“You people look lovely. Hahaha!” Ivor laughed boisterously upon seeing the messy appearances of Vital Orange and Black Hand. Vital Orange was holding an icepack to his head and his lips were slightly swollen. Black Hand was less miserable since he was only using ice on his belly, but he looked depressed. Orange Ivy had immediately left to shower once the duel was over. She wasn’t seated in the hall with the rest of the Orange Team.
Unlike Ivor who did nothing to hide his amusement at the miserable appearance of the team, Tucker had excused himself tactfully when Vital Orange and Black Hand regained consciousness. As a Thrasher he knew better than to offend a Predator, especially when a Tiger’s honour was also involved. He was currently outside making conversation with the guards. As for the twins, they weren’t dumb either. Since they came with Ivor, the older man was responsible for them. Ivor asked Orange Ivy if they could be given rooms, and t
Mane stood right before the door to Lam’s room and knocked softly. Soon he heard movements from inside the room and it didn’t take long for the door to be opened.“Oh Mane. It’s you.” Lam smiled once he saw who was at the door and ushered Mane in. Mane smiled and obliged. He knew why Lam didn’t ask for who it was before he opened the door, and why his friend didn’t just ask him to come in. That was because he felt another presence in the room. This other presence was Lam’s sister, Lily.“Hey Lily,” Mane greeted the younger twin and sat on the only chair available in the room.“Hi,” Lily smiled gleefully and looked at Mane with sparkling eyes. In her eyes were hints of appreciation and praise, no doubt as a result of the fight she had just witnessed.“It’s good both of you are here. Saves me the trouble of speaking to you individually.” Mane was quick to get to the po
Once Lam and Lily were ready, they joined Mane, Vital Orange and Black Hand in journeying to Asher City’s Enchanted Forest. They informed Tucker that they were going out and would be back soon, and left the Thrasher at the mansion. Soon they reached the periphery of the Enchanted Forest. The perimeter of the Enchanted Forest was littered with guards evenly spaced to limit entry into the Enchanted Forest. Once they were close enough, Vital Orange and Black Hand walked ahead of the group and shared some words with the guards. The wary guards let down their guards once they learnt of the identity of the group. They nodded their heads at Vital Orange and Black Hand, before opening a path to the Enchanted Forest so that Mane and the twins would be able to go in.“Since you don’t need our protection we won’t be going in with you,” Vital Orange walked back to the group and said. He had a small smile on his face as he spoke. Mane had already proven that
The three kept moving resolutely towards the inner region. Mane had his aura of power unleashed, and its unrestrained power kept Magical Beasts away from the group of three. The ferocity and killing intent that were contained within his aura were fully exposed to the surroundings, and even the dumbest of creatures would feel fear when they feel the power of Mane’s aura.“Having a strong aura sure is convenient,” Hildegarde smirked. She was sitting at her usual spot. And she was actually more comfortable now since one of Mane’s swords was serving as a backrest for her.“Indeed. Actually, I would have preferred for us to have to deal with the beasts ourselves. Unfortunately there isn’t time for that.” Mane was walking slightly behind the twins, so he was able to speak with Hildegarde without any problem. Although he sent his voice directly into her ear, it wouldn’t have been so easy to talk to the fairy if he was walking sh
Mane’s eyes were closed as he dedicated a whole half of his attention to the changes occurring within Lily’s body. The other half was focused on observing the surroundings to prepare against any sneaky creatures. Lam was a smart young man, and he had drawn close to Mane to make his friend’s task of protecting him much easier. Mane had his aura fully unleashed as he helped Lily. And that seemed to be deterrent enough. Besides, Hildegarde was here to prompt him if he lost his concentration on the environment and there was a Magical Beast approaching. The little fairy flew around the group in circles as she looked around vigilantly. It was a strange decision to make, since she could feel the energies of the creatures in the inner region from Mane’s shoulder and there was no reason for her to have gotten up in the first place. Of course her explanation,“I want to give the two of you some space,” was neatly ignored by Mane who had long since pu
As Mane and the twins walked deeper into the Inner Region, Mane was finally able to sense two formidable auras ahead. The fact that he could sense them meant that they were within a 100 meter radius. The auras were closer to each other than he expected. It was more like the two Mythic Classes lived here together. Initially Mane thought they were close to each other. So he would quickly deal with one and then go handle the other one in its hideout. But he was wrong. The auras were similar, and from how close they were to each other it was more probable that they were mates.“The Magical Beasts you said were close by, are they mates?” Mane asked Hildegarde.“What? Mates? Why would you say that?” Hildegarde had a perplexed look on her face as she spoke.“Well, their auras are very similar to each other. The only difference is that one is full of masculine energy and the other’s aura is feminine.” From Hildegarde’s wor
*Roar*“They are here,” Hildegarde mumbled upon hearing the loud roar. The faces of the twins turned pale upon hearing the roar and feeling the power contained within it. Now that they were wielders they could feel just how vast the gap between them and the Mythic Class Magical Beasts were.“This presence is much stronger than Vital Orange’s,” Lam gritted his teeth and spoke amidst labored breaths. The power that was contained in that one roar was a few times stronger than Vital Orange’s aura. It was so strong that even they could feel it. Mane’s countenance remained unmoved even after hearing the powerful roars of the Apex Monkeys. Although he did look a bit uncomfortable seeing Lily and Lam’s pale expressions. He struck his sword against the ground softly, and the auras of the Apex Monkeys were extinguished like weak flames.“Step back a bit,” Mane informed the twins. With his aura expanded no weak cr
“Oh the two hours are almost up,” Back at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest, the two guards were seated on the ground with their swords on their shoulders. The sun had gone down and darkness had crept upon the land. Night lamps were hung around the perimeter of the Enchanted Forest, providing light so the guards could see, and making it so that anyone who wanted to sneak in due to the darkness would meet with failure.“Indeed. I reckon that they’ve got only about 15 minutes left” the other guard stretched his arms and yawned tiredly. He looked exhausted, and so did his colleague.“Do you think they would come out before time is up?” one of the guards wondered.“I don’t know. People rarely do.”“Our shift is almost over. If they do not come out before we leave the next group might give them trouble.”“That would only be so if the next group doesn’t know their back
The City Lord who was almost at the entrance to the Enchanted Forest suddenly stopped moving. Then he turned and said to the Enchanted Forest guards, “Hmm. I am curious about something though.”“We will answer anything the City Lord requires of us as long as we are able to!”“Those youngsters you were talking about; did Vital Orange truly bring them here? Vital Orange and Black Hand?”“Yes, City Lord,” the guards were stunned by the question. They wondered why their City Lord would suddenly be interested in this, but they didn’t dare ask. Theirs wasn’t to ask questions of their ruler; theirs was only to obey.“Interesting,” the City Lord smiled. Mira’s brows were furrowed. Although the general public didn’t know about Black Hand, how could the Lord of Asher City not know that there was a Snake in his city? In fact, her father was more wary of Black Hand than he was of Vita