The New World Chapter 7

My eyes slowly flutter open, my head hurts and my chest is sore but other then that I feel pretty good, as well as one can after being stabbed in the chest I suppose. I slowly move to the edge of the bed and get up wincing but managing to pull it off, I slowly make my way out of the tent and to the center of camp where I see my Imps gathered, one looks at me and smiles* “Lord Leo it’s you, your alive!” *they all turn and look to me cheering* “Lord Leo!!” *my ears pound and I get a headache* “Jeez was everything always this loud?” *I think to myself* “No you fool, it wasn’t, remember you evolved?” *The old imp walks up to me with that face he gives me when I’m apparently being stupid* “Lay off me old man, I’m still getting use to everything.” *I roll my eyes* “Leo listen, I don’t wanna put something on you when you have just woken up but there is no use in waiting.” *I turn and lock eyes with him* “Alright fine, lay it on me, I just survived a knife in the chest so I’m feeling pretty good right now.” *I give a smile* “There is good news and bad news, the good news is Axel has been found he’s here.” *I smile wider* “Well that makes my job a hell of a lot easier, where is he?” *I Look around* “I’ll take you to him” *the old imp walks away leading me up a hill, after a short walk I see a stone in the earth, it’s a normal stone with the imp language carved into it, it simple says ” Axel the hero of us all.”** I hit my knees as tears stream down my face, the old imp turns and looks at me* “I’m sorry Leo.” *my tears continue but sadness is replaced by rage* ” What happened!” *the old imp stays calm* ” We can only guess but, we found his body surrounded by those who were sent to find him, he killed all of them, seemingly single handedly, but it seems he lost his life in the process.” ” If he truly killed all of them, shouldn’t he have evolved like me, that’s an amazing feat?” *The old imp sighs* “Leo, remember what I told you, there is a one percent chance that evoulution takes place, even if he did enough and the soul evolved, his body was dead, it couldn’t reflect his inner strength, there wasn’t a vessel, I’m sorry.” *the old imp lowers his head* * I grip the grassy ground shoving my nails into the earth grabbing mounds of soil* “Dammit, why did I let this happen, I was in bed for days, lounging around while he ran for his life for us!” *I slam my head into the ground* " Leo, don't do this to yourself, yes he was a hero, yes he was your friend, but him passing doesn't change those things, all this means is that he go's on, he leaves this plane for another, and one day you will see him again I know it, now dry those tears, what would Axel say to you right now?"* I look up to the imp*" He would probably say that there was nothing in the legend about their savior being a cry baby." *I chuckle* "Thank you, old man." *I stand wipping my tears* "Your welcome my Lord, now time to tell your people what we do next." *I smile lightly and turn going down the hill rejoining my comrades*