Splash!!!
Growl!
Lunge from underneath the frozen sea
Leap
The Luwesuchus opens its long wide jaws, clasped them on Iode then had him swallowed. The man who asked Iode for assistance to rescue the frozen people in the sea, froze at the dock he stood.
The man is probably in his thirties, he is bald and wore a tunic dress. His eyes became sunken in dismay and his limbs began shaking uncontrollably, he witnessed all that happened.
The other eight who escaped with him were sullen, they too witnessed the event. They were happy and jubilant to have survived the tantrums of the mega fauna, but that happiness died down immediately they saw their savior get eaten, their survival was at the cost of someone else's life, and to top it all, the man was a total stranger.
They all stayed at the dock, some stood still, stunned, some sat in dismay, others knelt in agony, the stranger wouldn't have gone if not for them, if not for them getting stuck in the ships. The man was gone, just like that.
People near the premises of the harbor starts to come out from their hiding place and gather at the docks, to see the destruction the Luwesuchus made. They were amazed with the sight.
They saw the waters of the harbor frozen solid, with ship wrecks and splinters frozen alongside it. Their faces were filled with mesmerization and exhilaration. With what they can see, someone put up a fight with the sea creature. They could also see nine people already there, probably the ones that fought the creature. Most of them ran to meet the ones already at the dock.
On getting closer, they could see tears from their eyes, crying from the depths of their hearts, mourning like they have lost a comrade to the ruins of the harbor. The people coming out could only sympathize with them.
"He sacrificed his life so we could live, sniff* sniff*". A wounded man among the nine sobbed.
"I saw it, he was devoured, eaten, swallowed by the great beast of the sea, he was a strong mage, why would he just said throw away his life for a couple of strangers, why?". Another man grieved.
"I told him to follow us, as if I had known something would happen, but the mega fauna was closing in and the ice sheet was cracking and breaking, he had no choice but to help us deter the beast, that man is an hero, a person who is ready to sacrifice himself for the sake of others ". The man who asked for Iode's assistance lamented.
Soon, a woman in her forties, with brown hair and slim figure came running together with three young girls. They looked around the crowd, searching for someone, but then, they could hear people talk about a person who was eaten by the beast.
They discarded the circulating new and only focus on finding the person they came for, but they could not see any one that look similar to him.
"Lily, are you sure you saw Iode fight that beast?". Priscilla asked.
"Yes, he asked me about the situation of things around here, and I told him. He got off from the carriage and told the couch man to take me home, then he ran towards the Luwesaur ". Lily said.
"Oh, I hope Iode is okay ". Priscilla monologued.
She continued her search, till she reached the ten who were sobbing. She could hear their laments and mourning. She was having a feeling that they were mourning Iode but she kept dismissing it.
"Eh, please that person you're talking about, could you describe him?". Priscilla was forced to ask when her mind couldn't take it anymore.
"The man had brown hair and sharp looking face, he has a staff of orange gems on it with him and he wore a blue tunic dress, do you know him by any chance?". One of the ten men replied Priscilla.
"That's exactly what Iode has on him!!!" Lily said.
Priscilla, as well as Elena and Elenore, had their hearts sunken, it was her son and brother of the twin girls that was eaten by the Luwesuchus, their faces became filled sorrow, sadness, grief and freight. They began to wail loudly.
Those who know that Iode is Priscilla's son, and heard of the news had to comfort her. Soon word starts to spread that the son of Arthur and Priscilla, as well as the successor of Igor, got devoured by a mega fauna while saving people.
The word spread so fast that the archmage and the purple tower senate committee at the capital got wind of it in matter of days.
"Archmage Averay, what are we to do, the successor of Igor is gone, you know too well what this means for us wizard kind. ". One of the purple tower senate committee member said.
"The wizard tribe have waited for minnenials for the arrival of the successor of Igor, now that he came, he died not to long, tsk, he is the worst successor ever". Another senate committee member said.
"..."
"What are you all yapping about, one is not going to be a successor of the original five and die that easily". Archmage Averay said.
"You are saying he is alive"
"... Yes he is alive, I don't know how he did it but he's alive and well".
"How do you know". A member asked.
"Remember the gifts we gave him on his way to the Rohanes?, Well, I happen to gift him a special staff that would only recognize him as it owner, if he is still alive... If he had died, the staff would have returned to me, but it didn't". The archmage replied.
"..."
Sigh
"If it makes you happy, I have some of his essence here with me, we can track him down and rescue him ".
"At the bottom of the ocean?". Myrtle said.
"Be it that way, we'll go... We'll send people with great skills to go in search of him, and I have people perfect for the job in mind". The archmage smirked.