The Missing Villagers

"Where is everyone?"

Mane's brows were furrowed in confusion as he walked through the village. He had arrived only a few minutes ago to discover that there was nothing to see. When he was a few kilometres away from the place, he sensed that there was no life there. He decided to discredit his superior senses and come here himself, only to realise that he wasn't wrong. There was indeed no one here. Not even a single soul was present.

"Young Master, should I check the vicinity?" Tucker was only a few steps behind Mane. He was draped in an all black robe with a slender sword strapped to his waist.

The man had no idea that Mane could feel everything around him down to the minutest detail. While wielders had a certain grasp over their surroundings, allowing them to feel the auras around them to a certain degree, Scholars were a different breed. A Scholar King could feel life of even the leaves that withered upon the ground. He could sense the burning of every grain of sand and the life of