Raliz and the others looked at the sky. Their face were filled with amazement and shocked.
The Thunder and Lightning almost tore out space!
It was very powerful!
The ear-shattering Thunder and the shivering Lightning were gone in the sky after a minute.
Raliz almost forgot about the Baby Thunder Phoenix because of the scenery in the sky. She looked around but no being could be found.
" Where is that Baby Phoenix?" Raliz was confused. She didn't know where the Phoenix had gone to.
Until, a cute little baby voice whispered in Raliz's ears.
" Hi..."
Raliz turned around from where the voice came from.
Raliz was shocked as she saw the voice's owner. It was a little Golden Bird!
" Thunder Phoenix?" Raliz asked.
" Yes, I am." Thunder Phoenix answered.
" You can talk?" Raliz asked once again.
" Yes." The Thunder Phoenix answered Raliz's question.
" Uhmmm... Are you my master?" The Thunder Phoenix asked.
" Yes... Yes! I am." Raliz said that and showed the Thunder Phoenix her mark in the shoulder. The Thunder Phoenix was overjoyed and directly rubbed itself to Raliz.
" Master!"
Raliz was tickled. She wanted to push the Thunder Phoenix away but she didn't. She thought it might hurt its feelings.
The Thunder Phoenix was just a chick, though. It's normal for it to be clingy like a baby.
The Thunder Phoenix licked Raliz's face.
" Okay... You're tickling me! Hahaha! Stop it!" While Raliz and The Thunder Phoenix played, the others looked at them with wide eyes.
" I-It is..." Vanessa uttered.
" A Thunder Phoenix!" They all exclaimed.
The Thunder Phoenix stopped licking Raliz and looked at the others.
Hostility appeared in Thunder Phoenix eyes.
Lightning sparked on Thunder Phoenix's body.
The Thunder Phoenix glared at them hard.
Thunder Phoenix was about to attack when something intrude.
Serpent came out of nowhere and stopped Thunder Phoenix from attacking Raliz's team members.
" Stop it!"
Serpent's voice was different from the last time. It was serious and sounds domineering.
The Thunder Phoenix stop.
Then looked at Serpent who stopped it from attacking. Thunder Phoenix's face was imprinted by an awkward smile.
" H-hi... S-serpi---" Thunder Phoenix was cut off by Serpent
" Shut up!"
Thunder Phoenix shivered in fear but managed to keep it calm in the outside. Thunder Phoenix mocked and cursed Serpent on its mind.
Thunder Phoenix flap its wings towards Raliz.
Raliz caught Thunder Phoenix. Thunder Phoenix rested on Raliz's shoulder. The Thunder Phoenix was very small. It is only a 5- inch Creature.
Raliz was confused too. The Adult Thunder Phoenix was very huge but its chick was very small. Its height could be compared by a Humming Bird or something.
Thunder Phoenix yawned. It was already tired and immediately fell asleep on Raliz's shoulder.
Raliz let the Bird rested in her shoulder.
Then, she looked at the others.
Everyone was frozen. All they could do was watched.
" Guys? Are you alright?" Raliz asked them.
" What's that Green Creature that was talking to the Thunder Phoenix?" Black Knight asked.
Raliz and Serpent looked at each other and Serpent hit its head with its palm.
Serpent became careless. Its plan was to never go out while the team was around but Thunder Phoenix was about to attack Raliz's team, Serpent need to stop it.
" Guys! This is My Spirit, Serpent."
Serpent just smiled and disappeared.
" You mean..." Aldrin uttered.
" You are a Spirit Summoner!" All of them except Vanessa was surprised.
Vanessa knew it before them. She was the first person to know that Raliz was a Spirit Summoner.
Raliz explained everything. But not everything actually. She didn't told them about Dark Lord.
All she said are all about being Spirit Summoner and her Dark Powers.
Raliz lied about Dark Powers.
She said to them that she got her Dark Powers from the fight with the elves.
But the others became suspicious.
But after few minutes, they believed everything.
Of course, not all of them could see Serpent. Aldrin and Harry couldn't, so they didn't know what are they talking about.
...
They continued their walk.
They were still looking at the Creature in Raliz's shoulder.
Amazement was painted in their faces. They couldn't believed that they could see an offspring of a powerful Creature in Alpha World and it was just in front of them.
Few moments later, they arrived at the Kingdom.
Raliz's eyes grew wide.
She saw people there. But not ordinary. They all look like humans but half animals or something.
Some were familiar to Raliz.
Just like Centaurs. A half man, half horse. And there were Minotaur, half human, half bull.
There was that Creature that Raliz was imagining and wishing along the way, Nekos!
They're so cute.
Raliz was full of joy when they saw them.
