Chapter 36: Quest 34- Fell Swoop

With their test from the king Cirrus sets off with his crew of desert pirates. With Paulus and a map they were on the right track.

“So is there a particular reason why it’s called the Sand Sea?” Cirrus said looking out on the expanse of sand.

“That is because this part of the desert’s sand is like water from how loose it all is, if one were to step foot that foot would sink right in.” Paulus said on edge of the ship.

“So like a massive area of quicksand?”

“Quicksand?” Paulus looked at Cirrus with confusion at what he said.

“Never mind. Jane how far off are we?”

“Hmmm about a day’s journey, our guys need some rest.”

“Then we go for a bit longer then we stop when the sun sets.”

“Roger boss!”

They go until the sun had set and they all stopped to rest, the 3 ships laid out boardwalks so they can walk to and from the ships, they ate and drank till they fell asleep. Cirrus who was still young simply went to bed.

As Cirrus slept Nox slept on a little hammock in her owl form and slept comfortably after so long.

The next day they continued to their destination finding it with stone walls and guards patrolling.

“I suggest hitting them when night falls.” Said Paulus.

“Aye, we should do as he says.” Said Jane. “Getting into that base will be hard, even with a status it’ll be-“

“Nox.” As Cirrus walks to ships bowsprit and stands on the end of it a white owl lands on his shoulder.

‘What do you have in mind?’

Cirrus disengages his armor as he looks at the base a bit far off in the distance and smile.

“You fly me up and drop me off.”

‘Fufu are you sure?’

“Of course, fly me as high as you can to avoid them spotting me.”

‘Sure thing!’

As everyone on the crew watched as the purest white owl their eyes has ever seen land on Cirrus’s shoulders it flapped its wings behind Cirrus, and it began to grow in size.

“!?”

“Oi! Come to the base once you see at its gates wide open!” he shouted.

Nox grew several times bigger and then picked Cirrus off and flew him high into the sky.

“…Do owl’s in Orario change size?” asked Jane to Paulus.

“I…I don’t know…but can I ask…is he a Pallum?”

“…Huh? I never asked? Shit I didn’t even see his face?”

“He sounds rather young…maybe that’s why he wears a mask?”

“Well whatever he’s a smart kid, EVERYONE!! ONCE THE BOSS OPEN THE GATES WE’LL COME IN AND HELP!!”

“URAA!!!

 

High up in the sky above the base.

‘I should have asked but how are you going to stick the landing?’

“Well drop me and see.”

‘Fine.’

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Drop.

Woosh!

Woosh!

Woosh!

Falling down from a great height Cirrus felt refreshed my the wind as his magic circle appeared behind him.

“(Exousía, Adorn: Stymphalian)!!!”

As his feathered mantle wrapped around him his dive accelerates. With his avian hood covers him the wind was no longer a problem for his eyes. He draws his sword as he nears the ground with enemies.

Back on the ship Jane and the others were watching as they saw him plummet from up on high and a white light appeared briefly and then a shine that Paulus recognized as a sword.

As they see him go down with even greater speed, he unfurled his mantle and swopped down cutting through 3 men’s necks.

From there they only saw bits and pieces of the bloodshed he was doing. It could be seen until the gates of the base were slammed opened with a body as smoke began to rise.

 

When they arrived at the base, they found it covered in blood as several of the remaining people left on desert ships.

They looked up on base’s wall to find Cirrus, with his deer mask and white clothes slightly sprinkled in blood it made them a bit scared as though they witnessed a holy animal tainted by blood of man.

Jane and the other came up to him and they saw the solders running away.

“B-boss why did you let a few of them get away?” Jane said.

“…I let them go so they can spread my fear.”

“Y-your fear?” said Paulus. “What do you mean?”

“I mean.” Cirrus looks at him with his deer mask and he felt a shiver run down his back. “I will be your countries monster, those who left will tell those of Israfan what transpired here today. When they see me, they will know that death is now at their doorstep.”

Gulp!

Jane and Paulus looked at each other and let out a sigh of relief as they were thankful, he was on their side.

“Well what are you waiting for crew!!! TAKE EVERYTHING THAT ISN’T NAILED DOWN!!!!”

“URAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!”

 

Back in the Shalzard Royal Palace throne room.

“So Paulus how was he?” The king asks.

“…He accomplished his task successfully; he didn’t even need my nor the Calico Pirates help aside from leaving nothing behind that wasn’t extremely heavy or unprofitable. He…he was a force on of itself with a Familiar growing large enough to fly him up and drop him into enemy encampments and ruthlessly cleared it.”

“Then he is as savage as those pirates that follow him?”

“No even their captain, Jane found it disturbing by how the scene turned out, but her face lit up as she begun to rob the place.”

“Hmm…then in your opinion should we enlist his help?” the king said looking at Paulus with keen eyes.

“We should…he let a desert ship of the enemy solely just so they can spread his visage to their comrades in Israfan.”

“Why would he do that?”

“He said…it was to spread his “Fear” at first I didn’t get it but now thinking on it…in his own words “I will be your countries monster…” and that is what he will be a monster to the enemy but a thing of legend to our people.”

“Then we will send him more tasks out on the battlefield.” The king said as he looks out into the vast expanse of the desert.

 

This was the tale told in Shalzard of the Golden Horned Demon of the Sands, Zephyr and his Holy Familiar. To the royals they know that the demon truly existed and simply left once his goal was accomplished leaving them to their inter palace politics.

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