Blades and arrows, dark and light clash in this very moment. But the one who has the strongest will, shall claim victory.

Normal POV

The wind blows and there are two figures in a distance that are standing and facing each other. One is a hare with two crossbows and the other is a human who has a pair of black blades floating about.

The hare wore an expression of rage while the other is just wearing a grin that made him look like a maniac. Then Harry spoke to himself an enchantment.

“Raius Gur Uit Halio!” then the crossbows glowed yellow. The mage just laughs, enjoying his opponent’s expression and told him that he is pathetic. That just fueled the prince’s anger even more.

“OVIRE!” then the marksman threw a barrage of arrows. Then the mage moved his hand and the blades swept every arrow out of the way. The fox spirit: Camillie appeared, and looked at her wielder.

‘He is in a state of anger. If this keeps up then he is bound to get hurt.’ Then the fox called the attention of Harry as he continues to shoot. “Snap out of it! If you don’t then we won’t be able to hit him.”

The hare then lunged himself towards the dark mage. The mage just made a wicked smile as the hare continues his advance. Then he simply waved his hand at his opponent as if he is swatting a fly. Then the blades made a few circular motions and now attempts to slash Harry.

The hare can do nothing but avoid the blades. A step and another and another, trying to get a clear shot at the mage. But no opportunity came to be, then he decided to risk it. He lunged himself towards the mage and the blades simply were quicker and slashed a part of his arm.

“AHHH!” then another slash at the back, then leg and eventually.

“Hah, hah.” The hare can’t help but breathe heavily as he clutches his knees. Dripping blood everywhere, trying to stay upright as the mage who still stood at the same spot came towards the panting hare.

“Goodbye.” The mage raised his arm in a way that he is going to karate chop, then one blade rose above his head. Then the mage’s arm dropped and suddenly a single edge sword that is black flew at the mages blade and made it get pinned on the wall.

“Who did?” then he turns to see a wolf who was panting and exhausted looked at the mage. “Oh, wanted to save daddy?” then the mage once more did the same motion he did before. And the wolf can only watch as the hare gets killed, but suddenly.

“I am not done yet.” Then the hare who was in a tired state mustered enough strength to shoot his last arrow at the mage. The arrow went directly to its target’s gut.

“Gah!” the mage quickly stepped back. “How clever. Well I guess you earned yourself a short while to live.” Then the mage laughed as a black smoke consumes him and made him vanish.

“Ban!” the hare raced to the wolf. But before he got to him, the wolf collapsed. And the black sword that pinned the mage’s blade to a wall vanished. Then the hare hugged the worn out wolf.

“I’m sorry.” Then he tried to carry the wolf, he ached but bore through the pain until he found a person walking by. “Help us…” the lady that they encountered quickly rushed to find help. Eventually they see a group of people along with the woman they encountered and carried them to a nearby cleric.

Harry’s vision blurred as his exhaustion took over.

Harry POV

I opened my eyes to see myself covered with bandages. And next to me is the blue wolf in bed, sleeping peacefully. Then two people came in, it is Ku-uya and Alimun. They wore worried faces as the approached me.

“Gods, Harry. Are you alright!?” Ku-uya asked me. Noticing my injuries that were slashes and deep cuts.

“I’m ok. But we encountered an opponent that we cannot even defeat. And that person is behind all of this.” Then Alimun asked me if I could tell him what’s going on. I simply nodded and told him about my encounter with Ovire.

“Can you tell me why you ended up in King Xelron?” I nodded.

“But not here and we cannot talk about it to Ban.” Then the lion said why he should keep it as a secret to his mate. I told him that Ban might be in trouble if he were to find out and it might cause a state of panic.

“I understand…” then I slowly sat up and got my walking stick and went outside my room. Leaving Ku-uya with the wolf. I now took a deep breath as the lion who I know as a friend sat down on a bench and I followed.

“He summoned me and Ban to talk about what is going on here. He knows about you and Ban, knows about where you came from because he came from the same world as you.” Then the lion nods.

“I expected that he too will be involved with this.” Then I asked him why he expected the king to be involved in this situation. “Let’s say that the three of us are friends back in the other world.” The lion looks at the window, seeing the blue sky.

Then I continued about what Ban exactly is. An incomplete being and if me and Rum won’t be able to be together then Ban, him and the king along with their world will cease to exist.

The lion then sweated a lot. Nervous, afraid and most of all lost. Afraid of how can he live a life without Ban and how can he come back to their home. Then the most frightening of all, what if Ban forgot about him.

