Valverno grabbed onto another a higher part with one hand, both feet, and both wings. He quickly turned back to see the screaming king and the rock snapping from the wall the rock was clinging to.
With no magic to summon at his will and no ally help him against his horrifying experience from the monster and the cracking rock, the king could do nothing, making the rock snap and fall.
All the king could do was to scream loudly. He, the monster, and the rock fell far from the rocky wall, falling down many hundreds of feet, and set all three plunging right into the Pool of Shadows, leaving behind a large splashing explosion.
The falling king of Shimabellia, of which Valverno saw the body exploded upon impact and turning into great sparks over the Pool of Shadows, was dead.
CURTAINS FOR A WITCH
Valverno gave a sign of relieve; King Uragiru was long gone and dead, unable to come back to the Mortal Realm. This would mean his soul would stand before the Three Gods to be judge by the deeds Uragiru has done in his lifetime. Valverno turned his head and climbed up the wall and back to the cliffs where Marina would be waiting for him.
He came over the cliffs and stood on the high ground where he would be able to stand. With the sword back in his hand, he pointed it low and away from any piercing.
“Valverno!” shouted Marina.
The Siren came dashing to the demigod once he came within her sight. She jumped on him and he caught her flying in midair. Both hugged and squeezed each other so hard if they haven’t seen each other in ten years.
Valverno was happy to see Marina in their lonely time in his old appearance, since their main obstacle had went down. “Oh, Marina, good to see you again with my old form.”
“Now I can see the one I fell in love with standing in before my eyes.”
“Yes, now we can start from the day we got married and…”
Valverno, help me!
Valverno heard his sister’s voice calling in his head and she was calling to him. He felt her presence being lost so suddenly. He could hear her voice in his head, as with Belverda’s voice: “Now I’ll become the White Knight and see how Valverno will do with me. You may have killed my Dragon and damaged my staff, but it will still be a pet once I have your power within me and stay young longer.”
“Sora!” said he.
“She? Is she here?” asked Marina, letting go of Valverno.
“No, I heard her voice, as well as Belverda’s voice; the witch has my sister pinned somewhere and the witch is somehow draining her White Knight power. This is something I’m not going to tolerate, and I need to protect the people of my family.
Since he could no longer fly, Valverno swiped the Crystal Sword in the air and created a portal that would lead to his sister and the witch. “Come on, Marina,” said Valverno, holding Marina by her hand.
In midair, Valverno slashed the air and a portal with an image showing Flavius and his knights following him running through a forest of dead trees and nothing came from Belverda and Sora. “Not what I needed to see, but they are going after the witch, so let’s go.” Valverno led Marina through the portal, and they found themselves in a forest five seconds later.
The portal behind them had disappeared and they heard the sounds of running hooves echoing through the woods. There was a heavy rain pouring from the sky above them. Grey clouds covered the sky, and little darkness stirred beneath the strange trees.
Valverno, you are close. Close enough to fight this monster trying to take the power Mother bestowed upon me.
Valverno could now sense his sister’s presence and followed a gut instinct that could lead her to him. Marina followed closely behind as Valverno ran through the trees at a steady speed so Valverno would now Marina could follow closely behind him.
“Now I’ll become the next White Knight of Charity!” shouted Belverda’s voice.
Valverno had picked up the witch’s scent coming nearby and he followed after the trail. As he followed the scent, there were fewer trees and more rocks forming into tall, straight hills and rocky mountain slopes. He could see the witch laughing loudly and hear the running of horse hooves echoing in the surroundings.
Then the laughing stopped and another voice called out: “There’s the witch! After her!” It was Flavius.
Between the trees, Valverno briefly saw Belverda running as the same speed Valverno was running. A minute later, Flavius and his men trotting on their horses after the witch. Valverno turned to speak with Marina. “Marina, I…”
“I know what your sister means to you, and what the witch has done to you: go save her White Knight power. I’ll be fine. I’m starting to take a liking for Sora.”
Valverno nodded and ran with the greatest speed. He followed from a distance and went a different route. Through the forest meeting a mountain slope going uphill, he went from running through a forest to climbing a mountain wall.
From a distance, he saw the horse riders closely following the witch. One stayed behind and tended to Sora while the others chased after Belverda. Then he saw Marina showing herself to the rider and Sora. Valverno smiled at Marina’s cooptation to help Sora, who Marina shown jealousy and a rivalry with.
Then he turned away and he slivered, crawled, climbed, and jumped to different angles to find where Belverda was going. He wasn’t going to let Belverda escape from his view.
After jumping from point-to-point, he saw Belverda started to leave the forest and climb through a mountain near his position, but with his small jumps he could only make because of a damage spinal cord, Valverno slowly made his advance to the witch. He stopped for a bit and saw Flavius and his men climbing the same slope and began trailing after
