Jimle looks at the crystals. While Ulne looks at his phone.

Jimle'' Ulne?''

Ulne looks at her''Yes?''and put down his phone.

Jimle looks at him'' Do you think we can kill it now?''

Ulne''What! hell no!, we will die''

Jimle looks at the crystals.

Ulne'' Why do you think that?''

Jimle'' I  just wa-'

When Jimle gets a message. She takes up her phone and sees that there is a message from Sai.

Sai'' We got to a room under your two, so be ready when it  wakes up''

Jimle''W..what in hell are you saying?''

Sai'' Just do it, we will be there in around 20 min''

Jimle'' Ulne''.

Ulne''Yes?''

Jimle''Stay close to me, they are soon here and the monster will wake up''

Ulne''Okay''He walks closer to Jimle.

Jimle looks at the crystals and the ground starts to break around them.

Jimle''G..Get back!''.

They two run back while the ground breaks around the crystals. So it makes smoke clouds. A big scream came out from the smoke.

Jimle looks up and feel anxiouse''T..this shit...''

Ulne gets back''W..What should we do!''

Jimle looks at the monster in horror.

Ulne''Jimle!''

Jimle does not answer.

Ulne take her shoulder'' Jimle!, don't frezze up now!''

Jimle shakes her head and looks at Ulne''U..Ulne?''

Ulne'' K..Keep yourself together, we can not lose focus now''

Jimle'' Y..yeah I..I will keep myself together'She looking at the monster' Stay behind me Ulne''.

Ulne gets behind her'' Don't do anything stupid''

Jimle''I will not just stay behind me''.

The monsters look at them and get closer to them.

Ulne looks at it and starts to get nervours''J..Jimle''

Jimle looks at him'' Trust me okay''

Ulne''O..Okay...''

Jimle looks at the monster and feels anxious and thinks'' J..Just a little bit more''

The monster looks at Jimle. Who is in front of her so she can feel its breath.

Jimle does stars and shoots the monster. The monster blocks it and a small explosion comes from them. The monster screams at them so they two fly back.

Rimy looks in front.

Sai''Was that the monster?''

Lio looks at Rimy.

Rimy'' We need to hurry, the two will fucking die by that monster!''Rimy runs off and Lio follows.

Flne'' Jimle..'' He runs after and Sai follows him''Flne''

Flne''We need to help her''

Sai'' We will, just don't do anything reckless''

Flne''I know, I will not and neither you''

Sai'' hmm''

The monster shoots vines at Jimle and Ulne. Ulne takes Jimle and drags her back so the two hit the ground and the vines hit the wall and ground. Jimle and Ulne get to their feet.

Jimle looks at the monster and think''W..What can I-' When a vine comes at Jimle and a fireball hits the vine so it burns up.

''Looks like I got here in time''.

Ulne looks where the voice came from to see Rimy''Rimy!''

Rimy comes up to them'' Well yes, now stay behind me'

Ulne and Jimle get behind him.

The monster screams and Rimy smiles at it and does knives ''Come at me then!''He points his knife at the monsters and runs off. The monster shoots vines at him and Rimy throws knives at them so they explode and make a smoke scene. Rimy makes shields in the air and runs up on them, The monster opens its mouth and a light comes from it. Rimy looks in horror as the monster shoots the beam at him and it explodes.

Ulne''R..Rimy!'.

The smoke vanished and they saw a shield around Rimy.

Ulne sighs in relife''T..thanks god'

''That is the monster?''

Jimle looks behind to see Sai, Flne, Lio and the others.

Jimle'' Yes it's, Sai''

Sai came up to them'' Jimle be back here and be ready to help if anything happened.

Jimle''Okay''

Sai looks at Ulne'' And you too human''

Ulne'' O..Okay''

Sai''Good' She looks back at Lio and Flne'' Flne, be here too and help''

Flne shakes his head and walks over to Jimle.

