The king was stagnant in one place, his body frozen by the invisible thread that seemed to bind his body. His claws were out but his entire body felt heavy. Except for his head, everything seemed frozen.Even if he wanted to ambush this dirty kid, he couldn’t. There was invisible power that was holding him back. His best guess was receiving The Unknown’s help or else, it would be impossible.“So, where are we?” She refocused her attention back on the wolf kingAgain, his body involuntarily jolted, and his ears twitched a few more times. The red eyes akin to blood licked across his body as if she was weighing the consequences. Whatever it was, he felt like he was already trapped inside the nightmare loop.She played with the two daggers she had in hand as the king slowly was released from Shadow’s shackle.The king clenched and unclenched his fists, pondering his next action. This little girl was too little but so vicious. Not only was she hella smart, but she also received the protect
Snow blanketed the mountain of East Softier at the edge in between the wolf kingdom and the wingsman kingdom. The equator climate greatly impacted the kingdoms within it. Dragon kingdom, wolf kingdom, lion kingdom, feather kingdom, and hyena kingdom were in it.These kingdoms and a few others were hot and humid all year round.Therefore, the sudden blizzard that swept through the west coast ever since a week ago and dropped fifteen inches of powder turned once pristine cover into a sterilized trend and shook them to the core. The whiteness reflected brightly, not only from the ground but also from the snow-laden limbs of already skeletal trees and evergreens.It was contradictory to what it used to be and no one seemed to get over it easily.“Did the world climate change? Or are we in a doomsday? Our kingdom is still in the equator line, right?” The prime minister, who had a bulky body, tanned skin, brusque face, and bush of beard narrowed his head at the chancellor.The chancellor, w
(Ho ho ho.)Every ear that picked that bitter laughter perked up, fluttering their eyes in bewilderment. The voice belonged to someone who was extremely quiet and only stuck to his teammate. (Ha ha ha.)Again, the voice filled in their earpiece. No one dared to say anything, including Hisoka, Smiley, and Black. This particular individual was hard to approach and highly secretive. His cat-like face was a cherry on top because as he was famous for being similar to a cat, his behavior was similar to a cat.Some said that if they put this man and the cat next to each other, they would never see any differences. (Ha ha ha. Lock on!)Again, the voice filled in the earpiece.(Are you done, Sweetie?)Captain interjected the moment the voice spoke another aside of their never-ending laughter.(Yes, Captain. Waiting for your command.)The husky voice – contradicting his code name – shifted to serious. A small sound of scrap metal ghostly echoed in the background. Seemed like he was adjusting
“That is not – by any means – a complaint, My Holiness.” Immediately, Farizad defended himself and the two boys. (Hah! Whatever. Thanks for the hard work, though. Take a rest for a while.) Thankfully, Shadow didn’t reprimand them. (Petal and Psycho, you too. Thank you for your hard work. Without you, my plan will be in jeopardy.) But, Petal, Psycho, and Farizad knew enough. Even without them, the plan would be in motion with different execution. After all, Shadow was a genius. (What should I do without your power, Shepherd?) It was extremely sincere coming from Shadow. But, Farizad swallowed his snort and hummed. To be fair, Farizad’s power wasn’t as exceptional as Shadow made it to be. It only worked once he had direct contact with the target, unlike Shadow who could command them even from afar. Hence why he had to go down personally and cultivated the relationship between them to make it as natural as possible, unlike Shadow. She didn’t have to personally be buddy-buddy with
“Oh shit. I don’t remember.” He mumbled low.Cecile deepened. “Aha! See–”“What about you?” He countered her with the same question.“What about me?”“Yeah, you. We went on a mission together.”“I know. I also returned at the same time.”He tilted his head. “Then, did you remember anything?”Cecile looked at him as if he was crazy. “Of course, I did. Me and Arman reported our findings to the lord.”The lord nodded his head as an eyewitness. “Really?” Something ominous spread inside him.“You went missing as soon as we returned. Only two weeks ago we reconnected.” Arman, who was staying silent, opened his mouth at last.“Yeah. The time your reappearance and the hearsay started circulating matched.” Cecile immediately drew the conclusion. “I beg your pardon?”All eyes already narrowed at him.“What have you done, Qusyairi?” The lord’s deep voice resonated inside the closed space and vibrated the wall.The people immediately dropped their gazes and shut tight their mouths from spouting
The sudden smoke blanketed the whole fort in and out. A sudden low air made them wonder, still, no one dared to voice out their worry afraid that would jinx their expedition. Some might think the situation was unlinked, but not Hadi.For Hadi, these conditions were ideal for a surprise attack because the concealment inside it came in handy. Furthermore, their enemy was also in a similar state as them. It was by sheer luck that the intel provided by the insider became their best lead because the sources given by the enemy turned up shit. Who would have thought that he was freed from the brainwashing also because of the insider, right? Whoever it was, Hadi would be forever grateful. (We’re in position.)Aminuddin – his left hand’s voice crackled through comms.Hadi raised his binoculars to do final recon on the entrance forte and spied the rest of his subordinates with their green camouflage gear and heavy-colored assault rifles. Everything was under his prediction except for the smo
Shadow clutched her fingers tightly at King’s man, laying on her stomach atop that lion. Both of her legs hugged King’s back and clung to him like a koala. By now, the assaults from Team B had begun. The convened slurred into her eardrums and went straight to her head. Even if she believed them, her heart wouldn’t stop worrying unless she examined the situation directly.“Stupid Shadow. Your brothers and sisters are doing fine.” A deep voice created by Shadow scolded herself.“But I’m worried, bohoo!” This time, her tiny voice responded.“Stupid, they can handle themselves just fine.”“I know, I know. I still want to oversee the situation.““Can you please trust them? They are grown-ups. Obviously, they can handle themselves.”“But, I’m worried.”“Stupid Shadow.”“Hey! I’m not stupid. You are!”“Hahaha. Stupid Shadow, talking to herself.”“Hey, that’s not nice.”The two different frequencies of voice which came from the same person echoed alone. It weirded even King and Double to the
“Stay close to me.”Lily nodded behind him.They both ran toward their targets led by their noses. In beast form, their hind legs kicked the ground, and with guns in their hands, they shot every enemy that dared to block their way. Refused to engage in any meaningless fight.“Six above.”“Five behind.”Lily and Albert communicated easily as they lodged the bullet inside the gun. Without stopping, they looked at each other and at the same time, finished reloading their guns. “You take the above.”“You… behind.”They spoke at the same time. A deep understanding penetrated each other’s eyes. With a single nod, Lily slid down to the floor while Albert hopped from the ground and climbed the trees.While sliding, Lily protected Albert’s back. Easily, she aimed at the nearest enemy’s head and shot.Puk!One down.Using her strong arm, she pushed her body off the ground while aiming at the next enemy.Two down.Another at her back.Not a problem.Three down.Another lunged toward her while t