Chapter 3: Alleyway Fight

"A little bit tighter." Helen ordered as her maid obeyed and tightened the corset around Mayari's waist.

"How is that, dear?" Helen asked looking up at Mayari from her seat. "Can you breath?"

"Why do I need to where this kind of clothes?" Mayari responded with a question.

"Well, this world you are now is different from your world," Helen replied, "We are now in the country of Enchantia ruled by King Stephen and Queen Elvira Arscelor."

"You need to be accustomed to our tradition and culture to able to fit in to our society." She added.

"What dress would you want to wear, Miss Mayari?" A maid then asked.

Five victorian style dresses was then showed to Mayari but all of the colors are too bright for her liking. Nevertheless, she chose the first dress shown to her.

The dress have a carrot orange shade with a hint of merigold glow. It have an elbow-lenght sleeves and long silky skirt that is not too wide and heavy to move. It have an opal gem pinned in its long neck collar, a pair of white pallid gloves, and a honey dew ribbon tied in the back of the waist.

"What about the shoes, Miss Mayari?" More maids came in bringing five pair of chelsea boots.

Without having any of interest, Mayari just pick the shiny cinnamon shade boots with brown laces and victorian print design.

After putting everything on, the maids then started to do her long raven hair. Mayari suggested to roll it into a bun, they obliged and added beautiful hairpins that Mayari didn't mind.

"Now, that's more ladylike." Helen praised after Mayari revealed herself fully dressed. Mayari just stared at her in silence.

"Just one more thing."

Helen then approached Mayari and slid a white handkerchief with embroidered roses to Mayari's pocket.

"Don't lose it, alright?" She told, "That is my lucky handkerchief and I'm giving it to you."

"Why?" Mayari asked.

"Because a lady can't go wandering around without a handkerchief." She simply said with a warm smile. "So bring it at all times."

Mayari just nodded in response.

"Now, come along we have a doctor to visit." Helen urge while Mayari followed.

"Where are we going?"

"Every sorceress must know her magical ability," Helen told, "and to do that we must visit a clinic that have the technology to identify your magical ability."

"What do you mean by magical ability?"

"Magical ability are elements, and to make it precise there are seven elements in magic; fire, water, earth, thunder, air, light and darkness."

"A person can have one to four elements, and both light and darkness are the rarest of the seven." Helen added.

"What if a person have more than four elements?"

"That is not possible, dear, our body can only carry four elements. No one, not even a single soul ever have that kind of gift."

Helen and Mayari then exited their way to the front door and climb down the porch, where a carriage with a coachman is already waiting for them.

"Good morning, Ms. Helen, Miss Mayari." The coachman greeted.

"Good morning to you too, Paul." Helen greeted back while Mayari stayed silent.

Mayari's gaze then landed on the front of the carriage, and with a hidden surprise from her cold expression, she found no horse, instead she saw a giant weird-looking lizard with brownish rocky scale.

The lizard stared back at her and she could see it's amber reptilian eyes blinking as it portrayed her reflection clearly like a mirror.

"That's an earth dragon." Helen informed, "There are many animals in this world that you will discover in time, dear."

Paul then open the carriage door, Helen and Mayari hop in and started their ride to town. And after hours of riding in the carriage they finally arrived

The big town are crowded with people, there is a lively festival along with loud music of a parade nearby. The road is full of vehicles delivering foods, wines, fruits, etc., while others are visitors from other villages, cities, towns, and even from other countries.

And with the abundant people actively celebrating and working in the city, it all resulted a traffic.

All vehicles move slowly in the road making Helen reach over her pocket and grabbed her pocket watch to check time, while Mayari just stared out of the window.

"Looks like we're gonna be late if this continues..." Helen sighed. "Come on, dear."

Helen and Mayari then step out of their carriage.

"Where are you going, Ms. Helen? We aren't there yet." Paul asked in confusion.

"Don't worry about us, Paul," Helen assured, "this traffic is too long for us to make it in time to the clinic so might as well walk there, it isn't too far away from here anyway."

"Oh, I understand, Miss Helen." Paul nodded.

"Alright, we will just meet you there." Helen then turned to Mayari with a smile, "Alright, let's go."

After a step forward and twice, a large bustling crowd of people suddenly pass thru Helen and Mayari. Pushing Mayari to the flow of the people walking in the same direction, and when the crowd cleared, Helen was nowhere to be found.