Their cute little cat ears, fluffy tails, and cute and elegant outfits.
Raliz was about to enter when Vanessa stopped her.
" Raliz! Don't go yet!"
" Why?"
Vanessa didn't speak and lowered her head.
Raliz was confused when she saw Vanessa's expression.
She looked scared.
Wizardo stepped forward.
" It's because... Halflings don't welcome Witches."
Raliz expression dropped.
" Oh... I'm sorry. I didn't know. Why won't they welcome Witches?" Raliz asked.
" It's because they had a war once but it was over now. Its just wounds become scars and scars will remain. Their memories about the war were still intact in their minds. So, they don't like the Witches."
Wizardo explained.
" There once Witches a few years ago, wandered here. They were very normal and didn't do anything bad on the Halflings. But suddenly, they became Monsters. They killed every Halflings they would encounter. The leader of the Halflings killed the raging Witches. That was onel reason why they hated Witches. It angered the Queen of Witches."
Wizardo added.
" Then, mother and the leader of the Halflings made the decision about Witches and Halflings Boundaries. No Halflings could enter the Kingdom of the Witches and no Witches could enter the Kingdom of the Halflings." Vanessa said with her eyes full of sadness.
Raliz comforted Vanessa.
" I'm sorry. Alright. Since you couldn't pass, we should go around the Kingdom." Raliz suggested.
" Raliz, that's impossible. The Kingdom of the Halflings is very huge. You can't just go around it. It will take you 3 days."
Aldrin said.
" Oh."
Raliz thought about something but it's very risky, especially for Vanessa.
" What about... You disguised yourself like us. You don't have to go there as a Witch."
Vanessa's eyes brightened when Raliz suggested.
" You're a genius, Raliz!" Vanessa exclaimed.
" Oh, thank you. You know... I am really." Raliz blushed and was full of herself.
But Vanessa didn't mind it, she was busy casting something from her pouch.
A Potion appeared.
It was colorless. It has no smell at all.
Her Witch outfit became an armor like and it covered her whole body.
The Armor was colored in purple and it revealed Vanessa's beautiful curves. The Armor covered her face too.
Next was Vanessa drank the Colorless Potion.
Raliz and the others look confused.
There's nothing happened.
Until the Three Knights reacted. Their faces was full of confusion and amazement.
Knights has an ability to sense one another.
Aldrin, Harry, and Black Knight had that ability. They'd sensed Vanessa's Aura. Vanessa has an aura of a Knight.
" Now, the Potion I've taken was called Knight Presence Potion. It gave me the presence of a Knight for the mean time. It will prevent me from getting busted by Halflings." Vanessa explained.
Raliz's eyes were brimming with amazement.
...
They entered the premises.
They saw a few Knights up ahead but they were different from Raliz's team.
There is a Knight that looks like a Bird and a Knight that looks like a goat.
Two Knights were guarding the Kingdom's Gate.
As they saw the in coming group, they move and stopped them.
" Where are you going?" The Knight that looks like a goat spoke.
" We just want to cross the Kingdom." Raliz answered.
The Knights sensed the Presences of the four Knights around Raliz.
They thought that Raliz might be a Royalty to have four Knights by her side.
They immediately moved and let Raliz's team enter.
As they entered, the Knight Halflings looked at Vanessa. Vanessa was startled but she managed to composed herself.
The Guards didn't mind her that much, though.
Vanessa sighed in relief.
...
They arrived at the plaza of the Halflings. They saw many different kinds of Halflings there.
There were half birds, dog, wolves, foxes, and others.
But they only saw the land dwelling Halflings.
They had yet to see the others.
They arrived at a little forest. There is a forest that existed in the Kingdom. Here, where the Forest dwelling Halflings lived.
Some of them are very scary and strong but not hostile.
One type of Halflings that lived there were Werewolves.
In the movies, Werewolves are very vicious and kill humans but here in Alpha World, they didn't. They even protect humans. They don't even eat human flesh but animal flesh.
Raliz and her team entered the forest. They didn't encountered any Creatures or Halflings yet.
The Forest was not dark unlike the Dark Forest. You could still see clearly.
The forest was rich in vegetation. There are many kinds of plants and trees. Some are helpful too. There are edible plants like fruits and plants that could be used as medicines or for potions.
Vanessa and Wizardo managed to obtained some of them.
As they walk deeper in the forest, the temperature drops.
It was getting darker too.
They wonder why would the forest got dark.
They look up to the sky and saw some dark clouds are blocking the sun.
Fogs started to appear.
Raliz remembered the last time when Dark Lord showed himself.
" Guys, be careful. Something dangerous is coming."
They all prepared themselves from an incoming fight.