Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Greater Power Comes With a Price

     Reika turned her head around, looking for the mysterious voice she heard. Behind her, she saw the dragon's corpse that invaded the village before, being chopped into pieces by the villagers. Reika walked towards the chopped corpse and tried to ask one of the villagers, but she remembered that they didn't understand Japanese at all, so she dismissed the idea and walked away. But suddenly, a woman appeared, and she talked to Reika.

     "Do you need anything?" The woman asked.

     Reika was shocked that the woman knew how to speak Japanese.

     "D-Do you understand Japanese?" Reika asked.

     The village girl nodded her head.

     "My childhood friend, Takahako, taught me Japanese... It was indeed hard, but I still managed to learn it in a year. "

     Reika remembered that name. Takahako was the old man's son. She was about to ask her more questions, but she noticed the woman with a sad expression on her face. After a while, the sad expression on her face vanished.

     "So, you need anything?" The woman asked.

     Reika turned around to where the dragon's chopped corpse lay.

     "What are you going to do with it? Why did you chop it to pieces? "

     The village girl that Reika asked turned her head to the dragon's corpse.

     "The corpse will cause obstruction for the restoration, and it's too hard to move such a large creature, so we chopped it down to pieces. Plus, the corpse will rot if we leave it lying around, and will cause a foul stench... "

     "Where will you throw it, then?" Reika asked.

     "To the forest. Though it's already burned out, the insides are still edible for the monsters to consume. Though I'm not sure if they'll eat the calamity dragon's flesh... "

     Reika stared at the dragon's corpse again. It's four large legs are being chopped up. The body is still intact, but the neck, head, tail, and the pair of wings are being chopped up separately. Several men tried to lift them and place them on the several carts that had been combined into one. After some time, all the chopped pieces of the dragon's corpse are ready to be pulled out and placed in the forest. Reika turned her head towards the village girl.

     "What's your name?" Reika asked.

     "I'm Sylva," the girl responded. "And you are?"

     "I'm Reika." Reika responded. Sylva smiled back at her after she heard Reika's reply.

     Reika paused for a second, and turned her head back towards the monster's corpse. After a while, Sylva asked her.

     "I'll be the one who'll be guiding them to the forest. You want to come? "

     Reika, who got curious, agreed and followed them.

     ...

     Meanwhile, Soru followed the old man to the tree trunk, where several women and children were quietly eating, with a gloomy expression on their faces. The old man picked up some wooden bowls on the table near the tree trunk and gave the bowl to Soru. 

     He looked at the bowl, and saw a hot, steamy stew. It had various vegetables like potatoes and carrots in it. He also saw some meat on it, but Soru didn't know what kind of meat it was. He tried to taste it, and he quickly realized it was lamb's meat, based on the taste and texture when he tasted it. He looked around, and saw the guard from before, who had tried to kill himself, sitting on the ground. Soru walked towards where the guard was sitting.

     The guard noticed the guest, Soru, approaching him, but he ignored him and continued sulking. Soru sat beside him and quietly ate his bowl.

     After some time, Soru heard a deep sigh beside him, and he saw the guard from before, looking at the night sky above them, with a tear falling down from his cheek. Soru also looked up above, and he saw the beautiful night sky.

     It was indeed beautiful. Countless twinkling stars were scattered across the night sky. There were no clouds that obstructed the mesmerizing view, revealing the beauty of the night sky. On his right, he saw two moons hovering above, near each other. The large one was placed much higher than the smaller one. The one who saw this would feel a sense of tranquility, but Soru didn't feel anything at all. He continued eating his bowl of stew while etching the view in his mind.

     ...

     Reika, on the other hand, followed Sylva along with the men pulling the carts with the corpse in them towards the forest. She noticed it was nighttime, and she saw the night sky above them. It was beautiful. The countless stars covered the entirety of the night sky. 

     After a while, she noticed the two moons above them. Reika asked Sylva about the two moons.