She scanned the unfamiliar area she is in and found no sign of her teacher. With having no hope of finding her, Mayari then thought of heading to the clinic, where they might meet later.

"Excuse me." Mayari then took the attention of an elderly woman in a nearby fruit stand. "Do you know any clinic nearby?"

"You mean Dr. Ashley's Clinic?" The woman replied.

Mayari don't know the name of the clinic Helen is referring to, but if it is nearby then that must be it.

"Yes." Mayari nodded.

"Oh, just go straight and after five buildings turn right." The woman instructed. "You will immediately notice a building with a sign "Healing Water" that's Dr. Ashley's clinic."

"I see."

"Are you new here?" The woman asked.

Mayari only nodded in response.

"Then you must beware of the dark alleyways." The woman warned, "Their are low lives living in that darkness, keep away from there at all cost that place is no good for anyone, specially for a lady."

"I'll remember that." Mayari then headed off.

Mayari walk patiently, not minding any business or any event in the lively road. After half an some time she finally passed by the five buildings.

She was about to turn left just like the woman instructed her, when a black coated man suddenly came behind her and secretly pointed a sharp knife in her side.

"Come with me or you're done for." The man threatened.

Mayari remained calm and emotionless like nothing is happening before her eyes. If she wants to, she could disarm this man and kill him with ease but abided by her instinct and the curiousity of why she is being target, she obliged anyway.

The man then lead him to an alleyway and as they go deeper into the darkness, two more men came walking out from their hiding spot like rats and surrounded her like she was their pray, or is she?

After the knife was taken off her side, she then eyed them one by one. The man who brought her here is a tall fellow that have large beefy muscles.

While the two entity who have just appeared to her is a thin man with a knife on his pocket, and an average muscled guy who is holding a metal pipe as a weapon.

"Listen beautiful lady, if you want to get out of here alive, you must heat up the bed for us or else." the large muscled man spoke with a disgusting perverted tone.

Now Mayari knows that they are just worthless scoundrel who have the biggest mistake of their entire lives picking her as their bunny. They are not even qualified enough to waste her time.

"Now, kindly strip fo-" The buff man was suddenly cut off when Mayari just walk pass him, ignoring them all together.

Their eyes widen in shock, no woman dared to that to them. Quickly, they run to Mayari's front blocking her path completely.

Mayari looked through the obstructed path with narrowed eyes then to the men in front of her that are looking for trouble.

"You have a death wish or something, sexy?" the thin man pervertedly spoke.

"Move." Mayari's icy voice demanded, "You're wasting my time."

"Your quite cold, missy." The average muscled guy click his tongue as he neared her face with a sick grin, "I hope you are as sweet as ice cream."

"Hahaha!" The buff man then laughed, "I'm sure of it, just look at those curves."

"But as for punishment for ignoring us," the thin man lick his lips, "this will be rough for ya."

"So what are we waiting for? Let's dig in." The buff man then extended his dirty hand to grab Mayari

And if that hand of him won't stop and recoil, their fates will be sealed personally by death.

"Touch her and you'll regret it!" A loud voice unexpectedly echoed throughout the alleyway.

The three perverts then immediately turned around and snapped their gazes to the owner of the voice.

A fair young man with golden blond hair stand bravely with his ocean blue eyes glaring at them with frown brows.

"Is this your girlfriend, pretty boy?" The thin man smirk and his friends followed a fit of laughter.

"Kindly return the lady and I might let this slip." The blond lad ordered.

"Sorry, boy, but she's ours." The buff man scoffed.

"Then you leave me no choice." The young man then shifted into his fighting pose.

"I'm gonna beat you into a pulp!!!" The average muscled guy exclaimed as he charge with his pipe.

The young man dodge his attack, grabbed the guy's arm and twisted it to his back, causing him to let go of his metal pipe. He then elbowed his enemy's neck and his foe fell down unconscious with a dull thud.

"Looks like your talented, little guy." the large muscled man said in amusement, walking toward him while cracking his fist, "Come on, entertain me."

The buff man gave off five punches, but he quickly dodge all of it. After dodging, the blond immediately form a fist and landed a strong punch to the man's stomach causing him to roll his eyes backward and pass out with a huff.

The thin man was in complete hesitation of what to do, with fear spreading in his entire body, seeing the young man knock down two of his strong friends made his legs shake.

Then an idea of making the girl, infront of him, as hostage cross his mind like lightning. He quickly took the knife in his pocket, and was about to grab Mayari.