- BLACK SHIELD. - Says the enemy creates a barrier but it is broken by the joint attack of the 3 and hits the beast in the chest piercing it completely and the beast falls to the ground dead. The wizard is completely irritated. - I can't accept this, they are just simple adventurers.
- And these adventurers kicked your ass. - says Nyara laughing-
- I will kill you. - She draws a sword and attacks Nyara but Nyara has greater agility and dodges and punches him in the stomach and he falls to the ground and the hood falls back revealing that she is a woman.
- Now you are going to answer some questions girl.
- Be careful Nyara. - says Zenon, seeing that the sorceress is about to get up to mischief.
- Die, BLACK EXPLOSION!
The explosion is strong and throws Nyara hard against the wall but the explosion affects the cave and starts to crumble. Axel helps Nyara up and out of the cave quickly before they all die there and when they reach the exit they sigh with relief. Just barely they too would have died like the other groups.
- Are you hurt Miss Nyara? - says Axel, appearing by surprise and startling her, she looks at his face and sees him worried.
- Nothing I can't handle, thank you for your help. - She turns away from him and takes her by the arm.
- I'm sorry, but you were the one who was eaten completely and still took a strong magic. Others would not be doing so well.
- I won't say I'm one hundred percent okay, but I have a few scratches and bruises but I'm not worse because I had a barrier protecting me. What Maro did, are you all okay?
- Yes we are, I think we should thank the gods that we are alive.
- I agree with you Zenon. From now on, if we are going to hunt or to fetch water, we'd better go as a group, to avoid being caught by surprise. Let's go to camp and leave as soon as possible tomorrow. - She agrees and walks away, and Zenon looks at Axel - "What was going on here?
- What was going on here? From a distance I thought there was going to be a fight.
- You were right, she has bleeding wounds, she relaxed my help and said she can take care of herself.
- I think you are losing your way with women, in the past you wouldn't be like this.
- As I said in the past and from what I see this sorceress is quite different from normal.
- But she is very beautiful. - Zenon and Axel begin to laugh and return to the camp.
Not far from there the sorceress that the group had been facing appears and goes up to another guy in a cloak where she curtsies.
- My lord why did you call me in the middle of the fight? I could take care of those adventurers.
- Shut up Isabella! You don't have to want to, you just have to obey orders, I called you because you were simply going to lose the fight.
- I didn't...
- Be quiet! You weren't counting on the sorceress, you were prepared for Axel's group but you weren't counting on her. You were going to lose! Be thankful that I saved you.
- ...- She turns her face angrily and he laughs - What does the master intend to do?
- For now it's to continue as planned, we have to get the map they take and not get off this mountain.
- I could have done that without any problems.
- Isabella, Isabella, you're only alive because of the protection I put on you and you're only not dead now because you're very useful to me.
- What? I had a protection on me?
- Yes, and it was at the request of our great master, and I can tell you that next time he won't be so nice to you.
- Let me go again, I will finish them off.
- Another has been sent in your place to finish the job.
- What? How can you.
- Isabella, you have another mission that must be completed and I hope you will not fail.
- I won't fail, master.
- Good. - The two of them leave.
The next day before sunrise they set up camp and Axel and Zenon set off, followed by Elisa and Sarah. Axel could see that Nyara was a little uncomfortable riding. He preferred not to say, however what surprised him was that the wounds she had on her body were completely gone without leaving any trace that she had been injured. Hours later at noon. They arrive in a village that was at the foot of the mountain. It was a simple village that had at least 10 simple houses and a tavern that was a transit point for trips that went through the mountain.
Because it was at the foot of the mountain was one of the ways out of Tassy being the northern exit the most dangerous because of the way that pass through the mountain of ice and this was one of the worst mountains with many blizzards and unexpected storms.
Stopping in the village Nyara decides to buy fur clothing to withstand the cold and the group takes the opportunity to sleep in the tavern and leave for tomorrow, because at that moment a snowstorm is having on the mountain. Nyara left early while the others drank in a corner of the tavern.
The tavern was poorly lit and had about five tables, with rudimentary stools but good food and drink.
- Forget Zenon, I'm not going to talk about Nyara. Besides not liking her, I know she doesn't like to be talked about.
- Sarah dear, we don't want her life, so to speak.
- I'm asking Axel.
- Be quiet, Zenon. What I want you to tell me is who Nyara is that we're dating. Just tell me the basics.
- Okay, I will. Nyara Kimari is from the city of Rave and that's where every family that adopted her lives. Ever since she was a little girl, she was gifted with great power that made elves jealous. In the beginning she was a magician, learning by reading books on her own. Then Raniel took her away to teach her magic. After that I don't know what she did, because my family moved away from the Rave.
- So she was Raniel's apprentice.
- Yes, she was.
- What a thing to never hear of her in the magical world. - says Elisa thoughtfully.
- Actually, no one has ever heard of her. And other than with Raniel Nyara never came out besides Raven and Tassy only until now. Now leave me alone I don't want to talk about her anymore. - Annoyed Sarah walks up and meets Nyara in the hallway who seemed to be waiting for her. The two of them stare at each other with firm stares.
- Why didn't you tell them the whole truth about me?
- That's your business to tell and not mine.
- Still I don't understand why you could have told them and they would have kicked me out of the group and you would never see me again.
- It's a tempting thing, you know, I owe you one, so they won't know anything about you from me. It's up to you to tell.
- I hope I won't have to.
- Darling, one thing I've learned from living with you is that nothing can be hidden from fate for long.
- Sometimes I hate you, Sarah! - Nyara laughs-
- The feeling is mutual, Nyara. - She laughs and enters the room she shared with Elisa-
The next day before sunrise everyone wakes up and gets ready to leave the owner of the stable when he knows where they are going tried to warn them but the group denied the warnings that the way was quite dangerous. Dressed in furs and the animals protected, they began to follow the trail that led to the mountain. After a few hours the sun was already high and they were in the middle of the path, they were in a hurry to get out of there, the path through the night was dangerous. But each time they climbed the thermal sensation decreased and Elisa who was closer to Nyara saw that she was shivering with cold even though she was full of furs.
- Are you okay, Nyara?
- No. I hate this road, it's too cold. I hate cold!
- But are you cold even though you're covered in fur? I know it's cold but these clothes keep us warm.
- We can tell Elisa that I'll be fine when I'm far away from here in a warm place.
Right above them a hooded being watches them go by and laughs. And he begins to speak magic words and gestures that make the mountain tremble and the ice collapse making an avalanche. Nyara feels a slight disturbance in the air and senses something magical and when she looks up she sees the guy casting magic. She can barely tell the group to take cover when the avalanche comes towards them, leaving no escape and catches them all. Taking them all down the canyon.
- Isabella is really useless for not being able to kill these adventurers. - He summons some wolves - You look for the bodies. If any are alive, kill them.