It felt like the top of the world as I look beyond the window. From the blue walls, the countless building and districts, the flowing rivers and crossing bridge, and finally the countless flying ships and vehicles around. Here I stand with my knees weak and holding to the ground as I look outside the huge glass wall.
"I feel so out of place."
*Psshin*
My thoughts leak out when I hear the door behind me open and Xuyin walks in with two huge bags. She smiles and walks beside me to help me stand replying:
"C'mon stand up, what's with you? Enjoy yourself. I doubt anyone could have such luxury."
"T-Thank you but... This is just too much!"
(This feels even more worse than the palace or the train!)
"Haha, you'll get used to it. Everyone does."
Xuyin answers back and help me sit on one of the long very expensive-looking sofas where she puts her huge bags.
(Whoa, she must be strong to carry those. Then again she did manage to pull me as well).
With Xuyin already talking to the staff and all stuff been done. Seeing her closing the curtains by pressing some box at the table, I see her walking around looking the room.
While here, I try to calm down with eating one of the meal presented on the long glass table. That's when I realize both her large bags starts to wiggle. Wondering if I'm just hallucinating, I wipe my eyes and look again.
*Rummage* *Rummage*
"Wawr!"
This time I'm sure as it's also making sounds. I look at Xuyin as she seems to be checking on the corner and under the place before smiling and nodding to herself saying:
"Alright! It seems we're clear. Change back!"
"Wait what!?"
My eyes open wide by her sudden shout and she poses while a large red light engulfs the entire room. Never had I felt so blind as I see what's infront of me. Enclosed by curtains and doors, I see Xuyin's form morph before my eyes. Her shoulders widen as her thin arms burst with muscles while her long hair shortens. Appearing before me as the light fades is a man of same height as Xuyin. His musclebound figure over his clean green blazer and white suit within. On his hands is the medallion that's hanging on Xuyin's chest and another one with a red colour gems embedded in it.
"Alright! Dinner, Daniel, you can come out now!"
A familiar voice shouts in Owlian to the bag near me when a monster with obsidian black wings emerge alongside a little boy from each bag.
"Wawr!"
"Wow indeed, Dinner! This place is amazing! And look! Good food!"
*Nom* *Nom* *Chomp* *Chomp*
The boy speaks in owlian as well as the both of them rushes to the glass table to scourer the food. I realize soon enough the boy is probably the same as me.
(Oh no... I've been tricked, lied and possibly bamboozled!)
The man appearing from where Xuyin was moves besides me in moments notice and holds my shoulders down as to pin me. He kneels down to look at me face to face as he gaze upon me with his emerald eyes asking:
"So, Suowa, you've got Kitten's message yes?"
"Oh, fudge to the high road noooo!"
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Snow pours down over the cracks of nature's ceiling. For it seems not even the northern heavy thick witch's forest can block the white blanket from falling in. A single silver wolf-kin walks beneath the snowy path as he stops at a closed room inside the tree from the door's window. Inside rests one of the strongest one of the strongest warrior the witch's forests denizens could offer. But sadly it seem she won't be going anywhere as her situation remains critical.
The silver wolf-kin, seeing his master hurt and suffer as he was not there grips his hands in shame and anger when someone holds his shoulder. Surprised, he looks back to see a family human. With a black suit, a unique sword on his waist and a weirder black tight suit inside with an open U shape on his neck, he realize immediately who the stranger is.
"Northern Guild master. What do you want?"
The silver wolf-kin tries his best to hide the anger in his voice. The guild master sighs and looks inside the window at the door. As if to look closer he hold the glass and bring his head closer replying:
"Sad isn't it? To see the one you love hurt so badly?"
"I said, What. Do. You. Want. Human!"
This time, his anger shows as the guild master shakes his head and looks back at him saying:
"Fine, to get to the point. My own personal clean-up crew have finished clearing the bodies of the monsters at the city and everywhere else. And we already investigated the incident where you fought."
As if grabbing the silver wolf's attention his ear wiggle and leans closer when the guild master continue saying:
"And I suggest you stop looking for the attacker."
*Smash*
Caving his fist to the wooden walls, the wolf-kin eyes surges with rage lividly pulling his claws out to the guild master replying:
"Say that again! Is it because the attacker is a human like you!"
"Pssh! I wish."
The guild master simply smiles and turn around as of he sees no threat. He then look up at the few yellow light source brightening up the night view.
"It's quite the opposite."
"Then why!? If she's a monster then the better!"
"I thought you would get it by now. If your Master can't kill it. What makes you can?"
*Shiing*
The entire sword on his waist fall into pieces.
"Damn, that thing is made from the 3rd hardest ore in the known world... What was its name again?"
The wolf-kun then place his claws to his neck saying:
"You know I've long surpassed her ages ago and created my own techniques. By now, I'm in the peak of what you call True Expert Martial Artist. Not counting my unique gifts from the [Origin] Flames. I am the same as your Void Explorer."
"Oh please, you're not even half of a Void Explorer- Well, maybe a quarter which is already amazing. But still, You! You stayed down here so you can spend time with her? Ain't you just too sweet? Or is it because you'll be afraid she'll be mad and jealous again?
With that power you could become a elite warrior at the Silver Wolf Family in Heaven and live a lavish life with a harem. So tell me why run away? Why wait for so long?"
"The only reason I ran away is because my master is badly hurt and her wounds are not healing. And... I have no obligation to tell you any of that."
"Haha! Fine, fine. Here, a gift."
The guild master turns around with a fancy closed chest on his arms.
"Isn't that..."
"Yeah, one of the sealed treasures of the the forest. Take it."
"What are you playing here-"
"As for her location, it seems she somehow joined the Adventurer's Guild a few days ago and is already taking a promotion quest HERE, tommorow."
"Y-You... W-What are you playing at! Answer me!?"
Confused, angry and so many mixed feelings seems to cause the silver wolf-kin to shutter.
"Me? Simply put..."
He pushes the box and force the wolf-kin to carry it and continue saying:
"Ridding you from this peninsula."
The wolf-kin holds the chest on his hand in silence when the guild master leaves, the wolf-kin looks at him saying:
"Thank you, Han-Woo."
"Hmph! For what? Ruining your career? Piss off, and pay for that sword later."
"Sorry..."
The wolf-kin softly apologize as he hugs the chest. The both of them parts ways as the guild master leaves him alone at the cold corridor of trees. As the guild master exits and find a desolate place for him to rest, he looks at the ocean of stars above and takes a seat at the snow.
"Haaah, no forgive me, Salvi. And goodbye old friend. Your sacrifice for the future will not be in vain. Per Jordan's instruction, let's see he fulfill his parent's wish. If he can't win such simple fight, he won't be able to take back the Empire from the United States let alone the Theocracy.
Your victory against the Templar is naught but flukes and coincidences. Show us what you're born to do."