It's been a while since Finn left us. He proclaimed that he will be going to observe the forest up ahead by flying.
I'm left alone with the two humans whose Finn's allies. We manage to make it out of the forest. Now we are fighting the undead in the grassland. I wasn't planning on slaying undeads, but after I heard my brother's reason for staying in this world. I lost the will to carry on my original plan.
If only it wasn't because of Finn, I would've shred that guy into pieces.
My cheeks blushed as I remember the embarrassing thing that happened to me last night.
BOOM!
Without realizing it, I blew off the skeletons in front of me. Their bodies shattered and flew into the air. And drop off like rain.
Until now I still don't know how to lower my power. Every time I perform a blast my body becomes heavier.
"Damn they're so persistent," Siege complain. He stepped into the skull of the skeleton that keep on crawling despite losing both legs and an arm.
It says that the bloodlust of the undead doubles if they can't find someone to attack for over a year. In this case, if this undead is just wandering out here for seven years that means they're seven times beast-like than any other undead.
But it's not them that should be considered as a monster but this Lady who has bloodshot eyes and a grin on her face. Her sword is sheathed on her waist and only fighting with bare hands. She's in the middle of them earlier but right now there are barely any undead surrounding her. She knocked two skulls together and pulverize their heads by stepping on them over and over.
The heights of the skeletons aren't the same. Most are five to six feet and there are up to seven feet. But no matter how tall this doesn't her. She breaks the armor of the undead, pulls it out, and pierces it in its eyes.
Even just her grip is enough to break the bones of the skull.
This kind of strength can mostly achieve if a human train hard, but her body isn't muscly but just like a normal woman of her age. But it should be expected of the leader of the Paladins.
I caught a glimpse above the trees, where Finn flew over.
"Finn's coming!" I shouted.
Both of them lookup.
"What did you find? Prince Finn."
After Finn landed. Ms. Hera stops what she's doing earlier and asks Finn.
"I didn't find what I'm looking for. Instead, I found out that we're not the only one here." Finn said with a serious face.
"Yeah, there's also undead here."
"Idiot!"
Ms. Hera insults his little brother for what he said.
"Prince Finn. What do you mean?" Ms. Hera asked.
"The forest where we entered earlier is full of undead which we have missed. This goes the same through the whole mountain where the gorge is. The illusion concealing them disappeared and had been focused to this place." Finn looked around us. "Even I'm not sure whee we are."
So all this time we're all been trapped in their illusion.
"What are we going to do? Prince Finn."
"All we can do now is to retreat."
I hate to admit it but that's the only thing we can do for now. But the problem is how are we going to do that.
"Gather around me. We're going to charge straight until we got out of his smoke."
"What are you planning to do?" I asked him.
Finn may be strong but charging into this forest full of undead was just like suicide.
"I'm going to use my original spell."
"Original spell? But that's going to drain your mana!"
"The mana here was thick so I should be able to recover it fast."
I wasn't convinced but Ms. Hera touch my shoulder.
"Don't worry Finn's one of the eight rays of light, remember. Have faith in him."
I give up on arguing.
Was that to make me trust Finn or insult me that I'm lower than Finn.
Finn summon fairy dust in his palms and grabbed them.
Soon as he did that from his hand, the fairy dust run through his arm to his whole body. His body transforms into fairy dust.
Finn's blessing was he can transform his body into anything he touches or touches him. He can't normally transform his body into fairy dust.
He covered us in fairy dust and charges. Anything that touches him explodes even it's just a little twig.
Then a while later a huge explosion breaks in front of us.
We were all knocked back by the huge impact.
All of us fly in a different direction. Ms. Hera was the one who remained standing and quickly put her guard.
I stand up then Siege and Finn as well.
"What was that? Did you hit a rock or something? I ask.
"I've been punched..." He touched his bruised cheeks. "Don't you think its better if you stop this illusion thing and let's fight head-on?"
He then, provoke the enemy into coming out.
I don't think someone's dumb enough to fall for a provocation like that.
I guess I need to work this out too.
"Hey, whoever that weak... ugly... Say, Finn, an acquaintance of yours?"
Before I could finish a large-brawny man with tobacco on his mouth appeared. He's waving to Finn with a wide smile on his face.
"That's true, why bother using an illusion, if we can enjoy a nice deathmatch. Sorry!" He said with a teehee expression on his face.
So creepy!
And its not just me Finn and the others have a blank expression as well.
