Rosalia’s healing magic allows her
to be mostly healed, however, it and the previous battles have exhausted her.
She collapses from exhaustion, but she makes sure to have Rhodes on top of her,
so she doesn’t suffocate him. Sensing his mother’s unconscious state, he cries
out for help and receives it not long after. Rosalia is taken to a relief camp
where victims of this violent war are taken to be healed and to be helped. She
awakens in a bed just in time to overhear a conversation between two Flos.
“She’s definitely the Rosalia who
married that Crystallis prince. Several people have confirmed it.”
“But is she everything the rumors
say she is? The soldiers that carried her here said that she’s been sacrificing
her life to save her son and that she gained the respect of the forest. How rare
is that? Even our best mystics can’t manage that.”
“We have to keep her here. Even
though she has her sympathizers, there are still people who want her dead, shattered
into pieces then throw into fire.”
“What about her son?”
“They don’t care as much for him.
There are some that say Flos and Crystallis relationships and their children are
illicit, but this is a mindset that has only popped up recently.”
“We need to get her to the springs,
or her boy is going to die. How are we going to proceed with this?”
“We aren’t that far from the main
army camp near that location.”
“That doesn’t mean it’s going to be
easy going through the crowds then going through the dead lands to get to the
springs.”
“We’ll have to do something and
quickly. We’ve healed her son, but that doesn’t mean that we’ve given him time
we can waste.”
“Excuse me? Can I see Rosalia?”
“Who are you? Are you a relative or
a friend? Hey, you can’t go in until-hey!”
A loud knock on the window close to
Rosalia startles her. When she looks over, she sees a Flos civilian with a weapon.
He breaks the window and says, “Die
you cursed woman!”
Rosalia dodges the man’s attacks as
he enters the room as she says, “I didn’t do anything to you!”
“You were the final nail that
started this war! My family is dead because of you! They died in Crystallis territory.
Who knows what those cursed dolls did to their remains?”
Rosalia tries to cut the arms off her
assailant to incapacitate him, but she accidentally cuts his head off as well.
The man swings around violently while screaming out in bloody vengeance. Something
shakes the building she’s in until it breaks into her room. It’s the black bull
from before.
“Aren’t you a sweetie for always
coming to my aid?” Rosalia says while petting it, “Now, come on. Let’s get out
of here!”
Rosalia takes Rhodes and put him on
his back with his shield protecting him as she gets on the back of the black
bull. Several Flos attempt to shatter Rosalia by throwing spears, hammers, and
swords at her.
“Kill that woman, but don’t hit the
baby!”
“Cut the legs off the black bull
first!”
The Flos then try to take down the
black bull, but their weapons bounce off its thick skin. They then get on horseback
and chase after Rosalia. She knocks them off their horses as she protects
herself and her child from her assailants. The black bull swipes at them to shatter
several off their horses.
“We can’t do anything! Pull back!”
“You’re under arrest!”
Rosalia looks back to see a few
guards arresting the people who were attacking her. A guard waves at her and
she waves back as a sign of thanks. Even Rhodes waves back with a smile.
“Okay, big guy. We need to get to
the springs. Can you get us there?” Rosalia asks the black bull.
It smiles and snorts in response as
it goes faster.
“Woah! Easier there! We don’t
really have anything keeping us on you.”
The black bull wants to be careful
but can’t because it senses danger ahead of them, so it charges ahead faster.
“Be careful! Are you trying to
knock us off? What’s got you riled up?”
A barrage of various kinds of
magical arrows comes raining down upon Rosalia. The black bull covers Rosalia
as it turns over on its side to take the arrow barrage. A group of Crystallis
assassins then appear out of the shadows.
“It seems like she came to us on
her own. That’s good,” one of them says.
The barrage of arrows has
temporarily incapacitated the black bull, which leaves Rosalia open for attack.
Fortunately for her, the forest is on her side and a tree’s vines block the assassins’
attacks. It then comes to life and shatters her attackers and uses its healing
magic on the black bull.
“Thank you,” Rosalia says to the
forest as she gets back on top of the black bull.
She rides off to her destination, which
should be close now.
She then says, “You heard it, my
little prince. You’re the son of royalty and a peasant. The son of a Flos and
Crystallis. I didn’t think our love would be the final thing to push our people
into war because our love was pure, but that’s what happens when people hate
each other. They use every excuse they can find to kill the people they don’t
like. Don’t be like that, my little prince. Learn to love everyone around you.
It doesn’t matter if they hate you. Always wish the best for the people around
you because if you aren’t willing to love them then who will? Everyone makes
mistakes, so be willing to forgive them and you will always be forgiven.”
The black bull then senses
something and charges ahead. It takes Rosalia and Rhodes to a cliff where they
see a large battle between Flos and Crystallis soldiers. Dozens of dolls are
shattered while others suffer in pain as they’re carried out by their companions
and healers.
“This fighting has to stop.”
The forest heeds Rosalia’s plea and
moves to stop the fighting. Unfortunately, the fighting and suffering make nature
violent as it fights back against those who fight its restraints. Even the black
bull is itching to join the fight, but Rosalia calms it down by calmly rubbing
the back of its neck.
“The forest might be in a rage, but
since I have its respect then a song could calm it down. This song is for, my
little prince.
I close my eyes and see
A world that's beautiful and filled
with glee
Even in the dark and gloom
A place past all of the doom
Everyone has lost hope
They think I've lost my mind
But all they do is mope
Are they blind?
We can live in a better world of
our dreams
Every day I push ahead
For the dreams in my head
The dreams that keep me awake
That keeps me going
To bring you a place to keep your
love glowing
I'll build you a place
That is perfect for your smiling
face
Each part of it is made to make you
happy
For those gloomy days
Everyone has lost hope
They think I've lost my mind
But all they do is mope
Are they blind?
We can live in a better world of
our dreams
Every day I push ahead
For the dreams in my head
The dreams that keep me awake
That keeps me going
To bring you a place to keep your
love glowing
No matter how small
No matter how tall the obstacle
I will be with you through it all
Nothing will be impossible for you
and me
To make the world I see in my
dreams
To make the world I see in my
dreams
Every day I push ahead
For the dreams in my head
The dreams that keep me awake
That keeps me going
To bring you a place to keep your
love glowing
Together we'll make this world anew
Everything I do is for you
Know that our dreams will come true
Of The World I'll Give To You
I am going to make sure you live in
a better world, my little prince. A world of happiness, love, and peace. It’s going
to happen one day. Just you wait and see.”
The forest successful restrains
both armies and transfers its calming feelings to the soldiers who retreat with
their wounded and shattered brethren. Some even help their enemies gather their
bearings. As Rosalia smiles, parts of her son start to fall. A branch from the
forest heals him, but his condition has worsened.
“Don’t worry now, my little prince.
We’re almost there.”
The black bull sprints at full speed
to the springs, where a massive battle larger than this one is about to take
place.
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