The others couldn't believe what they just saw, Damien had come in and injured the beast to a great extent and just as they were rushing off to finish it off, a strange man appeared out of no where and killed the beast. The said man took the beast core, a crystal found in all beast that is very well their life force. This very crystal is what forgers use to make strong weapons.
It's safe to say they felt heartbroken, all the lives lost today for nothing they all thought. Not that the core was worth any life but it felt disheartening that they'd come out of these with nothing to show forth.
*Bling*.
[ Quest complete]
[Rewards]
[Instant level up]
[New skill unlocked]
They all received the notification but right now the weight of the dead overshadowed any reward.
Mia and the others had rushed off to the corner where Rodney laid unconscious.
After few minutes he finally woke up and he was welcomed with everyone's eyes begging for answers.
" Dude ...whatever you did back there....I'd advice you don't do it again.. " Eiko warned
" Yeah ..clearly it's taking a toll on your body..that much power display..not sure you can handle it at your current level"..Johan added.
" Hey...I'm just glad you're okay ..and just so you know what you did back there was awesome".
" What..what are y'all talking about?"...Rodney finally managed to ask..
The others looked at themselves in confusion and just decided to end the discussion there since it was clear he hadn't come to completely.
" Just what is that strange power .."..one man amongst them thought as he laid on the ground looking at Rodney..
While the fight continued it had given some of them enough time to recover enough to actually see what was happening and zayn was no exception, for he was amongst those who was shocked at the display of power.
" come on, let's take the injured back for treatment ".. Damien said in a hush tone..
Everybody was exhausted. They started their journey back to the hunters base. Johan and Erwin were both assisting Blair walk back while Zayn had his arm wrapped with a piece of clothing that was torn off Damien.
" You have a lot of explaining to do Zayn....how could you?!" Damien to Zayn
" I'm sorry ...I just...." zayn was about to say but was rudely cut off by Damien
" You what?!...you wanted to prove your worth?!".. Damien replied careful not to alert the others of their discussion.
" I'm sorry ... I just thought if we went that part...we ...we would meet a stronger beast...then I could show the pesky kids I'm not exactly worthless and so is my weapon"... Zayn replied
" You are unbelievable cap( captain), you did all that to show some strangers your worth!!... You endangered everyone's lives zayn!!!" Damien scolded still careful not to raise his voice..
Damien moved forward in disgust as he couldn't hide his feelings towards Zayn right now.
Finally, after hours of walking back, they had arrived at the factions base.
On getting in everyone was cheering that they had returned alive!!. This was because news had spread that they were facing the famous wolf that had terrorised them for a while now, killing low ranked teams and such. And hearing that Damien went to assist them just gave them the idea that they'd put an end to that situation.
The others on seeing how the faction was cheering for them didn't put much thought into it as they were tired from all the fighting and walking.
" They don't look so happy"..one of the faction member said
" They probably lost some men.."
A lot of people had different opinions and feelings towards the returning hunters.
Blair and zayn were taken to the hunters medical room for a proper treatment. It was later announced to the legion members that Blair would be just fine as he had only a minor dislocation, no broken bones of any sort. Zayn's condition on the other hand was terrible as the right hand that got cut off would take time to heal up before it became what it once was again.
" If only we had sent them back to where they belong ...none of my men would have died today !!".. Damien's voice could be heard in a certain apartment within the Hunter's base. He wasn't alone as Yang and Master Tofu were also present.
" Really?...hahah.. You want to blame me for the stupidity and incompetence of one of your own?".. Yang paused as if expecting an answer then continued
" we all know that place is a red..what made zayn go there?"..Yang said before finally stretching to his hand to reach for a cup and drinking its content.
" Hmm...Damien.. Yang makes a good point..what drove zayn to lead his team and those outsiders to that hunting site?....but still that doesn't change the fact that people died and not just that the core from the crystal was stolen!" Tofu said grabbing his own cup and sipping from it too before continuing..
" Yes Damien....you said you had a special report..correct? " master Tofu asked
Damien clearing his throat then spoke..
" Yes master, I received a call from zayn stating they were in trouble, so I sprung into action immediately following their trail, when I got to where they were I saw all of them laying on the ground but one.. He charged towards the beast with shadows encasing all over his body ...he looked possessed".
" Shadows?!.... It can't be...."
" what is it master "...Yang asked seeing the look of concern on his master's face..
" ..Kravenus...he ...he is back"... Master Tofu said