"So creepy!"
"Disgusting!"
They said it!
Finn and Siege blurted out.
While Ms. Hera was sneering with a bloodshot of her eyes.
"I really wanted to melt that disgusting face of yours for a long time now."
She said then charge in full strength. Ms. Hera was left-handed, she dwell her sword from the right side of her waist to the left. But another creature appeared then blocked Ms. Hera's sword with a katana.
Its a tikbalang
Its leg was just exactly like a horse. It has a long horse-like hair that up to its back, droopy eyes, and a gloomy expression on its face.
But his block didn't stop Ms. Hera instead she use her right foot to kick him. The tikbalang was quick on his feet so he easily dodge it. Ms. Hera once again didn't falter, she used the feet that he use to kick and charge forward.
"Tch. How annoying." The tikbalang said.
He swings his sword at Ms. Hera. Ms. Hera just ignore him and keep going the one who took the swing of the sword was Siege and his shield.
"You're not getting in my sister's way!" he said.
He steps back his right foot twisting his body to the right. With the tikbalang's sword still on the shield, he thrust his spear to the tikbalang. The tikbalang stepped back away from Siege.
Meanwhile, upon closing the distance with her and the kapre, whose still grinning right now. She slashes her sword from the top left to right. But the bare-handed kapre blocks the sword with his palm. The unstoppable Ms. Hera flourish her sword in the kapre's palm, making it slide and leave a small cut.
Upon releasing her sword Ms. Hera plan to strike again but now the kapre didn't block instead he kick Ms. Hera forcing her to be on the defensive.
Although she blocked it, the brawn body of the kapre wasn't just for show. It knock back Ms. Hera but Siege grab her.
"Woah, that was a nice kick!"
Finn who was just standing the whole time, give the kapre a complement.
"Really?" The kapre said with a wandering eye.
"Let's rip his face," I said in the annoyance of that creep.
But Finn just nodded to him.
"Seriously? That kick sent one of your comrades flying. Why don't you help her?"
I don't know why but Finn was just standing and didn't do anything even after Ms. Hera had been kicked.
"Ate, just calm down. We'll take down that ugly creature later."
(Ate is a Filipino word for sister or a girl older than you.)
Ms. Hera was back on her feet again. Siege calm her down but her intense gaze was still focused on the Kapre.
I don't know what but I'm sure something happened in the past that's why Ms. Hera's so infuriated to him.
"Banawag, What are you doing?" The tikbalang ask.
So that creep's name was Banawag.
Banawag was turning off the light on his cigar on his palm that's why the tikbalang ask him.
"Hiding won't get our objective, it's just consuming my mana. Besides aren't you itching for a good fight? Right? Gial." Banawag said in a provoking manner.
The tikbalang named Gial didn't retort back and just sigh.
The illusion in the area was slowly fading. The image of the vast grassland disappears.
When the illusion completely fades out, the scenery we are seeing right now was something similar before. When I look at my back my eyes widened.
"That's impossible!" I said.
It's the gorge that we were in earlier.
"Your illusions were still impressive, it fooled me even from above." Finn was the one who point it out.
"Dwighn, you come out as well."
He called out a name. That name sounded familiar to me.
A tiny man was peeking out behind the tree with a creepy smile on his face.
I see so that's him. The former king of the eastern dwarves or nuno sa punso. Unlike the western dwarves whose strong and great in crafting metals, the eastern dwarves or nuno sa punso are known as the creatures of knowledge. Since they are the most contributor to the advancement of technology and magic in our world.
King Dwighn's fingers all possessed an agimat in a form of a ring so as necklaces on his neck. He has a levitating stick that follows him and a pointed hat.
My mother said that King Dwighn had been brainwashed by the Dark Rulers ideals and that's also the story that everyone in our continent believes.
"Oh! So the fallen king was here too!" Finn said.
Dwighn came out of the tree, still wearing that creepy smile on his face.
"Finn it's been a long time! And who's that girl over there?"
He said then turned his eyes to me.
"Woah! She's cute and I didn't notice her at all." The kapre said too.
Although I'm annoyed that they didn't notice me earlier. I'm starting to think that it's much better if they haven't.
"Don't mind her, she's not so important."
I should have silenced my brother first.
"More importantly what do you want from us? What's this objective your talking about?" Finn ask.
"The Dark Ruler. Where is he?"
The smile on his face disappeared, as his wide, pure black eyes stare at Finn.