She hated to be alone, if she was asked what her biggest fear was, the answer were darkness and coldness. Unfortunately, the cove seemed to be the fusion of it. Closing her eyes and taking a deep breathe, she tried to recall anything that may help overcome the fear. Cheer up! ...Maybe a great weapon is waiting for you! Thinking of what her weapon would be seemed to be effective, she walked down the stairs at the same time wondering if it would be a badass scythe, a beautiful spear, or dual blades just like her character in certain MMORPG. It did help a bit, only a bit.
Wind was blowing like some unsettling whispers, each step required the girl to squeeze out all the courage she had. She needed Robert, she needed someone that she can hug tightly. Her legs were shaking but she was still heading downwards as if something was beckoning her. The coldness slowly pulled back awful memories, the wall she touched and counted on was cold but she had no choice benighted in complete darkness. She raised and wave the hand in front of her but nothing can be seen, a sense of insecurity was overwhelming. Only silence and dark abyss accompanied. She was a robot listening to the command to go down, her motion was numb. Two different kind of feelings fighting within her - the reason behind why she became a hunter and the ultimate fear for the unknown. Yes. Her memories were restoring, like slowing pouring water into a container. She knew she needed the weapon to prove herself useful so that she can achieve her goal.
So she must go on.
Step by step, she even put her idle hand over her chest, grasping Jerry's coat as tight as she can to suppress the restless thumping. It seemed to give her more courage as if the duo were with her. Sooner, she squinted and made out some light from the front. The petite girl was glad because she knew the destination was not far.
Even if it was just dim light, she was happy to get rid of the darkness. Jumping down the last stair, she arrived at the cove which looked very weird to her. So - where's her partner/ weapon? She looked around the space, only found walls craved with crude graffiti. She made a closer look and realized that they were actually numerous of palm size stones emitting a soft cold aura, blue, yellow, red.....but they all felt freezing cold. Walking around the cove like she was in a museum, she looked through the runes on it. This one looked like a - shield, that one looked like a gun.
However, nothing was responding.
She tried to solve the question why Robert and Jerry said partner and also weapon, what she could imagine was something like the "weapon" concept in Soul Eater. Before the stranger approached her, she would never imagine she will experience what fantasy adventure manga's character had gone through. Anyway, she couldn't stay here forever, she could feel the unsettling coldness even with the big coat. Her soul were shivering. "請問....有人在嗎?" If it worked like the soul eater way, someone should answer.
Silence.
Time passed as the silence continued, she even seemed to hear clock clicking sound which suggested how long she had been in this damn cove.
Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock.
Finally she couldn't stand it but trying to search for her destiny. She touched a chilly stone after another, each as cold as a dead body. She knew "they" weren't not there. No one told her that it was so difficult to get the weapon, was it a challenge? She was panicked, she was helpless, she didn't know what to do. It sounded like searching a gold within endless amount of sand or finding a needle in an ocean. She didn't have the target, nothing was calling back -
Please can someone answer -
She was about to drop a tear in a flurry when she heard a yawn, a long and tax one.
<終於來了.....什麼?! 開玩笑嗎?!
Finally you come.....WAIT! A tiny ghoul?! you must be kidding!>
The petite girl was startled by the young male voice which broke the silence, she was scared but glad because he was speaking Chinese.
<不是嗎.....我等那麼久, 來的是個小女孩?!
.....NO WAY I spent all my time waiting for a fragile flower like that?!>
"Er.....你好....你在哪兒呀?" She asked where he was while he was still murmuring why she wasn't a sexy hot thing but an immature flower bud blah blah blah. <算吧! 你長得還算可愛, 也許長大也會是個美女....本大爺在這兒!
Never mind, you look - rather adorable, great chance that you will be a beauty later....Fine! I am right here!>
Her body seemed to be turned by an invisible hand but she knew she was walking towards the correct direction. <笨蛋! 不是那隻, 本大爺帥更多好嗎!
Not that one, stupid! I look much much cooler, okay.> After several wrong picks, she finally got to the right one. <終於對了。看! 我是不是很帥?
Finally correct. Look! I am so handsome, right?>
The girl didn't know how to comment whether a stone is handsome or not, so she just offered a smile. <現在把我拿出來, 這是你的榮幸。
Now pick me up and accept me, it's your honour.> She listened to the command like a docile sheep and examine the rune graphic on the stone, it was a....hammer? <對! 我是一個破壞力極強的鎚子, 我會保護你。
Yes, dear. I am a devastating hammer, and I will protect you.> The stone seemed to be reading her mind and bragged himself. "Really? It will be so great because I have no idea how to fight..." She said with admiring eyes. <沒辦法。你死了, 我也不能活下去。所以我只能保護你。
No choice, if you die, I will die. So to survive, I guess I have no alternatives but to protect you.> He sighed. <你只要聽我的話就行了。本大爺的大名是宰太, 你就叫我宰太大人吧! 現在把我拿出來, 小女孩。
You just need to listen to me. My amazing name is Zai Tai, you can call me Zai Tai sama. Now, pick me up ghoul!> The stone was very impatient and annoyed that the tiny girl didn't pick him up from the stupid wall yet, he yelled at her for prompt action.
As soon as the stone left the wall, it glowed a pink bright light that surprisingly blocked the visibility for a while. The weight of the stone disappeared in her hand and replaced by something much heavier. A hammer. When she was about to look at this beautiful lovely weapon of her own, there was a shout.
She dropped the hammer onto the ground and covered her ears promptly.
"I-I think you look really cute, that pink is so lovely." She said with a happy smile.
The girl apologized in an about-to-cry sound, she did think if she could get a cute weapon that would be the best, but she didn't expect it could influence the appearance of a weapon.
"I hope we can get along well, I am Dong Shu Lei, 你好。" She smiled like a pretty flower blossom.
She nodded and picked up the hammer again, ready to climb upstair.
The girl hopped up the stairs, her feeling was so much different from when she went downstair. She can't wait to show Robert and Jerry her new weapon, and partner.
