"Captain, we have nothing to conceal." The man shrugged and chuckled at my response despite my resoluteness. "I observed you two go to a café and converse, then the next night, you guys left for the Gargoyle realm, and Xavier isn't giving the purpose of the trip, and neither are you." I divert my attention from him and hesitate to respond. What should I say to him to stop asking so many questions?
"Xavier was eager to tour me about the magical realm, as I requested him." When he stares at me, I silently beg that he will believe the lie I told him.
"You are excellent liars." He rumbled before moving behind the desk and removing some files from the drawers. He knew I wouldn't tell him the truth, so he didn't ask the question. I contemplated discussing a subject with Dan, but I was confident he would turn it down. Still, I should give it a go. "I met Dan, and he requested I tell you about..." When I tried to continue speaking, he put his hand up to silence me.
"I'm letting him join the Elite team." So what in the world was going through his mind? "If I don't agree, he'll invite everyone to ask me the question, and I'll bleed my ears hearing it." He groaned, and I nodded. "Why don't you tell him the good news? Aria" He took several long breaths and began scanning the materials.
"I will take my leave" He nods, then I leave the room. When I return, I find Dan talking to a woman who is becoming more agitated toward him, and I see Dan attempting to calm both of them down.
"Dan," My voice brought everyone's attention to me. Dan gave me a relieved grin, and the group of ladies gave me a furious glance but said nothing and left Dan alone.
"What was it all about?" I can see the ladies in the distance as they walk away. "They came to see my brother and seduce him, and I tried to keep them from bothering him." Dan sighed.
"I've got news for you." In the blink of an eye, Dan looked perplexed at me to realize precisely what I was trying to express. "He agreed to let me join the elite team," I respond with a grin, and he pulls me in for a tight hug.
But I could understand Dan's joy at finally receiving his brother's permission, and I wanted to break the embrace, but I let him hold me. "Dan, let go of Aria." Alpha Colton said. Dan finally pulls away from the embrace and flashes a sheepish grin in my direction.
"Brother, I appreciate your support and promise not to disappoint you." Colton has a big grin when he sees Dan's brotherly affection. "Dan, if you want to join the elite group, why don't you join tonight's mission and train yourself?" Dan's pupils dilated in response to Alpha's words and the thrill in his eyes. "It's dinnertime." Alpha Colton regained his composure and began speaking as soon as he saw me looking across at him with a smile on his face as he was interacting with his brother.
"Aria, why don't you come along as well? You assisted me in persuading my cold-heart brother." Dan Joked and Colton softly slapped the back of the skull. Dan's remarks made me laugh, and Dan joined me while Colton rolled his eyes. I attended the dinner in the Mansion, and the decor and chandeliers were very luxurious, and I saw Beta Loki join us, and we ate quietly.
I put on my mission gear in my room and grab a dagger before stepping outside to meet Dan, Loki, and Colton. "Come on, let's get started; I'm thrilled." Dan's voice rang out joyfully, followed by Loki's sigh, Colton's snarl, and Dan's silence.
"Aria casts the magic. Lumiictus Persoim only to our eyes can see the slime," I agree and use my energy, and there as the magic rises to the surface, I see the surrounding, and there are no slimes in the east area. Alpha is looking to the east, Dan is looking to the west, and Loki is looking to the south.
After a lengthy search around the forest, I turned up empty-handed; I made my way to the center, where Alpha Colton had ordered us to meet once the task was through. There, I was greeted by both Loki and Alpha.
"Did the guys locate any slime?" I inquired about the decline in response to the fact that they could not discover it, and we waited for Dan.
"It's taking too much time; should we go check on Him?" I suggested, and I could see Colton debating whether or not to accept it. "I feel we should go," Loki stated. We glance at Alpha Colton, and he nods, and we travel to the west area, but we can't see Dan anywhere. "Dan," Alpha Colton shouted in the wilderness, and I could hear his worried voice. Loki also sounded tense, and I hoped nothing wrong happened to Dan.
"Fuck, where did he go?" Colton roared with rage; I could feel it, and the wolf may appear at any moment. "Alpha, I'm unable to detect Dan's smell." My chest tightens as I consider that if anything were to happen to Dan, Colton would completely lose it. But then, I notice Dan's dagger on the ground. "Colton…." He rushes to my side after seeing the Dagger on the muddy ground. Colton dusts the sword, and we follow the footprints.
"Whoever hurts my brother, I will kill," Colton growls as we continue to follow the markings, and I feel his power about to erupt, and I feel scared of Colton's magic.
"Please keep your power under control, Alpha," Loki said warily, and he snapped, revealing canines, and I flinched along with Loki. "The footmark comes to a halt here," Alpha grumbled. "Aria, use magic or anything to find out where Dan is." So I tried to use magic to detect the energies surrounding me and find Dan as he ordered me to, but what startled me was that I couldn't sense his aura at all.
"I couldn't track him down or feel his power," I muttered dejectedly, and Colton's eyes changed color, and Loki stepped aside. He also grabbed my hand and dragged me back, and I heard bones shattering and his garments ripping apart as I saw the wolf's black fur and golden eyes terrified me that was going to hurt anybody.
"Aria, you should return to the academy since remaining here won't help because Alpha wolf is on the rampage," Loki said as he transformed into a wolf. Colton must be stopped before harming his tribe and causing havoc by entering the packhouse.
I know how to fight and use advanced magic, and I won't stand by and watch people suffer from Colton's madness again, so I hurried at Vampire speed. I saw Alpha Colton burning the forest as he approached the packs of town, and I saw Loki in his brown fur lying on the other side, and I couldn't wait to heal him. But unfortunately, Colton is speeding up, and his wolf has wholly possessed him.
I raced next to Colton Wolf's and came up, and I utilized an Illenta Aveum spell puts a pressure trap of electric charge. This should have caused his wolf to halt and allow me to use enemy magic on him, but it didn't; instead, the wolf glanced at me and attempted to damage me, and I evaded the assault with my Vampire speed.
"Colton, please take hold of your wolf." Instead of chatting with him, I roared, and the wolf displayed his teeth at me. I needed to employ the Incremulsi Noctendio magic instead. Paralyzes the target wherever it is struck. The wolf could move and hiss at me.
"Colton, you need to calm down and find a method to assist you in locating your brother," I said, and his wolf looked into my eyes, but the magic couldn't keep the wolf in control. I was caught off guard when the wolf pushed me away from him and back struck on the cold ground, and as the wolf of Colton was ready to Rip me apart, I used a Dagger at his side, and the wolf retreated away from me. The wolf gave me a particularly vicious roar before leaping at me once again. I used electric magic to strike at the wolf, but the wolf dodged the magic attacks. This wolf is more assertive. But, of course, his the Alpha, and it had to take him down that easily. I should have brought a sliver Dagger with me. I regret not carrying one as the wolf kept charging at me, and I used magic to attack him.