"you guys made it, I was so worried, common bro you gave me heart attack, don't ever put me to this again please, don't let that thick head taunt you into doing something you don't want to do, just stick with me and my brother Alex"
"hey hero you made it back, you got some balls and luck to back it, I may be hard but not coward to run away from the truth so thanks for standing for us back there"
Lara, Jenny, Amos, Alex, Dio > (*o*)
"what are you guys shock for, am a discipline guy who know when to say thank you, instead standing shock, aren't you guys also suppose to render your own appreciation?"
"thank you lance"
"thanks lance"
"thanks bro, you are my man, I kn....!"
"will you shut it already, I have had it up to my neck already with your blabbing mouth, just closed it up for once ok"
(jenny, Lara, Alex) > hahahaha
"I was just showing my appreciation you know, you don't have to be that jealous"
(that kid had thick skin still trying to mouth his way out)
reminds me of someone I know
(*×*)
"we are done with our training, we are returning to the capital first light tomorrow. jenny, lance can I have a word with you?"
the others turn to listen when they heard the last part of the statement
"PRIVATELY"
"seriously, you just want to talk to bro and not me?"
"here it come again, Daniel created an earth spike in his hands while glaring dead at Amos"
"GULP*
"I wasn't going to say a word"
walking a bit further from the group Dio ask why she called for the meeting
she didn't answer Dio but turn to Jenny
"jenny I have something to tell you and ask you at same time, you are like a sister to me and I don't want you to go through the trauma I have gone through"
jenny couldn't help but glance at Dio only to see an emotionless face with cold expression starring back at her, unknowingly she step back out of fear, she still remember what happened when she used her ability on him.
"calm down jenny, let's fix this ok" she nodded back but still shaking with fear all over her
"what did you see when you used your ability on me?"
turning to look at Lara as if asking her if she could speak, Lara nod back at her, she calm herself and took a deep breath
"the things is I didn't check your fate, I only check to know the kind of person you are if you could be trusted or not"
"so what did you see?"
"first this is not your real face, that is the lot i could catch about who are, other than that, she stop seemly taking in all she saw before she resume he speech, "a lone dragon that swallowed a Phoenix roaring against the heavens" that all I saw before it all want black and the drawback hit me"
Lara > (*o*)
"you found out what will take a transformed stage expert time to figure out, you truly are trouble and I don't have an habit of leaving a trouble or potential danger towards me"
"I promise I won't tell a soul what I saw, just don't hurt me, you can trust me, that's why I haven't told anyone yet but just told them they could trust you"
"are you saying this is not lance real face" coming out of the shock she received from the vision, a lone dragon swallowed a Phoenix roaring to the heaven, this guy is really not simple, then see recall the first statement
Dio didn't answer her but kept his gaze of Jenny, after a while he spoke
"I won't hurt you now or do anything to you either but same rule that bind Lara now bound you"
turning to Lara she saw her giving a bitter smile while she explain the rules that bind her.
when they both where done they turn to Dio,
"can you now atleast trust us and show us your true identity"
"am just a lone cultivator, roaming around like I said and for my name am Dio caelus from Akron city"
'wait did you say Dio Caelus from Akron city, the rogue who use the kind hearted gesture shown to him by the baron to rob him?" Lara ask
(let me bite her please, how dare her say such foul words about you)
"Lara I see you are a wise and nice person and for that singular reason is why your head is still sitting in you neck comfortably, but I don't think you will have a next time if you don't be careful. a piecing cold aura leak out of Dio with killing intent enshrouding it.
Lara and jenny had to take a couple of step backward before jenny pacify the the murderous atmosphere calming Dio mind down.
"she is just asking to confirm if what where published about you is true, she isn't accusing you."
taking a deep breath to calm, he withdrew his killing intent.
"am sorry I was carried away be anger, what was said about me isn't true, it was a fabricated story from some greedy mongers who sort my secret for their selfish desires"
"now I get it, am sorry for the way I throw that on you bring back past memories"
"its ok am heading back to rest, walking away from them, remember your promised so it won't be you I will be hitching to kill" he said half way through his walk
when he had completely left they both breath out in relief. their back drenched with sweat.
"remind me never to make an enemy of him on the future" Lara said
"that makes the two of us."