     "Do you know the names of the two moons above the sky? " 

     Sylva looked above, and she saw the two moons that Reika referred to.

     "Oh, you see that small one over there? It's named 'Mede'... "

     Reika pointed her right hand at the large moon.

     "What about the large one?" Reika asked.

     "It was called 'Hera', which was inspired by the goddess' name..."

     Reika flinched and stopped. Sylva noticed Reika's hand clenching slowly.

     "D-Did I say something wrong to you?" Sylva asked.

     Reika noticed her strange behavior and tried to calm herself down. After some time, she released a deep sigh and looked towards Sylva.

     "It's nothing, let's continue walking."

     Sylva stayed silent and didn't ask further. Both of them continued to walk.

     After some time, they reached the edge of the forest. They started to place the chopped corpse, while Reika and Sylva watched as the dragon's chopped pieces were placed one by one by the men. Minutes later, it was all placed on the ground, and they started to walk back towards the village.

     Reika was about to follow them, but she heard the strange voice again, calling her from behind. 

     Come here...

     She looked around, but she didn't see anything behind here besides the trees and the chopped corpse of the dragon. She was about to head deeper, but Sylva tapped her right shoulder.

     "Let's go, Reika." 

     Reika turned around and talked to Sylva.

     "D-did you hear that just now? That voice..." Reika asked.

     Sylva looked around, but all she could hear was the sounds of the crickets hidden behind the grass. She shook her head.

     "What are you talking about? I didn't hear any voice at all... " Sylva responded.

     "It's- nevermind. You go first, I'll stay here longer." Reika told her.

     Sylva was confused why Reika wanted to stay longer there, but she understood her and gave Reika advice.

     "Just follow us afterwards. And, be careful. The monsters might be attracted by the dragon's corpse, and they might attack you too. Here's your torch, so that you can see in the dark. "

     Sylva gave Reika the torch she was holding before. Reika accepted it and nodded her head.

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     "I will..." Reika responded.

     Sylva walked away, with a worried expression on her face. After a while, Reika saw them walking in the wheat fields from afar.

     She immediately looked around. She searched for the mysterious voice, but she didn't see anything strange at all. Suddenly, the voice from before spoke up again.

     Come a little closer...

     Reika looked towards the dragon's body, and she saw something with a faint, pulsating glow within its dead body. Reika was curious about it, so she approached the body.

     As she walked closer, a sudden gust of wind blew. The flame from the torch that she was carrying suddenly dimmed out, but she didn't pay any attention to it, and continued to approach the faint, pulsating glow. After a while, the mysterious voice spoke up.

     You want to obtain immense power, right?

     Reika was shocked by the mysterious voice and accidentally dropped the torch she was holding. After a while, she approached the pulsating glow within the dragon's body.

     I could give you power, powerful enough to move the mountains and control everything to do your bidding. But in order to do that, you need to acquire it...

     Reika is hesitant about her actions. She realized that once she agreed, she would obtain either greater power or a trap that could end her life. It was a double-edged sword, but Reika realized something.

     In order to exact my revenge, I would do anything, even if I had to sell my soul to the devils themselves. Soru has a mysterious power, and I'm aware of that. But I shouldn't rely on him too much. This is what I desire, and I will end this by myself...

      Reika decided to follow her desires. It is by killing the goddess who made her life miserable by dumping her into the unknowns of the parallel world. She bravely placed her right hand on the part where the pulsating glow was situated within the dragon's body. She just closed her eyes, hoping that this gamble would help her.

     After a while, she felt a warmth from her right hand. It traveled through her right arm, through her shoulder, and moments later, she felt that her entire body was being covered by the warm sensation. She was about to open her eyes when her entire body began to ache.

     Reika soon realized that she had been set up. She angrily shouted at the mysterious voice.

     "W-What did you do to me!?" Reika shouted while her voice was trembling due to the pain she felt.

     The mysterious voice laughed at her.

     Fufufu~ Great power comes with a price, mortal...