Lio'' I will help take care of this monster''

Sai''Good''

Lio runs off and Sai follows.

The monster shoots vines at Rimy, He cuts the vines and jumps up on one vine. The monster throws Rimy up in the air.

Rimy smiles. The monster shoots another light beam at him but Lio blocks it. Rimy lands on the shield and jumps at the monster and shoots knives at it. The monster shot vines at him. Some vines hit the knives so they exploded while one hit Rimy in the face so he flew off. Lio does wind magic so it stops him from falling.

Sai'' Can you keep an eye on him?''

Lio''Yes''He gets Rimy down to the ground'' I will take care of him and support y-''

''I..I can help too''Jimle come up runing to Lio'' I can support you too Sai''

Sai''Okay, just stay with Lio''Sai runs off.

The monster shoots a beam at her, But the monster gets hit in the face by Jimle stars. The monster shoots vines at Jimle and Lio.  Lio blocks the vines and puts a shield on Jimle.

Sai''You little shit''She does ice spike and shoots it in the chest so it starts to freeze. The monster starts doing fire from the back and shoots it out. Sai jumps back and gets hit by fire at her right arm.

Jimle''S..Sai!!''She run off.

Lio''Hey Jimle!!''

Jimle points her magic at the monster, the magic is a medium start.

Jimle shoots it and hits the monster in the back so it loses its part.

Sai looks behind'' jimle?''

Jimle runs up to her'' h..here''She gives Sai bandages.

Sai put the bandages over when a vine with ice came at them.

Jimle shot it and the vine broke.

Sai looks at her and thinks'' S..So that is l..line...''

Jimle looks at her''What?''

Sai'' She really taught you her magic...''

Jimle'' Hmm''

Sai''Wh-''

Jimle pushes Sai back and gets hit by a vine in the left arm.

Sai'' J..Jimle'' She burns the vine and puts Jimle behind her''Stay behind and doesn't do anything!''

Jimle holds the arm'' I..I can-''

Sai'' No!'' She looks in front when vines come at them and Sai blocks them.

Flen comes up and takes her'' You need to get back''

Jimle'' I can s-''

Flen'' You can not fight, you are hurt'

Jimle looks at Sai.

Sai shoots the vines and shoots one crystal. The monster screams and attacks everyone. Lio put a shield around everyone.  Jimle runs off.

Flne''Hey! jimle!! come back!!''

Jimle does magic and shoots the monster in the chest.

Sai looks behind'' What the hell are you doing?! get b-'

A vine hit Sai so it sent her flying and she hit the ground.

Jimle''S..Sai...''

The monster looks at Jimle and does vines.

Jimle looks at it and gets back and thinks'' I..I c..can n..not k...kill it...I..I''

Some months ago.

Line'' Oh come on Jimle, you can not give up now''

Jimle looks at her'' I will fucking die...''

Line'' You will not,  you are strong'

Jimle'' I...I can not even kill a monster...I can not even protect people...'

Line walks up to her and sits down and Jimle looks at the ground.

Line''You will kill monsters and you will protect people''She punch her shoulder and smiles'' You will become strong, even if you don't see it now, you will see it one day''

The monster shoots fire and vines at her. Jimle jumps back and shoots stars at it so it makes a smoke scene. The monster shoots more vines but only hits the ground.  The monster looks around.

Flen gets Sai back to the others and patches her up. While Lio looks at the monster'' This shit, Why in the hell did we have to meet that thing''

Rimy'' Why not''.

Lio looks behind'' You are awake?''

Rimy gets to his feet'' Well yes, thanks for saving my life''

Lio'' No problem''

Rimy looks at the monster'' I have a request''

Lio'' What?''

Rimy smiles'' Give me some magic on my knife so I can make a bigger explosion with the help of the human''

Lio'' Okay' Lio does magic and Rimy makes a knife.

