Master Of None

"We should arrive later today at our current pace. There have been no sightings of any further monsters ahead." An enforcer reported to Alma then quickly returned to his hidden positions scouting ahead. The other enforcers were either sent on a new mission or currently standing with Alma as they traveled. 

"We are making good time. Once we return we can focus on the growth of the city and have the queen return to the forest." Alma knew that having the queen return would be for the best. It was exceedingly rare of the forest elf queen to ever leave their city in the history of the elves. 

There was part of her that couldn't wait to get back. He wanted to see the new thing that the city would bring. The new people. The new interactions. She knew that the spirit crafting that came from the union of elves and dwarves would be a huge focus of her people. Yet, there was a gut feeling eating at her. Something that made her uncomfortable with returning. She just couldn't shake it, even when she tried to convince herself it was just the stress of being the forest elf representative. 

"Arrows at the ready! We have a large flying monster incoming!" The enforcers fell in to an archery stance immediately. They had trained to guard the queen and anyone they guarded with their lives. 

"What does it look like?" Alma had scattered blue ivy seeds and was calling on them to grow around them. If anything even tried to swoop down it would be poisoning itself on her blue ivy and potentially tangling itself. A large flying monster would easily fall to them with the arrows and poison. Then they would be able to show off their strength as they walked back in to the city. 

"It looks like a large eel or serpents slithering through the sky!" One enforcer had a better look at it than the rest and could only make out that detail. The distance was still too great, however, the speed at which it was flying was more than any of them expected. 

The flying monster suddenly nosedived toward the ground. "It's swooping down. Be ready!" The enforcers trained their arrows and prepared to fire them at just the right time. 

"Halt! Arrows down! That is General Scylla! Any arrow fired is an affront to the alliance!" Alma's demanding voice caused every enforcer to flinch and stand down. Her blue ivy grew small flowers and dropped seeds in seconds while then drying up and falling away. The difference was astounding. 

A large whoosh of wind and force came down in front of Alma causing her hair to dance wildly. The enforcers stepped back to keep their footing. "Genesis is in trouble. We are meeting Walker to rescue it. Your enforcers need to go to the city and guard it. They will be updated when they arrive. You are coming ahead with me." Scylla grabbed Alma by the arm and tossed her on the back of a massive leviathan floating through the air while still somehow smaller than it used to be in the water. Alma had no chance to speak but she and the enforcers heard Scylla clearly. 

As they took back to the air at high speed the enforcers grouped up and began to speed towards Genesis as well. They knew the threat must be high if Scylla was so serious and went out of her way to retrieve Alma another representative. It meant war or a large accident occurred. They needed to get there sooner than later. 

Never had Alma been moving so fast through the air in her life. As fearful as she was from the sudden situation and news that danger had arrived in Genesis, she found herself in awe. The ground was small to her and the air cold. She felt as if she were a breeze through the clouds until they suddenly swooped down again. Two small figures were on the ground moving fairly quickly as well. 

"That looks like them. We need to get moving with Walker and Su." Scylla could make out who it was and landed right away in front of them to the shock of Walker and Su. "I used my fastest speed to follow the elves and procured Alma. The enforcers are on the way to the city to help whatever is happening. Report the problem!" This was the true mentality of Scylla as a front line general of the demi-human race. She was serious and ready to act on whatever orders would deal with the threat in front of them. 

The stunned looks on Su and Walker's face faded away. A thought occurred to Alma, where is Gil, and Midnight, and Onyx, and Remey…where are they?" She felt her emotions catch in her throat as the worst seemed to bombard her mind. 

"They were caught in the curse. We will fix this…" Su spoke calmly. Her head didn't turn though. She just kept staring forward in the direction of the mountains. 

"Then we will be moving at the fastest pace possible. With the rest of our mana, we can get you three over the mountains. A good thing with your leg like that." Scylla was no fool' she could easily pick out an injured person. It was a skill she had learned after many years of battling. "I will rest where we land and wait for you to come back. The desert isn't the best place for me." 

"Understood. I won't force you past your limits. Getting us over the mountains with your speed is more than enough. It will help immensely." Walker knew that Scylla had a wind and water affinity. That meant the leviathans would suffer in the desert without the water elemental mana they needed. "I will explain more while we travel. We can't stay still." 

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