     Reika couldn't believe she was betrayed for the second time. She knew this was bound to happen, but being betrayed again made her even more resentful than before. The pain of being betrayed, along with the excruciating pain that she felt, was tormenting her being. She couldn't take it anymore. 

     "AAARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!"

     ...

     Sylva was about to head towards the village along with the men that helped to move the dragon's corpse before. She was worried sick about Reika's situation, so she turned back and tried to look at Reika. But she couldn't find a glow within the forest's edge.

     She tried to look at her thoroughly, but she didn't see the torch's glow at all. She was about to go back to Reika when suddenly, she heard a loud scream.

 "AAARRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!"

     Sylva and the men were shocked when they heard the strange scream, as if something was being hurt by something painful. Sylva recognized the voice as being from Reika's. She was about to run towards her, but a man stopped her.

     "It's too dangerous to go there. Better report it to the old man, just leave it to us. " The man told Sylva.

     Sylva realized that the man was right, and she nodded. She immediately ran towards the village. Inside the village, she looked around and saw the old man talking to the woman near the tree. She ran towards him. The old man noticed his son's childhood friend, Sylva, and approached her. 

     "What happened?" The old man asked.

     "Reika... The guest from before, seems to be in trouble!" Sylva said.

     The old man began to panic and immediately looked around, trying to find Soru and inform him about Reika. He remembered that Soru was sitting near the guard, so he looked at the guard and saw him sitting beside the guard. The old man immediately walked towards Soru, and Sylva followed him.

     Soru saw the old man frantically rushing towards him, so he stood up. After a while, the old man stood in front of him.

     "Y-Your friend, Reika. She's in trouble... "

     Soru turned his head around, looking for her. He didn't see her around, and asked the old man.

     "Where is she?" 

     "She's in the forest now..." Sylva told Soru.

     Soru turned around, but the old man stopped him.

     "Let's go together. Guard, help us find her friend... " The old man told the guard, who was still sitting on the ground. 

     The guard slowly stood up and picked up his rusty sword. The old man realized that the guard was still grieving and tried to stop him, but the guard nodded at the old man, indicating that it was okay. He was about to tell Soru that they'd depart, but to his surprise, Soru was already gone. The old man looked around and tried to ask Sylva.

     "Did you see him?" The old man asked.

     Sylva, who was also surprised, looked around. After a while, she shook her head. The old man sighed.

     "Well, maybe he went out first. Let's go! "

     ...

     Soru saw the men from the edge of the forest, looking for something. Soru immediately approached them.

     Soru was about to ask them, but he remembered that only the old man knew Japanese. So he tapped one of the village men's backs. The villager man turned around, and saw the guest that was acquainted with the young woman they'd been looking for.

     The village man was about to tell him that the young woman ran towards the deep forest, but he remembered that the boy in front of him, named Soru, didn't understand their language at all. Instead, he pointed his finger towards the depths of the forest.

     Soru understood what the man was conveying to him, and ran to the depths of the forest. The villagers' men saw Soru slowly being consumed by the darkness.

     ...

     Soru looked around, trying to find Reika. He searched far and wide. Minutes later, he heard a loud scream deep within the forest.

     "AGGGGHHHHHH!! "

     He ran towards the direction where the scream originated from. And after a while, he saw a light ahead of him. He was sure that the scream he heard before was Reika's voice, and he ran further towards the light.

     In a minute or two, he got out of the woods and saw a huge, tall mountain in front of him. As the night sky was bright because of the full moon, he saw Reika lying on the ground.

     Reika was holding her head tightly while screaming due to the agonizing pain she felt, like her head was being crushed. She rolled on the ground. She couldn't understand how she felt at all. After a while, she saw a humanoid figure slowly approaching her. 

     "H-Help... me... "

     Reika didn't know if the humanoid figure was a friend or foe, but as long as that person would help her, she would take the risk in order to survive. She was about to say anything, but she didn't have any strength to speak further, and passed out.

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