An after image of a flickering spider man ... disappeared as the original appeared before the child with his hand covered in darkness that sharpened his aura just around the hands ...
the harpies behind the Harpy child stumbled backwards .. in fear ..
but before the child could even suffer such an 'inhumane' attack ... a gorgeous beautiful hand grabbed a hold of his hand .. and held it in place ...
this time ... the part where he was touched revealed his fair skin .. instead of corroding the person who touched him directly ...
"Oh I see .. that this little bird .. doesn't care about its pathetic feathers ... I'll rip them apart for you in the wheel of reincarnation .. it will be fun .. " he laughed as he cut his arm ...
but his face didn't twist of one filled with pain .. but rather .. this Theo felt amused by the fear he could smell in the air ..
he reeked of death ... and his presence alone made everyone suffocate ...
his arm then grew back ...
"I've released her and my medics are already tending to her ..." she frowned as she squashed the black arm into a black liquid ...
"Hehehe ... you've tortured her too much .. what if she doesn't recover her spiritual roots ... I'll have to trouble you and decimate your people ... it's that fair .. she's amounts to a price higher than that .. but if you keep on being stupid ... I'll have to be rude and ... reverse ... " before he could finish ... Pasare ... clenched her teeth ..
her vigor and pride were now all gone .. all that was left was a vulnerable Harpy ..
her playful self disappeared just as quickly as Theo's other self appeared ...
she swiftly knocked him out ...
her people cheered ... as if like she was going to invite them to a feast .. in. which two humans would be served as the main course ...
Pasare raised up her hand .. "Listen up ... heal her to her peak condition ... and boost her spiritual veins and roots ... and make sure not to accidentally hurt her during the entire process .. " she said with the smile from before ...
"I've found .. the last of them ... " she muttered in a low voice as she disappeared into thin air with Theo on her shoulder ...
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after some long nice unintended sleep ... Theo woke up ... in a bed of white feathers ...
he instantly shot up .. as he could not even remember being in such a soft magical bed ....
he glanced to his right .. and saw the tall female Harpy ..
and from a close view .. he realised he was not that tall ...
she stood at least 6'9 .. a few inches taller than him ...
but to him .. she was shorter than him ...
anyways .. he shot a glare at her as he summoned his bone great sword ...
he stood up on the bed and swung it at her not caring about the difference of strength between them ...
Pasare smiled and suddenly snapped her fingers .. stunning Theo in place .. the latter felt an immense pressure not directed on his soul but directly onto his body ...
"Don't think you can fool me ... I for one am the cleverest of the chiefs and leaders ... from the first second you stepped onto the mountain I found your aura kind of weird ... although I don't know why and how it's weird ... I was able to find a loop hole ... your weakness is your physicality ... "
she snapped her fingers ... and the pressure ... loosened ..
Theo got off the bed and looked at her with a frown ..
"If you know so much .. then why did you wait .. for a few days ... to capture us ... " Pasare waved her hand ... and a chair materialised beneath him .. tripping him onto it ...
"Let's drink some tea while we talk .. " a beautiful cup of black tea with a magnificent ... magically appeared .... close to his hand ...
but the latter slapped it away ... and the contents spooled on the floor ...
"You are going to need this tea ... your soul has weakened and your lifeforce has depleted ... as of now .. your life span would be comparable to a soldier's lifespan ... how many years would it take now to get a trillion years as your lifespan ... ??" she giggled in a cute womanly voice before she waved her hand again ...
a cup of tea manifested infront of him again ... and this time he took it into his hand and squinted his eyes at her ...
"What do you want ..."
"Why are you so ... rough ... I'm just a humble person next door trying to offer you some strong herbal tea ... is that wicked in your eyes ..?" she chortled .. crossing her right leg over the left leg ...
her beautiful robe covering her ankles and body from the perverted eyes ...
she looked a little bit overdressed ...
even her demeanor and approach were a bit off .. like she was more direct ... but kept biting the bark instead of coming at him ...
"If harming my captain is considered wicked ... I'll double that word ... and say it's simply bullcrap ... so no ... you're crap .. not wicked .. " the latter said .. as he sipped the hit steamy herbal tea ..
and true her words ... the herbal tea .. healed him inside and out ..
although he didn't show it .. he was actually in pain .. he was only daring enough to try to break out of his current location and run away with the captain safe and sound ...
plus ... the herbal tea .. had side effects .. they were not negative .. but they were pretty painful ... but a little mix made it so that the taste .. the steam .. and the contents to soothe his pain ...
"Oh .. that's a little harsh ... " Pasare said ...
"Are you going to be forward or straightforward with me ... I hate squirrels .. just don't be one ... please .." he said quickly ... swallowing the contents in one gulp ...
immediately ... his cup filled up with another hot steamy herbal tea ...