The monster screams and shoots more vines at Jimle. Jimle shoots it and jumps back. Some hit the ground and make a smoke cloud.  Jimle jumps up on the vine and runs at the monster's chest when fire comes out from the back.  Lio put a shield around her as Rimy ran and jumped on the shield and looked at Jimle'' Hey you''

Jimle'' What?'

Rimy smiled'' Help me kill this bastard, you have her magic right?''

Jimle''  y..you kn-''

Rimy'' We talk late!, will you help me?''

Jimle'I will help you''

Rimy''Good''He cut the shield open'' Follow me and stay close to me''

Jimll'' hmm''

Rimy runs off and Jimle follows him. The monster screams. And do vines with fire,  ice and poison them.

Rimy looks at Jimle'' Be ready to shoot your magic''

Jimle'' Okay''

The monster shoots the vines at them. Rimy shoots fire at some of the vines so they burn and Jimle shoots stars at them so they break apart.

When a vine comes from behind Jimle and Rimy throw a knife at it so it freezes Jimle looks at him'' T..Thanks...''

Rimy''Don't thank me yet, we need to kill this shit''Rimy makes a shield and runs up to them and Jimle follows. The monster breaks the shield. Rimy stops and looks at Jimle'' Take this!''He throws his knife with magic on it.

Jimle''W..What should I do with this?''

Rimy''Kill the monster with it!, I will keep you safe from here''

Jimle''I..I can n-''

Rimy'' You need t-'' When the shield breaks under Rimy. But he put up a new shield and looked at her'' You need to!, You have her magic that can help you too so go!''

Jimle runs off and jumps on the shield that appears in front of her. Rimy looks at her and makes a small smile'' That guard human really is something'' When vines came at Rimy, He shot a knife at it so they explode''So stupid'' Rimy does magic and points it at Jimle and thinks'' kill this monster now human, show me how strong you have gotten her magic''He shoot the magic.  Jimle gets to the last shield and jumps. The monster screams and does a light beam and Jimle looks at it in horror'' I..I don't want to die!''She makes stars and shoots them at the monster. Some hit the face and others hit the vines. The monster screams and shoots the light beam.  But before it could do it a strong explosion came from its faces.

''G..Go now!'' Rimy jumps up to the sheilds''Kill it!!'. Jimle throws the knife at the monster's chest and the knife explodes so she flies back and Rimy takes her and puts a shield around them.

Jimle looks at him with surprise.

Rimy''What the hell is that look for''. He put her on the ground and flew the shield to the ground

Jimle'' It's just you help me and help us kill this monster'' She looks at the monster.

Rimy'' Well yes, I'm an angel right'' He chuckles

Jimle'' Uhh I don't think you are''

Rimy'' Oh why not?''

Jimle'' You try to kill her and us''

Rimy lay against the shield'' I tried to protect the human''He looks at her with a bit of annoyance.

Jimle''  You do not want to protect him''

Rimy'' Oh I want to keep him safe till we get to that stupid village''

Jimle'' Sure''

Rimy looks at her'' Why do you care if he dies either way?''

Jimle looks'' Because he does not deserve to die, he is too nice to be down here and die here''

Rimy'' Well he got down here so he will get to see if he dies, this place is like hell, we all can die here, if not by another human, it's by the stupid monsters''

Jimle stays quiet while Rimy looks at her'' You can Line magic''.

Jimle looks at him'' So what?''

Rimy'' It's nothing, I just wonder''

Jimle'' Ok-''

Rimy'' How much did she pass on to you?''

Jimle'' As much as she could''

Rimy'' Okay, She died around seven months ago right''

Jimle stays quiet.

Rimy looks at her.

Jimle'' How did you know about her death?''

Rimy'' Well she was one of the best and nearly as strong as Vliney, so when she died the whole place talked about her death, They did not think she could die, she was the other pillar of hope for people.''

Jimle'' Who is the other pillar of hope?''

