Chapter 133: Nightmare Sea (1)

Ileana opened her eyes to find an open blue sky above her head. The dizziness was not gone, but her physical body was far better than she remembered. That reminded her of what happened. That masked man that got her and . . .

"Where am I?" she muttered and sat upright to find she was in a body, swaying along the hard ripples on the water. The sun was on the horizon, the cold stiff wind drifting swiftly, giving shivers to her even though she wore the suit. This suit?' She wondered about checking it. She did not remember wearing it, and then she clasped her neck to find no collar on her neck.

Ileana felt a little discomfort breathing through the mask, so with a little effort, she unmasked it, to find it was much better.

"I am . . . free?" even that thought seemed she was just expecting after what happened in the last few years.

Just then a horned bellowed from behind, returning her from reality.

Ileana spun unconsciously to find a scene playing before her eyes that was very much identical to the old classic Titanic, though there was no loss of smoke and ash in the air, with a huge portion of the deck on the sides blasted off into a hole. As far as Ileana was concerned, the ship was made of metal almost entirely, not just steel, even reinforced with magic formation, but seeing such a scene before her eyes made her shiver.

Shouldn't she be celebrating seeing the slaver's ship sinking? But with getting her freedom back, her curious mind came up with a question she found no answer to.

Who made that huge hole? That too, with all the mana users working? Was it some infighting? She remembered every one of the people handling them in the ship being rash and with mental problems. Then there was the masked man with scary eyes. Did he have something to do with it? Why did he free her? What does he want? She thought and remembered some talk about an island. Yes, there was an island on the horizon of her vision, but the sinking ship interested her more recently.

What would happen to the ones still in the ship? She thought. Perhaps some will have time to get away, but most would still be with the collar and cuffs. Shin. And the others. Her heart ached just thinking about it.

Just then, Ileana found something flying out of the ship. It was far away so she could not make out what it was at first, but it appeared it was coming at her, and it was first, but when she could make out, she had to rub her eyes twice to make sure she was not seeing things.

It appeared to be a man carrying a burning body. Scarlet flames blazed on the figure of the female, with hair dishevelled, it had not burned in the flames, but blazing and swaying in crimson. It appears she was watching the sinking ship.

Ileana did not have time to think about the two-newcomer coming her way. She stood upright and was about to conjure anything, but too late they were already here. Fortunately, when the two figures dropped on the boat, she found both of them familiar.

"Your Highness, you really outdid yourself this time around," the male said, slowly dropping the body of the young girl, supporting the boat wall.

"That's high praise," the princess said between her panting.

"You two," Ileana shouted and found her voice shaking. "You are that princess Scarlet, and . . ." Ileana paused, looking at the face of the youth. She can't seem to remember his name. Well, it was not her fault. Even though this youth had good features, his behaviour was always like fading into the background.

Scarlett raised an eyebrow. Her blazing hair dimmed as well as her burning body came back to normal. There was actually not even a single scratch at her growing skin other than with the still reddish glow. "That's surprising," she said, eyeing Ileana. "Never knew I was famous in the lower world as well."

Mopher on her side frowned at Ileana. "Sorry to intrude," he said. "We would like to take refuge in your boat for some time."

"Mopher, you sound like we have lost and are fleeing with tails between our legs," Scarlett said, and her skin almost turned normal. Though her condition was no better without the flames she looked less otherworldly and more humane.

"Well, I suppose, let's call it a tactical withdrawal then," he said. "How are you feeling by the way, Your Highness?"

"All good," Scarlett said, giving a look at the sinking ship. A grin appeared on her lips. "I may be limb like this for the next few hours, though."

"That's a given; you have sunk an A-IX ship for that matter, Your highness," Mopher said slowly. "Ignoring the idiocy to waste your strength, this does come as a rather obnoxious move. Please told me you have plan and did not do it on whims."

"Well, of course, I always do things with a clear plan in my head."

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"That's rich coming from you, your highness." Mopher sighed. 

"Of course, I have," Scarlett said resolutely, as if she really had a plan.

"Sinking the ship?" Ileana cut in with evident bewilderment in her eyes. "You two done that?"

"Technically, I did the hard part, which is to make that big hole in the ship," Scarlett said proudly, looking at the deed. The metal was still burning abnormally. "I would have taken the whole credit, but my good knight deserves some applause for getting me a few free seconds to make the move."

Ileana ground her teeth and felt her blood fuming looking at that smug, proud face. "Are you nuts?" she almost screamed. "Have you thought about what would happen to the others in the ship?"

Scarlett stopped and gave Mopher a look, who nodded.

"Young lady, you should cover your head entirely with the suit," he said, "I don't know if you have the capability to ignore the corruption, but I won't stand idle having the item."

Ileana frowned and did not do as she was told.  Her sanity and corruption could just go to hell. Her head was fuming with anger, blood churning unnaturally.

"That reminded me, Mopher," Scarlett said. "You have not secured me another suit, did you?"

"Oh, flames," Mopher cursed. "I gave it to that boy and totally forgot about it. What was his name again?"

"Who are you talking about?" Scarlett cut in, having no clue.

"Of course, the one you were bound with," Mopher said and looked at the ship. Should he make another trip? Though he had not used his trump card, he had wasted a lot of fuel. He could have gone with ease, but that was a wrong decision to make since the nighttime was coming and it would be a lot more more dangerous than the day, and with her current state, he would very much need his protection.

"I am sorry, your highness," Mopher apologised and got ready to unzip his suit. Since he lost the suit, he has to make it do with his own, until he found another one. Though he very much hope his highest would not make a scene and it his suit easily. 

Scarlett grunted in disapproval. "Surely, you don't want me to wear the smelly, sweaty suit, do you?" she asked, though now there was a less restriction on her voice than before when Mopher offered her the one from one of the slavers.

"I can't believe you two," Ileana screamed at them again after being ignored by the two of them.

"I know, right?" Scarlett said, pessimistically. "Even though Mopher is a good boy, he forgets things when he is pressed hard. Well, I wouldn't hold it against him. Though-"

"I am not talking about that," Ileana could not stop herself from bellowing. "How can you sink a ship without caring about so many inside it? Does it never occur to you just now you have given the death sentence to thousands of people? You have no conscious do you?"

The boat stilled into a deep silence at the very moment. Mopher was about to do something which was starting with a good explanation when his highness laughed like crazy. 

"'It's not really a big deal," she said, "Though I have no clue about the conscious part, you don't need to worry about the passenger. Those that have the courage, the heart, will surely survive, while the dregs would get filtered rather quickly."

"What?" Ileana fumed, fidgeting her fingers as they dug into her palms. 

"Don't worry, his highness may have a blunt way of saying," Mopher finally came to rescue. "I don't know if you know how much or even anything coming from a lower world, but this space is somewhat special. You can't actually die here.. I have seen with my own eyes people resurrecting within minutes."

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