mana restoration potion, money, change of everyday clothes, leather jacket, gloves.
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