“Then…” I told him that I will see to it that we will go through this. He smiles and thanks me for comforting him. I smiled and said you’re welcome. We then saw Ku-uya and Ban walking together.

“Hi Ban.” The lion greeted the wolf, then the wolf wagged his tail and licked the lion across the cheek. “Hi love. Oh dad I do not see you there.” Then the wolf smiles cheerfully.

“Ban… Do you remember why you came here?” Then the wolf replied with a scary line.

“I don’t remember. Sorry, oh by the way where is Dad Rum? I want to see him.” I tried my best to smile but tears are the only things that come out. The lion too had a similar reaction.

“Is everything ok?” I tried to smile and said everything’s fine. Then the wolf told me that he will be outside and my friend Ku-uya volunteered to come with him. “Awesome!” then they left the two of us.

“Was it me?” the lion asked as I hanged my head low. I said no, it was not and our worst fear just happened. If this keeps up then Ban’s memories. No. Ban himself will be gone forever.

The lion started to shed tears. I just shouted at myself, I was blind with rage and hate. I caused this crisis. Now I had enough, I need to search for him now. I have wasted enough time just moping around.

“Let’s go. We have an ursan to find, and we need to hurry.” I stood up and tried to walk but I ended up clutching myself on the floor, screaming in pain. Then Alimun helped me up and I was surprised on who I saw along the way.

“Harry?” and I saw someone that I least expected to see. It was Kazel and his face tells me that he is not here to mingle and say hello. “Come with me, your companion too. Jalkaw is calling Ku-uya and your friend to come with us. We are all not safe here.”

We simply complied and head towards a teleportation circle. I see my son and my childhood friend at the center as Jalkaw came to me. “Long time no see, Harry.” And I gave him a one arm hug as he hugs me.

“We better be off.” Then we went inside the circle and the white lion chanted. “Sel Portu” then we are covered by a flash of light. After the light faded, we are now inside a cellar. Ku-uya seems to be familiar with this place and easily went towards the trap door and opened it.

I could not believe my eyes. We are actually inside the summer mansion’s attic.

“Why are we here master?” I asked the mage who simply strokes his white mane. “This is the last place where the king can find us. I believe you have to see a certain someone.” Then he went down the ladder and I followed.

We wandered around and then I saw a lepian that looked familiar. “Mom?” then the lepian paused for a while then turned around to see me. In bandages and using a walking stick, that must have been a pathetic look for me but she rushed in and almost crushed me.

“Harry! It’s so nice to see you.” Then she lets go of me. “What happened?” then out of nowhere Ban showed up and greeted mom in a way that I did not expect. “Hi Gran Fera!” then I quickly covered his mouth.

“Who is this?” my mom is surprised to see someone address her like that. “This is Ban.” And Ban suddenly snaps back to reality, then he apologizes to mom and she laughs. “I do not mind, besides it’s nice to see a new face and he’s an energetic lupian to top it off.”

Then she turns to me.

“What happened to you?” then Ban wore a serious face. “Me and Harry encountered the person behind all this.” Then she nods “Yes his name is Ovire. Some say he is from a far-away land but we found out that he actually came from the future.”

“… And I believe this is my grandson. Am I right, Harry?”

My jaws just dropped at the fact that they gathered such info without anybody as their source. Then Ban smiles and wags his tail as he and mom faced each other. Then out of nowhere my son hugged mom and she returned the favor.

“Wow, grandma’s amazing.” My son complimented his future grandmother and she just laughs. “And you got Harry’s complimenting skills.” They both laughed as I smiled, hoping that this moment last a bit longer.

But the question is. Does she know that I am gay? And knowing her, she might have figured it out a long time ago. Oh well what better time than the present to find out, and these two might as well know too.

“Mom, Kazel and Jalkaw. I have something to tell you.” Then the room fell silent.

“I am in love with…” then I took a deep breath. “Rum”

“…”

“…”

“WHAT!?!” the three yelled at me as Ban and the rest are trying not to laugh at their reactions. Shocked as hell and all of their fur standing up.

“That’s true and Dad Rum told me that he and Dad Harry never told anyone that they are a couple.” Then suddenly they turned white exempt Jalkaw who is white already simply stood there for a good while. And I meant a good while. At least five minutes.

“It was so obvious that even Uncle Ku-uya figured it out by himself” and that just turned the situation even more awkward. Ku-uya cannot hold back any longer and he laughed along with Ban.

‘These two must have hanged out a lot. I have to take note to not let Ku-uya get near Ban the next time we meet.’ I mentally note myself as I watch the two laugh it out and then Jalkaw is the first to recover.