Rimy'' Vliney, she has lived for a long time and fought  monsters and humans''

Jimle'' Okay, what would happen if she died too?''

Rimy gets up'' The whole place would lose hope''

Jimle'' What about the king?''

Rimy'' He would not do anything, he would fucking kill himself or something''

Jimle'' But he is the king, he should lead people right?''

Rimy waved his hand'' He is the king yes, however, he is a broken person, you know the stories right about his family''.

Jimle looks at him with worry'' yes''

Rimy'' So he would lose his mind if she died, she is the only person that he cares about and that he trusts'' Rimy walks up to the wall and does a knife'' The king has lost too many people he cared for, he is on the verge of insanity''.

Jimle looks at him'' Do you want him to kill himself?''

Rimy'' No, even if he is not the best person, he still trying to lead us down here and help people. I hope he is not  that stupid if something happens''

Jimle'' Yeah''

Rimy cuts the shield open and jumps out while Jimle looks at him with worry.

Rimy'' What is that look for?''

Jimle'' I'm just worried about the king''

Rimy sighs'' Don't be, he will not be all alone, Vliney will not die that easy''

Jimle jumps down and looks at him'' How do you know that?''

Rimy  joyful smile'' She is strong and knows how to fight to stay alive''

Jimle looks at him with confusion.

Rimy'' Have you not seen her fight?''

Jimle'' I have seen her fight before''

Rimy'' Then you should know how she fights'' He put his hand in his jacket pocket'' She will do everything to come back alive and keep the people alive''

Jimle'' Yeah, She will do everything to keep people safe''

''Jimle!, Rimy!''

Flne, Mia, Ulne and Lio come up to them.

Flne'' Are you okay jimle?''

Jimle'' I'm fine?''

Mia'' We need to patch your arm up know Jimle''

Jimle looks at the arm where the wound is'' R..Right..''.

Mia takes up a small healing potion'' Drink this, This will stop the bleeding''

Jimle takes the potion''Thanks'' and drinks it.

Ulne looks at Rimy'' Rimy''

Rimy'' What?''.

Ulne'' do you need help?''

Rimy'' Nah I will be fin-''

Lio''We need to check you too''

Rimy'' Why?, I'm fine''

Lio''Well Sai told me that everyone was going get a check up'

Rimy'' Why?, they want to kill us?''

Lio'' Because we helped them and want to make sure we are okay''

Rimy'' I don't trust he-''

Sai came up to them'' I want to make sure you guys are okay, no matter if we had fought before''. Rimy looks at her.

Sai takes up some bandages'' Even if you don't trust me, I don't want you or them to die here. So just take this as our deal''

Rimy sighs'' Fine''

Sai'' Good''

Twenty minutes later.

Sai patches Jimle up while Lio helps Rimy.

Sai sighs'' You should not have done that!'She hit Jimle on the shoulder.

Jimle'' I..I just wanted to help, I'm sorry... ''

Sai'' You could have gotten yourself killed''

Jimle stays quiet.

Sai'' I understand you want to help us, however, you can not run in without a plan''

Jimle''i... just wanted to keep you all safe and I did not die''

Sai'' No that is luck'' Sai sighed deeply while Jimle looked at her with worry.

Sai put the bandages down'' However you got the monster killed so you did  great work''

Jimle'' N..No problem''.

Sai pat her shoulder'' So Line training really went well huh''

Jimle'' Yes, she wanted me to be strong and be able to fight the monsters''

Sai looks at her and makes a small smile'' You have already become stronger than you were, If Line was still here she would be so proud of you Jimle, you have become a great successor of her magic''

Jimle looks at her'' I..I don't think I have... ''

Sai'' Come on don't  put yourself down, you have grown''

Jimle'' I...thanks Sai''

Sai gets up''No problem, now rest''

Jimle'' I will''

Sai walks off while Jimle looks at her and thinks'' A great successor...''

End of chapter 17