"It's not going to take a cup to get you going ... " she suddenly became serious ... and lowered her cup of tea ..
"Okay ... I .." before she could speak .. Theo interrupted .. "Wait .. what's your name ...?"
"You don't remember ... are you deaf when you kill people ... ?" she raised a brow and smiled at him sarcastically ...
but .. Theo raised a brow at her as well ... "When I kill people ..?? what are you talking about ... you were the one who was close to killing the captain ... if I hadn't stepped up .. and took the controls .. I doubt you would've kept her alive ... but seriously though ... what are you on about .. " Pasare suddenly flinched and furrowed her brows ..
her expression then softened .. "Hmm .. fine ... I am Pasare .. the chief of the Harpy tribe ... "
"Yeah yeah .. be quick about it .. I know that you're an oversized bird ... get on with the real stuff ... " he interrupted again .. gulping the contents in one go again ...
the tea cup filled up ...
the chief sighed ... and opened her mouth .. "I want .. you to do something for me ... and do not worry about me twisting my words ... you get to choose if you want to fulfil my needs or not .. but ..."
she curled her finger and motioned for him to come towards her ..
without hesitation .. Theo walked up to her ...
and all of a sudden .. she touched his forehead ...
... the Head Soldier didn't have enough time to get away ... and immediately after the touch ... a painful electric current went into him .. paralyzing his conscious ...
making him look like a lifeless body of white ...
a golden light passed from Pasare's hand to his forehead ...
root like veins spread on his forehead .. her finger was the source of the spread ...
after a few seconds ... shockwaves that seemed to only occur inside the space they were in pulsated ... from the feedback Theo gave ...
a weak pulse passed through the golden veins into Pasare's hand ...
a muffled sound escaped from her mouth as she bit her lower lip ...
crimson blood fell from Theo's lips ..
his lifeforce instead of waning .. shook ...
his energy struck his cells .. and his cells struck his conscious ...
his eyelids slowly opened ... but the strange veins deterred him from waking up ...
his body twitched as if he was trying to break free from something ...
darkness energy filled up his eyes and black veins appeared fighting off the golden veins ..
but the golden veins were too predominant ... but even so ... the black veins seemed to be special ..
although they couldn't totally halt their force ... their darkness corroded a tenth of one vein ...
but it was slow ... very slow ... every moment .. they clashed ... darkness would cover Theo's body ... slowly crawling up to his face ...
Pasare herself .. bled from the process .. her eyes bled ... and all of her orifices included ...
the veins of Theo's body got thicker and darker ..
as they formed some sort of darkness fleshy vines ...
ready to decapitate the Harpy ...
but before the blob like vines could touch her ... their connection severed .. and threw the two into the walls surrounding them ...
both of them were bleeding .. and Theo's energy was much more weaker than before ... the darkness inside his body weakened as well ... and sucked all of his lifeforce as a source of replenishment ...
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"She's waking up ..."
"That lad did a good number on her ... I think we should recruit him to our group ... the next big event is just around the corner ... "
the two other human harpies conversed with each other as the captain groaned ...
her eyelashes fluttered ... as she opened her eyes reluctantly ...
"Theo ...??" she said uncertain under her foggy sight ...
then a feathery hand appeared and a green glow covered her eyes and face ...
her sight then cleared and her body felt rejuvenated ... she sat up slowly .. and felt a sting in her head ...
"How are you feeling ..." a feminine voice said next to her ...
she shifted her eyes and glanced at the person who spoke ..
and a horrifying memory played .. instantly the moment she laid her eyes on the female Harpy ...
her eyes widened in horror and anger .. but mostly horror ...
"Don't look at me like that ... get ready .. your human significant other ... is waiting for you outside ... " the female Harpy walked outside .. and was followed by a slim male Harpy with an apologetical smile ...
the captain didn't wait for the world to come crashing down and instantly got off the bed ...
as she took a step forward ... she suddenly fell ...
she immediately picked herself up and looked at herself and realised how weak she was ...
her energy was still regenerating and it seemed much larger this time .. but she felt that .. there was something else wrong ...
while she still had energy .. she I texted a small amount of it .. into her legs and stepped forward ...
a second step ... and then walked towards the exit ...
the blinding light of the sun made her wince in displeasure as she looked away ...
"Captain .. are you okay ...??" the voice of a man she wanted to hear from resounded into her ears ...
she covered her eyes with her hand and glanced in the direction of the voice ..
a smile appeared on her face ... as she nodded ...
"Good grief ... seriously ... we should leave .. I found the coordinates ... of the snow mountain ... it's not too far away from here ... a day or two will get us to the village ... "