“Tell me you are joking. But based on that wolf’s reactions along with Ku-uya. *Sigh* I guess not.” Then Kazel pats my back. “Woah! Really!? I could have helped out.” Then I see my mother smiled softly.

“If you love him. Go for it, besides.” As she looks at Ban as he is chatting with Ku-uya. “He is a great grandson.” Then I hugged my mother and we all chatted for a while then I cleared my throat.

“So, what is it you need us for?” then Jalkaw wore his serious expression.

“We found out that, Rum is in the hands of the Quicksilver Blade. We do not know where he is but we can stop them from getting the rest of the weapons of existence.” And he conjured a map that has three red marks on it.

“This is the location of the three other weapons that we and they are looking for. The first one we will obtain is this one.” as he points at the “Forest of the Windseekers”. “The weapon is actually a scroll.”

“Then we have the other one here.” As he points at a mountain range in the center of Falnure. “The Melodicia Valley holds the second one, I believe it is a fiddle.” Then he points the last one towards the glaciers eastmost of Falnure.

“And this is the last one, there are a pair of pistols there that are of different colors. A black and a white one. This might be the hardest weapon they have to obtain because you have to fight Yagurge for it. He is the one who possesses the weapons you seek.”

“Are you up for the task?” me and my group nodded.

“Ok then. Before you go. Harry stay behind for a week.” Kazel told me.

“I don’t have a…” then Ban just nods at me. “We will prepare for the journey anyway. So just stay over, alright?” the gold cladded lion comforted me.

“Ok.” Then Jalkaw sent Ban and the rest back to Wenbvel.

“You haven’t learned anything. But that’s why we called you here. You cannot defeat Ovire without knowing what you’re capable of.” Then I was lead outside. Then Kazel assumed a fighting stance.

“Come and get me.” Then I charged at him, attempting to kick him as he tries to block. And no matter how hard I try I cannot get a clear shot, then he managed to hit me. I wailed in pain as I hit the ground.

“I taught you better than that. Come on!” then I try to get up. Bearing through the pain of my previous injuries, my arms and my legs ache all over but Rum is going through worse. So I sucked it up and kept going.

‘Lightly, Harry.’ I heard Camillie talking to me telepathically. I now tried to relax as I moved. Then…

“Hyah!” the ox threw a punch at me, but I simply slipped past it then aimed my crossbow at him but I did not notice his leg that actually now hits my stomach. I then gasped in pain as I felt the full impact of the ox’s kick.

I yelped as I flew back and hit the ground back first then I fell unconscious.

I woke up on a bed. My arms and legs felt better and I removed my bandages, it seems that I recovered. But all that must have taken months just to heal everything, but I am not complaining and a fox just popped up beside me.

“Harry. Are you ok?” then I nodded. “I am sorry Camillie, I failed you.” Then she smiles and said that I need just to believe in myself. Afterwards she said her goodbyes as she went somewhere. Then I left the room.

“Awake now?” I see the ox in the far side of the hall. I nodded and said that I am ready for more training. He told me to go outside and find a wisp and capture it in a jar, I for one am skeptical about this training because none captured a wisp before.

“Actually it’s possible. I did it, so can you. Now get out there, the earlier you start the earlier you can come back.” Then he opened the door and I simply went out and went in the forest to look for a wisp.

A wisp, can I catch one? Maybe. But I guess that’s what Camillie meant when she told me to believe in myself. So I searched high and low for one of these elusive spirits. As I went deeper, I feel a presence nearby.

Something is here and I know it, I may not see it but I cannot shake the feeling that I am being watched. And then nightfall came and I set myself a fire to keep me warm for the night.

Then I eventually fell asleep and I heard murmuring. I slowly rose up and saw a glowing blue light. A wisp! I must take my time and catch it.

I prepared my hands as I approached the jewel sized spirit and I leaped towards it only to be on top of my head. Then the spirit laughed as I try to catch it.

“Are you a hare or a turtle?” the spirit who has a voice of a young boy taunted me. I now simply went after it. After an hour of chasing it around I was getting close. He was in between two trees and I went for it.

Only to fall into a river.

“AH!” as I fell on the body of water and then I quickly resurfaced and shuddered. The water is freezing and not only that but the spirit was laughing at me, mocking me for being so hesitant.

“What am I being hesitant about!?” then he told me that I need to find out for myself. And I quickly brought myself out of the freezing water and started a fire, making a fire is easy if you know how to shoot a flaming arrow at a pile of wood.

I looked up to the sky and wishing that Rum is ok. Then exhaustion took over and I fell to a deep slumber.