Nagi look at the man at the corner of his eyes. He doubt it is over, not by a long shot.
But he felt something coming their way. A more familiar presence. That was when his mistress hair turn back to gold and the glow in her eyes faded. She fainted and dropped on the ground like a heavy log.
Two figures appeared, and they were taking in the whole situation. Among all of those who were present, Nagi was the only one who was conscious and wide awake. Nagi smile bitterly and thought, he had to clean up the mess by himself.
"You, what happened here and who are you?" Asked the man with silver hair. the man beside him was sporting a frown, but did nothing other than that.
"I am Nagi, I am the spirit weapon of Mistress Iiana. That boy is one of the guardian of this place. This one, is the head of the enemy who had infiltrate this place" explained Nagi calmly. He was relief that they weren't the type to 'act first then ask later'. it was then the silver hair man stop scanning his surrounding and look at me straight.
"Iiana, as in.. my wife?"
Nagi nodded and point to the direction his mistress had fallen. It was slightly hidden away from them because of the tree blocking her from their peripheral vision, the very tree where the boy was thrown to earlier.
As fast as lightning, the silver man ran toward his mistress direction and kneel beside her. He took her in his arm and check his injuries.
"Why is she unconscious?" His tone become hard and cold, and Nagi, once again was overwhelmed by a sense of fear. He know who this man was, Yakesh Korr. Or as his mistress called Kuro. Though this man may act meek in front of his mistress, he is without doubt one of the most powerful man in this world. Other than Bard and priest, no one dare to utter his name.
The hero that was blessed by seven gods. And almost on par with a god Himself.
"She used most of her mana and fainted." Though she indeed had almost run out from it,Nagi doubt it, since it look like it was most probably that the goddess mode trying to escape from Kuro's notice. As they were speaking her body naturally absorbing and refilling her mana pool non stop, with ease. Anyone would be jealous of that kind of ability. Most of people would need some kind of ancient herbs and rare tools to help them to recover their mana fast.
But nagi had overlooked one thing. The faint bruise on his misstress neck. It escaped his notice since the pain that he felt was not that painful and easily negligable. Incidently, that very spot was had become a hot spot for this man's attention and his notice.
"Which one of them had hurt her?" His sharp tone become colder the second, and the whole place become darker at alarming rate. no one dare to become the fool to mention it out loud. For that was one of Yakesh Korr's legendary trademark, one that was well known and even had taken spot as the lyric in the bard's song ;
'The sun forcefully close her eyes
let the darkness creep and catches
someone shall be
paying full the wrath they incite
Dawn will never come
Till the wrath come to pass and gone'
But nevertheless, he had to make sure that Yakesh Korr doesnt kill this man. He made sure to properly align his words to avoid him killing this man before hearing the whole thing first, before casting his judgement.
"Misstress Iiana had tortured the man for thirty cycle.. and deliberately let him live.. I dont know for what but.." he trailed of, letting Kuro stew it up for a moment and thought about it. He hold his hand into a tight fist and his jaw worked, with a tensed pull.
"Fine. Apprehend the man for now" just as he finished the order, one of the man appeared from Yakesh Korr's shadow and went to grab the enemy before vanishing back into the shadow, both of them. Nagi was amazed by it. Last time he had seen that was when the King of Hell used it. As far as he knows, only two of them could use the shadow skills. Simply told, the King of Hell was one of those gods that had blessed Yakesh Korr.
He lifted mistress Iiana and hold her tenderly, all the while, the other guy with a long black hair stared at the man and the unconscious woman closely.
"Wait. Hey, i know that woman! That's the crazy woman!!!!"
Kuro eyes flashed and look at his friend with a sharp eyes.
"Not.Now."
That made the guy backed away few steps and broke in cold sweat. He shut his mouth and sulk away behind Kuro.
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Kuro POV
Why did his wife come here alone?? Where was the shadow that he had left with her? They should know better to obey every order that come out from his mouth. Or had I been lax enough that they think I had become soft with them and everything else??
Each of that questions float inside his mind, brewing with a mixed of anger that made his blood boil hotter.
He remember the way to the hidden village and brought his wife there. The sight that greet him there made him angry even more.
He didn't say anything and simply wave his hand to clean the blood, bones and meat lying around the village. He could connect the dots and know that this village would one day will meet their doom, if the one of the powerhouse outside of the continent caught a word about the treasure hidden in this place. If it was within his capability, he would find it himself and keep it away from any prying eyes. That will be safer for everyone. Yet... for two hundred years.. none could unlock the array protecting the treasure. One can feel it but never get to see it, no matter what.
He look behind and saw the man who claimed to be his wife's spiritual weapon. Is there such thing a humanoid weapon exist in this world? I doubt it but then again, where his wife concern- nothing seems impossible. The humanoid weapon was carrying another body, a boy around fifteen to seventeen maybe, aside from the blood on his clothes and holes on it, he was fine.
While his wife... just as the man said, his wife had emptied her mana reservoir but recovering abnormally fast.
It was after he put his wife down on a clean bed that he noticed it, then sighed.
"Trust her to find trouble everywhere she goes"