Chapter 9 : Zuch's First Move
"So what's the plan?" Lig says to Ariel.
"Why should I be the one to make a plan in the first place?"
"You don't have any plan?!"
"No, do you have any?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
"Take me out of this city."
"It's not that easy."
"Then wait until tomorrow."
"Why?"
"The Sremirs will come to rescue me."
"Then what about my deal?"
"I will make you a vehicle, a better one."
"You won't join me?"
"No, I can't for now."
"Then when will you?"
"I will join you after completing my secret project."
"What's that?"
"I am making the same thing my parents had made before using their formula but to help the Sremirs."
"Why are you helping the Sremirs?"
"Because they are good guys.''
"The Zuchs are bad for you then?"
"Yes, they are."
"Why so?"
"The Zuchs are the one who killed my father and mother."
"What were your parents?"
"They were scientists and worked for the Zuchs."
"Why did they kill your parents?"
"My parents were working on a project to make ordinary humans as powerful as the capable mortals."
"Did they succeed?"
"Yes, they did and later on the Zuchs killed them as they wanted nobody to know about that secret project without the King of Kings, generals and Zuch Warriors."
"By Zuch Warriors, you mean the kings who work for the King of Kings?"
"Yes, there are currently seven Zuch Warriors."
"That's a pretty good number."
"Now wait for the Sremirs."
"Why should I wait when you didn't fulfill our deal?"
"If you don't wait for me then I won't make you a vehicle too."
"You really have a brain."
"Without that, I wouldn't have become a scientist."
"So stay here. I will return to my inn."
"Ok. The Sremirs are supposed to come around afternoon."
"Got it. Make my vehicle fast."
"It will be done."
Following day~
"Ariel, when did you come back?"Toya asks after waking up.
"At the end of the night."
"Did you find Lig?"
"...."
"Did you?"
"Yes I did."
"How is he?"
"He is good."
"What's he planning now?"
"Planning to leave this city to help the Sremirs."
"How will he leave?"
"He knows the best."
"What are we gonna do now?"
"First of all, we will wait for the Sremirs."
"Why?"
"Sremirs will rescue Lig and he will give us a new vehicle."
"You guys already made a plan?!"
"Yes."
"Let's meet Anna first."
Toya and Ariel leave their room. They knock on the door of Anna's room but nobody responds. They assumed Anna already left her room. They also come out of the inn paying all the bills.
"Toya, let's wander this city."
"I don't have the mood."
"Whatever, let's go. We also have to find Anna."
Then they started visiting many places and at noon they finally met Anna.
"Anna,where were you?" Ariel asks.
"I was busy walking and buying some stuff."
"Are you done?"
"Yes, let's go."
"Ariel K Wind?" a random man says to Ariel.
"Yes I am."
"Come with me."
"Who are you?"
"A Zuch."
Ariel understood he was to be attacked at that moment. He chanted "Alice" and tried to strike the Zuch. But one Metalman stopped his sword.
"You are under arrest Ariel K Wind," says Metalman.
"Who are you and why are you attacking us?"
"Myself General Milstar."
"So the famous metal elemental user general is now hunting us," says Toya and attacks Milstar with his sword. Milstar blocks Toya's sword with his metalized hand.
"Anna, attack him."
"I can't. I have to defend myself first."
"I will arrest you guys right now at any cost."
"Well you will fail," Ariel says and starts striking Milstar with Alice.
"You should know Metal is stronger than Wind."
"Back down Toya and help Anna."
"You should worry about yourself first."
"Yes, metal is stronger than wind but wind can blow up metal."
"Huh? What are you speaking about?" Milstar says and pushes Ariel.
"I still have some moves."
"That won't work."
"Hey Anna, use your magma magic."
"If I use that, I won't have enough mana to heal you guys later."
"Don't worry about it."
Anna chants "Magma Blast" but her attack gets blocked by a big Ice hand.
"Chill," says the guy who blocked Anna.
"Who are you again?"
"Do I have to give an introduction too?"
"Yes, you should give one," Toya says and runs towards him and strikes him with his sword. That guy backs down.
"Well I am an officer of General Milstar and my name is Filips," says Filips and chants "Ice Hammer" and a hammer appears in his hand. He runs towards Toya. Toya's sword and Filips's hammer clash.
"Anna hurry up and blow him."
Anna chants again and shoots magma bullets but her attack gets blocked by a barrier.
"Ho ho, am I missing something?"
"You would have missed something if you didn't come in time," says Filips to Rodric who blocked Anna's magic with a barrier.
"So you have a friend huh," Toya says and pushes Filips.
"Yes but he is weak. He can only defend himself with his barrier magic which can create barriers of any shape but he can create five at a time."
"So it's a two versus one."
"Yes, you are correct."
"Hey Anna, beat the Zuchs who are outside and defend yourself. I will take care of both of them," Toya says and backs down and creates distance.
"Are you so confident?" Filips says and he also backs down.
"Yes I am."
"Then get ready to go to the Zuch Jail in some moments.''
" I was ready for it from the moment I started my journey with Ariel. But I won't go there soon. I still have to meet Lig and make my King Ariel the King of Kings."
"You are interesting but overconfident.''
"That word doesn't exist in my dictionary."
Toya and Filips both run towards each other and they jump. Their weapons clash at the sky which creates a lot of air pressure but Rodric created a barrier surrounding them so the pressure wasn't realizable outside of the barrier.
To be continued ~~