After pushing Leon away, Rufus wondered if he is alright. Leon's aptitude for magic is arguably the lowest in their grade. Most of the time when he uses "magic", it's just him using his powers to cheat his way in classes and fool everyone. If he were to actually use magic, he would be comparable to a third year and that is generous.
He wiped his hands on the cleanest cloth he carried and tossed it to the bodies he left behind. Usually, he is not so reckless, but he is in a hurry after all. He kept walking forward. It's odd for two people to be standing at a one-way entrance so it is easy to guess that they are guarding something. He kept walking until he saw a bright light. He cracked his neck before walking inside to see a young girl laying on top of the largest bed he has ever seen. She has blond hair, pale skin but she looks rather unwell and thin. She looks tall by height even though she isn't standing. After observing her sleeping face, he has a sense of deja vu, like he had seen her before somewhere. He decides to take a closer look when he discovered her entire right arm is missing, it is missing all the way up to her shoulder bone. The scar looks rather violent, like someone tore her arm up.
"Now why would those two keep watch on a girl like you?"
He decides to look around the room, it is reminiscent of a forest than a bedroom. He saw a vial and sniffed it, recognizing it then stared at the girl. He continued to observe her a bit. It is hard to tell a person's magic or ability when they are sleeping so he decides to wake her up. He shook her shoulder. She opened her eyes slowly and immediately her bloodshot eyes are wide open, and she scooted away from him immediately using her one arm and legs. There was no sound coming from her throat despite it moving. So, she's mute. It seems she is quite fearful of him for some reason, so he gave her a small smile, to assure her that he is not a threat.
"You're quite scared of me. That's fair. I'm covered in blood and I have no idea how long I've been here." He got a better look at her now. Her scent is familiar and her energy is small in comparison to his.
That doesn't mean that it's useless. At least he knows that she is not a hostage. She's a threat.
His eyes then gave a covetous twinkle. "So, you're the one."
*
Theseus was a skilled fighter as he punched the man using his gravity as his weapon. Taos tried to turn the battle to his favor but Theseus continues to surprise him. Dropping him whenever he jumps, using his body's gravity to bring out heavy attacks, surprising him.
Taos is angry as he stood up with a fierce look, overcoming Theseus's gravity much to his shock and dismay. He has gotten too cocky. Taos got closer and despite his gravity, he was able to overcome it much faster than he'd imagine and before Theseus could counterattack, the man grabbed Theseus by the leg and swung him around the room and in the process, the scrying ball fell out of his pocket and Amy can finally see what's happening.
Theseus is laying on the ground in a bloody mess. "Theseus! No! Please don't be dead!" She screamed.
That got Taos attention as he approaches the ball and grabbed it, and she got a better look at him. He is surprisingly slim and pretty on the face. However, she noticed he is a bit different from the Black Bear tribe because he doesn't possess the tattoos that she saw members have in the manga. According to Alina, members of the Black Bear tribe usually get their tattoos when they come of age. Instead, she noticed a band tattoo around his neck. It is a slave mark to differentiate the role of slaves. This one signifies sexual slavery. He is treated to seduce his masters. Any favor he has from them reflects his treatment. Despite his beauty, he is not flawless as his body is littered with scars. His face shows anger when noticing her observing him.
"I see. I shouldn't be surprised to know that you hate me. Did you choose not to rejoin your people or were you recruited by someone else?" she asks menacingly.
He was taken aback to hear her speak his native tongue, but he remained wary of her.
"Now that you have the ball," she said, "What do you plan with it? With me?" she finished.
He remained cold and initially unresponsive.
"You could've returned to Alina. She has been making efforts on bringing your people back to your ancestral lands."
He then growled at her. "Don't speak her name!" he warned.
"Ah so you can speak," she said leaving him angry. The ball in his hand crack and it affected her vision in the ball. "You can destroy it if you want me to shut up." she said in a slight taunt.
Then she heard a bark and Tao turned around confused to see the white samoyed dog sniffing out Theseus. The dog and Theseus disappeared, shocking Taos and relieving Amy. He swung his head back at the cracked ball and she didn't look surprised.
"Now that I got your attention, I suggest you tell me where your master is. There are more of those dogs around and it won't be long before all your hostages are all rescued."
*
Violet and Melissa are still working on Sabina's wounds when there was a sudden flash and they all turn to Theseus all bloodied up, staining the carpet upon impact.
"What the!" Melissa stopped what she is doing and went to Theseus. "Help him up!"
The girls carried Theseus to the bed and Melissa grabbed scissors and started cutting his clothes. Violet began purifying his wounds to prevent infection while Melissa made quick work on healing him.
"What happened to you?" Melissa said to the unconscious Theseus. He is beaten up and bloodied. Luckily he isn't dead nor crippled.
"What happened to him? He's been missing for a week and now he just suddenly just came out of thin air."
"We'll figure something out."
Like a startled deer, she turned her direction to the door. "Guys, grab a weapon, someone hostile is coming."