Chapter 168 - Chapter 168 The True Bandit Leader Of Amberdenn

As they all continued to the next town while Thomas slept in the cart on Ocis's lap as she stared at him and asked "Do you think he'll ever agree to marry me." Poppy stared at her and said "He might, but you'll probably have to show him that your not doing it because of your harpy culture." Ocis stared at Poppy and said "Do you really think that will work?" Poppy nodded and said "Of course I know it will work I'm a part of him." Ocis stared at Thomas and said "Then I can make him love me!" After Ocis said this Thomas jolted up and asked "What was that?" Ceil stared at him and asked "What was what?" Thomas glanced at Ceil and said "It must've been my imagination." Lily stared at Thomas and said "You startled us!" Thomas glanced at her and apologized as he said "Didn't mean to give you all a scare." Ocis stared at Thomas smiling as he glanced at her and said "You seem awfully happy." Ocis grabbed his cheeks and pulled him closer as she said "I'll make you mine." Thomas stared at her and said "That's great and all but can you let go of my face." As Ocis let go Thomas walked towards the back of the cart and said "I'm gonna walk for a bit." As Thomas hopped out of the cart he stretched and glanced at Rose and said "So far no issues." Rose nodded and said "Yeah so far we've had easy travels." Thomas began to walk beside her as he felt another chill run down his spine startling him. Thomas looked behind him and mumbled "Thats twice this has happened there's no way it can be my imagination." Rose stared at him and asked "Is something wrong." Thomas glanced at her and said "Everything's fine." As they continued to walk Thomas felt another chill. Thomas stopped walking and said "Now I know what's been bothering me." Rose stared at him and asked "What is it?" Thomas turned around and said "Whoever's there your little trick isn't working." As a woman appeared in front of them she said "I'm impressed you were able to resist my spell." Thomas stared at her and said "What spell?" She stared at him and said "I was using a spell that increased your weight a small amount each time, however I've used it three times and each time I've added fifty pounds." Thomas moved his arm and said "Now that you mention it I do feel a little off." The women stared at Thomas and said "I was hoping to kill you and you alone but it seems your friends will have to die with you." The lady began to walk towards Thomas as she said "And even after scaring those thunder birds I'll still have to finish you myself." Thomas stared at her and asked "Why are you trying to kill me?" The women stared at Thomas and said "You defeated the bandits I left to watch over my stuff, it's only natural that I kill you for crossing me." Thomas yawned and said "That happened like forever ago." She held her hand out at him and said "It might've been a while ago for you but I'll make sure your flat when I'm done with you." As Thomas felt his weight increase the ground started to cave in where he was standing. Thomas stared at the woman and mumbled "This isn't like the talisman she can actually increase my weight instead of just tampering with it." The woman smiled and said "Be a good giant and sit there, if your lucky I won't have to kill you to." The woman stood in front of Thomas and said "Back in the village some people called me a bringer of death, and by the looks of it your about to find out why." Thomas stared at her and said "Following me all the way from Amberdenn, that must be quite the grudge." Thomas took a step towards her and said "But I wasn't gonna sit around while they kidnapped people." The lady held a hand up to Rose and increased both of their weights as she said "Quite the hero you are." Thomas took another step and said "A hero?" Thomas stared at her with a smile and said "If I was a hero those people would be alive." Rose glanced at the cart and said "It looks like they're getting to far away." Thomas took another step as he said "That's fine, we should be able to handle this ourselves." Rose nodded and said "Alright then, let's beat her!" The woman smiled and said "You brag about killing my men and then give a speech like that, what are you trying to pull?" Thomas slowly raised his hand and said "Just figured I'd let you know your about to die." The lady laughed and said "Killing me is something that you can only dream of doing." Thomas smiled and said "Water bolt." She easily avoided it and said "That attack was pathetic, you could at least try to stay true to your words." Rose raised her fist and shouted "I'll end this here and now!" Before Rose could slam her fist into the ground the lady increased both of their weights again as she said "I really don't think you could've killed most of my men." Thomas stared at her and said "Killing them wasn't exactly on purpose, I was only searching for a kid I heard got kidnapped." The woman took a step back and said "With this final increase in your weight you'll be flattened." She glanced at Rose and said "Or perhaps you'd like me to kill your friend first." Thomas stood there barely able to stand as he shouted "Leave her out of this." She walked towards Rose and said "How odd, you seem perfectly fine with killing my minions but the moment I try to kill someone you know you get upset." She smiled and held her hand at Rose's shoulder. Thomas slowly began to get lower and lower to the ground as he shouted "Don't hurt her!" She glanced at Thomas and said "You truly are pathetic." As she blasted a hole through Rose's shoulder blood began to leak out. Rose fell to the ground holding her shoulder as she said "This isn't looking to good for us." Rose glanced at Thomas who was laying on his stomach down on the ground and said "But I'm sure we'll be fine, right?" Thomas's eye began to turn red and the other began to bleed as he mumbled "I won't let any of you die." As Thomas slowly stood back up the lady stared at him and said "Even when things are hopeless your still pushing yourself." Thomas glared at her and said "Hopeless?" Thomas began to walk towards her as he said "Don't kid yourself, you never had me beat." The lady removed the weight increase from Rose and refocused it on Thomas causing the ground beneath him to crumble as the crater he was in slowly expanded. She stared at him and said "Even with my full power focused on you?" Thomas teleported behind her and said "You should've stayed in Amberdenn." As She turned around Thomas punched her in the face knocking her to the ground as he stared at her and said "I'm well aware that I killed them, I'm also aware that because I killed them those people I helped will live." Thomas put a hand on the ground and said "And simply by killing you I can make Amberdenn a lot nicer, even if I'm not there right now." As the ground around her rose up she screamed "Let me go, I won't come after you anymore." Thomas smiled and said "Falling for such a stupid trick is beneath me, but pretty soon you'll be six feet beneath me." As the ground closed in blood began to seep through the dirt and she became silent. Thomas took his hand off of the ground and wiped his eye as he said "The only way to take care of an enemy forever is to simply kill them." Rose stared at Thomas and said "Your not entirely wrong but don't you think that was a bit much?" As Thomas's eye returned to normal he said "I don't see anything wrong with killing a killer." Thomas stared at Rose's injured shoulder and said "I may not be on par with Daisy but I should be able to at least help you." Rose stared at Thomas and said "That's alright I should be able to take care of it myself." Thomas glanced at the cart in the distance and said "The others don't really need to know about this." Rose stared at Thomas and said "Thank you." Thomas glanced at her and asked "What for?" She smiled and said "Anyone else wouldn't have even thought about helping me." Thomas stared at her confused and said "But you were injured?" She smiled and said "Yeah but most people don't even treat me like a girl."