Two exchange information.
"So you're going to the Capital to see the Spriggan leader huh?Well goodluck" Zylvyr said after hearing this information.
"WAIT!!aren't you going to the capital too??If you accompany me I'll reward you handsomely" Alicia offered.
"Yah no,Sorry lady but i got things to do-" but as soon as zylvyr was about to finish his sentence he sensed other people hiding in the bushes.
"Damn it she was followed?!"he said to himself
"Whoever's hiding there come out now!"zylvyr shouted,he was pissed he thought that he could reach the Capital without any hindraces
Well well you're perception must be high if you were able to spot me kid.it was a Salamander knight,probably a LVL20 or 19 Knight
"Damn it a Salamander,hey you stay close to me" He whispered to Alicia
"Don't worry about me,I'm a capable Mage i can protect myself" Alicia replied
Zylvyr was shocked,He never taught that this girl was a Mage not even once did the that crossed his mind.Now he knows how she travelled from the Sylph territory and half-way through the Spriggan capital
"Fine just don't do anything rash okay?" zylvyr whispered again
"Hey buddy if i were you i'd get my ass out of here.It's two again one you don't stand a chance" He said to the Salamander
"Hahahah!Did you really think that i'd follow the girl alone?I'm not dumb enough to do that kid" The Salamander said while laughing
"Come out boys" he shouted and after that 3 more Salamanders came out of hiding.
"What will you do now kid??It's four against two now" The leader of the Salamander group said mocking zylvyr.
Zylvyr cursing himself for being so arrogant,He stared at the four Salamanders to inspect what classes they are.
The group consists of 2 Salamander Knights,1 Mage and a Ranger using a bow.Zylvyr was strategizing in his head,he knows that they can't escape four of them they'd only hunt them down.
"Hey Alicia we can't escape these guys we have to fight" Alicia agreed to it she knows the power of the Salamanders they won't escape them easily.
"Okay,so what do we do?" Alicia asked
"We need to get rid of the Ranger and the Mage first,if their spells and shots hit us were screwed."
Upon hearing that Alicia chanted a spell to attack the Ranger and the Mage while Zylvyr draw out his bow clutching it with his right hand while the other hand was near his waist where his quiver was placed.
"Ohh?you plan on fighting back huh?suit yourself our mission here was to kill the girl but killing a lowly spriggan wouldn't make any difference" the Salamander said.
Alicia got chills down to her spine she didn't even knew that she was being targeted but zylvyr was the opposite full of rage in his eyes he swore that he won't let another fairy die because of unnecessary bloodshed.So he pulled out two arrows which he personally enchanted.
"Aww are you scared,Don't worry your death will be painles-" but before the salamander could mutter another word two arrows flew right across him hitting both the Mage and the Ranger spot on leaving them dead.
The two other Salamanders was shocked they didn't even see Zylvyr shot his arrows.What made them even more shocked was the arrows the Zylvyr shot on their two allies came back flying to Zylvyr's hands.
"An echanted arrow?!" the other salamander pointed out
"Kid how did you get that?" the leader asked
Enchanted arrows are hard to make especially the arrows that zylvyr used only master crafters could enchant items like that,the Leader was puzzled he didn't even noticed Zylvyr charging right through with his daggers.
Clang* Clang*
Zylvyr's dagger pierced the shield of the Leader making the salamander fall a step back
"Sue Svalr Austr Fylla Varn" Two beams of green light pierced the armors of the Salamanders.
It was Paralysis Shot a low level Mage skill that immobilize the target for a few seconds
"SHIT!No i won't let a mere Spriggan kill me"He Shouted cause of rage.He was trying to cast a neutralizing spell to remove the paralysis but before he could zylvyr slashed right through his throat.
Wooshh* Blood splattered everywhere as the Leader's head flew off.Zylvyr's slash was too powerful that it severed the Salamander's head
Zylvyr was about to do the same to the other one but Alicia stopped him.
"Wait! Zylvyr let him live we could get information out of him" Alicia said.
And Zylvyr did what Alicia told him to.He used the hilt of his dagger to knock out the Salamander.
"Uhhh, where am i?" the salamander woke up tied to a tree.
"You finally woke up huh.Well here's a deal talk and i won't kill you,refuse and your dead."
Zylvyr sent a shiver on the spine of the Salamander.He took off the guy's helmet and too his surprise the man inside was nearly his age or even younger.
"Hah, you think you could scare me spriggan then think again, I, Dorunt son of Vecta leader of the Salamander will never bow down to you" Dorunt replied
Upon hearing that name Zylvyr's blood suddenly rilled up.That was the name of the Salamander who destroyed his village, the same one who slaugthered his parents.But even so he kept his cool he needs information on why they were targeting Alicia.
Woosh* Zylvyr unsheathed his dagger and pointed it to Dorunt's throat "Now speak fool" He said with a cold stare making Dorunt shake out of the mere fright.Even though Zylvyr kept his rage,his killing intent couldn't be hidden even Alicia sensed it.
"O-Okay i- i'll talk please just don't kill me" Dorunt said while shaking
As Zylvyr expected the Salamanders where scared that the Spriggans and the Sylphs would forge an alliance so his father sent him along with three others to dispatch Alicia but there was something off about it.How did they acquire information that Alicia would travel to the Spriggan Capital?Unless there's a mole among the Sylphs
After getting out information on the salamander he lifted his dagger and tried to kill the poor Salamander but his killing intent leaked out and Alicia sensed it so he stopped Zylvyr
"Zylvyr what are you doing?you said you'd let him live.Have mercy on the kid lets just bring him to the Capital as a prisoner" Alicia said
"Mercy?hahah mercy you said huh?Why?Why do that?!" Zylvyr shouted
"Did his Father have mercy when he destroyed my village and kill my parents?!" Zylvyr said
"I-I'm sorry i didn't know" Alicia said
"Ofcourse you wouldn't know,you don't even know me well" Zylvyr replied coldly
Zylvyr grabbed Alicia's hand and pulled her over covering her sight and ears with his left hand.Using his other hand he slashed Dorunt's throat,blood flew everywhere
He let go of Alicia the instant that Dorunt died and he flew up in the trees leaving Alicia alone
"Let me get some air first before we go to the capital" he said
"O-Okay" Alicia replied seemingly sad of what she heard
A minutes gone by and the sun started rising.Zylvyr went back down the surface and look straight at Alicia.
"Let's go now, it'll take half a day to reach the Capital so we need to fly fast so keep up." he said.
Alicia was silent and just nodded.
After that the two set out to the Capital flying as fast as they can to reach the Capital faster.