When the boys returned to the meeting point, they didn't find the girls.
Hence, they decided to wait for them to arrive. But they didn't return even after another hour.
So the boys chose to head out and search for them.
They searched here and there. They searched everywhere but they didn't find any clues about them.
When they couldn't find them in the entire town, they became afraid. What if something had happened to them.
"Oh man, we shouldn't have separated ways," said Kayden.
They began asking others about the missing girls. But nobody seemed to know.
But later Kayden came across a beggar.
He showed him the photos of the girls and asked him if he had seen those girls.
The man thought about it for a bit and then answered, "Yes, I have indeed seen them."
Hearing this answer, Kayden was overjoyed.
He called Simon and asked him to come to his location.
When Simon arrived, he saw Kayden talking with a beggar.
"Hey Kayden, are you sure that this beggar knows about them," he asked.
Kayden replied, "Well he says he has seen them. So I thought asking him would help us in finding them."
"Enough of the chit-chat, young man. If you really want to save your girlfriends then you have to head out now. Let me tell you in detail. The girls were buying something in the shop ahead when two big men arrived and kidnapped them. He took them in the jungle. According to what I know, they should have probably gone to the haunted house in between the forest," the beggar informed them.
"Are you telling the truth, old man?" asked Kayden.
"Why would I lie to you?" the beggar affirmed them.
They ran in the direction the beggar told them to.
Soon they reached the entrance of the forest. The forest was covered in mist.
Simon informed Kayden that this mist wasn't some simple mist.
If anyone were to enter the mist they would get lost and would never be able to return.
"Now what do we do?" Kayden asked.
"I don't know how this mist works. But I am sure that this isn't some normal mist. This must be someone's quirk which blocks intruders from entering the forest. And since the mist is so heavy here, I think the power source must be a powerful thing too," Simon explained.
At this point Kayden remembered the mission Hannah had given him.
'Could it be that the power source of this mist is the missing part of my quirk,' he thought.
He then remembered Hannah's words that he would be able to sense the missing part within a distance of five hundred meters.
"Hey Simon, how far is the center of the forest from here?" he asked.
"It's about 450 meters from here," Simon replied.
Kayden closed his eyes and then tried to sense the missing part of the quirk.
At the beginning it was completely dark. But when he applied more concentration, he saw a faint light coming from the direction of the forest.
Now he was sure that the power source was indeed his quirk.
All he had to do now was to find the path his quirk is releasing energy in. He sensed the path of the energy and then he was able to see the route to center of the forest.
"Hey Simon, I found the way in. come with me," he said.
Simon agreed and followed him from behind as they entered the dark and fearsome forest.
After some minutes of running they were finally out of the mist.
When they entered the middle of the forest, they saw a creepy temple in front of them.
Simon was scared and was not sure if they should enter but Kayden was ready to barge in and save the girls.
If they were really kidnapped, then they should be in trouble.
So there was no time for them to waste.
On the other side, inside the creepy temple, two big men carrying unconscious girls entered a dark room.
"We have brought the sacrifices, as you ordered, boss," one of the men said as both of them bowed down.
In front of them was a tall and dark man, sitting on a chair, sipping tea served by his maid, who was standing by his side.
"Very well done. These two girls are young and clean. They are the perfect sacrifices one could get. It's a pity that they should be virgins, otherwise I could have had some fun with them. Sigh, such a pity. Take them to the sacrificial chamber," the boss said.
The men bowed in agreement and then left the room with the girls.
After they left a cunning smile appeared on the boss's face.
"Hahaha. Finally, the legendary power will be mine. Once I offer these two girls as the sacrifices, I will get the power to rule the world. After that, there will be no one to stop me," the boss screamed in happiness.
The girls were taken to the sacrificial chamber and were placed upon a magical formation.
The boss entered the room wearing a black cloak. He held a dagger in hand.
He approached the unconscious girls, lifted in his hand and was about to stab them and offer them as sacrifices when there was a flash of thunder across the room.
The men were shocked. What was happening?
And then the door shattered into pieces and they could see a boy standing outside. It was Simon.
"Huh? It's just a kid. Guards, take care of him. Don't let him disturb me during the ritual," the boss ordered the guards.
"Actually, you are wrong. I'm not alone," Simon said.