The presence grew wider as these large steps started heading towards Matthew.
'Danger... this thing is dangerous. I need to get rid of this before it gets to the other.'
Matthew thought of all the possible ways to kill the beast as it approaches under the light of the moon. There it was. Six legs with two horns in his teeth grimacing. In pain it felt. It was injured. It was old, and its life is supposed to end already but the beast was too stubborn to just die.
'A... a dying Alpha.'
Matthew felt the pain and agony the beast holds and he felt sorry for the beast. He wanted to help, but he knows where that was going to go. He'd end up fighting the beast knowing it isn't human. There as no helping it. This Alpha is strong and if he was in his healthy condition. It would have given Matthew some troubles but now it isn't as strong as it can perform. Absorbing its power was something that came in mind of Matthew. He could put the beast's abilities in good hands, and it would be a shame to let something this good be a waste.
Matthew kept this Rune of Absorption in his hands without the other knowing. He found it in one of the Altar that sits just under the trees every once in a while, and he collected Runes that even the other didn't know it was. Rune of Upgrade, Rune of Cook, Rune of Ability and many more. He had seven in his position, and that's how he thought absorbing the beast would be a good idea in the future.
The Beast circled around the young man as it prepares to launch it's attack. Matthew too was preparing to counter any attack that comes in his way and giving him an opening to absorb the Beast's power and to take it's body inside the Rune of Beast.
The six Legged beasts with its pointy horn teeth Jumped ready to tackle Matthew. Matthew summoned his sword so quick and swung it on the beast. Before it could hit the beast, the beast itself roared shaking the sword of Matthew and catching him out of balance. Matthew fell on the grounds as the beast clawed its way through Matt. Matthew shouted in agony as his chest opened and blood started to drop. It was then when Matthew started to realize that the beast he faces was no ordinary beast. An intelligent beast that tends to trick the mind and eyes of its prey. It's creative and tricky with its strong abilities. It had its poison stronger than the scorpion powder. Its claws has poison so rare that you barely see and find in beasts making the beast an SS class beast. It was no ordinary beast and could mean that it was as valuable as a warrior.
Matthew screamed and his voice echoed outside the forest going out to the valleys. April heard the voice of his hurting brother, and she levitated herself with her power as she flies towards the screaming voice. Ethaniel unable to stop her sister joins as they both worry on what had happened. The Beast stepped on the chest of Matthew crushing him on the ground and he screams in agony.
April saw the whole thing. She was filled with rage thus awakening her true potential power. Her body sprouted with flowers. Her body sprouted plants and flowers making her look like she was a druid and wings of somewhat a fairy came out of her back as she screams. The Lotus she was levitating on bloomed turning it into a pink like flower. Her body started releasing Aurora as it goes out throughout the sky. Something beautiful turns out to be something to be terrified of. She became as strong as Matthew and her presence grew that soon the beast acknowledge.
The beast roared at the lady. April however felt nothing but rage, she wasn't on her right mind that she held her hand towards the beast. Big sprouts came out of the ground and disrupted the earth itself ripping the trees around except for where his brother was located. The roots surrounded the beast and crushed it. Before the beast could die Matthew forced himself up giving it all his strength.
He took a deep long breath holding his injury. "APRIL!" he shouted.
At that moment, April, who was somewhat on trance, realized what was happening and then gasped as her powers started hiding. The Aurora came back inside her body and wings started to fold and the roots on the earth started going in back in the ground. Her blooming lotus unbloomed and hid itself. Matthew hurried to the beast before the roots started going out and he brought out his scroll summoning the rune of absorption and rune of the beast.
"Rune Activate. Beast and Absorption." Matthew coughed blood but managed to activate the rune.
"Brother!" April shouted and flown towards Matthew. "You're going to be fine brother! Let me heal you." she continued and started to cast her spell.
'Roots of Nature... regeneration.'
Matthew heard the mind of April as she chants the spell inside her mind. Matthew felt the soul of the beast, and all the capabilities of the beast was absorbed by Matt. His wounds began to close, but April coughed blood too.
"Stop April! You shouldn't... I'm fine already... just cover my wounds with leaves... if you use too much energy, you could end up severely injuring yourself." Matthew blurted out.
"But-"
"I'm going to be fine... the wounds aren't deep anymore thanks to your healing..."
April nodded as she starts to cover his brother's wounds with leaves for fast healing. Human Healing or natural time healing. No magic included.
Finally, Ethaniel was there he came out of the shadows with a worried face? He rushed as soon as he sees his two siblings.
"Are you both okay?!" like a worried brother he held both of his sibling and hugged both of them. "What happened?!"
"A beast happened. b-brother... you're squishing me..." Matthew pushed her brother away and smiled."I'm fine." Matthew said coughing out blood.
"NO YOU AREN'T!"
"I've been poisoned-"
"WHAT!?"
"It's fine I was able to absorb the beast along its soul thus making me immune to his poison." Matt explained.
Ethaniel held his brother with his two hands and hugged him gently.
"Dammit! Don't do that again! I should be the one dying for you!"
Ethaniel teared up and so did April. Matthew watches his two siblings, and he laughs gently.